FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OUTPOSTS IN THE
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N BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND Staff of Round House Theatre, thank you for being a part of our 2015-2016 Season! The magic of the theater is driven by you—our patrons. Your energy invigorates our artists and your presence shapes the stories we tell on stage. Together, we become an ensemble and forge a community of shared ideas, emotions, and values. In our 2015-16 Season, that ensemble reached more than 37,000 patrons and students. Our production season featured the work of three Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights, and included one world premiere, four regional premieres, and an American classic. Our Education and Outreach programs nearly doubled the number of students served with a focus on growing our teen programming. We collaborated with peer theaters, local schools, and artists across the D.C. area to bring you outstanding ensemble acting and opportunities for lifelong learning.
We helped to organize and launch the inaugural Women’s Voices Theater Festival that featured the most simultaneous world premieres by women playwrights in history. More than 50 theaters joined Round House in presenting new works by women playwrights throughout the D.C. area during the 8-week festival. We’re proud that our selection for the festival, Ironbound by Martyna Majok, transferred Off-Broadway to Rattlestick Playwrights Theater for an extended run. The 2015-2016 Season was a tour de force, and accolades poured in as Round House gained momentum. We were nominated for five Helen Hayes Awards and won two, including the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical. For the second consecutive year, we were honored with a 50/50 Applause Award by the International Centre for Women Playwrights for dedicating half of the plays in our season to works written by women.
OUR MISSION Round House Theatre is a home for outstanding ensemble acting and lifelong learning. We seek to captivate audiences with stories that inspire compassion, evoke emotions, and demand conversation.
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REGION FOR PROVOCATIVE, HIGH-END DRAMA…
- PETER MARKS, THE WASHINGTON POST Our Education and Outreach programs brought young audiences to the theater, many of whom had never before experienced live theater. Our Student Matinee program was extremely popular, welcoming over 1,000 students to our performances through local schools. We held two Student Matinee performances to accommodate the high demand for Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks. We started Teen Nights to bring together high school students from across the D.C. area to see shows with their peers in a casual social setting with special access to artists. Our Teen Performance Company set a new record audience of 896 over the 3-day run of the Sarah Metzger Memorial Play, with over 400 high school students attending free of charge through our Play It Forward and Student Matinee ticketing programs.
Looking back on our 2015-2016 Season, we’re proud of our many accomplishments. As you read this Annual Report, we invite you to LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN to learn how we bring outstanding productions to the stage and provide meaningful arts experiences for our patrons and students. Great art demands vision and risk, skill and dedication, and an uncompromising commitment to quality and creativity. We thank you for your steadfast support and look forward to bringing you the best live theater in the D.C. area each and every season. Sincerely,
Ryan Rilette Artistic Director
Ed Zakreski Managing Director
STRENGTH
“90 minutes of blistering goodness.” — DC Theatre Scene
IRONBOUND WORLD PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 9 - OCTOBER 4, 2015 BY MARTYNA MAJOK DIRECTED BY DANIELLA TOPOL
The 2015-2016 Season kicked off with Ironbound, a world premiere by celebrated playwright Martyna Majok. This intimate account of Darja, a first generation Polish immigrant struggling to make ends meet, was Round House’s selection for the Women’s Voices Theater Festival. The festival was a collaboration of more than 50 D.C. area theaters featuring the most simultaneous world premieres by women playwrights in history. Ironbound won the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play at the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards. Set in Newark, New Jersey, the set included a real streetlamp, car headlights mounted onto a wooden frame, and 97 tires. Our scenic artist used pea pebbles and quick set mortar to create asphalt and dropped white paint from the catwalk to create a worn looking street lamp. Sponsored in part through the generous support of Michael Beriss & Jean Carlson. SCENIC DESIGN BY JAMES KRONZER
THE SET INCLUDED A REAL STREETLAMP,
CAR HEADLIGHTS MOUNTED ONTO A
WOODEN FRAME,
A N D 97 T IRE S
EMOTION
“A production that should not be missed.” — DC Metro Theater Arts
THE NIGHT ALIVE REGIONAL PREMIERE OCTOBER 21 – NOVEMBER 13, 2015 BY CONOR MCPHERSON DIRECTED BY RYAN RILETTE
Our second play of the season was the regional premiere of The Night Alive by renowned Irish playwright Conor McPherson. Directed by Round House Artistic Director Ryan Rilette, this emotionally charged drama followed the story of Tommy, a con artist whose decision to defend a woman in need turns into a life-altering reevaluation of what it means to live a happy, fulfilling life. The violent attack within the script called for some special effects. To safely achieve the knife-in-the-back moment, no actual blade was used. Actor Joe Carlson wore a metal plate under a thin coat and the knife handle was fitted with magnets so that it would stick to him as if the blade was buried in his back. We tried several different handles to find one that had the right look but wasn’t too heavy for the magnets. Meghan Raham designed both costumes and scenery. She used Google Earth images of contemporary Dublin as a research tool for scenic design. Sponsored in part through the generous support of Esthy & Jim Adler and Judy & Leo Zickler.
