by Lydia R. Diamond directed by chanel bragg feb 11-mar 6
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WELCOME DRAMATURGY STICK FLY BIOGRAPHIES LEADERSHIP ABOUT THE REP HONOR ROLL NEXT AT THE REP
THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS 130 Edgar Road St. Louis, MO 63119 ADMINISTRATION 314-968-7340 BOX OFFICE 314-968-4925 WWW.REPSTL.ORG
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is a fully professional theatrical operation belonging to the League of Resident Theatres, the League of St. Louis Theatres, and is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Inc., the national service organization for the not-for-profit professional theatre. It operates independently of, but under a mutually beneficial agreement with, Webster University. The Rep operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Rep hires directors and choreographers who are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and stagehands who are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Scenic artists employed by The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis are members of United Scenic Artists, Local 829, AFL-CIO. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. Financial assistance for this theatre has been provided in part by the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis; the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission; and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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WELCOME BIOGRAPHIES
When I first encountered Lydia Diamond’s brilliantly funny and insightful play, I was blown away by the achingly familiar sense of love, expectation, laughter, and drama that embodies the joys and challenges of family. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Martha’s Vineyard, it sparked my own childhood memories of lazy summer days on the beach, carousel rides, walks along the bluffs, Black Dog t-shirts and Backdoor Donuts. Through the eyes of the LeVay men and the women who love them, we delve into a profoundly entertaining and illuminating story of family, love, and the necessity of being seen and validated by our fathers. As the fun, from drunken Scrabble to Trivial Pursuit, gives way to questions of class, status and belonging—we are left to question our own assumptions about who carries privilege. Lydia shared that these complex and, at times, contradictory questions are birthed from “my orientation to class as one who is often right on the margins or right on the peripheries of converging class realities.”
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Tonight we all get to be a fly on the wall in the LeVay home on a weekend getaway filled with a humorous collision of personalities, deliciously surprising reunions, the unveiling of long-held secrets, joy, vulnerability and ultimately, the truth. My greatest hope is that we all are left with a moment of powerful self-reflection on our familial relationships, making way for healing, forgiveness and new beginnings.
Hana S. Sharif AUGUSTIN FAMILY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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IN CONVERSATION: LYDIA R. DIAMOND 6
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THE AUTHOR OF STICK FLY DISCUSSES THE SETTING AND INSPIRATION
FOR THE PLAY WITH
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BOBBY KENNEDY
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Bobby Kennedy: Where did the idea for Stick Fly come from? Lydia R. Diamond: A couple of things happened with Stick Fly. I was writing a play called Voyeurs de Venus. It’s my favorite play to date. … It was a harrowing play to write, just emotionally really draining. And I thought, I think I need to write something that will be like fun, fun to write and in my mind, easy. I was like, “I’m gonna write a well-made play,” just like that, just write a well-made play. I knew I wanted to explore fatherhood and what 8
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that meant—absent and present fathers, and how present fathers can maybe be absent and all of that—but I wanted it to be like a comedy. I wanted to explore interracial relationships, in terms of how they land for black women in the black community. And how we look at one another, and how we perceive that we’re being viewed. There were so many little things but in my mind it was also going to be very light and frothy and easy to write because it would be in this very traditional format.
BK: But I’ve heard you say the play turned out to be very challenging to write? LD: It was really, really hard! But still good for my purpose because it distracted me and made me focus in this very specific way. I remember after I wrote it, Craig Lucas had gotten his hands on it somehow and he called me and he was like, “You did that well. To make a well-made play look easy is just the hardest thing.” So that was my favorite compliment about Stick Fly.
Anyway, I was driving down Lake Shore Drive when I heard this story on NPR’s Science Friday about how entomologists examine flies. I found it fascinating and I was like, “Oh my God, that’s the metaphor at the heart of this thing that I’m writing.” BK: Your play Smart People featured four people working in/ around academia, and everyone in Stick Fly has advanced degrees as well. Having grown up around professors and classrooms, what continues to fascinate you about people who move in these circles?
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LD: Oh that’s interesting because I don’t think I consciously do. Well, I mean, for Smart People for sure I did because I was living in Cambridge and I wanted to write about Harvard. I had a certain love/hate relationship with Harvard. For this, I just like inhabiting contemporary worlds with people I recognize, and the people that inhabit my world, often just by circumstance, are people with advanced degrees. But it’s not something that I’m thinking about and it doesn’t, to me, feel foreign or a big deal. I knew I was writing about a well-heeled family with a long time house on Martha’s Vineyard, 10
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where African Americans have had a presence for hundreds of years, and that demographic would have advanced degrees. That’s all that was. BK: Do you have any personal history with Martha’s Vineyard? What made you want to set the play there? LD: I knew that I wanted to write about this demographic because I knew I wanted to write a play that talked about class and class strata within the AfricanAmerican community. I don’t think people think of that very often and I think it’s fascinating.
I wanted to put in this house three classes of people and how that played out over the course of a weekend. I knew that I wanted them to be people who had been financially privileged for generations, so I knew it was either going to be Hilton Head or Martha’s Vineyard: two of the places in America where Black people have gone for a long time. But Martha’s Vineyard had an even richer history. I started the play prior to ever knowing I would move to Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was years before… I didn’t go to Martha’s Vineyard until shortly before the play had its Broadway
premiere, and it was fascinating because it was the first time I’d been in a place where Black people could vacation and not be questioned. There’s a freedom there that was new for me. This interview originally appeared in the February 2020 edition of The Brief Chronicle, a magazine published by Writers Theatre.
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THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS artistic director Hana S. Sharif
managing director Danny Williams
presents
By lydia R. diamond directed by chanel bragg Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound designer/Composer Casting assistant director associate Lighting Designer associate Sound Designer stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager production assistant 12
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Kyu Shin April Hickman Amina Alexander Twi McCallum X Casting Victor Vazquez, CSA Gregory Almanza Cat J. Cusick Erica Feagin Shannon B. Sturgis* Bren Woods* Kentrell Jamison
CAST kent Joe Levay
Ricardy Fabre* Ron Himes*
Cheryl
Bobbi Johnson*
Kimber
Blair Lewin*
Flip Taylor
DeShawn Harold Mitchell* Amber Reauchean Williams*
The play will be presented with one intermission.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States Stick Fly is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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RICARDY FABRE (Kent) is excited to be making his debut at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Select theatre credits include Seattle Rep, Trinity Rep, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, The People’s Light and Theatre Company and The Flea Theatre. Film credits include Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022). MFA Brown/Trinity Rep.
