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Last fall, we enthusiastically announced “we are back,” but not without a bit of trepidation. Will audiences return? Will we cancel? Will we stay resilient amid uncertainty? You did come back, and we are so grateful. June 30 marked the end of our fiscal year, and we hit 96% of our revenue goal. Despite 56 cancelled performances, more than 569,000 tickets were sold to 23 productions. While we have not returned to pre-COVID attendance levels, our sales remain above the national average. Additionally, you enabled us to complete our $17 million capital campaign and exceed our fundraising goals so that we can return to previous engagement levels. And we are eager to do that. McKinsey & Company, a national management consulting firm, predicts that it could take more than five years for the performing arts to return to 2019-levels. They must not know our region. More than 35 years ago, citizens wanted to ensure that the arts and culture sectors remained accessible. They passed the SCFD, a one-tenth of 1% sales tax that generates $60 million to benefit more than 300 organizations in our seven-county. Essential in a good year. Critical in a pandemic. All of this support allows us to look forward. Our Theatre Company’s 2022/23 season kicks off with The Chinese Lady Our next Broadway season will be announced during Hadestown Off-Center is launching its most ambitious project to date — Theater of the Mind. And Theatre for Young Audiences returns in late October after a year-long hiatus with a reimagined LITTLE RED, a new musical for PreK-third grade. Your presence, gifts and loyalty are an inspiration to us. We’re so glad you’re here.

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The genre was inspired by comedies from the 1930s and 40s in which movie stars such as Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford shined as spunky, driven heroines. With a nod to its predecessors, Pretty Woman centered around a feisty female character, which showcased her wit and independence. The ﬁlm established the “modern-day fairytale,” which set the foundation for decades of romcoms to come.

Paula Wagner, the musical’s lead producer, said one of the greatest developments was through music. “There is something very intimate about when you sing a song, and it stops time. It allows the characters to express themselves more deeply and communicate to an audience their inner lives.” The music in Pretty Woman: The Musical, written by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, allows audiences to dig deeper into Vivian’s inner thoughts and wants. “She sings a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back,’ and there’s a line where she says, ‘it’s me who’s in control,’” explained Wagner.

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“Vivian knows who she is, what she deserves, and she won’t settle for less.” The romantic plot remains traditional, but Vivian is no pushover. She is quick to speak up, she dictates how she wants to be treated, and she is openly defiant of social convention. Vivian offers audiences a glimpse into personal and romantic fulfillment, which she achieves through her own ambition. “She embodies the strength that we all love to see in a woman,” said Wagner.

If you’re a movie fanatic, you’ve likely confessed to a friend that Pretty Woman is a “guilty pleasure.” But why be ashamed to admit it? The attitude in our society toward romantic comedies, a genre typically associated with women, implies they shouldn’t be taken seriously. The implication is that only superficial women would waste their time on such frivolity; smart, mature women watch documentaries and Tarantino films. What you might not know is Pretty Woman helped pioneer a new era of film: the “romcom.”

In 1990, Pretty Woman subverted all cultural norms by becoming the year’s second most popular movie (behind Ghost, another romantic film). It was highly unusual for female-centric movies to top the charts at the time. In fact, Pretty Woman is still one of the highest grossing romantic comedy films of all time. Even more unusual was that the film’s star, Julia Roberts, was not yet a household name – though her role in Pretty Woman earned her a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. And to this day, Pretty Woman is an incredibly recognizable film. Think of Richard Gere closing the jewelry box on Julia Roberts’ fingers and her infectious laughter. Your mind can conjure the image immediately, whether you saw the movie ten years ago or last week. Pretty Woman is the sort of movie that feels ingrained in our DNA. It isn’t just a movie; it’s a cultural touchstone for the 80’s and 90’s, for cinema, and for an entire film genre. As time has passed, critics have examined the film through a more modern lens, and that’s where Broadway stepped in. Pretty Woman: The Musical rose to the occasion and brought a fresh, “musicalized” version of this fairytale to the stage. Largely based on the film, the musical’s development was spearheaded by the film’s director, Garry Marshall. The creative team had the freedom to develop the story in a more contemporary light.

Pretty Woman: The Musical is a powerhouse, female-centric production; a tale of redemption, hope, and aspiration. “We need women’s voices. They are strong, they are reﬂective of our culture, and they should be heard,” said Wagner. “I like the idea that we can make them heard through beautiful, uplifting fairytales like Pretty Woman: The Musical.”

COMING UP FROM BROADWAY Ain’t Too Proud –The Life and Times of The Temptations

Although there have been some changes and developments to the production, audiences will still see the iconic movie moments. “You walk a fine line, bringing such a famous film to the stage,” said Wagner. “All of the things that the audience wants and expects are there, but we needed to go further, to deepen and broaden it. If you love the film, you’ll love the musical.” Theatregoers will be thrilled to hear the famous one-liners, to see the memorable costumes, and be swept up in the romantic scenes. From its romcom roots through its contemporary development, there is no question that this production deserves to be taken seriously. “This story has a depth to it, even though it’s a story meant to bring people joy,” expressed Wagner. “We all want to sit and watch a show that will make us happy. We all want to ride off into the sunset.”

While it’s easy to watch the production and be captivated by Vivian, it’s important to recognize the changes audiences can also see in Edward, her love interest. Edward changes Vivian’s situation, but it’s Vivian’s spark that drew him to her in the first place and changes him for the better. Edward has money, success, and confidence, but he’s trapped in a prison of his own making. “He is not in control of his life; he is a puppet controlled by his money and greed,” said Wagner. The transactional “romance” between himself and Vivian suits him fine. It isn’t until Vivian’s charm breaks down his walls that they learn and grow together. “Both of these people take a journey in which they find their own authentic selves,” explained Wagner. “And in finding their own authenticity, they find each other. They find true love.”

“GET READY” BECAUSE THE TEMPTATIONS ARE ON THE WAY Denver audiences will celebrate the Grammy-winning score and Tony-winning moves of Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations when it comes to town Oct 25 – Nov 6. From the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Motown vocal group rose to the top with an incredible 42 Top Ten Hits. Ain’t Too Proud tells the story of brotherhood and betrayal as the group’s personal and political conflicts threatened to tear them apart during a decade of civil unrest in America.Nominated for 12 Tony ® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, this unforgettable musical features some of The Temptations’ biggest hits, including “My Girl,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” and so many more. Ain’t Too Proud was written by threetime Obie Award winner Dominique Morisseau, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys), and features the Tony ®-winning choreography of Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, On Your Feet! ). Whether you’re new to Motown or grew up listening to The Temptations, this musical will have you tapping your toes from its first song. The New York Times wrote, “Pretty close to perfection.”

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“Lloyd’s real goal was that he wants people to add Afong Moy to their understanding of America,” Sueko says.

Although newspaper articles and advertisements for Afong Moy ceased in 1850, Suh added to her story by having her speak to audiences as if she were on exhibit into her old age, noting that many anti-Chinese attacks were committed against immigrants who came after her. She notes the October 31, 1880 racist riot that burned down Denver’s thriving Chinatown in what is today LoDo. But that local reference was not in the original script.

“At the end of the day, if people walk out knowing this name Afong Moy, knowing she was here, and that Asian Americans have been here, you know, for centuries, that is his goal. But as he acknowledges, there’s very little in the historical record of any perspective that she held (about her situation). So he readily acknowledges in the script, ‘this is not my voice. This is not my clothes.’ This is not any of that. He hopes that she felt she was a cultural ambassador of some sort.”

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But 15 years before the gold rush in 1834, one young Chinese woman came to America not to make money for herself or her family, but for the two white men who brought her. Afong Moy, who was just 14 at the time, was put on display as “The Chinese Lady” with supposedly Chinese props and costumes and “performed” several times a day for paying audiences. She was apparently from a wealthy family because her feet were broken by binding, a sign of high social status. She was the ﬁrst Chinese woman anyone in America had ever seen in person, a curiosity like in a carnival sideshow. Her appearances were accompanied by Atung, an English-speaking Chinese man who served as interpreter for the audience. Afong Moy’s story was mostly forgotten, until playwright Lloyd Suh premiered his play, The Chinese Lady, in 2018. Now, theatre audiences in Denver can learn about Afong Moy through Suh’s two-person script, featuring Afong Moy and Atung.

Seema Sueko, director of The Chinese Lady, worked with Suh to add the reference to the Denver anti-Chinese riot. She feels part of the play’s mission is to make sure such incidents — like Afong Moy herself — aren’t forgotten and covered over by the mists of time.

The story of immigrants to the United States is often hazy in history. We learn about Columbus and later, the pilgrims, but not so much about other arrivals to our shores (or the African slaves, or the Indigenous Peoples who were already here). Immigration from China to America began in earnest in 1849, when gold was discovered in San Francisco, and waves of Chinese sailed to California with dreams of the riches they’d ﬁnd in “Gold Mountain,” their name for the country. Alas, their dreams went mostly unrealized as they faced racial animosity.

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Sueko, who is half-Japanese and half-Pakistani and was raised in Hawaii, is familiar with Denver and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. She directed the 2018 DCPA Theatre Company production of Vietgone,

Lloyd [Suh]’s real goal was that he wants people to add Afong Moy to their understanding of America. At the end of the day, if people walk out knowing…she was here, and that Asian Americans have been here, you know, for centuries, that is his goal.

“Maybe what I like to hold on to is her resilience,” Sueko says, “and also this hope, even though it gets reframed, even as her awareness of things grows. She still hopes for building bridges. In the end, she still thinks of herself as an ambassador.”

The book, like the play, puts Afong Moy in the context of her times. The play’s audiences won’t just get a proﬁle of a young woman put into an unthinkable situation; they’ll get an introduction to the experiences and spirit of all Asian Americans.

We invite our audiences to join the DCPA as we honor our Elders for the care of the land on which we perform with an official land acknowledgement. These words are shared at company meetings, first rehearsals, public forums and in the pages of Applause to recognize and respect Indigenous Peoples, their traditional territories and the care they have shown to all who reside here. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts honors and acknowledges that it resides on the traditional and unceded territories of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples. We also recognize the 48 contemporary Indigenous Tribes and Nations who have historically called Colorado home. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future, and to all those who have stewarded the land and water forMaygenerations.thisacknowledgment express the DCPA’s commitment to grow and deepen its relationships with the vibrant Indigenous communities who continue to thrive and uphold their sacred relation to this land. Learn more about acknowledgements.land a powerful story about the Vietnamese refugee experience in the U.S. after the Viet Nam War. She lives in the Washington, DC area, and acknowledges that history is incomplete everywhere. She notes that although the area around northern Virginia and D.C. have many historical markers about the Civil War, there isn’t any memorial to the Asians who fought on both side of the conflict.

