A Wrinkle in Time

MAR 30–APR 17, 2022 Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art

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Letter from Vivienne Support PlayMakers Who We Are Title Page Program Notes Bios General Information PlayMakers Staff Friends of PlayMakers Corporate and Foundation Partners

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VIVIENNE BENESCH

PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Hello Friends, I’m so thrilled to be able to welcome you to the theater for a brilliantly inclusive production of one of the most impactful stories of the last 50 years. Written in 1962, "A Wrinkle in Time" has captured the imagination of millions of young people and adults alike, providing an honest examination of family and childhood through the lens of loss, physics, fantasy, and, most importantly: hope!

My first encounter with the novel was incredibly powerful. Reading a book that centered a young woman with agency, intelligence and creativity wasn’t often par for the course when I was growing up. But Meg’s narrative has a clear through line to characters like Katniss Everdeen in the hugely popular "Hunger Games" trilogy and even the recent success of novels like "Legendborn" by UNC Alumna (and former PlayMaker) Tracy Deon, featuring the character Bree Matthews on a powerful journey in the wake of her mother’s passing. The power of female characters in these epic narratives is long overdue, and Madeleine L’Engle’s "Wrinkle" is a true catalyst for all that was to come.

When we were looking at this season, I knew I wanted to have an offering that, after the isolation of the last several years, would provide families the chance to gather in the theater and experience something as a collective. And when I was thinking about a director for this project, Shelley Butler was top of the list. A hugely talented artist who has been at the center of new work in the American Theatre, and who has supported the important stories of women, her theatrical voice is finally coming home to North Carolina where she began as an undergraduate student in UNC’s Department of Dramatic Art. With her homecoming, she has brought a fantastic group of designers that have brought this beloved novel to life on stage. Her stunning team of actors and designers – along with PlayMakers’ exceptional production departments – have created a production I am honored to offer to our community.

Thank you so much for tessering with us from Chapel Hill to the universes beyond! I hope the experience is as transformative for you as it has been for us.

Warmly,

Vivienne

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SUPPORT US It is my pleasure to serve another year as the chair of the PlayMakers Advisory Council and welcome you back to the Paul Green Theatre stage for our 2021-22 season.

Our five-show season was born out of the need to celebrate the healing power of human connection after a year that challenged us all. We believe that the theatre will have an important role to play in making sense of the complex world in which we find ourselves in. When I walk out of PlayMakers after a show, I always say how lucky we are to have a theater with such world-class performances right here in Chapel Hill.

This season, I am grateful for the opportunity to experience PlayMakers’ signature variety of shows, live and in person once again!

In addition to an impressive lineup of powerful performances, PlayMakers continues its work serving the Triangle community and beyond. We are privileged to provide unique learning opportunities for K–12 classrooms and UNC students, creating new ways to engage with our local artists and advocates, and make the power and joy of theatre accessible to underserved communities.

Theatre is and always will be a place for community. And it is up to us—the community—to ensure that PlayMakers continues to thrive. Gifts from patrons like you will be critical to our success as we navigate reopening after more than a year away from producing live theatre with in-person audiences. If you enjoy and believe in the power of the theatre as I do, I invite you to become a Friend of PlayMakers. Please make a tax-deductible contribution to the annual fund, pledge a monthly donation as a Sustainer, or offer a campaign gift to strengthen and sustain PlayMakers’ vision for the future.

I truly believe that there has never been a more important time to support the arts. Join me in championing our local theatre—an organization that makes a difference in our community.

As Joan Gillings often said, “You will sit a little taller in your theatre seat, knowing you made a difference, too.”

Thank you!

Warmly, Amy Guskiewicz

ADVISORY COUNCIL Amy Guskiewicz Chair

Betsy Blackwell Vice Chair

Duncan Lascelles Vice Chair

Joanne Garrett Deborah Gerhardt Bobbi Hapgood Janelle Hoskins Betty Kenan, emeritus

Stuart Lascelles Robert Long, emeritus Graig Meyer Julie Morris Florence Peacock

Diane Robertson Wyndham Robertson Carol Smithwick Jackie Tanner 5 Mike Wiley

IN MEMORIAM

WE REMEMBER

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PlayMakers Repertory Company and the Department of Dramatic Art mourn the extraordinary loss of our dear friend, Joan H. Gillings, who passed away in February surrounded by family at her home in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Joan was a lover of the arts and her dedication and support of our work was unparalleled. As a member of the PlayMakers Advisory Council for over 10 years, and its chair for 7, she worked closely with our staff on a multitude of projects including serving as chair for our annual PlayMakers Ball for many years, participating in our Producing Artistic Director search in 2015, and building lasting relationships with our students and faculty. Her transformational gift in 2017 has allowed us to 6

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expand opportunities for our students, support dynamic new work on our stages, and enhance performance and outreach offerings in our community. For Joan, her philanthropy and enthusiasm always came back to one thing – “the kids,” as she liked to call them – and her love for UNC can be felt and seen all over our campus. She brought an unmistakable joy and enthusiasm every time she entered our building and we aspire to carry that spirit forward in everything we do.

We are forever grateful to have known Joan and are honored to carry on her transformational legacy through our work in the building that bears her name. She will be sorely missed.

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PLAYMAKERS IS...

“One of America’s Best Regional Theatres” (American Theatre Magazine), PlayMakers Repertory Company is North Carolina’s premier professional theatre company, proudly in residence on the dynamic campus of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The professional company was founded in 1976, growing out of a storied 100 year tradition of playmaking at Carolina. Our mission is to produce relevant, courageous work that tells stories from and for a multiplicity of perspectives. We believe that theatre can have a transformational impact on individuals and entire communities, and we are committed to the work of becoming an anti-racist organization whose work is accessible to all.

At the very heart of the PlayMakers experience is one of the nation’s last remaining resident theatre companies, made up of accomplished performers, directors, designers, artisans, and technicians, and supported by exceptional graduate students in UNC’s Department of Dramatic Art. Our company works side by side with guest artists from all over the world and our alumni include Pulitzer Prize, Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy Award® winners.

Creating Tomorrow’s Classics, Today

Producing Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch is continuing PlayMakers’ tradition of producing vibrantly reimagined classics, large-scale musical theatre, and significant contemporary work, but is also broadening the company’s reach to become a home for new play development and a true hub of social and civic discourse in the region. Her first five seasons have already given life to ten important new American plays.

A Hub of Engagement

PlayMakers seeks to provoke thought, stimulate discussion and push the boundaries of the theatrical form in everything we do. Whether through our intimate @Play series, our mainstage offerings or our virtual line-up, we look for opportunities for direct, dynamic engagement between audiences, artists and thinkers. The Vision Series, post-show discussions and a host of unique engagement opportunities – including the continuation of last season’s online PlayMakers Keeping You Company – enrich our audience's experience of the live arts.

Theatre for the People

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PlayMakers Mobile is an initiative that seeks to contribute positively to the civic and social life of our region by taking world-class theatre out of our building and into the community. We create a streamlined production of a play each year and take it to schools, transitional housing facilities, and long-term treatment facilities around the Greater Triangle area. And best of all, it’s all free of charge. We look forward to getting back on the road as soon as we can do so safely.

WHO WE ARE

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PlayMakers’award-winning Summer Youth Conservatory is the only professionally supported training program of its kind in the region. The Theatre Quest program provides camps to area middle school students, while the Theatre Intensive and TheatreTech programs allow Triangle high schoolers to apprentice directly with professional directors, choreographers, musical directors, and technicians, culminating in a professional quality production on the PlayMakers mainstage for the whole community to enjoy.

Eliminating Barriers

With a commitment to eliminating barriers for attendance when we host live events, PlayMakers offers All Access performances for our patrons living with disabilities, we offer accessible $20 tickets for all performances, and tickets reduced to just $10 for UNC students and $12 for all other students. Our Spotlight on Service program also offers complimentary tickets to local service organizations. This season, we are proud to offer complimentary tickets to front-line workers in honor of their ongoing service to the community. For more information, please contact prcboxoffice@unc.edu.

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OUR MISSION

As the premiere professional theatre company of North Carolina, PlayMakers Repertory Company strives to produce entertaining, relevant, and courageous work that tells stories from and for a multiplicity of perspectives and creates transformational impact in our immediate and extended communities.

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Artistic excellence and artistry Education and training Community engagement Access and equity

Financial health Discovery and innovation Collaboration and communication Culture of support

ANTIRACISM ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT

At the heart of PlayMakers Repertory Company’s mission is the belief that theater has the power to transform individuals and entire communities. There is no more aspirational or urgent a use of that power than working to dismantle the systems of oppression, white supremacy, and racism that pervade American life and consume the American Theatre. PlayMakers continues to assess and evaluate our own practices in order to embed equitable, antiracist policies into strategic planning, our mission, and our operations.

PlayMakers Repertory Company, and those of us who work here, commit to the following: • To work intentionally to create an antiracist culture in our company.

• To continually educate ourselves on the ways in which we can combat racism locally and nationally as we move to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable sense of belonging for every one of our constituents.

• To demonstrate our values through action in our policies, practices, and procedures.

We are grateful to Black, Indigenous and People of Color artists and administrators within our local community as well as the larger theatrical community across the country for the resources they’ve expended, both in time and emotional labor. Their work lays an important foundation for us by articulating some of the harmful practices that must change immediately as well as identifying pathways for the long-term evolution that must follow. In that light, this document is the beginning of a response to the demands for change made by the anti-racist organization #WeSeeYouWhiteAmericanTheater.

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As a professional theatre company embedded in, and inextricably linked to the Department of Dramatic Art (DDA) at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, the path forward will be complex and singular. We will therefore be updating our action items and commitments continuously as our work evolves.

