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L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R O D U C I N G A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R DEAR FRIENDS, Welcome to Syracuse Stage and to our holiday presentations Peter Pan and The Santaland Diaries. These plays, each entertaining in its own way, provide contrasting views on the spirit of the season. Peter Pan originated in the fertile imagination of the Scottish writer J.M. Barrie, who for reasons quite sad became fascinated with the idea of perpetual childhood and the wild dream of staying forever young and innocent. This theme recurs in his novels, yet, Barrie’s achievement is that through his writing he was able to transform that sadness into joy for so many for more than a century. Though technically not a holiday tale, the joys of childhood as captured in this musical correlate so well with joys we can recall from the holidays of our youth. We all can–and I certainly still do–celebrate with enthusiasm. But surely, we must admit the quality and character of adult celebration pales in comparison to that of children. Sometimes it seems the better part of our family festivities comes through the surreptitious delight we take in watching the young at play. For those of us of a certain age (grown-ups), watching

this outstanding production under Paul Barnes’ direction and performed by a skilled and talented cast allows for a few hours respite from the responsibilities of adulthood. We can slip the bonds of obligation and fly back to a Neverland of our own youth–free. Now that’s a holiday. As for the children, they need no help from us. Their lives, like the theatre, are filled with fairy dust at this magical time of the year. Love them and let them be. Yet, even as I write this, I am well aware that for far too many children life is far from magical. Barrie knew this and remembered children in difficulty by donating the royalties from Peter Pan in perpetuity to the Great Ormond St. Hospital for Children in London. It behooves us to remember that spirit as well, the spirit of giving so emblematic of this time of year. Remember, too, that if we all give a little, a lot can be given to those in need. Of course, Barrie also knew that we cannot stay in Neverland. We must return to the adult world and face whatever flies our way. That’s when we can say, thank goodness for David Sedaris. As a writer, Sedaris zeroes in on our foibles and follies, our rudeness and crudeness, our cruelties and

our ignorance. The pen he wields takes our holiday’s worst and turns it into fodder for laughter. And we all need a good laugh. At the same time, though, he is capable of using that pen as a trowel and excavating the human heart beneath the ragged surface. In The Santaland Diaries, Sedaris goes for the jugular in his assault on how the holidays have become a commodified, stress-inducing glorification of unbridled commercialism–a paean to plastic perfection. But he does not leave us there. Sedaris reminds us that what is so desperately, egregiously wrong-headed is not the phony Santaland in and of itself; the worse fault lies in the corruption, a corruption so complete and so coated with fake snow and candied sentiment that we lose sight of the truly inspiring message of the holidays still present but buried beneath: peace on earth, goodwill to all, kindness, generosity, sisterhood, brotherhood, humility, the human family.

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Timothy Bond Producing Artistic Director

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PRESENTS

PETER PAN A M U S I C A L B A S E D O N T H E P L AY B Y

Sir J.M. Barrie LY R I C S B Y

MUSIC BY

Carolyn Leigh

Morris (Moose) Charlap

A D D I T I O N A L LY R I C S B Y

ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY

Betty Comden & Adolph Green

Jule Styne

O R I G I N A L LY D I R E C T E D , C H O R E O G R A P H E D , A N D A D A P T E D B Y

Jerome Robbins F LY I N G E F F E C T S P R O V I D E D B Y Z F X , I N C . DIRECTED BY

Paul Barnes‡ CO-PRODUCED WITH

Syracuse University Department of Drama CHOREOGRAPHER/ MUSICAL DIRECTOR

FIGHT DIRECTOR

Brian Cimmet

Anthony Salatino ‡

SCENIC DESIGNER

COSTUME DESIGNER

LIGHTING DESIGNER

SOUND DESIGNER

Linda Buchanan•

Susan Branch Towne•

Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz•

Jonathan R. Herter•

FLIGHT DIRECTOR

DIALECT COACH

S TA G E M A N A G E R

CASTING

Russell Morgan

Celia Madeoy

Stuart Plymesser*

Harriet Bass

PRODUCTION

Timothy Bond

Diana C. Coles

Ralph Zito

Producing Artistic Director

Interim Managing Director

Chair, Department of Drama

PRESENTING SPONSORS

SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSOR

The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust

Bill and Nancy Byrne

Mary and Larry Leatherman

This production is part of Sir J.M. Barrie's bequest to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which has benefited thousands of children in the years since his death. The producers are proud and happy that everyone who has bought a ticket for today's performance of Peter Pan is helping a sick child get well. Peter Pan (1954 Broadway Version) is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684, Fax: 212-397-4684, www.MTIShows.com November 28, 2015 - January 3, 2016

SEASON SPONSOR

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Séamus Gailor.......................................................................Michael Darling Melissa Beaird†.......................................................................................Nana Kim Roth†...............................................................................................Liza Delphi Borich†.......................................................................Wendy Darling Matthew Caraccioli...................................................................John Darling Christine Toy Johnson*..............................................................Mrs. Darling Donald Corren*..........................................................................Mr. Darling Troy Hussmann†..............................................................................Peter Pan Lisa Graye†..............................................................................................Lion Stephen Gordon†.............................................................................Kangaroo Kyle Patrick Scanlon†.........................................................................Ostrich Connor Saccal†...................................................................Lost Boy Twin #1 Richard Westfahl†...............................................................Lost Boy Twin #2 Brady Richards†......................................................................Lost Boy Curly Adam Segrave†......................................................................Lost Boy Tootles Justise Hayward†......................................................................Lost Boy Nibs Brian Sandstrom†......................................................Lost Boy Slightly Soiled Michael Roach†.......................................................................Pirate Noodler Donald Corren*.......................................................................Captain Hook Cole Francum†......................................................................Pirate Bill Jukes Jon Paul Roby†.........................................................................Pirate Mullins Giovanni Da Silva†.....................................................................Pirate Cecco Ezekiel Edmonds†.....................................................................Pirate Starkey Kraig Swartz*.........................................................................................Smee Melissa Beaird†................................................................................Crocodile Ana Marcu†.....................................................................................Tiger Lily Meredith Bechtel†.......................................Tiger Lily’s Troupe Lavender Fox Charity Van Tassel†.....................................Tiger Lily’s Troupe Raven Thistle Tristen Buettel†................................................Tiger Lily’s Troupe Leo Thorn Kelsey Brodeur†...................................Tiger Lily’s Troupe Scorpion Sundrop Christy Soeder†............................................Tiger Lily’s Troupe Stallion Rose Maria Bufalini†.................................................Tiger Lily’s Troupe Wolf Sage Christine Toy Johnson*.....................................................Wendy Grown Up Charity Van Tassel†..................................................................................Jane PLAY SPONSORSHIP

Larry & Glenda Wetzel, Evening, December 11 Louis & Susan Marcoccia, Evening, December 18

Peter Pan 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. *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ‡ Members of SDC, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society • Members of USA, United Scenic Artists † Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama

SEASON

15.16 STEVE MARTIN’S

THE UNDERPANTS BY STEVE MARTIN ADAPTED FROM CARL STERNHEIM

OCTOBER 21 – NOVEMBER 8

PETER PAN

LYRICS BY CAROLYN LEIGH MUSIC BY MORRIS "MOOSE" CHARLAP ADDITIONAL LYRICS BY BETTY COMDEN AND ADOLPH GREEN ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY JULE STYNE BASED ON THE PLAY BY SIR JAMES M. BARRIE FLYING EFFECTS PROVIDED BY ZFX, INC. CO-PRODUCED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA

THE SANTALAND DIARIES

THE CHRISTIANS

BY DAVID SEDARIS ADAPTED BY JOE MANTELLO

APRIL 6 – 24

DECEMBER 9 – JANUARY 3

KEN LUDWIG’S

STUPID F***ING BIRD

BY AARON POSNER SORT OF ADAPTED FROM CHEKHOV’S THE SEAGULL

BY LUCAS HNATH

BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY BASED ON A NOVEL BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

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SONG LIST ACT I

Scene 1: The Nursery of the Darling Residence Tender Shepherd......................................Wendy, Michael, John, Mrs. Darling I Gotta Crow............................................................................................Peter Neverland.................................................................................................Peter I’m Flying....................................................Peter, Wendy, John, Michael, Liza Scene 2: Flight to Neverland I’m Flying - Ballet..............................................................................Orchestra ACT II

Scene 1: Neverland Hook’s Tango.....................................................................Hook, Smee, Pirates Warrior’s Dance..................................................Tiger Lily, Tiger Lily’s Troupe Wendy.............................................................Peter, Lost Boys, John, Michael Hook’s Tarantella...............................................................Hook, Smee, Pirates Scene 2: Path Through the Woods I Won’t Grow Up..............................................Peter, Lost Boys, John, Michael Oh, My Mysterious Lady................................................Hook, Peter, Tiger Lily Scene 3: Neverland Home Underground Warrior Song....Peter, Tiger Lily, Tiger Lily’s Troupe, Lost Boys, Wendy, John, Michael Distant Melody.........................................................................................Peter FIFTEEN-MINUTE INTERMISSION ACT III

Scene 1: The Pirate Ship Opening Act Three..........Smee, Pirates, Peter, Tiger Lily, Tiger Lily’s Troupe, Liza Hook’s Waltz......................................................................Hook, Smee, Pirates The Song of the Cat..................................................................................Hook Scene 2: Path Through the Woods I Gotta Crow Reprise.........................................................................Peter, Liza Scene 3: The Nursery of the Darling Residence I Won’t Grow Up Reprise...........Mr. Darling, Wendy, John, Michael, Lost Boys Scene 4: The Nursery Many Years Later Neverland Reprise.....................................................................................Peter SETTING

London, a century or so ago, and Neverneverland, the island where time is of little consequence.

ORCHESTRA

Brian Cimmet............................................................................Conductor/Piano Deette Bunn.................................................................................................Harp Joe Carello......................................................................................Clarinet, Flute Pat Carney...............................................................................................Trumpet Josh Dekaney........................................................................................Percussion Emily DiAngelo....................................................................Oboe, English Horn Gabriel DiMartino..................................................................................Trumpet Claire Tuxhill McKenney..................................................................French Horn Sonya Stith Williams...................................................................................Violin

UNDERSTUDIES/SWINGS

Tristen Buettel† (Liza), Maria Bufalini† (Tiger Lily), Ryan Stryker Dunn (John Darling) Stephen Gordon† (Lost Boy Swing), Lisa Graye† (Jane, Swing Tiger Lily’s Troupe) Hunter Metnick (Michael Darling), Michael Roach† (Peter Pan) Kyle Patrick Scanlon† (Pirate Swing), Christy Soeder† (Nana, Crocodile) Charity Van Tassel† (Wendy Darling)

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Assistant Director: Olivia Hayhurst† Associate Musical Director: Abel Searor Assistant Lighting Designer: Karyn Lawrence Student Assistant Costume Designer: Kiersten Kozbial-Wu† Dance Captains: Jon Paul Roby†, Kraig Swartz* Fight Captain: Stuart Plymesser* Stage Management Journeyman: Erin C Brett Stage Management Interns: Rachel Gentile†, Amanda Luke† Production Management Intern: Krystal Dawson† Young Actor Supervisors: Rupert Krueger†, Carmen A. Quiñones† Electrics Apprentice: Laura Gisondi Sound Apprentice: Ryan Johnson Follow Spot Operators: Basil Allen, Christopher Green Deck/Rail Crew and Aerial Operators: Megan Berner, Conlon Dolan, Phillip Dyke, Bill Knapp, Brian McBurney, Michael Paul, Keovan Phoenix, Larry Rowson, Jeffrey Wilson Sound Board Operator/A1 Audio Engineer: Kevin O’Connor Wardrobe and Wigs Supervisor: Sarah Stark Wardrobe: Christine McBurney, Emily Piraino Official Hotels for Guest Artists: The Genesee Grande Hotel, Parkview Hotel

SPECIAL THANKS

Cosmo Fanizzi of City Woods Dianna Amidon of Syracuse Haulers

A NOTE FROM DIRECTOR PAUL BARNES The source material for the musical adaptation of James M. Barrie’s Peter Pan has enchanted people of all ages since Barrie himself first encountered the sons of Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, while walking his St. Bernard dog Porthos (the model for Nana in Peter Pan) in Kensington Gardens over a century ago. Barrie created Peter’s adventures for the boys to act out, and in so doing deeply insinuated himself into the fabric of the Llewelyn Davies’ family life, later becoming guardian and caretaker of Arthur and Sylvia’s five sons when both parents succumbed to early and tragic illnesses. From the very start, the history of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys of Neverland has been tinged with sadness and melancholy.

