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Guest Information Our audience members are a valuable part of every performance at Stephens Auditorium. After all, without you, we wouldn’t be here. To ensure you have an enjoyable experience at Stephens Auditorium, please take a moment to read the following information. Enjoy the performance! Admittance: All exterior doors open 45 minutes prior to curtain time and the house opens 30 minutes before curtain time. Arriving Late: As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, we cannot immediately seat guests who arrive after the performance starts. Latecomers will be admitted as soon as there is an appropriate break in the performance. Cameras And Recording Devices: Taking photographs and the use of recording devices is prohibited and a violation of state and federal copyright laws. Photos will be deleted from memory cards and cell phones, tape and film will be confiscated. Cancellations: Typically, weather related cancellations are not decided until hours before curtain time and will be announced by the media whenever possible. For specific performance information, guests can call the Stephens Auditorium Ticket Office at 515-294-2479, the Administration Office at 515-294-3347, or check our web site at www.center.iastate.edu for updates. Cell Phones and Pagers: All cell phones, pagers and alarm watches should be turned off. Guests expecting messages should leave their cell phones or pagers at the Guest Services Desk, along with their seat locations. Guests may also leave their seat location and the Guest Services number, 515-294-2313, with the calling party. Children: Every audience member (infants included) must occupy a seat and have a ticket. Please use discretion when deciding which events are appropriate for children. To learn about performances recommended for young children, please contact the Ticket Office at 515-294-2479. 2
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Guests are also asked to be considerate of their young ones and other guests by excusing themselves if their child becomes disruptive during the performance. Coat Check: A free coat check is available on the ground floor, just west of the Celebrity CafĂŠ. Elevators: Elevators are located in the lobbies of all floors on the north side of Stephens Auditorium. First Aid Assistance: First aid assistance is provided by Mary Greeley Medical Center. If you need assistance, please visit the Guest Services Desk or ask your usher for details. Food and Beverages: Food and beverages may be purchased at concession stands located in the lobby areas of the main floor and ground floor before the performance and during intermission. Gift Certificates: Give the gift of entertainment! Gift certificates may be purchased at the Ticket Office in onedollar increments. Groups: For most shows, groups of 15 or more receive a $5 discount off adult prices. Call 515-294-2479 for more information. Guest Services: The Guest Services Desk is located in the main floor lobby on the north side of Stephens Auditorium. ISU Student Ticket Discounts: ISU students can purchase tickets to most Performing Arts Series events for as little as $26. There is a limit of two tickets per performance, per student ID. Funded by the Government of the Student Body (GSB).
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Lost and Found Items: Lost items may be reported, turned in or claimed at the Guest Services Desk located on the main floor during an event. After an event, please contact us at 515-294-3347, Mon–Fri, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Lost and found items are kept for 30 days. Parking: Free parking is available in the lots south and east of Stephens Auditorium. Lots A-1 and B-3 are reserved for Performing Arts Fund Donors who contribute $250 or more. Lots are reserved up to 15 minutes prior to show time and are subject to availability. Parking for mobility-impaired guests is available in the lot located west of Stephens Auditorium.
Public Amenities: Restrooms are located on the ground floor and first balcony lobby area. Additional facilities can be found in the first and second balcony towers. Women’s facilities are house left (as you face the stage) and men’s are house right. Restrooms equipped for the mobilityimpaired are located on the ground floor. Smoke-Free Environment: Smoking is not allowed in Stephens Auditorium. The Iowa State Center buildings and grounds are smoke-free. Ticket Exchange: Ticket exchange is an exclusive benefit available only to Performing Arts Series Subscribers and only available for Performing Arts Series events.
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Theater Etiquette In today’s world, everyone seems to have less time and more stress, making the chance to sit back, relax and enjoy an event that much more meaningful. A visit to the theater can provide a wonderful escape, so here are some tips that will ensure you — and the guests around you — will have an even more enjoyable trip to Stephens Auditorium. “Fashionably Late” is never in style Please arrive early enough to find your seat before the curtain rises. After the performance has begun, latecomers will be asked to wait until a suitable moment before being seated. The same reminder applies at intermission.
Hearing a Pin Drop If you should need a cough drop or candy to help soothe a scratchy throat, please try to open the wrapper quickly and at an appropriate time (a scene change, applause, etc.). A good tip: unwrap a few lozenges before entering the auditorium.
Sit Back, Relax, and... “Hello?” Please be considerate of your neighbors, just as you would expect the same consideration from them, and turn off all cell phones, pagers and watches with alarms. With the outstanding acoustics in the auditorium, these sounds will distract and annoy everyone. If needed, you can arrange to be notified in the event of an emergency call. See “Cell Phones and Pagers” on page 2 for details.
A Star is Born Performing arts enrich our community’s cultural life and bring a variety of entertainers to our backyard. These talented artists may be performing in your favorite musical or playing a well-known concerto, but you may be sitting near people who aren’t familiar with the piece. Please resist humming, singing along, or finishing a line for the actors.
Talk of the Town We’re delighted if the performance becomes the “talk of the town,” but please wait until intermission or the final curtain to carry on conversations. You might also consider reserving any negative feedback until you are in private. People have differing opinions about creative events, and after all, you could be sitting next to the conductor’s mother or a company member’s spouse. An Evening with the Family Children are always welcome at Stephens Auditorium events. However, some performances require an adult attention span and a quiet auditorium. Please be considerate of both your young ones and the rest of the audience by excusing yourself with your child if he or she becomes disruptive during the performance.
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Good Neighbors Should you find yourself near someone who chooses to violate the rules of common courtesy, please remember that a quiet reminder or a polite “shh” can be very effective. If needed, ask an usher to help resolve the issue. Great Escape A quick departure is noticed by everyone in the audience and especially by the performers on stage. Making a mad dash for the exit expresses inconsideration to everyone in the auditorium. Please stay until the house lights go up. Should you need to make an exit before the final curtain call, please be discreet and considerate to others in your row. Keeping Up Appearances Help us preserve the ambience of Stephens Auditorium by depositing all trash in the appropriate receptacles located in the lobby areas.
