The Play That Goes Wrong Program by Texas Performing Arts

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Reduced Shakespeare Company Sep 13 & 14 | MCT

Fred Hersch Trio Sep 21 | MCT

Taylor Mac Sep 27 & 28 | MCT

OCT

Yekwon Sunwoo, piano Oct 5 | BRH

Ragamala Dance Company Written in Water Oct 18 | BCH

The Play That Goes Wrong Oct 23–28 | BCH

NOV

Blackstar An Orchestral Tribute to David Bowie Nov 1 | BCH

Jordi Savall The Routes of Slavery Nov 8 | BCH

Pavel Urkiza & Congrí Ensemble Nov 9 | MCT

C!RCA Humans Nov 13 | BCH

The Merchant of Venice* Nov 14–Dec 2 | OBT

Private Peaceful Nov 16 | MCT

Love Never Dies Nov 27–Dec 2 | BCH

Texas Performing Arts Essential Series MCT McCullough Theatre

BRH Bates Recital Hall

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BCH Bass Concert Hall

OBT Oscar G. Brockett Theatre

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Making Tracks Former Texas Performing Arts student employee (’13) Cassie Shankman has always been a busy woman with many talents and interests. As a young girl, Cassie loved the arts. She frequented the theater, was an active jazz band member, and loved going to the movies. Simultaneously, she enjoyed learning about science. Her early interest in different sound frequencies resulted in qualifying for the state science fair competition, earning her the attention of multiple universities. Now, as a leading Biomedical Music™ composer, she combines both her passions of music and

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science to help others learn to walk again with the Movement Tracks Project. Together with an amazing team of music therapists, patients, musicians, and engineers, Cassie creates music that integrates with biomedical systems and devices that makes walking possible for patients. Many of these patients include people that have Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, children with cerebral palsy, and other neurologic conditions. “As a musician, it’s amazing to know that every day I am helping people get better with my music,” said Cassie. “I feel incredibly lucky for this opportunity.” With Executive Producer Hope Young’s vision, the Movement Tracks Project creates pieces for patients with neurologic conditions that are helping people move better through texasperformingarts.org

Patterson at Texas Performing Arts who taught her the skills necessary for working in event and program management, Cassie feels lucky to have had so many great mentors.

“As a musician, it’s amazing to know that every day I am helping people get better with my music.”

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Cassie Shankman conducts a small orchestra for a churchhouse recording.

much research and testing. This ground-breaking project has also caught the attention of SXSW, where Cassie recently spoke on the topic and her team became an Official 2018 SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Finalist. It’s an honor that she credits hard work as well as her education at The University of Texas at Austin. “While at UT, I met a lot of people, learned professional skills, and was consistently inspired! I had access to visiting artists and shows that I still can’t believe, and I went to several performances a week,” she said. “This allowed me to listen, learn, and connect with so much music.” Cassie also attributes much of her success to her professors and mentors outside the classroom. From her first composition mentor Ian Dicke, who opened her mind and ears to the writing process, to Cynthia texasperformingarts.org

“My most-influential mentor was my professor Yevgeniy Sharlat. He inspired me to get a Bridging Disciplines Program (BDP) certificate in film studies and study film, which led me to meet so many people that I still collaborate with today,” said Cassie. She gained confidence with speaking film lingo with film and music professionals through her internship in the BDP program with composer Hanan Townsend, which in turn led her to make connections with other industry professionals. “The best part of my job, whether it be scoring music to the human body or to film, is continuously learning and collaborating with other professionals,” Cassie said. “I love creating a new industry and seeing results with the patients!” When she isn’t working on The Movement Project, Austinites can find her DJ’ing at local events under the stage name DJ CASS&RA. She considers herself fortunate to be able to be a part of multiple projects and stresses new graduates to be flexible with their career journey. “Don’t be afraid to go with what life throws at you,” she said. “I assumed I’d get a job doing film music but it’s been a wild trip to get to this career. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” 9

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The music and movement elements were the most memorable.

WHAT DID YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE?

WHICH EXPRESSION OF ART IS YOUR FAVORITE?

