The Great Gatsby

February 12, 2015

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

The Trial of Goldilocks The Trial of Goldilocks

by Joseph Robinette “A new twist on a familiar fairy tale for the entire family” April 10-12 & 17-19 All tickets $10

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT

“A musical parody of the legend of King Arthur” July 10-12 & 15-19 All tickets $15

Camp Creamery

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.

www.facebook.com/WebsterCityCommunityTheatre

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Welcome CURTAIN GOING UP! The celebrated 3,000 pound stage curtain, Silver Code, is opening on a new arts season at Stephens Auditorium. After a year of cleaning, repairing, and re-rigging the auditorium’s iconic main theatre curtain, a unique work of art designed by artist and sculpture Ryokichi Mukai, you’ll be captivated by its original shine and glory – just like opening night 46 years ago.

But it is not just nostalgia that has made the curtain conservation such a marvelous spectacle, the hall itself dazzles the eye with eclectic architecture and charms the ear with excellent acoustics.

Just as the curtain is a cause to celebrate, so is the exciting, jam-packed season of entertainment we have in store that will allow you the opportunity to indulge in your favorite arts genre.

Families, serious-minded theater-goers, and the adventurous all have something to look forward to this season. Whether you love Broadway or are mesmerized by music, there are numerous world-class superstars, acclaimed performers, and wellestablished talent who will move and inspire you.

For music fans, there will be lots to enjoy at Stephens. The ‘80s super group The Australian Bee Gees will bring their hits to life on February 20, and the Grammy Award winners, The Chieftains will get our toes tapping to traditional Irish music just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. You won’t have to look far for the best in classical music this season. The world’s greatest composers provide the backbone for The State Symphony of Mexico on March 3 featuring Irina Chistiakova on piano.

You are invited back for two nights in March to experience the multi-talented STOMP performers as they fill the stage with energizing beats, inventive and invigorating dance, and theatrical performance combined into one electrifying rhythm. Their technical skill is truly awesome: this perfectly synchronized ballet of juggled sticks, drums, matchboxes and brooms is, indeed, thrilling to witness.

You’ll find this season has plenty of opportunities to indulge in your favorite genre or experience something new. The Iowa State Center staff works hard to create these experiences for you. Each interaction—subscription, ticket purchase and contribution to the Performing Arts Fund— helps make it possible for us to continue to bring more joy, more diversity, and more inspiration through the world’s greatest performances to the heart of Iowa.

Enjoy the show!

Steven Leath President Iowa State University

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Mark North General Manager Stephens Auditorium

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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.

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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.

INTERACT WITH THE IOWA STATE CENTER

Stay connected to the latest news from the Iowa State Center — anytime, anywhere! Visit www.center.iastate.edu to find event schedules, audio samples, video clips, performance reviews, and more! While you’re there, check out other ways to interact: Facebook, Twitter & YouTube Join discussions about upcoming events, tell us what you thought of a performance, learn more about visiting artists, and enter to win great prizes!

Center Beat E-Mail Club Join today to receive e-mail updates and special offers for all events at the Iowa State Center, including the Performing Arts Series, Youth Matinee Series, concerts, family events, free events, and more. Plus, access exclusive contests and pre-sale offers!

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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 on the ground floor. The ATM is accessible 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

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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 2015-2016 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

The Culture Buzz

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.)

Third Annual Blast Dance Workshop Third Annual Blastthe Dance Workshop You have power

Iowa’s insightful gateway to arts, theatre, literature, culture, history, entertainment and more, guided by John Busbee, 2014 Governor’s Arts Award winner for Collaboration & Partnership in the Arts. Encourage your creative exploration, indulge your imagination, enhance your life. Catch “The Buzz.”

What: What: Jazz, Jazz, Hip Hip Hop, Hop, Contemporary, Contemporary, Ballet Ballet When: Over winter break When: Over winter break in in Ames Ames (2 (2 days) days) Who: Who: Ages Ages 5-20 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

to make a difference DONATE NOW!

www.TheCultureBuzz.com Each Wed 11am–1pm on KFMG. Locally 99.1 FM, Globally www.kfmg991.org

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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, with the next dinner scheduled before the State Symphony of Mexico, March 3, 2015. 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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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

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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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ENJOY TIME WITH FRIENDS

MEET THE PERFORMERS

ENGAGE KIDS WITH THE ARTS

Become a Partner in the Performing Arts Did you know your ticket pays for only 68% of the cost of presenting the Performing Arts Series?

Contributions are critical to the quality and breadth of our program, allowing us to be bold and innovative each year. Join the generous donors who make these magical performances possible.

Giving is Easy To give your vital support to the arts, choose one of these methods:

Online: Visit www.center.iastate.edu/makeagift Mail: Envelopes at the Guest Services Desk or send to ISU Foundation, 2505 University Blvd., Ames, IA 50010

Donor Benefits Can Include: • Highest priority seating & VIP parking

Phone: 515-294-3347 or 1-877-843-2368

• Complimentary refreshments in the Donor Lounge

In Person: Ticket Office (open through intermission for all shows)

• A Donor Appreciation Event, Meet-the-Artist receptions and the Series Preview Party

Give today to begin experiencing the many benefits of being a Performing Arts Fund/AIOFA donor. Please join us today. Visit center.iastate.edu/support.