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Sueko has been learning more about Afong Moy to prepare for directing the play. She cites a book she’s currently reading, The Chinese Lady: Afong Moy in Early America by Nancy E. Davis, which she recommends for its thoroughness. “This came out in 2019, right around when Lloyd’s play ﬁrst came out. She has done incredible research in piecing together the historical record, based on newspaper clippings of the time, based on diaries of what people who gazed upon her wrote, based on what else was going on.”

Sueko ﬁrst heard of Suh’s play when a woman she directed in Vietgone was cast as Afong Moy. Early this year, the DCPA reached out to her and asked if she’d be interested in directing The Chinese Lady in Denver. “Of course, you know, the answer was ‘yes.’ Right away,” sheThesays.challenge of directing The Chinese Lady, she adds, is that because it’s a two-person play, she had to ﬁnd actors who were able to carry the dramatic and comedic elements of the script and have a strong relationship. Atung, the intrepeter/caretaker/servant has a complex relationship with Afong Moy. And since Afong Moy tells her story and the larger story of Chinese in America into the 20th century, it’s an epicSuekostory.says she’s inspired by that epic story, and Suh’s telling of it.

Gil Asakawa lives in Denver and is a nationally known journalist, editor, author, speaker, and blogger focusing on Japanese and Asian American issues.

— SEEMA SUEKO, DIRECTOR THE CHINESE LADY SEP 9 – OCT 16 • SINGLETON THEATRE ASL Interpreted and Audio Described performance: Oct 2 at 1:30pm.

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Embracing music’s ability to trigger a spectrum of emotions, Mitchell wrote Hadestown to encompass healing powers, inviting audiences on a sacred pilgrimage to Hell and back. The musical’s more distinct lines, like “To the world we dream about, and the one we live in now,” and “If no one takes too much, there will always be enough,” oﬀer hope to many in the present moment. “To me, those ﬁrst lines are a reminder that even in hard times, there’s beauty and bravery and cause for celebration. There’s beauty in the struggle for a better world even if we can’t yet see the result,” Mitchell explains. “Orpheus is a hero not because he succeeds—but because he tries!”

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Orpheus oﬀers a glimpse at humanity’s fullest power by following through on his conviction for goodness and beauty. “Orpheus was by far the hardest character for me to write, in part because he’s more ‘pure’ than any other character,” Mitchell explains. “Hades, Persephone, and even Hermes and Eurydice have a sort of jaded quality, a world-weariness that is much easier to grasp and to

Could Hadestown writer and composer, Anaïs Mitchell have subconsciously predicted key elements of the world’s most devastating global crisis? The show’s world is one of suﬀering. Power and wealth reign supreme; the poor go hungry; seasons are unstable, and love is lost. In the real world, COVID-19 wreaks havoc, systematic racism forces persistent protest, border security fuels contentious debate, unemployment skyrockets, and climate change happens in real time. These challenges engulf our world beyond the theater as much as they do the musical’s dark side, sparking the show’s revolutionary score.

Like his Classical predecessor, Mitchell’s Orpheus can change the world through music. Viral videos of hopeful Italians singing from their balconies during COVID-19 quarantine show that Orpheus’s ethos thrives throughout the globe. “I think what inspired me most about retelling that story was the idea of pitting young, creative, optimistic Orpheus against an underworld where ‘the rules are the rules,’” Mitchell says. “At ﬁrst it was the idea of Orpheus, who believes if he could just write something beautiful enough, he could move the heart of stone. He could change the way the world is.”

The fact that Hadestown feels so relevant may seem surprising, considering that its composition started more than a decade ago. Mitchell conceived “Wait for Me,” a ﬁery declaration song at the center of the score, several years before Hadestown saw a Broadway stage, early in her singer-songwriter career. “I was driving from one tip gig to another when the melody of ‘Wait for Me’ dropped out of the sky,” says Mitchell, who wrote Hadestown’s book, music, and lyrics. “It came with some long-lost lyrics that seemed to describe the Orpheus & Eurydice myth, which had been a favorite of mine as a kid.”

Mitchell’s concern has proven prescient. When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, leaders around the globe ordered citizens to remain locked within the walls of their homes while also shutting down borders to immigration and travel. During mandated stay-at-home orders, the world watched in horror for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the murder of George Floyd, another un-armed Black killed at the hands of police. Floyd’s unjustiﬁed death by those paid to protect and serve, sparked a universal outcry of “Black Lives Matter,” and “Enough is Enough.”

Hadestown oﬀers dogged hope in the face of seemingly endless gloom. As the pandemic rages and citizens of the world remain “walled in,” we have the same opportunity as Orpheus to focus on making the world a better place. He reminds us not to use material goods as the only source of satisfaction and happiness, but to look deeper for the music striking cords of love, humanity, equality, peace, and spirituality. This article reprinted courtesy of Hadestown.

At ﬁrst it was the idea of Orpheus, who believes if he could just write something beautiful enough, he could move the heart of stone. He could change the way the world is.

write for. Orpheus is a dreamer, a genuine optimist, and that has been a challenge to discover and to express in writing. It’s hard to take an optimist seriously! For a long time, his optimism came across as overconfidence, which wasn’t in keeping with his sensitive soul.” Orpheus is the blueprint for optimism accelerating healing. His character urges audiences to look a little deeper for the good in the world, even if that search appears foolhardy. As its characters quite literally travel the road to Hell, Hadestown encourages audiences to experience that which feels harsh and might seem inevitable but cautions against letting such a harrowing journey breed fear or despair. “Why We Build the Wall,” the show’s bombastic Act 1 finale sung by a domineering Hades, for example, highlights the exclusionary powers of borders. “I wrote that song in 2006, and it’s one of the few songs that I wrote very quickly, all in one sitting, almost before I understood what it meant,” says Mitchell. “I was imagining a climate in crisis, a world in which many places had become uninhabitable and there were large populations of migrants knocking at the gates of the places of relative wealth and security. And the thought that popped into my head was, ‘When that happens, who among us is not going to want to be behind some kind of wall?’ Leaders (like Hades in Hadestown) have found it effective to use the language of the wall because it speaks loudly to a scared citizenry. The next thought that crossed my mind was the way walling others out has the equal and unintended effect of walling ourselves in.”

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HADESTOWN CAST Eurydice MORGAN SIOBHAN GREEN Orpheus CHIBUEZE IHUOMA Persephone KIMBERLY MARABLE Hades ..........................................................................................................................................................KEVYN MORROW Hermes LEVI KREIS Fates BELÉN MOYANO, BEX ODORISIO, SHEA RENNE Workers Chorus JORDAN BOLLWERK, LINDSEY HAILES, COURTNEY LAUSTER, JAMARI JOHNSON WILLIAMS, MARQUIS WOOD SWINGS TYLA COLLIER, IAN COULTER-BUFORD, ALEX LUGO, J. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ, CECILIA TRIPPIEDI UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Orpheus—JORDAN BOLLWERK, J. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ; for Eurydice—COURTNEY LAUSTER, ALEX LUGO; for Persephone—LINDSEY HAILES, SHEA RENNE; for Hades—JAMARI JOHNSON WILLIAMS, MARQUIS WOOD; for Hermes—IAN COULTER-BUFORD, MARQUIS WOOD ; for Fates—TYLA COLLIER, LINDSEY HAILES, COURTNEY LAUSTER, ALEX LUGO, CECILIA TRIPPIEDI Dance/Fight Captain—IAN COULTER-BUFORD Assistant Dance Captain—ALEX LUGO THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. PERFORMANCE TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES. ORCHESTRA Conductor/Piano—NATHAN KOCI Cello/Assistant Conductor—ERIC KANG Violin/Assistant Conductor—MELISSA TONG Guitar—MICHIKO EGGER Trombone/Glockenspiel—EMILY FREDRICKSON Double Bass—GERVIS MYLES Drums/Percussion—ELADIO ROJAS Music Coordinator—DAVID LAI The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches.

HADESTOWNCAST LUGOALEX J. RODRIGUEZANTONIO TRIPPIEDICECILIA JAMARIWILLIAMSJOHNSON MARQUISWOOD BOLLWERKJORDAN COLLIERTYLA IANBUFORDCOULTER- LINDSEYHAILES COURTNEYLAUSTER MORGANGREENSIOBHAN CHIBUEZEIHUOMA KREISLEVI KIMBERLYMARABLE MORROWKEVYN 4 CAST

HADESTOWN MUSICALACTNUMBERSI “Road to Hell” Hermes, Company “Any Way the Wind Blows” Eurydice, Fates “Come Home With Me” Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes, Workers “Wedding Song” .................................................................................. Orpheus, Eurydice, Workers “Epic I” Orpheus, Hermes “Livin’ It Up On Top” Persephone, Hermes, Orpheus, Company “All I’ve Ever Known” Eurydice, Orpheus “Way Down Hadestown” Company “A Gathering Storm” Hermes, Orpheus, Eurydice, Fates “Epic II” Orpheus “Chant” Company “Hey, Little Songbird” Hades, Eurydice “When the Chips Are Down” ................................................................................... Fates, Eurydice “Gone, I’m Gone” Eurydice, Fates “Wait For Me” Hermes, Orpheus, Fates, Workers “Why We Build the Wall” Hades, Company ACT II “Our Lady of the Underground” Persephone “Way Down Hadestown (reprise)” Hermes, Fates, Eurydice, Workers “Flowers” Eurydice “Come Home With Me (reprise)” Orpheus, Eurydice “Papers” ..........................................................................................................................Hades, Company “Nothing Changes” Fates “If It’s True” Orpheus, Hermes, Workers “How Long?” Persephone, Hades “Chant (reprise)” Company “Epic III” Orpheus, Company “Promises” Eurydice, Orpheus “Word to the Wise” Fates “His Kiss, The Riot” Hades “Wait For Me (reprise)” Hermes, Company “Doubt Comes In” Orpheus, Eurydice, Fates, Workers “Road to Hell (reprise)” Hermes, Company

Off-Broadway: No Strings. Select regional: Aida (White Plains PAC); Mamma Mia! (Theatre Aspen); Hello, Dolly! (The MUNY); Seussical (The MUNY); South Pacific (The MUNY). Much love to all his friends and family! Elon MT ’16. Represented by DGRW. Plan of Escape, his solo album out now!

KEEP DREAMING! Let’s connect! @iancoulterbuford. @iampalawn.

JORDAN BOLLWERK (Worker, u/s Orpheus).