ACTOR JOE CARLSON WORE
A R I G G E D C O AT WITH A METAL PLATE
DURING THE KNIFE AT TA C K S C E N E SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGN BY MEGHAN RAHAM
PASSION
“Hilarious…the smooching is sensational!” — The Washington Post
THE DRESS WAS THE ULTIMATE COSTUME CHALLENGE
STAGE KISS REGIONAL PREMIERE DECEMBER 2 – 27, 2015 BY SARAH RUHL DIRECTED BY AARON POSNER
Our third play of the season was the regional premiere of Stage Kiss by Sarah Ruhl, a playful comedy poking fun at backstage romance when two actors with a history are cast as romantic leads in a 1930s melodrama. The character with the most onstage smooches was She, with a total of 29 kisses before the final curtain. All eyes were on the green velvet dress. Within the script, the characters rave about the velvet dress that Round House staff described as the ultimate costume challenge. Our costume shop manager succeeded in creating a costume designed on the bias in a delicate fabric that was still able to hold up to quick changes and actor’s movement. Sponsored in part through the generous support of Heidi & Mitch Dupler and Marion Ein Lewin.
COSTUME DESIGN BY KELSEY HUNT
HISTORY
“Some of the most amazing storytelling I’ve seen on stage!” — DC Metro Theater Arts
FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3) REGIONAL PREMIERE JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 28, 2016 BY SUZAN-LORI PARKS DIRECTED BY TIMOTHY DOUGLAS
We welcomed back Director Timothy Douglas for the regional premiere of Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. This powerful drama, set during the American Civil War, examined the mess of war and the true cost of freedom through the lens of a slave that follows his master to the Confederate battlefield. Inspired by Greek tragedy, the script is loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey, complete with chorus characters and structured as a nine-part epic. Theater critic Peter Marks of The Washington Post touted this first trilogy as “hyper-ambitious” and listed it in his Top 10 plays of 2016. Master Blues Guitarist Memphis Gold composed music specifically for the show and played live for each performance seated on the steps of a cabin made out of reclaimed lumber and designed in forced perspective. The trees on the set were not made of lumber, but rather over 3,600 feet of kraft paper wrapped around chicken wire.
THE TREES ON THE SET
WERE MADE OF OVER
3,600 FEET O F K R A F T PA P E R
WRAPPED AROUND
CHICKEN WIRE SCENIC DESIGN BY TONY CISEK
Sponsored in part through the generous support of Pasternak & Fidis, Susan Gilbert & Ron Schechter and Catherine & Ike Leggett.