RON HIMES (Joe Levay) returns to The Rep after appearing in Little Foxes, All the Way and Follies. Other acting credits include The Black Rep’s productions of Two
Trains Running, Fences (2019 St. Louis Theater Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, King Hedley II, Jitney, Seven Guitars and Gem of the Ocean. Other credits include Sunset Baby, The Whipping Man, On Golden Pond, Romeo and Juliet, Death and the King’s Horseman, Boesman and Lena, Waiting for Godot, Macbeth, Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil (Woodie Award for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role), Sty of the Blind Pig, When the Chickens Come Home to Roost and The Meeting, which was featured at the Kennedy Center. He 15
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created the role of Joe Lee in Conversations on a Dirt Road.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis!
BLAIR LEWIN BOBBI JOHNSON (Cheryl) is an actress from Maryland, currently based in New York City. As an only child of a pastor and a reverend she enjoyed writing stories, singing and performing skits about the crazy, lovable church folk around her. She cultivated her passion for the craft while training at the New York University Tisch School of Drama. In film, recent credits include the short films On a Beautiful Wonderful Day and Transplant. She’s so excited to make her official stage debut with 16
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(Kimber) is thrilled to be making her debut at The Rep this season! She is a recent graduate of the NYU graduate acting program and was last seen Off-Broadway in Nancy Bleemer’s premiere of Providence at 59E59 Theaters and on Netflix in The Trial of the Chicago 7.
DESHAWN HAROLD MITCHELL (Flip) is a New York actor originally from Colorado. He has an MFA from the University of California Irvine. His past credits
include, but are not limited to, All My Sons on Broadway (u/s), Nicole Clark is Having a Baby, Humana Festival and The Merchant of Venice at the New Swan Shakespeare Festival. Film and television credits include We Run the World, Orange is the New Black, Blindspot, That Damn Micheal Che Show and Law and Order: OC. DeShawn would like to thank his friends and family for their endless support and patience, as well as a big thanks to this amazing cast and crew. DeShawnHarold Mitchell@imdb.com
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AMBER REAUCHEAN WILLIAMS (Taylor) is an actor and voiceover artist, and is incredibly humbled to be a part of such an amazingly talented cast and crew. She received her BFA in Theatre Arts at Boston University’s School of Theatre. Since leaving Boston, she has graced the big and small screens, including the role of Cora in the awardwinning indie film, One Bedroom now streaming on Amazon Video. Amber has also performed in theaters around the world from New York City to Oslo, Norway, including the role of Mary in the New York Times Critic’s Pick
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Behind the Sheet at Ensemble Studio Theatre. As a voiceover artist, she has lent her voice to national commercial campaigns, video games, animation and audiobooks. She is currently the host of Wondery’s celebrated podcast, “True Love”, currently in its fifth season. As always, she would like to thank her husband, family and friends for their unwavering love and support. DIRECTION & DESIGN
CHANEL BRAGG (Director) is thrilled to make her directing debut with The Rep. Chanel is a freelance director and Associate Artistic Director of Arizona Theatre company. 18
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For over a decade, she has passionately advocate for diversity within the arts. Chanel co-founded The United Colours of Arizona Theatre (UCAT), a powerful learning community which provides networking, mentorship, master classes and other opportunities to future BIPOC creatives and arts leaders. She has been awarded the Arizona Capital Times Leader of the Year in Arts and Culture (2021) and the Kyle Lawson Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award (2020). Directing credits include Phoenix Theatre Co., Arizona Broadway Theatre, Arizona State University, and many more. Some of her favorite titles include
For Colored Girls, The Wolves, Hair and The Last Five Years. In 2019 she curated, directed and produced The Alexander Project, a touring Hamilton revue in conjunction with Live Nation. Chanel received her MBA from Western International University.
KYU SHIN (Scenic Designer) has designed sets for Machine Learning Hamlet; or, Text Like Daggers, The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility (The Brick, NYC), Crazy Bread (Seoul, South Korea), The Talmud (Target Margin Theatre, NYC), The Niceties (Heritage Theatre Festival, VA), The Briefly Dead
(59E59, NYC), Interview (St. Clement Theatre, NYC), Half Moon Bay, Comes a Faery (The New Ohio Theatre, NYC), A cappella (New York Musical Theatre Festival, NYC) and more. He earned his BA in Chinese Language and Literature at Korea University in South Korea and his MFA in Design and Technology at Brooklyn College, CUNY. www.kyushindesign.com
APRIL HICKMAN (Costume Designer) is a Connecticutbased costume designer, stylist and costume illustrator for stage and film, originally from Denver, CO. Her most recent design credits include Nine 19
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Night at Round House Theater; The Mountain Top at Weston Playhouse; Blue at Michigan Opera Theatre; Border of Lights, Ghosts of the Diaspora, Freaky Dee, Baby at Williamstown Theatre Festival; and Capricorn 29 at The Tank. April currently holds a position at Wesleyan University as Assistant Professor in the Practice of Costume Design. She received an MFA in Costume Design from Yale School of Drama, and a BFA in Costume Design and Technology from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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AMINA ALEXANDER (Lighting Designer) is a freelance lighting designer/assistant based in New York City. She has worked in many areas of lighting design from fashion, theater, dance and live music since 2015. She is the lighting designer and Assistant Production Manager for Simple Solutions Production Group NYC. Recently graduated from Western Illinois University with her MFA in lighting design, she has gone on to design for Colin Quinn’s The Last Best Hope at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and Alex Edelman’s Just for Us at the Cherry Lane Theatre. She is currently the lighting design fellow
under Black Theatre Coalition and is the assistant lighting designer on the production of Black No More with The New Group.
TWI MCCALLUM’S (Sound Designer and Composer) credits include the Broadway productions of Chicken & Biscuits (designer and cocomposer), Company (design apprentice) and Off-Broadway productions of The Last (Atlantic Theater Company), Little Girl Blue (New World Stages) and A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet (Daryl Roth Theater). Regional credits include Justice (Arizona Theater Company), The Sound of Music (Dallas Theater
Center), Frankenstein (Kansas City Rep) and Extinction (Baltimore Center Stage). Film, television and media credits include The Girlfriend Experience (STARZ; apprentice sound editor), Dr. Death (NBC; apprentice sound editor), and multiple audiobooks and podcasts. Twi is a member of United Scenic Artists 829 and Motion Picture Editors Guild 700. Special thanks to Yale School of Drama.
X CASTING, VICTOR VAZQUEZ, CSA (he/him/his) is the founder and lead Casting Director of X Casting (www.xcastingnyc.com), a member of the Casting Society of America and a 2020 Theater Communications Group Rising Leader of Color. 21
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GREGORY ALMANZA (Assistant Director) is a Directing and Spanish major at Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts. He most recently appeared in Sweat at The Black Rep (Oscar). He has also assistant directed for Ron Himes in Canfield Drive and Rayme Cornell in Water by the Spoonful at The Conservatory.