IAN COULTER-BUFORD ( Swing, Dance/Fight Captain, u/s Hermes). Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter. Tour: After Midnight. TV/film: “Modern Love.” Choreography: The Rose Room. Goes by PALAWN as a musician, debut single, “Juxtapose” out 2/4/22, go listen! Thank God, my fam, my amazing team, my circle and the Hadestown squad. Illinois Wesleyan University alum.

COURTNEY LAUSTER ( Worker, u/s Eurydice, u/s Fate) is thrilled to be making her touring debut in Hadestown! Proud alumna of Missouri

Broadway: Moulin Rouge! , The Color Purple , Bandstand, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Dream, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Leader of the Pack West End: Ragtime (Olivier Best Actor nominee), 125th Street. Off-Broadway: A Man for All Seasons, The Boys in the Band, While I Yet Live. Regional: The Lion in Winter, The First Wives Club (NAACP Best Actor nominee), Driving Miss Daisy, Les Misérables , Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean, Tambourine to Glory (Helen Hayes Best Actor nominee). Film: Fair Market Value , Estella Scrooge, The Trade, Staying Alive. Television: Colin in “Black and White,” “When They See Us,” “The Path,” “Elementary,” “Ed,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Instinct,” “The Good Wife,” “Law & Order,” “Hostages.” BELÉN MOYANO ( Fate ). OffBroadway: Assistants (Players Theatre). Select regional: American Mariachi (TheatreSquared), The Prince of Egypt, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan (Tuacahn), In the Heights (Engeman). Bachelor of Music: Utah State University. Curriculum designer and executive podcast producer of “Edify Justice Advocates.” Born in Buenos Aires, she’s passionate about representation, Spanish language projects and accessible arts education. belenmoyano.com. BEX ODORISIO (Fate) is delighted to be on the road to hell. Readings/ workshops: The Visitor (The Public Theater), The Road to Ruin (dir. Patricia Birch), One Way (Musical Theatre Factory). Regional: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena). TV: “Dickinson.” BFA: NYU Tisch (Playwrights Horizons Theater School). Bex performs nationally with vintage vocal trio America’s Sweethearts. All the beans to Timmy and Gusto! @benditlikebexy.

LEVI KREIS ( Hermes) is a Tony Award-winning actor known for originating the role of Jerry Lee Lewis in Broadway’s Million Dollar Quartet. The role won Levi the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama League nomination. Other credits include the Tony-nominated revival of Violet, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Pump Boys and Dinettes and Rent Films include Frailty, The Divide and A Very Sordid Wedding. Levi is host of “Imagine Paradise Podcast” and a singer/songwriter featured in various television shows. Sign up at levikreis. com for music releases and tour dates.

FB/IG: @levikreis.

TYLA COLLIER (Swing, u/s Fate). OffBroadway: Sistas The Musical. Favorite regional: Once on This Island, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Hairspray. Award-winning audiobook narrator. Proud Boston Conservatory grad. Glory to God! Endless thanks to my family, besties, The Mine, Stewart/Whitely and the Hadestown team. To those who are waiting for their turn; it’s coming.

SHEA RENNE (Fate, u/s Persephone). Broadway: Allegiance. Regional: Here Lies Love (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Alien/Nation (Williamstown Theatre Festival); South Pacific (Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Music Theatre Wichita); The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mamma Mia!, Little Shop of Horrors, Footloose (Fulton Theatre); Seussical the Musical (The Muny); Spring Awakening (Hangar Theatre); West Side Story (MTW). Training: The University of Michigan. Love to DGRW. For Mom! @shea.renne.

@tyla_collier.

CHIBUEZE IHUOMA ( Orpheus ), he/him, is a Nigerian-American actor, musician and writer. A 2021 graduate of NYU Tisch (New Studio on Broadway), Chibueze is thrilled to be part of the Hadestown pantheon! He recently was seen in Hangar Theatre’s production of Once (Andrej). University credits include Urinetown (Bobby Strong), The Wild Party (Mr. Black), 12 Angry Animals (Juror 3/Bengal Tiger). Biggest thanks to the cast, crew and creative team for the best support a person could have. For the fam, always. chibuezeihuoma.com.

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LINDSEY HAILES ( Worker, u/s Persephone, u/s Fate). Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter and dancer by way of Overland Park, KS. Has traveled across the U.S. in various musicals and performing her own music, available on streaming platforms under “Hailes.” She’s honored and excited to be part of Hadestown. Motto: “Good things take time.” Trust the process and enjoy the journey.

MORGAN SIOBHAN GREEN (Eurydice). Broadway: Be More Chill Regional: Moby Dick (American Repertory Theater), Between the Lines (KC Rep, 92Y). NY Theater: Folk Wandering (ART NY), Sweetee (Signature). TV: Zuri on “The Bold Type” (Freeform), “Because I’m Me” (The Avalanches). Thanks to Stewart/ Whitley, MSA, 44West and the entire HadesTEAM. For my family and Pip. With reverence and gratitude for Sarah. @morgansiobhang.

You can also hear her as Lorelai in the Netflix anime series, “Cannon Busters,” and as a promotional voice for a number of TV networks. Brooklyn born and raised. Dartmouth College grad. Love always to fam, CLA, MA. Salaams! @misskimizzo. KEVYN MORROW (Hades).

WHO’S WHO

KIMBERLY MARABLE (Persephone). Direct from the original Broadway company of Hadestown , Kimberly is thrilled to be Our Lady of the Underground. Additional Broadway/ touring credits include The Lion King, where she understudied Nala and Shenzi, The Book of Mormon, Sister Act, Dreamgirls , Hairspray and The Wedding Singer. She has appeared on CBS’s “FBI” and “Bull” and NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” series.

IG: chibreezy7.

J. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ (Swing, u/s Orpheus) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut with this incredible show. Off-Broadway: Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas. Select regional: Footloose (The MUNY), Escape to Margaritaville (Ogunquit Playhouse), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (The REV). Special thanks to DGRW, Cecilia, and mi familia! Los quiero mucho! IG: @j.antoniorod.

DAVID NEUMANN (Choreographer).

Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Tony nomination), Hadestown (Tony Award), Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Freestyle Love Supreme, The Cher Show, Bandstand, Bright Star, It Shoulda Been You, Mothers and Sons, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony nomination), The Performers, Magic/Bird. Over 30 other Broadway

Recent credits: Rent 20th Anniversary Tour (Mimi Marquez u/s), An Officer and a Gentleman: The Musical (Casey Seegar). NYU/Tisch ’20. Many thanks to CTG, Anonymous Content, Stewart/ Whitley and the Hadestown team. For my family and Ben, always. alexmlugo.com.

Broadway: Tony nominations for Hadestown , Noises Off, Machinal and The Constant Wife; plus Charlie Brown, Twelve Angry Men, Heisenberg, new plays by Stephen Belber, Nicky Silver, Elaine May, more, and What the Constitution Means to Me. OffBroadway: premieres by Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, John Guare, Teresa Rebeck, Sarah Treem, John Kander/Greg Pierce, Will Eno, Lauren Yee, Lisa Loomer, Donald Marguilies, etc. He teaches in the graduate program at Brown University.

@alexmarialugo

CECILIA TRIPPIEDI (Swing, u/s Fate), she/her. Hailing from Orland Park, Ill., Cecilia is especially grateful to make her national tour debut with Hadestown Endless thanks to Stewart/Whitely, The Link Program and her incredible team at DGRW for their unwavering support. Proud Otterbein alum. Love always to her family, Sav and Antonio. @ceciliatrippiedi.

HADESTOWN State University. Regional: Beehive, Catch Me If You Can, Grease (Tent Theatre). Many thanks to Meghan and Caroline, Stewart/Whitley, KMR, and family and friends whom she never would have made it this far without. @courtneylauster.

BRADLEY KING (Lighting Design). With Rachel Chavkin: Hadestown, The Great Comet, Moby Dick, Lempicka, Preludes and many others. Broadway: Hadestown (Tony, Drama Desk), Flying Over Sunset , Bernhardt/ Hamlet , The Great Comet (Tony, Drama Desk). Off-Broadway: shows for MCC Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre and many others. Numerous regional theater and opera productions across the U.S. and worldwide. M.F.A.: NYU. On the web at bradleykingld.com.

JAMARI JOHNSON WILLIAMS (Worker, u/s Hades). Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud. National tours: Memphis, Motown the Musical. Favorite regional: Hair (Hud, NRT), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Fred, Palace Theatre, Riverside Theatre), The Wiz (The Wiz, SDT). Proud alumnus of the Gifford Youth Orchestra (GYOTigers.org), where he currently sits on the board and manages the drama department.

RACHEL CHAVKIN (Director) is a Tony Award winning director, writer and artistic director of Brooklyn-based collective, the TEAM. Hadestown (NYTW, National Theatre, London) has been one of her greatest joys. Tony and Lortel nominations and Drama Desk Award for Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway, Ars Nova, A.R.T.). London: Mission Drift (National Theatre), American Clock (Old Vic). Select New York and regional: Marco Ramirez’s The Royale (LCT; Obie Award, Drama Desk and Lortel nominations), Malloy’s Preludes (LCT3), Bess Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds (Ars Nova and national tour), Carson Kreitzer’s and Matt Gould’s Lempicka (Williamstown Theatre Festival), The Royal Family (Guthrie Theater) and multiple collaborations with Taylor Mac. Her first film, Remind Me, was an official selection of the Venice and Beverly Hills Film Festivals. 2017 Smithsonian Award for Ingenuity. Proud NYTW Usual Suspect and Member SDC.

@Jamarizabeast.

MARQUIS WOOD (Worker, u/s Hades, u/s Hermes). Carnegie Mellon University (BFA 2013) Off-Broadway: Black No More (New Group). Regional: As You Like It (Milwaukee Rep). TV: “East New York” (CBS). Film: No Doubt (Amazon Prime). Music: “She’s Gotta Have It” (Spike Lee). “The only way out, is in”. RIP to my teacher: Thích Nhâˇt Hanh IG: @monkquis

Film: I Am Legend, Marriage Story (Noah Baumbach). Choreography: An Octoroon and Futurity (Soho Rep); Antipodes (Signature Theatre); Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova); Hagoromo and Home (BAM); The Antipodes (Signature Theatre).

RACHEL HAUCK (Scenic Design).

Broadway: Hadestown (Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations), What the Constitution Means to Me, Latin History for Morons Recent work: The Wrong Man (MCC); Hadestown (National Theatre, Citadel, NYTW); Hurricane Diane (NYTW); Othello, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park); The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova); You’ll Still Call Me By Name (Sonya Tayeh/Jacob’s Pillow). Princess Grace, Lilly Awards; Drama Desk, Lortel nominations; Obie Award for Sustained Excellence. “Black lives matter.”

