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Dear Friends, The Scottsboro Boys is a musical like few others. Fearless and inventive, it is filled with traditional Broadway savoir faire and entertaining razzamattaz. Yet its subject matter, the wrongful conviction of nine black teenage boys in 1931 Alabama for a sexual crime they did not commit, represents one of the darkest moments in American history. The Scottsboro case is now widely understood to have provided the platform for the Civil Rights Movement, but, despite this acknowledgement, it has inexplicably dropped from public awareness. The musical you are about to see is the antidote for this forgetfulness and we have its brilliant creators John Kander, Fred Ebb, David Thompson and Susan Stroman to thank. The Scottsboro Boys pulls these forgotten young men out of obscurity and thrusts them into the spotlight to reveal the energy, hope, anger and despair which marked their decades of trials and internment. It also reveals to us the specific journey of each of these individuals, separate and apart from their collective legacy and, in doing so, honors their memory. We are honored as well to have had the support and participation of John Kander, Susan Stroman and David Thompson as we have worked to remount their glorious vision for this musical. Their impact on American theater is legendary and Philadelphia Theatre Company is incredibly proud to have brought them to our City under the guiding hand of Jeff Whiting. We are also grateful to our Community Partners who have helped PTC do what we do best which is to create a series of dialogues to help us consider the complexities of this historic case on our culture. Thanks especially to our partners at WURD-AM and to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and The Brothers Network. Each has assembled extraordinary panels of scholars, judges, authors, and playwrights to lead us through enriching explorations of why the Scottsboro case is as urgent today as it was eighty years ago. Finally, we offer our most profound thanks to The Lomax Family Foundation and to PECO for their support of The Scottsboro Boys. We salute PECO’s mission of diversity and treasure our long standing partnership. Sara Garonzik | Producing Artistic Director
PTC is starting off 2012 full of energy, excitement, and inspiration. We are privileged to announce the second season of PTC@PLAY, a unique festival of new work from established and emerging playwrights, generously sponsored by The John S. & James L. Knight Foundation and The Wyncote Foundation. In late February we launch our series of original plays with two days of performances from students in our Philly Reality project. High schoolers from across our City will write, create, and produce their own work on our mainstage, shepherding in the next generation of exceptional young artists. The full PTC@PLAY lineup showcases some of the most interesting writing from across the country. Best of all, it’s completely free to attend! We invite you to take a look inside the play development process and come play along with us throughout PTC@PLAY. In leadership news, PTC is thrilled to welcome Kristen Phillips and Salvatore Patti to the Board of Directors. Both visionaries for the company’s future success, we are honored to include them in our theatrical family and look forward to a productive collaboration for many years. I also want to thank Jordan Savitch, Rick Burke, and especially Michael Coleman for recently completed terms of service on the PTC Board of Directors. Most recently serving as Co-Chair, Mr. Coleman’s dedication to our theater’s mission has been infectious for over fifteen years and we are all deeply grateful for his ongoing passion and support.
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A LETTER FROM OUR PRODUCTION SPONSOR, PECO PECO is pleased to once again partner with Philadelphia Theatre Company to sponsor another thought-provoking dramatic work. This season it’s The Scottsboro Boys by legendary composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb. Diversity is a core value at PECO. We look for opportunities through our arts and culture grants to celebrate and explore diverse themes and experiences. We have always been pleased with PTC’s selection of multi-cultural plays and musicals, the artistic quality of their productions and their efforts to attract student and non-traditional audiences. Through PECO-sponsored programs and events, we help people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy and experience arts and culture throughout our region. At PECO we encourage our employees to participate in one or more of our seven Employee Network Groups: EAAMA (Exelon African American Members Association), OLE (Organization of Latino Employees), NEW (Network of Exelon Women), AACES (Asian Americans Committed to Exelon’s Success), Pride (LGBT), EMAC (Exelon Military Actively Connected) and PECO Young Professionals Group. We view our diversity as a competitive advantage. Thanks for joining us in supporting the arts and helping Philadelphia Theatre Company put cultural diversity in the spotlight. Sincerely,
Denis P. O’Brien Executive Vice President, Exelon President and CEO, PECO
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Sara Garonzik Producing Artistic Director
Shira Beckerman Managing Director
Music & Lyrics by
Book by
JOHN KANDER & FRED EBB
DAVID THOMPSON
featuring
ANDREW ARRINGTON NILE BULLOCK
GILBERT L. BAILEY II
DERRICK COBEY
RON HOLGATE
KACI M. FANNIN
ERIC JACKSON
FORREST MCCLENDON
DAVID BAZEMORE
KENDRICK JONES
JC MONTGOMERY
CLINTON ROANE
Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design BEOWULF BORITT TONI-LESLIE JAMES KEN BILLINGTON Casting ALAN FILDERMAN PTC Casting Director AMY DUGAS BROWN
Director of Production BRUCE CHARLICK
Sound Design PETER HYLENSKI
Technical Director MICHAEL L. CRISTALDI
Production Stage Manager AMANDA ROBBINS-BUTCHER
Associate Choreographer ERIC SANTAGATA
RODNEY HICKS
Assistant Stage Manager DANIELLE COMMINI
Production Dramaturg CARRIE CHAPTER
Music Director ERIC EBBENGA
Original Direction and Choreography Recreated by
JEFF WHITING Original Direction and Choreography by
SUSAN STROMAN THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS RECEIVED ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE VINEYARD THEATRE, DOUGLAS AIBEL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, JENNIFER GARVEY-BLACKWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NEW YORK CITY, FEBRUARY 2010. ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY BARRY AND FRAN WEISSLER AND JACKI BARLIA FLORIN, OCTOBER 2010
CAST The Lady.....................................................................................................................................Kaci M. Fannin* The Interlocutor...........................................................................................................................Ron Holgate* Mr. Tambo.........................................................................................................................Forrest McClendon* Mr. Bones.................................................................................................................................JC Montgomery* The Scottsboro Boys
Charles Weems.................................................................................................................Andrew Arrington* Ozie Powell...........................................................................................................................Gilbert L. Bailey II* Olen Montgomery.................................................................................................................David Bazemore Eugene Williams..............................................................................................................................Nile Bullock Andy Wright...............................................................................................................................Derrick Cobey* Haywood Patterson...............................................................................................................Rodney Hicks*# Clarence Norris...........................................................................................................................Eric Jackson*+ Willie Robeson........................................................................................................................Kendrick Jones* Roy Wright..................................................................................................................................Clinton Roane* Playing various other characters
Victoria Price......................................................................................................................Andrew Arrington* Ruby Bates............................................................................................................................Gilbert L. Bailey II* Little George.....................................................................................................................................Nile Bullock Judge/Governor of Alabama..................................................................................................Ron Holgate* Preacher........................................................................................................................................Eric Jackson*+ Electrified Charlie...................................................................................................................Kendrick Jones* Deputy Tambo/Lawyer Tambo/ Guard Tambo/Samuel Leibowitz.........................................................................Forrest McClendon* Sheriff Bones/Lawyer Bones/Guard Bones/ Attorney General/Clerk.................................................................................................JC Montgomery* Electrified Isaac/Billy...............................................................................................................Clinton Roane* *Member of Actors’ Equity Association +Dance Captain #Fight Captain
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS IS PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.
MUSICAL NUMBERS “Minstrel March”..................................................................................................................................Orchestra “Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!”..........................................................................................................................Company “Commencing in Chattanooga”...................................................................Haywood, Scottsboro Boys “Alabama Ladies”..................................................................................................Victoria Price, Ruby Bates “Nothin’...................................................................................................................................................Haywood “Electric Chair”...................................................Guards, Eugene, Electrified Charlie, Electrified Isaac “Go Back Home”...............................................................................Haywood, Eugene, Scottsboro Boys “Shout!”......................................................................................................................................Scottsboro Boys “Make Friends with the Truth”......................................................................Haywood, Scottsboro Boys “That’s Not The Way We Do Things”..............................................................................Samuel Leibowitz “Never Too Late”..............................................................................................Ruby Bates, Scottsboro Boys “Financial Advice”.................................................................................................................Attorney General “Southern Days”......................................................................................................................Scottsboro Boys “Chain Gang”............................................................................................................................Scottsboro Boys “Alabama Ladies” (Reprise).......................................................................................................Victoria Price “Zat So?”..............................................................Governor Of Alabama, Samuel Leibowitz, Haywood “You Can’t Do Me”.............................................................................................Haywood, Scottsboro Boys “The Scottsboro Boys”..........................................................................................................Scottsboro Boys “Minstrel March” (Reprise)...............................................................................................................Orchestra
ORCHESTRA Eric Ebbenga.................................................................................................Conductor/Piano/Harmonium Aaron Irwin........................................................................................................................................Woodwinds Dennis Wasko...................................................................................................Trumpet/Cornet/Flugelhorn Bob Gale................................................................................................................................................Trombone Harry Salotti..........................................................................................................................................Tuba/Bass Alex Cutler-Fetkewicz.................................................................................................................................Violin Allan Slutsky............................................................................................Guitar/Banjo/Ukelele/Harmonica Mark Christofaro..................................................................................................................Drums/Percussion Evan Solot.................................................................................................Contractor/Orchestra Supervisor Steinway piano selected from Jacobs Music 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 SCOTTSBORO BOYS
Is presented through special arrancement withe Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com 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.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
The Scottsboro Boys has been generously supported by the Lomax Family Foundation.
