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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 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, Tape Recorders, Pagers, and Cell Phones 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.
Smoking Children 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. 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. It is always up to the parent/guardian to make the determination if an event is age appropriate for his/her child. Children four and under are strongly discouraged from attending performances not geared for children and families. Refunds are at the discretion of the Lone Tree Arts Center Box Office.
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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The Lone Tree Arts Center is a smoke-free facility. Smoking e-cigarettes is not permitted inside the building.
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 Tele-Coil switch (or T-switch 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 Tele-Coil switch, wireless headset receivers are also available free of charge at the Box Office.
Emergencies In the unlikely event of an emergency, please follow house management instructions. The theater is equipped with emergency lighting if a loss of power occurs. Should an evacuation be necessary, please exit through the front theater doors and the front of the building unless instructed otherwise.
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JIM MESSINA Most people know Jim Messina through his work with Kenny Loggins, as Loggins and Messina. But his body of work extends far beyond those six years the two spent together. Messina began playing the guitar at the age of five, and at the tender age of 16, he released his first album, The Jesters, with his band The Dragsters. While recording that album, the sound engineer of the studio was so impressed that he brought Messina on as an employee, enabling him to work with then-unknown acts like The Doors and Joni Mitchell. In 1967, he was a sound engineer on Buffalo Springfield’s second album; when their bass player left the band the following year, he became a permanent replacement. However, the band broke up shortly thereafter, and Messina joined with another Buffalo Springfield member, Richie Furay, to form the country rock band Poco, moving back from bass to guitar and some vocals. After recording three albums, including one live album, Messina decided to focus on producing rather than touring, and he left the band. In 1970, Messina signed on with Columbia Records as an independent producer, and Columbia introduced him to a budding young folk singer/songwriter, Kenny Loggins.
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Messina persuaded the record company to allow him to sit in on the recording of Loggins’ first album, the way that jazz artists often sit in on a recording, contributing some original songs, arranging others, playing guitar, and steering the feel of the album more toward pop rather than folk. His contribution was so great that instead of the album truly being a solo album, it was titled Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin’ In. Despite Messina not wanting to be a touring performer, Loggins and Messina was born, and throughout the course of their time together, they sold over 20 million albums. When Loggins decided to truly strike out on his own, in 1976, Messina launched a solo career as well, and has been performing ever since. Messina’s greatest hits spanning his career include “Angry Eyes,” “Your Momma Don’t Dance,” “You Better Think Twice,” “Listen to a Country Song,” “Watching the River Run,” “Keep Me In Mind,” “Mexican Minutes,” and so many more. You can expect to hear these, along with tidbits from his career, at the Arts Center on November 15!
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Into the Arctic Kingdom: FLORIAN SCHULZ Wednesday, October 3 at 10am and 7:30pm
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His multi-year quest to document the Arctic took photographer Florian Schulz to the ends of the Earth. He camped for weeks in jarring winter conditions, accompanied traditional Inuit hunters, and sailed the arctic waters, all to get an intimate look at life in the Arctic. There, he tracked families of polar bears, followed the vast caribou herds, and captured the Northern Lights in stunning detail. Through breathtaking imagery, the National Geographic photographer takes audiences on a legendary journey into the Arctic kingdom.
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Join Dr. Kara Cooney, professor of Egyptology, for a look at a time in ancient history when women ruled the world. Often neglected in the history books, these women were considered exceptions to the rule, political pawns in a patriarchal society. But their power and influence is undeniable. Cleopatra used her sexuality—and her money—to build alliances with warlords of the Roman empire. Neferusobek was the first woman to definitively take the title of King. Nefertiti is known more for her beauty than for bringing a fractured Egypt together. What can we learn from how these women ruled? Dr. Cooney shares some illuminating answers.