MICHAEL KRASS (Costume Design).

NEVIN STEINBERG (Sound Design).

Collaborator and performer: Laurie Anderson, Big Dance Theater, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Doug Elkins. Director: The Object Lesson (NYTW, BAM). Artistic director, Advanced Beginner Group (P.S.122, NY Live Arts, The Kitchen, Symphony Space, Abrons Art Center, The Chocolate Factory, The Whitney, Walker Art Center, MASS MoCA). Recipient of 2020 Obie Award, 2019 Chita Rivera Award, three Bessie Awards for dance/performance, Tony nominee for Hadestown, Lucille Lortel and Helen Hayes awards nominee.

ALEX LUGO (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain, u/s Eurydice, u/s Fate) is so grateful that “spring has come again!”

ANAÏS MITCHELL (Music, Lyrics & Book) is a Tony and Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter whose recordings include the original studio album of Hadestown (2010), Young Man in America (2012), Bonny Light Horseman (2019, as Bonny Light Horseman) and Anaïs Mitchell (2022). She was named to the TIME100 list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2020 and her first book Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown was published by Plume/ Penguin the same year. She headlines shows worldwide and her music has featured regularly on “Best-Of” lists, including NPR, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal Hadestown is Anaïs’s first musical.

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Broadway: Aladdin , Peter and the Starcatcher, Newsies , The Little Mermaid, Tarzan. Regional/touring: Freaky Friday, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, High School Musical, The Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Signature Theatre, Fisher Ensemble, Arena Stage. Hadestown at NYTW, Citadel, National Theatre London. Librettist: Atlantis (Virginia Rep, 2019), Dream and Laurel Canyon (in development). Education: UC San Diego. Catholic University, University of Washington. Past president, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.

KATIE ROSE M c LAUGHLIN ( Associate Director/Choreographer). Artistic Director of Designated Movement Company and Co-Creative Director of the Drama League Awardwinning Theater in Quarantine. Freelance choreographer and director for theater, opera, film, music videos and viral TikToks. Honored to have been Associate Choreographer for Hadestown at NYTW, Edmonton, South Korea and on @katierosierose.katierosemclaughlin.com.Broadway.

JOEL ROSEN ( Production Stage Manager). Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Avenue Q , Billy Elliot, White Christmas, In the Heights, Shrek, Flashdance , Dirty Dancing , Cheers Live. Broadway: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Imaginary Friends. OffBroadway: Reasons to be Happy, Fat Pig, The Exonerated. Regional: The Color Purple . Over 30 shows Old Globe Theatre, San Diego.

TODD SICKAFOOSE (Arrangements & Orchestrations) is a Tony and Grammy award-winning composer, producer, arranger, orchestrator, bandleader and double bassist. He produced, coarranged and performed on the original Hadestown album, co-produced both Hadestown cast recordings and produced and arranged Anaïs Mitchell’s album Young Man in America . Since 2004, Sickafoose has performed internationally with Ani DiFranco. Writing for his band Tiny Resistors, he recently created Bear Proof, a chamber jazz hybrid commissioned by the Doris Duke Foundation.

DAVID LAI (Music Coordinator). My Fair Lady, King Kong , Come From Away, Cats, Fiddler, The King and I, Evita, Mary Poppins , South Pacific Currently MD/conductor for Phantom of the Opera . Producer (multiple Grammy and Emmy winner, eighttime Grammy nominee): Hadestown; West Side Story ; Come From Away ; Promises, Promises ; Joshua Bell; Placido Domingo; Lang Lang; Eldar; Josh Groban; Renee Fleming; Itzhak Perlman; Kristin Chenoweth. Founder ParkAvenueArtists. Management: Bell, Perlman, Fleming, YEBBA, Jordan Donica, 2CELLOS. Consultant producer PBS specials: “Seasons of Cuba,” “Láng Lang,” “Fleming,” “Perlman,” “Time For Three.”

JENNIFER MULLINS (Hair Design).

After over a decade as a WigMaker for feature films and episodic television, Jennifer is now designing in the theatrical world. Beginning her career at 15 years old as a licensed hairdresser, Jennifer’s goal has always been to help productions have a visionary experience that brings people together, ignites their imaginations, and assists in creating a world of inclusiveness with diversity of hair on stage and in film.

Nathan writes, records and performs with The Solomon Diaries and The Hands Free. nathankoci.com.

NATHAN KOCI ( Music Director ).

CHIKA V. IKE ( Associate Director). Upcoming projects: And Certain Women (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, world premiere), Spacedogs (MCC, associate director). Recipient of the Drama League New York Fellowship, SDCF Gielgud Directing Fellowship, Bret C. Harte Directing Fellowship and Victory Garden’s Directors Initiative Apprenticeship Program. Member of the 2020–2022 WP Theatre Directors Lab. chikavike.com.

HADESTOWNproductions with Acme Sound Partners and five additional Tony nominations: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Fences, Hair and In the Heights.

MICHAEL CHORNEY ( Arrangements & Orchestrations) leads ensembles from trio to big band that perform his compositions and songs. As an arranger he has created tributes to Sun Ra, Kurt Weill and Paul Bowles. He has made a bunch of records as a leader, producer and instrumentalist. Michael has been a part of Hadestown since its inception in Vermont.

Broadway: Oklahoma! , Hadestown Other: Most Happy in Concert (Bard Summerscape), The Head and the Load (Tate Modern, Ruhr Triennale), The Source ( BAM, SF Opera, LA Opera), The Principles of Uncertainty (BAM), and War Horse (U.S. tour).

ANNELISE CASTLEBERRY (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be part of the first national tour of Hadestown Broadway: Cirque du Soleil: Paramour, Waitress . National tours: Beautiful, Pippin , Cheers Live On Stage! , Flashdance , Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off-Broadway: Carnegie Hall presents Candide, Barrow Street

JESSICA PAZ ( Sound Design). Twelfth Night, Othello, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Miss You Like Hell (The Public Theater); Welcome to Fear City (KC Rep); Burn All Night (A.R.T); A Sucker Emcee, The Muscles in Our Toes (LAByrinth Theater Company); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Theatre Company); Becoming Dr. Ruth (Westside Theatre); Looking for the Pony (Vital Theatre Company); Women Beware Women (Red Bull Theater); Stretch (a fantasia) (New Georges). Tony, Drama Desk winner for Best Sound Design for Hadestown LIAM ROBINSON (Music Supervisor & Vocal Arrangements). Broadway: War Horse (Songman, original cast); music director and vocal arranger for Hadestown Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop (cast member), Canada’s Citadel Theatre and London’s National Theatre; orchestrator/ co-producer National Anthem: Arise! Arise! robinsonandrohe.com.

Pippin; La Cage; Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. UK: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: Hadestown , Hairspray, Waitress , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: A.R.T., Berkeley Rep, Alley Theatre, Bay Street Theater, For The Record, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter Theatre Center, Signature Theatre, RCCL. @stewartwhitley. stewartwhitley.com.

KEN CERNIGLIA ( Dramaturg ).

STEWART/WHITLEY ( Casting ). Duncan Stewart CSA and Benton Whitley CSA. NY: Hadestown (Artios Award); Chicago ; Rock of Ages ; Lightning Thief ; Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; Elf ; On the Town;

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Theatrical’s Sweeney Todd, Sleep No More. Love to my family and friends.

THE BOOKING GROUP ( Tour Booking Agency) has represented 27 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Come From Away, The Book of Mormon, 1776 , Hadestown, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Pretty Woman, Six, Tina, To Kill a Mockingbird, Anastasia, Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, My Fair Lady, R.E.S.P.E.C.T and Tootsie. Future tours include Almost Famous, Funny Girl, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, A Strange Loop, The Devil Wears Prada and The Wiz

ZACHRY J. BAILEY ( Assistant Stage Manager) is elated to join the SM team.

RCI THEATRICALS (General Manager). Productions include Hadestown, Ain’t Too Proud , Jagged Little Pill, The Inheritance, Oklahoma!, The Sound Inside, Anastasia, American Son, Torch Song, Fiddler on the Roof, You Can’t Take It With You, All the Way, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella , Porgy and Bess , August: Osage County. Upcoming: The Minutes and American Buffalo. rcitheatricals.com

Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), The Visit (Tony nomination), Mothers and Sons (Tony nomination), Moulin Rouge! (Tony nomination), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Tony nomination), Tina: The Musical (Tony nomination), Anastasia , It’s Only a Play. Film: A Christmas Carol, Hello Again, Something Like Summer @huntercarnold. In Loving Memory of Elaine Sheinmel-Getter.

DALE FRANZEN ( Producer ) has over 40 years of experience in the creative arts industry as an opera singer, artistic director, producer, consultant and educator. Her decision to develop Hadestown into a full musical started the day she was sent the concept album in 2011. Dale is an executive producer for an upcoming documentary One Person One Vote. For the 2022 season, she is a co-producer on for colored girls… on Broadway and supporting Prima Facie in the West End and Caroline, or Change on Broadway. Previously, she built, conceived and served as the founding artistic director of the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. Love always to Don, Ben and Tete, Ali and Zach, and Olivia. DaleFranzen.com.

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer and lifestyle brands, including 75+ Broadway shows over two decades. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Hadestown, Mean Girls, Pretty Woman , Tootsie . Upcoming tours: Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Elf The Musical, The Hip Hop Nutcracker.

MARA ISAACS (Producer) founded Octopus Theatricals to foster compelling theatrical works for local and global audiences. Producer of over 150 productions, including Hadestown (Best Musical Tony, Grammy awards), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony Award Best Play), Translations, Anna in the Tropics, Into the Woods, The Brother/Sister Plays , Crowns Current projects: Iphigenia by Wayne Shorter and esperanza spalding, Dreaming Zenzile by Somi Kakoma, And So We Walked by DeLanna Studi, Theatre for One and Arts Impact Collaborative. Co-Founder of Producer Hub and CIPA (Creative and Independent Producer Alliance).

Regional: A Raisin in the Sun (SM), The Plot, Twelfth Night (ASM) at Yale Rep; Jesus Christ Superstar (ASM, Connecticut Rep), Broadway for Biden (SM). Film: CRAM (Radical Rhinoceros Pictures), The Promotion (C1 Media). Love and joy to friends and family. IG: @zachryjbailey.