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WHO’S WHO Andrew Arrington (Charles Weems/Victoria Price) So greatful to be a
part of this important piece. The Lion King Las Vegas. Nat’l tours: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. New York: Showboat (Carnegie Hall), Godspell (workshop), Disney’s High School Musical 2, Respect (NYSAF): Many TV: CBS “My Broadway Debut.” University of Michigan. Love to my family!
Gilbert L. Bailey II (Ozie Powell/Ruby Bates)is so proud and excited to
hop on the train to Chattanooga with this great cast and wonderful creative team. A proud graduated of Penn State, Gilbert has performed in New York, internationally, and at several regional theaters. Some favorite venues include The Public, Music Theatre of Witchita, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, and Teatro Montecasion (South Africa). Thanks to God for every blessing! Thank you also to my family and friends for the love, to the Scottsboro family for welcoming me, and Philadelphia Theatre Company for being a great host! MTX!
David Bazemore (Olen Montgomery) Is ecstatic to premiere at
Philadelphia Theatre Company! A native of Philadelphia, David obtained a BFA in Musical Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory in which he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Favorite credits include: Pippin (Leading Player, TRI-PAC), Hairspray (Seaweed, SSMT), Five Guys Named Moe (Four-Eyed Moe, Wilmington Drama League), and Angels in America (Belize, Shenandoah Conservatory). Many thanks to God, family, and friends for all their support throughout this journey! Visit www.dbazemore.net for updates!
Nile Bullock (Eugene Williams) is eleven and was born in NYC. He has
attended Broadway Dance Center for three years studying Jazz, Hip Hop and Ballet. He was awarded The Gregory Hines Scholarship at The American Tap Dance Foundation. Nile has performed in many theater productions at the Garage Theater at FDU. He has appeared in numerous commercials including Honda and Xbox. Nile thanks all of his teachers, Amelia Demayo, Michael Bias, Stacie Webster, Brandy Blaha, Lauren Hooker, Kelly Peters and GeNex Crew. He also thanks God, family and friends, Jeff Whiting, Eric Santagata, Susan Stroman, Eric Ebbenga, Shirley Grant, and the entire cast and team!! He is thrilled to be part of this production and grateful for the opportunity to share the story of The Scottsboro Boys.
Derrick Cobey (Andy Wright) was recently seen as Coalhouse Walker Jr. in
Ragtime (Lyric Theater of Oklahoma) Broadway: Andy Wright in The Scottsboro Boys (Lyceum Theater). Off-Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Vineyard Theatre); The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout); Gilbert and Sullivan Canon (New York City Center). National tours include Rent and Forever Swing. Regional credits: Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, and Macbeth (Great Lakes Theater Festival/ Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Abyssinia, Jesus Christ Superstar (North Shore Music Theatre ); Abyssinia (Goodspeed Opera House); Ragtime (Paper Mill Playhouse); Hair (Hangar Theater); Side Show (Cleveland Playhouse); The Buddy Holly Story (Westchester Broadway); Pacific Overtures (Arden Theatre); Oklahoma, Brigadoon, Ragtime, Jesus Christ Superstar, Damn Yankees, Wizard of Oz and Footloose (Sacramento Music Circus); A Little Night Music, Once on this Island (Connecticut Repertory); Smokey Joe’s Café (Actors Playhouse).
Kaci M. Fannin (The Lady) Kaci is pleased to make her PTC debut in The
Scottsboro Boys. Last seen locally in Criminal Hearts (Walnut Street Theatre). Regional: (New York): The Cherry Lane, The Producer’s Club, Theatre at St. Clement’s, Abron’s Art Center, Greenwich Street, The Billie Holiday / Kitchen Theatre (Ithaca, NY) / Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, PA) / Two River Theatre Company (NJ) to name a few. Commercial, film, voice-over actress (LA/NY). Kaci is also a director, producer and independent filmmaker (see BanjiGirl Productions on Facebook). Thanks to all at PTC and the marvelous cast and crew of The Scottsboro Boys!
WHO’S WHO Rodney Hicks (Haywood Patterson) Originally from Philly! So great to be
back! Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Clarence Norris/ACCA Award Winner), RENT (Benny/Closing Cast/DVD), Jesus Christ Superstar (Peter), RENT (OBC/Cast Recording); Off-Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Cast Recording), Jacques Brel (Cast Recording), From My Hometown (Audelco Award Nomination), RENT; TV: Hope & Faith, Law & Order: C.I., Student Affairs, NYPD Blue. Regional Theater credits range from Shakespeare to contemporary plays and musicals, most recently being the first African-American to play Curly McClain in Oklahoma, which premiered at Portland Center Stage to critical acclaim. Thank you Dad, Grandmom, and my family. For you Pop-Pop.
Ron Holgate (The Interlocutor) most recently starred in Heroes Off B’way
and in Lowell, MA. He’s been on B’way in Kiss Me Kate, Annie Get Your Gun, The Grand Tour (Tony nomination), Lend Me a Tenor, Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street, A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to The Forum, Milk and Honey, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Musical Chairs, and 1776 (Tony Award and film version). He has done national tours of Urinetown, Can Can, 42nd Street, Annie, Man of La Mancha, and Funny Girl. Ron has directed several shows around the country including Reunion a show of our Civil War which he co-created with Jack Kyrieleison.
Eric Jackson (Clarence Norris) Eric is absolutely grateful to be a part of this
production. Broadway: Young Frankenstein and Thoroughly Modern Millie National Tours: Dreamgirls, Ragtime, and Chicago. Some Off-Broadway and Regional credits include: Show Boat (Carnegie Hall), Finian’s Rainbow (Howard, Irish Repertory Theatre), Kiss Me, Kate (Paul, Weston Playhouse), Aida (Mereb, Westchester), The Wiz, and Xanadu (Maine State Music Theatre), Rent, Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, and Chicago (Pioneer Theater Company), and Tales from the Tunnel (Fringe NYC). TV/ Film: Romance & Cigarettes, and “As the World Turns.” BFA, University of Michigan. Much love to his parents for their undying support. www.Eric-Jackson.net.
Kendrick Jones (Willie Robeson) recently performed as a Nicholas Brother
in the Encores! Production of Cotton Club Parade. On Broadway: he played Willie in The Scottsboro Boys Off-Broadway: Willie in The Scottsboro Boys (Vineyard Theatre) Encores! Stairway to Paradise (City Center), Regional: Bubblin’ Brown Sugar (Fox Theatre Atlanta) other theatre credits include Looking for Josephine (Opera Comique Paris), Barack on Broadway (New Amsterdam Theatre), Broadway by the Year & All Singin’ All Dancin’ (Town Hall NYC). Trained at NYU Tisch School’s Experimental Theatre Wing.
Forrest McClendon (Mr. Tambo) is a 2011 Tony ® Award nominee for his
performance as Mr. Tambo in The Scottsboro Boys, which was his Broadway debut and a role he first created at the Vineyard and Guthrie Theaters. Forrest has appeared at many Philadelphia theaters in diverse plays and musicals including: Lantern Theatre Company, Wilma Theater, Walnut Street Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Prince Music Theatre, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival and the Arden. He is especially proud of his work with the 11th Hour Theatre Company where he received the 2009 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical as Roscoe in Avenue X. Forrest currently serves on the faculties at the University of the Arts and Temple University. www.forrestmcclendon.com
JC Montgomery (Mr. Bones) was part of the original Broadway production
of The Scottsboro Boys. He also appeared on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie, The Little Mermaid, The Color Purple, Swing, Parade, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and Boys from Syracuse. His regional credits include The Color Purple at Alliance Theatre and Chess at Paper Mill Playhouse as well as television credits with recurring roles in “Law and Order” and “Another World”. Over 30 national and regional commercials. Love to my wife Kim and our boys Marcus and Trevor.