Not much sadness and melancholy permeate the musical treatment of the material, which premiered on Broadway during the renowned, mid-century “Golden Age” of American musicals, and which featured the unique and astonishing Mary Martin in the title role. Hundreds of thousands of Americans were introduced to the musical when NBC bought out the Broadway production, closed it, and in 1954 began broadcasting annual live performances, featuring Ms. Martin and Cyril Ritchard as Peter and his archnemesis, Captain Hook. Entire families gathered around their black and white television sets, my own included, to watch Peter sprinkle fairy dust on the Darling children and fly with them to the Neverland island, where he vanquished the dastardly Hook.

Peter Pan has always been, in all of its forms, a piece of literature that captures the imagination and lets us believe, if only for an hour or two, that it just might be possible to be young forever. Although an utterly magical creation, its history is also fraught, not just by Barrie’s troubled relationship with the Llewelyn Davies family, but by stereotypes and clichés that have been passed down from one generation to another, and which are no longer acceptable to contemporary audiences. Thus, in our production of Peter Pan, the Indians of Neverland have become a troupe of fierce and empowered Warrior Women, and, with the gracious permission of Music Theatre International, which holds the rights to the musical, we have eliminated much of the demeaning nonsense language, which has only helped perpetuate reductive depictions of American Indians/Native Americans/members of the New World’s First Nation. We’ve also opted to buck tradition and cast a male actor in the title role in the hopes that greater tension, depth, and credibility will be the result, especially in Peter

and Wendy’s just-on-theverge-of-adolescence relationship. It is a tribute to the source material that in spite of increased awareness and sensitivity about dated attitudes and portrayals, the heart of Peter Pan’s story remains in tact, continuing to inspire and captivate audiences of all ages. Who among us would not mind returning to childhood innocence, even if only for a day? Who among us does not dream of flying or of vanquishing forces of evil? Who among us does not long for a simpler time in which all adventures are possible? Thank you for joining us for this flight to Peter’s magic island. It is a pleasure and a privilege to return to the Stage and to work once more with its committed, hard-working staff, with an expert and accomplished design team, with the three professional actors who lead this very large cast, with the gifted students of the Department of Drama, and for my friend Tim Bond, who has provided me multiple opportunities to contribute to his dreams here in Syracuse.

THE MOMENT THE FUTURE ARRIVED BY JOSEPH WHELAN

Genius is childhood recaptured. –Baudelaire It was James Matthew Barrie’s blessing and curse to be possessed of such genius: a blessing because it brought him wealth, fame, and a degree of immortality, a kind of eternal youth perhaps, but it was his curse because it brought him, in equal if not greater measure, personal frustration, loneli-

ness, and deeply-rooted, lifelong sadness. Barrie was born on May 9, 1860 in the small Scottish mill town of Kirriemuir, where he and ten siblings were raised by his beloved mother, Margaret Ogilvy. For the first six years of his life, James lived under the shadow cast by his older

 J.M. Barrie in 1893.

brother David, an exceptional youth and his mother’s favorite. Tragedy struck when David was killed in a skating accident one day shy of his fourteenth birthday. The mother’s grief was insurmountable. In an effort to alleviate her suffering, the young James determined to replace his lost brother by becoming

so much like him “that even my mother should not know the difference.” His effort was in vain for, as he once wrote, “in those nine-andtwenty years she lived after his death he was not removed one day farther from her, for when I became a man . . . he was still a boy of

13.” The effort took its toll on James, essentially arresting his own development at the age at which David died. James never grew beyond the five feet he achieved in his 14th year. He did not shave until he was 24. More significantly, it left him with the disquieting feeling that “nothing that hap-

 George, John and Peter Llewelyn Davies in The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island—a picture book made by J.M Barrie of the boys’ adventures during the summer of 1901.

pens after we are twelve matters very much.” Margaret’s only consolation was that her beloved David would remain a boy forever, and in this was the dark seed of creative inspiration for James. Having started his professional life as a journalist, he quickly found success writing stories before turning to novels and plays, some of which echoed the very essence of Peter Pan. In the novel Tommy and Grizel (1900), James wrote: “Poor Tommy! . . . He was so fond of being a boy that he could not grow up.” James had

discovered that “writing about a boy is the next best thing to being one.” It was a series of chance meetings in 1896, though, that became the true genesis of Peter Pan. James enjoyed a successful career, but had an unhappy and childless marriage. Habitually, he strolled through the park near his Kensington Gardens home with his enormous St. Bernard, Porthos. There he met five-year-old George Llewelyn Davies and his brothers Jack and Peter, accompanied by their nurse. George and James became fast friends as James regu-

larly delighted the boy by wiggling his ears, performing magic with his eyebrows, and relating tales of fairies, murders, pirates, and desert islands. Later that year at a dinner party, James found himself seated beside a beautiful woman named Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, daughter of the novelist George du Maurier and sister of the actor Gerald du Maurier (who would become the first Captain Hook). It turned out this beautiful woman, wife of a young barrister Arthur Llewelyn Davies, had three sons, George, Jack, and Peter. The chance park meet-

The chance park meetings became regular visits to the Davies home where James continued his tales, making the boys characters in the adventures he related. ings became regular visits to the Davies home where James continued his tales, making the boys characters in the adventures he related. One story involved baby Peter who, according to James, would one day fly away to Kensington Gardens in order to remain a boy forever. Gradually, elements of this story coalesced with the boys’ responses and became a portion of an adult novel called The Little White Bird (1902). This segment was later republished as Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906). This Peter Pan though was not yet the Peter of the play. That Peter, or at least his adventures, grew in part out of James’ continuing exploits with the Davies boys on a summer vacation in 1901 at Black Lake Cottage. James made a record of the va-

cation with photos taken with a plate camera. By adding captions to the photos, he created a little volume, The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island. (There were only two copies, one of which was lost by the boys’ father.) While Peter Pan did not appear in this tiny book, many other elements of the play were present: a South Seas lagoon and a band of pirates led by Captain Swarthy. Always, James maintained a fascination with the notion of the “boy who can’t grow up— runs away from pain & death—is caught wild.” Then, almost a year later, the idea for Peter Pan crystalized as James compiled some 500 notes during a single week. By Christmas the following year, he had completed a first draft. The play premiered December 27, 1904 at the Duke of York’s Theatre.

The Davies boys provided much more for James than just the material for his most enduring work. They gave him the opportunity to fulfill “his finest dream in the world” of being a boy again. When their parents died at early ages, James became sole parent to the boys who now numbered five with the addition of Michael and Nico. Graham Greene once noted: “There is always a moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.” For James Matthew Barrie, that moment, it seems, occurred at the instant of David’s tragic death, only it took him a lifetime to realize it. Toward the end of his long life, he made this entry in his notebook: “Long after writing P Pan its true meaning comes to me—desperate attempt to grow up, but can’t.”

 Pauline Chase as Peter Pan in Peter Pan. Photo: Bassano Ltd whole-plate glass negative, 1907

PETER PAN’S POST BAG: L E T T E R S

T O

P A U L I N E

C H A S E

( 1 9 0 8 )

My dear Peter Pan,

My dear Peter & Wendy,

My dear Peter Pan,

I loved you so much that Mother said I was crying in bed for you. I wish you could come here and I would show you my puppies and things. Will you come and see us if you ever come to Bexhill. We live four miles from there in the country. We all want to see you again. Will you teach me and Baby to fly. I am sending you my sixpence. The smallest little girl in the photo is me–

I did like the play SO much on Wednesday Do you remember me? I was sitting in the stage-box & I was waving to you & Wendy in the last scene in the tree-tops. Captain Hook I HATE because he tried to kill you, he did look so horrid when a green light was put on his face when you were asleep. He put his horrid hand right over poor wendy’s mouth so that she could not speak . . . I wish you would teach ME to fly. Give Wendy my love when she comes for spring-cleaning . . .

I hope you are very well. I was at the theatre yesterday (the 8th). I think it must be very nice to fly, can you come to Grove Park, to teach me how to fly if you have not the time will you ask Wendy to come. I think it must be very tireing work for you all to have to be there afternoon and night. I have a brother and sister our sister goes to boarding school but she comes home every week. Please will you write to me if you have time.

With love and a hug from Marjorie

Yours trully, Barbara 26

With very much love from Charles William Eric. P.S.—I am 8 years old.

PETER PAN IN REVIEW Playing Peter Pan is not acting a role. It is embodying a living thought.

New York needed Peter Pan. The play came out at one of those discouraged moments when the public mind was occupied to an almost morbid degree with huge and vexing problems and with things that were going wrong. Legalized evil-doing was rampant in business and politics, the exposure of fraud was the principal business of those who were not committing it. Cynicism was the dominant note in literature and dramatic art, a cheerful, clever twentiethcentury cynicism, but a bitter and depressing influence for all that. At such a moment came Peter Pan, created in the mind of a man of insight and gentleness, embodied by a woman beautiful in life and thought, with the soul of an artist, and the heart of a child . . . Playing Peter Pan is not acting a role. It is embodying a living thought. It is expressing the lifeforce in the simplest, most beautiful way by teaching us to look at life from the child’s point of view . . . Realities that seemed formidable are found not to be real at all, and all sorts of lovely illusions are dreams that may come true.

Why should adult audiences fill the theatre here and in New York—for it is equally successful in both cities—day after day, but that Mr. Barrie plays upon an almost universal chord of sympathy with this attempt to recall—not the actual visions of childhood, but the whole mental life of the child, when reality and dreams merge into one another. Oscar Parker, “The London Stage”, The English Illustrated Magazine, 1906

Louise Boynton, The Century Magazine, December 1906 27

CAST Melissa Beaird (Nana, Crocodile) is a senior Acting major at Syracuse University from Houston, TX. Previous Department of Drama credits include Avenue Q (Lucy the Slut), The Good Woman of Setzuan (Old Woman/Nephew), The Bully Games (The Trickster), Twelfth Night with Black Box Players (Feste), and scenes from Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe in London (Mercutio).

Kelsey Brodeur (Scorpion Sundrop in Tiger Lily’s Troupe) is a senior Musical Theatre major at Syracuse University from Atlanta, GA. She is excited to be making her Syracuse Stage debut in Peter Pan. Other professional credits include Footloose (Ariel) at The Strand Theatre in her home state. Department of Drama credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Hattie), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Edwin Drood), Vanities (Mary), and Dark of the Moon (Mrs. Summy). During her time studying at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, England, she played the Nurse in her class performance of Romeo and Juliet on the Globe Stage. Kelsey would like to thank her parents and friends for their constant love and support!

Meredith Bechtel (Lavender Fox in Tiger Lily’s Troupe) is a senior Acting major from Houston, TX. While at Syracuse University, Meredith has been seen in Wolfskinder (Kamala), Win/Lose/Draw (Actor, Producer, Sound Designer), All Through the Night (Angelika), Memory of Water (Mary), and Dark of the Moon (Mrs. Allen). Regional credits include Hairspray and Little Shop of Horrors at Theatre Under the Stars, as well as Twelfth Night (Maria) and Measure for Measure (Elbow) at Shakespeare in the Valley.