Your Gift Can be Made in Installments Visit www.foundation.iastate.edu and click on ‘How to Give’ to complete a Pledge, Electronic Fund Transfer or Faculty/Staff Payroll Deduction Form.

Ames International Orchestra Festival Association (AIOFA) You can designate your gift to support the orchestras at Stephens Auditorium.

Contact Patti Cotter, Development & Sponsorship Manager, at 515-294-1238 or via e-mail at pcotter@iastate.edu.

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM FOR THE ARTS?

Consider an endowment gift or a bequest to secure the future of the arts in Ames, as ticket revenues alone cannot sustain world-class performances and arts education programs.

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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

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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From the Artistic Director I think I can safely say I love The Great Gatsby. The power of the narrative; the accurate, haunting, and heartfelt snapshot of the Roaring Twenties; and the sheer beauty of the prose still take my breath away. I’ve discovered and rediscovered this masterpiece over the years with new perspective, joy, and appreciation.

I first read The Great Gatsby in one thrilling afternoon on the Jersey shore during high school, and I have long dreamed of bringing the novel to the stage. Only recently has this become possible, with the publication of Simon Levy’s masterful adaptation. Although there are several movie versions of varying artistic merit, the stage offers a new, exciting, and fertile ground for the story. On the stage we can feel the energy of Jay Gatsby, the sensual allure of Daisy Buchanan, and the Everyman complexity of Nick Carraway.

As Montana Rep continues telling great American stories, we approach The Great Gatsby with all the honor and care such an outstanding work of art deserves. We’re pleased to reintroduce and reinvigorate this classic, bringing the beauty and poetry of this masterpiece––living and breathing on stage––to a new generation of theatergoers.

Greg Johnson Artistic director

Actors’ Equity Association was formed in New York City on May 26, 1913. For many years exploitation had been a permanent condition of actors’ employment. Theatrical producers set their own work conditions, and there was no required minimum level of compensation. There were no payments for rehearsal, and rehearsals were unlimited. Actors in a failed company were often stranded in a town miles from home, costumes were furnished by the actors, holiday matinees were numerous and performed without pay, productions closed during lean weeks, and dismissal took place without any notice to the actors. Previous attempts by individual actors to organize in order to rectify these abuses had been unsuccessful.

However, by May 1913, a committee of actors drafted a constitution for what was to become Actors’ Equity Association.

On July 18, 1919, the American Federation of Labor (later to be the AFL-CIO) granted a charter to the newly formed union. In the ensuing years, with each successive negotiation, Equity has secured provisions that further protect the actor, including bonding of productions, minimum salaries, payment for rehearsal, pension and health trust funds, and principal and chorus auditions, providing an opportunity for actors without agents to be seen by producers before the final casting of a show.

Adopted almost a century ago, Equity’s constitution states that the goal of the association is “to advance, promote, foster, and benefit all those connected with the art of theatre.” This straightforward directive still remains the finest statement of Equity’s mission.

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MONTANA REPertory theAtre ProfessionAl theAtre froM the heArt of the rockies

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S Adapted for the stage by

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Directed by GREG

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Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Shaffner Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karen hummel Kinsley Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Dean Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zach hamersley Media Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hugh Bickley Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Ragsdale Associate Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael P. Fink Properties Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Rottenbiller Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dawn Clark Bennett Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hope Rose Kelly*

Cast

In order of appearance

Nick Carraway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mason Wagner Daisy Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Campbell* Jordan Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amber Rose Mason* Tom Buchanan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hugh Bickley George Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hugh Butterfield Myrtle Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jourdan Nokleby Mrs. McKee/Mrs. Michaelis/Dancer . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Bennett Meyer/Mr. McKee/Cop/Dancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colton hochhalter Jay Gatsby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Kuntz* Understudies: Kate Scott and Colton Swibold

Setting Long Island, New York. Summer, 1922.

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission.

World Premiere produced by the Guthrie Theater, Joe Dowling, Artistic Director; Thomas C. Proehl, Managing Director.

West Coast Premiere produced by Seattle Repertory Theatre, David Esbjornson, Artistic Director; Benjamin Moore, Managing Director.

THE GREAT GATSBY is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

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Our 2014-15 season is dedicated to the memory of Bill Raoul—friend, colleague, and artist—whose contribution to Montana Rep’s success is a living testament to his commitment to and love of the theatre.