We at PlayMakers understand our responsibility not only to the artists, staff, and audiences with which we engage, but significantly, to the many students training here for a career in the theatre.

These are not our first steps, and by no means our last. They are not perfect. And they are not enough. But they are steps forward. We invite you to come back to our website and our theater often and monitor our progress. We take our responsibility to this effort seriously and we welcome your involvement and assessment.

Land Acknowledgement We acknowledge that the Center for Dramatic Art is located on the unceded lands of one or more of Abiayala’s (the Americas’) original sovereign nations, the name(s) of which have not yet been affirmed. The unjust acquisition of these Indigenous lands came about through a history of racism, violence, dispossession, displacement, and erasure of cultures by settlers as part of the larger, land-centered project of settler colonialism.

As we look to the future, please join us in acknowledging and learning about the atrocities committed against these Nations and work with us towards inclusion, representation, and a better relationship with citizens of sovereign American Indian and Alaska Native nations.

Why is Land Acknowledgement important?

This statement is part of the continual interrogation of our own participation and complacency in colonial structures and a call for greater awareness, accountability, and intentionality in the work we do. As storytellers we are committed to learning and telling stories in ways that will have transformational impact in our immediate and extended communities.

We are excited by future partnerships with Native Americans and look forward to sharing this journey of knowledge and growth with you.

Learn more: UNC American Indian Center https://americanindiancenter.unc.edu/

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A Wrinkle In Time by

Madeleine L'Engle Directed by

Shelley Butler Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Sara Ryung Clement

Anne Kennedy

Karen Spahn

Sound Designer

Puppet Consultant

Dramaturg

Kate Marvin

Torry Bend

Vocal Coach

Gregory Kable Assistant Director

Gwendolyn Schwinke

Jessica Sorgi

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Elizabeth Ray

Charles K. Bayang

"A Wrinkle in Time" is produced by special arrangement with Crosswicks, Ltd. and Stage Partners. (www.yourstagepartners.com) "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L’Engle © 1962 Crosswicks, Ltd. All rights Reserved.

World premiere adaptation commissioned and produced by Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oregon, Artistic Director, Bill Rauch Executive Director, Cynthia Rider The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Sara Ryung Clement is the recipient of the Charles and Shirley Weiss Distinguished Guest Artist Award

MAR 30 – APR 17, 2022 The Professional Theatre of the Department of Dramatic Art Adam Versényi, Chair Vivienne Benesch, Producing Artistic Director Nichole Gantshar, Managing Director Produced in association with The College of Arts & Sciences The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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PROGRAM NOTES A TESSER THROUGH TIME: TRAVELS WITH A MODERN CLASSIC

By Gregory Kable, Dramaturg

“It’s a frightening as well as an exciting thing to discover that matter and energy are the same thing, that size is an illusion, and that time is a material substance.”

– "A Wrinkle in Time"

Generations of readers have thrilled to the bounty of Madeleine L’Engle’s "A Wrinkle in Time." It’s easy to see why. The book tackles and transcends many perceived limitations of youth, especially the sense of glacial progress toward coming into your own, and how small and vulnerable you stand in relation to the physically dominant world around you. There’s a fundamental empowerment in the story’s assurances to the evolving self.

Further, telepathy, time travel, and interstellar adventure weren’t common fare in novels seeking wide circulation. So L’Engle’s cutting-edge science wed to fantasy opened many a mind to the mysteries and wonders of the universe. “I can’t possibly tell you how I came to write it,” she explained in her Newbery Medal acceptance speech. “It was simply a book I had to write. I had no choice.” That drive is evident on every page. L’Engle’s touch is confident, nimble, and inventive; her narrative propulsive, continually astonishing, and surprisingly moving. Like the best fiction for young minds, it never talks down to its audiences. Rather, it beckons them forward, inspiring readers to reconceive themselves, their potential, even the very nature and fabric of reality.

And just like the book’s characters facing impossible odds, it almost didn’t happen. The year was 1962. With her manuscript completed two years earlier, L’Engle endured twenty-six rejections before a last submission found a willing publisher. That rocky start has been attributed to the author’s conflating of religion and science, her bold choice of a female protagonist in the male dominated world of speculative fiction, as well as to a lingering skepticism about the genre itself. But all science fiction has one foot in fact, and L’Engle captured an America moment defined by dynamic motion.

In 1962, Mercury astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, the experimental communications satellite Telstar beamed television images from America to Europe, NASA launched a successful probe to Venus, and Washington’s Dulles International opened as the first civil airport designed for jet travel. On the microscopic level, the American scientist James Dewey Watson shared a Nobel Prize with British colleagues Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for discovering the molecular structure of DNA. Television was swiftly transitioning from black and white to color broadcasts. Even Barbie was in step with the spirit of the times: 1962 saw the debut of both her Dream House and, significantly, her first sports car, ensuring that America’s sweetheart enjoyed the comforts of a stylish retreat alongside the means of escaping that security at high velocity whenever the mood might strike.

But L’Engle also recognized an unwelcome response to this kinetic activity in the opposing forces of regimentation and creeping conformity. “What I like to call making muffins of us” she explained, “muffins all like every other muffin”. While most pronounced in the countries within the Cold War’s Iron Curtain, similar pressures were mounting in democracies like the United States. L’Engle countered this tide of servility by championing the role of literature in shattering the barriers of a finite universe, arming readers with “explosive material capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly.”

"A Wrinkle in Time" has accomplished that goal for nearly sixty years, and this present incarnation in the form of Tracy Young’s compelling stage version, brought to brimming “fresh life” by guest director Shelley Butler, does L’Engle’s classic justice, giving presence and voice to its timeless themes which demand repetition in every age: Understand that knowledge and imagination are one. Embrace what makes you different; those qualities are your greatest strengths. And above all, resist the world’s attempts to relegate you to the muffin tin. Instead, have faith, trust in your power as an agent of change, and boldly tesser on.

"In thousands of signed copies of 'A Wrinkle in Time', Madeleine L’Engle wrote the same inscription: 'Tesser well'. With each hourly headline, we find ourselves thrust into what feels like entirely strange planets, sometimes flattened, sometimes lost in undiscernible fog. We don't always keep a solid grip on each other's hands. We fail to love. But in all this, Madeleine's legacy isn't merely something to remember with a sigh of nostalgia: it's a call."

–Sarah Arthur, "A Light So Lovely" (2018)

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS MADELEINE L’ENGLE

was born Madeleine L’Engle Camp in New York City in 1918, the only child of her artist parents. At twelve, the family moved to Europe and L’Engle entered a Swiss boarding school, an unhappy experience that she credited with helping her become a writer. Returning to the The United States three years later, she went on to graduate from Smith College, followed by several years divided between theatrical productions and her early novels. L’Engle married the actor Hugh Franklin in 1946, and the couple began a family in rural Connecticut, where L’Engle helped run a general store. It was while balancing these varied commitments that L’Engle wrote "A Wrinkle in Time." The book was awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal by the American Library Association in 1963, and has subsequently been published in more than thirty languages. A prolific artist, L’Engle’s legacy includes more than sixty books, as well as poems, non-fiction, and essays, She died in 2007 at age eighty-eight.

TRACY YOUNG is an accomplished theatre director

and playwright. Her writing career began with several original plays for The Actors’ Gang in Los Angeles, including the musicals "Hysteria" (Ovation Award and P.E.N. West Finalist), "Euphoria" (Ovation, L.A. Weekly and Garland Awards), and "A Fairy Tale" (Garland and GLAAD Image Awards). She has created several adaptations of classic plays and novels, including the critically acclaimed "Candude, or The Optimistic Civil Servant "(from Voltaire’s "Candide" for Cornerstone Theatre Company), Goldoni’s, "The Servant of Two Masters", Moliere’s "The Imaginary Invalid", the theatrical adaptation of "A Wrinkle in Time", "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner", and a modern translation of "The Winter’s Tale" for Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Her most challenging and joyful work to date is "Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella" (with co-creator Bill Rauch), a simultaneous telling of Euripides’ "Medea", Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s "Cinderella".

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CAST LIST In alphabetical order

Fortinbras/Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sergio Mauritz Ang* Mrs. Who. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Arvia* Camazotz Man/Sandy/Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony August* Father/Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Blair Cornell* Charles Wallace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Haberfield* Mrs. Whatsit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Hunter-Williams* Mother/Aunt Beast/Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tia James* Calvin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamar Jones Camazotz Paper Boy/Dennys/Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . Khalil LeSaldo* Happy Medium/Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AhDream Smith* Mrs. Which/Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanjana Taskar Man with Red Eyes/Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Valentine Meg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omolade Wey*

STAGE MANAGERS

Elizabeth Ray*

Charles K. Bayang*

*Indicates members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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CAST BIOS Sergio Mauritz Ang Fortinbras/Ensemble

PlayMakers: Company member in their third year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. "Yoga Play," "The Skin of Our Teeth," "Julius Caesar," "Ragtime," "Wilder & Wilder" (PlayMakers Mobile); "I am Not Batman," "Stop Kiss," "Mud" (PlayMakers Ground Floor). New York: Coleman Domingo’s "The Brother[s]" (Out of the box Theatrics); "Joker" (National Queer Theater); "Anna in the Tropics" (The Gallery Players); "Much Ado About Nothing" (Classics in Color); "Summertime" (Between Two Boroughs); "Empress of China" (Yangtze Rep). Regional: "From Number to Name" (East West Players); "The Dalai Lama is Not Welcome Here" (Arizona Theatre Company); "Tomorrow Will Be Sunday" (Chautauqua Theatre Company); "Peter and the Starcatcher " (Kitchen Theatre Company); "Bruise and Thorn" (PlayPenn); "Mañanas de Abril y Mayo" (Connecticut Free Shakespeare). Upcoming: World Premiere, "Song of Me" (Stages Houston). Awards: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, National Commendation for Outstanding Performance in a Play for "Boom" by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb.