Tristen Buettel (Leo Thorn in Tiger Lily’s Troupe, u/s Liza) is thrilled to be back at Syracuse Stage for this amazing production of Peter Pan after playing Amber in Hairspray last season! From Queens, New York, she is currently a Musical Theatre major in the Department of Drama and this past summer had the pleasure of performing regionally in Forestburgh Playhouse’s season, including Inga in Young Frankenstein. Other favorite roles include Maureen (Rent), Sally Bowles (Cabaret), Cosette (Les Miserables), and Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors). Tristen is also proud to have sung the National Anthem for the New York Mets at Citifield and for the New York Redbulls at Redbulls Arena.

Delphi Borich (Wendy Darling) is a senior Musical Theatre major in the Syracuse University Department of Drama, making her Syracuse Stage debut! Department of Drama credits include Wendla Bergmann in Spring Awakening, Christmas Eve in Avenue Q, and Juliet in scenes from Romeo and Juliet through the Shakespeare’s Globe Education Program. For MJ&R.

CAST Maria Bufalini (Wolf Sage in Tiger Lily's Troupe, u/s Tiger Lily) is a junior Musical Theatre major from Watertown, NY. She was recently the female swing in the Department of Drama’s production of Avenue Q and her previous roles include Kim in Miss Saigon, Sandy in Grease, Brenda in Hairspray, and Jemima in Cats. She is ecstatic to be in Peter Pan and would like to thank her family for their support and encouragement.

production of Fahrenheit 451. Matthew will return to Syracuse Stage in February as Jem Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. He extends a special thank you to family and friends for making all this possible. Donald Corren (Mr. Darling, Captain Hook) co-starred opposite Judy Kaye in the original Broadway production of Souvenir, and currently appears as Dr. Kurian on the hit series Z Nation (Syfy). His many off-Broadway appearances include Old Jews Telling Jokes, The Soap Myth, Dietrich & Chevalier, The Last Sunday in June, Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night, and the original NY production of Tomfoolery. He has appeared in regional theatres across the country, and for seven seasons appeared as Forensic Technician Medill on NBC’s Law & Order. Most recently, his children’s book Away in a Hollow was released on CD narrated by the late, great Marian Seldes. Learn more at www.donaldcorren.com.

Matthew Caraccioli (John Darling) is excited to return to Syracuse Stage after his debut two years ago in A Christmas Carol (Valentine/Edward). As a 7th grader at the Oswego Middle School, Matthew also plays the cello and participates in the school chorus group, Con Brio. His acting and singing credits include several community productions: Wonderland (Mad Hatter), Peter Pan (Peter), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie), Grease (Teen Angel), It’s A Wonderful Life (Young George Bailey), and High School Musical (Ryan Evans). School credits include: Snow White (Prince Charming), Alice in Wonderland (White Rabbit), and Cinderella (Prince Charming). Matthew also performed in the recent SHSTA award-winning Oswego High School production of Pippin (Ensemble), and has earned a film credit as Antoine de St. Exuperey, for inclusion in SUNY Oswego’s

Giovanni Da Silva (Pirate Cecco) is a junior Musical Theatre major at Syracuse University from Los Angeles, CA. Recent credits include Principle Dancer and Featured Actor in Candide at The Glimmerglass Festival as well as The Magic Flute, Ensemble/Paul u/s in Kiss Me, Kate, Jon in Lips Together Teeth Apart at The Department of Drama.

CAST Upcoming roles include Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music. He is thrilled to be a part of Hook’s Pirates for Peter Pan and would like to deeply thank Paul Barnes and Tim Bond for the opportunity to be in this show as well as the entire cast for all the hard work they have put into this production.

Kate, Angelo in Measure for Measure, and Hugh Dorsey in Parade. Ezekiel Edmonds is extremely ecstatic and honored to be a part of the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production of Peter Pan! Cole Francum (Pirate Bill Jukes) is a junior Musical Theatre major from Williamsburg, VA, and is ecstatic to be making his Syracuse Stage debut! Past roles include Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Nicky/Trekkie and Princeton u/s in Avenue Q, and Detective Starnes in Parade (Department of Drama); Principal Dancer in both Candide and The Magic Flute (Glimmerglass Festival); and Big Bird (Sesame Street: Forest of Fun).

Ryan Stryker Dunn (John Darling u/s) is an 8th grader at Wellwood Middle School. He loves singing, acting, reading, and soccer. His love of theatre began in 4th grade at the Montessori School of Syracuse where he played Mike TV in Willy Wonka, Jr. Other roles include Orson/Ignorance in A Christmas Carol (Syracuse Stage), Malcolm in 13 the Musical (Redhouse), Charlie Bates in Oliver! (Cazenovia College), Max the Dog in Seussical (Redhouse), Geppetto in My Son Pinocchio, Jr. (Montessori), Greylag in Honk, Jr. (Montessori), and the Prince in Little Mermaid (Syracuse Children’s Theatre). Ryan has also been in Tarzan and A Year with Frog and Toad (Redhouse).

Séamus Gailor (Michael Darling) is thrilled to return to Syracuse Stage! He appeared previously at the Stage in Caroline, Or Change and with the Department of Drama in Merrily We Roll Along. He has also been fortunate to perform in The Addams Family, The Full Monty, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Brigadoon (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Mary Poppins (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse); The Nutcracker (PAI); and A Christmas Carol, Luna Park, and Brigadoon (SUNY Cortland). He has studied with Cortland Performing Arts Institute for ten years, and attends Cortland Jr. High where he plays violin in the orchestra.

Ezekiel Edmonds (Pirate Starkey) is a junior Musical Theatre major in Syracuse University’s Department of Drama. He hails from Charlotte, NC. Recent Department of Drama credits include Fred Graham/Petruchio in Kiss Me,

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CAST Stephen Gordon (Kangaroo, Lost Boy Swing) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Boston, MA. Previous credits include Avenue Q, Kiss Me, Kate, Spring Awakening, and the world premiere of the musical Motel Rasdell.

kees (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), How The Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe), Great Expectations (Odyssey Theater, Hudson Backstage, & Florida Rep). Previous Department of Drama credits include Seussical, Spring Awakening, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Kiss Me, Kate. @troyhussmann

Lisa Graye (Lion,Tiger Lily’s Troupe Swing, u/s Jane) is thrilled to be making her Syracuse Stage debut! This past summer Lisa was a part of a NYMF (New York Musical Theater Festival) reading called Balloon Boy: The Musical! Previous roles at the Department of Drama include Parade (Mary Phagan).

Christine Toy Johnson (Mrs. Darling, Wendy Grown Up) is an award-winning actor, writer, director, and advocate for inclusion. Performing highlights - Broadway: The Music Man, Grease, Chu Chem. Off-Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along, Balancing Act, Pacific Overtures, Crane Story, Philip Goes Forth, NYSF, Falsettoland. National tours: Cats, Flower Drum Song, Bombay Dreams. Nearly 100 film/television appearances including recurring as “Dr. Celia Lee” on Law & Order: SVU, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Americans, Mozart in the Jungle, Smash, 30 Rock, Ugly Betty, The Big C, Royal Pains, and two years on One Life to Live. Her plays and musicals have been performed all across the United States, and many are included in the Library of Congress Asian Pacific American Performing Arts Collection. Christine received the 2013 Rosetta LeNoire Award from Actors’ Equity Association for “outstanding artistic contributions to the universality of the human experience in the American theatre”. For more, please visit: www.christinetoyjohnson.com.

Justise Hayward (Lost Boy Nibs) is a sophomore Musical Theatre major from Miami, FL making his debut with Syracuse Stage. He recently made his Syracuse University Department of Drama debut as a part of the male ensemble and the understudy for the role of Hortensio in Kiss Me, Kate. Troy Hussmann (Peter Pan) is a senior Musical Theatre major who is thrilled to be returning to Syracuse Stage after appearing as Link Larkin in Hairspray. National Tour: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Arena Tour). Regional: Damn Yan-

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CAST Ana Marcu (Tiger Lily) is a senior Musical Theatre major at Syracuse University, originally from Medford, OR. She most recently appeared in the Department of Drama’s production of Kiss Me, Kate as Ensemble/Kate Understudy. Other Department of Drama credits include Lucille in Parade, Ilse in Spring Awakening, and Bridget in Translations. Professional credits include Tammy in Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); The Music Man (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Baby the Musical, Ring of Fire, and Rapunzel in Jack vs. Rapunzel (Infinity Theatre Company); and Maria de Buenos Aires (Syracuse Opera).

Twelfth Night, Jack Merridew in Lord of the Flies with Black Box Players, and Melchior in Spring Awakening with the Department of Drama. Michael Roach (Pirate Noodler, u/s Peter) is a junior Musical Theatre major from Lexington, KY. His previous credits include Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Princeton in Avenue Q, and Britt Craig in Parade. He worked this summer at Totem Pole Playhouse in Grease as Eugene Florczyk and Shenandoah as Henry. He’s excited to be finally working at Syracuse Stage in this production of Peter Pan. He’d like to thank his family and friends for all their support!

Hunter Metnick (u/s Michael Darling) is a 13-year-old 8th grader at Wellwood Middle School in Fayetteville. Excited to be back with Syracuse Stage, Hunter has played Randy Parker in A Christmas Story and Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol. Hunter’s acting career has expanded into commercials, TV, and film. He’s worked with James Patterson, Disney, and Nickelodeon.

Jon Paul Roby (Pirate Mullins) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Boston, MA. Past regional credits include: Aida, Disney’s My Son Pinocchio, Billy Elliot, Big Fish, and Hello, Dolly! (Music Theatre Wichita); Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Mary Poppins (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse); All Shook Up (Texas Family Musicals); and My Fair Lady (Reagle Music Theatre). Past Department of Drama credits: Kiss Me, Kate (Paul/ Dance Captain), Parade (Young Soldier), Seussical (Wickersham Brother), Sunday in the Park with George, and Salomé. Last spring Jon Paul assistant directed and choreographed the independent project, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Brady Richards (Lost Boy Curly) is a senior acting major from Ellicott City, MD making his Syracuse Stage debut. Previous credits include Wolfskinder, Herons, Sebastian in

CAST Kim Roth (Liza) is overjoyed to join the cast of Peter Pan for her Syracuse Stage debut. Favorite roles include Fay Apple in Anyone Can Whistle, Alcyone/Pomona in Metamorphoses, and Student in Syracuse University. Thanks go out to her Mom, Dad, friends, family, and teachers for their support.

less (Drood), Old Soldier/Judge Roan (Parade), Ensemble (Sunday... with George), Ensemble (A Christmas Carol), and Male Swing (Seussical). Regional: On the Town (PreBroadway, Ensemble) and Much Ado About Nothing (Balthazar) at Barrington Stage Co. Adam Segrave (Lost Boy Tootles) is a senior Musical Theatre major from New Orleans, LA, happy to make his Syracuse Stage debut! Previous Department of Drama credits include First Man in Kiss Me, Kate, Piggy in Lord of the Flies, and The Chairman in The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Connor Saccal (Lost Boy Twin #1) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He most recently appeared as Hortensio in the Department of Drama’s production of Kiss Me, Kate. Regional credits include Chino in West Side Story (Hackmatack Playhouse) and Academy (Maltz Jupiter Theatre). Other Syracuse credits include Parade (Ivey/u/s Leo), Spring Awakening (swing), Drood (Bazzard), and Bat Boy: The Musical (Sheriff).

Christy Soeder (Stallion Rose in Tiger Lily’s Troupe, u/s Nana/Crocodile) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Cary, NC thrilled to be making her Syracuse Stage debut! Recent Syracuse credits include Kiss Me Kate, a new musical theatre workshop of Anne of Green Gables (Anne), Stepping Out, Spring Awakening, and Dark of the Moon. Previous credits: Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet).

Brian Sandstrom (Lost Boy Slightly Soiled) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Seattle, WA. You might have seen him last year in Hairspray at Syracuse Stage, or in Kiss Me, Kate (Bill/Lucentio) and Parade (Frankie Epps) with the Department Drama.