The Rep’s Crew Company Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colton hochhalter Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hannah Appell Fight Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colton Swibold Studio Pianist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jodi Marshall Assistant Stage Manager/Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loni Neilson Tour Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Luwe Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Perry Electrician/Video Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colton Swibold Audio Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach hamersley Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Scott Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula Niccum Costume Construction Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Clark Bennett, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison hinkle, Gwen Mann, Barby Morse, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kersti Pearson, Rita Sam-Venn, Kate Scott, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eliza Visscher, holly Wirtz, Abby Wyatt Construction Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Gregoire Scene Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Gregiore Scene Construction Staff. . . . . . . . . . . Shay Fiegi, Zach hamersley, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan hartmann, Ryan Luwe, Gwen Mann, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Mehr, Karl Mitchell, Brett Powell, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Raymond, Jadyn Velazquez Scenic Painters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathryn Louise, Loni Neilson Light Shop Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . .Zach hamersley, Dan Norton Prop Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dani Warmuth Production Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Long

The Rep’s Staff Artistic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Johnson Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason McDaniel Assistant to the Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salina Chatlain Publicity/Educational Outreach Coordinator . . . . . Teresa Waldorf Study Guide Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna Dulba-Barnett Study Guide and Media Consultant . . . . . . . . Bernadette Sweeney Development Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellie hill Media Associate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leland Buck Office Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Bennett, Kayla Long Photographs and recordings are not permitted at any time.

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The Rep’s Equity Company MARk kUNTz* (Jay Gatsby) returns for his second tour with Montana Repertory Theatre, having first appeared as Sgt. Toomey in 2013’s Biloxi Blues. Mark also served as actor and company manager for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks from 1996-2012, touring 17 times during that span and playing such roles as Romeo, Mark Antony, Macbeth, Dogberry, Oberon, Sir Toby Belch, and Claudius. Mark also co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in the 2014 independent short feature film Losing Julia Finch.

Mark has also worked regionally for Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. Mark is a native Montanan and currently makes his home in Los Angeles. kEllY CAMPbEll* (Daisy Buchanan) is based in New York City and received her MFA from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training.

Credits include The Crimson Thread (Seven Angels Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre), Into the Woods (Ozark Actors Theatre), You Can’t Take It with You with Peter Amster and Macbeth directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Crimes of the Heart (Banyan Theatre), Cymbeline (McArdle Theatre), The Women (The Civic Theatre), Suddenly Last Summer (Dungeon Theatre), and Closer (Late Night Series). TV: Boardwalk Empire. Campbell is from northern Michigan and thanks her family for their unending love.

AMbER ROSE MASON* (Jordan Baker) grew up in the small town of Virginia City, Montana. She started doing theatre at the age of ten, volunteering and working in summer stock theatre for fourteen consecutive summers. Amber graduated from the University of Montana with a BFA in acting and costume design in 2007. Following college, she spent three winters in Los Angeles auditioning and working in the industry. Amber recently finished working on a feature film called Subterranea that is currently being submitted for festivals. When Amber is not acting in film or on stage, she has her own business starting and training horses. Amber is delighted to be a part of this production and wants to dedicate this and every performance to her biggest supporter: her mother, Addie Beth Stiles. She never missed a show, no matter how large or small!

HOPE ROSE kEllY* (Stage Manager) most recently stage managed It’s a Wonderful Life at Shakespeare & Company, where she has served as the Production Stage Manager for eight seasons. Other companies include Long Wharf Theatre, Wilma Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Public Theatre in Maine, Stonington Opera house, WAM Theatre, hangar Theatre, McCarter Theatre, and George Street Playhouse. A graduate of Ithaca College and the University of Toronto, hope serves as Second Vice Chair on the board of the Stage Managers’ Association.

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The Rep’s Company MASON WAgNER (Nick Carraway) is thrilled to be embarking on his first tour with Montana Rep. A native of upstate New York, he initially moved to the great state of Montana to pursue creative writing; however, his deeply set passion for acting could not be suppressed. he is currently in his third year of the BFA acting program at the University of Montana.

Some credits include roles in Book of Days, Macbeth, and Cyrano de Bergerac.

Because of his continued love for literature, he feels especially lucky to be sharing this story with you in this capacity. he unendingly gives his gratitude to his family, his mentors, and the company.

HUgH biCklEY (Tom Buchanan) fell into acting while studying filmmaking at the University of Montana. his passion for storytelling redirected itself into theatre as he took on such such roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Joseph Wykowski in the 2012 national tour of Biloxi Blues, Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q, and several others. he is thrilled to merge his training in theatre and media arts for this unique production, doubling down as actor and media designer. Deepest thanks to the Montana Rep family, the herculean theatre faculty at the University of Montana, and to the powerful performers with whom he has the privilege of sharing this experience.

JOURDAN NOklEbY (Myrtle Wilson) was born and raised in Missoula, Montana. She started dancing at age three and now is focusing on an acting career. She has been involved with Missoula Community Theatre since 2008, working on shows including Grease, West Side Story, Footloose, and Les Miserables. At the University of Montana, she appeared in Distracted

by Lisa Loomer and has worked on student pieces for the University Players’ Ten-Minute Play Festival. Last summer, she received her first lead role credit at the Stensrud Playhouse in Spirits of Suspicion. She is very excited to be part of this production of a great American classic.

HUgH bUTTERFiElD (George Wilson) was born in Midvale, Utah, but now has the privilege of calling western Montana home. he spent two years performing while earning his Associate of Arts degree at Flathead Valley Community College and is currently a BFA acting major at the University of Montana. At UM, he’s played Rod in Avenue Q, Earl in Book of Days, and Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. he has acted and worked for Pinecone Playhouse for the past two summer seasons. he is ecstatic to be touring for the first time with the Montana Rep, working alongside people he considers his family on a riveting play. “Thanks to everyone who allowed me this particular opportunity to perform: fellow cast members, mentors, and our audience.”

