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Dear Friends, Welcome to 2015 and to our production of In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. In 2011 we introduced award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl’s work to Central New York with her humorous, romantic, and highly imaginative play The Clean House. To begin 2015 we bring you In the Next Room, set in a prosperous spa town in New York, not long after the Civil War in the 1880’s, the dawn of the age of electricity.

Ruhl’s unique comic and poetic powers made this play jump off the page when I read it and it instantly captured my theatrical imagination. This wonderfully original and very touching play ultimately explores the emotional and physical isolation of women in a male dominated society, as well as exposing the private challenges inherent in the intimate relationships between spouses. I was also quite taken when I came to understand that many of the medical and social circumstances and information in this play are grounded in historical fact. Many women (and a few men) were indeed treated for the diagnosed condition “hysteria” by a medical procedure that employed the newly invented electric vibrator to induce paroxysm.

I am very pleased by the return of director May Adrales (last season’s hilarious Chinglish) who has assembled a lovely team of designers to create the evocative world of this play. Our cast who join us from New York are all new faces to us in Central New York and bring a freshness and vitality to begin the second half of our 2014/15 season. I hope you all leave the theatre buzzing with the electricity and vibrations of seeing a truly original play that touches not only your funny bones but your hearts as well.

warmly,

Timothy Bond Producing Artistic Director

I n M e moriam

Betty Lourie July 16, 1929 – December 9, 2014

Ardent supporter of Syracuse Stage and SU Drama. Member of the Syracuse Stage Board of Trustees from 1995 - 2011. Longtime member of the Syracuse Stage Guild.

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Sarah Ruhl directed by

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Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams

Sarah Cubbage

Seth Reiser

Nathan A. Roberts & Charles Coes

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Laura Jane Collins

Harriet Bass

Timothy Bond

Jeffrey Woodward

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In the Next Room, or the vibrator play is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Original Broadway Production by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2009. In the Next Room, or the vibrator play was originally commissioned and produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, Tony Taccone, Artistic Director/Susan Medak, Managing Director. In the Next Room, or the vibrator play was developed at New Dramatists. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited. The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production is a violation of United States copywright law and an actionable federal offense. January 28 - February 15, 2015

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cast

(in alphabetical order)

Mark Junek...................................................Leo Irving Lena Kaminsky.....................................................Annie Brian Keane.................................................Mr. Daldry Christopher Kelly........................................Dr. Givings Krystel Lucas...................................................Elizabeth Kate MacCluggage.................................Sabrina Daldry Marianna McClellan.........................Catherine Givings setting

A prosperous spa town outside of New York City, perhaps Saratoga Springs at the dawn of the age of electricity; and after the Civil War; circa 1880s.

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission.

a dd i t i o n a l c r e d i t s

Student Assistant Director: Emma Ettinger † Stage Management Journeyman: Erin C Brett Stage Management Apprentice: Marisa M. Andrews Stage Management Intern: Georgi Hughes† Sound Apprentice: Jade Taggart Electrics Apprentice: Ann Archer Wardrobe Supervisor: Sarah Stark Wardrobe Crew: Tine McBurney Official Hotels for Guest Artists: The Genesee Grande Hotel, Parkview Hotel

In the Next Room, or the vibrator play is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The actors and stage manager in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. † Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama

from sarah ruhl On the inspiration for In the Next Room, or the vibrator play . . .

I read The Technology of Orgasm by Rachel Maines, and I was so shocked and fascinated to find out that doctors treated women with vibrators in the 19th century for hysteria. The other fact that I found equally interesting was that before the invention of vibrators, the doctors stimulated the women manually, and it wasn’t seen as sexual at all. Once I started writing, the characters came to me, and then the relationships got complicated and entangled. You’re lucky if voices start speaking to you, which they did in this case, and then you follow the characters.

On choosing the title . . .

For a long time, I used The Vibrator Play as a working title. I was never satisfied with it; it seemed so utilitarian. At some point while working on the play’s production…I told myself: The Vibrator Play is too facile. The play is not a sex farce about vibrators. It’s about wet nurses; it’s about the body. It’s misleading to say it’s purely about the object. So I changed the title to In the Next Room, with or the vibrator play as the subtitle. Subtitles are very 19th-century; a lot of great novels from that period have them. On intimacy and sexuality . . .

 [right] Sarah Ruhl. Photo: Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

The play is set in the 19th century, so there are some details I want to get right, at least suggestively. When I’m writing the play, I want to have a firm sense of where and how these characters might have lived. But I’m a contemporary woman writing with subsequent knowledge that informs my view of the period. In terms of the sexuality, I was aiming less for self-consciousness than for a kind of innocence. In some ways, people then were innocent of sexuality compared to the biological knowledge we’ve acquired about the subject since. I didn’t want the play to be too knowing. In a way, I feel like sexuality’s been flipped: In the past, they compartmentalized and were so repressed, but today pornography has taken over the language of our sex lives and made it so public that it actually splits

In terms of the sexuality, I was aiming less for self-consciousness than for a kind of innocence. In some ways, people then were innocent of sexuality compared to the biological knowledge we’ve acquired about the subject since. 17

 [above] Saratoga, New York, circa 1895: "Hathorn Spring", dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.  [opposite top] Sam Gorman's Physicians Vibragenitant, with set of vibratodes and Excitateur vulvo-uterin faradization electrode. From Rachel P. Maines' The Technology of Orgasm.

our bodies off from our emotions. We have no privacy. Selling jeans is pornography, Sarah Palin’s pornography, everything’s pornographic, so what does that do to our intimate private lives? Ultimately the play is about intimacy. And I think in the age we live in, raw emotional intimacy is far more radical than physical intimacy or selling sex, which we see on every block. We see radical emotional intimacy far less frequently. On the setting, inspired by Saratoga Springs . . . 18

I like to set myself formal challenges when I’m writing and wanted to write this particular one with the challenge of having simultaneous and continuous action in two rooms. Saratoga Springs— I was teaching [there] and loved the history of the place. I learned that vibrators were part of the healing treatment there, particularly hydraulic vibrators—the salubrious effects of “the waters” sometimes meant vibrators. I also learned that it had a thriving African American community after the [Civil] war.

On Dr. Givings . . .

Maybe because I am surrounded by doctors in my family, I have a lot of respect and compassion for doctors in general. Reading historical accounts, these men were not perverse. They genuinely wanted to help these women, and in a way you have to believe that they did, even as weird and misguided as it seems today. I didn’t set out to write a treatise about gender politics in the 19th century. I was interested in him as a full human being. Reactions to the play . . .

I was very moved [after one performance] by some formidable actresses, who were moved that the play was told from a woman’s point of view. You don’t read about vibrating treatments or wet nursing in 19th century novels. Even on a contemporary stage, there are certain elements of a woman’s experience that are left out. It’s important for me to draw a curtain aside. I think putting some of those things on stage is saying something, but as for what exactly it is saying, I would leave that to the men and women who see it to refract from

their own experience. This play and Dead Man’s Cell Phone share a curiosity about what technology is doing to us as human beings culturally and psychologically. I do hope that during some of the speeches about electricity that people are reflecting about how seismic shifts in technology affect our psychic life. – Excerpted from interviews with Brendan Lemon for Lincoln Center Theater, Patrick Lee for Theatre Development Fund, and Walter Bilderback for The Wilma Theater.

Can one stage privacy?

By Sarah Ruhl Can one stage privacy, and if one could, would one want to? Is the stage an anti-privacy medium, as opposed to the novel, which is all about interiority? If the novel had its roots in the oral epic, when deeds were sung, and then deeds got written down, and if interiority was only invented in late antiquity, is the theater too ancient a form for the interior? Film has the

close-up, but what is theater’s equivalent? The monologue dramatizes privacy, and yet, not really, because one is saying one’s thoughts aloud to the audience, in open admission that there is an audience. The stage feels to me like an anti-privacy medium, and yet I like plays that make visible the interior. That is to say, the interior of a person rather than the interior of a living room. As our

plays culturally become more and more about the indoors—living rooms, bedrooms, and offices—are they also increasingly about the exteriors of people? This essay appears is 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time Write on Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater (Faber and Faber, Inc.). Reprinted with permission of the author.

hysteria In interviews, playwright Sarah Ruhl has acknowledged Rachel P. Maines’ The Technology of Orgasm: “Hysteria,” the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction as a source of inspiration for In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. Maines book chiefly concerns the history of the medical condition known as hysteria, and various methods of treatment prescribed by physicians through the centuries. Understood (or misunderstood) to be a “disease of the womb”, hysteria afflicted women almost exclusively, and at various times

included such a baffling array of symptoms that it became a kind of catch-all diagnosis. In truth, mostly what was deemed hysteria was the “normal functioning of female sexuality”. It was universally held in the dominant androcentric view of sexuality that women should achieve orgasm through heterosexual coitus, or penetration of the vagina by the penis. A woman who couldn’t, which Maines notes constitutes the majority, was in some way impaired physically or psychologically. The earliest treatments involved physical massage

 [above] The range of the positions of the hysteric. Paul Richer, Études cliniques sur le grande hystérie ou hystéroépilepsie (Paris: Delahaye & Lecrosnier, 1881), plate 5. (Bethesda, Md.: National Library of Medicine.)

Hysteria comes from a Greek word meaning “that which proceeds from the uterus”.