Kraig Swartz (Pirate Smee) is very happy to be making his Syracuse Stage debut. OffBroadway, he has appeared in A Picture of Autumn, The Voysey Inheritence,

Kyle Patrick Scanlon (Ostrich, Pirate Swing) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Ann Arbor, MI. Syracuse credits: Neville Land-

CAST Donogoo, and The Madras House, all at The Mint Theatre; Tartuffe (Pearl Theatre); Jungle Book (BAM); and the Drama Desk Award nominated So Help Me God, starring Kristin Johnston, at the Lucille Lortel. Philadelphia: Mason Marzak in Take Me Out (Barrymore Award), Fully Committed (Barrymore Award), and Vanya in Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, all at PTC, and Betty/Edward in Cloud 9 (Barrymore nomination) at The Wilma. Chicago: Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Other regional credits include: Guthrie Theatre (A Christmas Carol, Macbeth), Milwaukee Rep. (Angels in America), Asolo Theatre (Syncopation, Fully Committed, Visiting Mr. Green), Rep./St. Louis (Major Barbara), Pioneer Theatre (Beauty & the Beast), Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Peter Pan), Coconut Grove Playhouse (Fully Committed), Meadow Brook Theater (Broadway Bound with Jayne Houdyshell, [Detroit Free Press Award]), Kennedy Center (Shear Madness), Caldwell Theatre (Love! Valour! Compassion! and Bent [Carbonell Award Nominations]), and Gulfshore Playhouse (I Am My Own Wife). He has spent the past nineteen idyllic summers in NH at the Peterborough Players, appearing in dozens of plays, including Six Degrees of Separation starring Marybeth Hurt, Our Town starring James Whitmore, and Measure

for Measure starring Gordon Clapp. Television: SNL. Film: World and Time Enough. Charity Van Tassel (Jane, Raven Thistle in Tiger Lily’s Troupe, u/s Wendy) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Houston, TX. She is very excited about making her Syracuse Stage debut. Her Department of Drama credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Lois/Bianca), Wolfskinder, Salome, Sunday in the Park With George (Louise), Two Player Game (New Playwrights Festival), and Dark of the Moon (Barbra Allen). Some of her favorite credits include The Sound of Music (Broadway National Tour), The Winter’s Tale (Houston Shakespeare Festival), The Who’s Tommy (Theater Under the Stars), Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), and Beauty and the Beast (Babette). Richard Westfahl (Lost Boy Twin #2) is a junior Musical Theatre major from Stamford, CT. Previous Department of Drama credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Second Man), Avenue Q (Swing), and Lord of the Flies (Eric). He also just worked this summer at the Woodstock Playhouse in their productions of Spring Awakening, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Oklahoma!, and Sweeney Todd.

A R T I S T I C S TA F F Linda Buchanan (Scenic Designer), USAA, has designed hundreds of productions at theatres throughout the country and abroad. Recent work includes Two Trains Running at the Goodman Theatre, Moby Dick and A Christmas Carol for Syracuse Stage, King Lear and Richard III for Idaho Shakespeare Festival/ Great Lakes Theatre, Communicating Doors at the Alley Theatre, and Tommy and Miss Saigon for the Paramount Theatre. Buchanan has received the Merritt Award for Design and Collaboration, Jefferson Awards for House (Goodman), Black Snow (Goodman), and I Hate Hamlet (Royal George), and a Helen Hayes Award for Dancing At Lughnasa (Arena Stage). Notable past projects include the premiere production of Marvin’s Room, ten regional productions, and commercial productions in New York and London. As design director of R.D. Design Associates, her work included the State of Illinois Center dedication ceremony and over 100 environments for corporate theatre and special events. Buchanan is associate dean and head of Scene Design at The Theatre School at DePaul. Website: http:// www.buchananscenedesign.com/

Shakespeare Festival, The Utah Shakespeare Festival, Skylight Music Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Yale Repertory Theatre, New York City Opera, and Off-Broadway. Susan is based in Austin, Texas where she is on the faculty at St. Edward’s University and designs for Zach Theatre and Ballet Austin. Susan holds a B.F.A. from CarnegieMellon, and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz (Lighting Designer) is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and a professional lighting designer. He has designed for various regional theatres, such as Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Repertory Theatre of St Louis, South Coast Repertory, Arizona Theatre Company, Great River Shakespeare Festival, East West Players, and Utah Shakespearean Festival. This is his third production at Syracuse Stage; he designed for The Miracle Worker and Irving Berlin's White Christmas. His recent designs include A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Repertory Theatre of St Louis, Venus in Fur at San Diego Repertory, Chinglish at East West Players, SEED: A Weird Act of Faith for Cornerstone Theater Company, where he is an associate artist, and The Glass Menagerie and Much Ado About Nothing at Great River Shakespeare Festival. He also was a designer for Universal Studios Japan. He is a member of the United Scenic Artist/IATSE—Local 829. His complete design portfolio can be found at www.lradesigns.com

Susan Branch Towne (Costume Designer) is delighted to join Syracuse Stage again after debuting with Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Her design credits include work at Geva Theatre Center, The Denver Center Theatre Company, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Pioneer Theatre Company, The Alabama

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A R T I S T I C S TA F F Jonathan R. Herter (Sound Designer) is serving as resident sound designer for his eighteenth season at Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama. Mr. Herter has designed for Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Studio Arena, Geva, Round House, Virginia Stage, and the Hangar Theatre, among others. Some of his favorite productions are: Next to Normal, Hairspray, The Overwhelming, Caroline, or Change, The Miracle Worker, The Day Room, Radio Golf, Parade, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Red Noses, The Real Thing, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, M. Butterfly, A Raisin in the Sun, A Lesson Before Dying, Frozen, Copenhagen, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Driving Miss Daisy, Inherit the Wind, and Big River.

she spent a year performing as Lady Macbeth, Emilia in Othello, Gonzolo in The Tempest, and Phoebe in As You Like It. Celia also played Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare & Company, for which she was named most outstanding actress of the Berkshires that season. Her international training in Shakespeare performance includes voice work alongside Andrew Wade, Giles Block, Patsy Rodenburg, and other distinguished directors and voice teachers of the Royal Shakespeare Company, British American Drama Academy, National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Celia performed at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival in To Chekhov With Love, an original play devised from the love letters of Olga Knipper to Anton Chekhov that she directed with SU Drama students and faculty in repertory with Brian Friel’s Chekhovian one-act, Afterplay. She looks forward to performing this season in Syracuse Stage’s production of To Kill A Mockingbird.

Celia Madeoy (Dialect Coach) is on Performance and Voice Faculty in the BFA Acting/Musical Theatre program at Syracuse University Department of Drama. Recent Syracuse Stage and SU Drama credits include the Adult Woman in Spring Awakening, Mrs. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, Frances Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Aunt Ev in The Miracle Worker, as well as directing Measure for Measure last season. Celia has performed with many Shakespeare theater companies across the country including The Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C., Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Virginia Shakespeare Festival, and the Blackfriars Playhouse at American Shakespeare Center, where

Olivia Hayhurst (Assistant Director) is a senior Acting major from Boston, MA. Previously she appeared in the Department of Drama's production of Measure for Measure. Stuart Plymesser (Production Stage Manager) is back for his nineteenth season at Syracuse Stage where he has stage managed more than 60 plays, musicals, and special events, working with such talents as Olympia Dukakis, Frank Langella, Elizabeth Franz, and Phylicia Rashad. Stuart has worked at

A R T I S T I C S TA F F numerous regional theatres around the country and in Cape Town, South Africa, and has toured nationally. Locally, he has also stage managed events for Syracuse Fashion Week. In addition, Stuart is adjunct faculty for Syracuse University’s Department of Drama and has been a guest speaker/lecturer at Ithaca College, Wells College, SUNY Oswego, and the Zabalaza Festival in Cape Town. Stuart is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers, as well as the United States Aikido Federation.

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 OffBroadway 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.

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.

C R E AT I V E T E A M Sir J.M. Barrie (Playwright) (18601937) was born in lowland Scotland, the son of a weaver. He adored his mother, Margaret Ogilvy: it was in Scottish fashion those days for wives to keep their maiden names. She saw that he was educated, despite the family’s low income. He began his writing career as a journalist, and was so successful that his short stories were soon published in collection. Turning to novels, they too were popular, his 1891 work The

Little Minister perhaps the most famous. His first play, Walker, London was produced in 1892; thereafter he focused most of his energies on the theatre. Quality Street and The Admirable Crichton (both 1902) exemplify what the Cambridge Companion to the Theatre calls his “profitable way of combining his own predilection for escapist romance with the contemporary dramatic interest in social problems.” As for Peter Pan, according to the Companion his greatest

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C R E AT I V E T E A M success and most romantic work, the fact that it is considered a story for children should not condemn Barrie to a reputation “as merely whimsical or . . . as a permanent adolescent,” as he was also the author of these made-for-adults-plays: What Every Woman Knows (1908), The Twelve Pound Look (1910), Dear Brutus (1917), The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (1917), and Shall We Join the Ladies? (1921), which are still revived. These were the playwright’s children, these and the children he met during walks through the park. Barrie was knighted in 1913.

Me By”, “When In Rome”, and “Ouzo”. Leigh also contributed to the film scores of The Cardinal and Father Goose. Late in her career she also contributed to the scores for TV specials such as Heidi as well as the bicentennial show for Something to Do. Carolyn Leigh died in New York on November 19, 1983. Morris "Moose" Charlap (Music) December 19, 1928 - July 8, 1974: was a Jewish-American Broadway composer. Born Morris Isaac Charlip in Philadelphia, he was best known for Peter Pan (1954), for which Carolyn Leigh wrote the lyrics. The idea to do the show came from Jerome Robbins, who planned to have a few songs by Charlap and Leigh. However, the show evolved into a full blown musical, with additional songs by Jule Styne and Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It starred Mary Martin as Peter Pan and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook. Moose Charlap is also listed as the composer for the movie musical Hans Brinker (lyrics by Alvin Cooperman), which starred Eleanor Parker (her singing voice was that of Charlap's wife, Sandy Stewart), Richard Basehart, John Gregson, Robin Askwith, Roberta Torey, Sheila Whitmill, and Cyril Ritchard. It was based on the novel by Mary Mapes Dodge. Charlap was married to singer Sandy Stewart, whose biggest hit was "My Coloring Book" in 1962. They had one son–Bill Charlap, a well-known jazz pianist. Charlap had a daughter Anne Charlap and son Tom Charlap, a bass player, from a previous marriage.

Carolyn Leigh (Lyrics) was born in New York City on August 21, 1926. After attending Queens College in New York she worked as a copywriter for radio stations and advertising agencies. Collaborating with composers such as Cy Coleman and Moose Charlap, Leigh also wrote the Broadway stage scores for Peter Pan, Wildcat, and Little Me. Her catalog boasts some of the most popular standards to emerge from Broadway stage scores including “The Best is Yet To Come”, “Young at Heart”, “How Little We Know”, “Westport”, “Spring in Maine”, “The Rules of the Road”, “Firefly”, “Witchcraft”, “I’m Flying”, “I Gotta Crow”, “I Walk a Little Faster”, “You Fascinate Me So”, “Hey, Look Me Over”, “Tall Hopes”, “El Sombrero”, “One Day We Dance”, “It Amazes Me”, “The Other Side of the Tracks”, “Real Live Girl”, “I’ve Got Your Number”, “Here’s to Us”, “a Doodlin’ Song”, “Stay With Me”, “On Second Thought”, “Pass

C R E AT I V E T E A M ternational film critics conducted by the prestigious magazine Sight and Sound, it was ranked third among the ten best films of all time. As performers, Comden and Green appeared in On the Town and later did an evening at the Golden Theatre, A Party With Betty Comden and Adolph Green, comprised of material from their own shows and movies, and from their act, The Revuers. In 1977 they did a new version of A Party to unanimous acclaim at the Morosco Theatre, and toured with it. A Party received an Obie Award when it was first performed. They are both members of the Council of the Dramatists Guild, have been elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and have received the Mayor of New York’s Certificate of Excellence. Ms. Comden received the Woman of the Year Award from the Alumni Association of New York University. She appeared in the films Garbo Talks and Slaves of New York, and on the stage in the Playwrights’ Horizons production of Wendy Wasserstein’s Isn’t It Romantic?. Mr. Green appeared in the films Simon, My Favorite Year, Garbo Talks, Lily In Love, and I Want To Go Home. Some of their best-known songs include "Just In Time", "The Party’s Over", "Make Someone Happy", "New York, New York", "Neverland", "It’s Love", "Lonely Town", and "Some Other Time." Stars they have written for in their musicals and films include Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall, Rosalind Russell, Judy Holliday, Mary Martin, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, and Nancy Walker.

Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Additional Lyrics). The team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, 1991 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, and the longest running creative partnership in theatre history, began writing and performing their own satirical comic material in a group called The Revuers, which included the late Judy Holliday. They went on to collaborate with Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins on what was the first show for all of them, On The Town. Also with Mr. Bernstein they collaborated on the score for Wonderful Town. With Jule Styne they wrote the book and/or lyrics for Bells Are Ringing, Do Re Mi, Subways Are For Sleeping, Peter Pan, and others. They also wrote the book for Applause, the book and lyrics for On the Twenith Century, and the lyrics for The Will Rogers Follies, with Cy Coleman, and A Doll’s Life. Five of these, Applause, Hallelujah Baby, Wonderful Town, On the Twentieth Century, and The Will Rogers Follies, won them six Tony Awards, and A Doll's Life, a Tony nomination. Their many film musicals include Singin’ in the Rain, The Band Wagon, On the Town, Bells are Ringing, It’s Always Fair Weather, Good News, and The Barkleys of Broadway. Their non-musicals include Auntie Mame and What a Way To Go. Two of these musicals, The Band Wagon and It’s Always Fair Weather, received Academy Award nominations and, along with On The Town, won the Screen Writers’ Guild award. Singin’ in the Rain was recently voted one of the ten best American films ever made and, by a vote of in-

C R E AT I V E T E A M Jule Styne (Additional Music) made Broadway sing for 50 years as composer of High Button Shoes, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Two on the Aisle, Hazel Flagg, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Bells Are Ringing, Say Darling, Do Re Mi, Subways Are for Sleeping, Funny Girl, Fade Out-Fade In, Arturo Ui (the dramatic score), Hallelujah, Baby!, Red Shoes, Darling of the Day, Lorelei, and Sugar. His many film scores include Anchors Aweigh and My Sister Eileen as well as the title song of Three Coins in the Fountain. His songbook includes the standards "All I Need Is the Girl", "I Don't Want to Walk Without You", "Just in Time", "People", "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "I Fall in Love Too Easily", "Small World", and "Time After Time." He is a member of the Songwriter's and Theatre Halls of Fame; a 1990 Kennedy Center Honoree; and the winner of two Grammys, an Oscar for "Three Coins in the Fountain," an Emmy, the Donaldson Award, and the Drama Critics Award as a producer. The following lyric writers have collaborated with Mr. Styne: Frank Loesser, Sammy Cahn, Leo Robbin, Bob Hilliard, E. Y. Harburg, Stephen Sondheim, Susan Birkenhead, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Bob Merrill. Mr. Styne served on the Dramatists Guild Council and has been a member of ASCAP for more than 50 years.

in theatre, movies, and television. Although he began as a modern dancer, his start on Broadway was as a chorus dancer before joining the corps de ballet of American Ballet Theatre in 1939, where he went on to dance principal roles in the works of Fokine, Tudor, Massine, Balanchine, Lichine, and de Mille. His first ballet, Fancy Free (1944) for ABT, still in many repertoires, celebrated its fiftieth birthday on April 18, 1994. While embarking on his career in the theatre, Mr. Robbins simultaneously created ballets for New York City Ballet, which he joined in 1949, and became an associate artistic director with George Balanchine. Mr. Robbins has directed for television and film as well, with his co-direction and choreography of West Side Story winning him two Academy Awards. After his Broadway triumph with Fiddler On the Roof in 1964, Mr. Robbins continued creating ballets for New York City Ballet. He shared the position of ballet-master-in-chief with Peter Martins until 1989. He has created more than 60 ballets, including Afternoon of a Faun (1953), The Concert (1956), Les Noces (1965), Dances At a Gathering (1969), In the Night (1970), In G Major (1975), Other Dances (1976), Glass Pieces (1983), and Ives Songs (1989), which are in the repertories of the New York City Ballet, the Ballet de l'Opera de Paris, and major dance companies throughout the world. His most recent ballets include A Suite of Dances with Mikhail Baryshnikov (1994), 2 & 3 Part Inventions (1994), West Side Story Suite (1995), and Brandenburg

Jerome Robbins (Original Director, Choreographer and Adaptation) is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer

C R E AT I V E T E A M (1996), all of which premiered at New York City Ballet. In addition to his two Academy Awards, Mr. Robbins' awards and citations include four Tony Awards, five Donaldson Awards, two Emmy Awards, the Screen Directors' Guild Award, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Mr. Robbins is a 1981 Kennedy Center Honors Recipient, was awarded the Commandeur de L'Order des Arts et des Lettres, is an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and was awarded a National

Medal of Arts as well as the Governor's Arts Awards by the New York State Council on the Arts. Some of his Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam, and Fiddler on the Roof. In 1989, Jerome Robbins's Broadway won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director. He was awarded the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur. Jerome Robbins passed away in 1998.

DIRECTOR Paul Barnes returns to Syracuse Stage/ Syracuse University Department of Drama to direct this season’s production of Peter Pan. Previous Stage/Drama credits include William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Mr. Barnes is the former artistic director and founding producing director of the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minnesota, where recent credits include productions of The Glass Menagerie, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, and Henry IV, Part One. Other recent assignments include Of Mice and Men (the Clarence Brown Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Othello (Oklahoma University), Ah, Wilderness! (Utah State University), and The Tempest (Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts). Additional credits include assignments at the Alley Theatre, the Denver Center

Theatre Company, Geva Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Nevada Conservatory Theatre, and the Alabama, California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Orlando (Florida) Shakespeare festivals. Mr. Barnes was conservatory director/associate artistic director at PCPA Theaterfest in Santa Maria and Solvang, California (1987-1997) and education director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (1980-87) in Ashland, Oregon where he makes his home and where he was also one of five founders of the Oregon Cabaret Theatre, now in its 30th anniversary season. Upcoming assignments: Macbeth (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company), and the new musical, Georama (Great River Shakespeare Festival).

MUSIC DIRECTOR Brian Cimmet. Past Syracuse Stage credits include Hairspray, Rent, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With the Syracuse University Department of Drama, Brian directed Avenue Q, Merrily We Roll Along, and Like You Like It, and was music director for Cabaret, Cradle Will Rock, Violet, Seussical, Spring Awakening, Parade, and Kiss Me, Kate. Beyond the confines of Syracuse, Brian’s credits include the Broadway companies of The Drowsy Chaperone, Mary Poppins, and Grease, the original OffBroadway productions of I Love You Because (also the cast album) and The Tin Pan Alley Rag, and over a hundred regional and stock productions at Maine State Music Theater, North

Shore Music Theater, Arena Stage, Kansas City Starlight, and many other wonderful theatres around the country. He has composed scores to Absolutely Anything, The Spirit of Reindeer, A Christmas Carol, Burn This, Stop Kiss, Let’s Play Two, and This Really Really Fun New Game, and his songs have been nominated for three MAC Awards (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs). In an entirely unrelated walk of life, Brian is a two-time award winner at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, co-creator and co-host of Lollapuzzoola (his own summertime crossword tournament, http://www.bemoresmarter.com), and contributor to several puzzle books, some of which are available at Barnes & Noble.

CHOREOGRAPHER/FIGHT DIRECTOR Anthony Salatino. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Tony has choreographed for many opera and dance companies throughout the United States. He choreographed the New York City Opera premiere of Margaret Garner, music by Richard Danielpour, libretto by Toni Morrison (based on her novel Beloved) and directed by Tazewell Thompson. For Syracuse Stage he choreographed A Christmas Carol; directed and choreographed Rent, Little Women, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Peter Pan, and choreographed The

Wizard of Oz, Big River and My Fair Lady. He also served as movement consultant for The Boys Next Door and The Turn of the Screw, created movement for M. Butterfly, associate choreographer for Caroline, or Change, designed the fights for Bug and A Streetcar Named Desire, and set the dances and fight scenes for Romeo and Juliet. At Connecticut’s Westport Country Playhouse he choreographed the world premiere of Jam and Spice, a revue of the music of Kurt Weill. An associate professor at Syracuse University’s Department of Drama, Tony directed Sweeney Todd; and he conceived, directed, and choreographed three original

CHOREOGRAPHER/FIGHT DIRECTOR productions: Bravo Piaf!, The Table (Der Tisch), and The Clowns. He co-directed and choreographed The Wind in the Willows for the Department of Drama and New York’s New Victory Theatre. Most recently he served as choreographer for Carmen at the Virginia Opera, director and choreographer for Maria de Buenos Aires and Tango for Naples Opera, and choreographer for Cato in Utica in Cooperstown, NY. Anthony also

has directed and choreographed for the Fort Worth, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and Syracuse Opera Companies. Tony was the artistic director of the Fort Worth (TX) Ballet Company, and associate artistic director of the Hartford (CT) Ballet. He has performed with dance companies throughout the United States and Europe, and he has performed with the (New York) City Center Company at the White House.

PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Timothy Bond is in his ninth season as producing artistic director of Syracuse Stage where he has directed Other Desert Cities, 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.

INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR Diana Coles is in her 31st season with Syracuse Stage and had planned to retire from her position as administrative director this past July. However, she was asked to fill in as interim managing director until the search is completed for that position. She is doing so gladly and enjoying “topping off ” her career serving the theatre she loves and cares about. Prior to coming to Syracuse Stage, she had been business manager at Missouri Repertory Theatre (now Kansas City Rep) following many years as concert and tour manager of the Office of Cultural Events for the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In that capacity she managed the annual seven state tour of MRT and also sponsored residencies of major dance and theatre companies such as Stars of the American Ballet, Pilobolus, Alvin Ailey Dancers, The

Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Newport Jazz Festival, Guthrie Theatre, and The Acting Company. She served as assistant to the project director during construction for the UMKC Performing Arts Center which housed the Conservatory of Music and the Spencer Theatre. In addition to having worked on the management side of over 280 LORT theatre productions in 50 years, she was a panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts, Missouri Arts Council, Nebraska Arts Council Year Long Program Panel and the MidAmerica Assembly on the Future of the Performing Arts. She has been a consultant for Merry Go Round Playhouse, Kansas City Ballet, MidAmerica Arts Alliance, Avila College, Missouri Dance Theatre, Association of Community Arts Councils of Kansas and the Unicorn Theatre.

C H A I R , D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Ralph Zito is in his sixth year as chair of the Department of Drama, having come to Syracuse University from the Juilliard School Drama Division, where he had been a teacher and director from 1992 to 2010 and chair of the Voice and Speech Department since 1999. He was a director and adjunct lecturer in the Barnard College Theater Department from 2006 until 2010 and has been a guest artist at training programs across the country, includ-

ing the Old Globe in San Diego, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Academy for Classical Acting in Washington, DC. He has served as a voice, text or dialect consultant for numerous professional productions both on and off-Broadway, including: The Light in the Piazza; Awake and Sing!; The Herbal Bed; Mrs. Klein; The Fiery Furnace; The Time of the Cuckoo (Lincoln Center Theatre); Tongue of a Bird; The Merchant of Venice (New York Shakespeare Festival); The Pitchfork Disney (Blue Light Theatre Company); Birdy (The

C H A I R , D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Women’s Project); The Model Apartment (Primary Stages); the New York Premiere of Tony Kushner’s SLAVS! (New York Theatre Workshop); and The African Company Presents Richard III (The Acting Company). His regional theatre credits include numerous productions at The Shakespeare Theatre and Arena Stage in Washington, DC; Baltimore CENTERSTAGE; Hartford Stage; and the McCarter

Theatre, among others. A former touring member of The Acting Company, he served as artistic associate of The Chautauqua Theatre Company for seven years and was a member of the Board of Directors of The American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) for six years. He is a graduate of Harvard University, The Juilliard School, and the American Center for the Alexander Technique.