ElizAbETH bENNETT (Mrs. McKee/Mrs. Michaelis/Dancer) is from McCall, Idaho, and is currently studying to earn a BFA in acting from the University of Montana.

Some of her recent roles include Natalie in Distracted, Lauren in Circle Mirror Transformation, and Lysandra in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She is proud to have worked with many artists representing a range of experiences, from fellow undergraduates to graduate students to professionals; it has taught her that inspiration does not have an age limit or expiration date.

She is grateful to be part of the Rep family through Montana Rep Missoula, the Missoula Colony, and now the national tour. She thanks her parents, friends, and teachers for their endless love and support.

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The Rep’s Company continued COlTON HOCHHAlTER (Meyer/Mr. McKee/Cop/Dancer/Company Manager) of Bismarck, North Dakota, is thrilled to be embarking on his third consecutive national tour with Montana Repertory Theatre. Favorite acting credits include Hay Fever, The Lion in Winter, The Arabian Nights, Macbeth, and Montana Rep’s Biloxi Blues. Through his work with Missoula’s annual movement-arts showcase, Acrotainment, Cole has tripled as stage manager, choreographer, and performance acrobat. he has enjoyed working on the stage and behind the scenes with numerous Dakota Stage Ltd. productions. Directing credits with Dakota Shade Tree Players include When Cows Fly, Young Jane Eyre, and Flapper. Cole holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Montana.

The Artistic Director / Director gREg JOHNSON has served as artistic director of Montana Rep since 1990. he brought with him a commitment to excellence developed during years of experience in the New York theatre, where he worked with the best directors, choreographers, actors, designers, and playwrights in the country. From Neil Simon and Gene Saks to hugh Leonard, Elizabeth Ashley, Beth henley, Christine Baranski, Andie MacDowell, Barnard hughes, and Melvin Bernhardt, Greg has been privileged to work with the finest. he brings energy and expertise to every aspect of his involvement with Montana Rep. Greg’s Broadway credits include Biloxi Blues; Crimes of the Heart; Is There Life After High School?; Da; and Hide and Seek. National tours include the Broadway productions of Steel Magnolias, Crimes of the Heart, and Biloxi Blues. Greg spent nineteen years working in the professional theatre in New York City as an actor, stage manager, and director before coming to Montana to head Montana Rep. Since joining Montana Rep, Greg has directed and produced over 100 theatre events, including Broadway Bound; The Heidi Chronicles; Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me; Lend Me a Tenor; Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll; The Real Thing; Willi; The Voice of the Prairie; Thom Pain; Ashes to Ashes; The Dumbwaiter; Anton in Show Business; Eating ’round the Bruise; and Antigone: 2026. he also directed the national tours of It’s a Wonderful Life; Death of a Salesman; A Streetcar Named Desire; The Trip to Bountiful; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; To Kill a Mockingbird; Leading Ladies; Doubt, a parable; and Biloxi Blues. In addition, he is responsible for the development of The Missoula Colony: A Gathering of Artists in Support of the Writer’s Craft at the University of Montana, and Montana Rep Missoula, which brought cutting-edge theatre to downtown audiences.

Greg has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and, with the Rep, is a member of Theatre Communications Group, a national network of regional theatres. he serves on the faculty of the University of Montana College of Visual and Performing Arts.

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The Designers JOHN SHAFFNER (Scenic Designer) John Shaffner and Joe Stewart, Shaffner/Stewart Production Design, have received six Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards, the Art Directors Guild Award, and 34 Emmy nominations for their work as production designers in multi-camera television. Credits include Friends, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike and Molly, Mom, The Drew Carey Show, George Lopez, Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Rachael Ray, and The Doctors.

Specials: American Music Awards; David Copperfield (11 specials); Michael Bublé Christmas (4); Emmy Awards; SAG Awards; Miss Universe; Superbowl Halftime; three Republican National Conventions; Celine Dion Special; Kenny; Dolly and Willie; Willie Nelson: The Big 60; Faith Hill; Andy Williams Christmas. Live theater credits: Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular (outside New York); Marvel Live Tour (current); Toy Story Three on Ice; and for Montana Rep, Smoke on the Mountain, Death of a Salesman, and Leading Ladies. John served two terms as Chairman of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, as well as several terms as governor and vice chair. Returning to Montana Rep is coming home, as John holds a BFA from the University of Montana. his MFA is from Carnegie Mellon University. kAREN HUMMEl kiNSlEY (Costume Designer) has created costumes in a variety of venues including Off-Broadway, national tours, regional theaters, industrials, museum and independent film projects. her recent projects include Shooting Star with Gregg Edelman and Karen Ziemba for Penguin Repertory Theatre in New York, New York University Steinhardt School (Man of La Mancha; Fiorello!; Street Scene; The Most Happy Fella; Sweeney Todd; The Light in the Piazza), Fairleigh Dickinson University (Brighton Beach Memoirs; Boeing, Boeing), Marymount Manhattan College (Camille), Rockland Shakespeare Company (The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Macbeth), and Ramapo College of New Jersey (Fifth of July, Fefu and Her Friends, The Playboy of the Western World, The Castle). A BFA costume design graduate of the University of Montana, she holds a graduate degree in Fashion Studies from the City University of New York. She is an adjunct professor at Montclair State University (NJ), Ramapo College of New Jersey, Brooklyn College, and Marymount Manhattan College. She is a member of the theatrical design union—IATSE/United Scenic Artists, Local 829. She lives just outside of New York City in Montebello, New York. She is married to Dan Kinsley, an Emmy Award-winning television lighting director. In 2013, her daughter Kaitlin graduated from the University of Montana School of Theatre & Dance as a dance major. her daughter Caroline is currently enrolled at UM where she studies psychology and dance and hopes to pursue a career in dance therapy.