CAT J. CUSICK (Associate Lighting Designer) graduated from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University with a degree in lighting design. She has previously designed the lights for Les 22
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Misérables at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Film Credits include Deliverance of Clay with the production company Hot Dice.
ERICA FEAGIN (Associate Sound Designer) is a sound designer and audio tech from Biloxi, MS. She received her BFA in Theatrical Design and Technology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2019. Since starting her journey as an audio engineer, Erica has worked and apprenticed at companies including New York Stage and Film, Contemporary American Theatre Festival and Baltimore Center Stage.
SHANNON B. STURGIS’ (Stage Manager) favorite theatrical experiences include Atlantic Theater Company, Shear Madness (OffBroadway) and Altar Boyz (Off-Broadway and in The Rep’s Off-Ramp series). Other regional favorites include Westport Country Playhouse, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Totem Pole Playhouse, Victoria Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre (in New York) and the Gretna Playhouse.
BREN WOODS (Assistant Stage Manager) is honored to be back at the Rep and he is beyond grateful to be working with this team of talented artists and collaborators. Bren last worked at the Rep on Disgraced, Constellations, and All the Way. He has also worked at The Muny on Annie and Meet Me in St. Louis, Alabama Shakespeare Festival on Alabama Story, The Goodman and Tuachan Center of the Arts. He i s a proud graduate of Webster University with a BFA in Stage Management.
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LYDIA R. DIAMOND’S (Playwright) award-winning plays include Smart People, Stick Fly, Voyeurs de Venus, The Bluest Eye, The Gift Horse, Harriet Jacobs, The Inside and Stage Black. Theatres include Arena Stage, Cort Theatre (Broadway), Chicago Dramatists, Company One, Congo Square, Goodman, Hartford Stage, Huntington, Jubilee, Kansas City Rep, Long Wharf, Lorraine Hansberry, McCarter, Mo’Olelo, MPAACT, New Vic, Playmakers Rep, Plowshares, Second Stage, Steppenwolf and TrueColors. Commissions include Arena Stage, Steppenwolf (4), McCarter, Huntington, Center Stage, 24
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Victory Gardens and The Roundabout. A recipient of many playwriting awards, Lydia was also an 2005/06 W.E.B. Du Bois Institute non-resident Fellow, a 2007 TCG/NEA Playwright in Residence at Steppenwolf, an 2006/07 Huntington Playwright Fellow and a 2012 Sundance Institute Playwright Lab Creative Advisor. She is a Board Member at Chicago Dramatists and a 2012/13 Radcliffe Institute Fellow. Lydia is an NU graduate (91), has an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Pine Manor College and is 2013/14 Playwright in Residence at Arena Stage.
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LEADERSHIP
HANA S. SHARIF (Augustin Family Artistic Director) has enjoyed a multifaceted theatre career, including roles as an artistic leader, director, playwright and producer with a specialty in strategic and crossfunctional leadership. She served for five years as Associate Artistic Director at Baltimore Center Stage, where she oversaw the day-to-day execution of all of the mainstage and studio productions, and was the architect of the innovative CS Digital program: a platform that pushes the boundaries of traditional theatre and looks at the nexus point between art and technology. Her other achievements at
Baltimore Center Stage include prototyping the Mobile Unit, strengthening community engagement, producing multiple world and regional premieres and helping to guide the theatre through a multimillion dollar building renovation and rebranding effort. In 2012, Hana served as the inaugural Program Manager of the ArtsEmerson Ambassador Program and launched ArtsEmerson Artist-InResidency program featuring playwright Daniel Beaty. In addition to her work at ArtsEmerson, Hana leveraged her regional theatre experience to freelance produce for smaller theatre companies, looking to Cast Follies
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expand and restructure their administrative teams. Hana served as developmental producer and program manager for Progress Theatre in Houston, where she consulted with the Artistic Director on redefining the artistic vision and subsequent recasting of the ensemble company and lead strategic organizational planning focused on LORT market entry. During her decadelong tenure at Hartford Stage, Hana served as the Associate Artistic Director, Director of New Play Development, and Artistic Producer. Hana launched the new play development program, expanded the community engagement and civic discourse initiatives, and developed and produced
Tony, Grammy, Pulitzer and Obie Award-winning shows. From 1997–2003, Hana served as the cofounder and Artistic Director of Nasir Productions, a theatre dedicated to underrepresented voices to challenge traditional structure. Her guest lecturer credits include Spelman College, Sewanee University, UT Austin, UCSD, Prairie View A&M, Emerson College, Maggie Flanigan Studio, Towson University, UMD, UConn, UMass and University of Hartford, among others. Additionally, Hana has directed acclaimed productions of Porgy & Bess, The Who & The What, Fun Home, Sense and Sensibility, The Christians, Les Liaisons 27
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Dangereuses, Pride and Prejudice (DCArts: Best Director/Best New Play), The Whipping Man, Gem of the Ocean (six CCC nominations), Gee’s Bend (CCC Award Best Ensemble, two nominations), Next Stop Africa, Cassie, The Drum and IFdentity. Her plays include All the Women I Used to Be, The Rise and Fall of Day and The Sprott Cycle Trilogy. Hana holds a BA from Spelman College and an MFA from the University of Houston. She is the recipient of the 2009–10 Aetna New Voices Fellowship, EMC Arts Working Open Fellowship, Theatre Communications Group (TCG) New Generations Fellowship, and is a founding member of The 28
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Black Theatre Commons (BTC). She serves on the board of directors for the TCG, BTC, and the Sprott Foundation. DANNY WILLIAMS (Managing Director) became The Rep’s Managing Director in January 2022. An experienced arts administrator, Danny has expertise in nonprofit accounting, senior management, and organizational development. Prior to joining The Rep, Danny worked at The Public Theater in New York, where he has served in various roles since 2006. Most recently, as Senior Director, Finance and Administration,
he managed the daily and strategic financial operations of this $50 million nonprofit organization, successfully launched an organization-wide intranet, partnered with the development team to achieve fundraising goals, and collaborated on long-term financial planning and analysis, including cash investment strategies, budget analysis and project management. Noteworthy and favorite productions include Broadway productions of Fun Home, Eclipsed, Hamilton and Hair along with Off-Broadway productions of Here Lies Love, Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, White Noise and Rock Bottom.
Williams has also held roles with Musical Theatre International, Warren Miller Performing Arts Center and Manhattan Theatre Club and has served as an adjunct professor in the performing arts management master of fine arts program at Brooklyn College. He earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing and theater from Fairfield University and spent a semester abroad studying at Regents University in the United Kingdom.