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Chong. 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 42 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

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, InterFaith Works of Central New York, 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.

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N E X T AT S Y R A C U S E S TA G E

THE SANTALAND DIARIES

STUPID F***ING BIRD

The Santaland Diaries

Stupid F***ing Bird

By David Sedaris Adapted by Joe Mantello Directed by Wendy Knox Performed in the Storch Theatre December 9 - January 3

By Aaron Posner Directed by Howard Shalwitz Sort of adapted from Chekhov’s The Seagull Co-produced with Woolly Mammoth Theatre and Portland Center Stage January 20 - February 7

Back by popular demand–David Sedaris’ perfect antidote to holiday madness. For those who like a little jeer with their Christmas cheer, The Santaland Diaries offers Crumpet, a 33-year-old starving actor turned Macy’s elf. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but who would know it from the bad Santas, naughty elves, cranky kids, and pushy parents who test Crumpet’s last elfin nerve. With sardonic wit, Sedaris takes us all playfully to task for plunging into the season while completely missing the point. Wade McCollum returns to Syracuse Stage to reprise his role as Crumpet the Macy’s elf. For mature elves only.

A ripe mash-up of mock and awe marks this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of Chekhov’s The Seagull. Award-winning playwright Aaron Posner wages a timeless battle between young and old, past and present, in search of the true meaning of it all. An aspiring young director rampages against the art created by his mother’s generation. A nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist. And everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be. A huge hit for D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre where it has been revived twice, performed to sold-out houses, and been honored with the 2014 Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play and Outstanding New Play. 62

N E X T AT T H E D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A

Punk Rock

The Spitfire Grill: A Musical

By Simon Stephens Directed by Robert Moss February 19 - 28 Opening Night: February 20

Music and Book by James Valcq Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley Based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff Directed by Ralph Zito Musical Direction by Brian Cimmet Choreography by Andrea Leigh-Smith April 1 - 10 Opening Night: April 2

Propelled by an anxious momentum, Punk Rock is an honest and unnerving chronicle of contemporary adolescence at the breaking point. In a private school outside of Manchester, England, a group of highly articulate seventeen year-olds flirt and posture their way through the day while preparing for their A-Level mock exams. With hormones raging and minimal adult supervision, nothing can forestall the underlying tension that becomes increasingly pronounced as the play moves from comic beginnings to a serious and troubling conclusion. Playwright Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) ear for teen conversations, shifting alliances, and fundamental fears is spot-on. Gripping, insightful, and excitingly theatrical. For mature audiences.

A soul-satisfying, country-flavored work of theatrical imagination, The Spitfire Grill glows with an abundance of warmth, spirit, and goodwill. A feisty parolee named Percy follows her dreams to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill. Aged and troubled, Hannah would like to sell the Grill, but there are no takers in the forgotten town of Gilead. A simple idea proposed by Percy brings new life to the Grill and renewed hope to the people of the town, including one long gone but not so far away. A graceful and compelling story buoyed by soaring and instantly infectious melodies.

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

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

PRESIDENT

Ann Clarke* Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts Syracuse University

Robert Pomfrey* President & CEO POMCO Group Louis G. Marcoccia* Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer Syracuse University CHAIR-ELECT

Fran Nichols* Vice Chair Eric Mower + Associates VICE CHAIR

Richard Shirtz* Regional President NBT Bank VICE CHAIR

Melvin T. Stith* Dean Emeritus, Whitman School of Management Syracuse University TREASURER

Bea Gonzalez* Dean, University College Syracuse University SECRETARY

Samantha Millier* Associate Attorney Mackenzie Hughes LLP Janet Audunson Senior Counsel National Grid Dan Berman Partner HancockEstabrook, LLP

Diana Coles** Interim Managing Director Syracuse Stage

Kevin O’Connor Sr. Resident Director & Sr. VP Investments Merrill Lynch

Richard Driscoll* Sr. Commercial Banking Relationship Manager Commercial Banking Division NBT Bank

Sharon Owens CEO Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility Southwest Community Center

Sandra Fenske VP & General Counsel Lockheed Martin Corporation Helene Gold Private Voice & Piano Instructor Nancy Green* Investment Advisor Edward S. Green & Associates Larry Harris EVP and CFO Saab Defense and Security, USA Jeffrey Hoone Executive Director, Coalition of Museum & Arts Centers Syracuse University

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

Gregg Lambert Dean’s Professor of the Humanities Syracuse University

Steve Chase Senior Vice President Harbridge Consulting Group

Suzanne McAuliffe Retired Educator Rod McDonald Bond, Schoeneck & King

John Huhtala Relationship Manager Middle Market Commercial Banking Chase

Nancy Byrne Community Volunteer

Kevin R. McAuliffe Partner Barclay Damon

Pat Colabufo Human Resource Manager Wegmans Food Markets

Timothy J. Bond** Producing Artistic Director Syracuse Stage

Sandra Brown President Grandma Brown’s Beans, Inc.

Rocco Mangano Partner Mangano, Lucchesi and Collins

Larry Leatherman President MOST Daniel D. Lent VP, Sr. Relationship Manager Key Bank Sara Lowengard Syracuse Stage Guild President Attorney Macht, Brenizer & Gingold, P.C.

Virginia Parker* Retired Educator Annette Peters Marketing Director Syracuse Media Group James Reed Regional President Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Michelle Schultz Senior Director, HR Business Partner Human Resources AXA L. John Steigerwald IV Marketing and Sales Representative Cathedral Candle Company Sharon Sullivan* Community Volunteer Wanda Thompson Sr. VP of Operations Upstate Medical University Phil Turner Pastor Bethany Baptist Church 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 L D B O A R D PRESIDENT

RECORDING SECRETARY

Sara Lowengard

Mary O'Hara

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Julia Joyce Martin

Gretchen Goldstein

VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP

Deborah Trent VICE PRESIDENT, FUNDRAISING

Jacki Goldberg VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLICITY

Melissa Vassenilli TREASURER

Ellen Lautz

Ray Abdella Elaine Cardone Roxanna Carpenter Sandi DiBianco Grace Flusche Kelly Gardner Donna Green Jessica Humphreville

Barbara Ianuzi Mary O’Hara Maryam Wasmund Ginny Yerdon Margaret Shirtz Stefan Berg Linda Lowengard Rosalind Schwartz Sheila Gangemi

SYRACUSE STAGE EDUCATION ADVOCACY BOARD Sara Bambino

David Fisselbrand

Jennifer Sabatino

CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE

AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL

CATO-MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

Matthew Phillips

Todd Benware

JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY

Elizabeth Defurio

Kathleen Pickard BAKER HIGH SCHOOL

NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL

Y O U N G A D U LT C O U N C I L Kristina Bell

Brennan Carman

Olivia Moffa

11TH GRADE, JAMESVILLE-DEWITT

12TH GRADE, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

10TH GRADE, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

HIGH SCHOOL

ACADEMY

Katherine Benware

Rose Collins

Geraldine Wason

12TH GRADE, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

11TH GRADE, JAMESVILLE-DEWITT

ACADEMY

HIGH SCHOOL

Lily Byrne

Marcus Johnson

Owen Volk

11TH GRADE, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

10TH GRADE, CATO-MERIDIAN

10TH GRADE, JAMESVILLE-DEWITT

HIGH SCHOOL

Anna Capria

Michael Mankiewicz

12TH GRADE, BAKER HIGH SCHOOL

12TH GRADE, JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL

1OTH GRADE, G. RAY BODLEY HIGH SCHOOL

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS*

The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust

Richard Mather Fund

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

PETER PAN SPONSORS

Onondaga County & CNY Arts are pleased to support Syracuse Stage’s holiday production of Peter Pan with Economic Development funds provided by the County of Onondaga. Peter Pan is great family fun and an adventurous undertaking, requiring a tremendous theatre company to bring this highflying musical to life. Happily we have Syracuse Stage offering communities throughout the region excellent quality theatre productions and entertainment! Thank you for choosing this ambitious project for the holiday season. We wish you and your family a warm and happy holidays!

The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust

The John Ben Snow Foundation and Memorial Trust appreciates Syracuse Stage’s continued commitment to the Central New York community. We congratulate them on another outstanding season! Key Bank. A community is more than a collection of homes and businesses. It’s also the institutions that improve our lives through art, music, dance, and theatre. KeyBank supports a wide range of arts organizations, because we know that a vibrant cultural scene is vital to bringing the people of our communities closer through their shared appreciation of the diverse talents they provide. That’s why KeyBank is a proud sponsor of Syracuse Stage. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is delighted to welcome you to the Syracuse Stage production of Peter Pan. We’re pleased to sponsor this show, which will whisk you along on a magical journey to Neverland with the boy who will never grow up. Please join us in congratulating Syracuse Stage on this wonderful family musical production and in wishing Syracuse Stage well in its 2015-2016 season.

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 Genesee Grande Syracuse Media Group $14,000 - $24,999 M&T Bank POMCO Group $7,500 - $13,999 Bank of America – Children’s Tour Business Journal News Network Barclay Damon Chase iHeart Media KeyBank N.A. Lockheed Martin MST NBT Bank Syracuse New Times Syracuse Stage Board of Trustees WAER WRVO

 = INCREASED GIFT,

$5,000 - $7,499 Carrier Corporation Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Lockheed Martin Employees Federated Fund Scherzi Photography + Video The SU Humanities Center presents as part of the 2015 Syracuse Symposium™ on Networks Syracuse Stage Guild Tompkins Financial Advisors $2,800 - $4,999 Exelon Generation Phoebe’s Urban CNY Wegmans $1,500 - $2,799 Syracuse Blue Print $1,000 - $1,499 Action Printwear, Inc.  Cooper Crouse - Hinds McIntosh Box & Pallet Co., Inc.

$500 - $999 Anoplate Corp. 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 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 L L $75,000+ The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation $50,000 – $74,999 County of Onondaga, Administered by CNY Arts $25,000 - $49,999 Central New York Community Foundation, Inc. John F. Marsellus Fund The Richard Mather Fund New York State Council on the Arts Shubert Foundation $14,000 - $24,999 The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Allyn Foundation

$7,500 - $13,999 AXA Foundation The Gifford Foundation The Green Family Foundation $5,000 - $7,499 Grandma Brown Foundation Theatre Development Fund, Inc. $2,800 - $4,999 The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation

Frank & Frances Revoir Foundation Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation $1,000 - $1,499 Henry A. Panasci, Jr. Charitable Trust $250 - $999 The Horowitch Family Foundation

$1,500 - $2,799 Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation

ENDOWMENT & PLANNED GIFT DONORS $100,000 - $124,999 In Honor and Memory of Sheldon P. Peterfreund and Josephine A. Peterfreund

$5,000 - $7,499 Mary Louise Dunn Fund

$2,500 - $4,999 Dr. William J. Clark, Jr. 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 Playwrights’ Circle $5,000 - $7,499 Daniel Bingham & Gail Hamner Bill & Nancy* Byrne Helene* & Neil Gold Mary & Larry* Leatherman Judy & Eric Mower* Sandra Lee Fenske* & Joe Silberlicht

Elinor Spring-Mills & Darvin Varon

The Spina Family Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Welch

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 Bob* & Kellie Pomfrey Mrs. Sherwin Radin

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 Ed and Susan Downing Therese & Richard* Driscoll