DENNY DANIELLO ( Company Manager). National tours: Anastasia, The Humans , Cabaret , Cinderella , Anything Goes , West Side Story, Grease , The Drowsy Chaperone , Sweet Charity, Little Women, Chicago, The Exonerated , The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line. For my parents whose love story rivals Persephone and Hades.

Select New York and West End: The Inheritance (Olivier Award and Tony nomination), Once on This Island (Tony Award), Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), Kinky Boots (Tony Award and Olivier Award), Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award), Deaf West Theatre’s

HUNTER ARNOLD ( Producer ).

TOM KIRDAHY (Producer) is a Tony and Olivier Award-winner whose projects have spanned Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, national and international tours. Select NY/ London credits: The Inheritance (11 Tony nominations, including Best Play; four Oliviers); Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Desk Award, Best Musical Revival); Terrence McNally’s Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune (two Tony nominations, including Best Revival); Anastasia; It’s Only a Play ; The Jungle; The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Additional Tony nominations: The Visit, Mothers and Sons , Ragtime , Master Class Recipient, 2019 Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theater Producing. Board member, Broadway League and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Management ). Beetlejuice (Korea), The Book of Mormon , Company, Frozen (Australia, Germany, London, Japan, North American tour), Mean Girls (tour), Plaza Suite, Springsteen on Broadway, The Lehman Trilogy, The Music Man, To Kill a Mockingbird. Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989.

SING OUT, LOUISE! PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Lorenzo Thione, Jay Kuo, Joey Monda. Currently on Broadway: Mrs. Doubtfire. Past seasons: Slave Play (Tony nom.), Inheritance (Tony nom.), The Cher Show, The New One, Allegiance, Catch Me… (Tony nom.), American Idiot . In development: Indigo, The Elephant Whisperer. Film: Allegiance, Bandstand. singoutlouise. broadway.

WILLETTE & MANNY KLAUSNER ( Producer ). Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, Mrs. Doubtfire, MJ: The Musical, The Band’s Visit, Latin History for Morons , Eclipsed , The Encounter, Mountaintop, Trip to Bountiful, Hughie, Romeo & Juliet, Kat and the Kings Off-Broadway: Desperate Measures, Smokey Joe’s Cafe revival, Three Mo’ Tenors NO GUARANTEES ( Producer ) is a theatrical production company founded by Christine Schwarzman, a recipient of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical ( Hadestown) and a 6-time Tony nominee. Producing credits include the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist Soft Power (Public Theater).

Previously: producing director, McCarter Theatre Center; associate producer, Center Theatre Group. octopustheatricals.com.

BROADWAY STRATEGIC RETURN FUND ( Producer ). Our mission is to bring a truly unique, data-driven approach and professional process to investing in the vibrant global live theater industry, improving the Broadway experience for investors. broadwayfund.com.

BENJAMIN LOWY/ADRIAN SALPETER ( Producer ) produce theater, film and television. Select previous include Mean Girls ; Angels in America; Beetlejuice; The Iceman Cometh ; Sunday in the Park with George; A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Tony nom.); Six Degrees of Separation (Tony nom.); My Fair Lady (Australia).

CONCORD THEATRICALS (Producer) is the world’s most significant theatrical agency, including R&H Theatricals, Tams-Witmark, the ALW Collection, and Samuel French, providing comprehensive services to creators and producers of plays and musicals: theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, recording and first-class production.

STONE ARCH THEATRICALS (Producer). Minnesota and NYC-based partners Jennifer Melin Miller of North Star Theatricals, Frances Wilkinson of the Mount Curve Company, and Christopher Schout and Wayne Zink of Triumph Productions. We are proud and enthusiastic commercial theater producers and committed nonprofit theater supporters.

KILIMANJARO THEATRICALS ( Producer ). Stuart Galbraith and Joshua Andrews. Current projects: Mrs. Doubtfire; U.K.: Pretty Woman, Cluedo, What’s New Pussycat?. Kili produces Ed Sheeran and Thriller Live Josh’s credits: An American In Paris (London), Fat Friends—The Musical, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Girl on the Train LADY CAPITAL ( Producer). Jenna Segal and Randi Zuckerberg are proud to welcome theater back and support female-led projects. Select Broadway and New York credits include, Segal: What the Constitution Means to Me, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Gigi Zuckerberg: Rock of Ages, Freestyle Love Supreme, Oklahoma! LD ENTERTAINMENT ( Producer ). Mickey Liddell and Robert Ahrens. Broadway: Oklahoma! (Tony), Ain’t Too Proud, Angels in America (Tony), Anastasia, Sunday in the Park with George, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony), Disaster!, Evita, Xanadu. U.K.: Dear Evan Hansen, Company, Heisenberg, Finding Neverland. Film: Ben is Back, Jackie, Anthropoid, The Grey, Go.

DEBORAH GREEN (Producer) is a resident of both Austin and Manhattan. A philanthropist, contemporary art collector and avid supporter of all art forms, she believes in the power of art to change lives and is thrilled to join the Broadway producing community.

INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK (Producer) is a consortium of 32 leading presenters of touring Broadway shows. Recent and upcoming Broadway: Company, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jagged Little Pill, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Moulin Rouge!, Tootsie, Oklahoma!, The Band’s Visit and Dear Evan Hansen KALIN LEVINE DOHR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Gavin Kalin Productions, Marc David Levine and Griffin Dohr are proud to be co-producing Hadestown alongside our esteemed partners.

HORNOS MOELLENBERG (Producer). Ricardo Hornos is an award-winning theater, film and TV writer/producer in South America, the U.S. and the U.K. Carl Moellenberg is a 12-time Tony Award-winner who has produced more than 50 Broadway shows and is Chairman of Dominion Pictures.

DEMAR MORITZ GANG (Producer). Jonathan Demar: Tony-winning producer, performer and activist. B.A.: Emory University. Michael J. Moritz Jr.: Tony-winning producer, Emmy-winning music director, record producer from Youngstown, Ohio. Love to Gia. Rebecca Gang: Tonywinner. Founder: Lost Gang Films West and Filmmakers First Fund. Love to Hannah and Sarah.

SANDI MORAN (Producer). Broadway credits include Once on This Island (Tony Award), Moulin Rouge! (Tony nomination), Anastasia , Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Head Over Heels , Disaster!, Allegiance, The Visit (Tony nomination).

CRAIG BALSAM ( Producer). After playing the role of the Innkeeper in his sixth-grade production of Man of La Mancha in the early 1970s, Craig is now prepared and pleased to be co-producing Hadestown Other productions include The Lehman Trilogy, Hangmen, What the Constitution Means to Me

MARGUERITE HOFFMAN (Producer) of Dallas, is a private investor who works to promote the arts, access to healthcare, biotech initiatives and amplifying green space.

SALLY CADE HOLMES (Producer). Broadway: Hadestown (Tony Award), Anastasia, The Inheritance (GLAAD Award, Drama Desk), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune . OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors , Puffs . Former associate producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions. sallycadeholmes.com.

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GETTER ENTERTAINMENT LLC (Producer). Partners Elaine SheinmelGetter/Philip Getter. Productions have won Pulitzer Prize, Grammy and Tony awards. Shadow Box, original Grease, introduced David Copperfield’s Magic Man , Tommy Tune’s Hollywood/ Ukraine, Harry Chapin’s Cotton Patch, Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny, others. Trustee American Theatre Wing, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music.

42ND.CLUB ( Producer ) is a Tony Award-winning club for Broadway investors. Principals include Wendy Federman (10 Tony Awards, 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipient), Jim Kierstead (Mrs. Doubtfire, Company, The Lehman Trilogy, Ain’t Too Proud ), Brian Resnick and Bubba Samuels. 42nd.club.

Recent credits for Gavin: Betrayal, The Ferryman; for Marc: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Company, The Sound Inside; for Griffin: The Inheritance

PHIL & CLAIRE KENNY (Producer). Two-time Tony Award-winning producers, parents to seven children and co-founders of Masters Acting Academy. Current and upcoming: Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill, The Lehman Trilogy, Company (revival) and Waitress. In development: Alice in Neverland. aliceinneverland.com.

MADISON WELLS LIVE (Producer) is the live entertainment arm of Madison Wells, Gigi Pritzker’s awardwinning production company. Led by Jamie Forshaw, MWLive focuses on collaborating with partners aligned in the belief that good storytelling sparks important conversations. Broadway: Pass Over, Company, The Inheritance, Million Dollar Quartet.

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Broadway: Hadestown (Tony winner), Tony nominations for Tootsie , Frankie and Johnny, The Inheritance Others: Company, A Christmas Carol, Anastasia , Little Shop of Horrors , Immortal Longings. Upcoming: The King’s Speech, Little Dancer.

ReACT ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) is Rob Laqui (@roblaqui), Adam Hyndman (@adam_hyndman), Cynthia J. Tong (@cinnabunny24) and Toni R. Isreal (@realmnproductions)— four of the founders of The Industry Standard Group (@tisg_org), an organization innovating Broadway by opening new pathways for people of color to invest and produce.

in London. Current U.S. productions: The Lehman Trilogy and Hadestown Their 2018 production of Angels in

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Critics Circle awards for Best Revival. Other U.S. productions: Network ; The Jungle ; People, Places and Things ; Curious Incident ; One Man, Two Guvnors; War Horse; The