SCENIC DESIGN BY TONY CISEK
POWER
“Absorbing… Round House delivers a ‘Cat’ with satisfying heft!” — The Washington Post
A CAST OF SIX CHILDREN P L AY E D T H E
“NO-NECK MONSTERS”
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF MARCH 30 - APRIL 24, 2016 BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS DIRECTED BY MITCHELL HÉBERT
Round House had a critical and audience hit with this revival of Tennessee Williams’ 1950s classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a story about a powerful Southern family whose patriarch must make an important decision about the inheritance of his estate. When creating the illusion of the incoming storm, we added offstage fans and details such as fringe on the lampshades for the wind to move. The outside lanterns were strung together with fishing line that was pulled to make them sway in the wind. The script calls for three children to play Mae and Gooper’s “no-neck monsters.” Due to the demands of the performance, we cast six children to play these roles and alternated their performance nights. Sponsored in part through the generous support of Lorraine & Doug Bibby.
FAMILY
“««««« One of my favorites of the year.” — DC Theatre Scene
THE WHO & THE WHAT REGIONAL PREMIERE MAY 25 – JUNE 19, 2016 BY AYAD AKHTAR DIRECTED BY ELEANOR HOLDRIDGE
To end our season, Round House presented the regional premiere of The Who & The What by Ayad Akhtar. This fierce and witty comedy about identity, religion, and internal contradictions highlighted the conflict between modern culture and tradition within a contemporary Muslim American family. In his Top 20 plays of 2016, Nelson Pressley—theater critic for The Washington Post—praised that The Who & The What, “generated hard truths about religion, family, and special burdens placed on women, and it featured the best closing line of the year: It’s a girl.”
SCENIC DESIGN BY LUCIANA STECCONI
The set used a double revolve which is a mechanical platform used to quickly change set between scenes. Our production team had to carefully consider the various revolve moves so that each scene transitioned seamlessly. The outer revolve can handle 1.5 rotations and the inner revolve 2.5 rotations before it has to reverse direction due to its engineering. Our scenic charge spent ten hours just creating the stencil for the pattern painted onto the walls. At the advice of actor Tony Mirrcandani, we added a Bismillah, a calligraphic representation of the first word in the Quran, to the wall, which is common in Muslim households. We used standard iPhones and an application called StageCaller to produce the effect of cell phones ringing on stage at precise times during the play. Sponsored in part through the generous support of Cathy Bernard and Bonnie & Alan Hammerschlag.
OUR SCENIC CHARGE SPENT
10 HOURS CREATING THE STENCIL FOR
THE PATTERN TO PAINT THE WALLS
TEEN PERFORMANCE COMPANY
SARAH METZGER MEMORIAL PLAY
GOOD KIDS BY NAOMI IIZUKA DIRECTED BY SOFIE SCOTT
Funded in part by National Endowment for the Arts.
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The Teen Performance Company gives a platform for students’ creativity to flourish while providing enough support through mentors to put on a professional level play. The master classes are unique because they give students a chance to dabble in every realm of theatre. — 2015-2016 Teen Performance Company member
The Teen Performance Company is a free, year-long program that provides high school students oneon-one training and mentorship by Round House professional artists. The program culminates in the annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play, a production which is directed, designed, stage managed, and performed by teens. Round House covers the full cost of this unique program, so that students can participate at no cost to them. In our 2015-2016 Season, 20 students from 12 high schools in the D.C. area came together to produce Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka. A key goal of the program is to provide an opportunity for teen artists to speak to the issues that affect them directly. The play Good Kids is based on a sexual assault case among high school students in Steubenville, Ohio. Teen Performance Company director Sofie Scott wrote in her program note, “the teenagers on stage are real people, taking part in addressing a big issue in our society today… I want, more than anything else, for this work to prompt honest conversation between adults, between kids, and most importantly, between generations.” In our 2015-2016 Season, our Teen Performance Company welcomed 896 audience members to our Bethesda theater—a record in the 14-year history of the Sarah Metzger Memorial Play!
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EDUCATION
LIFELONG LEARNING As part of our mission, Round House is a home for lifelong learning. Through our many Education and Outreach programs, we are committed to providing opportunities for students of all ages to learn about and participate in live theater. Our education and outreach
School Outreach
programs served more than 4,000 students in our 2015-2016 Season.