Dance is amazing!

I loved the storyline! I love music! C!RCA

WHAT KIND OF STORIES DO YOU LIKE TO HEAR?

Ragamala Dance Company

Culturally Diverse

Blackstar

Taylor Mac

Pavel Urkiza

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Jordi Savall

upcoming Essential Series performances! texasperformingarts.org

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Yekwon Sunwoo

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Student Spotlight At Texas Performing Arts, we professionally involve students in every aspect of our organization. Having the opportunity to show, connect, and inspire our students to be the next generation of arts leaders is one of the most important things we do.

PROFILE NAME YEAR JOB MAJOR

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Brenda Stanfill Class of 2021 Texas Performing Arts Receptionist Human Development & Family Services (HDFS) Sociology

e sat down with Brenda Stanfill to talk about the performing arts, her studies in Human Development, and her time as a valued student employee. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SERVICES SOUNDS LIKE AN INTERESTING MAJOR. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT.

We’re a small group with just over 550 students which is about 1% of the total number of undergrad students at the university. We study every form of development across the lifespan such as emotional, social, and relationship development. Some students also study biological and psychological development. 12

Our goal is to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities from infancy to old age. I’m really enjoying learning about everything so far.

AS A STUDENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HOW DO YOU FEEL THE PERFORMING ARTS IMPACTS STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE?

As students, we can get caught up in our routines; classes, work, homework, and hang outs with

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friends. And as time goes on, it’s just more of the same—stressing about papers and tests. The performances on campus offer a chance for students to decompress and see something out of the ordinary. It’s almost something personal because the actor, actress, dancer, or comedian is right there on the stage, giving a unique artistic performance each night. It allows us to make a personal connection with something new and lowers our stress level.

WHAT ABOUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC? HOW DO YOU FEEL THE ARTS IMPACT OUR SOCIETY?

I think the arts are important for both the artists and the audience. Art is an expression of what it means to be human and it reflects our lives. The artist expresses important issues or personal experiences. For the audience, it can connect us through emotion and bring us together in times of uncertainty.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS?

I’m a really big fan of stories—written or heard. I love the stories that performances tell with dialogue, music, and the combination of storytelling through music. Considering my major, I love seeing cause and effect interactions, especially in a production. We watch a story unfold because the actions of one character affected another character in a certain way. Real life is a lot harder, but the idea of chaos from miscommunication is the same. The way we communicate can affect another person’s emotions and how they feel about themselves. texasperformingarts.org

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“I’M A REALLY BIG FAN OF STORIES—WRITTEN OR HEARD. I LOVE THE STORIES THAT PERFORMANCES TELL WITH DIALOGUE, MUSIC, AND THE COMBINATION OF STORYTELLING THROUGH MUSIC.” 13

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KEVIN MccOLLUM J.J. ABRAMS KENNY WAX STAGE PRESENcE LTD. cATHERINE ScHREIBER KEN DAVENPORT

DOUBLE GEMINI PRODUcTIONS /DEROY BRUNISH

DAMIAN ARNOLD/Tc BEEcH

GREENLEAF PRODUcTIONS/BARD ROTH

MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT/JAcK LANE/JOHN YONOVER LUcAS McMAHON PRESENT

A MISCHIEF THEATRE PRODUCTION OF

BY HENRY LEWIS, JONATHAN SAYER AND HENRY SHIELDS STARRING

SCOTT COTE

PEYTON CRIM BRANDON J. ELLIS

NED NOYES JAMIE ANN ROMERO BLAIR BAKER

ANGELA GROVEY

EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH YAEGEL T. WELCH

JACQUELINE JARROLD SID SOLOMON

MICHAEL THATCHER

SCENIC DESIGN

COSTUME DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

NIGEL HOOK

ROBERTO SURACE

RIC MOUNTJOY

SOUND DESIGN

ORIGINAL MUSIC

ANDREW JOHNSON

ROB FALCONER

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

UK PRODUCTION

JEFF NORMAN

DAVID BENKEN

DIGBY ROBINSON

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

MARKETING SERVICES

BESPOKE THEATRICALS

BDB MARKETING

TOUR MARKETING & PRESS

TOUR BOOKING AGENCY

ALLIED TOURING

THE BOOKING GROUP

TOUR DIRECTED BY

MATT DiCARLO ORIGINAL BROADWAY DIRECTION BY

MARK BELL

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED BY MISCHIEF THEATRE AT THE OLD RED LION THEATRE, LONDON. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAMIEN DEVINE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NICK THOMPSON