MARk DEAN (Lighting Designer) is the Professor of Lighting & Sound Design at the University of Montana. In previous seasons with Montana Rep, Mark designed lighting for the national touring productions of Biloxi Blues; Doubt, a parable; To Kill a Mockingbird; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Death of a Salesman; The Glass Menagerie; and Smoke on the Mountain. Some of his most recent lighting designs include Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches; Fiddler on the Roof; Eurydice; Brighton Beach Memoirs; A Christmas Carol; and Amadeus for the University of Montana. Mark has designed for such companies as The hilberry Theatre, Western Washington University’s Summer Stock, Opera Roanoke, Festival Opera, Missoula Community/Children’s Theatre, and Bigfork Summer Playhouse. zACH HAMERSlEY (Sound Designer) is a sound designer/engineer and lighting designer currently working for Montana Repertory Theatre and the University of Montana’s School of Theatre & Dance. his most recent audio design prior to The Great Gatsby was for the School of Theatre & Dance’s production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches. Zach is currently an MFA candidate in sound and lighting design. he is also touring with the Rep as the audio engineer for this production. Zach loves working for the Rep because it has giving him a chance to work for a professional theatre company while continuing his education.

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The Designers continued HUgH biCklEY (Media Designer) is thrilled to merge his training in theatre and media arts for this unique production, doubling down as media designer and actor for Montana Rep for a second consecutive national tour—his media design was seen across the country for The Miracle Worker in 2014. his most recent media design was for the UM School of Theatre & Dance’s Fall 2014 production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

AMY RAgSDAlE (Choreographer) earned a BA in Art history from harvard/Radcliffe College and an MA in Movement Studies from Wesleyan. After graduation she performed with Impulse Dance Company, Fred Benjamin Dance Company, Ze’eva Cohen and Dancers, and Laughing Stone in Boston and New York. She moved to Montana in 1988 to become the head of the Dance Program at the University of Montana, where she was on the faculty for twenty years. During that time she also taught contemporary dance in Spain, Indonesia, Mozambique and Brazil. While living in Missoula, she returned to New York as a guest performer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. and Douglas Dunn and Dancers. In 1993, she co-founded the modern dance repertory company Mo-Trans, then founded headwaters Dance Co. in 2004, which she currently directs. her choreographic work has been performed on both coasts and televised on Montana PBS, KSPS, and CNN’s “World News.” She is the recipient of grants from the NPN, the Paul Allen Foundation and the NEA, as well as of a Montana Arts Council Fellowship, the University of Montana’s Outstanding Faculty Award and a 2009 Governor’s Arts Award for the State of Montana.

MiCHAEl P. FiNk (Associate Scenic Designer), originally from Fairview, Montana, lives in Missoula with his loving partner, Chad, and their wily terrier, Treble. he is very pleased to be working with Montana Rep again. Some of the more notable productions with which he has been involved include three world premieres: Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room, Green Day’s rock opera American Idiot (both at Berkeley Repertory Theatre), and (as assistant scenic designer to Annie Smart) Tony Kushner’s Tiny Kushners at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A Berkeley Repertory Fellow, Eric Landisman Fellow, and allaround great guy, Mike sincerely hopes that you enjoy the show.

DAWN ClARk bENNETT (Upholstery) has owned an interior-design workroom in Missoula for over 25 years. Prior to upholstering all the furniture for The Great Gatsby, her work was seen by Montana Rep audiences when she provided slipcovers and draperies for the 2009 national tour of Leading Ladies.

The Author / f. scott fitzgerAld F. SCOTT FiTzgERAlD was born September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. his father had little success in business, but the family was able to live comfortably on a sizeable inheritance left to Fitzgerald’s mother.

A bright, ambitious student, Fitzgerald first had his work published as a teenager. he enrolled at Princeton and spent the next several years honing his craft as a writer while neglecting his other studies. On academic probation and unlikely to graduate, he enlisted in the army and worked feverishly to complete a novel before reporting for duty. The resulting work, The Romantic Egoist, was rejected, but he was encouraged to submit future efforts.

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The Author continued he was to be sent overseas, the war ended, and he was discharged from the service. Intent on establishing himself financially in hopes of marrying Zelda, Fitzgerald rewrote his novel and resubmitted it. This time, under the title This Side of Paradise, it was accepted for publication.

It was published in 1920 to glowing reviews and made Fitzgerald an overnight success. he and Zelda married a week later in New York City.

