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LONE TREE STAFF LISTINGS

Lisa Rigsby Peterson, Executive Director,

and Communications for the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont for eight years. Leigh grew up outside of New York City and is a graduate of Cornell University.

helped open the Lone Tree Arts Center in 2011 as its first Executive Director. Over her 32 year career in performing arts management, she has been a part of many of Colorado’s leading cultural organizations—including The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Curious Theatre Company, and PHAMALY; served on multiple arts and cultural boards and committees, and also worked abroad. A Colorado resident since 1975, Lisa is a graduate of the University of Colorado and the Yale School of Drama.

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is a native of Long Island, NY. Paul received his degree in Technical Theatre and Design from the University of Virginia. He has worked in Atlanta with The Alliance Theatre/Atlanta Children’s Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Paul joined the team at LTAC prior to its opening in 2011 after serving as the Senior General Manager of Production for Blue Man Group.

Courtney Ozaki Moch, Operations and Business Director, returned to her home state of Colorado after residing in New York City, where she received her MFA degree in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College. As a producer and arts manager in NYC, she worked with cultural and interdisciplinary institutions, including the inaugural PROTOTYPE festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, and The Joyce Theater. Her prior experience includes work with the Aspen Music Festival, as well as the Boulder Chamber Orchestra.

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Jen Kiser, Assistant Technical Director Katie Konishi, Marketing Specialist Don Post, Lead Stage Technician Robin Scurto, Annual Giving Manager Michelle Sosa-Mallory, Corporate and Foundation Manager Ashley Vander Weg, Box Office Manager

Technical Staff: James Bryant, Mallory Hart, Meagan Holdeman, Elizabeth Porter, Brett Ranieri, Randy St. Pierre, Rick Thompson, Jenna Webster

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At Your Service The House Manager is responsible for the overall front-of-house operation. Ushers (dressed in white and black with green scarves/ ties) can direct patrons who have questions or concerns to the House Manager.

Late arrivals will be seated at a suitable break in the performance, and at the discretion of the house manager and/or artist. Late seating may not be possible in some cases. In consideration of all theater-goers, please arrive in plenty of time for the scheduled curtain.

Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater. The taking of photos during a performance may violate our contract with the performers and producers. In addition it can distract performers and negatively affect their safety and the show. Pre- and post-show photography also is not permitted. Cell phones and any other electronic devices may not be used in the theater. The use of a laser pointer at any time by any patron subjects that patron to expulsion from the theater without a ticket refund.

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Children are welcome in our theater, but bringing infants to a performance is highly discouraged, as they can become a distraction to performers and other audience members. Each individual must be ticketed to enter the theater and no babes-in-arms will be permitted without a ticket. The Arts Center may deny entry to any person accompanied by another who may become a disruption to the performers or audience, and may likewise remove disruptive patrons from the audience. Occasionally, individual productions may have recommended age limits. Refunds are at the discretion of the Lone Tree Arts Center Box Office.

The Lone Tree Arts Center is a smoke-free facility. Smoking e-cigarettes is not permitted inside the building.

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Refreshments Food is not allowed in the theater. Drinks purchased at our concessions stand are permitted in the theater. At most performances, you may pre-order a drink to avoid intermission lines.

Restrooms Restrooms are located in the center of the lobby near the front entrance, as well as on the north side of the lobby near the north entrance, across from the Event Hall. Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located near the north entrance.

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Parking The Lone Tree Arts Center has a large, free on-site parking lot as well as a convenient drop-off point at the front entry. The parking lot can be found on the south side of the building. Patrons are also permitted to park across Sky Ridge Avenue in the Target parking lot.

Hearing Assistance The Lone Tree Arts Center has installed an inductive hearing loop. The loop system broadcasts directly into hearing aids that are equipped with a T-coil switch (tele-coil or telephone switch). For hearing aids with a T-coil switch, simply turn that switch and sound is broadcast directly to the hearing aid. For hearing aids without a T-coil switch, wireless headset receivers are also available free of charge at the Box Office.