Education: BFA in Acting Brooklyn College; AAS in Early Childhood Education Hostos Community College; Vocal Music Major Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and Performing Arts, NYC. @yoizsergyo @sergio.m.ang sergiomauritzang.com

Ann Arvia Mrs. Who

PlayMakers: Debut. Broadway: "Mary Poppins" (Bird Woman); "Les Miserables" (Mme.Thenardier); "Beauty & the Beast." Off-Broadway: “Kid Victory” (Vineyard Theater); “Time & Again” (MTC); “Les Miserables,” “Ragtime” (National Tour).

Regional: “Romeo & Juliet,” “Macbeth,” “Our Town,” “Cinderella” (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); “The Diary of Anne Frank” (Geva Theatre Center, Arizona Theater Company); “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Carousel” (Arena Stage); “Damn Yankees,” “The Most Happy Fella” (Goodspeed Opera House); “Phantom,” “The Sound of Music” (Walnut Street Theater). Film: “3 Backyards,” “Let It Snow” (Sundance Finalists). TV: “City on a Hill,” “The Blacklist,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “The Affair,” “Nurse Jackie,” “The Big C,” “Rescue Me.” Other: Ms. Arvia has a thriving vocal studio in NYC. @arvianyc @Ann.Arvia annarvia.net

Anthony August Camazotz Man/Sandy/Ensemble

PlayMakers: Company member in the third year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. “Stick Fly,” “As You Like It,” “The Skin of Our Teeth,” “The Storyteller,” “Everybody,” “Ragtime,” “The Brothers Size” (PlayMakers Ground Floor); “Wilder & Wilder” (PlayMakers Mobile). Regional: “The Hunchback of Seville” (Mildred’s Umbrella); “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (The Ensemble Theater); “Fade To Black Festival,” “This is Modern Art” (The Landing Theatre Company); “Macbeth” (Encore Theatre). University: “When the Ancestors Call,” “Dutchman,” “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” “The Mountaintop” (Texas Southern University). Education: Texas Southern University, B.A. in Theatre. @kingslick 19

Jeffrey Blair Cornell Father/Ensemble

PlayMakers: This marks Jeff ’s 27th season with PlayMakers. Recently: John Dale and Guruji in "Yoga Play", Announcer in "The Skin of Our Teeth", Brutus in "Julius Caesar", Father in "Ragtime", Uncle Peck in "How I Learned to Drive", Sipos in "She Loves Me", and Darren (the Woodchuck) in "Bewilderness". Some favorites: Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady", Caliban in "The Tempest", Colonel Brandon in "Sense and Sensibility", Roy Cohn in "Angels in America", and Herr Schultz in "Cabaret".

New York: "Two by Two", "Down to Earth", "Serious Business". Regional: Guthrie Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, among others. Education/Other: Carbonell Award nominations for Best Actor – "Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me" and "Falsettoland "(Caldwell Theatre – FL). Studied at HB Studios in New York with Uta Hagen, Austin Pendleton, and Elizabeth Wilson. Serves as Teaching Professor/ Associate Chair in UNC’s Department of Dramatic Art.

Ethan Haberfield Charles Wallace

PlayMakers: Debut. Broadway: "Mary Poppins." Regional/Tour: “Oliver!”

(Paper Mill Playhouse); “Christmas Carol.” Film/TV: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC), “The Other Two” (HBO), “Sinister” (Blumhouse). Education: University of Michigan, BFA Acting.

Kathryn Hunter-Williams Mrs. Whatsit

PlayMakers: Company member for 21 seasons. Recent highlights include directing “No Fear & Blues Long Gone,” “Count,” plus acting in “The Skin of Our Teeth,” “Edges of Time,” “Julius Caesar,” “Everybody,” “Life of Galileo,” “Skeleton Crew,” “Leaving Eden,” “Tartuffe,” “Dot,” “Intimate Apparel,” “The Crucible,” “Trouble in Mind,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The Tempest,” “Love Alone,” “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Imaginary Invalid,” “Henry IV & V,” “The Parchman Hour,” “Angels in America,” “Fences,” “Doubt,” “Yellowman,” among others. New York/Regional: Living Stage, The Negro Ensemble Company, Manhattan Class Company, New Dramatists, Archipelago Theater. Education/ Other: BFA, UNC School of the Arts; MFA, UNC-Chapel Hill. Kathryn is on the faculty of the Department of Dramatic Art at UNC-Chapel Hill, Company Artistic Associate for PlayMakers and Associate Director of HiddenVoices, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing life changing stories into a public forum.

Tia James Mother/Aunt Beast/Ensemble

PlayMakers: Company member for two seasons. Actor: “Julius Caesar,” “Native Son.” Vocal coaching includes “Ragtime,” “How I Learned to Drive,” “Life of Galileo,” “Bewilderness,” “She Loves Me,” “Skeleton Crew,” “Sherwood,” “Jump,” “Your Healing is Killing Me.” Director: “As You Like It,” “Macbeth” (PlayMakers

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Get your copy today at uncpress.org PlayMakers Repertory Company: A History celebrates nearly fifty years of the professional theatre company founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975, building upon a legacy of theatrical activity at UNC dating back to 1918 with the formation of the Carolina Playmakers.

Then as now, the core of the resident company—faculty who are both teachers and practitioners working in tandem with the graduate students in the Department of Dramatic Arts' three MFA programs—is constantly supplemented by the best directors, designers, and performers working today.

With six essays, more than eighty images, and four appendices that list productions, faculty, MFA recipients, and administrative leadership, this book richly documents a beloved and widely admired dramatic arts institution.

Mobile) and “Constellations” (PlayMakers Ground Floor). Broadway: “The Merchant of Venice.” Off-Broadway/New York: “The Winter’s Tale,” “The Merchant of Venice” (Shakespeare in the Park). Regional: “Richard III” (Allentown Shakespeare); “Loving and Loving” (Stella Adler Studios); “Much Ado About Nothing” (Two River Theatre); “Civilization [All You Can Eat]” (Woolly Mammoth Theater). Television: “Nurse Jackie,” “Treme.” Teaching/Coaching/ Directing: UNC-Chapel Hill, NYU Graduate Acting, NYU Dance, Atlantic Acting School, Montclair University. Education/Awards: MFA NYU Tisch Graduate Acting Program, BFA Virginia Commonwealth University; Teacher Training under Scott Miller and John Patrick.

Recipient of the 2014 NYU Graduate Acting Diversity Mentorship Scholarship, 2003 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship winner for Best Actor; 2019 Michael Chekhov/Zelda Fichandler Scholarship.

Jamar Jones Calvin

PlayMakers: Company member in their first year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. "Stick Fly," "The Skin of Our Teeth," “The Brothers Size” (PlayMakers Ground Floor). Regional: “Fires in the Mirror,” “Passing Strange” (Firehouse Theatre); “Fences,” “Akeelah and the Bee” (Virginia Repertory Theatre); “Red Velvet” (Quill Theatre); “An Octoroon,” “Topdog/Underdog” (The Conciliation Lab); “Free Man of Color” (The Heritage Ensemble Theatre Company); “Choir Boy” (Richmond Triangle Players/THETC) and “Equus” (Cadence Theatre Company). University: “Pure Confidence,” “Blues for Mister Charlie,” “The Story” (University of Richmond). Education/Awards: The College of William and Mary, B.A. Sociology and Theatre. 2019 Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role – Play for “An Octoroon,” 2020 RTCC Award, Ernie McClintock Best Ensemble Acting for “Passing Strange.”

Khalil LeSaldo Camazotz Paper Boy/Dennys/Ensemble

PlayMakers: Company member in their third year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. "Stick Fly," “As You Like It,” “Julius Caesar,” “Dairyland,” “Gloria,” “Mud,” “References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot” (PlayMakers Ground Floor). Off-Broadway: “Sing,” “Care Full,” “Game Night” (Theater Breaking Through Barriers). Regional: “We Can Eat Love,” “As You Like It,” “Julius Caesar” (Portland Stage); “Romeo and Juliet,” “Julius Caesar” (Tenessee Shakespeare Company); “A Manor of Speaking,” “Deep as Hell,” “Hell and Other Adventures,” “Deep as Hell 2: Wide as Hell” (2Sheets Theater Company); “Bug” (60 Grit Theatre); “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” (Mad Horse Theater Company); “Princess Kaguya” (Theater at Monmouth); “To Kill a Mockingbird” (The Theater Project); “Hellcab,” “After” (Profiles Theatre); “Wait Until Dark” ( Jedlicka Performing Arts); “Switch Tryptych” (Big Picture Group). Film/TV: “Defending Jacob” with Chris Evans, “Chicago PD.” Education/Awards/Other: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Bowdoin College; Numerous Fringe festival awards: PortFringe Theater Festival; Alice Merrill Mitchel Prize (2011); The Telling Room Story Slam Champion, Devising and Physical Theater (Celebration Barn). @Khalil.LeSaldo khalillesaldo.com

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AhDream Smith Happy Medium/Ensemble

PlayMakers: Company member in their third year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. "Stick Fly," "The Skin of Our Teeth," “As You Like It,” “Julius Caesar,” “Wilder & Wilder” (PlayMakers Mobile); “References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot” (PlayMakers Ground Floor). New York: “The Talking Cure” (Hudson Guild Theatre); “Sistas on Fire” (The Duke On 42nd Street); “The Trojan Women,” “The Caucasian Chalk Circle,” “The Exception and the Rule” (Shapiro Theatre). Television: “Silent Killer,” “The Honeymoon Killers,” “Death and The Maiden” (Investigation Discovery). Education/Awards/ Other: Wesleyan University (B.A), William Esper, Stella Adler, Upright Citizens Brigade, Broadway Dance Center. @chasingahdream ahdreamsmith.com

Sanjana Taskar Mrs. Which/Ensemble

PlayMakers: "The Skin of Our Teeth". Company member in their first year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. “Gloria” (PlayMakers Ground Floor).