WHO’S WHO Clinton Roane (Roy Wright) is thrilled to be returning to The Scottsboro Boys having been a part of the original Broadway company! NYC: The Sporting Life of Icarus Jones (Icarus). Regional: Hello! My Baby (Noble T. Jones) and Frosty the Snowman (Joey) as well as readings and worshops. Training: Howard University (BFA) and CAP21. Thank you God, family, Stro, Tommy, Kander, Jeff, Eric, friends and this amazing cast and crew!
John Kander and Fred Ebb (Music and Lyrics). Theatre: Flora, the Red Menace; Cabaret
(Tony, music and lyrics); The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woman of the Year (Tony, music and lyrics); The Rink; Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony, music and lyrics); The World Goes Round; Steel Pier; Curtains; All About Us; The Visit and The Scottsboro Boys. Film: Funny Lady; Lucky Lady; Cabaret; New York, New York; Steppin’ Out; Chicago; Kramer vs. Kramer; Places in the Heart; Still of the Night; Blue Skies Again. Television: “Liza with a Z,” “Steppin’ Out” (Emmy winners); “My Coloring Book,” The Academy Awards, “Baryshnikov on Broadway,” “Goldie and Liza Together,” “Breathing Lessons,” “The Boys Next Door” and “An Early Frost.” In 1985, “New York, New York” became the official anthem of New York City.
David Thompson (Libretto) Broadway productions include The Scottsboro Boys (Tony and
Drama Desk Nominations, the Hull-Warriner Award, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards for “Best Musical”), Steel Pier (Tony nomination), Thou Shalt Not as well as the script adaptation for the current revival of Chicago, now in its 15th year on Broadway. Upcoming Broadway: The Prince of Broadway. Off Broadway: And the World Goes ‘Round (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards) and the revival of Flora, the Red Menace (Drama Desk nomination). Thompson’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol is now in its twentieth season at Princeton’s McCarter Theater. This past spring, Thompson produced and wrote James Taylor’s critically-acclaimed “Perspective Series” for Carnegie Hall. His television work includes “Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall” (Emmy nomination), PBS specials “Razzle Dazzle,” “Bernstein on Broadway,” “The Music of Richard Rodgers,” and Great Performances’ “My Favorite Broadway.” Thompson is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Susan Stroman (Direction/Choreographer) Ms. Stroman won critical acclaim for her
direction and choreography of the Broadway production of The Scottsboro Boys. She directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record-making 12 Tony Awards including Best Direction and Best Choreography. She co-created, directed and choreographed the groundbreaking musical Contact for Lincoln Center Theater, winning the 2000 Tony Award for Best Choreography, as well as Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards and a 2003 Emmy Award for Live at Lincoln Center. Other Broadway credits include, Oklahoma! (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Olivier Awards), Young Frankenstein, Thou Shalt Not, The Music Man (Outer Critics Circle Award), The Frogs, Steel Pier, Big, Show Boat (Tony, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Picnic, and Crazy for You (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Olivier Awards). Off-Broadway credits include The Scottsboro Boys (Lucille Lortel Award), And the World Goes ’Round (Outer Critics Circle Award), Flora, the Red Menace, and Happiness. For ten years she choreographed Madison Square Garden’s annual spectacular event A Christmas Carol (Outer Critics Circle Award). For New York City Opera she choreographed A Little Night Music,110 in the Shade, and Don Giovanni. For New York City Ballet, Ms. Stroman created Double Feature, a full-length ballet featuring the music of Irving Berlin and Walter Donaldson, and For the Love of Duke featuring the music of Duke Ellington. She has created the ballets But Not For Me for the Martha Graham Company and Take Five…More or Less for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Her choreography received an Emmy nomination for the HBO presentation Liza – Live From Radio City Music Hall, starring Liza Minnelli. Other TV credits include co-conceiver/choreographer for PBS’s “Sondheim – a Celebration” at Carnegie Hall and “An Evening with the Boston Pops – a Tribute to Leonard Bernstein”. She received the American Choreography Award for her work in Columbia Pictures feature film Center Stage. Ms. Stroman directed and choreographed The Producers: The Movie Musical, nominated for four Golden Globes. She is the recipient of the George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Theatre and the winner of a record five Astaire Awards.
WHO’S WHO Jeff Whiting (Director/Choreographer) Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Associate
Director/Choreographer); Hair (Associate Director); Wicked 5th Anniversary (Associate Director); Young Frankenstein (Assistant Choreographer). National Tours: Young Frankenstein (Director); Hairspray (Associate Director); The Producers (Associate Director). New York: James Taylor: Roots (Carnegie Hall - Director); James Taylor: Guitar Conversations (Carnegie Hall - Director); Happinesss (Lincoln Center - Assistant Director/Choreographer); We Open in Paris (Glimmerglass Opera - Director); Tarantella - Spider Dance (Director/Choreographer). London/West End: Jersey Boys (Assistant Choreographer). Brazil: Hairspray (Director/Choreographer). Jeff is the Founder and Artistic Director of Open Jar Productions, dedicated to the development and direction of new plays, musicals and special events around the world. www.openjarproductions.com. Stage Write Software, designed and developed by Jeff, is a digital method for documenting staging and choreography and is already in use for many Broadway shows and tours. www.stagewritesoftware.com
Eric Santagata (Associate Choreographer) is happy to be making his Philadelphia
Theatre Company debut alongside Jeff Whiting with The Scottsboro Boys. Broadway and New York Credits include The Scottsboro Boys (Asst. Director/Choreographer), The Apple Tree, Happiness, Face the Music (cast recording), Stairway to Paradise, The Broadway Musicals of 1965 and How to Save the World …in 90 minutes. Tours: The Boy Friend directed by Julie Andrews (Bobby Van Husen), and Casper starring Chita Rivera (Guido). Regional: Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), Crazy For You (Bobby Child), Singin’ in the Rain (Cosmo), West Side Story (Riff ). TV/Film: Pittsburgh, Kennedy Center Honors; Mel Brooks Tribute. Eric is a graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Eric Ebbenga (Music Director) is absolutely thrilled to be working on The Scottsboro Boys
here at PTC, where he has previously music directed The Light in the Piazza (Barrymore Award) and Grey Gardens (Barrymore nom.). Other recent shows include Ordinary Days, Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, (Barrymore nomination), See What I Wanna See, Candide, Assassins (Barrymore Award), Caroline, or Change (Barrymore nomination), Sweeney Todd (Barrymore nomination). Eric is also on the music theater faculty of University of the Arts.
Beowulf Boritt (Set Designer) Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Tony nomination), Rock of
Ages, Sondheim on Sondheim, …Spelling Bee , Lovemusik, The Two and Only. Off- Broadway: More than 50 shows including The Last Five Years, Toxic Avenger, Miss Julie, Public, Roundabout, MTC, 2nd Stage, Vineyard, MCC, New Group, Pearl, American Place, Keen Company. Other Designs: The Seven Deadly Sins (New York City Ballet) Paradise Found (London), Reel to Real (Beijing) and two editions of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He received a 2008 Barrymore Award for Art, and a 2007 OBIE Award for sustained excellence in set design.
Alexis Distler (Associate Set Designer) Recent credits include In the Next Room or The
Vibrator Play (2011 Barrymore Award) directed by Blanka Zizka at The Wilma Theater, Post Office directed by Josie Whittlesey at the New Ohio Theatre, For a Barbarian Woman directed by Niegel Smith at Fordham University, Eccentricities of a Nightingale directed by Jonathan Rosenberg at Bard College, Clybourne Park directed by Hal Brooks at The Juilliard School, Boston Marriage directed by Lucie Tiberghien at The Juilliard School, Henry V directed by Niegel Smith at The Juilliard School, Lucy directed by David Stradley at Delaware Theatre Company. MFA: NYU. www.alexisdistler.com
Toni-Leslie James (Costume Designer) Broadway credits: The Scottsboro Boys, Finian’s
Rainbow, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, King Hedley II, One Mo’ Time, The Wild Party, Marie Christine, Footloose, The Tempest, Twilight…Los Angeles 1992, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches & Perestroika, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and Jelly’s Last Jam. Off-Broadway: Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater, The Vineyard Theatre, Second Stage, Playwright’s Horizons, The Foundry Theatre, Circle Rep, and 15 productions for the City Center “Encores!” series. Regional theatre and other venues: Hartford Stage, Cleveland Playhouse, The Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage, The Guthrie Theatre, The Old Globe, The Ford’s Theatre,
WHO’S WHO Denver Theatre Center, The Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, Berkley Rep., Seattle Rep, Center Stage, The Alliance Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Round House Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Co., The McCarter Theatre, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Baystreet Theatre, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Houston Grand Opera, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Alvin Ailey Repertory Co., and Ballet Hispanico. Ms. James has also designed internationally at the Royal Court and Chitchester Theater Festival in England, and the Athens Greek Festival. Television: Whoopi for NBC, five specials for WNET/13’s Great Performances series, As the World Turns (1995-1998), and The Huey P. Newton Story. Awards: Tony nomination, three Drama Desk nominations, Lucille Lortel nomination, Hewes Design Award and three additional Hewes nominations, the Connecticut Critics Circle Award, The Irene Sharaff Young Masters Award, the 2009 OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence in Costume Design, and the 2011 National Black Theatre Festival Outstanding Costume Designer of the Year Award. Ms. James is Director of Costumes at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Nicky Tobolski (Associate Costume Designer) Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Associate); Finian’s Rainbow (Assistant). Off Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Associate); A Boy and His Soul (Assistant); Wig Out! (Assistant). Encores!: Finian’s Rainbow (Assistant); Cotton Club Parade (Associate) Regional: The Old Masters (Associate) Films (coming this spring): The Dictator (Assistant); Bachelorette (Assistant).
