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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.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS,

Timothy Bond Producing Artistic Director

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PRESENTS

THE SANTALAND DIARIES BY

David Sedaris ADAPTED BY

Joe Mantello DIRECTED BY

Wendy Knox SCENIC & COSTUME DESIGNER

LIGHTING DESIGNER

SOUND DESIGNER

Jessica Ford

Cory Pattak

Sarah Pickett

S TA G E M A N A G E R

Laura Jane Collins

Timothy Bond

Diana C. Coles

Producing Artistic Director

Interim Managing Director

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Originally produced in New York by David Stone and Amy Nederlander-Case on November 7, 1996. The Santaland Diaries is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. December 9, 2015 - January 3, 2016

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CAST

Elf Crumpet..................................................Wade McCollum

SETTING

Macy’s

The Santaland Diaries will be performed without an intermission.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS Stage Management Apprentice: Marisa M. Andrews Sound Board Operator: Krystal Dawson Light Board Operator: Emily Pariseau Official Hotels for Guest Artists: The Genesee Grande Hotel, Parkview Hotel

The Santaland Diaries is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The actor and stage manager in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

CRUMPET REVISITED: QUESTIONS FOR WADE McCOLLUM INTERVIEWED BY JOSEPH WHELAN

Wade McCollum appeared as Crumpet in The Santaland Diaries at Syracuse Stage during the 2008 – 2009 season. After that he performed the role at Portland Center Stage. JW: How many times have you portrayed Crumpet? WM: Three times. JW: When did you last perform The Santaland Diaries? WM: 2010 JW: After five years how are you finding it now? What’s different? The same? WM: Each time different things stand out,

this time I’m noticing my relaxation, which is nice. And the sweetness, even in his biting snark. JW: Has anything surprised you about it in returning to it, a few years older and more experienced? WM: What surprised me this time was how much I remembered. I have not looked at this text for years and after reading through it a couple of times I accidentally had

 Wade McCollum in The Santaland Diaries. Photo: T. Charles Erickson.

it memorized again. I thought I would have to really start from scratch.

gotten to know them over the years. They’re like friends now. Or foes.

JW: Does it still make you laugh?

JW: What do you find most challenging about it?

WM: Absolutely!

WM: Doing one person shows can be kind of lonely, and during the holidays that feeling can be a bit magnified. But we have a great team backstage here, so I’m not really alone.

JW: Are there any particular sections or lines that are favorites? WM: I’m a fan of the characters that appear throughout the story. Even though some of them only have one or two lines, I feel like I’ve

JW: Do any previous performances stand out for you because of some-

thing you did or didn’t do, or because of some audience reaction? WM: One Tuesday night in Portland, Oregon it snowed heavily, and Portlanders are not used to snow, so very few people showed up to the theatre. And the cleaners who had taken the costume on our day off were unable to deliver the costume back to the theatre. So I performed for maybe ten very determined people and wore a different elf costume from a production they had done back in the late 90s. It was wild, especially because I saw that production when I had first graduated college, and it was iconic for me, so to be donning his costume was quite emblematic. That show obviously had a unique magic seeing as it was an anomalous parenthetical. JW: Last question: are you curious at all about being a real Macy’s elf? WM: NO. This show has sated all curiosity. An elf in the next Lord of the Rings movie maybe, but not in Macy’s.

ELVES IN THE NEWS BY JOSEPH WHELAN From The Guardian to the BBC to The Atlantic, elves have been in the news, mostly for events in Iceland where for eight years a road construction project had been delayed because the proposed route threatened a 50 ton boulder widely believed to be an elf church. The proposed road was projected to cut through a lava field north of Reykjavík, an 8000-year-old landscape long believed inhabited by supernatural forces and densely

populated by huldufolk, the local name for elves meaning “hidden folk”. “The elves contacted me in 2012 and pleaded with me to protect their chapel,” a self-proclaimed “seer” named Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir told The Guardian. Jónsdóttir runs an elf garden, a fairytale park of lava rocks, not far from Reykjavík. “They told me the Ófeigskirkja (as the boulder is known) had been used as a beacon

 The chapel pictured with Petur Matthiasson of the Icelandic highways department.