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has shaped our very idea of what theater can be, including Rent, Homebody/Kabul, A Number, Peter and the Starcatcher, Once, Mary Jane, Lazarus, What the Constitution Means to Me and Slave Play STAFF FOR HADESTOWN GENERAL MANAGEMENT RCI THEATRICALS David R. Richards Beverly Edwards Shaun Moorman Danielle Karliner Naish Floyd Sklaver Justin Black Halle Kilman Victoria Lynn David Norwood Alexander Parra Siani Woods Brittany Alvord Rudy Bamenga Samantha Brown Ben Diskant Joel Glassman Andrew Hartman Jamey Jennings Kimberly Kelley Genevieve Kersh Bruce Klinger James Neal Justin Santory Kimberly Suzzan COMPANY MANAGER DENNY DANIELLO Associate Company Manager David Haines TOUR MARKETING & PRESS ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING Andrew Damer Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke Hayden Anderson Adina Hsu Amenkha Sembenu DIVERSITY MARKETING CONSULTANT REALEMN PRODUCTIONS Toni Isreal Genetta Robinson Amanda Haynes Marshay Monet Stelline Howard Dana Moorhead Cherine Anderson Theresa O’Neal Brandon Forbes Richard Pelzer II TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart Laura Kolarik Stephanie thebookinggroup.comDitman PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AURORA PRODUCTONS Ben Heller Liza Luxenberg Ryan Murphy Chris Minnick Luke Ricca Martijn Appelo Michael Gurdo Tor Rametta Jack Rhea Cori Gardner CASTING STEWART/WHITLEY Duncan Stewart, CSA & Benton Whitley, CSA Joey Montenarello, CSA Micah Johnson-Levy Afsheen Misaghi Samantha Walsh PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER JOEL ROSEN Stage Manager Annelise Castleberry Assistant Stage Manager Zachry J. Bailey Associate Director/Choreographer ... Katie Rose McLaughlin Associate Director Chika V. Ike Assistant Choreographer Nick Drake Dance/Fight Captain Ian Coulter-Buford Assistant Dance Captain Alex Lugo Associate Scenic Designer Meredith B. Ries Assistant Scenic Designer Jessica Bonaventure Associate Costume Designer Justin L. Hall Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Solomon Associate Lighting Designer John A. Viesta III Assistant Lighting Designer Alexandra Mannix Moving Light Programmer Bridget Chervenka Assistant Sound Designer Connor J. Wang Special Effects Consultant Jeremy Chernick Special Effects Programmer Sarah Stolnak Wig Builder Jennifer Mullins Associate Hair Designer Dana Rose Lobue Production Carpenter David “Pfish” Terry Production Electrician Justin Freeman Production Properties Coordinator Emiliano Pares Assistant Production Properties Scott Rukowski Production Sound Michael Wojchik Assistant Sound Nathan Meredith Head Carpenter David “Pfish” Terry Deck Automation/Assistant Carpenter Sarah Walker Flyman/Assistant Carpenter Chee M.F. Lee Head Electrician Mitchell Girgasky Assistant Electrician/Spotlights Daniel Meltzer Assistant Electrician/Moving Lights ......... Jordan Mitchell Head Props Nikki Lalonde Head Sound Allison Ebling Assistant Sound Gaven Wedemeyer Wardrobe Supervisor Matty Kelbaugh Assistant Wardrobe Curtis Kelly Hair Supervisor Rachel Auguste Swing Technician David “Sideshow” Burgdorf Assistant to the Director Ryan Sweeney Production Assistants Alexander Allen, Matthew Henao, Bailey Saxe Assistant Music Directors Eric Kang, Melissa Tong Music Assistant Cynthia Meng Music Copyist Jon Gingell Social Media Marathon Digital/Mike Karns, Micayla Brewster, Ava Coploff, Melanie Pateiro Physical Therapy NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc. Medical Director Melody Hrubes, MD Human Resources Cornerstone Consulting HR/ Colette Luckie COVID Compliance Manager Nate Sayatovich Banking City National Bank/Michelle Gibbons Insurance DeWitt Stern Group Inc./ Peter Shoemaker & Anthony Pittari Accountant Withum Smith + Brown, PC/Robert Fried, CPA; Karen Kowgios, CPA; Anthony Moore, CPA Comptroller… RCI Theatricals, Inc./Floyd Sklaver Legal Counsel Lazarus & Harris LLP/ Scott R. Lazarus, Esq.; Robert C Harris, Esq.; Emily Lawson, Esq.; Diane Viale Payroll Checks & Balances Payroll Merchandise The Araca Group/Emma Kerr, Rachel Sheer Trucking Clark Transfer Travel Agency Tzell Travel/Andi Henig, Alan Henig, Jeanne Lafond Hotel Booking/Ground Transportation Road Concierge/ Lisa Morris, Julia Murphy, Erin Oestreich, Brandon Jones Production Photographers T CharlesKevinErickson,Berne OCTOPUS THEATRICALS STAFF Executive/Creative Producer Mara Isaacs Business Manager Michael Francis AssociateProductionProducer/Coordinator Bryan Hunt Associate Producer Sophie Blumberg Associate Producer Adam Hyndman Associate Producer/NT America Fellow Rob Laqui Executive Assistant Kendra Holloway TBD THEATRICALS STAFF President Hunter Arnold Managing Producer Kayla Greenspan Finance Director Ophelia Chua Associate Producer ................................ Tina Cocumelli Producing Assistant Katrina Jarnutowski Director Tyler Newhouse Editor Daniel Hubbard Assistant to Mr. Arnold Joseph Sykes-Burns

KENNETH & ROSEMARY WILLMAN ( Producer ). Numerous Broadway, West End and international productions, including Come From Away (Olivier), Tina, Mrs. Doubtfire, Company, Memphis and The New One. First storytellers to Frazier, Cameron and Sinclair; now sharing stories far and wide. Are honored to help tell Hadestown NATIONAL THEATRE (Producer) is led by Rufus Norris and Lisa Burger America a record for the most Tony nominations for a play Broadway winning the Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League Outer History work on its own stages, on tour, in schools, on cinema screens throughout the U.S. and streaming at home, the NT reaches millions of people year

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Patti is a fine arts photographer and Michael is in international finance. The Roberts are thrilled to be a part of the stellar Hadestown team and this is their Broadway producing debut.

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through productions, workshops and educational programs. We’ve mounted more than 150 productions from artists whose

NEDERLANDER NATIONAL MARKETS (Producer), a Nederlander Presentation based in Chicago, is one of the largest presenters of Broadway series and engagements across North America. Currently, they oversee subscription seasons in more than 20 cities throughout the country.

SCHROEDER SHAPIRO PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Erik Schroeder’s work includes MTC, Lookingglass, Bellwether Productions, House Theatre. Love to Nina, Calvin, Orange, Dean, Katrina, Alex, Gabby, Thea. David Shapiro is a longtime Broadway investor and recently producer ( Hadestown , Diana , Encounter). Love to Mark, family and friends. SERIFF PRODUCTIONS (Producer).

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PATTI SANFORD ROBERTS & MICHAEL ROBERTS ( Producer ).

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. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians. arts

HADESTOWNTOM KIRDAHY PRODUCTIONS STAFF President Tom Kirdahy Associate Producer Cynthia J. Tong Literary Manager ......................................... Sam Myers BTC Producing Fellow Danielle Covington Terrence McNally Legacy Manager Santino DeAngelo Executive Assistant + Office Manager Richard Brighi Scenery built by Hudson Scenic Studio. Props by BrenBri Properties. Lighting equipment by Christie Lights. Sound equipment by Masque Sound. Special effects equipment by Jauchem & Meeh Inc. Costumes executed by Tricorne Costumes, Inc.; Parsons-Meares, Ltd.; Arnold Levine, Inc.; Crystal Thompson, Giliberto Designs, Inc.; Shana Albery; Jeff Fender Studio; Scafati Tailoring, Inc.; Hochi Asiatico. Additional vocal arrangements by Justin Vernon and The Haden Triplets from the 2010 Studio Album. Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios. Technical rehearsals held at Proctors in Schenectady, NY. SPECIAL THANKS

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THEATER OF THE MIND 22 APPLAUSE • AUG – OCT 2022 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG asks: If you are made of your MEMORIES, and those memories are MALLEABLE, then who are YOU? BY DR. NICOLE GARNEAU

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A very malleable and often unreliable memory. In fact, layers upon layers of these memories, tied to emotions, tied to your senses. All dictating your every move, your views, thoughts and your very identity. This is how your mind creates the stories of you. This is perception.

Back to Theater of the Mind ’s starting point, you find that all those perceptions and preconceived notions are shed when see yourself differently. It is quite liberating really. Think about it, when else are you given permission, in fact encouraged, to let your fixed identity go and see the world anew? This is how you begin your journey, which leads me to the final aspect. The team needs your complete buy-in. You meet your Guide, a shade of sorts, who weaves you into the very center of their story. You will experience their memories as seen through the eyes of their death, as they attempt to square up truth in order to understand who they truly are. For this to work, you need a space that shakes up your pattern recognition, a key feature of perception.

Pattern recognition is the experience of similar events, over and over, such that your brain recognizes and reacts with increasing speed, creating an automatic behavior. Quick action in the face of a threat leads to survival in the traditional sense. Pattern recognition in the face of true danger is imperative. But I wonder how these automatic habits play out in your everyday life. Might you have some automatic behaviors that are rooted in fear, or shame, maybe guilt or conditioning? Theater of the Mind aims to quiet these automatic brain patterns. It creates a space where you are asked to free yourself from filtering pattern recognition through your personal lens. It offers playful and mind-blowing experiments in which to test this out, and in the end, it seeks to engage you with a new way of thinking. It allows you to explore what it means to experience yourself in the world without the same fixed perspective. This brings us back to Byrne’s original question, “If you are made of your memories, and those memories are malleable, then who are you?” In my interview with Off-Center’s Executive Director & Curator, Charlie Miller, he put it another way, “If memory and identity are malleable, meaning nothing is fixed, what else is possible?” A curious question I look forward to exploring.

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This is the question that multimedia artist, David Byrne (American Utopia, Talking Heads, Reasons to Be Cheerful, A History of the World in Dingbats) posed to me. Byrne has been asking this question for decades. In his early 20s he found himself fascinated with the work of neurophysiologist Warren McCulloch and thus began a journey that led him, 40 years later, to cowriter Mala Gaonkar, and their creation, Theater of the Mind Theater of the Mind is the newest, and arguably most ambitious, production of DCPA Off-Center. It doesn’t just explore the human brain; it allows YOU to explore YOUR brain through story and science. As a scientist who loves storytelling, it is like nothing I have ever seen or experienced. Andrew Scoville, the show’s director, feels the same way. He grinned when I shared this, and in excitement told me “I am a storyteller who loves science!” Scoville, in addition to loving science, loves a challenge. As the architect of the process that gives Theater of the Mind its framework, he knew it was going to be “a challenge in the most positive way.” In effect, Scoville and the team set out to create a world of lived experiences, memories and self-reflection, in which the rest of us are then invited to play. It is immersive art on a most massive scale. It has inner technological workings that are beyond belief. If that weren’t courageous enough, the experience is built upon the fallacy of human perception. It is designed to unlock the cage of the mind. No small potatoes here. Theater of the Mind aims to play big. To do so, the creative team tackled three aspects unique only to this type ofTheproduction.firstwas the casting of unicorns, 14 of them to be exact. Not only are the actors in the production exceptional at their trade, but as Scoville relayed to me, “We didn’t just need actors, we needed conversationalists! People who could tell a story and confidently put you at ease.” But that wasn’t all Scoville was looking for, he also needed them to facilitate actual experiments and navigate each group of 16 from beginning to end. No small task, but they did it. Next up, the team needed to set the stage, figuratively and immediately, for the show’s entry point. Guests would need to be in the right frame of mind in order to get the most of the experience. This is because audience members become part of the narrative. I don’t want to give too much away, so all I can say is that the creative team has clever ways of centering audience members in the story and challenging their sense of identity. Neuroscience supports this move. Here’s why: your memories are malleable, and greatly influenced by emotion and sensory perception. Both are key parts of your nervous system, sending clues to your brain about what is going on around you and how you should feel about it. But you can’t take in everything, you simply don’t have the short-term memory space. Your brain needs to be selective. All that incoming data is filtered to capture only what is essential in that moment. The result?