Ken Billington (Lighting Designer) 94 Broadway shows including Hugh Jackman, Back on
Broadway, Chicago, The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim, White Christmas, Title of Show, The Drowsy Chaperone, Footloose, Sweeney Todd and revivals of Bye Bye Birdie, Finian’s Rainbow, Dreamgirls, Sunday in the Park with George, Annie, Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady. Hundreds of touring productions including Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, High School Musical, 9 to 5, Riverdance. Other: Seaworld Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio: Shamu One Ocean and Shamu Rocks, Disneyland: Fantasmic!, Bally’s Las Vegas: Jubilee!, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular 27 years. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Lumen (Architecture), Ace (Television).
Peter Hylenski (Sound Designer) Grammy, Tony and Olivier Award nominated. Selected
Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys, On A Clear Day, Shrek the Musical, Rock of Ages, Lend Me A Tenor, Elf, Cry Baby, The Times They Are A-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Women, Brooklyn. Other credits: Le Reve: Wynn Las Vegas, Ragtime (West End), Walking with Dinosaurs, Mame, Opening Doors, Annie. He’s designed for Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and The Kennedy Center. Peter is also a producer and engineer for film, album and television projects.
Cassy Givens (Associate Sound Designer) is a New York-based sound engineer and
designer. Recent projects include acting as the mix engineer for the Broadway productions of The Scottsboro Boys and Memphis. She is pleased to be part of another production of this wonderful work.
Alan Filderman (Casting Director) Over 40 plays for Philadelphia Theatre Company. Broad-
way, Off-Broadway and National Tours: 33 Variations, Grey Gardens, Marie Christine, Master Class, Once on the Island, Dessa Rose, A New Brain, A Beautiful Thing, Three Tall Women, Song of Singapore, The Sum of Us. Many regional theatres across the United States. Film: Ice Age, Broadway Damage, Anastasia.
Amy Dugas Brown (PTC Casting Director) is a casting director, director, audition coach,
senior lecturer at University of the Arts, and project director for the Actors’ Project at University of Pennsylvania’s Brain Behavior Laboratory. She spent ten seasons as Associate Artistic Director at Arden Theatre Company and is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. She is married to Philadelphia actor Ben Dibble and together they have three children.
WHO’S WHO Carrie Chapter (Production Dramaturg) is the Literary Manager and Dramaturg at
Philadelphia Theatre Company. Her workshop and production credits include the National Music Theatre Conference and the National Playwrights Conference at the O’Neill Theater Center; PlayPenn New Play Development; Geva Theatre Center; Playwrights Horizons; Primary Stages; and Inis Nua Theatre Company. Ms. Chapter also provided workshop dramaturgy for Broadway’s The Book of Mormon. Recently, she proudly acted as the facilitator/dramaturg for a seed grant project at Temple University entitled, que[e]ry, a student-written performance piece on the experiences of LGBT youth. Ms. Chapter is a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA).
Amanda Robbins-Butcher (Production Stage Manager) Philadelphia Theatre Company:
Production Stage Manager; Red. Pig Iron Theatre Company: Production Stage Manager; Twelfth Night. Blueman Group Boston; Stage Manager. A.R.T: Assistant Stage Manager; Paradise Lost , Best of Both Worlds, Endgame, Romance. Production Associate; Communist Dracula Pageant, No Man’s Land, Wings of Desire. ART Institute: Stage Manager; Pinter One Acts (The Room & Celebration), Lacy Project, The Discreet Charm of Monsieur Jordain, Expats, Gray City, Betty’s Summer Vacation, Phoenician Women, Kate Crackernuts, The Island of Anyplace, Melancholy Play. Received B.A. from St. Olaf College, Northfield MN.
Danielle Commini (Assistant Stage Manager) Philadelphia Theatre Company: Assistant
Stage Manager; Red, Colin Quinn’s Long Story Short, Ruined, Let Me Down Easy, Race, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Opera Company of Philadelphia: Stage Management Intern; Othello. Walnut Street Theater: Stage Management Apprentice; Fiddler on the Roof, Fallen Angels, The Eclectic Society, Oliver!. Received B.F.A. from University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA. Gratitude to Bridget, Amanda, Bruce, and Mike. Much love to Mom and Dad for unending support.
Bruce Charlick (Director of Production) is in his 15th season with Philadelphia Theatre
Company. Bruce’s career in theater spans four decades, including: The Annenberg Center of the University of Pennsylvania, The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and Temple University’s Department of Theatre. In his “spare” time Bruce enjoys his family of three children, a dog, and wife of over 30 years.
Michael Cristaldi (Technical Director) has been with PTC since 2000. He is proud to be part
of the growing and vibrant theatre arts scene here in our wonderful city. Staldi has traveled the country and all over the world as TD for Enchantment Theatre Company, freelanced at almost every theatre in town, and has designed lights for the Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 3 and for the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. He also co-produced the 2008 “Unofficial Fringe Late-Night Cabaret.” Staldi credits his success to Allentown College (now DeSales University), his wonderful family, and his incredible wife, Stacey.
Shira Beckerman (Managing Director) joined PTC in 2011. Previously she served as
Managing Director of the 2011 Drama Desk Award-recipient Pearl Theatre Company Off-Broadway, overseeing significant organizational growth and transition. Shira originally joined The Pearl in 2006 as General Manager and previously served as a Producer at SoHo Think Tank’s Ice Factory Festival; Associate Director of Marketing and Assistant Director of Development at Yale Repertory Theatre; and Management Fellow and National Conference Assistant for Theatre Communications Group (TCG). Ms. Beckerman has served on management and planning panels for Theatre Communications Group and The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York and as an advisor for students at NYU, Columbia, Brooklyn College, and Yale University. She has held administrative positions at: Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts, Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Boston Conservatory, Brandeis/New Rep ON TOUR, and North Shore Music Theater. Ms. Beckerman holds a B.A. with highest honors from Brandeis University and an M.F.A. in Theater Management from Yale School of Drama.
WHO’S WHO Sara Garonzik (Producing Artistic Director) has directed and produced for Philadelphia
Theatre Company since 1982, and introduced more than 140 world or regional premieres of major new American plays and musicals to Philadelphia including new work by Terrence McNally, 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 2012 and the O’Neill Playwrights Conference, and as a judge for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is listed in “Who’s Who of American Women” and was named oneM of PA Business P H I L A D E L P H I A T H E AT R E CO NY 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 a Board Member of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, as President of the Board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and on the advisory board of PlayPenn, a new play development organization.
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A LETTER FROM COMPOSER, JOHN KANDER Nearly every musical I have ever written started as an idea around Fred Ebb’s kitchen table. The Scottsboro Boys is no different. One morning in 2002, Susan Stroman, David Thompson, Fred Ebb and I were gathered around Fred’s table, eager to start a new project. One of us proposed an idea: what if we were to write a musical about a true story – one based on an important chapter in American history. In order to find inspiration, we turned to the landmark court trials of the 20th Century. Immediately, the case that jumped out at us was the story of the Scottsboro Boys. As a young boy growing up in Kansas City, I remember when the Scottsboro Boys were first in the headlines. I remember the conversations with my parents about what the trials meant. I am sure there were similar conversations at kitchen tables across the country. I also remember when the headlines began to fade and the Scottsboro Boys gradually disappeared from the national spotlight. As we began to write The Scottsboro Boys, it was immediately apparent why it was so important to tell their story. Behind the headlines, the spectacle, the ongoing trials, the histrionics of politicians and lawyers was the story of nine young African American boys, determined to prove that they mattered. And as collaborators, our kitchen table conversations continued: how was it possible that a group of innocent boys could be destroyed by a single lie? Why was it easier to believe that lie than it was to accept the truth? The Scottsboro Boys is a story that still resonates today as we struggle to give voice to those who are marginalized or disenfranchised. I remember how much the story touched me as a young boy growing up in Kansas City. And it touches me even more today. Writing The Scottsboro Boys has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. I am eager for you to join us at Philadelphia Theatre Company and become part of a conversation that I know you will take back to your own kitchen table. Sincerely, John Kander
John Kander photo courtesy of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Archives.