Intersections and Residencies Our Intersections literacy program—provided free
In our 2015-2016 Season, we welcomed 1,017
of charge to Title I schools with above-average
students to the theater through this program
rates of low-income students and English language
that for many students represented their
learners—targeted improved reading comprehension
first live theatrical experience. Among the
and interpretation skills for 475 third- and fourth-
attendees, we hosted 60 fifth grade students
grade students during the school day. Our After-
from Anne Beers Elementary School, a Title
School
theme-based
I school located in Southeast Washington,
enrichment programs beyond the school day for
D.C., to see Suzan-Lori Parks’ Father Comes
94 students in grades K-5. Our In-School programs
Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3).
jointly served 569 elementary school students at six
Students were studying the American Civil
partner schools: Georgian Forest, East Silver Spring,
War from the African-American perspective
Rolling Terrace, Woodlin, Twinbrook, and Bethesda
and asked questions ranging from the role
Elementary. Grant support from Nora Roberts
of free men in securing Union victory to how
Foundation and City of Rockville.
Round House selected the cast of actors.
Residencies
provided
Student Matinees Our Student Matinee program offers a full theatrical experience for area school groups. For each professional production and our Sarah Metzger Memorial Play, Round House hosts a matinee exclusively
for
students,
supported by classroom materials
and
a
facilitated post-show discussion with artists and
Round
Education staff.
House
Student Ticketing Play It Forward In order to make theater more accessible within our community, Round House provides free tickets to our productions for high school students. During the 2015-2016 Season, 677 students attended a production as part of our Play It Forward program. The goal of the program is to build the next generation of theater patrons by taking ticket price out of the equation, so that audiences ages 14-18 can attend a professional theater production without cost as a factor. Support from The JBG Companies.
Teen Nights New this year, Round House held five Teen Nights that drew an additional 116 students to our theater to eat dinner together, attend a show, and interact with artists. Teen Nights built off the success of our Play It Forward program by encouraging students to attend with peers and to socialize with members of our Teen Performance Company and other high school students in the local community. In kind support provided by Pete’s A Pizza.
Classes Classes For Youth
Summer Camps and Days Off! Our Days Off! program engages students in grades K-5 with a full day of theatrical fun on days when Montgomery County Public Schools are closed. Our Summer Camps extend our programming year round to allow students in grades K-12 to explore every aspect of theater—acting, music, movement, design, and play creation—through week-long immersive sessions. Through donor support, Round House was able to offer $5,325 in need-based summer tuition waivers to lowincome families. Jointly, our Days Off! program and Summer Camps served 1,364 students in the 2015-2016 Season.
Heyday Players In our 2015-2016 Season, our Heyday Players program for senior adults celebrated its 20th anniversary. Students organized a play reading club, attended dress rehearsals of Round House shows, and participated in classes throughout the year. Class topics included playwriting based on their lives and performance technique—which culminated in a staged reading for the general public at the end of the spring session.
Professional Training Round House is a professional development
From Dramatots to Design and Scene Study, Round
resource for artists. In the 2015-2016 Season,
House offers a range of onsite classes for youth
Round House held four specialized workshops
ages 2-18 at our Silver Spring Education Center. For
in stage combat and physical comedy that were
our 2015-2016 Season, we created a Young Artist’s
attended by 52 professional artists from across the
Ensemble Series for middle school students
D.C. area.
with previous theater experience interested in developing performance skills. Students in the Young Artist’s Ensemble met twice a week during a five-week intensive that ended in a performance for family and friends.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Dinner on Stage In fall 2015, Round House added a new event-the first annual Dinner on Stage. The event honored Don Boardman for his many years of service as Board Member and President. Guests participated in behind-the-scenes backstage tours, enjoyed dinner from a unique onstage perspective, and toasted Don for his lasting impact on Round House—while raising money for Round House programs. Rachel Zampelli gave an unforgettable performance of “Big Spender” from the 1960s Broadway musical Sweet Charity.