Regional: “White Pearl” (Studio Theatre); “Three Women Walk Into Bar” (Charm City Theatre Festival). Education/Other: B.F.A. Acting, B.A. Sociology; University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Assistant Faculty member for Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE).

Adam Valentine Man with the Red Eyes/Ensemble

PlayMakers: "The Skin of Our Teeth". Company member in their first year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. “Gloria” (PlayMakers Ground Floor).

Regional: Rodney in “Small Mouth Sounds” (Cadence Theatre); Chick in “Stupid Kid” (Firehouse Theatre); Stephano in “The Tempest” (Quill Theatre); “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” (Virginia Repertory Theatre); Timothy in “Hand To God” (TheatreLab/5th Wall); Crispin in “The Heir Apparent” (Quill Theatre); J.D in “Heathers: The Musical” (TheatreLab/Firehouse); and Roger in “Maple and Vine” (Firehouse).

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PlayMakers: Company member in their third year of UNC’s Professional Actor Training Program. "Stick Fly," "The Skin of Our Teeth," “As You Like It,” “The Storyteller,” “Julius Caesar,” “Everybody,” “Wilder & Wilder” (PlayMakers Mobile); “No Child,” “Stop Kiss,” “References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot” (PlayMakers Ground Floor). University: “God & Country,” “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” “Insurrection: Holding History.” Education/Awards: Winner of the Director’s Company Next Wave Initiative Hattie McDaniel Acting Scholarship. BSFS in Culture & Politics from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.

CREATIVE TEAM Shelley Butler Director

PlayMakers: Debut. Shelley Butler has over forty Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional credits to date and has worked extensively with writers on new plays and musicals. Recent productions include the world premiere of Lucas Hnath’s “A Doll’s House Part 2” at South Coast Repertory and the Japanese premiere of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo. She has directed and developed work across the country for theaters including: Ars Nova, Primary Stages, E.S.T., WP Theater, Hartford Stage, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center Theatre Company, Yale Repertory Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Pioneer Theatre Company, Geva, The Old Globe, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, New York Stage and Film, PlayPenn, New Dramatists, The Playwright’s Realm, Keen Company and the Lark. Shelley spent two seasons as artistic associate in charge of new play development for Hartford Stage and three seasons as artistic associate for the Great Lakes Theater Festival. She is a proud alum of UNC-Chapel Hill. @sbutler_rogue @shelley.butlerhyler

Sara Ryung Clement Scenic Design

PlayMakers: Debut. Regional: Guthrie Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center Theatre Company, Asolo Repertory, Geffen Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Folger Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Mixed Blood, TheatreWorks, Center Stage Baltimore, Boston Court, Perseverance Theatre, East West Players, Cornerstone Theater Company, A Noise Within, Yale Repertory Theatre, and others. Education/Other: MFA, Yale School of Drama; AB Princeton University. Set design faculty at UCLA School of Theater, @sararyung @sryung @SaraRyung sarahyungclement.com Film and Television.

Anne Kennedy Costume Design

PlayMakers: “Assassins”, “As You Like It”, “God’s Man in Texas”, “How I Learned to Drive”, “In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)”, “Moliere’s Tartuffe”, “The Bluest Eye”, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, “Twelfth Night.” Off-Broadway/New York: Playwrights Horizons, Primary Stages, Rattlestick Theatre. Regional: Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, Barrington Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Center Stage, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Eugene O’Neill Theatre CenterDallas Theatre Center, Denver Center Theatre Company, Guthrie Theatre, Kennedy Center, The Old Globe, Olney Theatre Center, Papermill Playhouse, People’s Light and Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Center, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Round House Theatre, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Theatre J, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Woolly Mammoth. Education: The Juilliard School, Williams College. @TheSchoolForStyle @annekennedy annekennedycostumes.com 25

Karen Spahn Lighting Design

PlayMakers: Debut. Broadway: (Associate Lighting Designer) “Wicked,” “War Horse,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I,” “My Fair Lady,” “Oslo,” “Les Miserables,” “The River.” Off-Broadway/ New York: “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (Shelley Butler, director) (Partial Comfort Productions); “The Music Man” (Wagner College); “Fraulein Else” (Theatre Five); “The Tempest” (Acting Company); “Illustrated Radio Shows” (Pickup Performance Company); “The Gravity of Means” (Manhattan Class Company). Regional: “Proof ” (Hudson Stage Company), “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End,” “Quartet” (Bristol Riverside Theatre); “Hersheypark Summer & Christmas Shows,” “Guys and Dolls” (Riverside Theatre); “West Side Story,” “Mary Poppins” (Cardinal Stage); “Romeo and Juliet” (Alabama Shakespeare Festival).

Kate Marvin Sound Design/Composer

PlayMakers: Debut. Off-Broadway/New York: “Heartland” (59E59); “Wolf Play” (Soho Rep); “Fidelio” (Heartbeat Opera); “Blood Meal,” “The Little Hours” (Theater in Quarantine); “Wives” (Playwrights Horizons); “Fruiting Bodies” (Ma-Yi); “Chimpanzee” (HERE Arts Center); “Porto” (WP Theater); “Wilder Gone” (Clubbed Thumb); “Happy Days” (TFANA). Regional: Two River Theater, Northern Stage, Geva Theatre Center, Guthrie Theater, Alliance Theater, Mark Taper Forum, among others. Film: “The Memory Trade” (Handmade Puppet Dreams); “Out of Office” (NYS Puppet Festival); “White Flags” (AC Pictures). Education/Other: Kate is an associate artist with Target Margin Theater and Little Lord. MFA, Yale School of Drama. @KateMarvinSound

Torry Bend Puppet Consultant

PlayMakers: “Temples of Lung and Air.” Off-Broadway/New York: “Are They Edible?” (La Mama, Incubator Arts Project, Dixon’s Place). Regional: “Animal Dance” (The Children’s Theatre Company, Circle Course, Katmandu); “Pygmalion” (Southwest Shakespeare Co.); “Stephen Wadsworth’s Agamemnon” (Getty Villa); “References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” (Empty Space Theatre); “Omnium Gatherum,” “The Bald Soprano/The Lesson and Brilliant Traces” (Oregon Repertory Theater); “The Elephant” (Disney Music Hall’s International Toy Theater Festival 2008, Jumbo Shrimp Circus). Creator & director of “The Paper Hat Game” (3Legged-Dog Art and Technology Center, Manbites Dog Theater, The Great Small Works Toy Theater Festival, The Den Theater, Open Eye Figure Theater); “Nesting” (Great Small Works International Toy Theater Festival, The Port City Puppetry Festival, Douglas Paasch Puppet Festival, Open Eye Figure Theater); “The Elephant” (Disney Music Hall’s International Toy Theater Festival, Jumbo Shrimp Circus); “Loser,” “Love’s Infrastructure” (Duke Performances).

Education/Other: Set designer, puppet artist and associate professor at Duke University.

Gregory Kable Dramaturg

PlayMakers: Associate Dramaturg, 1997 to present. Productions include “She Loves Me,” “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood,” “My Fair Lady,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Peter and the 26

Starcatcher,” “An Enemy of the People,” “Into the Woods,” “Private Lives,” “Clybourne Park,” “Red,” “Angels in America,” “Topdog/Underdog,” “The Subject Was Roses,” “Uncle Vanya,” “Violet: A Musical” and “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.” Regional: American premiere of “Pentecost,” “Le Bourgeois Avant-Garde” (Yale Repertory Theatre). Directing: “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” “A New Musical,” “Playing for Time,” “Lulu,” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Danton’s Death,” “Closer,” “The Lady From the Sea,” “Balm in Gilead,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Therese Raquin,” “Hair,” “American Buffalo,” “Miss Julie,” “Curse of the Starving Class,” “Camino Real.” Faculty: Department of Dramatic Art, UNC-Chapel Hill. Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama.

Gwendolyn Schwinke Vocal Coach

PlayMakers: Onstage debut. Company member in her third season, Vocal Coach: “Dairyland,” “Native Son,” “Julius Caesar,” “As You Like It.” Voice/Text/Dialect Coach: Favorites include ”Merry Wives of Windsor,” “Taming of the Shrew,” “Love’s Labor’s Lost,” “Cymbeline,” “Intimate Apparel,” “Merchant of Venice,” “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” “Ugly Lies the Bone,” “Comedy of Errors,” “Hamlet” (Shakespeare & Company); “Merry Wives…,” “Hamlet,” “The King and I” (Oxford Shakespeare Festival); “Boeing-Boeing,” “Lost in Yonkers” (Atlantic Stage). Actor: Carlyle Brown & Company, Oxford Shakespeare Festival, Frank Theatre, Red Eye Collaboration, Minnesota Shakespeare Project, Atlantic Stage, Old Creamery Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival.

Playwright: Plays developed and/or produced by Seattle Repertory Company, Cherry Lane Theatre, The Playwrights’ Center, Red Eye Collaboration, Judith Shakespeare Company, Jungle Theatre.

Teaching: David G. Frey Fellow/Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech at UNC-Chapel Hill, Company Member at Shakespeare & Company, Designated Linklater Voice Teacher and Teacher Trainer, Guild-certified Feldenkrais Teacher.