In 1889, the sewing machine became the first home appliance to be electrified, followed in the next year by the fan, the teakettle, the toaster, and the vibrator. to induce “paroxysm” in the afflicted woman. Later water treatments and variously powered vibrators became the norm in spas, in doctors’ offices, and eventually in homes. Below are some observations about hysteria taken from Maines’ book. • Medical references to hysteria date back to ancient Egypt, 2000 B.C. • Hysteria comes from a Greek word meaning “that which proceeds from the uterus”. • Hysteria has been variously known as “suffocation of the mother”, “suffocation of the womb”, “womb-furie”, and in the 19th century fragmented into chlorosis (green-

sickness), neurasthenia, and hysteroneurasthenic disorders. • Symptoms of hysteria have included: fainting, edema, hyperemia, nervousness, insomnia, heaviness in the abdomen, muscle spasms, shortness of breath, loss of appetite for food or sex, and later in the 19th century, weeping, irritability, depression, mental and physical weariness, morbid fears, forgetfulness, palpitations of the heart, headaches, writing cramps, mental confusion, fear of impending insanity, and constant worry. • The American Psychiatric Association continued to use the term hysteria until 1952. 22

• Female genital massage to the point of “hysterical paroxysm” (orgasm, although often not recognized as such), most often performed by a doctor or midwife, was the usual treatment prescribed by physicians for hysteria since the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s. • “. . . pumped water aimed at the pelvis as a treatment for female complaints” became popular in the 1830s and ‘40s, along with mineral baths and other hydrotherapies. Their popularity contributed to the success of spas including Saratoga Springs and Ballston Springs. • The electromechanical vibrator was invented in the 1880s by a British

physician. The mechanized speed and efficiency over manual massage meant doctors could treat more patients in less time with much less effort. Some physicians even had vibratory “operating theatres”. • In 1889, the sewing machine became the first home appliance to be electrified, followed in the next year by the fan, the teakettle, the toaster, and the vibrator. • By 1900, there were dozens of models of vibrators available for purchase to be used in medical settings or at home. Home vibrators were advertised in magazines such as McClure’s and were available from Sears, Roebuck and Company.

 [top left] “Aids That Every Woman Appreciates,” Sears, Roebuck and Company, 1918.  [top right] The Chattanooga Vibrator. From The Chattanooga Vibrator Instrument Company, 1904.  [above] George Taylor's steam-powered Manipulator, from George Henry Taylor, Pelvic and Hernial Therapeutics, 1885.

cast Mark Junek (Leo Irving). Credits include The Performers (u/s Broadway), after all the terrible things I do at Milwaukee Rep, Galileo and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Classic Stage Company, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Berkeley Rep, The Imaginary Invalid at Bard SummerScape, and The Seagull and Henry V at Juilliard. He has appeared in the TV shows Smash and Law & Order: SVU. Mark is a founder of Makehouse, which provides artists free space and time to create in rural New Jersey, makehouse.org. Training: The Juilliard School. Education: Columbia University.

Brian Keane (Mr. Daldry) has appeared recently in the North American tour of the award-winning War Horse. Other recent credits include The Winter’s Tale at Yale Rep, Timon of Athens at The Public/NYSF, Happy Now? At Primary Stages/Yale Rep, and A Streetcar Named Desire at Guthrie Theatre. He has also performed at The Roundabout, Classic Stage Company, Naked Angels, New York Stage and Film, Arena Stage, The Kennedy Center, Baltimore Center Stage, Studio Arena, and Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, among others. TV and film credits include: Gotham, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, all three Law & Order series, Lights Out, Queens Supreme, Downsized, Hustling, Urbania, Going Under, Brain Off, and BearCity.

Lena Kaminsky (Annie) is thrilled to be making her Syracuse Stage debut. Most recently she appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird at The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Selected credits include: Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune at Virginia Stage Company, Black Pearl Sings! at Portland Center Stage, A Carol for Cleveland at The Cleveland Play House, Doubt and God of Carnage at Northern Stage, Love and Communication at Passage Theatre, Love, Janis at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Trying at Hartford TheaterWorks, The Pillowman at George Street Playhouse, The Weir at Palm Beach Dramaworks, as well as work with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, and others. TV: Law & Order. Training: Emerson College. www.LenaKaminsky.com

Christopher Kelly (Dr. Givings) is honored to make his debut at Syracuse Stage. Most recently he appeared at the Public Theatre in New York in Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Other NYC credits include Moby Dick (Drama Desk Nomination, Ohio Theatre), revival of Another Part of the Forest (Theatre at St. Clements), and Macbeth (New Victory Theatre). His credits across the U.S. include Grace, or the Art of Climbing (world premiere), Great Wall Story (world premiere), Pierre (world premiere), The Cripple of Inishmaan, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Madwoman, The Three Sisters (Denver Center), Henry IV parts 1 & 2 (Shakespeare Theatre, Wash-

cast ington, D.C.), Pericles (California Shakespeare), Proof, Witness for the Prosecution (Cincinnati Playhouse/ St. Louis Rep), Noises Off (Cleveland Play House), The Rivers Under the Earth (Actors Theatre of Louisville), The Yellow Leaf (world premiere), A Few Good Men, The Foreigner, Dracula (Pioneer Theatre, Utah), Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Intiman Theatre, Seattle), The Glass Menagerie, Amadeus (Fulton Theatre, PA), The Center of Gravity (world premiere, Portland Stage, ME), Arcadia (Theatreworks, CA), The Retreat from Moscow (Delaware Theatre Company), Marisol (Luna Stage), and Tomorrow in the Battle (Hudson Stageworks). TV/ Film credits include Forever (ABC), Damages (FX), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS), and Brothers of the Borderland (narrated by Oprah Winfrey). Education: MFA, NYU.

Room or the vibrator play (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Kate in Good People (Dorset Theatre Festival); Kennedy in The Summer House (Passage Theatre Company). She has also appeared in The Winter’s Tale, Tiger Tiger, Our Lady of 121st Street, Smash, A Doll’s House, Gem of the Ocean, Sliding into the Beast, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, All’s Well That Ends Well (Tisch School of the Arts). Krystel is a proud volunteer at New York’s 52nd Street Project. She is a graduate of UNC-Asheville (BA) and the NYU Graduate Acting Program (MFA). K ate MacCluggage (Sabrina Daldry) is thrilled to make her Syracuse Stage debut! Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention. New York: The 39 Steps (New World Stages); Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice (also national tour, Elliot Norton Award, Theatre for a New Audience); Primal Play (New Georges); Three Sisters (The Assembly); Stuck (Theatre Row); Evanston: A Rare Comedy (HERE). Regional: June Moon (Williamstown); Macbeth, La Dispute, Twelfth Night, Bell, Book and Candle (Hartford Stage); Bell, Book and Candle, It’s a Wonderful Life (Long Wharf ); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (NC Shakes); The Importance of Being Earnest (Portland Center Stage); Noises Off (Denver Center); Twelfth Night, The Cherry Orchard (Chautauqua). TV/Film: TURN: Washington’s Spies (AMC); Butterflies of Bill Baker; Natural Causes. MFA:

Krystel Lucas (Elizabeth) is thrilled to be making her Syracuse Stage debut. Her theatre credits include Kate in Good People (Alley Theatre); Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Old Globe Theatre); Linda in Postcards from Earth (The Guthrie Theatre); Girl in Death and the King’s Horseman, Gentlewoman in Macbeth (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Rosaline in Love’s Labor’s Lost (Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot); Alberta in The Sty of the Blind Pig (TheaterWorks, Hartford); Elizabeth in In the Next

cast NYU Graduate Acting. BA: Wesleyan University. katemaccluggage.com

IRT’s 3B Development Series. Regional theatre credits include Othello (Portland Center Stage), The Hour of Feeling, Hero Dad, Oh, Gastronomy (Part of Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival 2012), Dracula, and A Christmas Carol at Actors Theatre of Louisville. TV/Film credits include The Blacklist (NBC), High Maintenance (Vimeo web series), L for Leisure, Pre, and How to Score Your Life. Marianna is a SUNY New Paltz Theatre graduate.

Marianna McClellan (Catherine Givings) has performed and collaborated with the Clockwork Theatre at Theatre Row (Cherry Smoke, Underground, and Apartment 3A), Woodshed Theatre Collective (ETA), and produced and performed in Outside Sitka as part of

A r t i s t i c S ta f f Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams (Scenic Designer). Recent credits include: Off-Broadway: Cherry Smoke, Our Dad is in Atlantis (Working Theatre); Macbeth, Born with Teeth, Hold These Truths, Dispatches from (A)mended America (Epic Theater Ensemble); Points of Departure, Tight Embrace, Kissing Fidel (INTAR); Lenin’s Embalmers, Pigeon (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Regional: The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); It’s A Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play (Long Wharf Theatre); The Brothers Size, The Cook, The Glass Menagerie (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Abe Lincoln in Illinois, The Year of Magical Thinking (Intiman Theatre); Topdog/Underdog, 9 Parts of Desire (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Hold These Truths (Honolulu Theatre for Youth, PlayMakers Repertory Company); Kingdom of Earth (Yale Repertory Theatre); Low (Cincinnati Playhouse & Public Theatre’s Under the Radar Fes-

tival); The Mikado (Opera Theatre of St. Louis); Sunday in the Park with George (Short North Stage); It’s All Bueno (Cornerstone Theatre Company). International: Rigoletto (Biwako Hall, Otsu), Three Musketeers the Musical (Nissay Theatre, Tokyo); Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, Die Csárdásfürstin (Nikikai Opera,Tokyo); Madame Butterfly (Aichi Triennale, Nagoya); The Club (Lylic, Tokyo); Silvester Concert (Suntory Hall, Tokyo). As an associate scenic designer, credits include the Broadway productions of The Bridges of Madison County, Golden Boy, That Championship Season, Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Next Fall, and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; and Lincoln Center Theatre’s South Pacific US, UK, and Australian national tours. Upcoming projects include Kinkakuji (Opera, Kanagawa Prefectural Hall). Mikiko teaches at Rutgers University and Fordham University.

A r t i s t i c S ta f f Sarah Cubbage (Costume Designer). Assistant/Associate Broadway design work includes Fish in the Dark, A Delicate Balance, It’s Only a Play, This is Our Youth, Bullets Over Broadway, Big Fish. Off-Broadway: Soho Rep, Theatre for the New City, Aquila Theatre Company, Urban Stages, Ohio Theatre, Atlantic Stage 2. Regional: American Repertory Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Northern Stage, Premiere Stages, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey. Film: A Clerk’s Tale (dir. James Franco), So Over You (dir. Karen Odyniec), Half the Perfect World (dir. Cynthia Arzaga Fredette). Dance: Dark Lark (BAM, Kate Weare Company); The Radio Show (Bessie Award, Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion). MFA: NYU. Member USA 829.