Fitzgerald’s celebrity status enabled him to indulge in an extravagant lifestyle, but his subsequent reputation as a hard-drinking playboy interfered with his desire to be taken seriously in literary circles. The Fitzgerald’s only child, a daughter named Frances Scott, was born in 1921. The following year his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, was published, establishing Fitzgerald’s reputation as a satirist.

Seeking a change of scenery, Fitzgerald moved to France, where he wrote The Great Gatsby. his portrayal of the Jazz Age, a searching examination of materialism and the American Dream, brought mixed reviews and disappointing sales.

After he completed The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald continued to struggle with debt and alcoholism, while Zelda’s worsening mental illness required repeated hospitalizations.

Working briefly as a screenwriter in hollywood, Fitzgerald made slow progress on his next novel. When Tender Is the Night was finally published, it met with negative reviews and commercial failure due to its innovative chronological structure. In December 1940, halfway through his last novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, Fitzgerald died of a heart attack at the age of 44. he died believing himself a failure.

Within decades following Fitzgerald’s death, reassessment of his work began to bring him posthumous acclaim. his books have since sold millions of copies, and he is regarded as one of America’s finest writers. The Great Gatsby, required reading in many high school and college English classes, has achieved the status of an American classic.

The Adaptor / siMon levy SiMON lEvY graduated from San Francisco State University with a master’s degree in theatre. he is the producing director for the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, where he has been a resident playwright, director, and producer since 1993. his stage adaptation of The Great Gatsby, a finalist for the PEN Literary Award in Drama, completes his Fitzgerald Trilogy.

Other pieces in the trilogy include Tender Is the Night, winner of the PEN Literary Award for Drama, and The Last Tycoon, winner of numerous awards and nominated for the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award for Original Play.

Levy’s stage adaptation of Eliot Weinberger’s celebrated article, What I Heard about Iraq, was produced worldwide. The play won the Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Fringe Award at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. It toured to 30 cities in the United Kingdom, culminating with performances in London, and was produced by BBC Radio.

Levy’s directing, writing, and producing credits and awards are numerous. he was recently honored with the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Milton Katselas Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing. Levy is a member of numerous theatrical organizations including the Dramatists Guild, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, the National New Play Network, and the Society of Directors and Choreographers.

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Faculty & Staff

JASON McDANiEl (Production Manager) serves as production manager for both Montana Rep and the University of Montana School of Theatre & Dance. he has worked as a scenic designer, technical director, scene shop manager, automation technician, scene shop foreman, carpenter, and instructor. his experience includes work with community theatre groups, local and regional professional theatre, Broadway, and national theatrical tours. Jason received his BFA from the University of Memphis and his MFA from North Carolina School of the Arts. Before joining the Rep in 2010, he was a member of the automation team for Le Rêve, the aqua theatre-in-the-round production at Wynn Las Vegas.

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SAliNA CHATlAiN (Assistant to the Artistic Director) has been with Montana Rep since 2007. The Great Gatsby is the eighth national tour on which she has collaborated as a member of the Rep staff. She also acts as coordinator and producer for The Missoula Colony: A Gathering of Artists in Support of the Writer’s Craft. She earned her BFA in acting from UM in 2000. Salina played Eve in the 2001 world premiere and Montana Rep’s subsequent Educational Outreach Tour of Mark Twain’s Diaries of Adam and Eve

by Ron Fitzgerald. She also played The Witch in the Rep’s 2014 production of Broomstick (a National New Play Network rolling world premiere) and has appeared in numerous productions with Montana Rep Missoula and Visions and Voices.

TERESA WAlDORF (Educational Outreach Coordinator) In addition to her work with Montana Rep, Teresa serves as publicity coordinator and adjunct professor in the School of Theatre & Dance at the University of Montana. She earned her MFA in acting and directing from UM in 1991 and is an actress, director, wife, and mother. She has acted in Missoula for more than fifteen years and is currently the director and lead teacher for the UM School of Theatre & Dance’s BRAVO! After-School Acting Classes for Kids.

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MONTANA REP Wishes to esPeciAlly thAnk the folloWing: benefit gala Sponsors: STARS ($1,000)

Dr. Cathy Capps & Dr. Tom Rickard Missoulian Office of the President, University of Montana Wells & McKittrick, P.C.

Each year this award is given to an outstanding individual whose hard work and devotion to the theatre literally keeps the lights lit and the halls filled. golden Halo Award Recipients: 2015 Greg Johnson

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2011 Salina Chatlain 2010 Teresa Waldorf 2009 UM President George Dennison 2008 Dr. Firman h. “Bo” Brown

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2007 Kirk & Becki Johnson

Dean Stephen Kalm, College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty and Staff, School of Theatre & Dance Eamon Fahey, Jon Aliri, and The Bookstore at UM Debra Pollard and the College of Visual and Performing Arts Advisory Council Ken Price and UM Printing & Graphic Services Big Dipper Ice Cream Campus Inn Clark Fork Furniture Repair Missoulian Montgomery Distillery Eden Atwood, Dr. Cathy Capps, Terry Cyr, Jere hodgin, Erin McDaniel, Gwen McKenna, Gus Miller, J. Nelson, Paula Niccum, Kathy Ogren, Dr. Sandy Sheppard, Kim Visser