Jessica Sorgi Assisant Director

PlayMakers: “Sweeney Todd”, “Into the Woods”, “Assassins”, “Imaginary Invalid”, “The Parchman Hour”, “Big River.” New York: “Taming of The Shrew” (Tale Told Productions), “Hello Again” (PlayThings Theatre Company), “Almost, Maine” (GroundUp Productions). Regional: “Pride and Prejudice”(Virginia Stage Company),“Triassic Parq”(Wagon Wheel Productions). @JessicaSorgiii

Elizabeth Ray Stage Manager

PlayMakers: Company member in her fifth full season. "Stick Fly", "Love, Loss, and What I Wore", "The Storyteller", "Everybody", "Dairyland", "No Fear & Blues Long Gone: Nina Simone", "How I Learned to Drive", "Jump", "Skeleton Crew", "Temples of Lung and Air", "'A' Train", "Tartuffe", "Dot", "The Cake", "Into the Woods", "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", and "Private Lives". New York: "Shows for Days" (Lincoln Center Theater), "In the Secret Sea" (Theatre Row), "Wallenberg", "Requiem for Mr. B", "Presto Change-O" (Frankel Green Production Company), and "Welcome to Shoofly" (Playwrights Horizons). Work at other regional theatres includes productions at North Carolina Theatre, Theatre Raleigh, Palm Beach Dramaworks, and Cape Fear Regional Theatre.

Elizabeth is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Charles K. Bayang Assistant Stage Manager

Charles is in his fourteenth season with PlayMakers. Work at other regional theatres includes productions at Studio Arena Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center and Dallas Children’s Theatre.

Charles holds an MFA from the University of Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

PLAYMAKERS LEADERSHIP Vivienne Benesch Producing Artistic Director

Vivienne is in her sixth full season as a company member and Producing Artistic Director at PlayMakers, where she has helmed productions of “The Storyteller,” “Dairyland,” “Life of Galileo,” “Leaving Eden,” “The May Queen,” “Three Sisters,” “Love Alone,” “RED” and “In The Next Room.” In her six seasons with the theatre, she is particularly proud to have produced ten world-premieres and launched PlayMakers Mobile, a touring production aimed at reaching underserved audiences around the Triangle. For 12 seasons, she served as Artistic Director of the renowned Chautauqua Theater Company and Conservatory, presiding over the company’s transformation into one of the best summer theatres and most competitive summer training programs in the country. Vivienne has also directed for the Folger Shakespeare Theatre (Helen Hayes nomination for best direction 2019), The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Trinity Repertory Company, NY Stage & Film, and Red Bull Theatre, among others. In 2018, she directed the world premiere of Noah Haidle’s “Birthday Candles” for Detroit Public Theatre and will be directing it again on Broadway in 2022, starring Debra Messing. As an actress, Vivienne has worked on and off-Broadway, in film and television, at many of the country’s most celebrated theatres, and received an Obie Award for her performance in Lee Blessing’s “Going to St. Ives.” Vivienne is a graduate of Brown University and NYU’s Graduate Acting Program.

As an educator, she has directed for and served on the faculty of some of the nation’s foremost actor training programs, including The Juilliard School, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Professional Actor Training Program, Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program, and at her alma mater, NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. She is the 2017 recipient of the Zelda Fichandler Award given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.

Nichole Gantshar Managing Director

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Nichole Gantshar is a former dramaturg turned arts administrator. Having spent the past two years in interim leadership with Louisville Ballet and Theatre Bay Area, she looks forward to becoming part of the Triangle community. She spent five years as Executive Director of Rochester City Ballet, where she tripled grant revenue, grew audiences by 30 percent, added

free (philanthropy supported) sensory-friendly performances, and earned support from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Shubert Foundation. Apart from her career in the arts, Nichole worked as a Legislative Aide in Congress and as a journalist. Regional: Hangar Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Richmond Ballet, Syracuse Stage, and Tulsa Ballet. Volunteer: Rotary, treasurer, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), Chair of the National Student Education Fund, treasurer, Syracuse Chapter of Girls Inc. Awards: Nominee, Outstanding Young Woman of America, LMDA Residency Grant. Faculty: Syracuse University, University at Stony Brook, University of Pittsburgh and the Wooster Center for the Arts. Education: MFA, University at Stony Brook.

Michael Rolleri Production Manager

Michael is in his 35th season with PlayMakers Repertory Company. He has been Technical Director, Project Manager, Exhibition Technician, and Lighting Designer for industrial shows in the Southeast region, as well as lead carpenter for films, the U.S. Olympic Festival, and scenic studios. He has also been a rigger in the Southeast region and has served on the executive board and as President of IATSE Local 417. Michael is a 30 year Gold Pin member of IATSE. An active member of United States Institute For Theatre Technology (USITT), he is a three-time winner at USITT's Tech Expo. He is a full Professor/Head of the Technical Production Program at UNC-Chapel Hill and was an instructor at High Point University and Tufts University. Education: MFA in Design and Technical Production, UNC-Greensboro.

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PlayMakers Repertory Company is a program of the Department of Dramatic Art, The College of Arts and Sciences, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, recognizes PlayMakers as a professional theatre organization and provides grant assistance to this organization from funds appropriated by the North Carolina General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. PlayMakers is a beneficiary of the Elizabeth Price Kenan Endowment and the Lillian Hughes Prince Endowment.

PlayMakers Repertory Company is a Member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre.

This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League Of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

PlayMakers is a proud partner of The Drama League, which advances the American theatre by providing a life-long artistic home for directors and a platform to dialogue with and between audiences.

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GENERAL INFO

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WHAT WILL SHOWS LOOK LIKE THIS YEAR?

The 21/22 season will feature five live, in-person performances featuring works that explore the resilience of family bonds in all their complicated forms, friendships that transcend language, time, and space, and one man’s connection to his community that helps him stand taller than he could alone.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

PlayMakers Repertory Company is committed to the safety and well-being of our patrons, artists and staff. We will be following state, industry and University safety guidelines in the 21/22 season.

All patrons are encouraged to wear masks while inside the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art. We have increased sanitation measures throughout the building and put some new protocols in place to improve safety including: • Touch free electronic ticketing • Hand sanitizers throughout the Center for Dramatic Art • More frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces • HEPA filtration units • With the exception of onstage performances, artists, crew and staff will be required to wear masks

BOX OFFICE HOURS

Mon, Weds, Fri 12:00 noon-5:00p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each performance.

WHAT IF I HAVE TO MISS MY PERFORMANCE DATE?

For the safety of all our artists, patrons, and staff, if you feel unwell, please stay home. You may call our Box Office and ask to be reseated for another performance, or request a refund up to 48 hour before your ticketed performance.

If you know you will miss a performance date, we can exchange your ticket for you, based on availability.

Please call our Box Office at least 48 hours before your scheduled performance, and please be aware that all exchanges are based on availability and a fee or additional cost may apply. Subscribers may exchange their tickets with no additional fee, but additional cost may apply with a change in performance or section.

USE OF CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONICS

Texting and using cell phones, laptops, smart watches, and other devices light- or sound-emitting devices are strictly prohibited during the performance. Please turn all electronic devices to silent, theatre mode, or off during the show.

CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES

Taking photographs or videotaping inside the theatre is strictly prohibited during performances. However, before the show, during intermission, and after the show, you are invited to take and share your photos of the stage and scenery.

PARKING

There are several paid and free parking options available near PlayMakers. We recommend arriving 30 minutes before the show so that you have time to park and pay (Monday-Thursday evenings only) and find your seat. For more information and an interactive map of nearby parking options, please visit www.playmakersrep.org/parking

POLICY ON YOUNG CHILDREN

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of PlayMakers not to admit children under the age of 5. All of our shows have content ratings for each production (for example: Rated PG-13). If you are considering bringing your child, please refer to website or contact our Box Office for further information. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

HEADSETS FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PATRONS

Our theatres are equipped with sound systems that amplify the sound from the stage. Patrons who wish to use the system may obtain headsets on a first-come, first-served basis from the coat check. Headsets must be returned immediately after the performance.

LATE SEATING AND LEAVING YOUR SEAT DURING THE PERFORMANCE

To minimize disruptions to the actors and other patrons, late seating will be provided at the discretion of the house manager at an appropriate break in the action on stage. Patrons who need to be seated late must be escorted by house staff to seats at the rear entrance of the auditorium, which entails climbing a flight of stairs. Patrons can take their regular seat at intermission.

PLAYMAKERS Administration

Vivienne Benesch, Producing Artistic Director Nichole Gantshar, Managing Director

ARTISTIC

MARKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES

Tracy Bersley, Movement Coach/Choreographer Kathryn Hunter-Williams, Company Artistic Associate Chelsea James, Producing Assistant Tia James, Vocal Coach Gregory Kable, Dramaturg Jacqueline E. Lawton, Dramaturg Jeffrey Meanza, Associate Artistic Director Mark Perry, Dramaturg Gwendolyn Schwinke, Vocal Coach Jeri Lynn Schulke, Engagement Associate Adam Versényi, Dramaturg

Hannah Hendren, Communications & Advancement Asst Alex James, Audience Services Associate Diana Pineda, Director of Sales & Marketing Thomas Porter, Box Office Manager Rosalie Preston, Associate Director of Marketing Jessie Gleason, Undergraduate Marketing Assistant

ADMINISTRATION Kate Jones, Business Operations Coordinator Lisa Geeslin, Accountant

WORK STUDY STUDENTS Artistic: Josh Wahab Box Office/ Front of House: Aisha Bynum, Charity Cohen, Eli Dietrich, Olivia Mahon, Yaeelin Merino-Velasquez, Olivia Morse, Kaitlyn Rivera, Krystal Rivera, Alla Sirelkhatim, Naomi Smith, Lily Vance Development: Mahika Kawale Marketing: Belawal Ahmed

Department of Dramatic Art Adam Versényi, Professor and Chair

FACULTY

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Vivienne Benesch, Professor of the Practice Tracy Bersley, Assistant Professor Pamela Bond, Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor Jan Chambers, Professor McKay Coble, Professor Jeffrey Blair Cornell, Associate Chair, Teaching Prof.