Mammoth, American Repertory Theatre, and PlayMakers Repertory, among others. Seth lives in Rochester, NY where he teaches lighting at the University of Rochester. He received his Bachelors from Ohio Wesleyan and MFA from NYU/ Tisch. www.sethreiserdesign.com Charles Coes (Original Music/ Sound Design). Past credits include Queen of the Night at the Paramount Hotel in NYC; Third, On Borrowed Time, and Electric Baby at Two River Theatre; Accidental Death of An Anarchist at Yale Rep and Berkeley Rep; Servant of Two Masters at Shakespeare Theatre Company; The Guthrie; Passion Play at Yale Rep; My Wonderful Day at The Wilma; Parade at Ford’s Theatre; Kiss Me Kate and My Fair Lady with Yale Music Theatre of the Air; Wanda’s Monster, Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador, and The Butterfly with Making Books Sing; aerial and aquatic spectaculars on Royal Caribbean Cruise ships; art installations with Anne Hamilton, Luis Roldan, and Abelardo Morel; and work as an associate on the Broadway productions of Peter and the Starcatcher; Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike, The Glass Menagerie, and others.

Seth Reiser (Lighting Designer). Recent work includes Chinglish at Syracuse Stage. NYC: Winners at Ensemble Studio Theatre; Round-Up at BAM with Sufjan Stevens and yarn/ wire; Saint Matthew Passion at the Park Avenue Armory/Lincoln Center; Uncle Vanya at The Pearl Theatre Company; The Mysteries at the Flea; The Bad Guys at Second Stage; The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs at The Public Theatre; the Obie Award-winning production of The Lily’s Revenge at HERE Arts; Reggie Watts and Tommy Smith’s Radio Play at PS 122. Regional: Dallas Theatre Center, Two River Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Trinity Rep, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, The Denver Center Theatre Company, On the Boards, Woolly

Nathan A. Roberts (Original Music/Sound Design) is thrilled to return to Syracuse Stage where he served as a Literary Associate during the 2001-2002 season, providing dramaturgical support, and on occasion, live musicianship for

A r t i s t i c S ta f f plays. Regional: Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Yale Rep/Berkeley Rep); The Widow Lincoln and Our Town (Ford’s Theatre); Twelfth Night and The Tempest (Hartford Stage); The Servant of Two Masters (Seattle Rep, Arts Emerson, Guthrie Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Yale Rep); Macbeth (The Acting Company/Guthrie Theatre); It’s a Wonderful Life (Long Wharf Theatre); Third, On Borrowed Time, and Electric Baby (Two River Theatre). Training: MFA, Yale School of Drama. Faculty: Lecturer in Theatre Studies, Yale University. Other: designs and builds musical instruments, with a special emphasis on flutes and hurdy-gurdies. For Jennifer, Henry, and Zorra.

ment of Drama, and is now based in New York City. Harriet Bass (Casting) has been an independent New York casting director since 1989, casting for theatre, film, and television. In New York City Harriet has cast for ABC/TV, Fox Television Studios, Joseph Papp’s Public Theatre: NEW WORK NOW, The Minetta Lane Theatre, The Women’s Project, La MaMa, E.T.C., New York Women in Film and Television, and The Jewish Repertory Theatre. She has cast the last three of the late August Wilson’s ten part play series: the original and touring productions of Radio Golf, the Broadway production of Gem of the Ocean, and the off-Broadway production of Jitney. Selected regional casting credits include: Syracuse Stage, Mark Taper Forum, Hartford Stage, Arena Stage, Trinity Repertory Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Geva Theatre Center, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh Public, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Longwharf Theatre, Alliance Theatre Company, The Goodman Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, Virginia Stage Company, Dallas Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, and PlayMakers Repertory Theatre. Feature film credits include: Pushing Hands directed by Ang Lee, Underheat, starring Lee Grant, First We Take Manhattan, produced by Golden Harvest Inc., and Graves End, directed by Sal Stabile.

Laura Jane Collins (Stage Manager) is happy to return to Syracuse for the 2014-2015 season. Regional credits include: August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, Chinglish, Scorched, Good People, Two Trains Running, Moby Dick, Red, The Boys Next Door, and No Child... (Syracuse Stage); Around the World in 80 Days, 4000 Miles, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Lend Me A Tenor, and Full Gallop (The Hangar Theatre). New York credits include: Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a Somewhat Happy Ending (New Georges). Dance production credits include: The Who’s TOMMY—A Rock Ballet (Christopher Fleming), In Search of a Goddess (Dalia Carella). LJ is a graduate of the Stage Management program in Syracuse University’s Depart-

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director May Adrales is thrilled to be back at Syracuse Stage and to direct In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. A freelance theatre director based in New York City, May has helmed several world premieres including JC Lee’s Luce (LCT3); Katori Hall’s Whaddabloodclot!!! (Williamstown Theatre Festival); In This House at Two River Theatre Company; A. Rey Pamatmat’s Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them (Actors Theatre of Louisville); after all the terrible things I do (Milwaukee Rep); Thomas Bradshaw’s Mary (The Goodman Theatre); The Bereaved (Partial Comfort Productions); Tommy Smith’s The Wife (Access Theatre). She recently directed David Henry Hwang’s The Dance and the Railroad at Signature Theatre and

the Wuzhen International Theatre Festival in China, and Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. She is a Drama League directing fellow, Women’s Project Lab director, Soho Rep Writers/Directors Lab and NYTW directing fellow, and a recipient of the TCG New Generations Grant, Denham Fellowship, and Paul Green Directing Award. She proudly serves as an associate artist at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. She is a former director of on-site programs at the Lark Play Development Center and artistic associate at The Public Theatre. MFA, Yale School of Drama. She is currently on faculty at the Yale School of Drama. Thank you Tim and Syracuse Stage for this wonderful opportunity. www.mayadrales.net

p l ay w r i g h t Sarah Ruhl. Sarah Ruhl’s plays include The Oldest Boy, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, The Clean House, Passion Play, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Melancholy Play; Eurydice; Orlando, Late: a cowboy song, Dear Elizabeth, and Stage Kiss. She has been a twotime Pulitzer Prize finalist and a Tony Award nominee. Her plays have been produced on Broadway at the Lyceum by Lincoln Center Theatre, off-Broadway at Playwrights’ Horizons, Second Stage, and at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi Newhouse Theatre. Her plays have been produced regionally all over the country, often with premieres at Yale Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Goodman Theatre, and the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago.

In 2014 she was the second most produced playwright in the country. Her plays have also been produced internationally and have been translated into over twelve languages. Originally from Chicago, Ms. Ruhl received her MFA from Brown University where she studied with Paula Vogel. She has received the Susan Smith Blackburn Award, the Whiting Award, the Lily Award, a PEN Award for mid-career playwrights, and the MacArthur “Genius” Award. You can read more about her work on www.SarahRuhlplaywright. com. Her book of essays 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write was published by Faber and Faber this fall. She teaches at the Yale School of Drama, and she lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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Producing Artistic Director Timothy Bond is in his eighth season as producing artistic director of Syracuse Stage and the Syracuse University Department of Drama. For Syracuse Stage he has directed August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, The Whipping Man, Two Trains Running, The Brothers Size, The Boys Next Door, Radio Golf, No Child..., Fences, The Price, The Diary of Anne Frank and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. He has 27 years experience in leading regional theatres throughout the country. Previously, he served for 11 years as associate artistic director of the famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival where he directed 12 productions, including works by Shakespeare, August Wilson, SuzanLori Parks, Edward Albee, Lorraine Hansberry, Lynn Nottage, Octavio Soliz, and Pearl Cleage. Prior to that, Bond spent 13 years with the Seattle Group Theatre, serving as artistic director from 1991 – 1996. While there he

directed more than 20 plays including a number of world and West Coast premieres, and he oversaw the largest capital campaign in the company’s history, culminating in the completion of a new theatre complex in the Seattle Center. Bond has also directed at such prestigious theatres as The Guthrie, Arena Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Cleveland Play House, A Contemporary Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Geva Theatre. Bond received a Theatre Communications Group/ National Endowment for the Arts Directing Fellowship Award and has twice won Backstage West’s Garland Award for Outstanding Direction for Les Blancs (1998) and Blues for an Alabama Sky (1997). He served on the board of directors of the Theatre Communications Group from 1993 to 1997. Bond holds a BFA from Howard University and an MFA in directing from the University of Washington.

managing Director Jeffrey Woodward became the managing director of Syracuse Stage in 2008. For 17 years he served as the managing director for the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ. During his tenure, McCarter was honored with the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. WoodwardteachesTheatreManagement in Syracuse University's Department of Drama and is a member of the board of the University Hill Corporation, the

East Genesee Regent Association, and CNY Arts. He has served on the Board of Trustees of Theatre Communications Group and as President of ArtPride New Jersey. He has also served as a panel chairman, panelist, and on-site evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts. He has worked for Hartford Stage, the Mark Taper Forum, Northlight Theatre, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and served as a consultant to a number of organizations. He holds a BA from Pomona College and a MBA from New York University.

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mission/vision Mission: Syracuse Stage is a global village

turous, and entertaining productions of new plays, classics and musicals, and offer interactive education and outreach programs in Central New York.

square where renowned artists and audiences of all ages gather to celebrate our cultural richness, witness the many truths of our common humanity, and explore the transformative power of live theatre. Celebrating our 42nd season as a professional theatre in residence at Syracuse University, we create innovative, adven-

Vision: Syracuse Stage illuminates the

many truths of our common humanity through the transformative power of live theatre.