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CAST

(in order of appearance) Trevor�� BRANDON J� ELLIS Chris ��EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH Jonathan ��YAEGEL T� WELCH Robert��PEYTON CRIM Dennis �� SCOTT COTE Sandra �� JAMIE ANN ROMERO Max �� NED NOYES Annie �� ANGELA GROVEY UNDERSTUDIES Swings and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. for Trevor—MICHAEL THATCHER, YAEGEL T� WELCH for Chris—SID SOLOMON for Jonathan—SID SOLOMON, MICHAEL THATCHER for Robert—BRANDON J� ELLIS, MICHAEL THATCHER for Dennis and Max—SID SOLOMON, MICHAEL THATCHER for Sandra and Annie—BLAIR BAKER, JACQUELINE JARROLD THERE WILL BE ONE 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

SCOTT COTE

PEYTON CRIM

BRANDON J� ELLIS

ANGELA GROVEY

NED NOYES

JAMIE ANN ROMERO

EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH

YAEGEL T� WELCH

BLAIR BAKER

JACQUELINE JARROLD

SID SOLOMON

MICHAEL THATCHER

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST SCOTT COTE (Dennis)� National tours: Something Rotten!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Regional credits: The Producers (Paper Mill Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (Goodspeed), Noises Off (Pittsburgh Public), Lend Me a Tenor (Bay Street), The Music Man (Flat Rock Playhouse), Boeing Boeing (Northern Stage), The Drowsy Chaperone (Human Race Theatre)� PEYTON CRIM (Robert)� New York: Brigadoon (City Center Encores!), Finian’s Rainbow, On a Clear Day… (Irish Rep�) Selected regional: Mary Poppins (Paper Mill Playhouse), Sweeney Todd (The Gateway Playhouse), Sunset Blvd. (Music Theatre West), The Music Man, Peter Pan, Ring of Fire. Graduate of Oklahoma City University� Instagram: MrPeytonCrim� Twitter: TheRealPeytonC� BRANDON J. ELLIS (Trevor, u/s Robert)� Broadway: Bandstand, Once, Company. West End: Once. Off-Broadway: Of Mice and Men, Balls: The Musical? (Writer)� TV/film: “Iron Fist,” “Dietland,” “Vinyl,” “30 Rock,” “The Naked Brothers Band,” “She Wolf Rising,” “The Ferryman�” B�F�A� acting, UNC-Greensboro� Love to Mom, Jenn, Austin� “For my Dad�” Proud AEA� ANGELA GROVEY (Annie)� Broadway: Escape to Margaritaville, Leap of Faith. National tour: Newsies (Medda)� Film/ TV: “High Maintenance,” “Ray Donavan,” “Kimmy Schmidt,” “Iron Fist,” “Joyful Noise,” “30 Rock,” “The Unusuals�” Some theater: Irish Rep, City Center Encores, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Chicago S h a k e s p e a r e , Vi n e y a r d , P a p e r M i l l , Goodspeed� Insta@angelagrovey� Twitter: @angelagrovey� angelagrovey�com� NED NOYES (Max)� Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong, You Can’t Take It with You. National tour: Cabaret (Roundabout)� OffBroadway: Mint Theatre (four productions)� Regional: Steppenwolf Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre (D�C�), Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (among others)� Film: The Post (directed by Steven Spielberg)� TV: “Boardwalk Empire,” “Alpha House�” Training: Northwestern University� JAMIE ANN ROMERO (Sandra)� OffBroadway: Second Stage Theater� Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare 18