Dana & Peggy Dudarchik Barbara & Michael Flintrop Joan & Eddie Green* Winifred E. Greenberg Ann & Larry* Harris Betsy Hartnett* Mr. & Mrs. Claude* Incaudo Peter Cannavo & Helen Jacoby Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Howard C. Johnson Randy & Elizabeth Kalish Bea Gonzalez* & Michael Leonard Roberta & Rocco* Mangano Mr. John F.X. Mannion* & Mayor Stephanie A. Miner Nancy Green* & Tony Marschall Margaret* & Don Martin Sally Lou & Fran* Nichols Kevin* & Michelle O’Connor Sheila R. Parker & John F. Parker, M.D. William & Rosemary Pooler Nancy & Steve Rogers Dene A. Sarason Elaine & Michael* Shende Leslie Kohman & Jeffrey Smith Dr. & Mrs. Sam Spalding Patricia & Melvin* Stith Cindy Sutton & Family 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 Linda & Dan Lowengard Susan Beth Burgess & Michael S. Nilan Jan & David Panasci Sandra Hurd & Joel Potash Margaret & Richard* Shirtz George & Rita Soufleris Stars $500 - $999 Daniel* & Sarah Berman Rachel May & Tom Brockelman Drs. Alexander* & Margaret Charters

Frank N. Decker Jim & Patty Dungey John Druke Lew & Elaine Dubroff Clay & Dora Elliott Mary Ann Finn Allan & Nirelle Galson Michael & Jacki Goldberg Donna Graber Marie & Joseph E. Grasso David Jacobs & Douglas Goldschmidt John & Gloria Kennedy Penelope J.M. & Stephen M. Klein Rachel May & Tom Brockelman Barbara Beckos & Arthur McDonald John P. & Elizabeth Y. McKinnell Jane Merrill Anne Morford Tina Press & David Rubin Gracia & Rick Sears Corinne & Lynn Smith James & Vicki Smith H. Paul Steiner Nancy Kramer & Doug Sutherland Wanda* Thompson Lorraine* Branham & Melvin Williams Angels $250 - $499 Mr. Timothy Atseff & Ms. Margaret G. Ogden Joanne & Jim Beckman Donna Marie & Michael F. Bocketti Dr. Sharon Brangman & Charlie Lester Susan & Thomas Brett Mark & Maren Brown Marlene A. Brown Marion L. Burke Pat Colabufo* Goodwin Cooke Mr. W. Carroll Coyne Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Dannible Sandra Marie DiBianco Alan B. Dolmatch Walter & Linda Dudas Jonathan & Rosanne Ecker Philip & Marilyn Frankel Charles R. Gallagher Ernest Giraud Penny & Ernie Giraud Jerry & Beth Groff Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Haswell

In Tribute Contributions 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.

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Adelson In memory of Laura Edell Sarah B. Alden in memory of Jacqueline Coley In Memory of Arlene Alpaugh Rose Erma Angotti in tribute of 43 years in real estate Juanita Balamut in tribute of Marion A. Sevier Mrs. Gwynne Bellos in honor of Dr. Neal S. Bellos Carrie Berse in memory of Betty Lourie Carol Bryant in honor of Virginia Parker Marion L. Burke in honor of Barbara B. Liptak Jim Clark and Sharon Gordon In Honor of Betty Lourie and Lou Kempton The Central New York Community Foundation in memory of Betty Lourie Vicki and David Dansky in memory of Betty Lourie Susan G. Dorn in memory of Phillip K. Dorn Barbara Genton in honor of Donna Perricone Peggy Ginniff in honor of my parents Harold & Mildred Ginniff

Drs. Joe & Paula Himmelsbach Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Holstein Randall LaLonde & Patricia Homer Carrie Mae Weems & Jeffrey* Hoone Elaine & Steven Jacobs Lex & Helen Joseph Norma Kelley Stephen & Janet Kimatian Mary Rose Kott Ellen & Terry Lautz Marlene & Scott MacFarlane Candace & John Marsellus Albert Marshall Samantha Millier Anne Morford John Palmer & Liz Morgenthein Betty Jane & Larry Myers Linda & Donald Napier Maria Maniscalco & James Nellis Dorothea & Douglas Nelson John & Joan Nicholson* Mike & Maggie O’Connor Phyllis & Chuck Olmsted David & Susan Palen Robert & Jane Pickett Marilyn Pinsky Rissa & Michael Ratner Mark Re & Nancy Pasquale James* & Theresa Reed Ellen & Lorne Runge Jane Burkhead & Robert Sarason Lois & Ted Schroeder Ellen Schwartz Marilyn & Mike Sees James W. Shults Rhoda Sikes Carol & Dirk Sonneborn Laurence Sovik Helene & George Starr L. John* Steigerwald IV Cynthia G. Tracy Wilbur & Linda Webb – in support of AudioDescribed Performances Lynda & Terry Wheat John & Mitzi Wolf Mary Jane Woodward Supporting Cast $100 - $249 Dr. & Mrs. Jerrold Abraham Judy & Bud Adams Bev & George Adams Sally Alden Kal Alston

Robert & Jeanne Anderson Nathan Andrews Tony Antonello & Danielle Quintus Holmes & Sarah Bailey Ed & Joan Bangel Theresa & Dennis Bardenett Joseph and Linda Barry Andrew & Margot Baxter Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Berger Roslyn Bilford Gerald & Barbara Black Gary & Fran Bockus Virginia Brennan Jenifer Breyer Jennifer Bryer Philip & Helen Buck Mary & Bill Butler Joan Carlon Tom & Maryann Carranti Timothy McLaughlin & Diane Cass Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Cassady Susan Chappuis Joseph L. & Janice L. Charles Tony & Carolyn Cimino Joan Cincotta Malcolm Clark Carolyn & Sam Clemence Dr. & Mrs. Paul S. Cohen Sylvia & William Cohen Martha Cole Mr. and Mrs. Robert Colley Michele Combs Mr. and Mrs. Robert Congel Joan & Robert D. Conine Orazio & Genevieve Covelli Elizabeth Cowan Jamie and Julie Cyr Peter & Margaret Darby Clive & Sandra Davis Paula A. Dendis Delores R. Dixon Elizabeth & Evan Dreyfuss David & Robin Drucker Karen Dunn Nancy & Tony Ebersole Stanley Emerick Richard Ernst Susan Estabrook Cissie Fairchilds Lori & Christopher Farrell Tom & Jane Ferguson James & Barbara Finlon Karen & William Fisher Katherine Flack Geraldine Forbes & Sidney Greenblatt Len Fonte

Jacki & Michael Goldberg - in tribute of Natalie Goldberg Syracuse MT Student Tom & Christine Hafner in tribute of Peter Hafner 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 Doris King in memory of Austin Hoffman II Richard & Joan Kollgaard in honor of Don Buschmann & Tracey White Lorraine LaDuke in honor of Mrs. Cecile LaDuke Janet W. Lowe in honor of Bob Moss Gerald Mager in tribute of Thomas A. Brisk John Huppertz & Diane Mastin 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 Janice Nelson in honor of Bea & Irving Solomon Brenda Neuss in tribute of Christine Lightcap In honor of Kathryn Mulligan Joy & Al Oliver in honor of Rebecca Oliver & Hillary Gale

Kathleen Forrest Judith Fox Jeff & Tess Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Freer David & Sylvia Fry Melanie & Mark Fullerton Carolyn and Sean Garner David & Bernice Gaynor Margaret Gelfuso Barbara W. Genton Michele & Carl Gildemeyer Frank & Anne Girardi Peggy Ginniff James Godleski Phyllis Goldman Mrs. Lewis H. Goodman Linda Fabian & Dennis Goodrich Judith & Samuel Gorovitz William J. Gray Stephen & Julia Graziano Dr. Roger & Vicki Greenberg James Godleski James M. Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Halsey Carole & Mark Hansen Milena Hansen Bill & Kathy Harmand David & Lib Hayes Nancy & Bud Haylor Lionel Lee Hector Alan & Dorothy Heller Celaine & Victor Hershdorfer Jacqueline Hicks Camille & Mark Hill Marcia Hayden-Horan & Philip Horan Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hovey Guy & Patricia Howard John Huppertz & Diane Mastin Dr. Harold Husovsky & Dr. Susan E. Stred Jim & Sherri Hyla Virginia Jacob Richard Jaeger Janet Jaffe Anne Jamison & Peter Vanable Susan and Theodore Jarosz Mr. & Mrs. Jastrzab Sisters Janet & Joan James Aiello & Pam Johnson Pamela Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Johnson Thomas and Corinne Johnston Michael & Lynette Jozefczyk Marjorie T. & Joseph V. Julian Kankus Family

Dr. and Mrs. Allan Kanter Jan & James Kaplan Robin & Mark Kasowitz Carolyn & Gregory Keefe David & Noel Keith Jean Kimber Barbara & Richard Kimm Doris King Russell & Joan King Sally and Dick Kinsey Theresa and Stephen Kline Richard & Joan Kollgaard Dr. Sylvia Betcher & Martin Korn Kathy & Scott Krell Jill Ladd Hume & Peggy Laidman Jay & Linda Land L. Lardy & E. Pennington Phyllis & Harlan LaVine Mark & Jeannette Levinsohn Bonnie Levy Elizabeth D. Liddy Edward & Carol Lipson Joanne Lloyd K.B. Lloyd Harlan London, Ph.D. Betsy Long John & Marian Loosmann Tom Miller & Mary MacBlane James and Patricia MacKillop John & Janet Mallan J.R. Manier Louis & Nancy Maresca Rick Manier Frederick & Virginia Marty Mary K. Massad Michael Mattson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Mazzaferro William and Pamela McGarry Pat McGrath Brian & Cheryl McIntyre Bev & Dave McKay Marilyn McKnight Brian McLane Diane Cass & Tim McLaughlin Dr. and Mrs. James L. Megna Mary & Eckart Meisterfeld Clifford & Marjorie Mellor Ann R. Melvin Ben & Julie Merchant Sis Merrell Elizabeth & Walter Merriam David Michelo & Peggy Ruzzie Merrill L. Miller, M.D. June M. Mitchell James Mitscher Robert & Barbara Moore

Susan A. Parker in honor of Virginia B. Parker Dr. Paul E. Phillips & Ms. Sharon Sullivan in memory of Betty Lourie David Relyea in honor of Paula Relyea Nancy Remchuk in honor of Timothy Bond Erica Rube in honor of Jackie Goldberg cochairing the Gala Elaine Rubenstein in memory of Betty Lourie Lorne & Ellen Runge in tribute of Betty Lourie 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 Corrine and Lynn Smith in support of Open Captioning H. Paul Steiner in honor of Renée & Ben Union Bank and Trust in Honor of Betty Lourie Carol Bryant & Richard Ward in honor of Virginia & Fritz Parker Lynda & Terry Wheat in memory of Betty Lourie

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Muniak Mary Jane & Stephen Nathan Richard & Barbara Natoli Nancy Needham Brenda Neuss

Cathryn Newton Dennis & Doren Norfleet Neil Novelli Brenda Neuss Robert & Beth Oddy Howard McLaughlin & Mary O’Hara Sally O’Herin Albert & Joy Oliver Timothy & JoDean Orcutt Deborah O’Shea Peter and Constance Palumb Susan Parker Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Penner Kenn & Annette* Peters David & Susan Pickard Richard & Neva Pilgrim David & Linda Pitonzo Kathy and Dan Rabuzzi Mrs. John Raper Robert & Christina Rhinehart Brian & Chris Rieger Julie and Boyd Rimel Michael Rogan & Cindy Wheeler Howard J. Rose Elaine Rubenstein Maria & Richard A. Russell Linda & Bob Ryan Don & Florence Saleh Richard & Jill Sargent Jeffrey & Abby Scheer Robert Scheer Nancy Mudrick & Eric Schiff George & Sharon Schmit Mr. & Mrs. Jacob H. Schuhle Margaret Schuhle Ruth Seaman Thelie Trotty-Selzer and Jon Selzer Rick & Betsy Severance Craig & Martha Smith Debbie & David Smith Judith B. Smith Robert & Sheila Smith Harold & Ruth Smulyan Gwen Kay & Jef Sneider Marcene Sonneborn Helen E. Stacy Anne Stagnitti John Steinburg & Karl Crossman Dr. Lawrence Stewart Jill & Ron Stratton Thomas Talbot Laura M. Terpening Christine & Richard Thomas Marguerite Conan & James A. Traver