2006 Lindy Coon

Thank you for your support! benefit gala Committee: Geoff Badenoch, Dana Boussard, Beth Burman-Frazee, Dr. Cathy Capps, Anne Guest, Katie helms, Bob homer, Shelley howard, Maurika Moore, Dan Norton, Susan hay Patrick, Molly Valdez, Twila Wolfe 26

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MONTANA REP toUring since 1968 Montana Rep, an Equity company based at the University of Montana in Missoula, has been touring for over 45 years. In recent years the company has toured its productions of A Streetcar Named Desire; Steel Magnolias; The Trip to Bountiful; Lost in Yonkers; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; To Kill a Mockingbird; Leading Ladies; Bus Stop; Doubt, a parable; Biloxi Blues; and The Miracle Worker, presenting more than 500 performances in 200 communities from California to New York.

The Professional Ensemble Principal roles are played by actors whose past credits have included Broadway runs and national tours of A Chorus Line, Crimes of the Heart, Into the Woods, Biloxi Blues, Steel Magnolias, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Cabaret, The Will Rogers Follies, George M!, and Execution of Justice, as well as major motion pictures.

University of Montana The University of Montana, with a student population of almost 14,000, is located in the Rocky Mountains in Missoula (population 70,000), less than a day’s drive from Glacier and Yellowstone national parks.

Montana Rep is in residence at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, which includes art, media arts, music, and theatre & dance. BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees are offered.

As the professional theatre-in-residence at the University of Montana, Montana Rep offers theatre students unique educational opportunities. UM is one of very few universities in the nation to house a professional touring company, and the only one that incorporates students and faculty into that company. Students who tour with Montana Rep work alongside seasoned actors, directors, designers, and technical crew members, gaining experience that other academic programs cannot offer.

To learn more about our performance seasons and academic programs, please visit these websites: montana repertory theatre

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Anonymous Bob & Elizabeth Angelici Irene Beavers Elizabeth Cole Beck Kelli Bennett Jay & Karen Heldt-Chapman Wayne P. & Ferne Bonomi Davis Durbin, Zheng & Son, Inc. 1st National Bank - Ames Jan & Cornelia Flora Willa & Dave Holger Sherilyn & Mitchell Hoyer Kawaler Family Charitable Foundation Jane W. Lohnes Roger & Ruth McCullough James & Jody Mueller Mark & Andy North Jim & Frankee Oleson Cynthia & John Paschen, MD Peter & Rae Reilly Mary Jean & Maurice D. Reimers Gary F. & Harriet M. Short Jim & Mary West

Principal Artist – $500 and above

Anonymous (2) Marc H. Anderson & Family Brian & Tanya Anderson Claire Andreasen & Steve Pecenka Doris Bacot Ted & Carol Bailey Pat & Louis Banitt Rick Bartosh Jane & John Baty Jen & Edward Buckingham Stewart L. Burger Lee & Lori Burras Ann H. Campbell Dennis & Diane Carney Patricia Cotter & Peter Orazem

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Do-Biz Foods, LLC Elizabeth Dahm Dieter & Renate Dellmann Jim & Kathy Ferris Randy & Cathy Fitzgerald Cynthia & Lehman Fletcher Charles & Joanne Frederiksen Homer & Sandra Gartz Ethel George Susan & David Grant Thomas & Allison Greenwald Wil & Marjorie Groves Larry & Linda Hansen Mark & Lisa Harmison Herbert & Esther Harmison Judie & David Hoffman Jean & Bob Humphrey Charles Hurburgh & Connie Hardy Vicki Jahr Jim & Mary Kincart Julie Kroll John & Diane Kubik Greg & Sue Lamont Allen & Joy Lang Jean & John Langeland Phyllis J. & Larry L. Lepke Doug & Wanda McCay Louise M. McCormick Bertram Family Barbara A. Mengeling & William L. Mengeling, DVM Patricia A. Murphy John & Helen Olson Kathy A. Parsons Carol & Arlen Patrick Mary Jane Pearson & Ramon A. Runkel Brenda Petersen Cecilia Pham Dick & Sharon Richman Kent & Lou Ann Sandburg Suzan & John Shierholz Jay & Dea Staker Bob & Peg Stephenson Clayton & Ruth Swenson Connie J. & Roger C. Underwood Jeff & Ann Ver Heul Gary & Evonn Walling Douglas & Deborah West Maureen Wilt Duane & Megan Wolf Carol Wright Robert & Elizabeth Wych