Festival, Arvada Center� International: Maxim Gorky Theatre Vladivostok, Russia� Television: “The Punisher,” “House of Cards�” Film: Viper Club. “Love and thanks to Benjamin and my family�” Insta: @annjamie� jamieannromero�com� EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH (Chris)� Broadway: Amazing Grace. National tour: Dirty Dancing (Robbie)� Selected regional: The Toxic Avenger (Title role, Toronto Company), Joseph… (Joseph, Drury Lane Theatre), Baskerville (Cleveland Play House/Cincinnati Playhouse), Ragtime (Younger Brother), Lady Windermere’s Fan (Shaw Festival�) More info and complete credits at EvanAlexanderSmith� com� Thanks to HCKR� Love to Sarah� Twitter/ Instagram: @iamevansmith� YAEGEL T. WELCH (Jonathan, u/s Trevor)� Lincoln Center, The Acting Company, Signature Theatre Company, Seattle Rep, Playmakers, True Colors/Alliance Theatre, Studio Theatre, Everyman Theatre (Company Member)� TV/ film: “Blacklist,” “Blue Bloods,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Knick�” Education: B�A� Morehouse College; M�F�A� Brandeis University; M�F�A� Academy for Classical Acting� In: yaegelwelch� Twit:@yaegelwelch� BLAIR BAKER (Understudy)� Thrilled to join TPTGW. Credits: The Humans (Broadway, Roundabout), Oleanna (Broadway, CTG), title role in Hamlet (SheNYC), The Soap Myth (opposite Ed Asner), Chapter Two (directed by Marsha Mason)� blairbaker�info� @blaircbaker� JACQUELINE JARROLD (Understudy)� Broadway: The Cherry Orchard. Regional: The Shakespeare Theatre of D�C� Back in New York, Jacqui makes her artistic home with AmiosNYC� Training: Northwestern University� More at jacquelinejarrold�com� SID SOLOMON (Understudy) received his training at New York’s LaGuardia Arts High School and Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater� Proud Vice President of Actors’ Equity Association and Core Member of #FairWageOnStage� More at SidSolomon�com� MICHAEL THATCHER (Fight Captain, Understudy)� Broadway: TPTGW. OffBroadway: Julius Caesar (NYSF), The Time Machine (NYMF); National tours: Guys and Dolls, A Christmas Story. Regional: Utah, Texas, Virginia Shakespeare Festivals� TV: “Quantico�” M�F�A�, U of Houston PATP� IG: @thatched44� texasperformingarts.org

WHO’S WHO in the CAST HENRY LEWIS (Co-Author) is an Olivier Award-winning writer, actor and is the artistic director of Mischief Theatre� Henry trained at LAMDA� His recent credits include writer and actor for The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway, West End and U�K�/international tour—winner of Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2015 and What’s On Stage Awards 2014), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC1, West End/U�K� tour/ Pleasance London—nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2016), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (West End— nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2017)� Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC1), Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Keep It in the Family (ITV), Mischief Movie Night (West End/ U�K� tour—nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2018), actor and producer for Mercury Fur (Trafalgar Studios—nominated for Best Production OffWest End Awards), actor for Beasts & Beauties (Hampstead Theatre) and producer of Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts (Southwark Playhouse— winner of Peter Brook Empty Space Award)� JONATHAN SAYER (Co-Author)� Training: LAMDA� Jonathan is an Olivier award-winning writer and the company director of Mischief Theatre working as a writer, actor and producer� Theater includes Mischief Movie Night (Arts Theatre), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (Lyceum Theatre, Broadway run Duchess Theatre, West End run, U�K� and international tour—writer/actor, Olivier Awards and WhatsOnStage Awards Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (U�K� tour and West End—writer/actor), The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer, Mischief Theatre and Reading Rep co-production), Lights! Camera! Improvise! (various venues, actor, improviser, producer, Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013 Best Improv Show Award 2012) and Happy Birthday Simon (Orange Tree, actor)� Television includes “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” (BBC One, writer/ actor/associate producer), “The Royal Variety Performance: The Play That Goes Wrong” (ITV, writer and actor), “Keep It in the Family” (writer, ITV), “A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong” (BBC One, writer/actor)� Radio includes The Christmas Show That Goes Wrong (BBC radio two)� HENRY SHIELDS (Co-Author) trained at LAMDA� He is an award-winning writer and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009� Theater includes The Play That Goes Wrong (writer/actor, winner 2015 Olivier Award and texasperformingarts.org

WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (writer/actor, 2016 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (actor/ writer, 2017 Olivier Award nominee Best New Comedy), Mischief Movie Night (actor, 2018 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy), The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor) and The Busy Body (Southwark Playhouse)� Television includes: “The Royal Variety Performance 2016: The Play That Goes Wrong,” “Holby City” (BBC), “Keep It in the Family” (ITV), “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” (BBC) and “A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong” (BBC)� Henry is currently working on, and developing, a number of new projects� MATT DiCARLO (Tour Director) is overjoyed that things are going Wrong all over North America! As the Production Stage Manager, Matt helmed the Broadway production of The Play That Goes Wrong for the first year and a half of its run� He served as the Associate Director for the 2017–2018 national tour of the Tony Award winning revival of The Color Purple, which he also stage managed on Broadway� Other Broadway credits include Honeymoon in Vegas and Rock of Ages. Regional theater work includes world premieres at La Jolla Playhouse and American Conservatory Theatre, and 12 productions at Paper Mill Playhouse� Matt has his B�F�A� from Rutgers University and is on the faculty at SUNY Purchase� He has supervised dozens for events with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Target and David Stark Design� Matt is endlessly grateful to the producers of The Play That Goes Wrong and to Mischief Theatre, for giving us the outlet and opportunity to make people laugh� Love to Joey� MARK BELL (Original Broadway Director)� Trained at École Internationale de Théâtre, Jacques Lecoq and was co-Artistic Director of Liquid Theatre� Liquid shows include If You Were Mine (ACW), Feeding Time (BAC), Endgame (BAC) and Crave (BAC and touring)� Directing includes Che Disastro di Commedia (Theatro Greco, Rome); Waiting for Waiting for Godot (St James Theatre, Off-West End); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (West End); Ma Este Megbukunk (Central Szinhaz, Budapest); The Play That Goes Wrong (West End); Blue Blood by Anna Jordan (Riverside); The Revenger’s Tragedy (RCSSD, London); A Servant of Two Masters, Scapino (CMU, Pittsburgh); The Snowfall (Etcetera)� Mark has taught and directed at LAMDA, Royal Central 19

WHO’S WHO in the CAST School of Speech and Drama, UEA and East 15 acting schools� markbell�info� NIGEL HOOK (Scenic Design) has designed an enormous range of drama, musical and opera productions throughout the U�K�, Europe and the Brits Off-Broadway (Unsuspecting Susan) season in New York� West End credits: Spread a Little Happiness (Whitehall); Philadelphia, Here I Come!(Wyndhams); Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens (Criterion); Ferry Across the Mersey (Lyric); The Boys in the Band (Aldwych); Party and When Pigs Fly (Arts); Forbidden Broadway (Albery); Pageant (Vaudeville); Steptoe and Son (Pinter); and the 2015 Olivier Award winner for Best New Comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess… still going wrong!)� Future productions include the musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder at Oscarsteatrn, Stockholm 2018� ROBERTO SURACE (Costume Design) originates from Melbourne, Australia, where he trained at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), now based in London� The Play That Goes Wrong marks his Broadway debut� West End: The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Apollo) and The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess)� U�K� national tours: The Play That Goes Wrong, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Off-West End: The Trial of Jane Fonda (Park)� International: The Play That Goes Wrong (Budapest, Rome and Australian tour)� TV: “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” (BBC One)�

(U�K� premiere), Ragtime, Titanic, TPTGW (West End, Australia and U�K� tours), Dogfight (European premiere), Catch Me If You Can (European premiere), Girlfriends, The Stripper, The Toxic Avenger, U�K� Off-West End nominations for Best Sound Design for Mack and Mabel, Titanic and Grand Hotel (Southwark Playhouse)� Andrew is currently a regular sound designer for Charing Cross Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East, London� 2017 shows: The Braille Legacy, Tommy U�K� tour and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. STEPHEN KOPEL, CSA (U.S. Casting)� Broadway: Amélie, Sunday in the Park…, She Loves Me, Noises Off, On the Twentieth Century, Violet, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Winslow Boy, The Glass Menagerie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Harvey, Once, Anything Goes, Brief Encounter, The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim, Hedda Gabler. Off-Broadway: Kingdom Come, The Robber Bridegroom, Invisible Thread, Indian Ink, The Common Pursuit. Kopel currently serves as casting director for Roundabout Theatre Company and Encores! Off-Center� ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America� Current tours: Bat Out of Hell; The Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Elf The Musical; Hello, Dolly!; Kinky Boots; The Play that Goes Wrong; Rent; School of Rock; Something Rotten!; and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming tours: Bandstand, The Lightning Thief, Mean Girls, Rock of Ages and SpongeBob SquarePants.

RIC MOUNTJOY (Lighting Design)� Selected designs include The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre, West End, also touring Australia and the U�K� in 2017); Mr. Popper’s Penguins (New Victory Theater New York City, Criterion Theatre, West End and U�K� tour), the world premiere of Karagula by Philip Ridley (Soho Theatre London, site-specific), Dinner at the Twits (adapted from Roald Dahl for his centenary), What the Ladybird Heard (international tour: U�K�, Singapore, Hong Kong and Middle East), Pandemic (Singapore International Festival) and The White Whale (an outdoor adaptation of Moby Dick, Leeds)� Relights include The Magic Flute (London Coliseum, English National Opera)� ricmountjoy�com�

THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking)� Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and Plays� Current touring productions include Hamilton; Anastasia; Come from Away; Dear Evan Hansen; Hello; Dolly! starring Betty Buckley; The Book of Mormon; School of Rock; Waitress; On Your Feet!; Rent 20th anniversary tour; Fiddler on the Roof; The Color Purple; and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Future productions include: The Cher Show, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman and To Kill a Mockingbird.

ANDREW JOHNSON (Sound Design)� The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (European premiere), Death Takes a Holiday

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST du Soleil’s O. Toronto: Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables. Opening team for Disney Cruise Line� Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association� MATT SCHREIBER (Stage Manager)� Broadway: Motown, The Performers, Godspell, In the Heights, Avenue Q. National tours: Something Rotten!, Motown: The Musical, Wicked, Memphis, In the Heights and Mamma Mia! Love to Mackenzie� DAVID BENKEN (Production Manager)� Celebrating 20 years on Broadway and 50 U�S� international and touring productions� Credits include: The Play That Goes Wrong (New York), Paramour, Misery, The Lion King, Motown The Musical, El Rey Leon (Madrid), Annie, Mary Poppins, Peter and the Starcatcher, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Boy from OZ, The Seafarer, Phantom (Las Vegas)� JOSE SOLIVAN (Company Manager)� Broadway tours managed: The Color Purple, Finding Neverland, Cabaret, R&H Cinderella, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Anything Goes, Hairspray, The Drowsy Chaperone, Rent, The Producers, Grease and Spamalot. Broadway tours performed: Oklahoma! “Turn your wounds into wisdom�”—Oprah� Instagram: cmjosesolivan DIGBY ROBINSON (U.K. Production Management) has over 30 years’ experience of production management in both the commercial and subsidized sectors� Recent productions in London’s West End include Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Apollo), The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion) and Matilda for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Cambridge)� Current projects include Death of a Salesman (U�K� tour) and Fat Friends The Musical (U�K� tour)� BESPOKE THEATRICALS (General Management)� Partners Amy Jacobs and Devin Keudell manage Broadway musicals, plays and tours� Current/recent productions: Tootsie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, School of Rock, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Boys in the Band and Angels in America. Upcoming: Beetlejuice and The Ferryman. General Managers include David Roth, Danielle Saks and Seth Shepsle� KEVIN McCOLLUM (Producer) has received the Tony Award for Best Musical for In the Heights (2008), Avenue Q (2004) and Rent texasperformingarts.org