Gregg Tripoli Jean & John Tromans Lennie & Elizabeth Turner Dina & Gershon Vincow Meghan & T.J. Vitale Fred & Patricia von Mechow Frank & Alice Vreeland Ann Vaccaro Kashi & Kameshawar Wali Mrs. Barbara Wanamaker Larry Volan & Sara Warner Dr. & Mrs. Donald Washburn Wilbur & Linda Webb – Audio Description Ruth S. Weinstock Evelyn D. White Elizabeth & James Wiggins Garrett Wikoff Pauline & Robert Williamson Tina Winter Lori Ott & Jeffrey Woodward Kelly Wypych Friends $75 - $99 Rose Erma Angotti John & Mary Ann Baichi Gail & Dennis Baldwin Jon & Trish Booth G. Martin and Kathleen Brogan Bob & Kathy Brown Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Brust Dr. & Mrs. Deane Cady Tim Cassidy Joseph Cerroni and Linda Tassa Mike & LaRae Cottrell Mr. and Mrs. D. Devendorf Sharry W. Doyle Charles & Kimberly Driscoll Ronald Ferguson Cliff & Jane Forstadt David and Nancy Grant N. Gordon Gray Milena Hansen Julia & Daniel Harris Miriam Hudecheck Elizabeth B. Humphreys Nancy Freeborough-Kaczmar Linda & Bob Kashdin Alexander & Joan Keilen Lois M. Easterday & Susan J. Lamanna Joanne Lloyd Louisa & Carlos Lopez Thomas A Brisk & Gerald M. Mager

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PRESENTS

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KISS ME, KATE MUSIC AND LYRICS BY COLE PORTER BOOK BY SAM AND BELLA SPEWACK DIRECTED BY DAVID LOWENSTEIN MUSICAL DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET CHOREOGRAPHY BY ANDREA LEIGH-SMITH PERFORMED IN THE ARCHBOLD THEATRE OCTOBER 2 - 10 OPENING NIGHT: OCTOBER 3

AGAMEMNON BY AESCHYLUS DIRECTED BY RODNEY HUDSON NOVEMBER 6 - 15 OPENING NIGHT: NOVEMBER 7

PETER PAN CO-PRODUCED WITH SYRACUSE STAGE LYRICS BY CAROLYN LEI GH • MUSIC BY MORRIS "MOOSE" CHARLAP • ADDITIONAL LYRICS BY BETTY COMDEN AND ADOLPH GREEN • ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY JULE STYNE • BASED ON THE PLAY BY SIR JAMES M. BARRIE • DIRECTED BY PAUL BARNES • MUSICAL DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET CHOREOGRAPHED BY ANTHONY SALATINO • FLYING EFFECTS PROVIDED BY ZFX, INC. • PERFORMED IN THE ARCHBOLD THEATRE • NOVEMBER 28 – JANUARY 3 • OPENING NIGHT: DECEMBER 4

PUNK ROCK BY SIMON STEPHENS DIRECTED BY ROBERT MOSS FEBRUARY 19 - 28 OPENING NIGHT: FEBRUARY 20

THE SPITFIRE GRILL A MUSICAL MUSIC AND BOOK BY JAMES VALCQ LYRICS AND BOOK BY FRED ALLEY BASED ON THE FILM BY LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF DIRECTED BY RALPH ZITO MUSICAL DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET CHOREOGRAPHY BY ANDREA LEIGH-SMITH APRIL 1 - 10 OPENING NIGHT: APRIL 2

A FLEA IN HER EAR A NEW VERSION OF GEORGES FEYDEAU’S FARCE BY DAVID IVES DIRECTED BY STEPHEN CROSS MAY 6 - 14 OPENING NIGHT: MAY 7 *DRAMA SUBSCRIBERS WILL RECEIVE VOUCHERS REDEEMABLE FOR TICKETS TO PETER PAN . ETHAN SAVIET AND ANA MARCU IN PARADE. DIRECTED BY MARIE KEMP. MUSICAL DIRECTOR: BRIAN CIMMET. CHOREOGRAPHER: ANDREA LEIGH-SMITH. SCENIC DESIGNER: ALEX PETERSEN. COSTUME DESIGNER: VICKI R. DAVIS. LIGHTING DESIGNER: EMILY STORK. PHOTO: MICHAEL DAVIS.

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S Y R A C U S E S TA G E S TA F F A R T I S T I C S TA F F

Producing Artistic Director..........................................................................................Timothy Bond Interim Managing Director.........................................................................................Diana C. Coles Resident Dramaturg.............................................................................................................Kyle Bass Dramaturgy Interns..................................................................................................Maggie Gilroy Artistic Assistant...............................................................................................................Chris Botek Director of Educational Outreach...........................................................................Lauren Unbekant Education Outreach Manager.......................................................................................Kate Laissle Education Assistant.........................................................................................................Len Fonte In-School Arts Coordinator................................................................................Emmett Van Slyke Lead Teacher Artist......................................................................................................Corinne Tyo Teaching Artists.........................Megan Barbour, Jessica Bland, Caitlin Friedberg, Allison Popieski P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F

Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann Assistant Production Manager..................................................................................Dianna Angell Company Manager/Production Management Assistant...............................................Brian Crotty Production Management Intern.............................................................................Krystal Dawson Student Work Study..............................................................................Bianca Boller, Leola Powell Technical Director.......................................................................................................Randall Steffen Assistant Technical Director...................................................................................Rebecca Schuetz Scene Shop Foreman..................................................................................................Michael King Master Carpenter......................................................................................................Simone Scalici Carpenters.......................................................................................Phillip Dyke, Jordan Michaud Graduate Assistant.....................................................................................................Eric Charlton Student Work Study....................................................................Emma Antenen, Jessica Crawford Scenic Charge Artist................................................................................................Holly K. LaGrow Assistant Scenic Artist..............................................................................Kristen Prescott-Ezickson Scenic Painter........................................................................................................Jennifer Lemcke Graduate Assistant.................................................................................................Loren Bartnicke Properties Coordinator................................................................................................Mary Houston Props Carpenter.....................................................................................................Tammy Goetsch Props Artisan.................................................................................................................Lisa Letson Graduate Assistant.....................................................................................................Chelsea Jones Student Work Study................................Jessica Crawford, Ashley Kyker, Emily Mae Timmerman Assistant Prop Master......................................................................................................Ryan Ross Additional Props Carpenter/Artisan......................................................................Brian McBurney Costumer.....................................................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty Assistant Costumer..................................................................................................Meggan Camp Cutter-Drapers...........................................................................Catherine Hennessy, Jennifer Peet First Hand...............................................................................................................Victoria Lillich Stitchers.............................................................Nicole Long, Cynthia Papworth, Katelyn Yonkers 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 Assistant Master Electrician....................................................................................Miles Dudgeon Electrics Apprentice..................................................................................................Laura Gisondi Student Assistants......................................................Ryan Gibson, Anna LiDestri, Roslyn Palmer Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer............................................................Jonathan R. Herter Assistant Audio Engineer......................................................................................Kevin O’Connor 80

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Sound Apprentice......................................................................................................Ryan Johnson 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 M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F

General Manager...............................................................................................................Jon Wilson Comptroller...............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale Human Resources Manager/Business Associate....................................................Kathy Zappala Business Office Work Study 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 and Subscription Services.........................Courtney Richardson Assistant Box Office Manager...................................................................................Lisa Doerle Patron Sales and Services.......................................Brian Balamut, Jasmin Fink, Dennis Lennox Box Office Assistants.......................................Phelicia Ball, Danielle Bertolini, Sophia Blayney Jalina Brown-Omar, Stephanie Burnham, Elizabeth Carson Tatiana Fenner, Elizabeth Gardner, Troy Hussmann Rupert Krueger, Michael Roach, Adam Segrave Director of Audience Services............................................................................Wayne Yaddow, Jr. Evening House Manager......................................................................................Donna Stuccio Student Assistant House Managers.......Laziah Bernstein, Louisa Britt, Drew Deal, Troy Hussmann Bartenders.......................Meg Pusey Anthis, Patrick Cummings, Caroline Morano, Hero Scott Work Study Ushers........McKenna Batterson, Sophia Blayney, Tucker Breder, Ezekiel Edmonds Allisha Edwards, Caleb Grochalski, Sarah Hubner, Lauren Hughes Melissa Lawson, Alexander Aranyi Low, Matt Mueller, Jenna Najjar Devina Sabnis, Hannah Schaffer Director of Development...............................................................................................Tina Morgan Assistant Director of Development.................................................................Katherine Keeney Development Assistant.....................................................................................Meggan Madden Development Consultant....................................................................................Barbara Beckos Angel Appeal Telefunding Manager.....................................................................Kathy Zappala Development Intern..................................................................................................David Peer Interim Marketing Director/Publications Director......................................................Joseph Whelan Group/Corporate Sales Manager............................................................................Tracey White Group Sales Assistants....................................................................Amanda Kurey, Kyra Button Public Relations Manager................................................................................Kristina Starowitz Graphic Designers...................................................................Jonathan Hudak, Brenna Merritt Marketing Interns.............................................Molly Goldberg, Tionge Johnson, Ashley Judge 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 Community Services Officer..................................................................................Stacey Emmons Custodians.........................................................................Kitty Ashby, Les Edwards, Tony Rogers

ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCES 2015/16

PETER PAN

Sat. Dec. 12, 3:00 S Sat. Dec. 12, 3:00 AD Wed. Dec. 9, 2:00 O Sun. Dec. 20, 2:00 O THE SANTALAND DIARIES

Sat. Dec. 19, 3:00 S Sat. Dec. 19, 3:00 AD Wed. Dec. 23, 3:00 O Sun. Jan. 3, 3:00 O STUPID F***ING BIRD

Sat. Jan. 30, 3:00 S Sat. Feb. 6, 3:00 AD Wed. Feb. 3, 2:00 O Sun. Feb. 7, 2:00 O

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Sat. Mar. 5, 3:00 S Sat. Mar. 12, 3:00 AD Wed. Mar. 9, 2:00 O Sun. Mar. 13, 2:00 O THE CHRISTIANS

Sat. Apr. 16, 3:00 S Sat. Apr. 23, 3:00 AD Wed. Apr. 20, 2:00 O Sun. Apr. 24, 2:00 O BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

Sat. May. 21, 3:00 S Sat. May. 21, 3:00 AD Wed. May. 25, 2:00 O Sun. May. 29, 2:00 O

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 BOOK Publications Director: Joseph Whelan Graphic Designer: Jonathan Hudak Advertising: Katherine Keeney Cover: Production photo courtesy of ZFX Flying Effects.

Peter Pan published November 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 Evenings: Fri., Sat.: $53, $48, $30 Sun., Tues., Wed., Thurs.: $44, $39, $30 Matinees: Wed., Sat., Sun.: $50, $46, $30 Previews: $39, $34, $30 All tickets can be purchased at the Syracuse Stage Box Office or online anytime at www.SyracuseStage.org. Prices vary for The Santaland Diaries. 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. 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 SyracuseStage.org PARKING Entrance to the enclosed parking garage on Irving Avenue is on the corner of Madison Street and Irving, next to the Madison-Irving 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 The Syracuse Stage/Drama Complex is proud to be tobacco- and smoke-free. To help ensure a healthy and respectful environment, the use of all tobacco and tobacco-related products is prohibited on the property, including buildings, sidewalks, and parking areas. For more information visit: wellness.syr.edu/tobacco-free 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. Flex Pack 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 Coupon 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 to the right of 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 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 Flex Packs, gift certificates, 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 food into the theatre. Drinks in Syracuse Stage’s Approved Theatre Containers may be brought into the theatre. Those containers are available for purchase at the Gift Shop in the Coyne Lobby. ADVERTISER SUPPORT Syracuse Stage encourages audience members to support the businesses advertised in our program.