SCOTTSBORO BOYS:
AN AMERICAN LEGACY
One beautiful but chilly spring morning in 1931, nine African American boys – ages 13
to 19 – boarded a boxcar heading through the northeast corner of Alabama. Like thousands of young men and women, they were looking for work, a new life, something to do. Before the day was over, the nine would be accused of a crime they never committed. The trials that followed would divide the nation along racial, political and geographic lines, and become a turning point for the emerging civil rights movement. But beneath it all was the story of nine young boys, reluctantly drawn into a national spotlight, desperate to prove to themselves that they mattered. Not until 1976, when Alabama Governor George Wallace pardoned the last living Scottsboro Boy, would they finally be exonerated. After forty-five years, the case had come to a close. In its wake, the story of the Scottsboro Boys changed America. During the first flush of public outcry, demonstrations in support of the boys spread like wildfire across the north. Following the first verdict, over 300,000 black and white workers gathered to protest the convictions in 110 American cities. Crowds in New York, fueled by the passions of the emerging Communist Party, reached 10,000 in Union Square alone. The ongoing trials brought changes to the legal system as well. The Supreme Court reversed the convictions for two of the trials. In 1932, the verdict was overturned because Alabama had failed to provide adequate assistance of counsel as required by the 14th Amendment. In 1935, the conviction was reversed again because African Americans had been excluded from sitting on the juries in the trials. But the Scottsboro Boys changed lives in smaller, more personal ways. Take the story of Rosa Macauley, who in 1931 marched to free the Scottsboro Boys. At a rally sponsored by the NAACP, the young 19 year-old met Raymond Parks. A year later, they married, and together, Raymond and Rosa Parks continued the fight against injustice. It’s essential to bring the Scottsboro Boys back into the national conversation about race. Nine lives were destroyed. Nine lives that matter every bit as much now as then.
“THE LESSON TO BLACK PEOPLE, TO MY CHILDREN, TO EVERYBODY, IS THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS, EVEN IF IT COSTS YOU YOUR LIFE. STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS, EVEN IF IT KILLS YOU. THAT’S ALL LIFE CONSISTS OF.” – CLARENCE NORRIS, 1976
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS HAYWOOD PATTERSON started riding the rails when he was 14. Patterson entered jail illiterate. “I held a pencil in my hand but I couldn’t tap the power that was in it.” But Patterson was a quick learner. “By the end of 1931, I got much confidence in my way with words so I prepared a Christmas gift for my mother, a letter by my own hand.”
“I DON’T TELL PEOPLE STORIES. I TELL THE TRUTH.”
CLARENCE NORRIS, the second of eleven children, was put to work in the cotton fields at the age of seven. After his father died, Norris took a job at the local Goodyear plant, working up to 16 hours a day. But the job ended and Norris decided to hit the railroad tracks and look for work.
“I COULDN’T SEE INTO THE ROOM WHERE THEY HAD THE ELECTRIC CHAIR, BUT I COULD HEAR EVERY WORD AND SOUND LIKE I WAS IN THERE WITH THEM.”
OZIE POWELL, according to his own testimony during the first trial, only had three months of formal education. When he was 14, Powell left home. He worked in lumber camps and sawmills for weeks or months at a time before moving on. OLEN MONTGOMERY was born in Monroe, Georgia. Extremely myopic and with a cataract in one eye, Montgomery could not see well at all. The pair of glasses he had was broken on the day of the arrest and he went for two years without a new pair. WILLIE ROBERSON was raised by his grandmother. When she died in 1930, Roberson left his job as a hotel busboy in Georgia to go to Chattanooga in search of work. Finding none available, he boarded a freight for Memphis in search of free medical care to treat an advanced case of syphilis. CHARLES WEEMS was only four when his mother died. Six of his seven siblings died soon afterwards. When his father fell ill, Weems was sent to live with his aunt Gussie McElroy. He was on his way home to Tennessee when he was pulled from the Southern Railroad and charged with rape. EUGENE WILLIAMS was 13 at the time of his arrest and was the youngest of the Scottsboro Boys. Williams was convicted in a speedy trial at Scottsboro with the other boys, but the Supreme Court of Alabama struck down his conviction based on his young age. ANDY WRIGHT left his native Chattanooga on a Southern Railroad freight train headed for Alabama, accompanied by his younger brother Roy. Andy was 19 at the time, and had had enough schooling that he could read and write a bit. ROY WRIGHT left home for the first time at the age of 13 to look for work with his older brother, Andy. Roy was one of the few boys who knew how to write.
- HAYWOOD PATTERSON
- CLARENCE NORRIS
“WE HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR SOMETHING WE AIN’T NEVER DONE. US POOR BOYS BEEN SENTENCED TO BURN UP IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR THE REASON THAT WE IS WORKERS— AND THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN IS BLACK.” – ROY WRIGHT
Andy Wright, Charlie Weems, Clarence Norris, Eugene Williams, Haywood Patterson, Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Roy Wright, Willie Roberson photos courtesy of: Alabama State Archives/ Montgomery Archives; The Morgan County Archives
SCOTTSBORO TIMELINE 1931
March 25: A fight breaks out between white and black young men riding on a freight car. Nine black youths are arrested. Rape charges are added following accusations from two white women. April 6 – 9: The boys are tried and found guilty. April – December: Progressive national organizations call for the country to reject the “Alabama frame-up.”
1932
November 7: In Patterson v. Alabama, the U.S. Supreme Court rules the defendants were denied the right to counsel which violated their right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.
1933
January: Samuel Leibowitz takes on the case on behalf of the International Labor Defense, the legal arm of the Communist Party. March 27: Haywood Patterson’s second trial begins before Judge James Horton. April 6: Ruby Bates appears as a surprise witness and denies the rape occurred. April 9: Haywood Patterson is found guilty. June 22: Judge Horton sets aside Patterson’s conviction and grants a new trial. November – December: The trials of Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris end in death sentences for both.
1935
April 1: In Norris v. Alabama, the U.S. Supreme Court finds the exclusion of blacks on jury rolls deprives black defendants of their right to equal protection under the law.
1936
January 24: While being transported to Birmingham Jail, Ozie Powell attacks Deputy Edgar Blalock. Sheriff J. Street Sandlin shoots Powell in the head.
December: Lieutenant Governor Thomas Knight meets Leibowitz in New York to negotiate a compromise.
1937
July 24: Rape charges against Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams and Roy Wright are dropped. August 16: The four freed boys appear in Vaudeville.
1938
October 29: Governor Bib Graves meets with the Scottsboro defendants in his office to consider parole. November 15: Governor Graves denies the pardon applications of all five Scottsboro defendants.
1946
June/September: Ozie Powell and Clarence Norris are released on parole.
1950
June: Andy Wright is paroled. December: Haywood Patterson writes his autobiography, Scottsboro Boy.
1952
August: Haywood Patterson dies of cancer.
1959
August: Roy Wright dies.
1976
October 25: Alabama Governor George Wallace officially declares that Clarence Norris, the last of the nine Scottsboro defendants, is “not guilty.”
1989
January 23: Clarence Norris, the last of the Scottsboro Boys, dies.
A KANDER & EBB RETROSPECTIVE by Carrie Chapter, PTC Dramaturg
In 1963, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb wrote a song called, “My Coloring Book,” a tender tune that plays like a wistful, waltzing music box. Since then, Kitty Kallen and Barbra Streisand have covered the song among a bevy of other artists, but, for John Kander and Fred Ebb, it would mark the first sparks of a collaboration spanning over forty years. A career illuminated with many of the greatest songs written in the last century, these musical giants would merge to create the fused personage lovingly dubbed, “Kandernebb.”
Composer John Kander, left, and lyricist Fred Ebb are shown at the piano at Ebb’s apartment in New York. (AP)
They met through their publisher, Tommy Valando. At that time, Kander, an import from Kansas City, was making his way on the New York stage as a rehearsal pianist and creator of dance arrangements for the musical, Gypsy. Meanwhile, Ebb was a natural born New Yorker, providing his lyricism to such musical revues as From A to Z and Vintage ’60. Upon meeting, the dam of creative energy broke. Ebb was the quick, improvisational artist with rhyme and meter while Kander would shape his music through “vamps”- kick starters to the final melodies. Case in point, you may recall the memorable openings to such songs as “Willkommen” and “Theme from ‘New York, New York’.”