Ray Dooley, Professor Emeritus Samuel Ray Gates, Assistant Professor Julia Gibson, Associate Professor Jennifer Bayang, Teaching Assistant Professor Kathryn Hunter-Williams, Teaching Associate Professor Tia James, Assistant Professor Gregory Kable, Teaching Professor Jacqueline E. Lawton, Associate Professor Adam Maxfield, Teaching Associate Professor

Triffin Morris, Professor of the Practice David Navalinsky, Associate Professor Bobbi Owen, Distinguished Professor Emerita Mark Perry, Teaching Associate Professor Rachel E. Pollock, Teaching Assistant Professor Michael Rolleri, Professor Gwendolyn Schwinke, Assistant Professor Aubrey Snowden, Teaching Assistant Professor

STAFF Betty Futrell, Student Services Specialist Lisa Geeslin, Accounting Technician Jordan Clodfelter, KTC Technical Director Karen Rolleri, Business Coordinator Jamie Strickland, Business Officer

OUR 21/22 SEASON Production

Michael Rolleri, Production Manager

COSTUMES Jennifer Bayang, Assistant Costume Director Amy Evans, Wardrobe Supervisor Marissa Lupkas, Costume Collection Coordinator Triffin Morris, Costume Director Rachel Pollock, Costume Craftsperson Costume Production Graduate Students: Matty Blatt, Jocelyn Chatman, Alex Hagman, Emma Hoylst, Lou Pires, Athene Wright, Sherry Wu

LIGHTING Benjamin Bosch, Head Electrician

SCENIC Anthony Cacchione, Master Carpenter Adam Maxfield, Technical Director Laura Pates, Assistant Technical Director Jessica Secrest, Scenic Artist Technical Production Graduate Students: Brock Burton, Gregory Condon, Paul Edghill, Patrick Hardison, Kevin Pendergast, Luke Robinson, Garrett Weeda Spencer Ellis, Undergraduate Assistant-Scene Shop Haley Connell, Undergraduate Assistant-Paint

WORK STUDY STUDENTS Carpentry: Tygia Drewhowell, Jeffrey Jones, Danielle Mou, Lillyann Nekervis Lighting: Jessica Atkins, Anthony Burch, Jahel Gomes, Sananda Jagannathan, Annabelle Jiang, Alex Mitropoulos Props: Charlotte Allsbrook, Hannah Fatool, Lydia McRoy, Marissa Romano Scenic Painting: Madison Austin, Madeleine Collins, Corinne Laverge, Faith Wang

PROPS Emma Anderson, Props Artisan Andrea Bullock, Properties Master

STAGE MANAGEMENT Charles K. Bayang, Stage Manager Aspen Jackson, Production Assistant Elizabeth Ray, Stage Manager

SOUND Marisa Clemente, Sound Associate Mac Cohen, Undergraduate Assistant

PlayMakers’ Resident Acting Company

Jeffrey Blair Cornell Kathryn Hunter-Williams

Samuel Ray Gates Tia James

Julia Gibson Gwendolyn Schwinke

Professional Actor Training Program: Sergio Mauritz Ang, Anthony August, Hayley Cartee, Heinley Gaspard, Tori Jewell, Jamar Jones, Khalil LeSaldo, Saleemah Sharpe, AhDream Smith, Sanjana Taskar, Adam Valentine, Omolade Wey

For this Production Patrick Hardison, Production Technical Director Luke Robinson, Assistant Technical Director Jeff A. R. Jones, Fight Choreographer Angella Fraser, Wig Designer

Marissa Lupkas, Assistant to the Costume Designer Matty Blatt, Jocelyn Chatman, Alex Hagman, Lou Pires, Athene Wright, Sherry Wu, Drapers Emma Holyst, Crafts Assistant Ellen Cornette, Puppet Construction for Aunt Beast

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THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE IMPORTANT TIME TO SUPPORT PLAYMAKERS AND THE ARTS

WAYS TO GIVE Online

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Phone or Email

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Send your check to: PlayMakers Repertory Company Development Department Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art CB 3235 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3235

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During this period of re-emergence, we are producing a smaller, “capsule” season of only five powerful shows. While this allows us to remain focused on the safety and well-being of our patrons, artists, and staff, it has substantial financial implications.

As a nonprofit professional theatre, ticket sales traditionally cover only half of our annual operating costs. This year, we cannot count on ticket revenue as we have in the past. We must rely on the generosity of our community to help close the gap and keep our stages alive.

You can help support and sustain all our work, both on stage and off, by making a tax-deductible gift which enables us to:

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Bring innovative, entertaining, and relevant theatre to the Triangle Serve students across the state through our award- winning educational programs Engage with our audiences through artist and community conversations Remain flexible, safe, and better prepared for the future

Every gift, big or small, makes a huge difference!

FRIENDS OF PLAYMAKERS PlayMakers is grateful to the members of the Friends of PlayMakers for their generous support. For more information about how to join this dynamic group of supporters, call the PlayMakers Development Office at 919.962.2481 or visit us at playmakersrep.org.

Director’s Circle ($10,000+)

Anonymous Lelia Blackwell and John Watson Jr. Thomas and Holly Carr G. Munroe Cobey Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Joan H. Gillings ~ The Charles Goren and Hazen Family Foundation, Trustees Tom and Lisa Hazen Brian Hargrove and David Hyde Pierce Mrs. Frank H. Kenan Coleman and Carol Ross Schwab Charitable Shubert Foundation Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Alan H. Weinhouse

Angel ($5,000–9,999)

Anonymous American Endowment Foundation Andrew and Katherine Asaro ^ + Betsy Blackwell and John Watson T. Chandler and Monie Hardwick Munroe and Becky Cobey Robert and Mary Ann Eubanks Drucie French and Steve Cumbie Joanne and Peter Garrett Chan and Monie Hardwick Kim Kwok Mr. and Mrs. William O. McCoy Paul and Linda Naylor Bobbi Owen Amy and Nick Penwarden The Prentice Foundation Paul McNeill Sconyers The Educational Foundation of America Theatre Projects Jim and Bonnie Yankaskas

Investor ($2,500–4,999)

Anonymous Richard and Deirdre Arnold ^ Andrew and Katherine Asaro ^ + Vivienne Benesch Stephen S. Birdsall Ed and Eleanor Burke

Cindy and Thomas Cook Cindy K. Cook Joanne and Peter Garrett Dr. Lyle V. Jones Susan J. Kelly Robert and Kathryn Kyle Mark & Bette Morris Family Foundation Sandy and Ned McClurg ^ Mark and Julie Morris Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Jean and Joseph Ritok Dr. and Mrs. Edward Smithwick Triangle Community Foundation David and Heather Yeowell

Page to Stage ($1,500–2,499)

David and Judy Adamson Ayco Charitable Foundation Steve Benezra ^ Edmund S. Burke Capital Group Company Charitable Foundation Matching Gifts Jeffrey Blair Cornell and Maria Savage Julie R. Daniels Imre and Aniko Gaal Dustin and Susan Gillings Gross Susan G. Gross Kevin and Amy Guskiewicz David Howell IBM Corporation Matching Gifts Jacobs Preyer Family Foundation Hannelore and Konrad Jarausch Joanna Karwowska and Hugon Karwowski ^ Howard and Sandra Kaufman Kathryn and Robert Kyle Lauren Rivers Ned S. Sandra Lee McClurg Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. Panter Foundation Rich and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Perry Branin Silver Dr. and Mrs. William Stewart The Rev. Wendy R. and Mr. W. Riley Waugh Roger and Marlene Werner YourCause, LLC Trustee for IBM Matching Gifts

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Partner ($1,000–1,499)

Anonymous (4) Anonymous (4) Penny and Howard Aldrich Laurence Arthur Cobb Dede Corvinus Jo Anne and Shelley Earp Constance and Robert Eby Dr. and Mrs. John P. Evans John and Diane Formy-Duval W. Patrick Gale Joseph and Deirdre Haj Clay and Jane Harrell Carol Hazard and Winston Liao Vikram Rao and Susan Henning Ann E. Holloman Lynn Knauff Jack Knight and Margaret Brown ^ Gary and Carolyn Koch Dr. Catherine Kuhn and Glenn Tortorici Shirley and Tom Kunkel Douglas and Nelda Lay Anand and Sandhya Lagoo Scott Levitan and Patrick Francisco Mort and Cheryl Malkin David and Harriet Martin Connie and Vernon Matzen Holly and Ross McKinney James and Susan Moeser Paul and Sherrie Norton Lee and Barbara Pedersen Isaac and Sabrina Presnell-Rockoff Alec Rhodes Rif Riddick Rufus M. Riddick Carole Lynne Shelby David Sontag * Sarah West and Thomas Dominick Jesse L. White, Jr. Paul and Sally Wright

Backer ($500–999)

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Anonymous (3) Anonymous friends of Ben Kahn, In memory of Charles Kahn Akin Akinli Virginia M. Aldige Howard and Penny Aldrich Pete and Hannah Andrews Evelyn Barrow John W. Becton and Nancy B. Tannenbaum Shula and Steve Bernard Dr. Stanley Warren Black, III