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Services for Guests Every effort is made to ensure every guest has an enjoyable experience at Stephens Auditorium. Should you have additional questions or require special accommodations, please make arrangements with the Ticket Office when purchasing tickets. ATM: For your convenience, an ATM is located in the Ticket Office lobby. The ATM is accessible during regular business hours and for the duration of all performances. Background Materials: To learn more about the artists before you come to Stephens, we post biographies of the performers, composers and authors. You can also preview the event with audio and video samples at www.center.iastate.edu Listening Devices: Infrared listening devices to clarify and amplify sound are available free of charge at the Guest Services Desk in the main floor lobby. The
supply is limited and dispensed on a first-come, first-served basis. Special Seating: Wheelchair seating and special seating for the hearing and visually impaired is available for all performances. Sign Language Interpretation: When possible, we will arrange to provide sign language interpretation and taperecorded programs. Requests for these services must be made one month in advance.
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The Art of Programming Do you wonder how the eclectic mix of performances on the Performing Arts Series comes together? And how do we choose the dates? Contrary to the notion that the Performing Arts Series is selected randomly, much like picking shows from a hat, programming involves a lot of planning to bring the best possible collection of performances to our stage. From beginning to end, we do extensive research in choosing the performances. Our goal is to offer high-quality performances from varied genres and disciplines as diverse as our audience. Preparation for the next season begins one to two years before we announce the series each May. Discussions for the 2016-2017 series have already begun. The extensive planning process includes all of these considerations: 1. Priority List of Artists After scheduling the series each year, there may be performances which were considered but didn’t fit into the schedule and we keep those events on a priority list for the future. Some artists are so well received, that we want them back when the timing is right for a return performance. 2. Geographic/Routing Criteria A big question in the planning process is what performances will be touring in the Midwest and when. Artists’ agents advise which shows are available and the potential artist fees. Many events are available to play at Stephens Auditorium in mid-fall and spring, as they start their tours on either coast and route into the Midwest in October, February and March. Fewer events are available in September, December, January, and April.
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3. Collecting Information Next, we collect background material on the performances from various sources, including: Agents: Most agents know the sales history of the artists and want to sell only the events that make sense for a particular venue. We discuss whether an event will fit our community and its needs. ISU’s Performing Arts Council: This panel of Iowa State University faculty, staff, students and community members offers valuable insights and feedback on performances. Iowa State Center staff: Staff members may attend regional and national meetings on the arts, providing an opportunity to preview artists and shows. Guest comments: Guests often have excellent intuition about artists and shows that would be successful on the series. We welcome your comments. Other sources: We monitor the artists scheduled by other presenters to see what works in markets similar to ours. Magazines like Billboard and Variety cover hot new jazz artists, classical music favorites, popular performers and off-Broadway shows.
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4. Talking to Artists’ Representatives Negotiations begin via phone, e-mail and at performing arts conferences.We determine how many performances our market can support and begin to shape a preliminary series. We must also consider: • balancing the types of shows and arranging dates with the university and community calendars • checking potential conflicts with other area arts presenters • generating budgets for each potential event to ensure there is a balance between financial responsibility and artistic merit, since ticket sales cover only 68% of presenting costs
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Now the actual booking begins and the schedule is adjusted several times until we have the right mix of performances. Talent fees, ticket prices, performance dates and hundreds of other details are ironed out. When all parties agree, we finalize the event and sign the contracts. However, nothing is set in stone. Scheduling conflicts, changes in tour funding, and other circumstances can change even ‘finalized’ performances. At last, the Performing Arts Series is announced to the public! (Of course, we’re already planning great shows for next season.)
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Ways to Enhance your Experience Make the Most of Your Experience With These Special Opportunities Before, During and After the Show. When you think of Stephens Auditorium, we hope you think of it not just as a venue for seeing the performing arts, but also as a place where you are engaged as an active participant in the arts. The following events will enhance your visit and make each experience more fulfilling.
of the professional touring group provide unique insights before each performance. Previews are free for ticket holders and occur 30 minutes before curtain time. You’ll find the Celebrity Café on the ground floor lobby in Stephens, on the north side of the auditorium.
Master Classes: In master classes, artists will meet with groups of students, usually from Iowa State University and other area schools, and share their knowledge and insight as professional performers. In some cases, the artists will even provide a class for the entire community.
Overture Dinner: We offer pre-concert meals prior to our classical programming. The buffet is held in the Scheman Building and includes three entrees, dessert, beverages and cash bar. With an informative presentation about the evening’s concert, it is a great way to make it a fun evening with like-minded arts supporters.
Free Previews in the Celebrity Café: Engaging presentations offered by topic experts, ISU faculty members or members
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Youth Matinee Series Performing Arts For Young Minds Parents and educators know that helping a student develop creativity and imagination is one of the most important things they can do. Helping to complete the education formula, our Youth Matinee Series energizes, engages and enhances the overall learning process for students through the magic and
wonder of live performing arts experiences produced by professional touring artists. Performances are geared toward enriching students’ lives and illustrating the dynamic relationship between literature, social studies, history, science, math, world cultures and the performing arts.
Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts Institute The Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts Institute was established through a generous endowment by long-time Marshalltown resident, the late MarthaEllen Tye. It brings a unique blend of arts experiences to students of all ages through matinee performances, teaching activities in schools, demonstrations and workshops. Now in its 15th year, the program has served more than 150,000 students in grades PreK12 from across the state of Iowa.
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Mrs. Tye believed strongly in the power and importance of arts education and vigorously supported programs that develop the “whole person — body, mind and spirit.” The Youth Matinee Series is underwritten by this endowment, which allows us to keep prices affordable. Resource guides can be downloaded for free. If you would like to learn more about these performances, contact Sara Compton, Outreach Coordinator, at 515-294-7389, e-mail scompton@iastate.edu, or visit www.center.iastate.edu.