Flora, the Red Menace was their first show produced on Broadway in 1965. In 1966, Cabaret opened on Broadway- a musical take on Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories - which ignited their careers as master songwriters. During the original run of Cabaret, Kander and Ebb saw two other underrated musicals to the Broadway stage: The Happy Time and Zorba, in 1968. After their show, 70, Girls, 70, closed in 1971, Kander and Ebb redefined the musical standard with Chicago in 1975 with its sharp Bob Fosse choreography and iconic Roxie Hart-Velma Kelly portrayals by Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera. In 1993, the muse struck anew in the form of the musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman - a wrenching, politically charged fantasia with a powerful libretto penned by PTC frequent collaborator, Terrence McNally. The decade continued to prove the team’s lasting effect on audiences; in addition to opening Steel Pier in 1997, Cabaret had its second revival and re-envisioning in 1998 to great success, and the revival of Chicago, which opened in 1996, is still running on Broadway today. One would be remiss to neglect the cycle of inspiration perpetuated by Kander and Ebb. In this case, greatness begets greatness, and one cannot talk about John Kander or Fred Ebb without mentioning Liza Minnelli. Their symbiotic relationship with Liza would begin with Flora, the Red Menace and flourished with the film version of Cabaret in 1972. She would go on to work with Kander and Ebb for her television special - “Liza with a Z”- and then back on Broadway with The Act (1977) and The Rink (which included McNally’s first libretto with Kander & Ebb in 1984). Of course, there was also Liza in New York, New York, a Scorsese film that can thank Kander and Ebb for its timeless theme - an anthem later made indelibly famous by Frank Sinatra.
Together, John Kander and Fred Ebb have a total of 14 Tony and Drama Desk Awards among their 40 combined nominations. In terms of musical writing teams, they represent an enduring partnership worthy of a jubilee anniversary. As they so often said, through their work, they would become one creature with a seamlessly woven vision. With regard to how they generated ideas and amassed such output, John Kander once remarked, “We were pregnant all the time.” And, looking back at the last 40-odd years, what a tremendous progeny they produced. However, when Fred Ebb sadly passed away in 2004, there were a few pregnancies still gestating. At the time of Ebb’s death, there were four projects in the works: an original musical called Curtains, which would enjoy a Broadway run in 2007; a musical version of Durrenmatt’s The Visit; an adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of our Teeth, and one you’re about to experience at our theatre today. Here, with perceptive guidance of librettist David Thompson and director/choreographer Susan Stroman, is its full-term completion in the form of The Scottsboro Boys.
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Arlene D. Schaller Mark & Janet Schreiner Kate & Stanley Schreiner Dr. Louis & Linda Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. David Scott Marilyn & Jerome Segal Bubbles Seidenberg Keith Shively & Thomas Williams Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shulman Milton & Sylva Silver Gladys Simon Mr. Morton R. Simon James L. Smith Lee Snyder & Hellen Zahniser-Snyder Jay Snyderman Julie Sokoloff Dr. Robert & Mrs. Ronnie Somers Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Spallone Paula & Jerry Spiegel Debbie & Gary Stahl Mrs. Stephen J. Stein Lucille B. Stein Bette Steinberg Philip & Doris Steinberg Ethan A. Stenger Michael & Marianna Sullivan Mr. and Ms. Jim Sumerson Shirley Turnoff Swerdloff Robert Taglieri & Timothy Moir Dr. and Mrs. John Taylor Tom & Joan Tropp Walter Vail
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Wells Jr. Evelyn Wiener Howard Wiener Sherry Shamansky & Wallace Wing Richard Woosnam Kuna & Sam Yankell Roger & Lillian Youman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Zemaitis Ms. Margo K. Zitin Joseph S. & Renee M. Zuritsky Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Zutz
Jerry Riesenbach Avery Rome and Jeff Price Sue Rosefsky Don and Lynne Rosenblit Bryna and Andy Scott Judith Spiller Christina Sterner and Steve Poses Sophie and Gary Steuer Shel and Karen Thompson The Staff of Philadelphia Theatre Company Debi and Ned Weinberg Harriet and Larry Weiss
GIFTS IN MEMORY
Barbara “Babs” Glassberg Laurie Beechman Annie Richardson
IN MEMORY OF
MILTON GARONZIK Ralph and Suzanne Roberts Stanley Baurys Joan O. Cahan Maureen Callahan Michael Coleman Neal and Fran Cupersmith Kim Delconte Bob and Debbie Fleischman Fleischman Gerber Associates Mark Garvin Alice George Tom Hibberd Ken and Susan Kaiserman Mimsye Katz Monika Krug Dale and Richard Levy Priscilla Luce Joe and Lynn Manko Jim Meyer Kathleen Kund Nolan
IN MEMORY OF
GIFTS IN HONOR
Michael Coleman Nancy and David Colman Jerry Riesenbach Bryna Scott Anne Stern MATCHING GIFTS
Bank of New York Mellon GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Matching Gifts Program Merck Partnership for Giving
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 x103 CORPORATE SPONSORS ($25,000+)
Blank Rome LLP HealthAmerica Kaiserman Companies, Inc. PECO PNC Arts Alive TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation US Airways CORPORATE MEMBERS ($3,000- $24,999)
ARAMARK Charitable Fund at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC CBIZ Coleman/Nourian Dranoff Properties, Inc. Electronic Ink Firstrust Bank Flaster Greenberg Fleischman Gerber Associates Samuel T. Freeman & Company Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin Lincoln Financial Foundation McCarter & English LLP Newman & Company, Inc. Sage Financial Group Shamrock Clean Shire Pharmaceuticals Team Clean Verizon Wells Fargo Bank OTHER CORPORATE GIFTS
Beneficial Bank Carrier Corporation
The Haverford Trust Company Isdaner & Company SSH Real Estate Target FOUNDATION SUPPORT
AYCO Charitable Foundation The Barra Foundation, Inc. Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Jacob Burns Foundation, Inc. Louis N. Cassett Foundation The Civic Foundation, Inc. Connelly Foundation Gift from The Charlotte Cushman Foundation in memory of their Trustee Norma Testardi Egendorf Pomerantz Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Haley Foundation The Hamilton Family Foundation Independence Foundation Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts-Education Fund Knight Arts Challenge of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Lomax Family Foundation Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative and the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative Fund for Children of The Philadelphia Foundation The Suzanne F. and Ralph J. Roberts Foundation Rosenlund Family Foundation The Saramar Charitable Fund The Sheerr Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Tanker Family Charitable Trust The Victory Foundation The Wallace Foundation The William Penn Foundation June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation 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 December 30, 2011. 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.
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is a not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to freeing the innocent from unjust imprisonment and, through criminal justice reform, ending the blight of wrongful convictions. The Pennsylvania Innocence Project has set as its fourfold mission to: Secure the exoneration and freedom of men and women who have been convicted and imprisoned in Pennsylvania for crimes they did not commit. Kenneth Granger was convicted of murder in 1982, but through the efforts of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, he was exonerated and released from prison in 2010 after 28 years of incarceration. Train law students and volunteer lawyers in the investigation of wrongful conviction claims. The Pennsylvania Innocence Project provides classroom instruction and clinical experience in the investigation of wrongful conviction claims to law students from Temple, Villanova, and Drexel and trains law students from all of the area law schools as well as volunteer lawyers in the screening and investigation of innocence claims. Advocate for the adoption of best police and prosecution practices to remedy the causes of wrongful convictions. The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is currently leading the effort to enact into law the best criminal justice practices embodied in the recommendations of the Pennsylvania Senate’s September 2011 Advisory Committee on the Causes of Wrongful Convictions. Work collaboratively with criminal justice agencies to improve the quality of criminal justice in Pennsylvania. Together with researchers from Arcadia University, we are surveying lineup and interrogation procedures used by Pennsylvania police departments, and we seek coalitions with law enforcement agencies and victims’ rights groups in campaigning for reforms in the procedures that cause justice to miscarry. We take pride in our role in the exoneration of Kenneth Granger, and we are currently litigating eleven innocence claims in Pennsylvania courts and investigating scores of others. But our mission will be most fully realized when the avoidable causes of wrongful convictions have been eliminated.