Stanley W. Black Julia A. Borbely-Brown Jackson Davis Breaks II and Carolyn Snyder Breaks Maurice and Mary Hughes Brookhart Jennifer and Robert Buckmire Keith Burridge and Patricia Saling Ann and John Campbell Philip and Linda Carl Clara Cazzulino Laurence A. Cobb Adrienne and John Cox* Brooks de Wetter-Smith and Mary Lou Leiser Smith David A. Doll Alexander M. Donaldson and Georgia Cobb Donaldson Dr. Carrie Donley W. Patrick Gale and Dr. Carrie Lynn Donley Bob and Connie Eby Eli Lilly & Company Foundation Matching Gifts Program Thorsten Fjellstedt Mr. Stephen Mark Cumbie and Dr. Druscilla French Shayne C. Gad Bill Cobb and Gail Perry W. Patrick Gale ^ Nichole Gantshar Mike and Bonnie Gilliom Ugo Goetzl James P. Gogan Priscilla Alden Guild Carolyn and Jim Harris C. Hawkins ^ Drs. M. Vikram Rao and Susan June Henning Ann Holloman Betty Block James Julie and Robert Keely* Brenda W. Kirby Michael Maness and Lois Knauff Laura Koshel and Rafael de Jesus Leonard & Ruth Kreisman Randy and Cathy Lambe Douglas M. Lay and Nelda Kilcrease Lay Douglas Maclean and Susan Wolf Elaine Mangrum Janet McCarthy* Ed and Connie McCraw Cecilia D. Moore^ Mary Nunn Morrow Jill Muti Nelda K. Lay Revocable Trust Stephen Nelson Linda Williams Norris George D. Norton Paul and Cheryl Norton Liz and Dave Nuechterlein

Lois Oliver Jo Ann and Gordon Pitz Mark and Eugenea Pollock Robert and Joyce Anne Porter Jodi and Glenn Preminger David and Lisa Price Elizabeth Raft Rao Family Foundation Dr. Terry Rhodes Victor and Linda Roggli Jan F. and Anne P. Sassaman Stephanie Ann Schmitt and Kevin Zachary Kinlaw Martha Scotford* Kyle and Jenn Smith Jackie Tanner* The Marconi Hoban Tell Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Glen H. and Sandy T. Elder Ernest T. Wilkes Alan Young

Supporter ($250–499)

Anonymous Virginia M. Aldige Drs. Richard N.L. Andrews and Hannah Wheeler Andrews David Ball and Susan Pochapsky Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Tony and Susan Barrella Deborah Barrett Evelyn Barrow Reginald M. Barton, Jr. Adam Beck^ John William Becton and Nancy Baach Tannenbaum Drs. Stephen A. Bernard and Shulamit Landau Bernard Dr. Katherine L. Bick Sarah and Francis Binkowski Stanley W. Black Julie Blatt and Arthur Greenberg William and Patricia Blau Dr. Caryl Jane Schwartzbach and Mr. Alan David Bolzan Andrew Borba* Julia Borbely-Brown^ Dr. Mary Hughes Brookhart and Dr. Maurice S. Brookhart Ken and Margie Broun Linda and David Brown Robert and Jen Buckmire David Burr and Rusty Unger Douglas Call and Susan Warwick Ms. Ann Long Campbell and Mr. John Joseph Campbell Clara Cazzulino Lata Chatterjee and Tiruvarur Lakshmanan Dennis Clements and Martha Ann Keels Gary and Dianne Clinton

Anne F. Coenen Britta Couris* Dr. Adrienne D. Cox and Mr. John Cox Dr. Brooks de Wetter-Smith and Mary Lou Smith David DeMarini Nancy and Mark Dewhirst David A. Doll Alec and Georgia Donaldson Mr. W. Patrick Gale and Dr. Carrie Lynn Donley E.M. Eddy and D.A. O'Brien Jane E. Emeis Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Ewing Barbara and Chris Exton Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Falvo Nicole Bruce Fine Pat Fischer Thorsten Fjellstedt Jaroslav and Linda Folda Stephen Mark Cumbie and Dr. Druscilla French Beth Furr Ann and John Gabor Beth Ragan Gad and Dr. Shayne Cox Gad Gail Perry Associates Elizabeth Galvin* Gary Clyde Gambrell and Mary Robin Wells Gambrell James P. Gogan ^ Linda Grimm Gail and Steve Grossman Albert and Mary Guckes Priscilla Guild Mark W. Hartman Drs. M. Vikram Rao and Dr. Susan June Henning Marianna Matthews Henry Mary Cook Howes David G. Hubby Gerda (Kani) Hurow Lynne and Walter Jacobs^ Betty Block James Kathleen Johnson Eve and Rudolph Juliano Claudia Kadis Julia Booe Keely and Robert Laurence Keely Barbara Keyworth Jeanette Kimmel Dr. William W. Smith and Brenda Womble Kirby Michael Coleman Maness and Dr. Lois Ann Knauff Dr. Richard H. Kohn and Lynne H. Kohn Laura Koshel and Rafael de Jesus Dr. Leonard and Ruth Kreisman^ Marie E. Kulchinski Anand and Sandhya Lagoo Dr. Randolph Leland Lambe and Catherine Underhill Lambe Carol J. Land and Barry H. Slobin

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Douglas M. Lay and Nelda Kilcrease Lay Lee and Barbara Pedersen Dayna Lucas Drs. Douglas E. Maclean and Dr. Susan Rose Wolf Elaine Fisher Marcus and Dr. Lee M. Marcus Alice and John May Michael Mayer Janet L. McCarthy Sharon and Alan McConnell Larry McManus and Pamela Nielsen James and Susan Moeser Richard J. Muise Jill Muti National Philanthropic Trust Nelda K. Lay Revocable Trust Linda Williams Norris Pat and Mary Norris Oglesby Lois P. Oliver Glenn O'Neal Heather and Russ Owen Bobbie Owens* Lee and Barbara Pedersen Robert Peet Robert and Marilyn Pinschmidt Gordon and Jo Ann Pitz Stephen and Lyn Pizer Robert Davis Porter and Joyce Anne Porter Gary and Susie Pratt The Honorable David Eugene Price and Lisa Kanwit Price Rao Family Foundation Andrea Reibel* Terry E. Rhodes Sandra and Stephen Rich Linda and Alan Rimer Alan Linda Rimer Victor L. Roggli and Linda Surratt Roggli Bruce Marshall Romans Beth Rosenberg Michael Kerry Salemi Stephanie Schmitt Dr. Caryl Jane Schwartzbach and Alan Bolzan Dr. Robert Sealock and Cecile Skrzynia Barbara and Jonathan Sheline Wayne Sherrill Sarah Elizabeth Shively Dr. Robert Sealock and Ms. Cecile Skrzynia Dr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Smith Kyle Hardee Smith and Jenn Kroohs Smith Richard L. Smith and Amy Marie Grady Meredith and Paul Snow Connie Spooner

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Carol Stamm, In memory of Dr. John Stamm Elizabeth L. Stanley* Jeannie Pfister Stroupe ^ Dr. Robert Joseph Sullivan Jr. and Ms. Kim Stephenson Sullivan Steven and Madeline Sunshine T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Tim and Judy Taft Monica Taylor* Margaret G. Teasley Hugh and Judy Tilson^ Bruce Tomason Barrie Trinkle Dr. Glen Holl Elder Jr. and Mrs. Sandy Aldridge Turbeville United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Inc John and Donna van Arnold Adam Versenyi Carol and Jim Vorhaus Tovah M. Wax and Lucjan Mordzak Mary Robin Wells and Gary Gambrell Ernest T. Wilkes R. Sanders and Jennifer Williams Sarah Winkler Jane Pettis Wiseman Jerry Worsley Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, In Memory of Joan H. Gillings Alan J. Young

Patron ($100–249)

Anonymous (10) Trudi Abel* Dwight and Robin Allen Mary Altpeter Elizabeth Amend* American Online Giving Foundation, Inc. Sherry and Mitchell Anscher Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Archie* Matthew and Linda Arnold* Dean W. Avary Krista and Michael Babbitt Pam and Don Bailey Dan and Susan Barco Cathy Barrett Phil Barrineau Beatrice C. Treat Trust Anne Beaven and Margaret Louey Neal and Jeanette Bench Donna and Daniel Benjamin Kitty Bergel Robert A. and Christine S. Berndt

Susan Berry Patricia Beyle* Jim and Martha Bick Justin and Dorothy Biddle Mr. and Mrs. David Birnbaum Peter Bleckner Blue Ridge Psychological Services Natalie and Gary Boorman Tony Boothby* Melissa Bostrom and Krisztian Horvath Thomas W. and Vicki V. Boyer Lauren Kennedy Brady and Charlie Brady Carol Brainard and Nancy Hardin Philip Breitfeld and Susan Kreissman Rev. William Sims Brettmann Eunice Brock and Sam Magill Linda and David Brown Charles and Renee Brown Bates Buckner Edward and Sheila Burgard Charles Burnett and Catherine Forneris Frances D. Burton Thomas Butler Dr. Leigh Fleming Callahan Robert Cameron* Glenn and Patricia Camp Janet F. Campbell Natalie Campbell Donna Carroll and Gale Lackey Virginia Carson* Jean Carter Michael Case and Lewis Dancy Lorna Chafe Dr. Margaret Champion Beverly Long Chapin Mimi Chapman* Nancy N. Chemtob* Corey and Christine Cicci Gabriella Cila Elizabeth Cisar* Linda G. Clarkson* Ellen Clevenger-Firley Steve Cline* Bill Cobb and Gail Perry Cathy Cole Robert F. Coleman III in memory of Susan Hurst Rappaport Donald and Eunice Collins Jeffrey Collins and Rose Mills Jenn Collins and Paul Runkle Joseph and Elizabeth Cook