A b o u t S y r a c u s e S ta g e Syracuse Stage is Central New York’s

These visiting artists are supported by a staff of artisans, technicians, educators, and administrators who are responsible for all facets of the theatre from building sets, props and costumes to marketing, development, and box office. A solid core of subscribers and supporters helps keep Syracuse Stage a vibrant artistic presence in Central New York. Year after year their support and patronage contribute to the success of the theatre. Additional support from government, foundations, corporations and Syracuse University helps to ensure the continued role of Syracuse Stage as a valued cultural resource for the community. Syracuse Stage is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and a member of the Arts and Cultural Leadership Alliance (ACLA), the University Hill Corporation and the East Genesee Regent Association.

premier professional theatre. Founded in 1974, Stage has produced more than 300 plays in 41 seasons including a number of world, American, and East Coast premieres. Each season 70,000 patrons enjoy an adventurous mix of new plays and bold interpretations of classics and musicals featuring the finest theatre artists. In addition, Stage maintains a vital educational outreach program that annually serves over 15,000 students throughout Central New York. Syracuse Stage is a member of The League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the largest professional theatre association in the country. America’s leading actors, directors and designers work and/or have worked at Stage including: Tony Award-winners Lillias White, Chuck Cooper and Elizabeth Franz, Emmy recipient Jean Stapleton, Sam Waterston, John Cullum, James Whitmore, Ben Gazzara and Ping Chong.

in The Community An important aspect of the Syracuse Stage mission is to be an active partner and resource in the Central New York community. Each season Syracuse Stage is pleased to partner with a diverse group of community organizations in sponsoring and facilitating various programs, benefits and events. Ongoing and past partnerships include Arc of Onondaga, The Burton

Blatt Institute, ARISE, IRC’s Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism, Hospice of CNY, SUNY Upstate Medical/St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Onondaga County, The Learning Place, AIDS Community Resources, Syracuse Homes, The Chadwick Residence, The Child Care Council of Onondaga County, and Vera House, among others.

n e x t at S y r a c u s e s ta g e

Other Desert Cities

Sizwe Banzi is Dead

By Jon Robin Baitz Directed by Timothy Bond Co-produced with Portland Center Stage April 8 - 26

By Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona Directed by John Kani Co-produced with South Africa’s Market Theatre & McCarter Theatre Center February 25 - March 15

Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny, and sensitive contemporary play, Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics, and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative parents. Who owns a family’s history? There are no easy answers in this 2012 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play where certainty shifts like sand dunes in the wind. Recommended for ages 14 and up.

In this intensely funny and poignant drama exploring the universal struggle for human dignity, a black man in apartheidera South Africa tries to overcome oppressive work regulations to support his family. Co-creator John Kani performed in the original production and won the 1975 Tony Award for Best Actor. Now, 40 years later, Kani directs his son, Atandwa Kani, in this new international production. Recommended for ages 12 and up.

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Lips Together, Teeth Apart

Measure for Measure

Playwright Terrence McNally excels at making wild and witty comedy out of very serious and thoughtful matters. In this 1991 off-Broadway triumph, two couples grapple with the mundane (burgers and kites) and the momentous (illness and infidelity) as they try (very hard) to celebrate the 4th of July at a beach house. A touch of Chekhov with the sly wickedness of McNally. What’s up with that bug zapper?

Hypocrites, beware! Such is the matter of this profound and intriguing late comedy by Shakespeare. When Duke Vincentio of Vienna inexplicably hands over power to Lord Angelo, a man of self-professed puritanism, he lays a trap that ensnares the falsely virtuous and rewards the just and true. Like most Shakespearean comedies, the course to the truth is neither smooth nor easy, but it is filled with engaging characters and extraordinary events, and even concludes with multiple marriages—however unlikely that may sometimes seem.

By Terrence McNally Directed by Gerardine Clark Choreographed by Anthony Salatino February 20 – March 1 Opening Night: February 21

By William Shakespeare Directed by Celia Madeoy March 27 – April 12 Opening Night: March 28 Performed in the Loft Theatre General admission seating

s y r a c u s e s ta g e b o a r d o f t r u s t e e s Chair

Robert Pomfrey* President & CEO POMCO Group President

Louis G. Marcoccia* Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer Syracuse University Vice Chair

Janet Audunson* Senior Counsel National Grid Vice Chair

Fran Nichols* Vice Chair Eric Mower + Associates Vice Chair

Melvin T. Stith* Professor, Whitman School of Management Syracuse University Treasurer

Bea Gonzalez* Dean, University College Syracuse University

Ann Clarke* Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts Syracuse University Pat Colabufo Human Resource Manager Wegmans Food Markets Richard Driscoll Group Manager Commercial Real Estate Lending M&T Bank Ellen Kimatian Eagen Sandra Fenske VP & General Counsel Lockheed Martin Corporation Helene Gold Private Voice & Piano Instructor Nancy Green Investment Advisor Edward S. Green & Associates Larry Harris Sr. VP & CFO & Secretary Saab Sensis Corporation

Rod McDonald* Bond, Schoeneck & King

Jeffrey Hoone Executive Director, Coalition of Museum & Arts Centers Syracuse University

Dan Berman Partner HancockEstabrook, LLP

Brian Howard Private Bank Market Manager Key Bank

Timothy J. Bond** Producing Artistic Director Syracuse Stage & SU Dept. of Drama

John Huhtala Relationship Manager Middle Market Commercial Banking Chase

Secretary

Lorraine Branham Dean/Professor, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse University

Gregg Lambert Dean’s Professor of the Humanities Syracuse University

Sandra Brown President Grandma Brown’s Beans, Inc.

Larry Leatherman President MOST

Nancy Byrne Community Volunteer

Vincent Love President 100 Black Men of Syracuse Inc.

Brian Cimmet Professor of Practice/Music Director SU Department of Drama

Kevin R. McAuliffe Partner Hiscock & Barclay

Suzanne McAuliffe Retired Educator Samantha Millier Associate Attorney Mackenzie Hughes LLP Kevin O’Connor Sr. Resident Director & Sr. VP Investments Merrill Lynch Virginia Parker* Retired Educator Annette Peters Marketing Director Syracuse Media Group Linda Pitonzo Syracuse Stage Guild President James Reed Sr. VP Marketing & Sales Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Michelle Schultz Senior Director, HR Business Partner Human Resources AXA Richard Shirtz Regional President NBT Bank Sharon Sullivan* Community Volunteer Wanda Thompson Sr. VP of Operations Upstate Medical University Phil Turner Pastor Bethany Baptist Church Jeffrey Woodward** Managing Director Syracuse Stage Ralph Zito** Chair Syracuse University Department of Drama Michael Zoanetti VP Senior Wealth Advisor Tompkins Financial Advisors *Executive Committee **Ex-Officio

s y r a c u s e S ta g e e m e r i t u s c i r c l e We are grateful to the following individuals who have served as Members of the Stage Board of Trustees and continue to support Syracuse Stage at the Circle level. Jim Breuer Mary Beth Carmen Eddie Green Joan Green Elizabeth Hartnett

Claude Incaudo Howard C. Johnson Jack Mannion Margaret Martin Eric Mower

Judy Mower Michael Shende Jack Webb

S y r a c u s e S ta g e G u i ld b o a r d President

recording Secretary

Linda Pitonzo

Mary O’Hara

executive vice president

Corresponding Secretary

Sara Lowengard

Gretchen Goldstein

Vice President, Membership

Julia Martin Vice President, fundraising

Jacki Goldberg Vice President, Publicity

Kelly Gardner Treasurer

Ray Abdella

Deborah Borenstein Elaine Cardone Roxanna Carpenter Terry Delavan Sandi DiBianco Marsha Ferrara Grace Flusche Donna Green

Jessica Humphreville Barbara Ianuzi Lauren Kochian Ellen Lautz Amy McHale Carol Minkstein Beverly Short Marian Stanton Jean Straub Melissa Vassenelli Maryam Wasmund Ginny Yerdon

S y r a c u s e S ta g e e d u c at i o n a d v o c a c y b o a r d Sara Bambino

Patricia Farrington

William Preston

cicero-North Syracuse

Cicero-North Syracuse

Manlius Pebble Hill

High School

Todd Benware

Joe Goldberg

Christian Brothers Academy

Jamesville-Dewitt High School

Elizabeth Defurio

Fred Montas

Nottingham High School

Manlius Pebble Hill

Kimberly Doan

Kathleen Pickard

Auburn High School

Baker High School

Jennifer Sabatino Cato-Meridian Middle School

Y o u n g Ad u l t C o u n c i l Kristina Bell

Anna Capria

Molly North

10th grade, Jamesville-DeWitt

11th grade, Baker High School

12th grade, Jamesville-DeWitt

High School

Katherine Benware 10th grade, Christian Brothers Academy

Hayley Bermel 12th grade, Cicero-North Syracuse High School

Lily Byrne

High School

Brennan Carman 11 grade, Christian

Alizah Smith

Brothers Academy

11th grade, LaFayette

Big Picture School

Rose Collins 11th grade, Christian Brothers Academy

Michel Dadey

9th grade, Cato-Meridian

12th grade, LaFayette

High School

Big Picture School

Dana Tooney 11th grade, Christian Brothers Academy

Angel Appeal 2014/15 Season

Make Your Gift Mather!

Kyle Anderson (center, as Corny Collins) and the Council Kids in Hairspray. Photographer Michael Davis.

By increasing your gift or making a new gift your support will be generously matched dollar for dollar by The Richard Mather Fund. Please make your commitment now and help Syracuse Stage bring the country’s leading theatre artists to our Stage and support educational programs that will reach more than 15,000 students this season.

For more information call Meggan Madden at 315.443.9848 or visit www.SyracuseStage.org

in the next room Sponsors

The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation is happy to support the Syracuse Stage production of In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. We value what Syracuse Stage brings to the cultural fabric of Central New York, making it a better place to live and work. Congratulations on another exciting season of diverse plays.

The Syracuse Stage Guild is thrilled to support Syracuse Stage's production of In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. This is a serious but humorous play that explores marriage, relationships, and emotional intimacy in the 19th century but can be very relevant in our 21st century. We applaud Syracuse Stage for presenting a wide variety of quality plays to our region – from dramas to comedies to musicals – classic plays and new plays. They enrich our spirit and cause us to want more. Thank you for sharing this wonderful play with us. We hope everyone enjoys it!

season supporters*

Richard Mather Fund

The John Ben Snow Foundation, Inc.

*Corporate, Foundation and Government support received in the last 12 months from $3,000 - $100,000 and above.