Ocean Soul: BRIAN SKERRY Thursday, December 27 at 7:30pm Growing up in a small, working-class town, Brian Skerry dreamed of exploring the oceans and becoming a National Geographic photographer. Today, Skerry is one of the leading underwater photographers in the world. Since 1998, he has covered a wide range of stories for National Geographic, documenting the harp seal’s struggle to survive in frozen waters, the alarming decrease in the world’s fisheries, and the planet’s last remaining pristine coral reefs, to name a few. Spending eight months each year in the field, Skerry travels between extreme environments—from the tropics to the Arctic. Skerry’s powerful presentations blend award-winning imagery, thrilling wildlife encounters, and a powerful call for action. Photo: Brian Skerry
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HISTORY IS ON STAGE AT SCHWEIGER RANCH One of the more unexpected cultural gems of Lone Tree, Colorado is the restored historic treasure, Schweiger Ranch. This revived homestead and living history museum was envisioned and completed by the nonprofit Schweiger Ranch Foundation.
The Ranch is nestled on 38 acres in RidgeGate, southeast of I-25 and RidgeGate Parkway and is open seasonally for guided and self-guided tours. It’s the only historic property in Lone Tree and is protected as a Historic Landmark in Douglas County. In the long shadows of the late day sun, you can almost see the Austrian Schweiger brothers who founded this ranch in 1874.
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John, Joseph, and Jacob Schweiger worked this land, overcame immense hardship, and thrived in this bucolic setting. The original farmhouse has been restored to pristine condition. The restoration has also brought new life to the barn and silo, granary, chicken coop, machine shed, and cistern house. As you walk the property and encounter the apple orchard, cows, and abundant wildlife, you can sense the magic and the beauty that drew those pioneers here over a century ago. Schweiger Ranch is a unique cultural destination for families and presents many activities and events throughout the year. The City of Lone Tree’s Annual Fall Festival is happening on October 6 from 10am–2pm. The second annual Austrian Christmas and Christkindl Market is on December 1 from 1–6pm. Schweiger Ranch can be rented for private events, community activities and festivals. Find out more about events, volunteer opportunities, tours, and facility rentals at SchweigerRanch.org.
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LOW DOWN DIRTY BLUES It’s Saturday night at Big Mama’s and the club is closed, but there are still a few stragglers, hanging around while the band indulges in a little after-hours jam session. The lights are low and the atmosphere of the club is relaxed, but electric. And you, you lucky straggler, get to hang out with the band as Saturday night turns into Sunday morning. Or at least you do if you have tickets to Low Down Dirty Blues, here at LTAC from October 18-27. Directed by Arts Center favorite, Randal Myler (Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There, John Denver Holiday Concert, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, and more), Low Down Dirty Blues is a love letter to the blues—that genre of heartache and catharsis. Under the musical direction of another familiar face at LTAC, Dan Wheetman (John Denver Holiday Concert), the night promises to be a rollicking, raucous good time with some of the best musicians in the business. If you don’t believe us, just look up Felicia Fields, Chic Street Man, and Shake Anderson. They’re the ones playing the musicians at Big Mama’s, with Fields portraying Big Mama herself, and we couldn’t ask for a more talented cast. Myler is the sort of director who likes a deep dive into a subject. His works tend to focus not only on the music, but also the history, like with Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There. Low Down Dirty Blues is no exception—the music serves as the perfect primer on the long and varied history of the blues. According to Chic Street Man, who’s worked with Myler on numerous shows, he’s a straightforward director
who gives the actors room to create on stage. But he has a clear vision of what he wants, and if what the actors have created doesn’t match his vision, he’s quick to tell them. This isn’t the first time that Felicia Fields, Chic Street Man, and Shake Anderson have tackled this particular show—all three were involved in a production in Arizona earlier in the year, and prior to that, Felicia and Chic were involved with the production in Milwaukee and Cincinnati. There’s an easy rapport between the cast on stage and they play off of one another throughout the show. But what about the music? That’s what you came for, isn’t it? Expect to hear blues classics from Muddy Waters, Mae West, Ma Rainey, Sophie Tucker, Howlin’ Wolf, Pearl Bailey, and many more. Chic Street Man likes the way that blues music makes him feel—he compares the blues to a toothache. There’s some pain involved, but there’s also a sense of relief once the tooth is out. He says that “listening to the blues is a joyful experience, not a painful one.” And it’s an experience that everyone in the audience can relate to—the blues is different for everyone because everyone has a different experience to draw from. But everyone has had the blues. This sort of music connects people in a way that few other genres can boast.