“THE ELVES CONTACTED ME IN 2012 AND PLEADED WITH ME TO PROTECT THEIR CHAPEL.” to guide people through the lava field for centuries, so they asked me to write to the mayor to halt the road.” Jónsdóttir’s interest in preserving the sacred rock dovetailed with those of an environmental group called Friends of the Lava. The lava field, called Gálgahraun, is an unspoiled habitat

for birds and small plants and the environmentalists believed the potential costs to the landscape outweighed the benefits of the new road, expected to provide a more direct route from Reykjavík to the tip of the Álftanes peninsula. Gálgahraun has cultural significance as well. The environmen-

talists pointed out that the lava field served as inspiration for some of the work of Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, one of Iceland’s most famous painters. After eight years and numerous protests, one of which resulted in Jónsdóttir’s arrest, the road project went forward, but only after the 50 ton

 A map of the road plans at the Gálgahraun lava field. The white dotted lines on the left represent the four new roads that will meet at its center. (Garðabær/screenshot)

boulder was excavated and removed to another sight.

are keen not run afoul of the huldufólk.

“[The elves] moved their altar and pews out of the rock and have transferred the energy to its new location,” Jónsdóttir told The Guardian. “The chapel had to be broken in two to be moved, so the elves have a lot of work to do to fix it up inside. But they seem content. It’s always best not to upset them.”

Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir, a writer and folklorist who teaches at the Iceland Academy of Arts in Reykjavík, explained: “There are many stories of machines breaking down and workers becoming ill when they interfere with elf rocks. The elves are seen as friendly, beautiful creatures, but you have to respect them, or they will take their revenge.”

Indeed, keeping elves content has been a concern of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration since the 1970s. The agency’s website contains a five-page standard reply for inquiries about elves [see sidebar]. And Icelandic construction workers

In fact, these stories are so numerous that even nonbelievers would rather play it safe than risk incurring the wrath of the elves. No one wants to run the risk of repeating what happened in 1971 20

when attempts to move an elf rock reportedly led to a bulldozer inadvertently crushing a water pipe that supplied a fish farm. Approximately 70,000 trout perished overnight. There were so many other freakish accidents in the following days that the project was abandoned. One workman claims to have been stricken with bad luck ever since. Icelandic elves differ considerably from Macy’s elves and even the elves depicted in British and European folklore. Descriptions vary considerably but agree on one point—elves are invisible to most people. Those who claim to have seen them describe them

as very human-like in appearance but exceptionally beautiful. Others describe them as varying in height from several inches to upward of nine feet. In dress, they seem to prefer fashions from several hundred years ago, or roughly from the time when elaborate elf stories began to appear in Icelandic folklore, although the word alfar (elf) first appeared in Viking poetry around 1000 AD. Numerous polls have shown that a majority of Icelanders claim to believe in elves. However, it is more likely, as a survey conducted by the University of Iceland revealed, that while “over 80% of respondents refused to deny the existence of elves, only 8% said they were certain they existed.” For some, the current fascination with elves reflects a kind of nostalgia for “the good simple old ways”, as folklorist Jacqueline Simpson notes. Others point to the elves as representing a kind of “primitive environmentalism”. Haukur Ingi Jónasson, a professor in project management at Reykjavík University, explained in The Atlantic that Iceland’s many mountains, hills, and rivers hold great significance for the people who live near them. “[Elves are] kind of a ritualistic attempt to protect something meaningful, respect something of importance, and acknowledge something of worth,” he said. “We are kind of always at the disposal of something that is not us. It’s it. It’s nature. It’s out there. I cannot control it, it’s it that I have to comply with.”