London Tour Twelve Round House patrons crossed the pond for a five-day tour of London’s West End, led by Round House Artistic Director Ryan Rilette. The group attended four plays at venues throughout London’s theater district, including The Father by
Florian
Zeller
at
Wyndham’s
Theatre;
Harlequinade by Terence Rattigan at Garrick Theatre; Moderate Soprano by David Hare at Hampstead Theatre; and Farinelli and the King by Claire van Kampen at Duke of York’s Theatre. Rilette led private conversations for the group with Michael Billington, theater critic for The Guardian;
Christopher
Hampton,
playwright,
screenwriter, and film director; and three-time Olivier Award-winning actor Roger Allam.
Broadway in Bethesda We held our second Broadway in Bethesda gala on April 30, 2016. The event drew over 300 Round House supporters to the theater for an evening of entertainment that successfully raised $165,000 in support of Round House programs. The night began with cocktails and an elegant seated dinner for event sponsors. All guests then gathered in the theater for an exciting program that started with a performance of original songs by Justin Jones, the 2016 winner of the Bernard/Ebb Songwriting competition, and continued with a live auction. Round House set a record bid of over $10,000 for a Hamilton package that included house seats and an opportunity to meet actor Daveed Diggs. Our
headline
performer
Cristin
Milioti—
Grammy Award Winner, Broadway star, and a lead actor on the popular TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother— sang selections from the hit musical Once as well as covers of Top 40 songs from artists such as Radiohead and Rihanna. The night concluded with a dessert reception with guests mingling in the Round House lobby.
FINANCIALS
2016 Statement of Activities REVENUE & SUPPORT Earned Revenue
$ 1,535,621
Grants & Contributions
$ 1,875,242
In-Kind Contributions
$ 1,185,503
Special Events
$
259,038
Investments
$
30,426
Total Revenue & Support
EXPENSES
$ 4,885,650
Contributed
39%
Earned
$ 3,283,533
31%
In-Kind
$
688,926
General & Administrative
$
391,582
24%
Development
$
397,459
Performance Education
Total Expenses
Special Events Investment
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
$ 4,761,500
5% 1%
$ 124,150
2016 Statement of Functional Expenses
Performance
$3,283,533
Education
$688,926
General & Administrative
$391,582
Development
$397,459
Our artistic and educational programming accounts for 84 percent of our total expenses. A small allocation to development and administrative functions keeps our operations running smoothly.
Revenue and Support
Contributed
39%
Earned
31%
In-Kind
24%
Special Events
5%
Investment
1%
As a nonprofit arts organization, Round House raises funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, and government sources to supplement earned income through ticket sales, tuition, and concessions. The majority of our support comes from contributions by individuals.
Total Giving
$1,285,321
46%
TOTAL GIVING IN FY 2015
increase in giving
$1,875,242 TOTAL GIVING IN FY 2016 Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we greatly increased our contributions in 2015-16, by 46 percent compared to 2014-15!
Total Ticket Sales
$986,286 TOTAL TICKET SALES IN FY 2015
We increased our total ticket sales by 10 percent in our 2015-2016 Season compared to our 20142015 Season. Both subscription and single ticket sales categories showed increases.