Dr. Nicole Garneau is a geneticist and neuroscientist who speaks, consults and writes about the human experience in order to shatter the shame of mental health. Connect with Dr. Nicole Garneau at www.drnicolegarneau.com and @DocGarneau.

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The Ramble’s efforts to create a timeless structure that evoked both the nostalgia and permanence of the past with a modern interpretation were rewarded upon its opening in 2018 when it was named one of the world’s “Top 18 New Hotels” by Architectural Digest. Featuring a high level of masonry not often seen in new-build projects, local artists were commissioned to build furniture, create artwork showcased throughout and — most notably — design and build the grand, three-arched, mirrored bar that is the gemstone of the hotel’s lobby and operated by Death & Co, one of the most significant and influential bars to emerge from the current craft cocktail revival.

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Located just north of downtown Denver in the River North Art District, or RiNo, The Ramble Hotel is locally owned and operated. As the ﬁrst hotel to open in RiNo — a neighborhood that is home to a remarkable concentration of creative businesses such as art galleries, furniture makers, illustrators, painters, photographers, sculptors and more — the connection between the hotel and the art community is intrinsic, but also thoughtfully fostered by the hotel.

Since its opening, The Ramble continues to support the art community — commissioning muralists to paint exterior walls, partnering with the RiNo Art District to host traveling artists, repurposing a shipping container into a free, pop-up artist residency that allows them to create and sell their work and hosting the Invisible City Series each winter which features out-of-the box acts and artistic endeavors that allow guests to engage with some of the city’s most interesting creative communities. As such, our support of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is both natural and sincere: Performance art continues to grow within our city and we are very keen to support it. Currently, The Ramble is collaborating with local theater company OddKnock, with guestroom packages that include access to their inaugural Denver immersive theater work, From on High, and later this year The Ramble will be a sponsor of Theater of the Mind, another immersive theater experience created by world-renowned musician David Byrne. The Ramble Hotel will oﬀer guests a one-of-a-kind, in-room experience as well as mind-bending food and drink journeys created in partnership with the show, local neuroscientists and Death & Co Denver. OF THE

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Why Dancing is So Good

Like with any exercise, dancing gets the blood and oxygen moving through the body, which can improve the condition of the heart and lungs. Building strength adds muscle tone, that in turn supports the bones, while giving the body more endurance and better range of motion. Stronger bones mean less risk of osteoporosis. And overall, dancing will improve coordination, agility and ﬂexibility.

While dancing is good for you and fun, it can cause injury. But don’t fear it, just prepare. “Most dance related injuries that present to my practice involve situations where a dancer has increased their volume too quickly without appropriate strength training or is simply dancing too frequently for what their body can tolerate,” advises Dr. Metzl, who also works for UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver. “My best advice would be to consistently and regularly maintain core strength and to decrease dance volume or seek medical advice if discomfort persists.”Andstretching, lots of stretching.

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DANCE FOR YOUR HEALTH

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Let’s not skip the mental benefits. Exercise has long been associated with increasing serotonin, that hormone that makes us feel happy. The Colorado Ballet and the Parkinson Association of the Rockies with support from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Physical Therapy Program, Rhythm and Grace: Dance for PD, uses dance to address such Parkinson’s-specific concerns as balance, flexibility, coordination, isolation and depression. “Overall, the health benefits are tremendous,” said Dr. Metzl.

You don’t have to be a professional ballerina or have studied dance since childhood in order to reap the beneﬁts of movement. Dancers come in all ages and sizes, the main point is to enjoy it and get your body moving. “Dance is an art form that is beneﬁcial from a very young age, to a professional level and even for senior citizens,” said Dr. Metzl. “I would strongly encourage anyone that enjoys watching dance toYouparticipate.”don’tneed a studio or class to start. Just throw on that track that makes your body want to move and start dancing.

While dance is something we can both do and watch for pleasure, the movement goes beyond entertainment. It’s actually good for your body and “Dancingmind.isexcellent for your health, and it’s a wonderful example of an activity where art and sport meet,” said Dr. Joshua A. Metzl, MD, the head orthopedic physician for the Colorado Ballet, as well as an assistant team physician for the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and Colorado Rapids. “Dance is a total body workout, including the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems, as well as the brain.” Best part? You can dance just about anywhere. And for free-ﬂowing movement, no instruction is required.

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“The real Bobby G Award is the friends you make along the way,” Sachs said to a crowd of 2,000 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The Bobby G Awards, which celebrate achievements in high school musical theatre, are essentially the Colorado state championships for thespians. John Ekeberg, Executive Director of DCPA Broadway, remarked on how energizing it was to resume the inperson awards: “We are in a world where we can use as much joy as possible.” And there was about as much joy as could ﬁt in the room that night. The Bobby Gs emphasize camaraderie over competition. All ﬁve Outstanding Musical nominees were invited to perform songs from their productions. While Aurora’s Overland High School took the top prize with Sister Act, the nominees were Chaparral (9 to 5, the Musical ), Lakewood (Anastasia), Littleton (Into the Woods), and Palmer Ridge (Once Upon a Mattress).

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Each year, the 10 nominated Outstanding Actors and Actresses prepare an original medley to perform at the ceremony before the winners are announced. This year’s honorees were Thomas Beeker (Harold Hill in The Music Man, Frederick High School) and Madison Manning (Deloris Van Cartier in Overland’s Sister Act).

Sara Sachs summed up the Bobby G Awards on May 26 when she accepted the Outstanding Scenic Design Award for Overland’s Sister Act

Winners were determined by a team of local adjudicators who considered musical productions from 41 Colorado high schools in 18 counties, most of which also took part in workshops facilitated by DCPA Teaching Artists. In all, about 3,500 students participated in this year’s program, and with nearly 32,000 participants since 2013. At the end of the night, Talia Liccardello, who won for her direction of Littleton’s Into the Woods summed it up: “It feels good. I want people to know theatre is hard work, but it is so worth it.”

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is grateful for the generous support of community. More than 350 individuals, companies and foundations contributed $17 million to create a home for world-class productions. Additionally, the residents of Denver invested $19 million through the Elevate Denver bond fund to ensure the future of theatre in community.

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Xcel Energy employee volunteers in partnership with 40 West Arts painted a ground mural in Lakewood, Colorado. The mural increased connectivity to a park and the local neighborhood.

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Xcel Energy understands that arts and cultural programing plays a pivotal role in shaping our communities. The arts create opportunities for education, expression, dialogue and shared experiences that lift people up and bring them together. That is why Xcel Energy donates thousands of dollars every year to organizations like the Denver Center for the Performing Arts that foster cultural expression and inclusion and build community strength and vitality.

Xcel Energy is also committed to delivering safe, reliable, low-cost, clean energy and is advancing the clean energy transition, with a vision of serving our customers net-zero energy by 2050. That’s across all the ways you use energy: heating, electricity, and transportation. From switching to energy-eﬃcient LED bulbs to making energy-saving decisions together, it’s the people in Colorado that’ll help advance this change. You. Us. Together. Learn more at https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/community.

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The evening started with four local businesses providing food for the evening ranging from tacos to mangonada by Cabron Carbon, La Machaca, DGO Mexican Grill and La Bonita Neveria y Paleteria with DJing by Soldevila Music Project. The event did not stop there with multi-instrumentalist Miguel Soldevila performing for the audience to get the party started. Following Soldevila, ArtistiCO took to the stage to perform beautiful folklorico dancing. ArtistiCO ended the Fiesta with a bang when they invited attendees to get on their feet and learn some salsa dancing. With the Fiesta energy high, attendees moved to the Wolf Theatre and stepped into the fantastical world of Quixote Nuevo where the crowd was joined by playwright Octavio Solis making it a night to remember. Community

The community came together on June 9, under the glass rooftop of downtown’s Arts Complex to celebrate the Hispanic and Latiné community. The free ¡Comunidad, Cultura y Fiesta! kicked oﬀ a performance of DCPA Theatre Company’s Quixote Nuevo and brought nearly 400 attendees throughout the evening to experience delicious food, incredible dancing and engaging music.

“I am thrilled that the DCPA has formed a beautiful collaboration with our community partners to provide a space to come together and celebrate,” said DCPA Director of Community Engagement Jesús Quintana Martínez. “I believe in the saying, ‘La unión hace la fuerza’ or ‘strength through unity,’ and this event is a living example of what we can do when we come together. ¡Comunidad, Cultura y Fiesta! would not be possible without our vibrant Colorado community!”

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The Fiesta was a partnership between the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Colorado Symphony and Denver Arts & Venues. The partnership also brought together fellow Denver Latiné community organizations — the Mexican Cultural Center and Museo de las Americas providing art displays and Colectiva curating the talent.

Engagement TODAYENROLLDENVERCENTER.ORGDCPAEDUCATIONADULT | TEEN | CHILD ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME Sponsored by AusendaGiorgiobyPhotos & Sharpen your skills with guidance from theatre professionals! A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY CULTURE VIEW MORE SERIOUS TRAINING SERIOUS FUN

32 APPLAUSE • AUG – OCT 2022 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG NIGHTSATURDAYALIVE A performancethreeWestintheexperiences,itemsAudiences.EducationphilanthropicSpotlightwereofeducation.raised25,of500SaturdaySPECTACULARNightAlive2022transportedgueststotheglamourandglitztheMoulinRouge.HeldonJunetheDCPA’s41stannualfundraiserover$830,000forartsandLynn&KevinMcDonaldtheGeneseeMountainFoundationhonoredwiththeDanielL.RitchieAwardfortheiroutstandingcontributionstoDCPAincludingTheaterforYoungThesoireeincludedanonlineluxuryfeaturingDCPAVIPTheatretravelpackagesalloverworldcourtesyofhotelpartnertheDenverDowntown,aseated,coursedinner,andamemorableby Moulin Rouge! The Musical The evening was led by Trustees Chairs Carolina & Manny Rodriguez, Corporate Chair Kyle Chism of Turner Construction, and Community Chairs Jackie & Jerome Davis. Since its inception, Saturday Night Alive has raised more than $22.5 million to support locally produced plays, onsite acting classes and in-school educational programs. TALK ABOUT SPECTACULAR!SPECTACULARA Genesee Mountain Foundation

Nets $30,000+ to Support Women in Theatre

This 15th beneﬁt of the DCPA’s Women’s Voices Fund was chaired by Jennifer Dechtman with support from a 24-member host committee of Denver Center Alliance representatives.Thedayfeatured a social & networking hour; lunch by Serendipity Catering; musical performances by Sheryl McCallum, David Nehls and Angela Steiner, and the everpopular fashion show of the day’s most spectacular hats.