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STUDENT MATINEES Each school year, Lone Tree Arts Center welcomes 4,000 or more children to student matinees. Their eagerness and happy chatter give it all away: They can’t wait to experience the wonder of live theater with classmates on a coveted field trip day! Chances are, few of them give much thought to the volumes of educational research that suggests students gain lasting benefits—such as enhanced creative thinking, problem-solving, and civic engagement—when they experience arts and culture.1 But the team at the Arts Center knows the importance of introducing children to the arts as part of

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a well-rounded education. That is why in 2012, just months after opening our doors, a student matinee program took shape, and it filled a need in the south metro area for professional performances that make learning center stage. Today, the Arts Center is known for presenting first-class local and national touring productions that are low-cost, accessible to all students, and unique in our region. Up to 45 elementary and secondary schools from across the Denver area attend matinee performances in our Main Stage Theater each September through May. “We look forward to matinee days when busloads of students arrive at our front

STUDENT PROGRAMMING door,” explains Lisa Rigsby Peterson, the Arts Center’s executive director. “I think our staff and volunteers get as excited as the students, knowing that we have wonderful performances to share in our theater!” So far, nearly 25,000 students representing the seven-county metro area have visited the Arts Center to enjoy top-notch shows that weave together artistry and curriculum. Themes such as science, health, dance, music, and classic literature come to life through drama, storytelling, humor, and interactivity. Most performances include “talk-backs” where performers and presenters engage with the students after the show. In the 2017–18 season, elementary students will be in for electrifying, hilarious, and transformative moments with Doktor Kaboom!; My Father’s Dragon; Click Clack Moo; Flight School: The Musical; and Butterflies. Older students will be captivated by first-person stories of space

more than students can afford to pay. Through corporate partnerships and philanthropic support, including grants from Xcel Energy Foundation and U.S. Bank Foundation, we offer free or reduced admission so that cost is never a barrier for students to have a theater outing at the Arts Center. In addition, the Lone Tree Arts Center Guild has provided more than 1,200 scholarships since 2015 for students to attend performances. “The arts open new worlds to young people,” shares Linda Castaneda, who chairs the Guild’s education committee. “Seeing wonder and joy on their faces and hearing them laugh is the reason we work so hard to sponsor as many students as we can.” The Arts Center has launched a unique outreach program for Title 1 schools in underserved communities. Besides helping with admission scholarships and reimbursing schools for bus transportation, a team of Arts Center staff and volunteer ambassadors make classroom visits a few weeks before the field trips. Ambassadors extend welcome, engage students in a learning activity, and help them get excited about their first visit to our venue. Jeannine Madden, an Arts Center volunteer and one of our first school Ambassadors sees first-hand how this outreach is making a significant and memorable impact on the lives of students. “Not only do the children get to enjoy a stellar production, but they get to do so at a place that truly welcomes and wants them to be here!” she explains. “Hopefully, these experiences will inspire them to explore arts and culture as they grow.”

travel and nature conservation presented by National Geographic Live! speakers. They will also be immersed in the historical drama of Black Boy, based on Richard Wright’s searing 1943 autobiography that is still meaningful today. Tickets are $5 and $10, but sometimes even this modest admission price is

Inspiration and heightened interest in learning are exactly what we envision for each student who attends a matinee. Through high-quality cultural experiences, we offer an important creative boost, which just might set the stage for future aspirations. National Endowment for the Arts. (2017). Arts and Education. https://≠www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/ NEAArtsEducation-infographic-July2017-hires.pdf

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Two actors, one stage, and a love story spanning fifty years. Set in an intimate setting with simple staging, Love Letters takes you on a journey of every emotion from joy to sorrow. Andrew Makepeace Ladd III wrote his first letter to Melissa Gardner to tell her she looked like a lost princess. They were both seven years old. For the next fifty years, through personal triumphs and despair, through wars and marriages and children and careers, they poured out the secrets of their hearts to each other. They defied a fate that schemed to keep them apart, and lived—through letters—for the one most meaningful thing, their undying love for each other. Written by A.R. Gurney (Sylvia, The Dining Room), Love Letters is a tender, funny, and nuanced examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness of two lifelong, complicated friends.