$1,084,375 TOTAL TICKET SALES IN FY 2016
$1,250,000 $1,000,000 $750,000 $500,000 $250,000 $0
2015
2016
DONOR SUPPORT
Diamond Circle ($100,000+)
Bronze Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)
Fellows ($1,500 - $2,499)
Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County Cathy S. Bernard Maryland State Arts Council
Don and Nancy Bliss Don and Jan Boardman Daniel Kaplan and Kay Richman Henry B. & Jessie W. Keiser Foundation Bruce and Ann Lane Family Fund Judy and Brian Madden Paul and Zena Mason Susan and Bill Reinsch Kevin Roberts Hank Schlosberg, in honor of Paul Mason, Mark Shugoll, and Marion Ein Lewin Dian and Steve Seidel Robin Sherman Mark and Merrill Shugoll Patti and Jerry Sowalsky Laura and Robert Walther Weissberg Foundation Anne and Robert Yerman
Dr. Clement Alpert Sue Ann and Kenneth Berlin Frances Chyatte Laura Forman and Richard Bender Carol Sue Fromboluti The Greene-Milstein Family Foundation Mindy Hecker Robbins and Giles Hopkins Reba and Mark Immergut Bill and Kathryn Lane Frank and Joanne Lavin Lerch, Early & Brewer Jeffrey Menick Sally J. Patterson Anne & Henry Reich Family Foundation, Lee G. Rubenstein, Co-President
Platinum Circle ($50,000 - $99,999) The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Heidi and Mitch Dupler
Gold Circle ($25,000 - $49,999) Data-Prompt, Inc. Steve Joyce MARPAT Foundation Share Fund The Shubert Foundation
Silver Circle ($10,000 - $24,999) Esthy and Jim Adler Michael Beriss and Jean Carlson Lorraine and Doug Bibby Elaine and Richard Binder Clark Charitable Foundation The Cora and John H. Davis Foundation Pam and Richard Feinstein Susan Gilbert and Ron Schechter Bonnie and Alan Hammerschlag Carolyn and Warren Kaplan Jeffrey and Carolyn Leonard Marion Ein Lewin J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Nora Roberts Foundation Pasternak & Fidis Linda Ravdin and Don Shapero The Rowny Foundation Dick and Katie Snowdon Sulica Fund Bernard and Ellen Young Judy and Leo Zickler
Copper Circle ($2,500 - $4,999) Marla and Bobby Baker, Baker-Merine Family Foundation Chevy Chase Trust City of Rockville Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts Dimick Foundation Jim and Jan Eisner Ann and Frank Gilbert Eric and Jessica Glantz Graham Holdings Company Neil R. Greene and Ellen G. Miles The JBG Companies Heidi and Bill Maloni Marriott International, Inc. Susan Freeman McGee Scott and Louise Melby Montgomery County Executive’s Ball Patricia Payne and Nancy Firestone Mier and Cathy Wolf Alan and Irene Wurtzel Lynda and Joseph Zengerle Margot and Paul Zimmerman
Benefactors ($1,000 - $1,499) Nancy and Dan Balz Bill and Donna Eacho David and Jane Fairweather Thomas and Kathleen Fingleton Fleishhacker Foundation, in honor of Heidi and Mitch Dupler Paul and Shauna Fitzgerald Carole and Robert Fontenrose John and Meg Hauge Robin Hettleman and Matthew Weinberg Linda Lurie Hirsch The Frank and Marta Jager Foundation Erin and Mark Kopelman Janet Leno Chris and Kathleen Matthews Lynn and Phillip Metzger Stacy Murchison P. David Pappert Mark and Ellen Rosenthal, in honor of Erin Kopelman making partner at Lerch, Early & Brewer Howard and Harriet Shapiro David and Peggy Shiffrin Joan Shugoll Pamela and John Spears Susan and John Sturc Marna Tucker and Lawrence Baskir Jerry and Jean Whiddon Roger Williams and Ginger Macomber
Advocates ($500 - $999)
2015-2016 Board of Trustees