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By Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman
October 18 - 27, 2018 Set Designer Christopher Waller
Sound Designer Allen Noftall
Lighting Designer Jen Kiser
Costume Designer Laurie LaMere Klapperich
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CAST Shake.....................................................................................Shake Anderson Big Mama..............................................................................Felicia P. Fields* Jelly.......................................................................................Chic Street Man* Bass..............................................................................................Calvin Jones Keyboard................................................................................Jameal Williams
Stage Manager.........................................................................Mister Erock* Assistant Stage Manager....................................................Randy St. Pierre*
*Members of the Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national labor union.
ACT I They Call Me Big Mama...............................................Felicia, Jameal, Calvin, Chic Rough and Ready Man.................................................Felicia, Jameal, Calvin, Chic Crawlin’ King Snake..................................................................................Chic, Felicia Come On In My Kitchen.........................................................................................Chic My Stove’s In Good Condition...................................Felicia, Jameal, Calvin, Chic Born Under a Bad Sign................................................Shake, Jameal, Calvin, Chic Rub My Back...............................................................................................FULL CAST Don’t Jump My Pony......................................................Felicia, Jameal, Calvin, Chic Mojo Hand....................................................................................................Chic, Shake I Got My Mojo Workin’...............................................................................FULL CAST You Bring Out The Boogie In Me...............................................Chic, Steve, Calvin Big Leg Woman..........................................................................................FULL CAST If I Can’t Sell It.............................................................................................FULL CAST Baby What Do You Want Me To Do/Rock Me All Night Long.........FULL CAST
Act II How Dare You.................................................................Chic, Shake, Calvin, Jameal Hey Baby......................................................................................................Chic, Calvin I’m Not That Kind Of Girl................................................................................Full Cast Shake Your Money Maker.............................................Shake, Jameal, Calvin, Chic Spoonful...........................................................................Shake, Jameal, Calvin, Chic I’d Rather Go Blind........................................................Felicia, Jameal, Calvin, Chic Death Letter....................................................................................Shake, Calvin, Chic Good Morning Heartache........................................................Felicia, Shake, Calvin Change Is Gonna Come...........................................................Chick, Shake, Calvin Lord I Tried..................................................................................Felicia, Jameal, Calvin Nobody’s Fault But Mine................................................................................Full Cast Every Day I Have The Blues...........................................................................Full Cast THERE WILL BE ONE INTERMISSION BETWEEN ACTS
SHAKE ANDERSON (Shake), multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer, started recording and touring at age nine. Shake has worked with artists as varied as Ruben Studdard, Victor Wooten, Ann Nesby, Phil Keaggy, Bruce Hornsby, Static Major, Steve Cropper, B.B. King, Earth Wind & Fire, Aretha Franklin, The Indigo Girls, The Spice Girls, Days Of The New, Warren Haynes, Curtis Mayfield, Aaliyah, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. He spent six years as musical director for soul music legends The Impressions. Shake has also worked with a great variety of Christian artists such as Avalon, Crystal Lewis, Anointed, Bryan Duncan, Russ Taff, Nichole Nordeman, Donnie McClurkin, and formed the Grammy winning gospel group New Breed with Israel Houghton. As a songwriter he was signed to Warner/ Chappell music for six years. Shake has also worked on many movies and has several gold and platinum albums for his work on Blue Streak, Dr. Dolittle, Boys on the Side, and Austin Powers. He has played in some of the greatest concert halls and venues in the world — Carnegie Hall, The Apollo Theatre, Symphony Music Hall, Radio City Music Hall, The Heinekin Music Hall, and the Ryman Auditorium. Shake now makes his home base Ft. Worth, Texas. Shake, whose real name is Sammy Louis Anderson, learned the most about life when an illness stopped him in his tracks. He was told he would never perform again and had only several months to live. Life as he had known it was over. While spending more than nine months in the hospital and being
told he was dying, he learned who he really was. Not Shake as the world called him, but Sammy Louis as his doctors referred to him. This crisis in his life taught him what was truly important. Shake overcame all the odds and rebuilt his life. These songs—chapters—are stories about making mistakes, learning lessons and rebirth. As Shake says, “Once you’ve been to the edge, the middle don’t matter.”
FELICIA P. FIELDS* (Big Mama) is best known for her Tony Award™ nomination and many other awards for originating the role of Sofia in the original Broadway production of The Color Purple, produced by Ms. Oprah Winfrey. She has been working in the Midwest and around the country for about 30 years in productions such as Dreamgirls, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Wiz, Hello Dolly!, Carousel, Hairspray, Seven Guitars, A Christmas Carol, Measure for Measure, Once On This Island, Big River, Nunsense, and Ain’t Misbehavin’, among others. Ms. Fields received several Joseph Jefferson Awards, including one for Sophisticated Ladies. She works with The Smiley Tillmon Band and Shake Anderson’s band when not doing theatre, and she performed for The Chicago Blues Festival in 2014 and 2015. Film and television credits include Save the Last Dance, Doubt, The Knights of Prosperity, and Early Edition, as well as the recent Chicago Fire, Sense8, and Who Gets the Dog? Ms. Fields also does commercials and voiceovers and will be appearing in the film Slice, which
includes Chance the Rapper and will be released this October. Ms. Fields loves working with the Lone Tree Arts Center and is honored to be back; this is her third performance here. She is ecstatic to be working with Randy Myler and Dan Wheetman for this performance.
CHIC STREET MAN* (Jelly), Chic Street Man has performed at many venues including the Paléo Festival, the Montreux and Bern Jazz Festivals in Switzerland, and the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York and in Geneva. He composed the music and starred in the off-Broadway hit show Spunk, adapted by George C. Wolfe, the Cleveland Playhouse’s world premiere of Touch The Names, and the Berkeley Rep’s production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle. He was a contributing performer and musical arranger for the DCTC production of It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues and the McCarter and Berkeley Rep’s production of Zora Neale Hurston’s Polk County. Chic was Professor Slick in Pullman Porter Blues at the Seattle Rep, Arena Stage in DC, and the Goodman Theater in Chicago, Slow Drag in Seattle Rep’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Rev. Gary Davis in the Vineyard Playhouse production of Search: Paul Clayton. He was Jelly in Low Down Dirty Blues in Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Arizona. Chic has appeared in the films Triple Bogey and Hangin’ With The Home Boys. www.chicstreetman.com
CALVIN JONES (Bass) was born in North Carolina. His recording resume numbers over 40 CDs and he has toured and performed with Ray Anderson, Patti Austin, Don Braden, Cecil Brooks III, Tom Browne, Alex Bugnon, Donald Byrd, Steve Coleman, Carla Cook, Ted Curson, Chico Freeman, Darrell Grant, Craig Harris, Jon Hendricks, Andrew Hill, Javon Jackson, Angela Johnson, Ronny Jordan, Eartha Kitt, Dave Koz, Les McCann, Greg Osby, Max Roach, Pharoah Sanders and James “Blood” Ulmer, Emeline Michel, Johannes Mössinger to name a few. Mr. Jones has performed on Broadway with Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk (including the first national tour), It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues, All Shook Up and A Night with Janis Joplin. Touring and performing has taken Mr. Jones to some 40 countries and 45 of the 50 U.S. states.
JAMEAL WILLIAMS (Keyboard) is a music professional in Dallas, Texas, who was born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois. Jameal is an accomplished keyboardist and percussionist who has performed with the likes of Grammy Winner Erykah Badu, Grammy Nominee Melba Moore, Grammy Nominee Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Holliday, KeKe Wyatt, Grammy Winner CeCe Winans, Grammy Winner Chrisette Michele, Grammy
Winner Ledisi, Ted Winn, B. Slade, Grammy Nominee Shake Anderson, Bilal, Marvin Winans Jr., Phil Perry, Lucky Peterson, Tamara Peterson, Charles Woolfork, Grammy Winner Yolanda Adams, Daryl Coley, Grammy Winner Donnie McClurkin, Jo Marie Payton, and Tony Award™ Nominee Felicia Fields. In 2017, Jameal was fortunate to be a part of the Lone Star Emmy Awardwinning cast for the 34th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert: A Tribute to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a lead musician. Jameal’s ultimate goal is to be an award-winning producer and musician as well as leave a long lasting positive mark on the music industry with a path for his children to follow and be proud of.
RANDAL MYLER (Director) is one of Lone Tree’s favorite directors, leading the highly successful runs of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, The Explorers Club, Big River, Sylvia, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, and the 2012 and 2015 John Denver Holiday Concerts. He received a Tony Award™ nomination (Best Musical/ Best Book of a Musical) and a Drama Desk nomination (Best Musical Revue) for It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues, which he staged at both NYC’s Lincoln Center and Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre. Love, Janis, Randy’s musical biography of Janis Joplin, reached over 700 performances at the former Village Gate, while his highly-successful musical Hank Williams: Lost Highway has been performed both Off-Broadway (garnering him a Best Director nomination from the Outer Critics Circle) and throughout the United States, as has his Appalachian coal mining musical (co-written with Dan Wheetman), Fire On The Mountain, which received five Joseph Jefferson
Awards in Chicago. His many regional directorial credits also include both the Kennedy Center and Arena Stage in Washington D.C., both the Mark Taper Forum and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Arizona Theater Company, Denver Center, Dallas Theater Center, Houston’s Alley Theater, Seattle Repertory Theater, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, San Diego’s Old Globe Theater, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, Chicago’s Royal George, Northlight Theater, and many others.
DAN WHEETMAN (Music Director) has been collaborating with Randal Myler for over 25 years. He returns to the Lone Tree Arts Center after leading the musicians in Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, the 2012 and 2015 John Denver Holiday Concert, and Muscle Shoals. He is a multi-instrumentalist singer, songwriter, and playwright. Dan has received several awards for his musical direction, including LA Critics Drama-Logue Awards, Bay Area Critics Award, and a Tony Award™ nomination for the book of It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues. His plays have been produced in several regional theaters around the country such as the Denver Center Theatre, the Lone Tree Arts Center, Geffen Playhouse, Meadow Brook Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, and Stages Theatre, among others. He was a member of John Denver’s band for eight years, wrote a song for Kermit the Frog and recorded a 78rpm record with the cartoonist R Crumb and the Good Tone Banjo Boys, and plays in the band Marley’s Ghost.
MISTER EROCK (Stage Manager) Erock is thrilled to return to the Lone Tree Arts Center. His career in professional theatre began fresh out of high school with an internship at the Denver Center Theater Company in October of 1988. His first show was Waiting for Godot starring Ann Guilbert and Kathleen Brady, directed by none other than the great Randal Myler. Over the past thirty years, Erock has had the pleasure of working on hundreds of incredible projects with thousands of amazingly talented people, but he has never forgotten the one that started it all. Erock and his wife run a dog hospice called Little Old Dog Sanctuary. You can see them in all their glory at littleolddogsanctuary.com.
LAURIE LAMERE KLAPPERICH (Costume Design) has been designing costumes in Denver for over 35 years. After running the costume shop and designing for the University of Denver for the past 15 years, she has chosen to return to professional venues. This past season she was recognized by the Henry Awards Committee for her design of Real Women Have Curves and David Marlowe for High Hat Hattie. She is excited to be back at the Lone Tree Arts Center.
JEN KISER (Lighting Design) is the Assistant Technical Director at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Previous lighting designs have been seen at Goodspeed Musicals (Meet John Doe; Caraboo, Princess of Javasu), Hartford’s TheaterWorks (Fully Committed), Wadsworth Atheneum (Sister Mozart with Haley Mills), Lone Tree Arts Center (Love Letters; Evita (Henry Award); Muscle Shoals: I’ll
Take You There; It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play; Cyrano; Reunion ’85; The Explorers Club; 39 Steps; Guys and Dolls in Concert; Big River; South Pacific in Concert; Bunnicula; Home for the Holidays; Sylvia; Hank Williams: Lost Highway; John Denver Holiday Concert; Alexander and the Terrible… Day), Arvada Center (How I Became a Pirate), and the Mizel Arts and Culture Center (Honor Killing; The Value of Names). She has worked for the Guggenheim Museum, and assisted designers at venues including Papermill Playhouse, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Festival, and on Broadway’s By Jeeves.
ALLEN NOFTALL (Sound Design) has been working in the concert audio field since 1989 when he was an audio tech for The Who at Folsom Stadium in Boulder, Colorado. He studied audio engineering at CU-Denver under Bill Porter (Elvis Presley). After graduation, he freelanced as an audio engineer in the Denver, Colorado area and built a recording studio (Space Recording). By the early 2000s, his studio became Space Recording—Live Sound, a full service concert/event production company doing a wide variety of shows, from singer/songwriter artists in park concerts with Swallow Hill Music to artists at Denver’s Pepsi Center and Red Rocks Amphitheater. Allen also toured with artists, including local favorite country/alt band Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. Allen now either production manages or audio engineers over 200 concerts a year. Allen began audio engineering and sound design at Lone Tree Arts Center in 2012. From Big River to Reunion ‘85 to Randy Newman, he has engineered many of the Lone Tree Arts Center’s great music shows.
CHRISTOPHER WALLER (Set Design) is excited to be joining the team at Lone Tree Arts Center for Low Down Dirty Blues. This is his first design in Lone Tree. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts as well as a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Technology. He is an ensemble member and resident designer with Benchmark Theatre in Lakewood and the Technical Director and Resident Designer for the Parsons Theatre in Northglenn, Colorado. His designs can also be seen at Candlelight Theatre in Johnstown. When not doing some sort of designing he can be found working on or driving his Jeep with his fiancĂŠe, Alexis.
ADDITIONAL CREW Video Operator.......................Chris Husted Follow Spot....................................Don Post and Mallory Hart Deck....................................Randy St. Pierre Wardrobe.......................................Liz Porter
Lone Tree Arts Center Partners and Supporters Behind every great performance at the Lone Tree Arts Center is the generosity of our wonderful individual and corporate donors. We are grateful for these contributions. Please consider joining our family of donors by calling (720) 509-1009 or online at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. To join us as a corporate donor, please call (720) 509-1008. This list includes donors to the Lone Tree Arts Center from May 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018. If we have inadvertently omitted your name, please contact the Development Department at 720-509-1009 so that we can correct our listings. Thank you for your support.
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2018
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By investing in our award-winning season, Corporate Circle sponsors help everyone in our community connect with the arts—all year long. At the same time, they enhance their brand image with patrons, build business relationships, and communicate a strong message of corporate citizenship.
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2018 –19 SEASON SEPTEMBER 15 Lannie Counts: The Greatest R&B Songs Ever Written 29 Sing-a-long Grease: ’50s Movie Night
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NOVEMBER 9 National Geographic Live: Kara Cooney: When Women Ruled the World 10 Classic Albums Live: Hotel California
23 Shaun Boothe Presents The Unauthorized Biography Series 26 Matt Dusk Sings Sinatra
FEBRUARY 2 Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin with the Mary Louise Lee Orchestra 8 Mamma Mia!: ’70s Movie Night 10 One Hand, One Heart: 100 Years of Bernstein 15 International Guitar Night 21 The Choir of Man 27 Bella Gaia: Beautiful Earth
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DECEMBER 2 The Doo Wop Project Christmas 9 Bettman & Halpin: Christmas is a Funny Thing 13 A Kantorei Christmas 19-23 Home for the Holidays 27 National Geographic Live: Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul
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PARK MEADOWS Park Meadows, ‘Colorado’s Only Retail Resort’, applauds the Lone Tree Arts Center’s 7th year of presenting arts and culture in south Denver, Douglas County, and Lone Tree. Park Meadows shares South Denver’s interest and love for the arts as the proud Season Sponsor for the 2018–19 season at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The Arts Center offers magical moments of theater, music, and dance on the Main Stage. As you wait for a performance, meeting, or activity, browse the collection of visual art on display by Colorado artists in the foyer and hallways of the Lone Tree Arts Center. Park Meadows Shopping Center also showcases more than $1 million in commissioned art, by Colorado artists, placed throughout the shopping center. In addition to world-class restaurants and retailers, customers are adorned by quotes, statues, paintings and photography all in cushioned comfort and a grand mountain lodge setting. 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