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS And we invite you into our home this season! We’ve got plenty of offerings for every taste, from nostalgia to choral music to Celtic sounds to a country favorite, so you won’t want to miss celebrating the holidays here at the Arts Center. We start with Home for the Holidays, an exciting and heartwarming variety show that’s back by popular demand. We produced the popular production for three years, and then decided to offer other holiday-themed theatrical productions for the past two years. During that time, though, we heard you loud and clear: you missed Home for the Holidays. Produced in association with Chris Starkey, this year’s remount is directed by Kenny Moten, whom you’ve seen in prior productions of Home for the Holidays, as well as The Motones and Motones vs. Jerseys. Kenny has teamed up with choreographer Tara Cluck and musical director Trent Hines to refresh the production, replete with dancers, singers,

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drummers, holiday songs, and of course, a celebrity appearance from you know who! This year’s theme is holidays through the years, so you’re sure to hear your favorite holiday songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s up through today. Don’t miss this joyous celebration of the season! If you’re looking for more of a particular type of holiday music, you’re also in luck. Last year’s performance of holiday choral music by Kantorei sold out—so we’re bringing them back for more. It’s been a year and a half since Cherish the Ladies were at the Arts Center, and since everyone loved them so much, we wanted to showcase them with a special Christmas performance. And… what would Christmas be without everyone’s favorite cowboy, Michael Martin Murphey? The lights will shine bright at the Lone Tree Arts Center this holiday season. We hope you’ll include us in your holiday plans!

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HENRY AWARDS

The Lone Tree Arts Center was honored at the 11th Annual Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Awards on Monday, July 17 at the PACE Center. The awards, named after Denver cultural icon Henry Lowenstein, are given in a variety of categories each year to call out excellence in Colorado theatre.

EVITA brought us three Henrys. First, our very own Jen Kiser won the Henry Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 2. The musical director for EVITA, Max Mamon, won the Henry for Outstanding Musical Direction. And the production of EVITA itself won the award for Outstanding Production of a Musical.

Early in the summer, the Arts Center was nominated for 13 awards, which is incredible given that we have only been producing our own theatrical shows for four years. This year, productions of Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There and EVITA, were nominated in lighting, musical direction, acting, direction of a musical theater production, and outstanding production categories. Several categories had nominations for both productions! The Arts Center itself was also nominated for Best Theatre Season.

We’re proud to be honored through the Henrys, and we want to thank you, our patrons, for helping us make remarkable programming happen!

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Park Meadows, ‘Colorado’s Only Retail Resort’, applauds Lone Tree Arts Center on its seventh year of presenting arts and culture in south Denver and Lone Tree. Park Meadows shares an interest and love for the arts. We are proud to support the Arts Center as the first ever Season Sponsor. In addition to taking in the magical moments of theater, music, and dance on the Main Stage, we invite you to visit our extensive collection of visual art on display. Park Meadows showcases more than $1 million in commissioned art, by Colorado artists, which is placed throughout the center. Park Meadows is the perfect destination for your shopping needs, and offers delectable dining choices in a beautiful resort setting. As Colorado’s largest enclosed regional shopping center, Park Meadows features more than 185 of the nation’s top retailers in the Rocky Mountain Region. There is something for everyone, including the largest

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Corporate Circle Sponsors Help Us Make Remarkable Happen Many generous companies and local businesses have joined Lone Tree Arts Center’s circle of support. Whether it is a specific show, a series, or a whole season of live performances, business sponsors play an important role in helping us bring vibrant arts and culture to more than 75,000 patrons and visitors each year. Among these are Corporate Circle Sponsors, whose general support enables our mission and demonstrates their investment in the community. We recognize Corporate Circle supporters with a range of exclusive benefits, including: • Logo and company recognition throughout the year • Ticketing concierge services • Invitations to VIP donor events • Backstage tours and opportunities to meet artists Many thanks to our Corporate Circle Sponsors: Platinum Century Communities Gold CliftonLarsonAllen D.A. Davidson Fixed Income Capital Markets Silver Bellwether Place McGeady Becher Special District Law Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. Sierra Grill There are many ways your business can make remarkable happen at Lone Tree Arts Center. Learn more by contacting: michelle.mallory@cityoflonetree.com, 720-509-1008.

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