FROM THE ICELANDIC ROAD AND COASTAL ADMINISTRATION ...It cannot be denied that belief in the supernatural is occasionally the reason for local concerns and these opinions are taken into account just as anybody else’s would be. This is simply a case of good public relations. We value the heritage of our ancestors and if oral tradition passed on from one generation to the other tells us that a certain location is cursed, or that supernatural beings inhabit a certain rock, then this must be considered a cultural treasure. In the days when the struggle with the forces of nature was harsher than it is now, conservation came to the fore in this folklore, and copses and beautiful natural features were even spared. The reaction of the [administration] to these concerns has varied. Issues have been settled by delaying the construction project at a certain point whilst the elves living there have supposedly moved on. At other places the people in charge have seen no other solution than to continue the project against the wishes of certain individuals. There have been occasions when working arrangements have been changed slightly but at little extra expense. There is no denying that these stories of elves and cursed places have attracted the attention of the media. [The administration]’s employees have answered questions on this matter and have not ducked the issue. 21

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CAST Wade McCollum (Elf Crumpet) is so excited to be back in Syracuse reprising his role of Crumpet! Since the last production of The Santaland Diaries (2008), Wade has appeared on Broadway in Wicked; been seen opposite Clive Owen in the Cinemax series The Knick; been a series regular on the wildly popular Broadway sitcom/web-series Submissions Only; originated the role of the Velociraptor of Faith in the offBroadway show Triassic Parq (cast album on iTunes); starred in the first national tour of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert as Tick/Mitzi; played the Emcee in Cabaret at Dallas Theater

Center (Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Circle Award for Best Actor), the Narrator in the world premiere of Fly By Night at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, Prior in Angels In America, Peter/Craig in Dying City at Portland Playhouse, and bit people as Dracula in Steven Dietz’s Dracula at Geva/ IRT. Wade just closed the Boston run of Ernest Shackleton Loves Me playing Ernest Shackleton, which will head to New York City early next year. Wade also just finished a writer’s residency at The Alchemy in Los Angeles developing his original musical The Other Shore, about Hermann Hesse writing his famous novel Siddhartha. Find out more at www.wadesong.com

A R T I S T I C S TA F F Jessica Ford (Costume and Scenic Designer) works in New York City and in regional theatres nationally, including: Geffen Playhouse, Arena Stage, Cleveland Play House, Center Stage in Baltimore, Long Wharf Theatre, Alley Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, and Actors Theatre of Louisville, among others. She was a 2015 Connecticut Circle Award winner for These Paper Bullets! at Yale Repertory Theatre, currently playing at The Atlantic Theater in New York City. Recent work includes I Saw My Neighbor on the Train and I Didn’t Even Smile by Suzanne Heathcote at Berkshire Theatre Group and The Liar by David Ives at Westport Country

Playhouse. NYC: Atlantic Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Page 73 Productions, Ars Nova, The Play Company, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, The Public Theater, among others. Recent NYC credits include Jacuzzi by The Debate Society and the world premiere of The Insurgents by Lucy Thurber for Labyrinth Theater Company, directed by Jackson Gay. Jessica joined the faculty at UMass Amherst this fall. Cory Pattak (Lighting Designer) returns to Syracuse having just designed the Department of Drama’s Agamemnon. New York City credits include Stalking the Bogeyman (New World Stages), Revolution in the Elbow…(Minetta Lane

A R T I S T I C S TA F F Theatre), Handle with Care (Westside Theatre Downstairs), Skippyjon Jones (Theatreworks USA), This Side of Paradise (Theatre at St. Clement’s), Unlocked, Nymph Errant, With Glee, The Blue Flower (Prospect Theater Company). Regional: Flashdance – The Musical (National Tour); Dog and Pony (The Old Globe); The Fabulous Lipitones (Goodspeed); A Little More Alive (Kansas City Repertory Theatre); Other Desert Cities (Maltz Jupiter Theatre); Single Girls Guide (Capital Repertory Theatre); Always Patsy Cline (Bristol Riverside Theatre); The Road to Where (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company); Rent, Hairspray, and South Pacific (Engeman Theater); and Les Miserables (Northern Stage). Associate/Assistant: Newsies, Peter and the Starcatcher, A Time to Kill, An Evening with Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin, The Story of My Life, Irena’s Vow (Broadway), Heathers (NWS), Band Geeks, How to Succeed… (Goodspeed), Daddy Long Legs (off-Broadway/London), Side Effects (MCC), Lost in the Stars and Paint Your Wagon (Encores!), and Rapture Blister Burn (Playwrights Horizons). Host and creator of “in 1: the podcast”, featuring interviews with theatrical designers. corypattak.com.

Theatre, IL; Long Wharf Theatre, CT; Portland Center Stage, OR; American Players Theater, WI; Theatre for a New Audience, NYC; PlayMakers Repertory Company, NC; Syracuse Stage, NY; Stonington Opera House, ME; Asolo Repertory Theatre, FL; Hangar Theatre, NY; and Women’s Theatre Project, NYC. Sarah holds a B.F.A. from Syracuse University and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. She teaches sound design and music composition at Carnegie Mellon University. Laura Jane Collins (Stage Manager) continues her sixth season with Syracuse Stage, having just completed stage management for Steve Martin’s The Underpants. She spends the majority of her time in Central New York with Syracuse Stage and Hangar Theatre in Ithaca. Regional credits include: In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, Chinglish, Scorched, Good People, Two Trains Running, Moby Dick, Red, The Boys Next Door, and No Child... (Syracuse Stage); The Hound of the Baskervilles, God of Carnage, Around the World in 80 Days, 4000 Miles, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, and Lend Me A Tenor (Hangar Theatre). New York credits include: Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a Somewhat Happy Ending (New Georges). Dance production credits include: The Who’s TOMMY: A Rock Ballet (Christopher Fleming). LJ is a graduate of the Stage Management program in Syracuse University’s Department of Drama, and she’s now based on Long Island.

Sarah Pickett (Sound Designer) is delighted to return to Syracuse Stage. She has worked with companies all over the United States including: Yale Repertory Theatre, CT; Oregon Shakespeare Festival, OR; Victory Gardens Theater, IL; Drury Lane

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C R E AT I V E T E A M David Sedaris (Author). With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and his most recent book, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, each of which became an immediate bestseller. The audio version of Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls is a 56th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album. He is the author of the New York Times - bestselling collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer). He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris’s pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays. There are a total of ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have written half-a-dozen plays that have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in

New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. Sedaris’ original radio pieces can often be heard on the public radio show This American Life. Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His latest audio recording of new stories (recorded live) is David Sedaris: Live for Your Listening Pleasure (November 2009). A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). Since 2011, he can be heard annually on a series of live recordings on BBC Radio 4 entitled Meet David Sedaris. Sedaris’ next book will be a collection of his diaries, entitled Theft By Finding (summer 2017). Joe Mantello (Adaptation). Directing credits include Assassins (Tony Award); Wicked; Take Me Out (Tony Award); Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; A Man of No Importance; Design for Living; Terrence McNally and Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking for the San Francisco Opera; The Vagina Monologues; Bash; Another American: Asking and Telling; Love! Valour! Compassion!; Proposals; The Mineola Twins; Corpus Christi; Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks; Blue Window; God’s Heart; The Santaland Diaries; Lillian; Snakebit; Three Ho-

C R E AT I V E T E A M tels; Imagining Brad; and Fat Men in Skirts. Mr. Mantello also directed the film Love! Valour! Compassion! As an actor he appeared in Angels in America (Tony nomination) and The Baltimore Waltz. He is the recipient

of the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Helen Hayes, Clarence Derwent, Obie, and Joe A. Callaway awards. He is a member of Naked Angels and an associate artist at the Roundabout.

DIRECTOR Wendy Knox is artistic director of Frank Theatre in Minneapolis. Credits include critically acclaimed productions of George Brant’s Grounded, Brecht-Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, Enda Walsh’s Misterman, Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed, a company generated adaptation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman (presented by the Guthrie Theatre), Brecht’s Mother Courage; The Women of Troy (original adaptation of Euripides texts, featuring a blues-based score by composer Marya Hart); Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock; and Ruth MacKenzie’s Kalevala. Knox also works as a freelance

director and a teaching artist. She has directed Lysistrata for the Guthrie Theatre, The Sound of Music for the Ordway, and a long-running production of The Santaland Diaries for Portland Center Stage and this second production for Syracuse Stage. She has received an MRAC/McKnight Next Step grant (to attend the LaMama International Directing Symposium in Italy), McKnight Theatre Artist Fellowships, Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Fellowships, and Jerome Travel Grants. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Finland where she worked at Helsinki City Theatre, The Theatre Academy, and Savonlinna Opera Festival, and she holds an M.F.A. from the University of Washington (Seattle).

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

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PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 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 MissouriKansas 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.

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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.

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

PETER PAN

STUPID F***ING BIRD

Stupid F***ing Bird

Peter Pan

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

Co-Produced with SU Drama • 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 • Directed by Paul Barnes • Musical Direction by Brian Cimmet • Choreography by Anthony Salatino • Flying effects provided by ZFX, Inc. November 28 - January 3.

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.

Journey to Neverland in the high-flying family musical Peter Pan. “All children, except one, grow up.” So begins the magical adventure that has been delighting youngsters (and oldsters) for more than 100 years. With such songs as “I’m Flying”, “I Won’t Grow Up”, and “Never Never Land”, this musical adaptation of Peter Pan delivers an adventurous treat for the holiday season. Paul Barnes (Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Miracle Worker) directs with choreography by Anthony Salatino.

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

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Pat Colabufo Human Resource Manager Wegmans Food Markets

Timothy J. Bond** Producing Artistic Director Syracuse Stage

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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

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

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David Fisselbrand

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S Y R A C U S E S TA G E A N N U A L G I F T S Syracuse Stage depends on the generosity of contributions from individuals, corporations, businesses, foundations and government agencies. It is with much gratitude that we recognize the following donors to our annual campaign. Contributors listed below represent donations received in the past twelve months. For information regarding levels of contribution and benefits of each please contact the Development office at 315.443.3931 or visit syracusestage.org

C O R P O R AT E H O N O R R O L L $100,000+ Syracuse University $50,000 - $99,999 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 Heritage Masonry Restoration 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

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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

Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation

$7,500 - $13,999 AXA Foundation The Gifford Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

$1,500 - $2,799 Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation Frank & Frances Revoir Foundation Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation

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

$1,000 - $1,499 Henry A. Panasci, Jr. Charitable Trust

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

$250 - $999 The Horowitch Family 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

Producers’ Circle $2,800 - $4,999 George Bain Pete & Mary Beth* Carmen Margaret, Amy & Bob Currier Louis* & Susan Marcoccia Suzanne* & Kevin* McAuliffe Judith Sayles & David Murray Sally Lou & Fran* Nichols Frederick & Virginia* Parker Bob* & Kellie Pomfrey Mrs. Sherwin Radin The Spina Family Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Welch

Directors’ Circle $1,500 - $2,799 Janet* Audunson & David Youlen Joan Christy & Thomas Bersani Nancy Seward & Tim Bond Cathy & Jim Breuer Sandra* L. Brown Laurie Clark Kristin & Sidney Cominsky Ed & 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 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 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 Nancy & Bud Haylor Drs. Joe & Paula Himmelsbach Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Holstein Randall LaLonde & Patricia Homer