Philadelphia Theatre Company Gives Special Thanks to: Center City Film and Video Cozen O’Connor CRW Graphics Diccicco Battista Communications Ken Kaiserman Lafayette Hill Studios
Frank Liu Lauren Luloff & Wallace Whitney PECO TD Bank The 12th St. Gym Yards Brewing Company
Preferred Hospitality Partners: Philadelphia Theatre Company thanks the following members of the Preferred Hospitality Partners Program (PHP) who have made significant in-kind contributions of their exceptional goods and services. Please keep members of the PHP in mind when planning a pre-theatre, in-theatre, or personal special event.
Fine Dining Sponsor
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Inquiries from the hospitality industry may be made to 215-985-1400 ext. 117 or RSVP@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Organize 8 OR MORE of your friends and neighbors, book club, alumni association, church or synagogue and enjoy discount group rates at Philadelphia Theatre Company! photo: Opening Night of The Happiness Lecture
Call Carol Flannery, Sales Manager, at 215.985.0420 x103
Capital Campaign Contributors Philadelphia Theatre Company applauds these leadership and 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
THE CORNERSTONE SOCIETY PATRONS
Marilyn and J. Robert Birnhak
Sue Perel Rosefsky
Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz
City of Philadelphia
Lisa S. Roberts and David Seltzer
Tracy and Rick Burke
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Anita and Terry Steen
Citibank
Shel and Karen Thompson
Michael M. Coleman
U.S. Airways Community Foundation
David and Nancy Colman
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Kaiserman Family Independence Foundation Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest
Harriet and Larry Weiss Alan and Janet Widra
Dorothy J. del Bueno Roberta and Carl Dranoff Ernst & Young
Suzanne F. and Ralph J. Roberts
THE CORNERSTONE SOCIETY BENEFACTORS
Weight Watchers of Philadelphia, Inc.
Ken and Edna Adelberg
Debbie and Bob Fleischman
Valla Amsterdam
Matt and Marie Garfield
Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Teresa Gavigan and Larry Besnoff
Beneficia Foundation
Independence Blue Cross
Blank Rome LLP
Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Family Foundation
June and Steve Wolfson The William Penn Foundation
THE FOUNDERS CLUB Catherine Roberts Clifton and Anthony A. Clifton The Comcast Family
Connelly Foundation
Cozen O’Connor
Will and Lucille Daniel
The Dietrich Foundation
Sir David Bruce Duncan and Lady Deana Pitcairn Duncan
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
Samuel S. Fels Fund Otto Haas Charitable Trust #2 at the recommendation of Leonard C. Haas Sally Lyn Katz The Lida Foundation Jerry and Cookie Riesenbach
Donna and Barry Feinberg
Hamilton Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Maher Richard and Alice Norman Mandel Frank and Barbara Osinki PNC Don and Lynne Rosenblit Kenneth M. Rutherford Neal and Sheila Schneider Shire Pharmaceuticals James T. Smith and Debra I. Klebanoff
Monika Krug
Carol Saline and Paul Rathblott
Richard and Dale Levy
Bryna and Andrew Scott
Kim and Rob Roberts The Fulcrum Foundation
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.
Lincoln Financial Foundation Susan and James Meyer
Laura and Richard Steel
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTIONS Key Code
All productions are Philadelphia premieres unless otherwise note vWorld Premiere lCo-Production nEast Coast, Professional or American Premiere mProduction moved on to NY or other regional theater. THE SUZANNE ROBERTS THEATRE (2007 - Present) 2010 - 11 RUINED by Lynn Nottage LET ME DOWN EASY by Anna Deavere Smith RACE by David Mamet THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE book by Rachel Sheinkin music and lyrics by William Finn 2009 - 10 HUMOR ABUSE by Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel v GOLDEN AGE by Terrence McNally v RED HOT PATRIOT: THE KICK-ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS by Margaret Engel & Allison Engel MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM by August Wilson 2008 - 09 v UNUSUAL 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 2007 - 08 v BEING ALIVE music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived and
directed by Billy Porter M. BUTTERFLY by David Henry Hwang THIRD by Wendy Wasserstein v THE HAPPINESS LECTURE by Bill Irwin
PLAYS & PLAYERS THEATER (1982 - 2007) 2006 - 07 n MURDERERS by Jeffrey Hatcher THE FROG BRIDE by David Gonzalez v NERDS://A MUSICAL SOFTWARE SATIRE by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Erik Weiner, music by Hal Goldberg l IN THE CONTINUUM by Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter ORSON’S SHADOW by Austin Pendleton 2005 - 06 vm ADRIFT 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 vm SOME 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
2000 - 01 m COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY by Jeffrey Hatcher vm NO 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 l DINAH WAS: THE DINAH WASHINGTON MUSICAL by Oliver Goldstick v WHITE PEOPLE by J.T. Rogers WIT by Margaret Edson SIDE MAN by Warren Leight 1998 - 99 HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE by Paula Vogel vm LIVES 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 nm BIRDY by William Wharton, adapted by Naomi Wallace
1996 - 97 2003 - 04 vm BUNNY BUNNY by Alan Zweibel TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks MOLLY SWEENEY by Brian Friel NICKEL AND DIMED by Joan Holden l SYLVIA by A.R. Gurney v ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN SEVEN GUITARS by August Wilson by Bruce Graham 1995 - 96 THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA? THREE VIEWINGS by Jeffrey Hatcher by Edward Albee I AM A MAN by Oyamo 2002 - 03 BROKEN GLASS by Arthur Miller FULLY COMMITTED by Becky Mode LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! KING HEDLEY II by August Wilson by Terrence McNally THE LAST FIVE YEARS 1994 - 95 by Jason Robert Brown ALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives vm A PICASSO by Jeffrey Hatcher KEELY AND DU by Jane Martin 2001 - 02 THE WOODS by David Mamet DINNER WITH FRIENDS MASTER CLASS by Terrence McNally by Donald Margulies 1993 - 94 n THE INFIDEL by Bruce Norris SIGHT UNSEEN by Donald Margulies THE PLAY ABOUT THE BABY THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND by Edward Albee by John Kander and Fred Ebb vm BARBRA’S WEDDING by Daniel Stern
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 v TINY 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 n LADY-LIKE by Laura Shamas vm NAGASAKI DUST by W. Colin McKay 1990 - 91 SPEED-THE-PLOW by David Mamet THE COCKTAIL HOUR by A.R. Gurney with Celeste Holm n PILL 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 vm STAUF by Eric Saltzman and Michael Sahl co-produced with the American Music Theater Festival ORPHANS by Lyle Kessler SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: n SISTER AND MISS LEXIE by Eudora Welty, adapt. by Brenda Curran; and From The Mississippi Delta by Endesha Ida Mae Holland vm HOSPITALITY by Allan Havis OUT! by Lawrence Kelly First fully-mounted production 1986 - 87 WILLIAMS & WALKER by Vincent D. Smith vm CITIZEN 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 SPLIT 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 THE INSANITY OF MARY GIRARD by Lainie Robertson THE EMPEROR JONES by Eugene O’Neill DEMENTIA 80 by Don Steele
1979 ASHES by David Rudkin THE EXHIBITION by Thomas Gibbons SOME 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 THE PERSECUTION OF EUGENE WATERMAN by Louis Lippa THE FINAL CONCERT TOUR OF MICKEY COLOSSUS by Peter Mattaliano A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare CENTER CITY SOAP by Dorothy Louise 1976 - 77 THE LION AND THE LAMB by Joseph Orazi FUTURE TENSE by John Sevcik THE KEEPER by Karolyn Nelke 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON by Tennessee Williams MARS by Clay Goss SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith (Theatre in the Court) TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare (Theatre in the Court) 1976 MARLOWE by John Yinger RAIN by W. Somerset Maugham, adapted by Colton and Randolph THE CROSSING/AS I LAY DYING A VICTIM OF SPRING by David Rabe & Leslie Lee THE 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 BETWEEN NOW AND THEN by Leslie Lee
Philadelphia Theatre Company gives special thanks to our friends at Lafayette Hill Studios for many years of valuable, in-kind video and photography assistance.
ABOUT OUR HOME The Suzanne Roberts Theatre, designed by KieranTimberlake 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 mainstage 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
PTC WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS SALVATORE J. PATTI, a resident of Philadelphia, is Senior Vice President and Market Manager for the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Commercial Banking Group. Patti has also been the recipient of numerous PNC awards, including a four-time recipient of PNC’s Laurel Society Award, which recognizes top sales professionals and Managers within the Commercial Banking Group. In 2009 he received the Gallup Great Workplace Award, for his Excellence in Leadership and Employee Engagement, and in 2010, he was honored by the National Italian American PAC with a Special Achievement Award in Business. In addition to his substantial business success, Patti has committed himself to a life of service to the community and currently holds executive board positions on The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), The Philadelphia Police Athletic League (PAL), The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), The Haim Solomon Society, The Italian American Chamber of Commerce, The National Italian American Political Action Committee, St. Monica Roman Catholic Church’s Finance Counsel, and Treasurer of The Union League of Philadelphia.