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s y r a c u s e s ta g e a n n u a l G i f t s Syracuse Stage depends on the generosity of contributions from individuals, corporations, businesses, foundations and government agencies. It is with much gratitude that we recognize the following donors to our annual campaign. Contributors listed below represent donations received in the past twelve months. For information regarding levels of contribution and benefits of each please contact the Development office at 315.443.3931 or visit syracusestage.org

c o r p o r at e h o n o r r o l l $100,000+ Syracuse University $50,000 - $99,999 Syracuse Media Group – Season Sponsor $14,000 - $24,999 M&T Bank – Other Desert Cities, M&T Stage for All, Educational Programs, Syracuse Stage Gala 2015 POMCO Group – Presenting Sponsor, Vanya and Sonia and Marsha and Spike $7,500 - $13,999 Bank of America – Children’s Tour, Annabel Drudge Business Journal News Network Hiscock & Barclay iHeart Media KeyBank N.A. – Hairspray Lockheed Martin MST – August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson and Military Initiatives NBT Bank – Vanya and Sonia and Marsha and Spike Syracuse New Times Syracuse Stage Board of Trustees WAER WRVO

 = Increased Gift,

$5,000 - $7,499 Carrier Corporation Chase – Sizwe Banzi is Dead Excellus BlueCross BlueShield – Hairspray Lockheed Martin Employees Federated Fund National Grid Scherzi Photography + Video The SU Humanities Center presents as part of the 2014 Syracuse Symposium™ on Perspective – August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson Syracuse Stage Guild – In the Next Room, or the vibrator play Tompkins Financial Advisors Upstate Medical University – Other Desert Cities Wegmans – Educational Programs $2,800 - $4,999 Exelon Generation Urban CNY $1,500 - $2,799 Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation Phoebe’s Syracuse Blue Print $1,000 - $1,499 Action Printwear, Inc.  Cooper Crouse - Hinds McIntosh Box & Pallet Co., Inc. Thomas R. Pratt, Architect, PC

$500 - $999 Anoplate Corp. The Central New York Women's Bar Association, a chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York Eastern Security Service Merrill Lynch Law Office of Keith D. Miller L. & J.G. Stickley $250 - $499 ACLS Mailing & Fulfillment Freeman Interiors Geddes Federal Savings Hebert Financial Strategies/ Dennis & Judy Hebert Reeves Farms Smith Contemporary Furniture/Smith Interiors Ltd The Mid-York Press, Inc. $75 - $249 Brady System Fulton Savings Bank Giarrusso Building Supplies Mauro-Bertolo Therapy Services, P.T., P.C. Sheats & Bailey PLLC Urist Financial & Retirement Planning Visual Technologies Ann Wolfson Associates

* = Stage Board Member, Stage Emeritus Board Member,

n = In-kind Contribution

Contributors listed have provided support in the past 12 months.

f o u n d at i o n & g o v e r n m e n t h o n o r r o ll $100,000+ The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation – Presenting Sponsor, August Wilson’sThe Piano Lesson, In the Next Room, Other Desert Cities, Founders’ Circle Member, New Sound Console $50,000 - $99,999 County of Onondaga, Administered by CNY Arts – Hairspray $25,000 - $49,999 Allyn Foundation – Hairspray, New Sound Console Central New York Community Foundation, Inc. John F. Marsellus Fund – New Sound Console Robert Sterling Clark Foundation – Sizwe Banzi

is Dead The Richard Mather Fund New York State Council on the Arts Shubert Foundation $14,000 - $24,999 The John Ben Snow Foundation, Inc. ArtsEmerging $7,500 - $13,999 AXA Foundation The Gifford Foundation The Green Family Foundation

Wilson’s The Piano Lesson Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation $1,500 - $2,799 Frank & Frances Revoir Foundation Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation – Education Initiatives $1,000 - $1,499 Henry A. Panasci, Jr. Charitable Trust

$5,000 - $7,499 Grandma Brown Foundation – Hairspray Theatre Development Fund, Inc.

$500 - $999 Peter & Wendy Blanck Family Foundation

$2,800 - $4,999 The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation – August

$250 - $499 The Horowitch Family Foundation

endowment & planned gift donors $5,000 - $7,499 Mary Louise Dunn Fund

individual gifts All new and increased gifts this season are matched dollar for dollar by the Richard Mather Fund. Founders’ Circle $7,500 - $24,999 Paul Phillips, MD & Sharon* Sullivan

Sandra Lee Fenske* & Joe Silberlicht Elinor Spring-Mills & Darvin Varon

Playwrights’ Circle $5,000 - $7,499 Daniel Bingham & Gail Hamner – August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson Bill & Nancy* Byrne – Hairspray Helene* & Neil Gold Mary & Larry* Leatherman Judy & Eric Mower*

Producers’ Circle $2,800 - $4,999 Pete & Mary Beth* Carmen Margaret, Amy & Bob Currier Louis* & Susan Marcoccia Suzanne* & Kevin* McAuliffe Judith Sayles & David Murray Frederick & Virginia* Parker

Mrs. Sherwin Radin The Spina Family Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Welch Directors’ Circle $1,500 - $2,799 Janet* Audunson & David Youlen Joan Christy & Thomas Bersani Nancy Seward & Tim Bond Cathy & Jim Breuer Sandra* L. Brown Laurie Clark Kristin & Sidney Cominsky Dana & Peggy Dudarchik

James Eagen & Ellen* Kimatian Eagen Barbara & Michael Flintrop Joan & Eddie Green* Winifred E. Greenberg Ann & Larry* Harris Betsy Hartnett* Barbara & Brian* Howard Mr. & Mrs. Claude* Incaudo Tamara Jacobs & David Epstein Peter Cannavo & Helen Jacoby Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Howard* C. Johnson Randy & Elizabeth Kalish Bea Gonzalez* & Michael Leonard Mr. John F.X. Mannion* & Mayor Stephanie A. Miner Nancy Green* & Tony Marschall Margaret* & Don Martin Sally Lou & Fran* Nichols Kevin* & Michelle O’Connor John & Sheila Parker William & Rosemary Pooler Bob* & Kellie Pomfrey Nancy & Steve Rogers Dene A. Sarason Elaine & Michael* Shende Leslie Kohman & Jeffrey Smith Dr. & Mrs. Sam Spalding James Sprague Gies* & Kenneth Gies Sprague Patricia & Melvin* Stith Cindy Sutton & Family Sally & Bob Theis Eileen & David Thompson Cherry & Peter Thun Linda & Jack* Webb Glenda & Larry Wetzel Laurie & Michael* Zoanetti Benefactors $1,000 - $1,499 Maria & Paul Badami Marya & John Frantz and Sutton Real Estate Company, LLC Joyce Homan Susan Beth Burgess & Michael S. Nilan Jan & David Panasci Sandra Hurd & Joel Potash Athenia Rogers Margaret & Richard Shirtz George & Rita Soufleris Stars $500 - $999 Dr. & Mrs. Richard Aubry Marion & Bob Barbero Daniel* & Sarah Berman

Louise Birkhead Patti & Frank Borer Craig & Kathy Byrum Drs. Alexander* & Margaret Charters Ann Clarke* Frank N. Decker Donald Blair & Nancy Dock Richard & Therese Driscoll John Druke Lew & Elaine Dubroff Clay & Dora Elliott Allan & Nirelle Galson Michael & Jacki Goldberg Donna Graber Marie & Joseph E. Grasso Bonnie & Gary Grossman Deb & Sam Haines Theodore C. & Antonia M. Hansen Donna Mahar & David Heisig Della & Philip Holtzapple David Jacobs & Douglas Goldschmidt John & Gloria Kennedy Stephen & Janet Kimatian Gregg Lambert* Rachel May Barbara Beckos & Arthur McDonald John P. & Elizabeth Y. McKinnell Jane Merrill John MacAllister & Laurel Moranz Anne Morford Tina Press & David Rubin Gracia & Rick Sears Walter & Nancy Shepard Brian & Kathy Sischo Corinne & Lynn Smith James & Vicki Smith H. Paul Steiner Raymond & Linda Straub Nancy Kramer & Doug Sutherland Wanda Thompson* Tiso Family Leah Weinberg Lorraine* Branham & Melvin Williams Lori Ott & Jeffrey Woodward Angels $250 - $499 George & Sandra Abbott Mr. Timothy Atseff & Ms. Margaret G. Ogden Anne Barash Joanne & Jim Beckman Diane & Orville Boden Donna Marie & Michael F. Bocketti

In Tribute ontributions have been made to Syracuse Stage to honor someone, celebrate a special occasion or offer an expression of sympathy in memory of a loved one. Sarah B. Alden in memory of Jacqueline Coley In Memory of Arlene Alpaugh Allene Ayling in honor of Don Ayling Rose Erma Angotti in honor of Nancy Davenhauer Mrs. Gwynne Bellos in honor of Dr. Neal S. Bellos Sherly Day-Bernthal in tribute of Murray Bernthal Carrie Berse in memory of Betty Lourie Dr. Stuart Bretschneider in tribute to Cindy Bretschneider Carol Bryant in honor of Virginia Parker Marion L. Burke in honor of Barbara B. Liptak The Central New York Community Foundation in memory of Betty Lourie Susan G. Dorn in memory of Phillip K. Dorn June M. Estes in honor of Gerald L. Estes Mrs. Blanche & Ms. Carol Everingham, in honor of WWII, Purple Heart Veteran, Robert I. Everingham Barbara Genton in honor of Donna Perricone Peggy Ginniff in honor of my parents Harold & Mildred Ginniff Jacki & Michael Goldberg - in tribute of Natalie Goldberg Syracuse MT Student Tom & Christine Hafner in tribute of Peter Hafner Patti & Bill Haggerty in memory of Marilyn Parratt Kip & Terri Hargrave in honor of Gus Hargrave & Rick Menke Kelly and Colleen Harrison in honor of Kathleen D. Harrig Kathlyn Heaton in honor of Sharon Waletzko Heidi Holtz in memory of Betty Lourie Drs. Timothy & Lisa Izant in honor of the Izant Brothers Linda & Bob Jackson in honor of Kevin Crewell Doris King in memory of Austin Hoffman II Richard & Joan Kollgaard in honor of Don Buschmann & Tracey White Robert & Ellen LaBerge in tribute of Daniela Varon Lorraine LaDuke in honor of Mrs. Cecile LaDuke Janet W. Lowe in honor of Bob Moss Gerald Mager in tribute of Thomas A. Brisk Mary S. Mahoney in honor of John Francis Mahoney John Huppertz & Diane Mastin