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BIOGRAPHIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT Gwen Middeke* The Todd Organization
VICE PRESIDENT Brian Clevinger*
VICE PRESIDENT Dan Jay*
VICE PRESIDENT, VOLUNTEERS Laurie Hiler*
Prolog Ventures
Christner Architects
SECRETARY Judi Scissors*
TREASURER Ven Houts*
Community Volunteer
Ernst & Young (retired)
Wendi AlperPressman
Frank Hamsher*
Ann Scheuer
Skyline Public Strategies, Inc.
Community Volunteer
CBG Enterprise
Lathrop & Gage, LLP
Margaret Augustin*
Gina Hoagland
Pat Schutte* Community Volunteer
Community Volunteer
Collaborative Strategies, Inc.
Arlue Briggs*
Mark P. Mantovani
Community Volunteer
Mantovani Holdings, LLC
Susan Stith
Washington University
Jane M. Robert
Brandon Evans
American Friends Musée d’Orsay
Elizabeth J. Stroble
Lisa Silverberg* Community Volunteer
Dedric Carter*
Cigna
Webster University
Ernst & Young
Dotti Fischer
Ronald L. Roberts
Susan D. Tuteur
Ridge Graves, LLC
Community Volunteer
Community Volunteer
Lauren Sagel Community Volunteer *Executive Committee
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VOLUNTEER BOARD
One of the most treasured and dedicated resources, The Rep’s Volunteer Board provides amazing support each season with donations of time, talent and skill throughout all facets of the organization. We are so grateful to the Volunteer Board for their continued dedication as integral members of The Rep family. If you are interested in serving on The Rep Volunteer Board, please contact Lori Moore-McMullen at lmoore-mcmullen@ repstl.org or (314) 687-4028. PRESIDENT Laurie Hiler VICE PRESIDENT Vicki Helling SECRETARY Shirley Raitzsch
TREASURER Cindy Schnabel
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Dotti Fischer
Trish Alexandre Susan Barley Ann Bronsing Michaeleen Cradock Dorothy Diehl Denise Eschenbrenner Karen Fairbank Vi Farmer
Linda Lowry Barbara Mennell Karen Miller Colleen Ritchie Helen Sandifer Cindy Schnabel Ann Straw Linda Vandivort
Glenda Hares Marcia King Margie Knapp
Lynn Yearwood
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STAFF
Hana S. Sharif Augustin Family Artistic Director
ARTISTIC
COMPANY MANAGER ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Cliff Hannon
J. Ching Amy Huffman learning & COMMUNITY engagement DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEARNING PROGRAMS ASSOCIATE TEACHING ASSOCIATE
Adena Varner Brian Coats Britney Walker-Merritte
COSTUME SHOP MANAGER Simon Brett INTERIM COSTUME SHOP MANAGER Carissa Sexton HEAD DRAPER Robert W. Trump DRAPERS Elizabeth Eisloeffel FIRST HANDS Michelle Bentley
Sandra Kabuye
HEAD CRAFTS ARTISAN John Inchiostro WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Calyn Roth WIG AND MAKEUP SUPERVISOR Dennis
Bensie
lighting MAINSTAGE HEAD ELECTRICIAN Christina
Beck Toby Beck
STUDIO ELECTRICIAN
PRODUCTION
sound Catherine Campbell
scenic ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Emilie Weilbacher-
McMullan CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST Scott Loebl SCENIC ARTISTS Stephen Pollihan James Van Well SCENIC SHOP FOREMAN Dave McCarthy SCENIC CARPENTERS Tim McCarthy Dan Roach, Jr. Rick Shetley PROPS DIRECTOR Kelly Kreutsberg PROPS CARPENTERS Ralph Wilke PROPS ARTISANS Jordan Long Eric William Barnes SHOPPERS/BUYERS Gunner Boucher Annie Davis
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COSTUMES
ARTISTIC PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR OF NEW WORK Becks Redman
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Danny Williams
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SOUND SUPERVISOR Rusty Wandall MAINSTAGE SOUND ENGINEER Joshua STUDIO SOUND ENGINEER
run crew WARDROBE DECK
Riggs Sean Wilhite
Annie Davis Claire Cosby Luis-Pablo Garcia Alexandra Stookey
ADMINISTRATION Laura L. Wandersee Bradley G. Kafka, Polsinelli PC
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
DEVELOPMENT
Daniel J. Ladd BOX OFFICE ASSISTANTS Sharon Carey, Belinda Carter Michael Dorn Christian Hoffman Taylor Kelly Carl Wickman HOUSE MANAGER Deanna Danger DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
Lori Moore-McMullen CFRE INDIVIDUAL GIFTS MANAGER Merritt McCarthy INSTITUTIONAL GIFTS MANAGER Kevin Ginty DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Robert Kapeller CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING DIRECTOR Ashton Beck COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Sarah
ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER
Hannah Pierce
Brandt MARKETING ASSOCIATE Laurie McConnell GRAPHIC DESIGNER Delores Eddington DIGITAL MEDIA INTERN Michael Tran FINANCE FINANCE DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE
Kevin Blansit Suzanne Bodenstein
AUDIENCE SERVICES BOX OFFICE DIRECTOR ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER
Ricki MarkingCamuto Lin Joyce
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BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT THE REP
MAINSTAGE Each season wew produce six plays in the Mainstage series, which draws The Rep’s largest audience. Performances are given in both the Virginia Jackson Browning Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center and the Catherine B. Berges Theatre at COCA. The work presented in the Mainstage series is eclectic, ranging from modern to classics to musicals, and benefits from the large space afforded by the Browning and Berges Theatres. STUDIO THEATRE Performances in the Steve Woolf Studio series may be new plays, radical interpretations of older works or experimental works. The performance space and seating configuration changes with each production, allowing the director, designers and actors to craft work which requires a more intimate environment. We look forward to the return of the Studio series next season.
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IMAGINARY THEATRE COMPANY Imaginary Theatre Company is The Rep’s touring ensemble for children. Bringing theatre for young audiences to schools and community centers throughout the bi-state area, ITC’s productions value a welltold story while supporting state learning standards and nurturing a respect and love for the arts. This season, ITC performances will be available virtually. ABOUT THIS VENUE As the fourth largest community arts center in the country, COCA connects the St. Louis region to the arts through programs that emphasize social and artistic diversity, economic and cultural accessibility, hands-on experience of the artistic process, and the highest quality faculty. COCA annually serves more than 50,000 area residents of all ages through multidisciplinary, multi-cultural arts programs that include educational classes, camps and workshops, both onsite and in community venues; COCAbiz; COCAedu; COCA Presents; and exhibitions of contemporary art in the Millstone Gallery.
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TICKET EXCHANGE POLICY Exchanges are an exclusive subscriber benefit. Exchanges may be made within the run of each production, up to two hours prior to show time. If you choose to exchange into a higher-priced area, you will be charged the difference. No refunds are made for exchanges to lower-priced tickets. SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNTS Subscribers can save two ways on additional ticket purchases. Advance purchases receive a 10% discount. Last-minute purchases (starting 48 hours prior to a show) are discounted 50%! Prior sales are excluded. HOUSE POLICIES Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate pause in the performance. Electronic Devices: Please silence all electronic devices while in the theatre. Bad Weather Policy: In the event of bad weather, please check our website, Facebook page or call the Box Office for current information. If a cancellation occurs, call the Box Office starting on the day after the
weather event to exchange your seats for another performance of the same production. ACCESSIBILITY Hearing: Free assistive listening devices using an FM system are available at Patron Services prior to the performance. Open Captioning is offered for a performance of each Mainstage production. Sight: The Rep partners with MindsEye to offer live audio description for a performance of each Mainstage production. Mobility: The Rep is accessible to patrons with impaired mobility. Please discuss seating requirements with the Box Office when purchasing tickets. HEALTH AND SAFETY The Rep is committed to providing a safe environment for our patrons, artists and staff. Visit www.repstl.org to view our current Health and Safety policies. 35
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CELEBRATING AND ELEVATING WOMEN IN THEATRE The Leading Ladies are honored to continue their legacy of playing a major role in benefiting The Rep each season. We are grateful to the following donors, who pledged their support for the 2021-2022 season. We invite you to join our amazing group of Leading Ladies! LYNN NOTTAGE $10,000+ Ann P. Augustin & Margaret Augustin JULIE TAYMOR $9,999–$7,500 Pat Schutte IDINA MENZEL $$7,499–$5,000 Crystal Beurlein Juanita H. Hinshaw SUZAN-LORI PARKS $4,999–$2,500 MARIANNE ELLIOTT $2,499–$1,000 Suzan Kelsey Brooks Diane Buhr Engelsmann 36
Dotti Fischer Carolyn Gold Paula Keinath Nancy Kranzberg Hannah Langsam Susan Miller Jane M. Robert Ann Scheuer Lois Schultz Judi Scissors PAULA VOGEL $999–$500 Trish Abbene Wendi Alper-Pressman Christy Beckmann Pamela Belloli Vincenza Bellone Cindy Belmont Barbara M. Bryant Terri Ciccolella Pamela Wing Dern
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Bonnie Gibbs Sara Kessler Patricia Mantovani Merritt McCarthy Elizabeth Meteer Karen Miller Lucy Schreiber Lisa Easton Silverberg Judith Smart Ann H. Straw Susan Warshaw Kathleen Wood ANIKA NONI ROSE $499–$250 Dianna Adorjan Susan Block Arlue Briggs Bette L. Bude Elaine Coe Samantha Davidson Sally & Anne Dehner
Joan D. Dougherty Sharon Dougherty Roberta S. Frank Margie Franz Barbara Gervais Laura Greenberg Shirley Haake Julie & David Hohman Joanne Iskiwitch Karen S. Kalish, Estelle W. & Karen S. Kalish Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation Susan Kilo Susan Knight Sylvia Manewith Jarona Stevens Terry L. Thornton Linda Vandivort Kim White PHILLIPA SOO $249–$100 Penny Bari Nancy Berg
Siobhán Brace Mike, Dan & Jodi Brooks E. Rebecca Case Robin Chervitz Terry Coleman Myra Crandall Teresa Deshields Rose Mary Dieckhaus Dorothy Diehl Michelle Drabin Carrie Eisenbeis Denise Eschenbrenner Vi Farmer Ann Franke Judy Garfinkel Glenda Hares Vicki Helling Mary Beth Hennessy Linda Hensley Jan Hermann Carolyn Hileman Jeane Jae Suzanne Levin Dorothy Lovelace Linda Lowry Sally Rice Markland
Monica McFee Cheryl Meier Suzie Nall Lisa Nouss Susan A. Oefelein Marilyn Raphael Lynn Rawlings Marcia Roentz Jacqueline Ruthsatz Melanie Ryterski Carol Schreiner Arlene Spector Barbara B. Sprick Jerrie K. Weith Lisa Zarin RISING STAR Claire Ryterski Ray Ryterski (Gifts received 6/1/2020-2/6/2022)
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TRIBUTE FUND A tribute gift is a meaningful way to honor a special person or remember a loved one and support The Rep. To make a tribute gift, call the Donor Relations office at (314) 687-4030 or visit repstl.org. HONOR In honor of Ann Cady Scott Margaret B. Cady William & Barbara Macon In honor of Mark Bernstein Barbara & Ernest Adelman Bill Aitken Trish & Joe Alexandre Wendi Alper-Pressman & Norman Pressman David & Melanie Alpers Sue Barley Michael Baxter & Tali Allen Ted & Robbie Beaty Marcia Bernstein Sam Bertolet & Helen Ziercher Ruth Blundell Betty Bowersox & Phil Powell Barbara Bridgewater David Brinker John & Kathy Brugere Gail Bunce Tina Burke 38
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Elise R. Cady Christine & David Chadwick Patty & Kent Chapin Kelley & Tim Ciampoli Karen Levin Coburn Pamela Wing Dern Diane DiTucci Richard Engelsmann & Diane Buhr Engelsmann Dottie & Matt Englis Sara Epstein Larry Essmann Vi Farmer Jeffrey & Veronica Fernhoff Dotti & John Fischer Deborah Silverberg-Gaal & Christopher Gaal David Ganz Laura & Ted Greenberg Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gresick Jr. Barbara Harris Nancy Hawes Vicki & Larry Helling Dr. Michael & Carolyn Hesterberg Milton Hieken & Barbara Barenholtz Laurie Hiler
Lee & Gina Hoagland Ven & Cynthia Houts Thomas Incrocci Virginia Johnson Brad & Shera Kafka Joanne Kohn Champe Leary Jeanne Lewi Mark & Patty Mantovani Merritt McCarthy Bob & Pixie Messey Gwen & Paul Middeke Fred & Ida Perabo Alan & Pat Redszus Jim & Diane Relleke Rep-aholic Joyce & Joe Ruebel William Rynecki Melanie Ryterski Aaron Sanders Alice Sargent Ann Scheuer Justin & Robert Schneider Joel & Barbara Schwartz Cady & Kevin Seabaugh Mary Strauss Ann & Jack Straw Paul & Beth Stroble Joan Tiemann Jim & Lois Urnes Mark Utterback Paul & Linda Vandivort