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Iowa State Center Staff Mark North..................................................................................General Manager Missy Borton.......................................................................Administrative Assistant Kay Lande.................................................................. Administrative Receptionist
Business & Finance
Linda Schwartz........................................................................... Business Manager Helen Nelson.....................................................Accounts Payable Administrator Jamie Hopper.................................................. Payroll & Personnel Administrator
Event & Conference Services
Pat Dennis............................................ Director of Event & Conference Services Angie Weeks.......................... Event & Conference Services Sales Coordinator Melissa Johnson............................... Event & Conference Services Coordinator Dave Burrack........................................ Event & Conference Services Manager Josh Oakland..........................................Event & Conference Set-up Supervisor
Guest & Client Services
Tim Hinderks......................................................Guest & Client Services Manager Sandra Robinson..............................................Guest & Client Services Manager Steve Flack....................................................... Environmental Services Manager Greg Gerstein..............................Scheman Environmental Services Technician
Marketing & Development
Angela Ossian...................................................................... Director of Marketing Jordan Julson........................................................ Digital Marketing Coordinator Holly Boman......................................................................... Marketing Manager Patti Cotter..............................................Development & Sponsorship Manager Janae Verhelst..............................................................................Marketing Intern
Technical Operations
Steve Harder........................................................... Theaters – Technical Director Jake Ewalt...................................... Audio/Stage Manager – Technical Director Mike Broich............................ Exterior/Production Manager – Technical Director
Programming & Education
Craig Wiebke............................................................................ Event Coordinator Sara Compton...................................................................Outreach Coordinator Carol Lamb...............................................................................Outreach Assistant
Ticket Office
Carrie Erwin........................................................................ Ticket Office Manager Valerie Connell................................................... Assistant Ticket Office Manager Standing
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RELEVANT THEATRIcALS, JOHN cOSSETTE PRODUcTIONS, AMERIcAN POP ANTHOLOGY, BROADWAY AcROSS AMERIcA AND JaMES L. NEDERLaNDER Present
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THE COMPANY
Gabe Bowling
Colte Julian
Scott Moreau
Jacob Rowley
Bryan Langlitz
Patrick Morrow
Laura Obenauf
Chuck Zayas
Alyson Bloom
Skye Scott
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Andrew Frace
James Scheider
David Sonneborn
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THE COMPANY
(in order of appearance) Carl Perkins........................................................................................................GABE BOWLING Johnny Cash...................................................................................................... SCOTT MOREAU Jerry Lee Lewis.....................................................................................................COLTE JULIAN Elvis Presley.......................................................................................................JACOB ROWLEY Jay Perkins (Bass Player)......................................................................................CHUCK ZAYAS Fluke (Drummer)..........................................................................................PATRICK MORROW Sam Phillips................................................................................................... BRYAN LANGLITZ Dyanne............................................................................................................LAURA OBENAUF
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
For Jerry Lee Lewis: JAMES SCHEIDER; For Dyanne: ALYSON BLOOM; For Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips: ANDREW FRACE; For Carl Perkins: H. BRADLEY WATERS; For Fluke, Jay Perkins: DAVID SONNEBORN; For Elvis Presley: SKYE SCOTT
Time: December 4, 1956
Place: Sun Records, Memphis
Additional Arrangements by LEVI KREIS
A Tuesday night shortly before Christmas 1956. Four legends — Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley — gathered at the Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where they’d launched their careers. Word soon leaked out of an impromptu jam session. A newspaper man who was there wrote, “This quartet could sell a million.” Soon, they were dubbed the Million Dollar Quartet. This was their only performance, a cultural flashpoint that caught rock ‘n’ roll at the moment of creation. Sun Records owner Sam Phillips discovered and produced the Million Dollar Quartet. That’s why he, together with Presley and Lewis, were among the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame’s charter inductees. Perkins and Cash soon joined them. Unlike other producers at that time, Phillips took an active role in recording, encouraging and coaxing his young, untested artists to reach deep within themselves. He began by recording blues singers like B.B. King and Ike Turner. Later on, he was the first to sign Roy Orbison and Charlie Rich. In his rudimentary, one-room studio, Phillips looked for innovation, not imitation. The music he recorded transformed the cultural landscape of the twentieth century, and its reverberations are still felt today. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS “Blue Suede Shoes”…….…………………….............................. ……………………………......COMPANY “Real Wild Child”…..………………………………………….............................. …......JERRY LEE LEWIS “Matchbox”….……….………………………………………….............................. …….....CARL PERKINS “Who Do You Love?”....................................................................................................... ......CARL PERKINS “Folsom Prison Blues”...………………………………………….............................. ………JOHNNY CASH “Fever”……..…………………………………………………….............................. ……..……..…DYANNE “Memories Are Made of This”………...……………………..….............................. ……...ELVIS PRESLEY “That’s All Right”…………………………………………….….............................. ..…….ELVIS PRESLEY “Brown Eyed Handsome Man”………………………………….............................. ……...….….COMPANY “Down By the Riverside”……………..………………………….............................. ……....……COMPANY “Sixteen Tons”………..………………………………………….............................. ...……..JOHNNY CASH “My Babe”………………………………………………………............................. ……….CARL PERKINS “Long Tall Sally”…………………...…………………………….............................. ……..ELVIS PRESLEY “Peace in the Valley”…………………………………..…………................................. …..ELVIS PRESLEY “I Walk the Line”…..……………………………………..……................................ ……… JOHNNY CASH “I Hear You Knocking”……………………………………..….…............................... ……….……DYANNE “Party”……………………………………………...............................……..CARL PERKINS & COMPANY “Great Balls of Fire”……………………..……..……………….............................. ……JERRY LEE LEWIS “Down by the Riverside” (Reprise)…………………………….............................. ……….....…..COMPANY “Hound Dog”………….………………………………………............................. ……...…ELVIS PRESLEY “Riders in the Sky”…………………………………………............................. ………….…JOHNNY CASH “See You Later Alligator”…..……………………………….............................. …….….….CARL PERKINS “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”…...……………………….............................. ………..JERRY LEE LEWIS
Million Dollar Quartet will be performed without an intermission.