(1996), which also won the Pulitzer Prize� He is currently represented on Broadway with the Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong. He produced Something Rotten! (Broadway, national tour); Hand to God ( Broadway, West End); Motown: The Musical (Broadway, West End and national tour); The Drowsy Chaperone in 2006, which won five Tony Awards; Baz Luhrmann’s production of Puccini’s La bohème in 2002; [title of show] in 2008; the touring and Broadway productions of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; the Off-Broadway hit De La Guarda; the recent hit revival of West Side Story; and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo� In 1995 Mr� McCollum co-founded the Producing Office, and has since created Alchemation, a theatrical and media producing company committed to new work� Mr� McCollum was trained at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and earned his master’s degree in film producing from the Peter Stark Program at the University of Southern California� In 1995, he received the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Commercial Theatre Producing� J.J. ABRAMS (Producer) has no idea what he’s doing here� A fan of theater since he was a child, he claims to be thrilled to make his first foray onto Broadway with The Play That Goes Wrong. Abrams, founder of Bad Robot Productions, is a writer, director and/or producer of such television series as “Felicity,” “Alias,” “Lost,” “Fringe,” “Person of Interest” and “Westworld” and such films as Mission Impossible: III, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, Super 8, Star Trek Into Darkness, Mission Impossible— Rogue Nation, 10 Cloverfield Lane and Star Trek Beyond. In 2013, Abrams collaborated with Doug Dorst on the novel S, which became a New York Times Best Seller� Abrams most recently directed and produced Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which he also co-wrote with Lawrence Kasdan� He and his wife, Katie McGrath, live in Los Angeles with their three children� KENNY WAX (Producer) is a triple Olivier Award-winning London-based producer, currently serving a three-year term as the President of the Society of London Theatre� His musical Top Hat won three Olivier Awards including Best New Musical from its seven nominations� His production of Once on This Island won Best New Musical in 1995 from its four nominations and The Play That Goes Wrong won Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards in 2015 and is still playing in the West End, on a UK tour and 21

WHO’S WHO in the CAST has just been extended on Broadway, where it won a Tony Award for best set design� Peter Pan Goes Wrong was nominated for an Olivier in 2016 and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is now into its third year at the Criterion Theatre in London� Kenny has just opened a new musical, Six, about Henry VIII’s wives, transferring from the Edinburgh Festival into the West End� Later this year he will present the first staged production of The Worst Witch, based on the books by Jill Murphy� In the U�S� in 2018/19 Kenny will present Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Around the World in 80 Days and Mr Popper’s Penguins. STAGE PRESENCE LTD. (Producer) is delighted to be part of the team presenting Mischief Comedy shows on Broadway and all across the United States� CATHERINE SCHREIBER (Producer) is a two-time Tony-winning, international producer; Broadway Global Producer of the Year, 2017� Productions: Broadway: Lead Producer: The Play That Goes Wrong, Producer: Pretty Woman. Upcoming: Network, Broadway� London: Dreamgirls. Upcoming: Lead Producer: Company directed by Marianne Elliott� Recent (U�K�) Lead Producer: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Heisenberg; The Life; Gabriel. Catherine is most proud of bringing The Scottsboro Boys to London� Winner: London Critics’ Circle Award, Evening Standard Award� Nominated for seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical� Tony winner for Clybourne Park and Angels in America. Six Tony nominations include Fiddler on the Roof, The Scottsboro Boys, Next Fall, Peter and the Starcatcher. Four Olivier nominations: Dreamgirls, Show Boat, The Scottsboro Boys, People Places and Things. Past productions: The King’s Speech (West End); Stick Fly (Broadway); Desperate Writers (Off-Broadway)� KEN DAVENPORT (Co-Producer)� Once on this Island (Tony Award), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Groundhog Day, Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Macbeth, Godspell, Altar Boyz, The Awesome ’80s Prom, Daddy Long Legs and more� Executive Producer for North America of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group� Created “Be a Broadway Star” board game (available on Amazon), DidHeLikeIt�com and author of the blog TheProducersPerspective�com� LUCAS McMAHON (Producer) is thrilled to help spread Mischief’s brand of mayhem across America! He was worked with Kevin 22