The Repertory Theatre Volunteer Board Bob & Julie Wallace J.R. & Mia Walters Tim & Robin Wentworth Paul & K. Wentzien Mike & Barbara Willock Lynn & Darrell Yearwood MEMORIAL In memory of Steve Woolf Mike & Linda Lowery (Gifts 11/29/21-1/27/22)
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CORPORATE & FOUNDATION PARTNERS As a nonprofit organization, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis relies upon the support of corporate and foundation partners. The Rep gratefully acknowledges the following corporations and foundations whose generous support helps us to create the highest caliber of professional theatre for St. Louis, engage the next generation of theatregoers and provide opportunities for diverse artists. For information about how your business or organization can support The Rep, contact the Development Office at (314) 687-4028. $100,000+ Berges Family Foundation The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $50,000-$99,999 Edward Jones Emerson The Shubert Foundation Inc. $25,000-$49,999 Bayer Fund Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Charitable Foundation Arts Consulting Group $10,000-$24,999 Louis D. Beaumont Fund No. 1 of the St. Louis Community Foundation The Trio Foundation of St. Louis 40
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$5,000-$9,999 Enterprise Holdings Foundation Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation Dewitt and Caroline Van Evera Foundation Switch $2,500-$4,999 Employees Community Fund of Boeing Graybar Foundation Sign of the Arrow $1,000-$2,499 DCA Family Foundation Joy Waltke Fisher Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation Lathrop & Gage LLP Polsinelli UNDER $1,000 Commerce Bancshares Foundation Isaac Bruce Foundation
CANFIELD DRIVE, Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University, 2020. Director Ron Himes. Left to right: Benjamin Speed ’22, Gabby Watson ’23, Jailyn Genyse ’23, Lize Lewy ’22. Photo by Phillip Hamer
Art Imitates Life WHAT WE DO IN OUR STUDIOS, REHEARSAL ROOMS, AND ON OUR STAGES SERVES AS REHEARSAL FOR WHAT WE DO IN OUR HOMES, OUR STREE TS, AND EVEN OUR HEARTS.
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The Spotlight Society is an organization of donors who provide outstanding annual support to The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. In appreciation, donors enjoy a host of special benefits, including Circle Drive parking, an invitation to the Spotlight Society Cabaret Dinner and much more. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis gratefully acknowledges members of the Spotlight Society for their commitment to sustaining and promoting the highest quality professional theatre at The Rep. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Anonymous James G. Berges & Elizabeth Mannen Dotti & John Fischer Juanita H. Hinshaw Ven & Cynthia Houts Gwen & Paul Middeke Jane & Bruce Robert Pat & Ken Schutte Ann Cady Scott Susan & Peter Tuteur Dan Viehmann SPOTLIGHT ANGEL Ted & Robbie Beaty Dr. Stuart Kornfeld Robin & Tim C. Wentworth
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SPOTLIGHT IMPRESARIO Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Fromm Sally Johnston SPOTLIGHT BENEFACTOR Barbara & Ernest Adelman Joseph & Lauren Allen Sue Barley Leona Lee Bohm C.R. Davis Steve & Linda Finerty Anne Carol Goldberg & Ronald Levin Nancy & Kenneth Kranzberg Howard Landon Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Langsam
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Sally & Ned Lemkemeier Mr. & Mrs. Chris Lewis Mark & Patty Mantovani Cindy Maritz Karen Miller Mrs. Jane Napier Stephanie A. Schnuck Terry & Sally Schnuck SPOTLIGHT SUSTAINER Trish & Michael Abbene David & Melanie Alpers ATA Truesdale Kathy Berg Debbie & Bill Bernskoetter Mark D. Bernstein
Sam C. Bertolet & Helen D. Ziercher Barbara & Dolph* Bridgewater Mrs. H. Pharr Brightman Patty & Kent Chapin Vicki & Brian Clevinger Dr. Kevin & Lisa Coleman Bob & Becky Courtney Myra & Gene Crandall Michael Dern Larry Essmann Gretta Forrester, Gretta Forrester Family Fund of the Greater St. Louis Community Foundation Judith Gall Bonnie Gibbs Dan & Chris Goodenberger Mrs. Patricia G. Hecker*, Hecker Family Charitable Foundation of the Greater St. Louis Community Foundation Vicki & Doug Hill Mark & Peggy Holly Dr. & Mrs. John W. Hubert Joanne & Joel Iskiwitch
Dr. Theresa & Zulfikar Jeevanjee Kent A. Lewis Luisa M. Loredo McCallum Family Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Messey Donna Moog & Leonard Landsbaum Freda & Harry Rich John H. Russell Steve* & Mary Schoolman Margot Schwab Janice & Steve Seele Amy & Ben Smith Bill & Jarona Stevens Gretchen Straub Mike & Barbara Willock Doug & Lynn Yaeger Lynn & Darrell Yearwood SPOTLIGHT PATRON Mary Jo Abrahamson Wendi Alper-Pressman & Norman Pressman Mary Atkin Ann P. Augustin Margaret Augustin Costas & Assimo Azariadis P.E. Belloli & Dave Shimek Nancy Berg
Holly & Marc Bernstein Michael & Arlue Briggs Suzan Kelsey Brooks Drs. Dedric & Ebony Carter Eileen Clarke & William Dodd Elizabeth & Don Cobin Elaine Coe Patti & J.B. Cohn Drs. Preeti Dalawari & John Vandover Mike & Sue Darcy Pamela Wing Dern Jim Donnelly & Tracey Temanson Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dubinsky Dr. Jack & Carrie Eisenbeis Rosemary & Robert Emnett Richard Engelsmann & Diane Buhr Engelsmann Brandon & Lucy Evans Mr. & Mrs. Greg Evans Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation Judith Garfinkel Mr. & Mrs. David P. Gast Merri Jo Gillette Ed & Julie Glotzbach Terri Goslin-Jones & Bob Jones 43
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E.L. Green Laura & Ted Greenberg Mark & Stephanie Hampton Frank Hamsher Reginald & Stephanie Harwell Kathleen Heimann Margaret & Michael Heinz Bill & Linda Hentchel Brad & Phyllis Hershey Laurie Hiler Marian & Maurice Hirsch David Hitz Lee & Gina Hoagland James & Sheila Hoffmeister Sam and Pat Hopmeier Charitable Fund at Youthbridge Community Fund Craig Ingraham & Mary Hunot Kathy* & Bos Irvine Mike Isaacson & Joe Ortmeyer Daniel G. Jay & Mary Ann Lazarus Robert E. & Carol G. Jones 44
Jeanne & Aron Katzman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kessler Judith Weiss Levy Dr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Lewis, Jr. C. Arden Mennell Lori MooreMcMullen Mrs. Rena Murphy Kim & Rick Nast Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Peters Ramona Powell & David Rochlin Judy & Paul Putzel Mike & Barb Quinn Colleen Ritchie Ronald Roberts Paul & Cindy Schnabel Steve & Marlene Schumm Judi Scissors & Sam Broh Julian & Helen Seeherman, The Seeherman Charitable Fund Hana S. Sharif Joan & Paul Shaver Rob & Alice Sherwood Lisa & Allan Silverberg
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Dr. Raymond Slavin Dr. John Sopuch Mary Strauss Ann & Jack Straw Paul & Beth Stroble Deane* & Fancine Thompson Joan Tiemann In memory of Joyce Price Trimble Lynne & Jim Turley Bill & Linda Welborn B. Craig Weldon & Terri Monk Mei Chen Welland Steve Woolf* Susan & Stuart Zimmerman *In memoriam (Listings 6/1/21 – 1/27/22)
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Throughout its 55-year history, The Rep has gained a reputation for producing shows of exceptional quality. Creating productions uniquely designed for St. Louis audiences, making The Rep accessible to all and providing free or low-cost educational programs to young people cannot happen through ticket sales alone. In fact, ticket sales cover only 60% of the costs of producing our work. Every year we look to people like you—individuals who value the amazing, unexpected art of theatre—to lend a hand and bring our mission to life. Rep Backers play an integral role in making the show go on! PLAYWRIGHT BACKER Anonymous Bill Aitken David & Susan Bird Donald & Marilyn Blum Catherine S. Bollinger Barbara M. Bryant The Dunagan Foundation Sara Epstein Kirk & Alice Fritsch Dr. & Mrs. David Holtzman Larry & Dot LeGrand Margolis Dr. & Mrs.* James A. Morrell
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Joseph & Sammy Ruwitch Alice & Peter* Sargent Ann Scheuer Christine Secorsky & Greg Sacho Thomas Sehr & Margaret A. Wayne Dixi & Ann Smith James Tobin & Virginia Heagney Isabel & David Van Essen Beverly Wagner Hoyt W. Wallace S. Lavernn Wilson
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PRODUCER BACKER Anonymous Dr. E-P. Barrette Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Burgess Bill & Jane Doub Heather & Len Essig Jane B. Evans Terry & Marjorie Franc, Franc Family Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation Gary & Phyllis Heifetz Thomas Incrocci Dot & Steve Larsen Linda Lowry John Muller Origin Agency, Inc.
Timothy Pickering Jim & Diane Relleke Donna & Howard Smith Stuart & Cindy Sweet Paul & Linda Vandivort David P. Weiss DIRECTOR BACKER Robert O. & Susan F. Appleton Rick & Liz Aurbach Carolyn & Lynn Barnett Carolyn Becker June R. Bierman Joyce & David Bishop Drs. Nanci & James Bobrow Bob & Kay Boyd Don Brinkman DeAnne & Gordon Brown Mr. & Mrs. George Brown Joseph Brown John & Kathy Brugere John Carr & Kay Kaiser Christine & David Chadwick Robin & David Chervitz
Kelley & Tim Ciampoli Evelyn & Louis Cohen Susan & Richard Constance Bernie L. Corn & Michael Danzer Robert & Jan Dawson Anne Dehner Jay & Marsha Delano Dorothy Diehl Dorsey & Sondra Ellis Vi Farmer Gordon & Margaret Finley Keith & Ann Fischer Jerry B. Garrett Darla Gavin Terry & Judy Gooding Patricia D. & Gary L. Gray Barbara Harris Margaret & Larry Harris Dr. Michael & Carolyn Hesterberg Mark Hubbert Dennis Johnson Mr. Ernest H. Key Susan & Jack Kissinger Susan Knight Fran & Roger Koch Barbara Kohm
Cheryl & Keith Kowalczyk Christine & Jon Krueger Joan Krueger & Brian Betker John & Cindy Layman Trish & Dick Lazaroff, Youthbridge Community Foundation JoAnne Levy & Jim Thomeczek Jeanne Lewi Jerri & Bill Livingston Kay & Gerry Love Cindy & Gregg Lueder Dr. Robert Lynch & Dr. Ellen Wood Laurence & Silvia Madeo Joseph Martinich & Vicki Sauter Dr. & Mrs. Jerald A. Maslanko Patrick & Rosanne Mathis Susan Matlof Melissa J. McClain David & Ginny McDonald Robert & Heidi Meister Susan Mills 47
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Verla & Richard Mitchell John & Lucy Morris Dr. Julia K. Muller & Mr. Earl K. Shreckengast Nancy & Jim Murphy Mike Ness & Jenny Voelker Elizabeth J. Parker Garie & Ken Perry Adrienne & David Piston Harriet & Philip Polster Mr. & Mrs. Maury B. Poscover Drs. Bill & Betsy Powderly Donald & Jane* Prahlow Elizabeth Pribor Marilyn & Bob Raphael Drs. Robert & Sheryl Ream Dr. & Mrs. Lester T. Reese Linda Rellergert Dr. and Mrs. Leon Robison Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roscow Tom & Kathy Ryan Lauren & Darryl Sagel
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Thomas & Marilyn Schultz Cady & Kevin Seabaugh Bradley & Kay Shaw Gary Stansbery Laura Stanton Mr. & Mrs. R. Stover Drs. Samer & Joni Thanavaro Mary Tillman Glen & Libby Travers Helen L. Tryon John & Dea Vallina Margaret Wehrenberg Larry & Kathleen West Linda & F. Dale Whitten Miriam Wilhelm & Eric Friedman Jim Wilson Melissa Wohlwend Nathan and Anna Zelinske STAR BACKER Anonymous (3) Joseph & Trish Alexandre Sally & Ken Anderson Joyce Armstrong Dr. Patricia Martens Balke
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Jennifer Billhartz Richard M. Blaha Kenneth & Ann Bohm Betty Bowersox & Phil Powell Susan & Robert Bowman Robert Bradley Dennis & Ellen Brommelhorst Phoebe & Spencer Burke Sal & Terri Ciccolella Ms. Susan Collins Lucy Conley Ms. Ann Corrigan Jeanette Craig Lois F. Crampton Mary K. Cullen & Daniel Goldberg Conrad Damsgaard Adrienne Davis Frank Dayton Theodore & Deborah Dearing Mike Doherty & Kathy Kane Ernst Radiology Clinic Karen Fairbank Dr. & Mrs. Elliott Farberman Barb & Tom Feiner Jeffrey & Veronica Fernhoff