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ALYSON BLOOM (u/s Dyanne) is thrilled to be joining the MDQ family! Before this, Alyson was seen as Regina (original cast) in Rock of Ages Vegas. Other credits include: Off-Broadway: Fancy Nancy. Tours: Seussical, Brigadoon, Scrooge in Concert. Regional: Godspell, Legally Blonde, Spelling Bee, All Shook Up, Carousel, Suds. A big thanks to her insanely supportive family, Dave, and Telsey and Co. Proud member of AEA. Alysonbloom.com GABE BOWLING (Carl Perkins) was a member of the MDQ Chicago cast and is thrilled to be dusting off his Blue Suede Shoes! Theater: Because of WinnDixie, My Big Gay Italian Wedding, SPANK! The 50 Shades Parody, Pump Boys and Dinettes and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. TV/Film: One Small Hitch, “The Rosie Show.” Special thanks to the creative team, Mom, Dad, Michelle, Christopher Silveri and Stone Manners Salners. www.drinkmeup.net ANDREW FRACE (u/s Sam Phillips, Johnny Cash) is excited to be back with MDQ! Broadway Tours: Jersey Boys, The Lion King. Vegas: Jersey Boys. National Tours: Willy Wonka. Regional: Finding Nemo, How To Succeed, Ragtime, Grease. BFA Elon University. Love to family, friends, and Haley. www.andrewfrace.com COLTE JULIAN (Jerry Lee Lewis). Dream Role! NYC: On the Town; Chicago: MDQ, Next to Normal; Regional: Oklahoma!, Carousel, Rent, and Fiddler. Music Director for State and National FFA Organizations. Education: BA in Music from Oklahoma State, MM in Musical Theatre from Arizona State. An inconceivable amount of love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Erika, Milo and Rosie as well as the best bunch of friends this small town Oklahoma boy could ask for! www.coltejulian.com BRYAN LANGLITZ (Sam Phillips). Broadway: Memphis. NY Theatre: The Comedy of Errors (The Public); The Mistakes Madeline Made (The BASiC Theatre Project). Regional: Other Desert Cities; Twelfth Night; Hairspray. TV: “Orange is the New Black,” “House of Cards,” “SMASH,” “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” BFA from The University of Michigan. Thanks to God, and love to Sally. www.bryanlanglitz.com SCOTT MOREAU (Johnny Cash) is from Maine, received a BFA in Music Theatre from IWU and is pleased to return to MDQ for a fourth tour. Proud member of AEA who thanks his parents for their 16
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love and support. Recent roles include a young Jim Neary on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” series finale. For more info and to buy his Johnny Cash tribute album visit: www. scottmoreau.com PATRICK MORROW (Fluke, Drummer) is thrilled to be back for a second year with MDQ! Patrick has drummed for Wanda Jackson, Dale Hawkins, Joe Clay, The Bellfuries, Eddie Clendening, Big Sandy, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and toured with Little House on the Prairie: The Musical starring TV’s Melissa Gilbert. LAURA OBENAUF (Dyanne). Born and raised in Ohio and schooled at the University of Illinois, Laura is thrilled to join the MDQ National Tour after spending the past year with the Chicago company - Yes, it is as fun as it looks. Love and gratitude to her family for their constant love and support!
JACOB ROWLEY (Elvis Presley) is an actor, musician, singer and songwriter from Nederland, Texas. At just 19 years old, Jake was chosen for a role that he was born to play, that of a young Elvis Presley in the national tour of Million Dollar Quartet. Jake exudes the same raw passion and energy in every performance that drove Elvis himself to the top. The press has even nicknamed Jake “the new Teen King.” www.JakeRowleyLive.com JAMES SCHEIDER (u/s Jerry Lee Lewis) made his Broadway debut understudying Tony winner Levi Kreis in the original Broadway cast of MDQ. He originated the role at Village Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals. Regional credits include: The Cotton Patch Gospel, Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revivial, Jesus Christ Superstar, 42nd Street, Aida, The Who’s Tommy, White Christmas, Hello Dolly!, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Mame! Proud AEA member since 2008. Thanks to friends and family. Love to Tyler. SKYE SCOTT (u/s Elvis Presley) is so excited to be touring with MDQ! Tour: Jersey Boys, Miss Saigon. Off-Broadway: Love In The Time of Chanukah at Ars Nova; The Selfish Giant at Firebone Theater Co; host on The Ride. Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, Marriott Lincolnshire Theater, West Virginia Public Theater, Wagon Wheel Theater, and Eugene O’Neill National Theater Conference. Film: Summer Nuts and American Teen. Proud graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. www.theskyescott.com
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST DAVID SONNEBORN (u/s Fluke, Jay Perkins). Cincinnati native, longtime NYC musician, and a fourth year veteran of the MDQ National Tour. David currently plays drums or bass in “Western Caravan,” “The San AnTones,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Mary Lamont Band,” and “Teri Joyce and the Tag-alongs.” NYMF; God’s Country. Toured nationally in Always, Patsy Cline. Love to Becky. H. BRADLEY WATERS (u/s Carl Perkins) is from the very small town of Deer, Arkansas. He comes from a large musical family. Brad currently is combining his acting, guitar and vocal abilities to understudy the role of Rock and Roll pioneer Carl Perkins in the road tour of Million Dollar Quartet. CHUCK ZAYAS (Jay Perkins, Bass player) has been performing for more than twenty years as a bassist, singer, songwriter, session player, band leader and producer. He plays bass and is lead vocalist of his band The Midnight Ramblers, and is also a founding member of the band Rocket 88. He’s an original member of the Chicago cast. ERIC SCHAEFFER (Director) is the artistic director/co-founder of Signature Theatre, Washington DC, recipient of the 2009 Regional Theatre Tony Award and home to the American Musical Voices Project, the largest musical commission program in the country. Broadway: Follies, Million Dollar Quartet, Putting It Together, Glory Days. West End: The Witches of Eastwick, Million Dollar Quartet. Kennedy Center Artistic Director: Sondheim Celebration, Sunday in the Park With George, Passion; Mame, Follies. COLIN ESCOTT (Co-Author). Born in England, Colin Escott lives near Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of Good Rockin’ Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the first indepth account of the Sun Records story. His book, Hank Williams--The Biography, has been adapted into the movie I Saw the Light, starring Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen. His multi-CD box set, The Complete Hank Williams, won a Grammy, and another of his productions, B.B. King–King of the Blues, was nominated for a Grammy. FLOYD MUTRUX (Co-Author, original concept and direction) worked Second City, Chicago; NY attended Columbia University; in LA, conceived, wrote, directed or produced 50 films: American Hot Wax (Best Picture, Director), Scarecrow (Best Standing
Picture), Urban Cowboy, Untouchables, Up in Smoke, Dick Tracy, with his wife Birgitte, preparing new film Moon Over Memphis (a rock ‘n’ roll Field of Dreams). DEREK McLANE (Scenic Design). Broadway designs include Beautiful, The Heiress, Nice Work, The Best Man, Follies, Anything Goes, How to Succeed, Bengal Tiger, Million Dollar Quartet, Ragtime, 33 Variations, The Pajama Game, I Am My Own Wife. Off-Broadway: The Last Five Years, Ruined, Lie of the Mind, Hurlyburly. He designed the 2013 and 2014 Academy Awards, AWARDS: Winner of 1997 and 2004 OBIE Awards, 2004, 2005, 2007 Lucille Lortel Awards; 2009 Tony Award, 2011 Drama Desk Award, 2014 Emmy Award. HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). B’way works include: After Midnight, Jesus Christ Superstar, How To Succeed… starring Daniel Radcliffe (2011 Tony nomination), Memphis, West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), Gypsy with Patti LuPone, In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Jersey Boys, Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, How To Succeed... starring Matthew Broderick and Kiss of The Spider Woman. Proud co-founder of and lighting designer for Parsons Dance. 1993 Olivier Award and Canadian Dora Award for Kiss of The Spider Woman. 2006 Tony Award, Henry Hewes Design Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Jersey Boys. JANE GREENWOOD (Costume Design). Over 100 Broadway / off-Broadway credits. Metropolitan Opera, Film and Dance. Awards: Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award, Theatre Hall of Fame, 15 Tony nominations, Lucille Lortel Award, Helen Hayes Award. Professor Yale School of Drama. KAI HARADA (Sound Designer). Designs include Little Dancer (Kennedy Center): On the Town (Broadway); Follies (Drama Desk & Tony Award nominations); Fun Home (Drama Desk nomination); First Date (Broadway); Million Dollar Quartet; Zorro (Moscow, Atlanta); Hinterm Horizont (Berlin); Pirates of Penzance (Portland Opera); She Loves Me (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); First You Dream (Kennedy Center); Rent (5th Avenue Theatre); and Barbie Live! Associate design credits to Tony Meola include A Christmas Carol; Disney’s Der Glöckner von Notre Dame; Kiss Me, Kate; and Wicked. Audio Consultant for Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway. Education: Yale University.
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CHUCK MEAD (Musical Arrangements and Supervision). Singer/Songwriter/Producer Chuck came to prominence as co-founder and front man of the three-time Grammy-nominated and CMA Award-winning country band BR-549. Since then, he has released three critically acclaimed solo records and continues to tour the world. Chuck first crafted the music arrangements for MDQ during the original Daytona and Seattle workshop productions, supervised the musical performances for its 2008 Chicago opening, and created new music material for the show’s Broadway, West End and Las Vegas productions. TOM WATSON (Hair and Wig Design) is head of the wig and makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera and has designed wigs for more than 50 Broadway productions, including The Addams Family, How to Succeed…, and Wicked. B.J. FORMAN (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Avenue Q, 42nd Street. Off-Broadway: Soul Doctor, Jewtopia, Confessions of a Mormon Boy, The Musical of Musicals, Pirates of Penzance, The Rink. National/International Tours: Mamma Mia!, Grease, 42nd Street, Man of La Mancha, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Phantom of the Opera. As always, love to Mark.
ANDREW BACIGALUPO (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining Million Dollar Quartet. Milan, Italy: Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Italian Premiere); West End: Merchants of Bollywood; Tour: Ghost the Musical (1st National Tour), Walking with Dinosaurs. Kentucky native. Proud member of Equity. For Mom and Dad for letting him live his dreams. TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ Tours: An American in Paris, Finding Neverland, The King and I, Hand to God, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Last Ship, Love Letters, This is Our Youth, If/Then, Pippin, Motown, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Blithe Spirit, Newsies. Film: The Intern, Ithaca, Focus, A Most Violent Year, Into the Woods, The Last 5 Years, Stage Fright, Song One. TV: “Peter Pan Live!,” “Masters of Sex,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com CLAIRE SIMON CASTING (Additional Casting). Claire Simon C.S.A. & Becca McCracken C.S.A. have been casting MDQ for 6 years. Regional credits: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Asolo, Indiana Festival, Indiana Rep, Milwaukee Rep, New Theater. Chicago credits: How To Train 18
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the producing team that developed MDQ. Relevant’s sister company, OddLot Entertainment, develops and produces outstanding new film properties. JOHN COSSETTE PRODUCTIONS (Producer) was founded by John Cossette whose 30 year career in the music industry as an innovative producer of large scale events was legendary. John produced the Grammy’s, the BET awards, the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and a star studded concert in Central Park. He was deeply involved with MusiCares and the EJ Jackson Foundation which helps to feed the homeless in Los Angeles. Under the direction of Rita Cossette the company will continue to develop and produce music related entertainment. AMERICAN POP ANTHOLOGY (Producers:Floyd & Birgitte Mutrux). An anthology series of Rock n’ Roll Bios about the people ‘who made the music that changed the culture of our country.’ Floyd, along with Colin Escott and Birgitte (choreographer MDQ in Florida), have worked together on the Tony nominated Baby It’s You, workshopping Lonesome Town (with John Kaye) and Boy From NYC. BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies, which includes Broadway.com, under the supervision of John Gore (Owner & CEO). BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North America, operating in 38 markets. Current, past productions include Beautiful, Pippin, Million Dollar Quartet, Hairspray and The Producers. BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com; Broadway.com JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Producer). President of Nederlander Organization, son of James M. Nederlander (Chairman), third generation of a family known for owning and operating theatres around the world as well as theatrical productions and popular musical attractions. Currently represented on Broadway with Elephant Man with Bradley Cooper and the upcoming show On Your Feet –The Gloria & Emilio Estefan story.
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STAFF FOR MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET GENERAL MANAGEMENT FORESIGHT THEATRICAL Lane Marsh Allan Williams Mark Barna Aaron Lustbader Mark Shacket Alan Wasser
COMPANY MANAGER JEFF MENSCH
TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE TYPE A MARKETING Elyce Henkin DJ Martin Melissa Cohen Erica Jacobson
TOUR DIRECTION THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Mollie Mann Brian Brooks Rich Rundle www.thebookinggroup.com
CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernard Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Conrad Woolfe, Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Scott Galina
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS Hillary Blanken Ana Rose Greene Guy Kwan Joseph DeLuise
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS FOR BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Jennifer Costello
Erica Rotstein
Production Stage Manager........................................... B.J. Forman Stage Manager..................................................Andrew Bacigalupo Assistant Stage Manager.......................................... Andrew Frace Assistant Company Manager............................ Justin Gleiberman Associate Director..................................................Scott Weinstein Associate Music Director.............................................Ethan Deppe Associate Set Designer..........................................Shoko Kambara Associate Costume Designer..................................... Moria Clinton Associate Lighting Designer........................................Ryan O’Gara Assistant Lighting Designer...................................... Amanda Zieve Assistant Sound Designers............... Maggie Burke, Jana Hoglund Production Carpenter.................................................. Scott Poitras Head Carpenter........................................................ Danielle Taylor Advance Carpenter.................................................Louis Riquelme Production Electricians....................James Fedigan, Randy Zaibek Moving Light Programmer......................................... Chris Herman Head Electrician............................................................. Eric Briggs Assistant Electrician................................................ Mary Anderson Advance Electrician................................................ John Panichello Production Properties............................................Matthew Hodges Head Properties........................................................... Corey Kloos Production Sound Engineer....................................Patrick Pummill Head Sound Engineer..............................................Anthony Jones Assistant Sound Engineer......................................... Rachael Koss Wardrobe Supervisor................................................. Megan Moore Drums provided by.................................................. GMS Drum Co. Drum Heads provided by.............................. D’Addario & Company Makeup by........................................................... M•A•C Cosmetics Legal Counsel....................................Levine Plotkin & Menin, LLP/ Loren H. Plotkin, Cris Criswell Loeb & Loeb LLP/ Douglas Mirell Accountant.......................................... Marks, Paneth & Shron LLP CPAs/Christopher Cacace, Marina Flom, Ruthie Skochil
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Advertising & Interactive Marketing...................................... 87AM/ Adam Cunningham, Wayne McWorter, Matt Brown, Jenna Lauren Freed, Kristina Smithy Payroll Services....................................... Castallana Services, Inc. Production Photography.................... Jeremy Daniel, Joan Marcus Paul Natkin General Management Office...................Rob Abud, Kaitlin Boland Erin Dooley, Nick Eilerman, Amy Gahm, Nina Greene, Jennifer O’Connor Banking................................Signature Bank, Barbara Von Borstel Margaret Monigan, Mary Ann Fanelli Insurance.................... DeWitt Stern Group, Inc./Peter Shoemaker Cathy Dumancela Theatre Displays.......................................................King Displays Merchandising.............. Creative Goods Merchandise/Pete Milano Licensing Agent.................................... Creative Licensing Group/ John Edward Thomas, President; Danita Pagel-Thomas, Vice-President
SPECIAL THANKS John R. Cash Revocable Trust. Johnny Cash is a registered trademark of John R. Cash Revocable Trust. Image and likeness of Johnny Cash used with permission. Jerry Lee Lewis ™, The Killer ™ and the image and likeness of Jerry Lee Lewis are used with permission. Courtesy Pont Neuf, Inc. Carl Perkins Enterprises. Image and likeness of Carl Perkins used with permission. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Elvis Presley is a registered trademark of EPE, Inc. Image and likeness of Elvis Presley used with permission.
CREDITS Scenery Fabrication by Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, LLC. Scenery painted by Scenic Art Studios. Costumes built by Eric Winterling, Inc. Lighting equipment provided by PRG Lighting. Sound equipment provided by PRG Audio. Music license consulting by Jill Meyers. Hosiery and Undergarments provided by Bra*Tenders.
rights reserved. Used by permission. “I Walk the Line” written by John R. Cash. Published by House of Cash, Inc. Administered by Bug Music Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “I Hear You Knocking” (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King), ©EMI Unart Catalog Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Party” (Jessie Mae Robinson), ©MPL Music Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Great Balls of Fire” (Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer), ©1957 (renewed), Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI), Mijac Music (BMI), Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) and Mystical Light Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved on behalf of itself and Mijac Music, administered by Unichappell Music Inc. All rights reserved on behalf of itself and Mystical Light Music, administered by Chappell & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Hound Dog” (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller). Published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC. Copyright 1953 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Riders in the Sky” (Stan Jones), ©MPL Music Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Edwin H. Morris & Company. “See You Later Alligator” (Robert Guidry), © Arc Music Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (Curly Williams), ©1997 N’Mani Entertainment Co. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission. To learn more about the production, please visit www.MillionDollarQuartetLive.com Find us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @MillionDQuartet The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
MUSIC COPYRIGHTS “Blue Suede Shoes” (Carl Perkins), ©MPL Music Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Wren Music Co. o/b/o Carl Perkins Music Inc. “Real Wild Child” (John Greenan, John O’Keefe, David Owens), ©MPL Music Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Wren Music Co. “Matchbox” (Carl Perkins), ©MPL Music Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Wren Music Co. o/b/o Carl Perkins Music Inc. “Who Do You Love?” (Ellas McDaniel), ©ARC Music Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Folsom Prison Blues”written by John R. Cash. Published by House of Cash, Inc. Administered by Bug Music Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Fever” (John Davenport, Eddie Cooley), ©1955 Bug Music-Trio Music Company (BMI) Fort Knox Music, Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Memories Are Made of This” (Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller), ©EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved. Used by permission. “That’s All Right” (Arthur Crudup), ©1947 (renewed). Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and Crudup Music (BMI). All rights administered by Unichappell Music Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” (Chuck Berry), ©Arc Music Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Down by the Riverside” (Traditional; arranged by Chuck Mead), ©Zoilink Music. All rights administered by Coburn Music. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Sixteen Tons” (Merle Travis), ©Merle’s Girls Music. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “My Babe” (Willie Dixon), ©Bug Music, Inc. o/b/o Hoochie Coochie Music (BMI). All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Long Tall Sally” (Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman), ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “(There Will Be) Peace in the Valley for Me” (Thomas A. Dorsey), ©(renewed) 1939 Warner- Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). All
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Webster City Community Theatre Bringing live theatre to the Webster City area since 1968 Almost, Maine
A new romantic comedy by John Cariani “Where hearts and the Northern Lights meet” February 6-8 & 13-15 All tickets $12
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by Joseph Robinette “A new twist on a familiar fairy tale for the entire family” April 10-12 & 17-19 All tickets $10
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“A musical parody of the legend of King Arthur” July 10-12 & 15-19 All tickets $15
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A week-long children’s theatre camp led by professional actors from The Old Creamery Theatre in Amana July 27-August 1
Box Office Information: To reserve tickets, call 515-832-4456 or order online www.wcctonline.org Box office is located at the theatre 1001 Willson Avenue, Webster City, IA 50595 Box office opens the Saturday before each production. Hours are 5:00-7:00 pm weeknights, 10:00 am to noon on Saturdays, and one hour prior to each performance Webster City Community Theatre is a proud member of the Iowa Community Theatre Association and the American Association of Community Theatres. Ad funded by a Webster City Hotel-Motel Tax grant.
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Margy Chamberlin John & Donna Cleasby Gladys & Peter Colwell Randy & Sara Compton Harold & Rachel Crawford Katherine Mason John & Barb Dalhoff Greg & Amy Davis Mary M. de Baca Brian & Jennifer Dieter Boyd & Irene Dohrmann Dee Dreeszen Carl Duling Frank Dunn Grace Liles Dyer George Eichhorn Don & Mary Eichner Carol Elbert Marvin Beck & Jane Farrell-Beck Bob & Karen Fowser David & Susan Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Albert Freeman Mim & Jim Fritz Rebecca Fritzsche John E. Galejs Mary Garst Ann & Howard Garton Deborah Gitchell Kathy & Chuck Glatz Marilyn J. Green Jean Griffen William J. Gutowski & Margaret A. Dempsey Dennis & Jane Haahr Duane Harris Marjorie Hartman Jerry & Pat Hatfield C.S. Hedlund Stephen & Nancy Heideman Kent & Sarah Heikens Craig & Martha Heineman Martha Helland Isabel Hendrickson Pete & Janet Hermanson Randy & Liz Hertz Tom & Joyce Hertz Joan Herwig Gary & Debra Hintze Carolynne Hoefing Bill & Judy Hoefle Drs. M. Peter & Lorraine J. Hoffman Robert & Janice Holland William & Barbara Holt Tim & Susan Hooper Carole Horowitz Dick & Sandy Horton Ted & Karen Huiatt Mina Hertz Jacobs
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Marian & Roger Jansen Darren & Sue Jarboe Todd & Lori Jenks Al Jergens & Kris Miles Tim & Sue John Kent & Sara Johnson Marilyn & Wendell Johnson Marilyn R. Johnson Margaret Johnson Rich & Judy Jones Roger Jones Linda Kelley David Kenworthy Cheryll & Tom Kierski John & Chris Kinley Karen & Wayne Klaiber Jim & Joyce Kliebenstein Gerald Klinkefus Carl Klostermann Roger & Mary Jo Kluesner Richard Kottman Asrun Yr Kristmundsdottir Bev & Ken Kruempel Richard Kruger The Olson & Kushkowski Family John & Susan Lang Harvey & Sally Lapan Randy & Beth Larabee Einar & Lois Larsen William & Susan Lawyer Michael & Debbie Lee Rev. Selva R. Lehman Dick & Ginny Lephart Elyse & Howard Levine Amelia Limyao Jeff & Lorie Loehr Carole Magilton Dick & Jackie Manatt Stephen & Audrey Marley Kae L. Mart Gary D. Mason Edith A. McClure Jeff & Mary Lou McDowell Harold & Connie McLaughlin John & Renee McPhee Helen F. McRoberts Glen & Mary Jo Mente Todd & Barbara Meyer Patrick & Ruth Milder Patricia & Kemp Miller Paul & Ann Mills John Miranowski & Susana Goggi Larry & Sara Mitchell Ginny & Lee Molgaard Jeannine Moore John & Laurel Mors Thomas & Lynn Nehls Dwain & Mary Noffke
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Sarah Nusser & Michael King Michael & Ginger O’Keefe Dale & Kris Olson Diane Oppedal Miriam Patterson Don & Jan Payer Carlton & Sally Peterson Carol Alexander Phillips & Dean Phillips Barbara Peterson Jean Austin Peterson Bion L. Pierson Richard & Carol Pletcher Arthur & Bernadene Pohm Marlys Potter Ronald Prahl Mabel Prescott Jane Punke Mark & Sharon Rasmussen Ken & Anne Recker Kathy Rhode Thomas & Doris Rice Robert & Harriet Ringgenberg Joe & Jennifer Rivera William S. Robinson Jo & Bob Rod Dick & Karen Ross Malcolm Rougvie Charles & Priscilla Sage Steve Sapp & Lisa Enloe Michael Schaffer & Karen Stiles Diane & Don Schaffer Candy & Steve Schainker Stephani S. Scherbart Dale & Linda Schroeder Linda & John Schuh Gary Schultz Ron & Kim Schumaker George Seifert Phyllis Seim Dennis & Joan Senne Sam & Becky Senti Frank & Lynn Seydel Tori Shahidi & Larry Kelley Kenneth & Shirley Shaw Debra Shenk Diana D. Shonrock Al & Kathy Sievers Clifford Smith Richard Smith Mr. & Mrs. Otis B. Smith, Jr. Philip & Galina Spike Bernard Stephenson, Jr. & Victoria Stephenson Janet & David Stephenson Ann Stokka Wilma Struss Robert & Deanne Summerfelt
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Gene & Karen Walker Janice Walter Bobbie Warman Mary T. Watkins Harry & Marion Weiss Toni Wheelock Lorrie Whitaker Richard & Elizabeth White Bill & Toni Whitman Stephen & Lee Ann Willson Richard & Patricia Wood Steven & Lorraine Woolery Dario D. Zaffarano Suzanne Zaffarano Chad & Amy Zmolek
Paul & Linda Thede Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Thompson Ron & Meg Thompson Douglas & Christine Timmons Dorothy Timmons Roy Tinguely Steven & Mary Ann Tjaden David & Karen Toot Tedra Towne Charles & Mary Townsend John & Marjorie Uitermarkt Doug & Vicky Van Dyke Bev Van Fossen Stephen Van Houten Greg & Lana Voga
Matching Gift Honor Roll
Agilent Technologies Alliant Energy Foundation AXA Foundation Bon Ton Stores Foundation General Electric Merck Company Foundation Meredith Corporation Foundation Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. State Farm Companies Foundation
These generous individuals have included the Performing Arts Series in their wills.