Anthony & Nancy Bottar Dick Bowman Dr. Sharon Brangman & Charlie Lester Susan & Thomas Brett Mrs. William L. Broad Walter D. & Angel W. Broadnax Mark & Maren Brown Marlene A. Brown Marion L. Burke Dr. & Mrs. R. J. Cassady Ann & Steve Chase Pat Colabufo* Goodwin Cooke Thomas & Deborah Coyle Mr. W. Carroll Coyne Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Dannible Sandra Marie DiBianco Alan B. Dolmatch Walter & Linda Dudas Jonathan & Rosanne Ecker Marsha & Benjamin J. Ferrara Maryann Finn Michael & Grace Flusche Anita & Allen Frank Philip & Marilyn Frankel David & Sylvia Fry Charles R. Gallagher Penny & Ernie Giraud Jean Jeffery Greene Jerry & Beth Groff Ellen & Dave Hardy Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Haswell Nancy & Bud Haylor Drs. Joe & Paula Himmelsbach Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Holstein Anne Barash & Eric Holzwarth Randall LaLonde & Patricia Homer Carrie Mae Weems & Jeffrey* Hoone Dr. Peter & Mary Huntington Lex & Helen Joseph Norma Kelley Penelope J.M. & Stephen M. Klein Mary Rose Kott Ellen & Terry Lautz Linda & Dan Lowengard Marlene & Scott Macfarlane Candace & John Marsellus Albert Marshall Philip & Kim Mazza Amy & Myles McHale, Jr. Sam & Margaret McNaughton

Samantha Millier Bernard P. & Leslie A. Molldrem Anne Morford Alejandro Amezcua & David Murray Betty Jane & Larry Myers Linda & Donald Napier Maria Maniscalco & James Nellis Dorothea & Douglas Nelson John & Joan Nicholson Mike & Maggie OíConnor Phyllis & Chuck Olmsted David & Susan Palen Janice & David Panasci Robert & Teresa Parke Robert & Jane Pickett Marilyn Pinsky Kathy & Dan Rabuzzi Rissa & Michael Ratner Mark Re & Nancy Pasquale James* & Theresa Reed Erica & Neil Rube Arnie & Libby Rubenstein Ellen & Lome Runge Jane Burkhead & Robert Sarason Lois & Ted Schroeder Marilyn & Mike Sees James W. Shults Rhoda Sikes Carol & Dirk Sonneborn Laurence Sovik Sharon Springer, MD Helene & George Starr Dr. J. Martin & Jackie Talcik Robert & Rosemarie Tenney Cynthia G. Tracy Elizabeth A. Tumbridge Pastor Phil M. Turner/ Bethany Baptist Church Sara & Jay Wason Marylou & Kurt Watson Wilbur & Linda Webb– in support of Audio-Described Performances Lynda & Terry Wheat John & Mitzi Wolf Mary Jane Woodward Kathy, Tony, Victoria & Lukas Zappala Supporting Cast $100 - $249 Dr. & Mrs. Jerrold Abraham Judy & Bud Adams Bev & George Adams Sally Alden Howard & Sara Alexander David & Amy Allyn Kal Alston Kristi Andersen Robert & Jeanne Anderson

in honor of Fran & Sally Lou Nichols Carl Peterson & Margaret Maurer in memory of Jacqueline Coley Mr. Wallace J. McDonald in memory of Betty Lourie Richard Midlam in tribute of Barbara Midlam Lois Moran in honor of Joan & Raymond Lee Janice Nelson in honor of Bea & Irving Solomon Brenda Neuss in tribute of Christine Lightcap Pamela K. Reisman Monaco in tribute of Dorothy & Marshall Reisman Mark Cywilko & Marianne Moosbrugger in honor of Isabell A. Cywilko In honor of Kathryn Mulligan Liz Nguyen in tribute of Jack P. Bleich Joy & Al Oliver in honor of Rebecca Oliver & Hillary Gale Joan & Lawrence Page – in tribute of the musicians of the orchestra who accompany some productions Susan A. Parker in honor of Virginia B. Parker Dr. Paul E. Phillips & Ms. Sharon Sullivan in memory of Betty Lourie Karleen Preske in tribute of Kathleen Wilkinson Anita Rathbun in honor of Mildred Rathbun David Relyea in honor of Paula Relyea Nancy Remchuk in honor of Timothy Bond Erica Rube in honor of Jackie Goldberg co- chairing the Gala Elaine Rubenstein in memory of Betty Lourie Lorne & Ellen Runge in tribute of Betty Lourie Terry & Marilyn Ryan in honor of Shirley Gersony Lois & Mike Schaffer in memory of Betty Lourie Nancy Scheutziw in tribute of Syracuse Stage Staff/Volunteers Mr. & Mrs. Jacob H. Schuhle in memory of William Whiting Mansukh J. Shah in memory of Indira M. Shah Mel Shindler in honor of Tracey White John W. Sivak, Jr. in memory of Phoebe P. Sivak H. Paul Steiner in honor of Renée & Ben Vivan Summerville, June 7, 1968 Darcie Bowden Judy & Jim Sweet in memory of Kara Sweet Gobron Peter & Hanora Vander Sluis in memory of Hildegarde B. Vander Sluis Ron Theel in memory of Karen Theel Gary Walters in memory of Patti Grycka Carol Bryant & Richard Ward in honor of Virginia & Fritz Parker Terry & Lynda Wheat in memory of Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Lynda & Terry Wheat in memory of Betty Lourie Joanne Wickman in memory of Arlene Alpaugh Octavia Wilcox in honor of Ethel May Pierce Janet & Larry Wolf in memory of Frederick I. Wolf

Alice & Bob Andrews Nathan Andrews Tony Antonello & Danielle Quintus James & Nancy Asher Holmes & Sarah Bailey George S. Bain Ed & Joan Bangel Nancy Barnum Gerhard & Carole Baule Andrew & Margot Baxter Ms. Gwynne Bellos Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Berger Dr. & Mrs. William Berkery Wanda Warren Berry Roslyn Bilford Gerald & Barbara Black Cynthia A. Blume Gary & Fran Bockus Katherine & Jack Boyce Mary Brady Bernard B. & Ona Cohn Bregman Robert Moss & Michael Brennan James & Joyce Bresnahan Rachel May & Tom Brockelman G. Martin & Kathleen Brogan Philip & Helen Buck Robert & Mary Burdick Mary & Bill Butler Frank & Kathy Campagna Fran & Larry Campbell Dr. Richard & Nina Sterne Cantor Ronald M. Capone Peter Carney Tom & Maryann Carranti Timothy McLaughlin & Diane Cass Robert E. & Dorothy C. Chambers Steve & Mary Chapin Susan Chappuis Joseph L. & Janice L. Charles Tony & Carolyn Cimino Joan Cincotta Malcolm Clark R. Peter & Janet H. Clarke Carolyn & Sam Clemence James A. Clinton Mr. & Mrs. Craig Cobb Gregory Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Paul S. Cohen Sylvia & William Cohen Martha Cole Milt & Miggs Coleman Bob & Sue Congel Joan & Robert D. Conine Roger & Judy Corwin Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cote

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas L. Cotton Orazio & Genevieve Covelli Elizabeth Cowan Tracy Cromp George W. Curry Peter & Margaret Darby John S. & Catherine J. Davies Clive & Sandra Davis Arthur & Juleen Delaney Paula A. Dendis Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Derrenbacker David C. Dickinson Delores R. Dixon Elizabeth & Evan Dreyfuss Jeff & Linda Drimer David & Robin Drucker Lynn Cleary & David Duggan Karen Dunn Nancy & Tony Ebersole Dr. Nabila A. Elbadwi/ Radiotherapy Associates of Upstate NY Betsy & Bill Elkins Richard Ernst Susan A. Estabrook Cissie Fairchilds Lori & Christopher Farrell Tom & Jane Ferguson James & Barbara Finlon Joseph & Lillian Fischer Dan & Colleen Fisher Karen & William Fisher Katherine Flack Robert & Terry Flower Theresa Flyn Len Fonte Kathleen Forrest Drs. Tess & Jeff Freedman Ellie & Cyril Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Freer Judith Fox Martin & Daisy Fried Melanie & Mark Fullerton Edgar & Eva Galson David & Bernice Gaynor Margaret Gelfuso Barbara W. Genton Dr. & Mrs. Henry George III Mr. & Mrs. John Gerson Michele Gildemeyer Frank & Anne Girardi Peggy Ginniff James Godleski Sheila Goldie Phyllis Goldman Robert & Karen Goldman Gretchen & Jeff Goldstein Mrs. Lewis H. Goodman Linda Fabian & Dennis

Goodrich Lawrence & Dorothy Gordon Drs. Michael & Wendy Gordon Judith & Samuel Gorovitz David Graham Stephen & Julia Graziano Roger & Vicki Greenberg Carol Guido James M. Hahn Elaine & Gregory Hallett Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Halsey Ruth Hancock Kevin & Denise Hanlon Carole & Mark Hansen Milena Hansen Bill & Kathy Harmand David & Lib Hayes Lionel Lee Hector Alan & Dorothy Heller Lee & Nancy Herrington Mary Hershberger Celaine & Victor Hershdorfer Jacqueline Hicks Camille & Mark Hill Judy & John Hoepner Marcia Hayden-Horan & Philip Horan Patricia & John Hottenstein Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hovey Guy & Patricia Howard Karen Heitzman & James Howe Dr. Anne Hunt John Huppertz & Diane Mastin Dr. Harold Husovsky & Dr. Susan E. Stred Jim & Sherri Hyla Pam Hyland John & Linda Isaac Janet & John Isabelle Virginia Jacob Elaine & Steven Jacobs Anne Jamison & Peter Vanable Mr. & Mrs. Jastrzab Daniel & Rhea Jezer Sisters Janet & Joan James Aiello & Pam Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Howard C. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Johnston Michael & Lynette Jozefczyk Marjorie T. & Joseph V. Julian Kankus Family Dr. and Mrs. Allan Kanter