More than $30,000 was raised to elevate the work of women playwrights and directors at the DCPA. Since the fund was established, proceeds have enabled the DCPA Theatre Company to produce 38 plays by women, commission 24 female playwrights and hire 37 female directors. Special thanks to event sponsors HealthONE, Moxxy Women, Adrienne Ruston Fitzgibbons, Kendra Scott, A Design Resource, Mariel and Serendipity Catering. Mark your calendar for our next Women with Hattitude on May 4, 2023.

More than 450 beautifully bedecked guests adorned the Seawell Ballroom when the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Women with Hattitude luncheon returned!

2022 SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS Turner Construction Company U.S. Bank GOLD SPONSORS The Anschutz Foundation Brisa & Mark Carleton DorotaCIBC & Kevin MDC/RichmondKilstromAmerican Homes Foundation Mile High United Way Morgridge Family Foundation Salah XcelWestinFoundationDenverDowntownEnergyFoundation

34 APPLAUSE • AUG – OCT 2022 • 303.893.4100 • DCPADCPADENVERCENTER.ORGTEAMTEAMDCPA Janice Sinden President & CEO Gretchen Hollrah COO Lydia Garcia Executive Director, Equity & Organization Culture Donna Hendricks President & CEO Executive Assistant Lisa Prater Production COVIDOffiSafetycer Julie Schumaker Manager, Board Relations & COO Executive Assistant BROADWAY & CABARET John Ekeberg Executive Director Administration Ashley Brown Business Manager Alicia Bruce General Manager Garner Galleria Theatre Abel Becerra Technical Director Jason Begin+, Anna Hookana+ Core Stagehands DEVELOPMENT Jamie Clements Vice President Daniel Escobar Manager, Corporate Partnerships Megan Fevurly Manager, Grants & Reports Amanda Gomez Manager, Annual Fund Kaylie Groff Coordinator Marc Ravenhill Associate Director, Donor Relations Whitney Staloch AssociateMajorDirector,Gifts Megan Stewart Manager, Events Erin Walker Senior Director EDUCATION COMMUNITY&ENGAGEMENT Allison Watrous Executive Director Stuart Barr Technical Director Claudia Carson Teaching Artist & Manager, Playwriting & Bobby G Leslie Channell Director, Business Operations Emily Doherty Teaching Artist & Manager, Theatre for Young Audiences Programming Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski Director, Education & Curriculum Management Linda Eller Librarian Jesús Quintana Martínez Director, Community Engagement Timothy McCracken Head of Acting David Saphier Teaching Artist & Manager, In-School Programming Elizabeth Schmit Executive Assistant & Community Engagement Manager Melissa Sumner Registrar & On Site Class Manager Charlotte Talbert Librarian Rachel Taylor Teaching Artist & Manager, Literary Engagement & Resiliency Justin Walvoord Teaching Artist & Manager, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Samuel Wood Teaching Artist & District Liaison FACILITIES Glen Lucero Director Dwight Barela, Mark Dill, Colton Ebersole, John Howard, Zak Merten Engineers Calum Abeywickrema, Jodi Benavides, David Bright, Benjamin Koenig Gabe MadalaineAnthonyMcNally-Nakamura,Saavedra,WelchSecurity Specialists Judy Briggs Front Desk Quentin Crump Manager, Security & Guest Relations Merry Davis Financial Manager Jane Deegan Administrator Michael Kimbrough Manager, Engineering Brian McClain Manager, Custodial Casey Meschievitz Manager, Environmental Health & Safety Steven Bilbao, Lindsey Cervantes, Carmen Molina, Judith Primero Molina, Juan Loya Molina Custodians EVENT SERVICES Savanna SamanthaCampbell,Egle Event Managers Thomas Duffin Manager, Event Technology Stori Heleen-O’Foley Lighting, Team Lead John Hess Manager, Sales & Business Shane Hotle Audio Engineer David Mandlowitz, Ben Peitzer Video Engineers Tara Miller Manager, Event Operations Brook Nichols Technical Director Brooke Wyatt Manager, Event Logistics MARKETING, SALES & PATRON MarketingSERVICES Giorgio Ausenda Media Producer Heidi Bosk Associate Director, Press & Promotions, Broadway & Cabaret Sofia Contreras Graphic Designer Emmy Cook BroadwayCoordinator,&Cabaret Brenda Elliott, Paul Koob Senior Graphic Designers TJ Forlenza Copywriter Claire Graves Director, Produced Programs Brittany Gutierrez CommunicationsManager, Jeff Hovorka Director, Sales & BroadwayMarketing,&Cabaret Emma Hunt CommunicationsCoordinator,&PR Emily Kent Director, Insights & Strategy Lucas Kreitler Junior Graphic Designer Linda Lang Project Manager Michael Ryan Leuthner Director, Digital Marketing Emily Lozow Manager, Broadway & Cabaret Kyle Malone Director, Design Katie Mount Manager, Email Marketing Whitney Testa Executive Assistant, Marketing & Broadway Janelle Vargas Manager, Web Content Julie Whelan Associate, Produced Programs Suzanne Yoe Director, Content Communications& Ticketing & Audience Services Jennifer Lopez Director Christina Adamoli*, D.J. Dennis*, Edmund Gurule*, Elias Lopez*, Hayley Solano*, Sam Stump* Counter/Show Leads Kirsten Anderson*, Scott Lix*, Brad Steinmeyer*, Greg Swan* Subscription Agents Wisline Cledgett, Elliot Davis*, Jen Gray*, Claire Hayes, Chántel Healy*, Natalie Jaramillo*, Noah Jungferman*, Chris Leech, Michael Mathey*, Lane Randall*, Liz Sieroslawski*, Andrew Sullivan*, Dewey Tran Ticket Agents Jon Collins Subscription Manager Billy Dutton AssociateOperationsDirector, Roger Haak VIP Ticketing Manager Danielle Freeman, Kassandra Lopez, Ella Mann Box Office Managers Kirk Petersen Associate Director, Patron Relations Katie Spanos Associate Director, Subscriber Services Group Sales Jessica Bergin Associate Director Maddie Young Coordinator Theatre Services Evan Gendreau Associate Director Bryan Faciane, Aaron McMullen, Leilani Lynch, Stacy Norwood, Valerie Schaefer, Elliott Shields Assistant Theatre Services Managers Nora Caley, Teresa Gould, Kaylyn Kriaski, Robin Lander, Myrisa Martin, Margaret Ohlander, Barbara Pooler, Wendy Quintana House Managers ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Jane Williams CFO Sara Brandenburg Director, Accounting Services Michaele Davidson Treasury Accountant Jennifer Jeffrey Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Valerie Lingbloom GeneralAccountantLedger Kristina Monge AccountsSpecialistPayable Jennifer Siemers Director, Accounting HUMAN RESOURCES Brian Carter, Lizette Collazos Directors Kate Faust Coordinator Paul Johnson Payroll Specialist Monica Robles Supervisor, Mailroom Kinsey Scholl Operations Specialist INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Lisa Roebuck Vice President Vincent Bridgers Senior SystemTicketingAnalyst Adam Busch Junior Systems Analyst Ruben Cruz Network Engineer Simone Gordon Program Manager Kyle Greufe BI Developer Brandon LeMarr SeniorAdministratorSystems Sarah AllyssaMartinez,Welker Help Desk Analysts Jacob Parker Manager, Data Applications& Joseph Reecher Network & AdministratorSystems OFF-CENTER Charlie Miller Executive Director & Curator THEATRE AdministrationCOMPANY Charles Varin Managing Director Paige Lindquist Assistant CompanyManager Ann Marshall General Manager Sabina Rivera Company Manager Artistic Christopher Coleman Artistic Director Melissa Cashion Artistic Producer Grady Soapes Artistic Producer & Director of Casting Production Jeff Gifford Director Julie Brou Administrative Assistant/ Office Manager Matthew Campbell Production Manager Peggy Carey Associate ProductionManager Scenic Design Lisa Orzolek Director Kevin NicholasNelson,Renaud Assistants Lighting Design Charles MacLeod Director Lily Bradford Assistant Sound Design Alexander Billman Supervisor Meagan Holdeman+, Timothy Schoeberl Technicians Stage Management Michael Morales StageProductionManager Marti Barthel, Corin Davidson, Rachel Ducat, Wendy Eastland, Stephanie Holmes, Anne Jude, Rick Mireles, Nick Nyquist, Katie An Siegel, Malia Stoner, Kristen ChristineSutter,Woods Stage Managers Angie DevonSalazar,Weisnsch Stage ManagementApprentices Anna Cordova, Katy Gentry, Harper Hadley, Sage Hughes, Katie Liguori, Faith Markovetz TOTM ExperienceAttendants Scene Shop Eric Moore Technical Director Albert “Stub” Allison, Robert L. Orzolek, Josh Prues Associate Technical Directors Tyler Clark, Amy Wynn Pastor, Kyle Scoggins Scenic Technicians Louis Fernandez III Lead Scenic Technician Brian “Marco” Markiewicz Lead Carpenter Prop Shop Robin Lu Payne Director Meghan Markiewicz Supervisor Jamie Curl, Tory Fink, Georgina Kayes, Ashley Lawler Artisans Paint Shop Jana Mitchell Charge Scenic Artist Kristin Hamer MacFarlane, Melanie Rentschler Scenic Artists Costume Shop Janet Macleod Director/Design Associate Meghan Anderson Doyle Design Associate Catherine Gagnon First Hand Stephanie Cooper, Ingrid Ludeke, Carolyn Plemitscher Draper Costume Crafts Kevin Copenhaver Director Chris Campbell Assistant Wigs Diana Ben-Kiki Supervisor House Crew Douglas Taylor+ Supervisor James Berman+, William Loving+, Stephen Mazzeno+, Kyle Moore+, Viktoria Padilla+, Matt Wagner+ Stagehands Joseph Price+ Assistant Wardrobe Heidi Echtenkamp Supervisor Robin Appleton^, Amber Donner^, David La Beaux^, Lauren LaCasse, Lisa Parsons Wagner^ Dressers Jerome Horng, Marisa Sorce Wig Assistants * Member, I.A.T.S.E. 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