Rising Star – $250 and above Anonymous (2) Linda & Mike Adams

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Chris & Garry Alexander Sheila Rae Baker Lisa Banitt & William Barry Tom & Betty Barton David H. Baum Kay & Roger Beckett Jeffrey Benson & Margaret Elbert Kay & Roger Berger LeRoy & Kathy Bergmann Diane & Ken Birt Chuck & Carmel Biskner Mary Ann & Jim Black Mark & Deborah Blaedel Donald & Jamie Blomgren Leonard & Janet Bond Kim & Hope Bossard James A. & Sharon Brewer Deanne Brill & Dean Janssen Rick & Janet Brimeyer Nancy E. Brown James & Sherry Carlson Richard & Maribeth Carlson Cheryl Case Gale Chatterton Dan & Anita Clayberg Frank & Kathy Comito Charles & Teresa Connell Anne Cooper & Vera Barkosky Jim & Carolyn Cornette Nancy & Pete Cyr Mark & Isabelle Davidson Roger A. Deal Meg E. Dobson - State Farm Insurance Dr. Steven & Ruth Dotzenrod M. Burton Drexler Larry & Barbara Ebbers Kevin & Kari Ehrecke Brian & Lisa Eslinger Frank & Vikki Feilmeyer Tom Flack Wayne & Evelyn Fuller Sarah Garst Jeanne G. Gehm Richard & Linda Geil Joey & Karen George Dave & Carole Gieseke Michael & Mary Beth Golemo Timothy Grandon Kenneth & Jill Grant Bryan & Joy Graveline Lowell & Jennie Greimann Milford & Barbara Grotnes Melba & Karl Gschneidner Barbara & Karl Gwiasda Judy Hankins Mary J. Harms Chad Hart Susan Hegland & Thomas Andre

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Chuck & Betty Horras Jon & Bonnie Hunziker Etha S. Hutchcroft Marcia Imsande Lincoln & Janet Jackson Larry & Pat Jenkins Sue Johnson Tom & Debra Johnson Delma L. Kernan Joseph & Karen Kerns Karen Kerper Susan & LeRoy Kester Elizabeth Keys Christine King Janann King John & Joy Kix Cathy Kling & Terry Alexander Paul & Adele Knop Kenneth & Michelle Koehler Jeff & Dawn Koster Marina Kraeva Dan & Sharon Krieger Keith & Brenda Kutz John Landgraf & Phyllis Jones Richard & Irene Lang Ruth G. Larson John & Mary Lawless Donald & Dorothy Lewis Efstathia Lingren Robert Lorr Eudene & Susan Lund Elizabeth K. Lyons Greg & Carol Madsen Bill & Beverly Marion Charles & Barbara Markus Maribeth Martin Jane & John Mathison Marie Mayer & Larry Brandt Judy McDonald Thomas & Dorothy McGee Clete & Joyce Mercier Arlo & Lori Meyer John & Pam Miller John B. Miller & Kathryn Madera Miller Carver Nebbe & Leysan Mubarakshina Anja Mudring & Gerd Meyer Charles & Mary Ann Mulford Don & Becky Nibe Susan Norris Don & Evelyn Nystrom Ruth Anne Ohde Danny & Trisha Oldes Larry & Cheryl Olofson Bonnie & David Orth Sue & Gary Osweiler John & Jacqueline Peeler Alec & Charlton Pendry John Pesek John E. Pierce Pat & Linda Plummer Emil & Mary Kay Polashek Jolene & Frank Randall Ellen M. Rasmussen Laura Reicks Klaus Ruedenberg Carolyn Cutrona & Daniel Russell

Tom & Lorna Safley Dean & Judy Sampson Jane Schill Norm & Sue Scott Richard & Jasmine Seagrave Jerry & JoAnn Sell Barbara A. Shedd Si & Mary Anne Silence John & Sandra Slaughter Jim & Diane Smith Dave & Sherri Smith Charles & Diana Sorenson Raymond & Jane Stanley Curtis Struck & Megan Fairall Calvin & Susan Swan Margaret & John Tait Marcia Thompson Jim & Gloria Toombs Ted Tostlebe & Marilyn Hanson Ardy & Dean Ulrichson Eleanor Vandeventer Steven, Kathy & Zach Vince Georgia & Carl Vondra Daniel & Sherrie Vos Mike & Deidre Wahlin Jim & Madeleine Walker Fred & Darlene Walker Bryan & Kara Warme Mark & Diana Weber Joan E. Welch Becca Wemhoff B. Joan White Della Jane Wright Thomas & Zora Zimmerman

Company Member – $100 and above Andy Abrahamsen Barb & Jack Adams Franklin & Kay Ahrens La Donna Allen Martha Anderson Karen J. Andrew Sandi & Dave Austin Rod & Jan Avey Stacy Bainter David & Jane Bartlett Richard J. Baumhover Amy & Steven Becker Judy & Don Beitz Holly Bender Robert & Mary Bergmann Marianne Berhow Roger & Corry Bertelsen Nancy L. Besch Carl & Jean Bessman Judith Blair Suzanne Block Gail & Janeen Boliver Charlene Boll Diane Borcherding Eldon & Marilyn Boswell Jean Krusi & Ed Braun Jeff & Jan Breitman Rod & Joyce Brink Donald & Ruth Ann Buck Bob & Rosemary Bulman

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Terry & Karen Burianek Janice Burkhart Kathryn Burkholder Daniel & Sandra Buss Bonny & Ray Callahan Matt & Carol Carlson Duane & Karen Carstens 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 Marian & Roger Jansen Darren & Sue Jarboe

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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 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 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 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

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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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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