Rayna Cooney Sharon Scholl Coop Lee Cope Janilyn and Vance Cope-Kasten Mary Jo and Douglas Coppola John and Belinda Corpening Sarah Clare Corporandy* Georgia Court* Rick and Patty Courtright Elizabeth Anne Cullington Fred and Jane Dalldorf Amy Elizabeth Dallen Zachary Davis Mrs. Robert Bigelow DeMaine Todd Dickinson and Helen Kalevas Teresa Dollar Sheila and Joe Dorey* Scott and Mia Doron Joy and Chet Douglass* Ginny and David Dropkin John F. Duncan, Jr. Anne Dusek* Kathleen DuVal and Martin Smith* Connie Eble The Eckert Family Bobette Eckland and Richard Kamens Mark Ransom Eis Barbara Elish Jan Elliott Jerry and Adelia Evans Joshua London Evans Dagmar and J.C. Fahr* Dr. Richard Fair and M. Clare Fair Robert Farmer Shauna and Tom Farmer Pamela Ferguson* Laurice Ferris^ Nicole and Bruce Fine* Karen Fink Jon and Sue Fish Gina Cordasco Flynn Drs. Charles Kirk Burnett and Dr. Catherine Ann Forneris Sara Franks* Douglas and Judy Frey Bennett Galef Betty and Franklin Garland Ed and Carol Gaunt Nikki and Anthony Giachetti William Glasgow Gunter Glass

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Debra and Eric Goldberg* Alix Goldschmidt* Eve Benesch Goldschmidt Raymond and Susan Goodmon Lucy and John Grant Stephen Grant Grant Thornton LLP, In Memory of Joan H. Gillings Virginia Gray John Graybeal and Laura Heise Bill Green and Brett Bohnn Drs. Lawrence H. Greenblatt and Dr. Cathleen Melton Elizabeth Grey* Lucy Grey and Wilson McIver Jean Susan Gross Joseph Groves Kay Gruninger Satyaki Guha Erin and Evan Gwyn Tim Hackett and James Konold Carol and Nortin Hadler Janet Hadler Todd Haimes* Garrett Hall and Zachary Howell Bruce Hamilton and Jennifer Weiss* Jean Handy* Doranne Hans Carol Ann Brainard and Nancy W. Hardin Cheryl and Toby Harrell Joanne Harrell Edwin Harris Lynden Harris* Patti Seitz Hartel Jim and Mary Hayes Rachel Heller Richard Hendel* Eric Herget and Sherry Wilner Klaus Hermanns Ellen Herron William Hicks and William Sadler Ann Hillenbrand Margaret R. Hinkle* Marin Hinkle Jennifer Hodgson and Matthew Conley Peter Hollis Houston and Joyce Horn Mary Howes, In Memory of Jonathan B. Howes John and Joyce Hren Mr. David Hubby and Ms. Sarah F. Hubby Mary Hulett* Malcolm and Wanda Hunter Leslie Hurtig* Beth H. Isenhour* Abby Jablin Elizabeth W. Jackson Emma Jakoi Champa and David Jarmul

Perry Jenkins Mr. John Jennings and Lisa Jennings Jewish Community Foundation of Durham & Chapel Hill Suzanne Fields Jones Susan Joyner Eve and Rudy Juliano Dan and Linda Kaferle Cindy Kahler H. Richard and Sally A. Kahler Dr. Richard Miles Kamens and Ms. Bobette S. Eckland Amy Kane* Lynne Kane Howard and Joan Kastel Laura Kayser* Paul and Edith Keene Marie-Beatrice and Robert Keller Arlon Kemple and Karen Long Barbara Keyworth Brian and Moyra Kileff Dr. Harriet King Robert and Mary King, In memory of Charles H. Kahn Andrew Stewart and Peggy Kinney ^ Ann and Bill Kirkland Rabecca Klemp Joyce Kline Ted and Marilyn Koenig Stephen and Bunny Koff Elizabeth Koonce Helen Kotsher Lloyd Kramer and Gwynne Pomeroy Dave and Doris Krepp Ted and Debbie LaMay Benjamin Landman and Jen Feldman, in honor of Ms. Betty-Ann Landman Gerry and Ray Larson Robert Lauterborn, in memory of Sylvia Lauterborn Carol and Alexander Lawrence Mary and Jon Leadbetter Priscilla and Russell Leavitt Judith and Norbert Lechner Philip and Nancy Leinbach David and Carolyn Leith John and Ruth Leopold Arnold and Annette Levine Joy Lewis and Frederick Annand Betty and John Leydon Judith C.P. Lilley Jacqueline Little Ginger and Derek Long Carol Lucas John Ludlow and Kathy Davies Virginia Ludwig Mrs. Earl C. Lynch Sara Mack Corey Madden

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Dr. and Mrs. Donald Madison Dr. Samuel Hays Magill and Eunice M. Brock John Manley Raleigh and Betsy Mann^ Lee and Elaine Marcus Chris and Caroline Martens Jeff Mason Shelley J. Masters Leigh Matthews Michael Mayer Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. McCall Meredith McClurg Ann and Webb McCracken Ed and Connie McCraw J.S. McKnight Patrick Joseph Mclane^ Lee McLean John and Bonnie Medinger Ewa Meehan Larry and Jerri Meisner Cathleen Melton and Larry Greenblatt Joan and Ron Mendelsohn Brian Meredith Julia Merricks and Susan Hauser* Tracie Merrill-Wilson Molly S. Metzler* Graig Meyer Ryan Millager Herbert Miller Erik and Natalia Milz Mark and Alice Mine Sophie Jessica Mitchell Dana Mochel Jill Moore * Aela Morgan* Eric Muller and Leslie Branden-Muller Margaret Mullinix Kate Murphy Seth Murray and Jamie Newman Margaret Murray Judy Murray Lee and Ava Nackman Michael Naglich* Diane Nelson, Ph.D.* Michele and Klaus Nettesheim Barbara Nettesheim Betty Nies Linda W. Norris James and Nancy Nutt Drs. Susan and Raphael Orenstein Marilyn and Peter Ornstein Barry and Lois Ostrow Heather Kelly Owen and Russ Owen

Norman Owen, in memory of Roberta Yule Owen^ Michael Patrick Josie Patton Michael Paul Ron and Julie Paxton Robert and Kay Pearlstein Robert Peet Nancy Pekar Arnold Pender Joanna V. Percher Imara Perera* Carol and Al Perlman Mr. Stephen Perrin and Ms. Cecelia M. Sandford Rebecca Perritt Thomas Phillips Meredith Piatt Pickett M. Gutherie Revocable Trust Jim P. Polga* Susie Post-Rust and Adam MacKenzie Rust Ted and Peggy Pratt Jane Preyer* Todd and Nicky Purves* Jeffrey Qualls Margaret Quinlan Stephen Allan Rich & Sandra Danneman Rich Geraldine and Gary Richards Margaret Louise Robe Louise A. Robinson James and Janet Robles Philip and Jo Rodgers * Patricia Roos Joel Rosch and Carol Vatz Philip Rosoff and Dona Shikaraishi Judith L. Ruderman Jennifer Rudinger Laura and Reid Russell Patti and Dan Ryan Sylvia and Norman G. Samet, In memory of Charles H. Kahn Celia Sandford and Stephen Perrin Dale and Robert Sandler Elizabeth Saunders* Carol Elizabeth Sawyer Allie and Ian Scales^ Carol Schachner^ Karen Ann Sindelar and Douglas Brian Schiff Ernest and Mary Schoenfeld Tanya L. Schreiber Janice and Richard Schulke Dr. Caryl Jane Schwartzbach and Alan Bolzan Gwendolyn Schwinke Maren Searle and John Skelley

Rick and Georgie Searles Patricia Shane Barbara Sharf William N. Sharpe Jr. Alison Sheehy* Barbara and Jonathan Sheline Stephanie Shipman and Walter Travers* Connie Shuping, in memory of Ed and Dot Kennedy Nikki Silver* Bland Simpson* David Singley Jr. Ron and Mary Sinzdak Sim Sitkin and Vivian Olkin Barry Slobin and Carol Land Mike and Kim Slomianyj Linda Smith Drs. Richard L. Smith and Dr. Amy Grady Rosalyn Smith Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Solomon ^ Ilene Speizer* Marcia Spray, In honor of Laura Carson Spray Kimberly and David Spurr Sally and Jeremy Stander Mary Elizabeth Hall and Robert A. Stanger Jr. Allen Steckler Susanne Steinmetz* Anne Stephens* Marian Stephenson Cathy and Sefton Stevens Andy Stewart and Peggy Kinney^ Dorcas Stolper Leslie and Paul Strohm Mr. Edward Strong* Jeannie Pfister Stroupe^ Ed and Lynne Sullivan Terrence and Marguerite Sullivan Steven and Madeline Sunshine Jeff Surles Nanette and David Talaski Beverly Taylor David C. Taylor Stephen Tell and Rosemary Hoban The Boyer Living Trust Charles Thomas and Suzanne Maupin Janet Thomas Robert and Shirley Thompson David and Kelley Tobin* Beatrice Treat Nancy Trovillion* Nancy Tunnessen Nancy Tusa and Andy Brawn David Burr and Rustine Unger

Lindsay Usher Mary Van Bourgondien* Ted Van Griethuysen Barney and Vivian Varner Dr. Barbara Carol Vatz and Joel Burt Rosch Adam Versenyi Jill Vexler* Dr. Victor and Linda Roggli Robin Visser Deborah and Jonathan Wahl Ina Wallace Mary Louise Waller Angela Walter* Helen Warner David and Marsha Warren Tovah Wax and Lucjan Mordzak George Weinhouse The Honorable Jennifer Weiss and Bruce Alan Hamilton Dr. Lynn Wesson Shirley H. White, in honor of Steven H. White Loretta Wile Mike Wiley Jane Williams Dr. Nancy E Williamson Richard D. Wilson Joy Wood Nancy Worley Jerry M. Worsley Janice and Richard Woychik David and Dee Yoder Marla Yost YourCause, LLC Trustee for Red Hat Matching Gifts Justin Yung^ Rosilene Ziegler and John Steege

^ Sustainers Club Member + Women’s Point of View (WPOV) Supporter * PlayMakers Special Event Supporter ~ Deceased

This list is current as of January 18, 2022.

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