KRISTEN PHILLIPS, also a resident of Philadelphia, is Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for the Insurance and Retirement Solutions businesses of Lincoln Financial Group, responsible for leading communications, consumer research, and strategy for the individual life insurance, annuities, and group benefits lines of business. Before her current role, Phillips was the President and CEO of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, where she was responsible for leading all operational and administrative aspects of the organization. Phillips received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, Magna Cum Laude, from Texas A&M University and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION Box Office Hours:
During Productions: Mon - Fri: 10am to showtime Sat - Sun: 12pm to showtime Between Productions: Mon - Fri: 12pm to 5pm Sat - Sun: closed
Open Caption Performance: 2/11/12 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 2/4/12 at 2pm
For audience members who are blind or low vision. Assistive listening devices are provided, through which a trained audio describer fills in the visual details and action on stage, live while it is being performed. A sensory workshop is provided before the show in which teaching artists provide in depth explanations of the visual aspects of the show, with patrons often invited on stage to touch and experience the set and costumes. Large Print programs available upon special request. Contact the box office to make a reservation for this workshop and/or performance. PTC’s accessibility programming is sponsored by the Lincoln Financial Foundation and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ Accessibility to the Arts in Pennsylvania for Individuals with Disabilities Program. Accessibility technology in the Suzanne Roberts Theatre was made possible by a grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation.
Photography
The use of photographic or recording devices is strictly prohibited. Please note: The audience may be photographed by PTC staff for archival and publicity purposes. If you prefer that your likeness not appear in PTC materials, please notify the House Manager.
Group Ticketing & Events
Contact PTC’s Sales Manager, Carol Flannery at 215.985.0420 x103
Student Matinees, In-School Workshops, and Summer Camp
Contact PTC’s Education Department at 215.985.1400 x106
Facility Rentals
Contact events@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact PTC’s Patron Services Manager, Meg Morris at 215.985.0420 x105
Advertising Opportunities
Contact Carol Flannery at 215.985.0420 x103 or cflannery@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org
Parking and Public Transportation
The Theatre is easily accessible by the Walnut/Locust and Lombard/South SEPTA Broad Street Subway stations, 15th/16th PATCO station, Route “C” bus, or taxi. On-site parking is available at the InterPark lot, as well as nearby garages along Broad Street. PTC Subscribers can pick up $2-off parking vouchers for the Interpark or Ez-Park lot 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.
COMMUNITY VOICES INSIGHTS & OUTREACH
Join us for one or more of these FREE community dialogues exploring the landmark Scottsboro case that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. Writers, historians, playwrights, judges, and members of the media - all experts in their fields - will take part in these important and informative conversations. Meet-the-Artists 1/26, 1/31, 2/2
Post-show Meet-the-Artist events allow the audience to learn about the creation of each production and ask the cast questions. Hang on to your seat for a post-show Q&A with the cast of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
American Playwrights In Context 1/29
Welcome legendary composer John Kander, librettist David Thompson, and director/ choreographer Susan Stroman in an exclusive onstage interview conducted by journalist Peter Filichia! - post-matinee
Book Club 1/26
Join us in the lobby at 6:30pm to discuss Sarah Burns’ book, The Central Park Five: The Chronicle of a City Wilding.
Special Topics 2/4
Delve into the history of the American musical with our Special Topics panel discussion, “Crime in the Musical Theatre Tradition,” featuring an established group of theatre scholars and moderated by University of Arts’ own, Charles Gilbert! -post-matinee
Backstage Tour 2/11
Want to see more of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS? Come along on our post-matinee Backstage Tour for a Behind-the-Scenes look! -post-matinee
900AM WURD SPECIAL EVENT 1/22 A community conversation about how race plays a role in the criminal justice system. Post-matinee panel including Michael Coard and Marc Lamont Hill. Broadcast live on 900 AM WURD.
THE BROTHERS NETWORK SPECIAL EVENT 2/10
The Brothers Network is sponsoring a “Night Out at the Theatre” including a pre-show VIP reception and talk by Dr. Tony Montiero and a post-show meet and greet.
PA INNOCENCE PROJECT SPECIAL CLE EVENT 2/15 An in-depth look at the Scottsboro Case and the politics of injustice with the PA Innocence Project and the Honorable Louis H. Pollak. (2 CLE credits available) – post-matinee
FOR INFORMATION, CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 215.985.0420
2011/12 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Priscilla M. Luce, President E. Gerald Riesenbach, Esq., Chairman* Julia Ericksen, Ph.D., Vice President Glenn Gundersen, Vice President Neal Cupersmith, Treasurer Brigitte Daniel, Secretary Lynda Barness Shira Beckerman Marilyn Birnhak John C. Carrow David L. Colman, AIA Sara Garonzik Alice L. George Frank Giordano Kenneth Kaiserman* Sally Lyn Katz Monika Krug* Dale Penneys Levy James M. Meyer, CFA Salvatore J. Patti Kristen Phillips Donald Rosenblit, Chairman Emeritus* Carol Saline Neal Schneider 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. *denotes past president
SERVICES Auditor Larson Allen Scenery Scenery First, Inc. TEACHING ARTISTS Heather Cole, Khris Davis Will Dennis, A.S. Freeman MJ Harris, Donja Love Jason Mangano , Jan Michener Renata McAdams, Kathryn Moroney David Pershica, Bridget Reynolds Melody Tash
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY STAFF LEADERSHIP Producing Artistic Director Managing Director ARTISTIC/ PROGRAMMING STAFF Literary Manager and Dramaturg PTC@Play Festival Director Director of Education Education Coordinator ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF General Manager Business Office Associate Assistant to the Producing Artistic & Managing Directors Director of Development Manager of Institutional Giving Development Associate Development Associate Development Interns Grant Writer Director of Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications Manager Sales Manager Patron Services Manager Box Office Manager Publicist Box Office Associates House Manager
PRODUCTION STAFF Director of Production Technical Director Company Manager Company Management Intern Facilities Supervisor Associate Set Designer Associate Costume Designer Assistant to Nicky Tobolski Associate Lighting Designer Associate Sound Designer Assistant Sound Designer Fight Choreographer Child Wrangler Props Master Sound Supervisor Wardrobe Supervisor Dresser Production Electrician Local Assistant Lighting Designer/Light Board Operator Spot Operators Deck Crew Production Apprentice足 ELAC Intern Production Intern
Sara Garonzik Shira Beckerman Carrie Chapter Jacqueline Goldfinger Maureen Sweeney Rashanda Freeman Jillian Taylor Getting Jonelle Kelly Sharon Kling Christine Mickletz Amanda Varone Aimee Kerr Jessie Pasquariello Iraisa Ann Reilly, Mark Jesse Swanson Michelle Hitz Amy Lebo Rose Schnall Carol Flannery Meg Morris Sarah Blask Deborah Fleischman Lesley Berkowitz, Sara Blomquist, Liz Lyons David Pershica Ron Hunter Bruce Charlick Michael L. Cristaldi Bridget A. Cook Samantha Wilbert Chris Butterfield Alexis Distler Nicky Tobolski Stephen Smith John Demous Cassy Givens Jana Hoglund Rick Sordelet Brielle Hart Melissa A. Cristaldi Daniel A. Little Maxine Johnson Janet Connors Terry Smith Alyssandra Docherty Stuart Bartlett, Jacob Lyon Goddard Josue Carazo Melissa Mann Uel Bergey Chris Solis Vinny Ali
PROGRAM ADDITIONS
Assistant Stage Manager - John Grassey
Rehearsal Pianist- John Baxindine
Lighting Programmer- Matthew Lewandowski
Violin Sub-Wallace DePue
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1/3/12
3:49 PM
BIG RIVER Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller, Book by William Hauptman Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain
A Brind School student-faculty concert Directed by Frank Anzalone
Featuring special guest star Forrest McClendon
February 23-25 The Arts Bank Theater, 601 S. Broad Thu–Sat at 8:00 pm Tickets $20 and $10 For tickets and info: tickets.uarts.edu or 215-717-6450
We put our energy into the arts. Arts and culture organizations have an impact of more than $1 billion on our local economy. Through PECO-sponsored programs we help people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy and experience the arts throughout our region. PECO is proud to sponsor the Philadelphia Theatre Company’s (PTC) production of The Scottsboro Boys. We applaud PTC for its selection of dramatic works which explore themes of diversity. Find out more at www.peco.com/community
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