Jan & James Kaplan Phil & Judy Kaplan Robin & Mark Kasowitz Carolyn & Gregory Keefe John & Jane Keegan David & Noel Keith Scott & Cheryle Kelley Jean Kimber Barbara & Richard Kimm Russell & Joan King Sally & Dick Kinsey Richard & Joan Kollgaard Barbara Sutton & Liz Kolodney Dr. Sylvia Betcher & Martin Korn Donald & Margo Koten Kathy & Scott Krell Margaret Kufel Stephen & Cheryl Ladenheim Hume & Peggy Laidman Jay & Linda Land L. Lardy & E. Pennington Phyllis & Harlan LaVine Linda & Jim LeMessurier Mark & Jeannette Levinsohn Bonnie Levy Elizabeth D. Liddy Edward & Carol Lipson Brian & Susan Lison K.B. Lloyd Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth Harlan London, Ph.D. Betsy Long John & Marian Loosmann Nick & Cathy Lozoponi Eugene & Christine Lozner Thomas Luck Tom Miller & Mary MacBlane Patricia & James MacKillop John & Janet Mallan J.R. Manier Jon M. Maloff Louis & Nancy Maresca Mary K. Massad Fred & Virginia Marty Elizabeth G. Mascia Grace & Richard Mason John & Gloria Mandly Rick Manier Ann M. Marshall Nancy & Tony Marshall Frederick & Virginia Marty Mary K. Massad Michael Mattson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Mazzaferro Drs. Toni & Bob McCormick Don & Rena McCrimmon Michael McGrath Pat McGrath Brian & Cheryl McIntyre

Bev & Dave McKay Marilyn McKnight Brian McLane Diane Cass & Tim McLaughlin Dr. & Mrs. James L. Megna Mary & Eckart Meisterfeld Ben & Julie Merchant Clifford & Marjorie Mellor Ann R. Melvin Sis Merrell Elizabeth & Walter Merriman David Michelo & Peggy Ruzzie Mr. & Mrs. Charles Miller Dan &Terry Miller Merrill L. Miller, M.D. David & Beth Mitchell Gail & Peter Mitchell June M. Mitchell James Mitscher Robert & Barbara Moore John Palmer & Liz Morgenthein Dr. & Mrs. Charles Muniak Mary Jane & Stephen Nathan Richard & Barbara Natoli Cathryn Newton Stephen W. Nevins Douglas & Gail Nielsen Dennis & Doren Norfleet Neil Novelli Brenda Neuss Robert & Beth Oddy Howard McLaughlin & Mary O’Hara Sally O’Herin Albert & Joy Oliver Donna & Richard O’Neil Timothy & JoDean Orcutt Deborah O'Shea Cathy L. Palm Connie & Peter Palumb Susan Parker Francis McMillan Parks David & Cynda Penfield Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Penner Kenn & Annette* Peters David & Susan Pickard Mary & Barry Pickard Richard & Neva Pilgrim David & Linda Pitonzo Joe & Karen Porcello Howard & Ann Port Tom & Camille Potter David & Linda Rezak Robert & Christina Rhinehart Mr. & Mrs. David A. A. Ridings Brian & Chris Rieger Julie and Boyd Rimel

Matching Gift Program he following companies will match gifts of their employees, retirees and spouses with a gift of their own to Syracuse Stage. Ask your personnel office for a matching gift form, send the completed form with your gift – and we’ll do the rest! AT&T Allied-Signal, Inc. American Express Company Avon Products, Inc. AXA Equitable Bank of America Borden, Inc. Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation CIGNA Corporation CNA Foundation Chemical Bank Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Citicorp & Citibank, N.A. Coopers Industries Foundation Crouse Hinds Co. – Cooper Industries Deluxe Corporation Digital Equipment Corporation Emerson Electric Co. Equitable Life Assurance Society Farmer & Traders Life Ins. Co. Fireman’s Fund Insurance GE Foundation General Foods Corporation GlaxoSmithKline John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance The Home Depot Foundation Honeywell IBM Corporation J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Johnson & Johnson Kemper National P&C Co. Key Foundation Lever Brothers Company Marine Midland Bank, N.A. McDonald’s Corporation Merrill Lynch Mobil Oil Corporation The MONY Group Mutual Life Insurance Co. NCR Corporation National Grange New York Telephone Niagara Mohawk Foundation Owens-Illinois, Inc. Pitney Bowes The Prudential Foundation Charles Schwab Radio Shack Rockwell Automation Trust SmithKline Beecham Labs The St. Paul’s Companies The Travelers Companies United Parcel Service United Technologies Corp. Verizon Welch Allyn Xerox Corporation

Michael Rogan & Cindy Wheeler Avard & Patricia Rogers Howard J. Rose Nancy Machles Rothschild Elaine Rubenstein Maria & Richard A. Russell Linda & Bob Ryan Don & Florence Saleh Richard & Jill Sargent Kelly & Tony Scalzo M. Gelfuso & P. Scheibe Keith Schroeder Janice Scully Jeffrey & Abby Scheer Robert Scheer Nancy Mudrick& Eric Schiff George & Sharon Schmit Herbert & Hillery Schneiderman Mr. & Mrs. Jacob H. Schuhle Margaret Schuhle Ellen Schwartz Ruth Seaman Constance Semel Drs. Peter Cronright & Judy Setla Rick & Betsy Severance Rob & Cheryl Shallish Mark Watkins & Brenda Silverman Barbara & David Simon Dr. & Mrs. Robert Slavens Dr. & Mrs. L. Ryan Smart Craig & Martha Smith Debbie & David Smith Judith B. Smith Robert & Sheila Smith Harold & Ruth Smulyan Gwen Kay & Jef Sneider Marcene Sonneborn Rosemary Baker & Stu Spiegel Helen E. Stacy Anne Stagnitti John Steinburg & Karl Crossman Dr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Stelzner Deborah & Jim Stewart Dr. Lawrence Stewart Nona Stewart Jill & Ron Stratton Nan Strickland Thomas Talbot Joan & Gene Tarolli Laura M. Terpening Dr. & Mrs. James A. Terzian Christine & Richard Thomas Jim & Terry Toole Dr. Richard & Mavis Tornatore Marguerite Conan & James

A. Traver Gregg Tripoli Jean & John Tromans Tom & Mollie Tucker Marc & Susan Viggiano Dina & Gershon Vincow Meghan & T.J. Vitale Fred & Patricia von Mechow Frank & Alice Vreeland Ann Vaccaro Barbara Vural Anita S. & Robert L. Wagner Kashi & Kameshawar Wali Mrs. Barbara Wanamaker Dr. & Mrs. Donald Washburn Wilbur & Linda Webb – Audio Description Sally Webster Miriam Weiner Steven Shahan & Elizabeth Weinstein Ruth S. Weinstock Margaret Harding & Joseph Whelan Evelyn D. White Stacey White Elizabeth & James Wiggins Pauline & Robert Williamson Alex & Lola Winter Tina Winter Ivan & Bonnie Wolf Tom & Carol Wolff Kelly Wypych Cynthia A. Zacharek Judy & Steve Zdep, DDS Friends $75 - $99 Al & Jane Arras John & Mary Ann Baichi Gail & Dennis Baldwin Theresa & Dennis Bardenett Jon & Trish Booth Dr. & Mrs. Denis F. Branson Bob & Kathy Brown Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Brust Dr. & Mrs. Deane Cady Sharon F. Campanelli Tim Cassidy Gary & Shannon Comins Mike & LaRae Cottrell Paula derBoghosian Sharry W. Doyle Mary Ellen Drabot Charles & Kimberly Driscoll James & Marlene Dunford Ronald Ferguson Molly Fitzpatrick Cliff & Jane Forstadt N. Gordon Gray William J. Gray

e endeavor to provide a complete listing of all donors in all individual giving categories. However, if your gift is not listed or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies, and contact the Development Office at (315) 443-9848.

Jane Guiles Milena Hansen Dr. & Mrs. Harris Holly S. Hart Robert & Denise Heater Elizabeth B. Humphreys Janet Jaffe Nancy Freeborough-Kaczmar Linda & Bob Kashdin Alexander & Joan Keilen John & Susan Kline Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Kruth Robert & Lauren Lalley Lois M. Easterday & Susan J. Lamanna Eileen & James Lantier Joanne Lloyd Louisa & Carlos Lopez Patricia & Donald MacLaughlin Thomas A Brisk & Gerald M. Mager Doug & Randi Matousek Ryan & Alyson McDermott Nancy & John Merrill Robt & Maureen Minich Verner & Jane Mize Robert Moore David & Janet Muir Janet S. Munro Deirdre Neilen Brenda Neuss Ellen O’Connor Karen Orr Anita Pisano Steve & Kate Pynn Brian Silfer & Amy Romano Barbara Rothschild Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Schneider Lennie & Elizabeth Turner Marc & Marcy Waldauer JoAnn Wallace Larry Volan & Sara Warner Dianne D. Webb Anna Giacobbe & Peter Welge

S y r a c u s e STAGE S ta f f

ARTISTIC S ta f f

Producing Artistic Director..........................................................................................Timothy Bond Managing Director..................................................................................................Jeffrey Woodward Resident Dramaturg.............................................................................................................Kyle Bass Artistic Assistant...............................................................................................................Chris Botek Director of Educational Outreach...........................................................................Lauren Unbekant Education Outreach Manager.................................................................................Kate M. Laissle Education Assistant.........................................................................................................Len Fonte Teaching Artists.......................................Jessica Bland, Trisha Harris, Bella Poynton, Corinne Tyo PRO D UCTION S ta f f

Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann Assistant Production Manager..................................................................................Dianna Angell Company Manager/Production Management Assistant...............................................Brian Crotty Student work study..............................................................................................Araceli L. Aquilar Technical Director.......................................................................................................Randall Steffen Assistant Technical Director...................................................................................Rebecca Schuetz Scene Shop Foreman..................................................................................................Michael King Master Carpenter..............................................................................................Elizabeth Nosewicz Carpenters...........................................................................................Mike Kuhla, Simone Scalici Graduate Assistant............................................................................................Christopher Zacher Scene Shop Intern......................................................................................................Alex Petersen Student work study.....................................................................Emma Antenen, Mylene Quijano Scenic Charge Artist................................................................................................Holly K. LaGrow Assistant Scenic Artist..............................................................................Kristen Prescott-Ezickson Graduate Assistants...............................................................Loren Bartnicke, Carlie Miller Sherry Properties Coordinator................................................................................................Mary Houston Props Carpenter.....................................................................................................Tammy Goetsch Additional Props Carpenters..................................Matthew Arias, Phillip Dyke, Brian McBurney Props Artisan.................................................................................................................Lisa Letson Graduate Assistant.....................................................................................................Chelsea Jones Student work study.............................................................Ashley Kyker, Emily Mae Timmerman Prop Shop Volunteer.......................................................................................................Ryan Ross Costumer.....................................................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty Assistant Costumer..................................................................................................Meggan Camp Cutter-Drapers...........................................................................Catherine Hennessy, Jennifer Peet First Hand...............................................................................................................Victoria Lillich Stitchers...................................................................................Amanda Moore, Cynthia Papworth Craftsperson/Shopper................................................................................................Sandra Knapp Wardrobe and Wig Supervisor.......................................................................................Sarah Stark Hair Stylist.............................................................................................................Kristina Scalone Student work study.................................Kathryn Bailey, Kiersten Kozbial-Wu, Charity Van Tassel Master Electrician.................................................................................................David M. Bowman Electrician...............................................................................................................Miles Dudgeon Electrics Apprentice......................................................................................................Ann Archer Student Assistants....................................................Gregory Folsom, Ryan Gibson, Anna LiDestri

S y r a c u s e STAGE S ta f f

Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer............................................................Jonathan R. Herter Assistant Audio Engineer......................................................................................Kevin O’Connor Sound Apprentice........................................................................................................Jade Taggert Graduate Assistant......................................................................................................Stefan Zoller Production Stage Manager........................................................................................Stuart Plymesser Stage Manager....................................................................................................Laura Jane Collins Stage Management Journeyman..................................................................................Erin C Brett Stage Management Apprentice...............................................................................Marisa Andrews A D MINISTRATIVE S ta f f

Administrative Director...................................................................................................Diana Coles Director of Marketing and Communications...............................................................Patrick Finlon Publications Director/Assistant Marketing Director................................................Joseph Whelan Group/Corporate Sales Manager................................................................................Tracey White Public Relations Manager....................................................................................Kristina Starowitz Graphic Designers.......................................................................Jonathan Hudak, Brenna Merritt Group Sales Assistants...........................................................................Amanda Kurey, Julia Slater Marketing Intern.................................................................................................Emily C. Wagner Production Photographer.........................................................................................Michael Davis Director of Development............................................................................................Barbara Beckos Assistant Director of Development......................................................................Katherine Keeney Development Assistant.........................................................................................Meggan Madden Comptroller...................................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale Human Resources Administrator/Assistant Business Manager..................................Kathy Zappala Student Assistant...............................................................................................Emily Buonsignore Director of Information Management & Technology................................................Garrett Wheeler Student Assistant........................................................................................................Justin Ramer Director of Ticketing & Subscription Services.............................................................Miguel Tarrats Assistant Director of Ticketing & Subscription Services................................................Jon Wilson Assistant Box Office Managers............................................................Lisa Doerle, Stasya Erickson Angel Appeal Telefunding Manager..........................................................................Kathy Zappala Patron Sales and Services...........................................Brian Balamut, Jasmin Fink, Dennis Lennox Box Office Assistants.............................................Tatiana Fenner, Amy Gleitsman, Nicholas Paro Adam Segrave, Maggie Siciliano Interpreters for the Deaf.....................Brenda Brown, Angelo Coppola, Mikki Evans Sue Freeman Joanne Jackowski, Sarah Korcz, Zenna Preli, Shaun Standford Open Captioning.........................................................................................................Chris Botek Audio Description.........................................................................Kate M. Laissle, Joseph Whelan Director of Audience Services................................................................................Wayne Yaddow, Jr. Student Assistant House Managers...........Louisa Britt, Tatiana Fenner, Troy Hussmann, Natalie Oliver Bartenders...........................Patrick Cummings, Michael King, Michael Kulha, Meg Pusey Anthis Community Services Officer......................................................................................Stacey Emmons Custodians........................................................................Kitty Ashby, Delores Bachus, Tony Rogers

ACCESSI B ILIT Y PERFORMANCES 2 0 1 4 / 1 5

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American Sign Language = S Sign Language Interpreted Performance Series supported in part by Welch Allyn, in memory of Susan Thompson. An American Sign Language Interpreted performance is offered for every production. For the most advantageous viewing, be sure to mention your interest in sign interpretation when reserving tickets. Open Captioned Performances = O Open Captioning is provided for two matinee performances of every production. A small screen, placed to the side of the stage, displays text corresponding to the play’s dialogue and other sounds. Open Captioning can be viewed from most seats in the theatre. However, for the most advantageous viewing, please contact the Box Office. Open Captioning is supported by grants from Theatre Development Fund’s TAP Plus Praagram, NYSCA and donations from individuals and corporations. Audio-Described Performances = AD Simultaneous live narration and pre-show description for blind and visually impaired patrons. Please call the Box Office in advance to reserve headsets. Audio Enhancement: Syracuse Stage offers an infrared hearing system for patrons with up to 70% hearing loss. Headsets can be reserved free of charge through the Box Office or at the Coat Room before curtain. Wheelchair Seating and Accessibility: Syracuse Stage is wheelchair accessible. Please call the Box Office at 315-443-3275 to arrange wheelchair seating.

PROGRAM BOO K Publications Director Graphic Designer Advertising Program Cover Art

Joseph Whelan Jonathan Hudak Katherine Keeney Brenna Merritt

In the Next Room published Jan. 28, 2015 The Syracuse Stage program is published seven times a year. For advertising rates and information contact the development office at 315.443.2709. Printed by Midstate Printing Corporation.

G e n e r a l I n f o r m at i o n Syracuse Stage 820 East Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13210-1508 Administration: 315/443-4008 Box Office: 315/443-3275 www.SyracuseStage.org Single Ticket Prices Opening Night: $54, $50, $30 Evenings: Fri., Sat.: $51, $48, $30 Sun., Tues., Wed., Thurs.: $40, $37, $30 Matinees: Wed., Sat., Sun.: $47, $43, $30 Previews: $35, $32, $30 All tickets can be purchased at the Syracuse Stage Box Office or online anytime at www.SyracuseStage.org. Prices may vary for opening nights and for Hairspray. Discounts Available for senior citizens and students. Call the Box Office for prices. Group Discounts Available Available for groups of 10 or more; additional discounts for student/senior citizen groups. Call Tracey White: 315/443-9844. Rush Tickets Rush tickets are available for purchase at a discounted rate on the day of the show for all performances by cash or check. Limited availability. Box Office Hours The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. noon to 6 p.m., and two hours before each performance. Box Office phone: 315/443-3275. Box Office fax: 315/443-1408. Gift Certificates Call the Box Office or visit us online at www.SyracuseStage.org. Parking Entrance to the enclosed parking garage on Irving Avenue is on the corner of Madison Street and Irving, next to the MadisonIrving Medical Building. For hours of operation and parking costs, call (315) 475-4742. There is an open parking lot between Phoebe’s Garden Cafe and the garage maintained by Syracuse University. Beepers and Cell Phones For the actors’ safety and in consideration of the audience please turn off all cell phones; check your beeper and leave your seat number with an usher at the Coat Room prior to the performance. They will monitor your beeper and notify you if there is an emergency. Fire Notice The exit indicated by a red sign nearest the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of an emergency, walk to that exit and follow the house staff ’s directions. Smoking Policy Smoking is not permitted in this building or any public building in accordance with Syracuse University and New York State policy. We ask that our patrons who smoke do so outside of our theatre. Quiet Children Quiet children over the age of five are welcome at Syracuse Stage performances. We do ask that adults remove disruptive children to the lobby.

Ticket Exchange All tickets may be exchanged. Please call the Box Office 24 hours prior to the earliest performance involved in the exchange. Single ticket exchanges carry a $5 fee per ticket. 6Pack holders may make one free exchange per show. Subscribers may make unlimited free exchanges; upgrade charges may apply. Subscribers who missed a scheduled performance and did not exchange may use their Extra Value Ticket or purchase a missed performance pass for $5. Latecomers In order to ensure the safety and concentration of the actors and the uninterrupted enjoyment of our patrons, latecomers will be seated at the earliest, appropriate break in the performance in the closest available seats. Buy it if You Like it! Many of the items featured in our productions are available for purchase. For information contact Mary Houston, Props Master: (315) 443-2437. To Volunteer as an Usher If you would like to get a backstage view of Syracuse Stage, or would like to expand your social circle, this is the ideal opportunity for you. All we ask for is a positive attitude, a smiling face and the willingness to commit a few hours a month. Please call our House Manager at (315) 443-3219 for more information. Open Captioning We are pleased to offer two open captioned performances for each mainstage play. Open captioning provides a simultaneous display of the play’s dialogue on a screen next to the stage. Audio-Described Performances Simultaneous live narration and pre-show description for blind and visually impaired patrons. Please contact Box Office in advance to reserve headsets. Audio Enhancement We offer an infrared listening system for patrons with up to a 70% hearing loss. Headsets can be reserved free of charge through the Box Office or at the Coat Room before curtain. Signed Interpreted Performances Tuesday evenings, the third or fourth week of each production, we offer performances for the hearing impaired. Wheelchair Accommodations Syracuse Stage is wheelchair accessible. Please call the Box Office to arrange wheelchair seating. Emergency Telephone Contact To be reached in an emergency, please leave your name and seat location at the Coat Room when you arrive. This is the only way we can locate you. In case of an emergency you may be reached at (315) 443-9922. www.SyracuseStage.org Subscribe, purchase 6Packs and single tickets 24-7. Information, schedules, reviews and more. Please . . . The use of cameras and recording devices is not permitted. Please do not bring drinks and/or food into the theatre. ADVERTISER SUPPORT Syracuse Stage encourages audience members to support the businesses advertised in our program.

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