The late Wayne P. Davis
Frankee and Jim Oleson
The late James Watson
Gifts in Honor
In Memory of Deb Lande Adams In Memory of Dee Hegstrom In Memory of Wayne P. Davis A gift in honor or memory is a generous way to celebrate a person’s life and accomplishments. To support the arts while honoring a loved one, contact Patti Cotter, Development and Sponsorship Manager, at 515-294-1238 or pcotter@iastate.edu.
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Third Annual Blast Dance Workshop Third Annual Blastthe Dance Workshop You have power What: What: Jazz, Jazz, Hip Hip Hop, Hop, Contemporary, Contemporary, Ballet Ballet When: When: Over Over winter winter break break in in Ames Ames (2 (2 days) days) Who: Ages 5-20 Who: Ages 5-20 Visit: Visit: www.ddblast.com www.ddblast.com after after Labor Labor Day Day for for dates dates and and registration registration information information
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C.Y. Stephens Curtain Donors
Special thanks to the following individuals who gave so generously to conserve Iowa State’s marvelous tapestry, Silver Code, designed in 1969 by Japanese artist Ryokichi Mukai. Woven at the Kawashima Textile Mill in Kyoto Japan, the curtain symbolizes the grandeur of the inaugural years of Stephens Auditorium. Pat and Louis Banitt Irene Beavers Lee & Lori Burras Linda and John Dasher Ferne Bonomi and Wayne Davis Emerson Charitable Trust Helen Fleming and William Reinhardt, Jr. G! Debbie Gitchell Carole Horowitz in memory of Professor Jack Horowitz Iowa State Center Ann and Al Jennings Betty and Dennis Keeney Margaret and Gary Krull Phyllis and Larry Lepke Beverly and Warren Madden
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Office of the Senior Vice President for Business and Finance Frankee and James Oleson Rae and Peter Reilly Rebecca Rice Jo and Bob Rod Dennis and Sally Rust in memory of Lucille Rust Susan and Phil Sargent Laura Stebbins Shelley and Kevin Stow Mary Beth and Charles Sukup Ruth and Clayton Swenson University Museums Mary Watkins Lee Anne and Stephen Willson Suzanne Zaffarano
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Dedicated Volunteers Iowa State University Performing Arts Council A university committee comprised of Iowa State University faculty, staff, and students, as well as Ames community members, the Performing Arts Council advises the Iowa State Center on programming for the Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium. Alex Ortberg – Music Student Alissa Stoehr – Graduate Assistant Education Angela Ossian – Iowa State Center Staff Art Klein – AIOFA Bret Pugh – Community Brian Davidson – Community Cinian Zheng-Durbin – Community Debra Gibson – Faculty Hannah Skalbeck – Music Student Homer Gartz – Community Jane Cox – Faculty Janice Baker – Faculty Madeline Olsem – Music Student Melissa Patrick – Community Mike Golemo – Faculty Nancy Marion – Community Pat Miller – Faculty Patti Cotter – Iowa State Center Staff Phillip Sears – Music Student Salugna Sarkar – Graduate and Professional Student Senate Sam Johnson – Music Student Sara Compton – Iowa State Center Staff Sarah Jablon – Graduate Assistant Tanya Anderson – Community Tyler Baintgr – Music Student Vahid Noroozi – Graduate Assistant
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Ames International Orchestra Festival Association Board of Directors 2014-2015 Karl Gwiasda, President Arthur Klein, Vice President Herb Harmison, Treasurer Mary Richards, Secretary Jim Beckwith Jacob Harrison David Hoffman Willa Holger Beverly Kruempel Wendy Nutini Bion Pierson Peter Reilly Kevin Schilling David Stephenson Dario Zaffarano
The Stephens Street Team The Stephens Street Team unites the Iowa State Center and ISU by celebrating the importance of the arts in our lives. Its mission is to promote the arts to students of ISU through unique marketing efforts and special events. The Stephens Street Team will plan events, lead marketing activities and develop new and creative ways to reach out to the student body at ISU about the incredible, affordable and accessible events at the Iowa State Center. Activities may include planning on-campus promotional events or philanthropic events that relate to shows, assisting with performance day events, sidewalk chalking, flyer distribution, presentations to campus organizations about our performing arts series and more!
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Sponsors The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks its sponsors for their support of the 2014-2015 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:
Proud Sponsor of Chieftains
Proud Sponsor of Million Dollar Quartet
Proud Sponsor of Stomp
Proud Sponsor of Elf
Proud Supporter of the Arts
Grants The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks the following organizations for their support of the 2014-2015 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium: Ames International Orchestra Festival Association (AIOFA) and Ames Commission on the Arts Proudly Supporting Iowa State Symphony (Youth Matinee Series Concert), Moscow State Symphony Orchestra and State Symphony of Mexico
The Great Gatsby This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Iowa Arts Council and General Mills Foundation.
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