Dr. Lewis C. Fischbein Gary & Christy Fox David R. Ganz Agnes & Dave Garino Catherine Garner Holly Garrett Jane M. Geer Dr. & Mrs. Edward Geltman Jane Gleason Julia M. Gram Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gresick Jr. Dr. Brenda Grossman & Dr. Steven Brody Noelle Gunter Claire Halpern & Michael Greenfield Glenda Hares Bernice Heavilin William & Marsha Heine Anne W. Hetlage Drs. Craig & Abby Hollander Margaret & Martin Israel Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Jones Rob Kapeller Kinney Giving Fund Sheila & Ken Kleinman
Lynn & Mark Kloss Margie & Steve Knapp Joanne Kohn Dr. & Mrs. Ren Kozikowski Randi Krantz Martha Kratzer Jim & Mary Lou Krueger Paul & Martha LaFata Cynthia Lamboley Joseph Lane Nancy LeMaster Dr. Frances Levine Jerry & Mary Jo Liberstein Line Hardware Lonnie Link Michael & Mary Alice Long Michael & Linda Lowery Gloria & Roy Luber Carl & Lynn Lyss Eleanor Mandel Neil & Ricki Marglous Ricki MarkingCamuto Sharon & Stan McCaslin Anthony & Joellen McDonald James McMillan Barbara B. Mennell
Karen J. Miller Susan & Bruce Miller Monica Moore Dr. Mary Ann Morley James H. Myles Joel & Sue Picus Tim & Jodi Pierce Carol & Sam Powell Sue Rapp Dr. Gary Ratkin & Marilyn Ratkin Judith A. Rau Susan & John Rava John & Lynn Rawlings Terry & Karen Reeves Pam & Michael Richards William Rynecki Mark & Lynn Sableman Margaret S. Sant’Ambrogio James & Joan Schiele Carol Schreiner Kathy & Doug Schroeder Dawn Schuessler Lois & Walter Schultz Mort & Paula Smith Bart & Meg Solon Lee & Diana Speicher Lucie & Steve Springmeyer
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Greg & Brenda Teakert Jack Walbran Mark & Donna Waldman Patricia & Richard Walters Jeffrey Webb Patricia Wells James White & Cindy Payant Vicky Riback Wilson Bert & Bobbe Wunderlich Kathleen Zorica PERFORMER BACKER Anonymous Thomas S. Abernathy Brenda & Joseph Ackerman Nancy Albrecht James Andris Don Aulph Ruth Ellen & Jay Barr Nancy Bengtson Cathy Bixler Marian & John Bleeke Kathy Borges David Brinker Ann Bronsing Chris Burridge Dr. Robert Buzzell 50
Carol Carlson Clare L. Chapman Elliott & Mary Chubb Deborah Clinebell Gwen Clopton Emily Cole Ann Coleman Groves & Carol Cooke Kenneth B. Denson & Pamela M. Triplett Diana S. Dickes Robert & Jamie Driver Connie Emge Denise & James Eschenbrenner Debbie Fishwick Mr. & Mrs. M. D. Fowler Bruce Frank & Enid WeisbergFrank Gary & Janice Friedrich Lynn Fullerton Toni Gacka Laura Geiser Rick & Edith Gordon Harvey Goz Mimi & Ralph Graff Carol & Daniel Gravens Fran Grebel
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Mark & Chris Greenberg William Grivna Suzy & Richard Grote Myron & Carol Gruber Judy & Scott Guerrero Judy Hamilton John & Vicki Hardy Vicki & Larry Helling Nancy & Jim Hershey Mr. & Mrs. John Heskett Joyce & Robert Hillebrand C. Norman Jones & Barbara Fraser Marjorie Kaiman Marshall & Suzy Kiel Julie Kirgo Nikki & Aaron Krawitz Sheila Lenkman Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Lewis Leslie & Michael Litwack Lance Loewenstein Todd London & Karen Hartman Tim & Jan Long James & Randye Lyle
Cathy Marek Dorothy & James McCalpin John P. McGuire Mary Ann Medler Frederic J. Mohr Jeanne Most & Nicholas Davidson Mike & Pat Mueth JoAnn Mulcahy Neal & Pamela Neuman Charles E. & Susan Niesen Betty A. O’Dea Lynette Petruska Dina Powell Shirley Raitzsch Carl & Marsha Ramey Judith M. Roach Melanie Ryterski Drs. Phil & Mary Schenkenberg Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Schroy Bill & Diane Schwab Benjamin Schwartz Joel & Barbara Schwartz Janette Seper Nancy & Fred Shaffstall Brenda & David Skillman
Michael & Frances Slusher Dr. & Mrs. L. Smith John & Nancy Solodar Terry J. Springmeyer Paul Steinmann Dr. Cary & Helen Stolar Barbara C. Valdes Russ & B. Vanderbeek Bob & Julie Wallace Mr. & Mrs. James Wellman Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Wells II Ellen White Mr. & Mrs. William R. Wiese Robert & Jacqueline Wills Jean M. Wood Jason Wos Diana Wubbena Kenneth Yancheck Dr. Judy Yordon
LEVELS OF GIVING $1,000–1,499 $600–999 $300–599 $175–299 $100–174
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* In memoriam (Listings 6/1/20 –1/27/22)
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LORETTO-HILTON THEATRE ADAPTED BY PATRICK BARLOW FROM THE NOVEL BY JOHN BUCHAN DIRECTED BY KATE BERGSTROM
MARCH 18– APRIL 10 Hitchcock meets hilarity in this madcap comedic thriller. Everyday bloke Richard Hannay gets more than he bargains for when he is unwittingly plunged into the world of spies, agents and espionage. Now it’s up to him to thwart the plot of the dubious organization known as “The 39 Steps” in a show packed with intrigue, danger, romance, comedy and a deathdefying finale!
VIRTUAL STAGE PUSS IN BOOTS TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY
MARCH 1– APRIL 15 Bring home the magic and fun of our Imaginary Theatre Company with a dual Streaming OnDemand double feature! Check out the classic frisky feline in Puss in Boots, or discover adventure in the pages of a book with Tomás and the Library Lady. 52
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The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is proud to be at the heart of our community. As a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, The Rep relies upon donor contributions to support 40% of our annual budget. Your contribution is crucial to our ability to offer top-flight, compelling theatre on our stages and innovative, enriching educational outreach programs to St. Louis.
You can give a meaningful gift that will continue to give back to our community for years to come and enjoy some great benefits like behind-the-scenes tours, special parking, exclusive events and more! If you are already a Rep Backer —Thank You! If you would like to become a Rep Backer, please contact our donor relations office at 314-687-4030 or visit repstl.org/support. We look forward to welcoming you as a donor to The Rep!
Pride and Prejudice, cast Photo by Phillip Hamer