Rachel H.M. Abraham Natalie Abrams Brent and Teresa Blackwelder Marian Block and Ed Rosie Lynn and Bill Choquette Don and Kristin Cook Stuart and Beverly Greenfeig Ed Grossman and Rochelle Stanfield Robert E. Hebda Patti Herman Liza Hogan William L. Hopkins and Richard B. Anderson Bob and Wendy Kenney Craig and Stephanie Kiker Laura and David Klaus Bryan Kustner Darrell Lemke and Maryellen Trautman Susan Lutz and John Maser Louise Maillett Winton Matthews, Jr. Doug and Mary Beth McDaniel Don McMinn Rona and Allan Mendelsohn Catherine and Dennis O’Reilley Mark and Teresa Plotkin Jennifer Porter Barbara Rapaport Julie and Ron Redfern Sheldon and Barbara Repp Sandy Reznick Ryan and Christy Rilette Dr. Susan C. Robertson Steven M. Rosenberg and Stewart C. Low III Amy Selco and Kevin Keeley Silver Spring-Kensington Rotary Club Michelle Six Arthur Spitzer and Elisabeth Boas Luanne and Marc Stanley TrueTheatergoer, LLC Ed and Judy Zakreski
Mitchell S. Dupler
Matching Gift Companies Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Chubb & Son GE Foundation IBM Corporation Macy’s, Inc. SunTrust Wiley Rein LLP
In Kind Donors 7 Locks Brewing Amtrak Cabot Creamery of Vermont Chevy Chase Florist Daily Dish Doyle Printing & Offset Co. Food, Wine & Co Founding Farmers Gelman, Rosenberg, and Freedman Google Honest Tea Jaleo Pete’s APizza PEPCO Raffa and Associates Shugoll Research Silver Vamoose Zeke’s Coffee Zivaara
President WORLD PREMIERE BY
MARTYNA MAJOK
Vice President
D IR E C TE D
BY
DANIELLA TOPOL
Susan D. Gilbert
Secretary Erin Kopelman
Treasurer Cathy S. Bernard
Immediate Past President
NIGHT ALIVE
Sally J. Patterson
REGIONAL PREMIERE BY
CONOR McPHERSON D I RECTED
Michael Beriss Douglas M. Bibby Elaine Kotell Binder Laura Forman Ann Gilbert Eric Glantz Bonnie Hammerschlag Mitchell Hébert Steve Joyce Daniel Kaplan Bruce S. Lane Marion Ein Lewin Paul Mason Susan Freeman McGee Scott Melby Stacy Murchison Linda J. Ravdin Ryan Rilette Kevin Roberts Mark Shugoll Patti Sowalsky Laura Walther Mier Wolf Ed Zakreski Judith H. Zickler
BY
RYAN RILETTE
Gero & Edward Katie deBuys
RE GI ONAL
PR E MI E R E
STAGE KISS BY
SARAH RUHL D I RECTED
BY
AARON POSNER
Dawn Ursula
REGIONAL
PREMIERE
FATHER
COMES HOME FROM THE
WARS
PARTS 1, 2 & 3
B Y
SUZAN-LORI PARKS D I R E C T E D
B Y
TIMOTHY DOUGLAS
CREDITS: Production photos by Cheyenne Michaels. Education, Gala and Special Event photos by Cheyenne Michaels and Danisha Crosby. Photo of Ryan Rilette and Ed Zakreski by Grace Toulotte. Names of actors are listed below: Front and back cover: Katie deBuys, Michael Glenn, Alexandra Henrikson, Valeka J. Hoyt, Alyssa Wilmoth Keegan, Olivia Khoshatefeh, Gregory Linington, Tony Mirrcandani, Kenyatta Rogers, Jefferson A. Russell, Todd Scofield, Dawn Ursula, Tyasia Velines, Craig Wallace, Gregory Wooddell, Rachel Zampelli
JaBen Early
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AMERICAN CLASSIC
CAT ONA HOT TIN ROOF B Y
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS D I R E C T E D
B Y
MITCHELL HÉBERT
Alyssa Wilmoth
Gregory Wooddell Keegan &
REGIONAL
PREMIERE
WHO & WHAT B Y
AYAD AKHTAR D I R E C T E D
B Y
ELEANOR HOLDRIDGE
Page 4: Josiah Bania, Alexandra Henrikson in Ironbound Page 5: Michael Tolaydo, Edward Gero in The Night Alive Page 6: Dawn Ursula, Todd Scofield in Stage Kiss Page 7: Valeka J. Hoyt, Jefferson A. Russell, Kenyatta Rogers in Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) Page 8: Gregory Wooddell, Alyssa Wilmoth Keegan in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Page 9: Tony Mirrcandani, Anu Yadav in The Who & The What
Round House Theatre is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County government, the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC).