Thank you so much for joining us for The Second City 65th Anniversary Show. We’re delighted you’re here as we kick off our new season at Syracuse Stage. We’re starting with something different this year: two weeks of sketch and improv comedy created and performed by the country’s most acclaimed comedy troupe. Our subscription season gets underway in October. In the meantime, as we enter fall and prepare for a very noisy and contentious couple of months on the national scene, we thought a night of comedy would do us all good.
If you are currently a subscriber to Syracuse Stage: thank you! We look forward to sharing a season of amazing theatrical stories with you. If you’re not yet a Stage subscriber, now is the perfect time to join us! You can join for an entire season or pick the three plays that look most interesting to you.
Subscribing to Syracuse Stage is the very best way in Central New York to guarantee fun and meaningful nights out with loved ones and friends (and a great way to make new friends!). We’ve created several special events and activities that will enhance your experience, too. So please, consider the one-of-a-kind experience of Syracuse Stage this season. The best ac-
tors and creative artists from across the country come together to create theatre just for you. Join us!
And now, until we see you in October for Dial M for Murder, please enjoy the comedy hijinks of The Second City!
Warmly,
Robert Hupp Artistic Director
ROBERT HUPP.
PHOTO: BRENNA MERRITT.
The Slutzker Family Foundation is proud to be a Season Sponsor of the Syracuse Stage 24/25 season, full of stories that engage, entertain, and inspire us to see life beyond our own experience.
Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1917, Lillian Slutzker was a survivor. After fleeing Nazi control for England, she met her husband at a USO dance and later returned to his hometown of Rome, New York.
She dedicated her life to bettering her community. The Foundation’s purpose is to carry on her incredible legacy and fulfill her passion for Judaism, education, the arts, and enriching the community.
PRESENTS
DIRECTED BY Marla Cáceres
MUSIC DIRECTION BY Tony Belsito and Sam Scheidler
STAGE MANAGER
Indigo Coar
CAST
Tina Arfaee...........................................Ensemble
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Cast members in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. Written by Agatha Christie. Adapted by Ken Ludwig. Directed by Robert Hupp. Scenic design by Czerton Lim. Costume design by Tracy Dorman. Lighting design by Dawn Chiang. Projection design by Nitsan Scharf. Sound design by Daniela Hart and Uptown Works. Wig design by Bobbie Zlotnick. Photo by Mike Davis.
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance.
Zoe Agapinan, Holly Barras, Debra Duncan
Eric Greenbaum, Dani Nicole James, Max Lazerine
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Understudy Stage Manager: Katie Dreher
Stage Management Production Assistant: Erin C Brett
Wardrobe and Wig Supervisor: Dylin Andrew
Electrician/Board Op: Alex Mali
Sound Engineer: Garrett Frink
TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE
Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission. If you post photos on social media or elsewhere, you must credit the production's director and designers. Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video and audio recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre.
The Actors and Stage Managers in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Second City 65th Anniversary Show is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
The Second City may be responsible for making more people laugh than any other single entity—in the Western Hemisphere, anyway.
-The New York Times
Today, The Second City is home to a world-class entertainment company, continuing to produce premier talent in all three of its locations–Chicago, Toronto, and New York–and entertaining more than one million audience members a year. From Steve Carell to KeeganMichael Key, Stephen Colbert to Tina Fey, Chris Farley to Mike Myers, Second City’s imprint is all over film, television, and beyond.
In addition to its stages, Second City Touring Companies perform electrifying revues and original productions across North America and abroad, and creative collaborations have produced thrilling and critically acclaimed work in partnership with organizations like the John F. Kennedy Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Norwegian Cruise Line, the New York Comedy Festival, and the Chicago Bulls.
Second City Training Centers in Chicago, Toronto, New York, and online teach thousands of students a year, and the opening of the Harold Ramis Film School in 2016 gave the world the first film school dedicated to comedy. Finally, Second City Works is an industry leader in bringing improvbased methodologies to businesses and organizations of all types.
We hope you enjoy the show... after all, it’s been 65 years in the making.
CAST
Tina Arfaee (Ensemble, they/any) has been writing and performing on multiple stages in Chicago since 2012, most notably at The Annoyance Theater with Matt Damon Improv. With MDI they wrote and starred in InDiana: a web series. She also appeared on an episode of Chicago Fire, Centered: the web series, and short film, The Sweatshirt. Tina is a graduate of the Second City/NBC Universal Bob Curry Fellowship. Please reach out directly if you are interested in starting a Dolly Parton cover band. They are repped by Grossman & Jack. @tinatwocats
Bill Letz (Ensemble, he/him) Born and raised on the southside of Chicago, Bill is happy to perform in a place that is a part of his favorite city’s rich history. He started training at Second City roughly a decade ago and since has performed all over Chicago, as well as across the U.S. and even on the high seas on the Norwegian Breakaway. He loves pizza and his puppy Two Scoops of Cookies and Cream. You can see pictures of her @letzey on IG.
Cat McDonnell (Ensemble, she/her) has performed with The Second City at sea aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines, and on land in She The People, The Best Friggin’ Songs of The Second City, Improv Brunch, and Late Night Date Night (a show she created). Cat has had the pleasure of understudying The Second City Mainstage revues Don’t Quit Your Daydream and Do The Right Thing, No Worries If Not, as well as The Second City’s BlueCo and HollyCo. She has also enjoyed directing The Second City’s National Touring Company, Late Night Date Night, Improv After Hours, e.t.c. improv show Out of The House Party, and teaching in The Second City and iO Theater training centers. Cat is currently an ensemble member of iO’s Phony Award Winning Musical (co-created and music directed by Laura Hall of Whose Line Is It Anyway?) and the proud curator of Lovesome, an LGBTQ+ long-form improv show.
Zoe McKee (Ensemble, she/her) is a comedian and actor originally from Oklahoma City. As a black, queer, big, hot, funny lady, her greatest passion is making others laugh! With big dreams in her funny bone, Zoe studied at Columbia College Chicago and graduated in Comedy Writing and Performance. Before being a part of the Second City Touring company (BlueCo), she understudied for the Second City Mainstage Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not, and Don’t Quit Your Daydream. Zoe is proudly represented by Paonessa Talent. You can find her on Instagram at @zoeisaslug
CAST
Preston Parker (Ensemble, he/him) is thrilled to work with The Second City alongside so many talented people. He hails from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory, Infinite Sundaes and Severn Darden Graduate Program. His work has been featured at the Austin Out of Bounds Festival, Chicago Sketchfest, Second City’s Beat Weekend and Laughingstock Music Festival. Much love to Bianca, Ashley, Shelby, Dad, and Mom, always. Follow Preston on Twitter @PrestonParker
Cassidy Russell (Ensemble, she/her) has been doing improv since middle school (cool!). She’s a member of Chicago’s longest running improv team, Deep Schwa, as well as Annoyance Theatre house team Sight Unseen. She directs plays and teaches improv around Chicago, and in the summer she gets to teach comedy classes in Alaska at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp (an actual dream!). Touring with the Second City is another actual dream, and she’s very, very happy to be doing it. Cassidy has pretended to eat chicken on camera so many times and was once in a commercial where all four of the other actors were cats. She’s appeared in multiple (multiple!) local car commercials. Follow her on Instagram @ramblingcass IF YOU WANT.
UNDERSTUDY CAST
Zoe Agapinan (Understudy) is so excited to be performing with The Second City! Zoe is a California-born and Chicago-based actor and writer. She graduated from UC Santa Cruz with her degree in Theater Arts, and a minor in Economics (just in case!). She is an alumni of The Second City’s Severn Darden Graduate Program, and a 2022 Bob Curry Fellow. Besides understudying at The Second City, Zoe also regularly performs at The Saturday Show (Logan Square Improv) and The Armando Diaz Experience (iO Theater). You can follow her on Instagram @z0three and TikTok @thereal_lilzo! She is represented by Stewart Talent.
Holly Barras (Understudy, she/her) was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, but spent a lot of her childhood skipping rocks around Oklahoma before moving to Chicago in 2017. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2021 and is a Comedy Studies alumni. She can be seen performing with the Annoyance Ensemble Team Modern Crimes, and independent team Smoochers. She is currently an understudy for Second City’s Touring Company. Other performing credits include Splat-
UNDERSTUDY CAST
ter Theater (The Annoyance), Trigger Happy (The Annoyance), and New Team Smell (iO Theater). She would like to thank her Dad for his constant love and support! When she isn’t performing and writing comedy, you can catch her playing Dance Dance Revolution and eating hummus (sometimes at the same time.) Follow her on Instagram @hollaycomeday
Debra Duncan (Understudy, she/her) is so excited to be performing with The Second City! She’s a comedian, actress and musician proudly hailing from Akron, OH. She’s understudied for Mainstage revues Together at Last, Do The Right Thing, No Worries If Not and Don’t Quit Your Daydream and is currently understudying for The Second City National Touring Company. She also co-produces and hosts the podcast, Queer Movie Night and can be seen performing at Logan Square Improv. She also has a band with her wife, The Q’s and you can check out their album, Us Who Know, which is available on all streaming platforms! Follow her on Instagram @debradbag and @debraduncan on Twitter. Thank you to her best friend and love of her life, Kayla and their pup, Bea.
Eric Greenbaum (Understudy, he/him) is from the wonderful town of New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from New York University with a B.F.A. in Drama, and finished his time at school in The Second City’s Comedy Studies Program during the spring of 2021. You can find him around Chicago performing comedy and theatre, and he might even sing for you! He is one half of the sketch duo Disco Horses, and you can find them at @discohorses on Instagram. He would like to thank his family and friends very very much for helping him pursue this little dream of his. Eric is a freak who doesn’t have social media, but you can follow him and his shows on his website, ericgreenbaum.com
Dani Nicole James (Understudy) is an actor and curve model from Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. She can be seen improvising all around Chicago. She is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and the School at Steppenwolf. Her most recent credit is her one woman show You Can Cry When You Get Home which she performed at Steppenwolf Theatre Company as part of The Lookout series. She has also modeled nationally and locally. Some favorites include Macy's, Famous Footwear, and HUM Nutrition. She is represented by 10MGMT and 10 Talent Agency in Chicago. For upcoming shows and cute outfits Instagram: @Dani_James
UNDERSTUDY CAST
Max Lazerine (Understudy) is an actor and improviser from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his B.A. from Columbia College Chicago. He can be seen performing with the legendary Holy F**k comedy hour at the Annoyance and also with his writing partner and best friend Annie Sullivan.
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Indigo Coar (Stage Manager, they/them) is a theater and visual artist from the East Coast. Most often found behind the table and in the booth as a stage manager, Indigo also works as a technical director and scenic artist with various theaters in the Chicago area. Favorite recent credits include Queer Eye: The Musical Parody (Second City, SM) and The Nutcracker (Barrington Ballet, TD). Find Indigo and their art online @indigo.hours
Katie Dreher (Understudy Stage Manager, she/they) was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She spent time in Colorado studying educational theatre before coming to Illinois to pursue a career in stage management. Her recent stage management highlights include Matilda Jr. (Paramount Theatre), Three Little Pigs (Chicago Kids Company). Other credits include Young Performer Supervisor: Sound of Music, School of Rock (Paramount Theatre).
DIRECTOR
Marla Cáceres (she/her) is honored to be Directing Blue Co. She recently served as Assistant Director for the Second City 111th Mainstage Revue, 46th e.t.c, Great Altercations, and has written and performed in several Second City productions, including debuts at the Kennedy Center, LaJolla Playhouse, and the Spanish/English El Show Mas Funny for the Arsht Center in Miami, her hometown. She was also a writer and performer for the acclaimed all-woman She The People, and facilitates improv workshops around the country for Second City Works In addition to her work at Second City, Marla has worked for The Onion, writing comedy videos for multiple national brands, and performed as an improviser in several shows including the long-running improvised political satire Whirled News Tonight. She thanks her husband, James, for his never-ending love and support, and her kids Wyatt and Juniper, who are the funniest people she knows.
MUSIC DIRECTOR (SEP 18 - SEP 22)
Sam Scheidler is one of Chicago’s busiest music directors. He teaches and performs at The Second City, and can be found playing with Baby Wants Candy, Shamilton, and Deep Schwa. In his spare time, Sam plays board games, NYT crosswords, and takes care of his two cats.
MUSIC
DIRECTOR
(SEP 24 - SEP 29)
Tony Belsito is the one behind the piano. Hello!
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Robert Hupp is in his ninth season as artistic director of Syracuse Stage. He recently directed Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, Our Town, The Play That Goes Wrong, Eureka Day, Annapurna, Talley’s Folly, Amadeus, Noises Off, Next to Normal, and The Three Musketeers for Stage. Prior to coming to Central New York, Robert spent seventeen seasons as the producing artistic director of Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock. He directed over 30 productions for Arkansas Rep ranging from Hamlet to Les Miserables to The Grapes of Wrath. In New York City, Robert directed the American premieres of Glyn Maxwell’s The Lifeblood and Wolfpit for the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. He also served for nine seasons as the artistic director of the Obie Award-winning Jean Cocteau Repertory. At the Cocteau, Robert’s directing credits include works by Buchner, Wilder, Cocteau, Shaw, Wedekind and the premieres of the Bentley/Milhaud version of Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy, and Eduardo de Filippo’s Napoli Millionaria. He has held faculty positions at Pennsylvania’s Dickinson College and, in Arkansas, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Hendrix College. Robert served as vice president of the Board of Directors of the Theatre Communications Group and has served on funding panels for the New York State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, the Theatre Communications Group, the New Jersey State Council of the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. While in Arkansas, Robert was named both Non-Profit Executive of the Year by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group, and Individual Artist of the Year by the Arkansas Arts Council. He and his wife Clea ride herd over a blended family of five children, one dog, and two cats.
INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR
Michael McCurdy is in his seventh season with Syracuse Stage. He was managing director of Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock, Arkansas for eighteenth seasons before becoming the general manager of Syracuse Stage in June of 2018. After earning degrees in political science and theater from Brigham Young University, Michael worked four years, including two years as company manager, at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. A co-founder of Handcart Ensemble, an off-off-Broadway theater company, Michael went to Arkansas from New York, where he was assistant director of Special Services for William Morris Agency. Michael has been married to Melissa McCurdy for 26 years and is the father of Annie, Joe, and Max. He has been proud to volunteer as the production manager of the Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra New York from 2015 to its final performances in 2019, and to serve on various committees and Union negotiation teams for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT).
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Melissa Crespo (she/her) has made a career of developing new plays, musicals, and opera around the country and abroad. She recently directed the musical El Otro Oz by Tommy Newman, Mando Alvarez, and Jaime Lozano at Atlantic Theatre Company. Other favorite past credits include, Espejos: Clean by Christine Quintana (Hartford Stage & Syracuse Stage), Bees and Honey by Guadalís Del Carmen off-Broadway at MCC Theater, and form of a girl unknown by Charly Evon Simpson (Salt Lake Acting Company). As a playwright, her play Egress, co-written with Sarah Saltwick, had a world premiere at Amphibian Stage and won the Roe Green Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting at Cleveland Play House. She is one of the Founding Editors of 3Views on Theater, an online publication conceived by The Lillys. Fellowships and residencies include: Time Warner Fellow (WP Theatre), Usual Suspect (NYTW), The Director’s Project (Drama League), Van Lier Directing Fellow (Second Stage Theatre), and the Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow (Arena Stage). Melissa received her M.F.A. in directing from The New School for Drama. https://www.melissacrespo.com
RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
Kyle Bass is the author of Tender Rain, which premiered at Syracuse Stage in the 22/23 season, and Possessing Harriet, which premiered at Syracuse Stage and has been produced at Franklin Stage Company, East Lynne Theater Company, HartBeat Ensemble and is published by Standing Stone Books. Salt City Blues was produced at Syracuse Stage in the 21/22 season, and Citizen James, or The Young Man Without a Country, about a young James Baldwin, was commissioned by Syracuse Stage, has streamed nationally, was recently presented at Brown University and is under option for an international feature film. Toliver & Wakeman was commissioned by and premiered at Franklin Stage Company. His libretto for Libba Cotten: Here This Day, an opera based on the life of American folk music legend Libba Cotten, was commissioned by The Society for New Music. With Ping Chong, Kyle is the co-author of Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo, which premiered at Syracuse Stage and was produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York. His other full-length plays include Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers, which has been presented at Cornell University, Colgate University, the University of Delaware, and Syracuse University, and Separated, a documentary theatre piece about student military veterans at Syracuse University, which was presented at Syracuse Stage and the Paley Center in New York, and Leeboe & Sons. Kyle is the co-author of the original screenplay for the film Day of Days (Broad Green Pictures, 2017) and is a three-time recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, a finalist for the Princess Grace Playwriting Award, and a Pushcart Prize nominee. He is currently developing a television series with co-writer Jaffe Cohen. As dramaturg, Kyle has collaborated with acclaimed visual artist Carrie Mae Weems, and was the script consultant on Thoughts of a Colored Man, which premiered at Syracuse Stage in 2019 and opened on Broadway in 2021. Kyle is Assistant Professor of Theater at Colgate University, where he previously served as Burke Chair for Regional Studies. He has also taught in the M.F.A. creative writing program at Goddard College, at Syracuse University, and at Hobart & William Smith Colleges. Kyle was the Susan P. Stroman Visiting Playwright at the University of Delaware and the Flournoy Visiting Playwright at Washington & Lee University. He holds an M.F.A. in playwriting from Goddard College, is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America and is represented by the Barbara Hogenson Agency. A descendant of African people enslaved in New England and the American South, Kyle resides and writes in Upstate New York where his family has lived free and owned land for nearly 225 years.
WHO WE ARE
Syracuse Stage is the non-profit professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University. We are nationally recognized for creating stimulating theatrical work that engages Central New York, and for our significant contribution to the artistic life of Syracuse University, where we are a vital partner in achieving the educational mission of the University’s Department of Drama.
OUR MISSION
Syracuse Stage tells stories that engage, entertain, and inspire us to see life beyond our own experience.
OUR VISION
Reimagining what's possible for regional theatre–through active inclusion, innovative outreach, and bold productions–Syracuse Stage shapes the culture and social vitality of Central New York, enriches the Syracuse University student experience, and fosters change in ourselves, our communities, and our world.
OUR CORE VALUES
People - Actively including diverse individuals, communities, ideas, and perspectives. Passion - Commitment to integrity, excellence, and enthusiasm in our work. Curiosity - Fostering an innovative and adaptive environment that elicits wonder.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Stage has collaborated with a myriad of institutions in the Syracuse area. Community partners include 100 Black Men of Syracuse, AccessCNY, ARC of Onondaga, ARISE, ArtRage, CNY Reads, Interfaith Works of Central New York, La Casita, McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center, Onondaga Historical Association, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, SUNY Upstate Medical University, the VA Medical Center, and Vera House. Additionally, the educational department collaborates with many CNY schools.
ANTI-RACISM PLEDGE
Syracuse Stage stands firmly against racism and discrimination. We pledge to stand with under-represented and oppressed communities and to advance antiracism in all aspects of our work, including the outward facing, public dimension of our creative endeavors and the less visible internal practices of the organization.
ABOUT SYRACUSE STAGE
Originally constructed as the Regent Movie House in 1914, the physical space of Syracuse Stage has seen many films, musicians, actors, and artists pass through its doors over the course of the past century. The Syracuse Stage that exists today is a non-for-profit professional theatre company founded in 1974, and a longstanding League of Resident Theatres (LORT) member. Since its inception, Stage has produced over 350 shows, both plays and musicals, within its walls. Now, Stage produces six to seven shows per season, while also offering educational programs to students, various pre- and post-show offerings, and fundraising events each year. Stage is Central New York’s only LORT theatre and one of the largest performing arts organizations in the area. Stage has a strong commitment to giving the community access to a range of high-quality productions; it is equally committed to bringing in actors, designers, and directors who are among the leading theatre professionals, both locally and across the nation.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Syracuse Stage respectfully acknowledges the Onondaga Nation, Firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, the Indigenous people on whose ancestral lands we now stand.
CHAIR
SYRACUSE STAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Richard Driscoll
Senior Vice President Commercial Banking Division NBT Bank
PRESIDENT Herman R. Frazier*
Senior Deputy Athletics Director Syracuse University
PAST CHAIR/VICE CHAIR
Rocco Mangano Partner Mangano Law Office, PLLC
TREASURER
Brett Padgett*
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Syracuse University
SECRETARY
Maria Lesinski
Attorney Newman and Lickstein
AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Phil Turner Pastor Bethany Baptist Church
Janet Audunson Assistant General Counsel National Grid
George S. Bain Freelance Editor and Writer
Barbara Beckos Retired - Syracuse Stage
Nancy Byrne Community Volunteer
Jessica Cain Reporter WRVO
Dr. Ruth Chen* Professor of Practice Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science
Robin Curtis NYS Lic. RE Asso. Broker Hunt Real Estate ERA
Denise Dyce*
Associate Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations Syracuse University
Colleen A. Gaetano
Retired- Vice President Global Education & Artistry
Estée Lauder Companies, NYC
Helene Gold
Private Voice & Piano Instructor
Jacki Goldberg Community Volunteer
Nancy Green
Managing Member
Edward S. Green & Associates
Larry Harris Retired - EVP and CFO Saab, Inc.
Robert Hupp** Artistic Director Syracuse Stage
Eric Jackson
Co-Founder and CEO Black Cub Productions
Ken Jackson
Publisher and Editor Urban CNY (The Constitution)
Cydney Johnson* Vice President for Community Engagement and Government Relations
Syracuse University
Rebecca Karpoff* Professor of Practice, Musical Theater/Coordinator of Vocal Instruction, Musical Theater Syracuse University Department of Drama
Kathy Kelly Retired - Health Educator, PNP
Larry Leatherman
Retired - Bristol-Myers Squibb, MOST
Dan Lent Commercial Loan Officer AmeriCU Credit Union
Rob Lentz EVP of Enterprise Operations Zeta Global
Anthony Malavenda Retired - Duke’s Root Control
Julia Martin Partner
Bousquet Holstein
Suzanne McAuliffe Retired - Educator
Michael McCurdy** Interim Managing Director
Syracuse Stage
Rod McDonald Bond, Schoeneck & King
Molly Mulvihill Sr. Relationship Manager Global Commercial Banking Bank of America
Fran Nichols Retired - Mower, Inc.
Mona Paradis
Stadium International Trucks
YiWei Qi Co-Founder and CEO AccuGPS LLC
Dr. Henry Roane
Executive Director and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry Upstate Golisano Center for Special Needs
Molly Ryan Partner, Goldberg Segalla LLP
Robert Sarason Retired - Lawyer, Organizer, Fundraiser
Cora Thomas
Radio Host and Office Manager, WAER
Michael S. Tick* Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Syracuse University
Dr. Amy Tucker Chief Medical Officer SUNY Upstate Medical University
Andrea Waldman Operations and Development Coordinator
Make A Wish Foundation of Central New York
Maryam Wasmund
Chief Financial Officer Filtertech Inc.
Ralph Zito** Chair
Syracuse University Department of Drama
*University Trustee **Ex-Officio
SYRACUSE STAGE EMERITUS TRUSTEES
We are grateful to the following individuals who have served as Members of the Stage Board of Trustees and continue to provide significant support to Syracuse Stage.
Jim Breuer
Sandra Brown
Mary Beth Carmen
Bea González
Joan Green
Elizabeth Hartnett
John Huhtala
Margaret Martin
Kevin McAuliffe
Eric Mower
Judy Mower
Michael Shende
Richard Shirtz
Jack Webb
Michael Zoanetti
SYRACUSE STAGE EDUCATION ADVOCACY BOARD
Sara Bambino
CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL
Todd Benware CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY
Jordan Berger
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
Rhiannon Berry
LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL
Elizabeth Defurio NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL
David Fisselbrand AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL
Melissa Morgan BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
Matthew Phillips JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
Linda Ponza SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL
Jennifer Sabatino CATO-MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUNG ADULT COUNCIL
Paige Blair
CAZENOVIA HIGH SCHOOL
Sadie Broderick
EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Natalie Corbin
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
Ella Culligan
LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL
Joliette Doyle
TULLY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Nina Doyle-Gonzalez
MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
Kate Fennessy
AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL
Claire Foran
EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Anqi Geng
MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
Kennedy Hilton
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL
Mira Jensen
CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL
Beatrix Karn
CAZENOVIA HIGH SCHOOL
Sophia Kelly
CATO MERIDIAN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Stephanie Kelly
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY
Margot Klein
CHARLES W. BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
Tessa Komar
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL
Rei Korthas HOMESCHOOLED
Madison Macomber
EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Zoie Markowski
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL
Minerva Miller
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL
Octavia Miller
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL
Harper Shute
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL
Caleb Smith
MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
Francesca Smith
BISHOP GRIMES JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL
Abbie Sundet
PAUL V. MOORE HIGH SCHOOL
Zariah Taylor
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
David Warne Peters CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL
Rebecca Wheeler HOMESCHOOLED
Sophia Zogby
CATO MERIDIAN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SYRACUSE STAGE ANNUAL FUND GIFTS
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. For information regarding levels of contribution and benefits of each please contact the Development office at 315-443-3931 or visit syracusestage.org.
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS
Richard Mather Fund
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS
Contributions listed above are current as of August 29, 2024, and reflect operating support of $5,000+ and in-kind donations of $10,000+.
The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the arts in Central New York. We recognize the deep importance live theatre plays in shaping the cultural and social vitality of our community. In these challenging times, theatre brings us together to be inspired and celebrate the richness of the human experience. We are delighted to continue to support Syracuse Stage and this very special production of The Second City 65th Anniversary Show.
The Second City 65th Anniversary Show is made possible with funds from the General Operating Support program a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of County Executive, J. Ryan McMahon II, and the Onondaga County Legislature, administered by CNY Arts.
50 TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN GIFTS
Syracuse Stage's 50th Anniversary Season is presented by Slutzker Family Foundation
Sarah Alden
Jackie Anderson
Robert & Jeanne Anderson
Frank Badagnani
George S. Bain
Rosemary Baker & Stuart Spiegel
Keith Batman & Barbara Post
Helen Beale
Barbara Beckos & Arthur
McDonald
Jean Beers
Carrie Berse & Chris Skeval
Michael & Jennifer Blowers
Leslee Boissy
Thomas & Carol Boll
Jon & Patricia Booth
Dennis & Mary Anne Brady
Mary Brady
Marion Brillati
Angel Broadnax
Pamela Brown-Benjamin
Marlene Brown
Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth
Gary & Kathleen Bruno
Lia & Dean Burrows
Kathleen Burt
Patricia Bush
Nancy & William Byrne
Mark & Lori Campitello
Rich & Mary Cappelli
Anthony & Carolyn Cimino
Patricia & Sandy Colabufo
Nicholas & Louanne Colaneri
Elaine Coppola
Raymond W. Cummings, Jr.
Kevin & Kristin Curtis
Therese & Walter Dancks
Anthony & Deborah D'Angelo
Bill & Terry Delavan
Roger & Naomi DeMuth
Robert Desimone
Mary DiSanto
James & Leona Dowd
Richard Ellison & Margaret Ksander
Carole Farfaglia
Carol Fedrizzi
Alan Fischler & Karen McDonold
David & Karen Fitch
Molly Carole Fitzpatrick
Robert & Terry Flower
Peter Frantzis
Nancy Freeborough
George & Halina Gagne
Jim & Carol Galvin
Barbara Genton
Neil & Helene Gold
Jacki & Michael Goldberg
Douglas Goldschmidt &
David Jacobs
Linda Fabian & Dennis
Goodrich
William Goodwin
Muffy & Herbert Baird
Hansen
Tom & Cynthia Helmer
Kenneth Hendel
Steven Herwood
Michele Hickman
Judy Huckle
Robert & Clea Hupp
Norma Huxter
Linda Imboden
Emily Johnson & Vijay
Ramachandran
Deborah Joiner
Laura & Ed Jordan
Gwenn & John Judge
Michael & Audrey Kane
Brian Kane & Phyllis Perrotti
James & Jan Kaplan
Dana Keefer
John & Gloria Kennedy
Stewart Koenig & Judy Schmid
Dean Kolts
Jill Ladd
Lorraine LaDuke
Andrea Latchem
Skip Lentz & Anne Russ
Stephen Lessie
Linda Loomis
Tony Malavenda & Martine
Burat
Rocco & Roberta Mangano
Wade Manning
Nicholas Martin
Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe
Andreas & Margaret Meier
Carl Mellor
Michael & Claudia Miceli
Gail Mitchell
Bruce Moseley & Leigh
Yardley
Janet Munro
Claire Myers
Richard & Barbara Natoli
Marty & Millie Newshan
Becky Nicandri
Leslie Noble & Bill Morris
As of August 29, 2024.
Sally O'Herin
Marjorie Ostrander
Cindy Paikin
Ricky & Whitney Pak
David & Susan Palen
Cathy Palm
Nolan & Phyllis Palsma
Peter & Constance Palumb
Robert & Teresa Parke
Susan Perriello
Debra Petzold
Jane Pickett
Duane & Karleen Preske
Nancy Radoff
David Rankert
Jean Reilly
The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation
Ross & Melanie Relyea
Todd Relyea
Patrick & Kuni Riccardi
Terry & Monica Richmond
Ron Ehrenreich & Sondra Roth
James & Tricia Sadowski
Robert Sarason & Jane Burkhead
Mike & Marilyn Sees
Barry & Jenny Shulman
Theresa Slosek & Ronald
Wilson
Slutzker Family Foundation
Joseph & Carolyn Smith
Vinodhini Subramanian
Sharon Sullivan & Paul
Phillips
John & Jamie Sutphen
Amy Sweeney
Delia & Sandy Temes
Angi Tipton
John Toomey
Hon. Karen M. Uplinger
Joseph & Carole Valesky
Nancy Wadopian
Marc & Marcy Waldauer
The Estate of George Wallerstein & Julie Lutz
Mark Watkins & Brenda Silverman
Liz & David Wei
Lynda Wheat
Dr. Kelvin White
Tom & Desiree Wight
Evelyn B Williams
Diana Wolpert
Leslie & Jerry Zaborsky
Joyce Zadzilka
INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS
New and increased gifts this season will be matched by The Richard Mather Fund.
It is our goal to provide a complete list of all donors $100+. Nevertheless, if your gift is not listed or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies, and contact the Development Office at 315-443-9848.
$100,000+
CNY Arts, Inc
Onondaga County
Syracuse University
The Estate of George Wallerstein & Julie Lutz
$50,000 - $99,999
Advance Media NY
Tom Kirdahy
The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Slutzker Family Foundation
Barry & Fran Weissler
$20,000 - $49,999
George S. Bain
New York State Council on the Arts
Richard Mather Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
$10,000 - $19,999
Bank of America
Richard Bunce
Nancy & William Byrne
Cathedral Candle Company
Cumulus Radio
Nancy Green & Tony Marschall
Elizabeth Hartnett
M&T Bank
News Channel 9
The Estate of Deborah O'Shea
The John Ben Snow Foundation & Memorial Trust
Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips
Urban CNY
WAER
$5,000 - $9,999
Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation
Dr. Ruth Chen & Chancellor Kent Syverud
Cumulus Radio
Roger & Naomi DeMuth
Peggy & Dana Dudarchik
The Estate of Mary Louise Dunn
Colleen Gaetano
Neil & Helene Gold
Jacki & Michael Goldberg
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Kathy Kelly & Len Weiner
Larry & Mary Leatherman
Tony Malavenda & Martine
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Rocco & Roberta Mangano
Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe
Eric & Judy Mower
NBT Bank
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Sally Lou & Fran Nichols
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Selma Radin
Skip Lentz & Anne Russ
Melvin & Patricia Stith
Theatre Development Fund
Joshua & Andrea Waldman
Wegmans
WRVO
Kristen Weslowski
$3,500 - $4,999
Janet Audunson & David Youlen
Barbara Beckos & Arthur McDonald
Pete & Mary Beth Carmen
Robin Curtis
Maggie & Jake Feldmeier
John & Kimberly Huhtala
Claire Myers
Molly Ryan & Tim Byrnes
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$1,800 - $3,499
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Kathleen Bice
Donald Blair & Nancy Dock
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Francine Boutet
Constance Bull
Craig & Kathy Byrum
JP Morgan Chase
James Clark & Sharon
Gordon
The Estate of William
Clark Jr.
Mark Cywilko & Marianne Moosbrugger
Barbara Sheklin Davis
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Edward & Susan Downing
Dick & Therese Driscoll
Melvin & Mildred Eggers
Family Charitable Foundation
Michael & Barbara Flintrop
Herman Frazier & Caroline
Beal
Dennis & Judi Hebert
Heritage Masonry
Restoration, Inc.
David & Sally Hootnick
Robert & Clea Hupp
Cydney Johnson & Jeff
Comanici
Randy & Elizabeth Kalish
Leslie Kohman
Maria Lesinski & Benjamin
Hicks
Julia & Lee Martin
Rod & Jana McDonald
Walter & Elizabeth Merriam
As of August 29, 2024. Donor list reflects gifts made over the past 12 months and does not include gifts made to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Anne Morford
Molly & Kevin Mulvihill
Amy Parker
Michael & Rissa Ratner
Robert Sarason & Jane
Burkhead
Richard & Margaret Shirtz
Sharye Skinner
Sam & Carolyn Spalding
Deirdre Stam
Douglas Sutherland & Nancy Kramer
Dr. Amy Tucker
$1,200 - $1,799
Debbie & Candido
Bermudez
Brenda Bousfield & David
Marcus
Jim & Cathy Breuer
Ana Díaz-Diez & Javier
Maymi-Perez
Paul & Carolyn Frymoyer
Dorothy & Lawrence
Gordon
Andrea Graham
Deborah & Samuel Haines
Steven & Elaine Jacobs
Richard G. Jaeger
Rebecca Karpoff
Kevin & Jessica Kopko
Charles Martin & Johanna Keller
Newman & Lickstein, LLP
David Rankert
Frank and Frances Revoir
Foundation
Nancy & Walter Shepard
James Shults
John Steigerwald IV
Michael & Cathy Tick
Jack & Linda Webb
$600 - $1,199
Edward & Angela Bernat
BMI Supply
Susan Brett
Angel Broadnax
Cazenovia Jewelry
Amy & Tom Clark
Stephen & Emily DiMarco
Allen & Anita Frank
Muffy & Herbert Baird
Hansen
Daniel & Julia Harris
Joyce Day Homan
Richard & Margaret
Ingraham
John & Maren King
Donna & Kenneth Kirsch
Victor & Linda Lebedovych
Lynda Wheat
James MacKillop
Donald & Patricia
MacLaughlin
Susan Martineau
John & Elizabeth
McKinnell
John & Jill Melvin
John & Joan Nicholson
Sally O'Herin
David & Susan Palen
David & Janice Panasci
Mona & John Paradis
Paolo & Nicole Pastore
Charles & Sharon
Primerano
Kathy & Dan Rabuzzi
Gracia Sears
Beth & Tobias Sienel
Mark Watkins & Brenda
Silverman
Sharon Sutter
Thomas & Carole Taylor
Peter Vanable & Anne
Jamison
Angela Winfield & Lance
Lyons
John & Mitzi Wolf
$300 - $599
Susan & Allison Ambrosie
Charles Amos
Chris Arnold
Timothy Atseff & Margaret
Ogden
Paul Barron & Leah
Weinberg
Andrew & Margot Baxter
Eric & Carol Boyer
Marlene Brown
Gary & Kathleen Bruno
Paul & Linda Cohen
Jerilyn Costich
Anita Cottrell
George W. Curry
James & Suzanne Cusack
Frederick Dever
Charley & Kim Driscoll
Richard Ernst
Elizabeth Etoll
Linda Fabian & Dennis
Goodrich
Michael & Marion Fish
Kenneth & Kathleen Freer
Edward & Debbie Genalo
Bea Gonzalez & Michael
Leonard
Thomas Greenwood
Judith Hand
Nancy Hanna
David & Ellen Hardy
In Honor of
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 Mark & Kathy Adelson, in memory of Laura Edell. Anonymous, in memory of Lorne Runge. Anonymous, in memory of Virginia Parker. Anonymous, in honor of my sister Katelyn Yonkers who works as a seamstress at Syracuse Stage.
Bethany Anthony, to my big sister, Rebekah Tadros, the biggest star I know.
Thomas Antonini, in memory of Ginny Parker. Candice Bermudez & Joe Guido, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Carrie Berse & Chris Skeval, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Susan Brett, in memory of Thomas Brett.
Kathy Brodsky, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Carol Bryant, in honor of Virginia Parker.
Craig and Kathy Byrum, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Molly and Travis Corley, in honor of Fran Nichols for his birthday.
Ana Díaz-Diez & Javier Maymi-Perez, in memory of Pedro DíazMolina.
The Farfaglia Family, in memory of Edward J Farfaglia.
Debbie Feinstein, to Eli Golding: Happy Graduation!
As of August 29, 2024. Donor list reflects gifts made over the past 12 months and does not include gifts made to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Joseph & Paula Himmelsbach
Noel Keith
John & Gloria Kennedy
Daniel & Ann Lent
Susan Lison
George & Roseann Lorefice
John & Candace Marsellus
Donyce & Kenneth McCluskey
Mary Ellen McDonald
James & Elizabeth Megna
David & Beth Mitchell
Susan Moskal
James & Kathleen Muldoon
Marty & Millie Newshan
Doren Norfleet
Richard & Kimberly O'Brien
Marjorie Ostrander
Joan & Lawrence Page
Robert & Teresa Parke
Patricia A Parker
Mickey & Pat Piscitelli
Howard & Ann Port
Edward & Lois Schroeder
William Schuyler
Jon Selzer
Robert & Cheryl Shallish
Geraldine Sheehan
Dr Craig A Simmons
Joseph & Carolyn Smith
H. Paul Steiner
Cora Thomas
Victor & Diane Tice
Phil & Janice Turner
Joseph & Carole Valesky
Susan Wadley
Robert & Anita Wagner
David & Daryll Wheeler
Derick White
John & Judy Winslow
$150 - $299
Mark & Kathy Adelson
James Aiello
Edwin & Kathleen Allen
Kristi Andersen
Robert & Jeanne Anderson
Beatrice Angus
Michelle Arora
Frank Badagnani
Holmes & Sarah M Bailey
Rosemary Baker & Stuart
Spiegel
Barbara, Jeff & Kay
Friedman
Nancy Barnum
Jean Beers
Dr. Sylvia Betcher & Martin Korn
William A Billingham
Diana Biro & Eric Rogers
Susan Boettger
Mary Brady
Dennis & Mary Anne Brady
Carmelita Britton &
Richard Probert
Brian & Sharon Bush
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Stephen Butler
Michael Byrne
Ronald Capone
Lexi Carlson & Sebastian Karcher
Joseph Cerroni & Linda Tassa
Joe & Nancy Clayton
Sam & Carolyn Clemence
Martha Cole
Donna Coloton
Raymond Colton
Robert & Joan Conine
Terri Cook
Molly & Travis Corley
Elizabeth Cowan
Stephanie Cross
Karl Crossman & John Steinburg
Paul & Cynthia Curtin
CVS
Linda Czerkies
Carol Decker
Bill & Terry Delavan
Paula Dendis
Linda & Alan Dolmatch
Rebecca Downing
Beth Drew & Joe Marusa
Nathaniel & Karen Dunn
Denise Dyce
Kathleen Effler
William & Elizabeth Elkins
Lorraine Erlenback
Molly Carole Fitzpatrick
Gerard & Vanessa Flynn
Kim Fontana
Lois & Jill Fowler
Jeffrey & Teresa Freedman
Thomas & Karen Fruehan
Allen & Nirelle Galson
Claudia & Adam
Gasiorowski
Robert Geiger
Karen Goldman
Douglas Goldschmidt & David Jacobs
Bernice Gottschalk
Roger & Vicki Greenberg
Charlotte Haas & Gary Quirk
Teresa Haigney
Greg & Elaine Hallett
In Honor of
(Continued
Zachary Ferris, in memory of Virginia Parker.
Kim Fontana, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Brant & Ellen Rosborough Ford, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Nancy Freeborough, in memory of Virginia Parker.
Jacki & Michael Goldberg, in memory of our dear Ginny Parker. May her memory be a blessing! Winnie Greenberg, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Guy & Patricia Howard, in memory of Viriginia Parker.
Daniel & Janet Jones, dedicated to Uncle John White for instilling a lifelong love of live theater.
Joan Kesselring, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Leslie Kohman, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Thomas & Mary Lou Mees, in loving memory of Ginny Parker. The Moore Family, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Susan Moore-Palumbo & Frank Palumbo, this is in memory of Ginny Parker.
Elizabeth Mosher, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Claire Myers, in memory of Drs. Lawrence & Betty Jane Myers, for granting me my love of theatre.
Wendy Neikirk Rhodes & Adrian Rhodes, in honor of Ginny Parker.
As of August 29, 2024. Donor list reflects gifts made over the past 12 months and does not include gifts made to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Mark & Carole Hansen
Karl & Mary Herba
William & Phyllis Highland
Donna & Joseph Hipius
Barbara & Ronald Hoffman
Marie & James Jewson
Emily Johnson & Vijay Ramachandran
Philip & Judith Kaplan
Robert & Christina Keim
Norma Kelley
Marlene Kelly
Amy Kemp
Tim & Susan Kennedy
Diane King
Russell & Joan King
Trudy & Earl Kletsky
Barry & Kathy Kogut
Richard & Roxanne Kopecky
Sheldon & Karen Kruth
Lorraine LaDuke
Robert & Lauren Lalley
Andrea Latchem
James LeGro
Mark & Jeannette Levinsohn
Bonnie Levy
Edward & Carol Lipson
Mary Lombardo
John & Marian Loosmann
Vito Lovecchio
Gerald Mager
Albert Marshall
Frederick & Virginia Marty
Elizabeth Mascia
Janice Mayne
Margot McCormick
Kathleen McLeod
Andreas & Margaret Meier
Clifford & Marjorie Mellor
Daniel & Terry Miller
Leslie & Barney Molldrem
Danielle Montagne & Mark Zlotnick
Janet Moore
Elizabeth Mosher
Janet Munro
Alan & Rosalind Napier
Richard & Barbara Natoli
Margaret O'Brien
Omega, Inc.
Cathy Palm
Michael & Susan Petrosillo
Jane Pickett
Susan Pieczonka
Hugh & Jane Pinchin
Eileen Ponto
YiWei Qi & Julie Yu
Steve Reiter & Annegret Schubert
Lynn Richer
Michael Riecke & Anthony
McEachern
Cathy Robinson
Nancy Machles Rothschild
Elaine Rubenstein
Linda & Bob Ryan
Roberta Savage
George & Sharon Schmit
Denise Seltzer
Nancy Sharpe
Judith Smith
Jeffrey Sneider & Gwen Kay
Patricia & Michael St. Leger
Michael Stanton
George & Helene Starr
Carter & Nan Strickland
Kathleen & Mark Sunheimer
David & Eileen Thompson
Amy & Anthony Tibolla
James & Deborah Tifft
Andrew & Kathleen Tompkins
Joseph Tucker
Hon. Karen M. Uplinger
Marc & Marcy Waldauer
Wallace & Gayonne
McDonald
Donald & Martha Washburn
Connie Webster
Howard Weinstein
Fred & Karen Whitney
Christopher & Renee Wiles
Tom & Carol Wolff
Mary Yurco
Loretta Zolkowski
$100 - $149
Jerrold & Harriet Abraham
Sarah Alden
Jill Anderson
John Andrake
Dianne Apter
Al & Jane Arras
Rosanne Barbaglia
Marjory Baruch
Jackie Bays
Janine Bernard
Carrie Berse & Chris Skeval
Mary Beth Gannon
David Blair
Jon & Patricia Booth
Alice Borning
Bernard & Ona Cohn
Bregman
Jennifer, Bridget & Audrey
Stromer-Galley
Bob & Kathy Brown
William & Mary Butler
In Honor of
(Continued
Fran & Sally Lou Nichols, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Peter & Connie Palumb, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Patricia A Parker, in memory of my dear sister-in-law, Virginia Parker.
Eileen Ponto, in memory of Emily Ponto.
Robert Sarason & Jane Burkhead, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Edward & Lois Schroeder, in memory of Virginia Parker.
Maura Harling Stefl, in memory of Ginny Parker.
H. Paul Steiner, in memory of Fritz & Ginny Parker.
Nan & Carter Strickland, in memory of Virginia Parker.
Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips, in memory of Viriginia B. Parker.
Diane R. Swords, in memory of my dear friend Ginny Parker, supporter of theater and of peace and social justice.
Kristen Weslowski, in memory of Richard Brandt.
Lynda Wheat, in memory of Virginia Parker.
Laura & Connor Williams, this donation is made in memory of Ginny Parker.
John & Cynthia Cambareri
Larry & Fran Campbell
Richard & Nina Cantor
Delores Carney
Douglas & Diane Chilson
As of August 29, 2024. Donor list reflects gifts made over the past 12 months and does not include gifts made to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Anthony & Carolyn Cimino
Lou & Rosa Clark
Cheryl Cole
John & Deloris Coleman
Elaine Coppola
Anthony & Mary Anne Corasaniti
Tracy Cromp
Joyce Crossley
Lynette & Ethan Davis
Kate DiDonato
Diane Dimond
James & Mike Doleski
Mark & Cynthia Dowd Greene
James & Leona Dowd
Eric Drath
Elizabeth & Evan Dreyfuss
Wynn Egginton
Sue Ellen Deion
Clay & Dora Elliott
Pamela Ellis
Richard Ellison & Margaret Ksander
Stanley & Penny Emerick
Laurie Fabian
Robert & Terry Flower
Karin Franklin-King
John Friedman & Polly Ann Heavenrich
William & Jean Gamble
Norma Gawlowicz
Gregory Gazda
Rosamond Gifford Foundation
Kathryn Glynn
Michael & Wendy Gordon
William Gray
Seth & Lisa Greenky
Chip & Kate Grosso
Carol Guido
Patricia Haggerty
James Hahn
Beth Hansen
Ann & Richard Harris
Elizabeth Hayes
Pamela & James Helmer
Michael & Elizabeth Hennessy
Kathleen Hinchman
Casey Holmes Fee
Judy Huckle
Sofia Hvozda
Diana Ingraham Milkovic
Wanda Irish
Sue Jones
Daniel & Janet Jones
Laura & Ed Jordan
Alexander Joseph
Michael & Audrey Kane
Randy Karcher
Jean Kimber
Alan Kinney
Janice Kophen
Neil & Marie LaBrake
Kathleen LaGrow
Amanda Lee
David & Cindy Lewis
Michael & Jean Loftus
Susan Lotierzo
Michael Madigan
Julia & James Mahaney
Jon Maloff
Paul Manfredo
Paul Marshall
John Mathiason
Douglas & Randi Matousek
John & Mary McCulley
Philip & Martha McDowell
Linda McKeown
Howard McLaughlin & Mary O'Hara
Timothy McLaughlin & Diane Cass
Thomas & Mary Lou Mees
Eckart & Mary Meisterfeld
Marcia & Dave Mele
Ben & Julie Merchant
David Michel & Peggy Liuzzi
Dr. Merrill L. Miller
Thomas Miller & Mary
MacBlane
Gail Mitchell
Julian & Jennifer Modesti
Don Moore
Susan Moore-Palumbo & Frank Palumbo
Joseph Moorman & Catherine Gerard
Wendy Neikirk Rhodes & Adrian Rhodes
Michael Newman
Katharine O'Connell
Vickie Olcott
Jane Ondich
Bryan O'Quinn
John & Elizabeth
O'Sullivan
John & Linda Parsons
Thomas & Eleanor
Pendergast
Anita Pisano
William & Merriette Pollard
Kevin & Rachel Porter
Duane & Karleen Preske
Charles & Patricia
Prutzman
Steve & Kate Pynn
Scott Reinhart
William & Gretchen
Roberts
Stacy Roberts
Mary Roberts Bailey
Brant & Ellen Rosborough
Ford
Mary Rose Ranieri
Ann Rothschild
Rocco Rufo
Margaret Ryniker
John & Judy Sabene
Richard & Jill Sargent
Jennifer Scalione
Jeffrey & Abby Scheer
Ruth Seaman
Mike & Marilyn Sees
Margaret Shackell
Roger & Nancy Sharp
Steven & Robin Sisskind
Madeline Slate
David Smith
Alan & Jean Smith
William Smith
Paul & Jean Soper
Mark & Beth Steigerwald
Bethany Stewart
Susan Stred & Harold
Husovsky
Martha Sutter & David
Ross
Kristin & Steve Swift
Brady Systems
Martin & Jackie Talcik
Ron Thiele & Lynne Pascale
James Traver & Marguerite
Conan
John & Jean Tromans
Aaron Tussing
Bob & Claudia Visalli
Timothy & Nancy Volk
Marcia Walsh
Tom & Desiree Wight
Matthew & Sonya Williams
Roger & Carolyn Williams
Deborah Wood
Samuel & Robin Young
Leslie & Jerry Zaborsky
Joyce Zadzilka
Stephen & Patricia Zalewski
Steven & Judith Zdep
As of August 29, 2024. Donor list reflects gifts made over the past 12 months and does not include gifts made to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
PLANNED GIVING
A planned gift is a way to make a significant and lasting gift to Syracuse Stage. By making a bequest to the theatre, you are assuring that Syracuse Stage will continue to inspire, stimulate, and entertain Central New York audiences for generations to come, as well as maintain its high artistic standards that are recognized locally, and nationally. For more information about planned gifts contact: Ana Díaz-Diez, Director of Development 315-443-3931 or ajdiazdi@syr.edu
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In Honor and Memory of Sheldon P. Peterfreund and Josephine A Peterfreund
Michael and Rissa Ratner
The J. Zimmeister-Yarwood Estate
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
Many companies will match gifts of their employees, retirees, and spouses with a gift of their own to Syracuse Stage. Ask your personnel office for a matching gift form, send the completed form with your gift – and we’ll do the rest!
Audience Services Manager.......................................................................................Korrie Taylor
House Managers.....................Pat Condello, Ella Lafontant, Alyssa Otoski-Keim, Adam Secor Front of House Associate...................................................................................Donna Stuccio
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By Kyle Bass | Directed by Joann Yarrow | Produced in partnership with 100 Black Men of Syracuse
Witness a young James Baldwin find his voice in this powerful one-man show about the author and Civil Rights activist. ••••••••••••••••••••••••
THE SECOND CITY 65TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
SEPTEMBER 18 - 29, 2024
Presented by Syracuse Stage
A hysterical touring production.
DIAL M FOR MURDER
OCTOBER 16 – NOVEMBER 3, 2024
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher | From the original by Frederick Knott | Directed by Robert Hupp
An old-school, edge of-your-seat mystery.
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA
NOVEMBER 22 – JANUARY 5, 2025
Music by Richard Rodgers | Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Adapted for the stage by Tom Briggs from the Teleplay by Robert L. Freedman | Directed by Melissa Rain Anderson | Music Direction by Brian Cimmet | Choreographed by Jessica Chen | Co-Produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama
Glass slippers, pumpkins, and dreams-come-true.
PRIMARY TRUST
JANUARY 22 – FEBRUARY 9, 2025
By Eboni Booth | Directed by Melissa Crespo
Poignant drama about embracing new beginnings.
KING JAMES
FEBRUARY 26 – MARCH 16, 2025
By Rajiv Joseph | Directed by Jamil Jude Co-Produced with Indiana Repertory Theatre
A slam dunk of a show about unlikely friends, basketball, and LeBron James.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
APRIL 23 – MAY 11, 2025
By Kate Hamill | Based on the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Jason O’Connell
Love triumphs over tradition in this playful adaptation.
THE NATIONAL PASTIME
JUNE 11 – 29, 2025
A Julie Lutz Cold Read World Premiere
Written by Rogelio Martinez | Directed by Johanna McKeon