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And we invite you into our home this season! We’ve got plenty of offerings for every taste, from country to doo wop to folk to choral music, so you won’t want to miss celebrating the holidays here at the Arts Center. Last year’s remount of Home for the Holidays was well received, with many patrons requesting that we bring this tradition back, so we are! Home for the Holidays is an exciting and heartwarming family-friendly variety show produced in association with Chris Starkey. In addition to hearing your favorite holiday songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s through today, you’ll see spectacular dancing, drummers, and of course, appearances by the man himself, Santa! Don’t miss this joyous celebration of the season! If you’re looking for a particular type of holiday music, you’re also in luck. We kick off the season with Gail Bliss, last on our stage with the John Denver Holiday Concert three years ago. This year, Gail takes us on a stroll down memory lane with her favorite country carols from yesteryear and hits from country’s biggest stars of the past
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decades, like Patsy, Loretta, the Possum, and Johnny. Country music not your thing? Arts Center favorites The Doo Wop Project doowopifies your favorite Christmas classics. Looking for something a little more toned down? Bettman & Halpin’s Christmas is a Funny Thing is just the ticket. You’ll spend a wonderful evening hearing classic Christmas songs, along with other folk/Americana tunes, and captivating storytelling. For something more traditional, join us for what is now an Arts Center tradition: Denver’s own Kantorei brings back their beautiful holiday choral music. The Arts Center will also be a part of Lone Tree Merry Days again this year. Last year’s inaugural event involved our entire community, with events also taking place across the street at the Douglas County Library and MorningStar Senior Living. Bring the whole family to this free fun-filled family event and help us light our outdoor Christmas tree. 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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SF FAMILY TREE OPENS
Six years ago, Lone Tree Arts Center launched sensory friendly performances, hoping to make an impact on many families’ lives through the arts. Today, LTAC’s award-winning SF Family Tree is a model of arts inclusiveness in the Denver area for those with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or a host of other conditions. Through SF Family Tree, we present a season of low-cost family performances, with subtle but important adaptations to pacing, dialogue, effects, and lighting, for safety and comfort. Relaxed house rules and off-peak show times make our venue easy and inviting. Just as we do with all other performances, the SF Family Tree series emphasizes artistic excellence. However, heartfelt welcome is our most important offering. “We hold the door open for those who have rarely been welcomed into the theatre before,” explains Lisa Rigsby Peterson, the Arts Center’s executive director. That sense of welcome begins from the moment patrons arrive to a warm greeting from ushers in the lobby or staff at the box office. Even minor adaptations receive utmost care and attention from our technical team and performers. Details matter, such as preparing social stories that help to explain what to expect at each performance. Quiet spaces offer respite, if needed, and a resource table after the performances helps families connect with other local cultural, recreational, or therapeutic services.
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THE DOOR TO THE ARTS
To help new and existing patrons get ready for our upcoming season, we extended welcome to all with our first Sensory Friendly Open House. On Sunday, July 29, more than 100 guests discovered the Arts Center behind the scenes! A resource fair during the event encouraged families to tap into a network of local services and activities. Another important connecting point is our unique SF Usher training program that teams young adults with developmental disabilities and mentors from our staff and volunteer usher corps. SF Ushers are eager to hone work and life skills through meaningful volunteer service in the arts. They treasure the belonging and the lasting friendships with their mentors.
The Arts Center has become the recognized leader and go-to resource for other venues. Through SF Family Tree, we are also creating new performance opportunities for artists, and encouraging them to embrace the power they have to communicate and move people in ways they never thought of before. You can join others in opening this door to the performing arts for many families in our community by supporting SF Family Tree through your tax-deductible donation or business sponsorship. Learn more at lonetreeartscenter.org.
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ABOUT US
Lisa Rigsby Peterson, Executive Director, helped open the Lone Tree Arts Center in 2011 as its first Executive Director. Over her 33-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.
Paul Ackerman, Production Manager, 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, 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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Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont for eight years. Leigh grew up outside of New York City and is a graduate of Cornell University.
Elaine Caras, Events Manager Allissa Dailey, Events Manager Bailey Dunning, Administrative and Artistic Assistant Adrien Hoff, Marketing Specialist Chris Husted, Audio and Visual Manager 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
Front of House Staff: Jean Chavez, Ken Fisher, Victoria Holloway, Bonnie Kobzoff, Helene Lawful, Jim Murphy, Mikaley Osley
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