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

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 Ralph and Mary Lou Penner 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 Linda Webb – in support of Audio-Described Performances Lynda & Terry Wheat John & Mitzi Wolf Mary Jane Woodward Supporting Cast $100 - $249 Dr. & Mrs. Jerrold Abraham Judy & Bud Adams Judith Adams Dr. George P. Adams and Mrs. Beverly C. Adams Sally Alden Kal Alston Robert & Jeanne Anderson Nathan Andrews Tony Antonello & Danielle Quintus

Holmes & Sarah Bailey Ed & Joan Bangel Theresa & Dennis Bardenett Joseph & Linda Barry Andrew & Margot Baxter Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Berger Roslyn Bilford Nicki Bisson Gerald & Barbara Black Gary & Fran Bockus Virginia Brennan Jenifer Breyer Jennifer Bryer 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 Sharry Doyle 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 Molly Fitzpatrick Katherine Flack Geraldine Forbes & Sidney Greenblatt Len Fonte Kathleen Forrest

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 John Huppertz & Diane Mastin 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

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 M. Hahn Patricia Haggerty Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Halsey Mrs. Stuart Hancock, Jr. Carole & Mark Hansen Milena Hansen Bill & Kathy Harmand David & Lib Hayes 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 Joan & Alexander Keilen 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 Nancy & M. James McPherson 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

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

Robert & Barbara Moore 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 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 & Kameshwar Wali Mrs. Barbara Wanamaker Larry Volan & Sara Warner Dr. & Mrs. Donald Washburn Ruth S. Weinstock Anna Giacobbe & Peter Welge 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 Charles & Kimberly Driscoll Mary M. Duffin Ronald Ferguson Cliff & Jane Forstadt David and Nancy Grant N. Gordon Gray Milena Hansen Julia and Daniel Harris Miriam Hudecheck Elizabeth B. Humphreys Nancy Freeborough-Kaczmar Linda & Bob Kashdin Lois M. Easterday & Susan J. Lamanna Joanne Lloyd Louisa & Carlos Lopez Thomas A Brisk & Gerald M. Mager

Robert Moore Janet S. Munro Deirdre Neilen Kathy Palm Anita Pisano Steve & Kate Pynn Brian Silfer & Amy Romano John P. Ronan Terry and Marilyn Ryan Joseph Serroni & Linda Tassa JoAnn Wallace Dianne D. Webb Backers $50 - $74 Bobbi Alcock David B. Allen Susan Andrews Beatrice Angus Judith and Kénel Antoine Al & Jane Arras Keyshan and Maxine Arjomand Ralph C. Best Mr. and Mrs. Bickford Edward and Jane Bognaski Judith and Bradley Bowers Karen Brundage Gregory Bryce Ann & William Burrows Jim & Naomi Canon Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Caswell Vel Chesser Robert Colley Margaret & David Compton Robert Connelly Julia & William Consroe Peter & Elizabeth Costello Jerilyn Costich Amy Cramer Margie & Tim Creamer Angela Daddabbo Roger DeMuth Dr. & Mrs. James Dispenza Anne & Donald Doherty Essie Dorsey Beth M. Drew Clarence Dunham Barbara Edlund Patricia K. Eisenberg Stephanie & Kevin Elliott Tom Erwin Eileen Foss Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Friedman Eva Fuld Norma Gawlowicz Jennifer & Carlos Gavilondo N. Gordon Gray Neal Greenfield Lisa Greenky Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Groat Annette & Monroe Guisbond Milena Hansen

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PRESENTS

15 16 SEASON

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 Intern...................................................................................................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 Teaching 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 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 60

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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: Wade McCollum in The Santaland Diaries. Photo: T. Charles Erickson.

The Santaland Diaries 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.: $50, $46, $30 Sun., Tues., Wed., Thurs.: $41, $38, $30 Matinees: Wed., Sat., Sun.: $48, $45, $30 Previews: $36, $33, $30 All tickets can be purchased at the Syracuse Stage Box Office or online anytime at www.SyracuseStage.org. Prices may vary for opening nights, Peter Pan, and 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.