McCollum at Alchemation since 2012� Other credits include The Play That Goes Wrong on Broadway, Something Rotten! (Broadway and national tour) and Hand to God (Broadway and West End)� He is a proud alumnus of Northwestern University� He would like to thank his family and friends for letting him believe he is right when is often so wrong� MARTIAN E N T E RTA I N M E N T (Co-Producer) is Gregory Rae, Carl D� White and Tyrus Emory� Credits: The Normal Heart (Tony Award), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony Award) and many others� Upcoming: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Loch Ness, Home Street Home. MartianEntertainment�com� JACK LANE (Co-Producer)� Broadway: Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony nomination), Fun Home (Tony Award), The Humans (Tony Award), The Play That Goes Wrong and The Prom. Off-Broadway: Shear Madness. Jack is the Executive Producer and co-founder of Stages St� Louis, a 32-year-old regional theater� DO UBLE GE MIN I P R O D U C T IO N S (Co- Producer)� Wendy Federman and Carl Moellenberg have collectively garnered 18 Oscars (that is what they call them, right?)� Career highlights: Wendy doing the 100-yard dash in a long red dress at Radio City on national TV, Carl searching in Thailand for the missing star who ate too much sushi� deROY-BRUNISH (Co-Producer)� Jamie deRoy: three Tony Awards, three Drama Desk, six Outer Critics, two Drama League awards; 41 Broadway and 33 Off-Broadway shows� TV: 11 Telly Awards� Film: Broadway: The Golden Age Trilogy. Corey Brunish has garnered eight Tony nominations, two Tony Awards� Currently: Come from Away. Beautiful is now in its fourth year� For Jessica� DAMIAN ARNOLD (Co-Producer) trained at LAMDA for three years� Producing credits: Don’t Dress for Dinner (Chicago and Broadway, two Tony nominations), Gypsy with Imelda Staunton (West End, Olivier Award), Thark by Ben Travers, Brief Encounter (dir� Emma Rice)� Investor: Matilda (Broadway), Blithe Spirit with Angela Lansbury (West End and U�S� tour), Labour of Love (with Martin Freeman), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (West End), The Moderate Soprano by David Hare, The Girl from the North Country (West End)� texasperformingarts.org

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST GREENLEAF PRODUCTIONS (Producer) is a Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Awardwinning company whose recent productions include Dreamgirls West End, Groundhog Day, Matilda The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof and Menopause The Musical, both currently on tour throughout the United States� They are very proud to be a part of the Wrong family� For more information visit greenleafproductions�com� BARD-ROTH (Co-Producer)� Bard Theatricals (Annette Jolles, Jim van Bergen, Laurence Holzman, Lara Holzman, David Stern, Linda Hamil): Broadway: Jagged Little Pill (upcoming), The Play That Goes Wrong, Fiddler… 2015 (and tour), China Doll, The Scottsboro Boys (and London), The Anarchist, Looped� Dean Roth: Puffs, Be More Chill, Jagged Little Pill, Macbeth (Alan Cumming), Clinton The Musical and 27 other productions on- and Off-Broadway and in the U�K� JOHN YONOVER (Co-Producer)� Supported and invested in more than 35 productions on Broadway, in Chicago and London, including Memphis, Dee Snider’s Rock and Roll Christmas (Toronto and Chicago), First Date and the currently running Dear Evan Hansen and Come from Away. STAFF FOR THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG GENERAL MANAGEMENT BESPOKE THEATRICALS Amy Jacobs Devin Keudell David Roth Danielle Saks Seth Shepsle COMPANY MANAGER Jose Solivan Assistant Company Manager �� Jessica Troy PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT David Benken Rose Palombo U.K. PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Digby Robinson TOUR MARKETING & PRESS ALLIED TOURING Marya K� Peters Andrew Damer Sarah Dahlberg Jennifer Gallagher Meghan Kastenholz Anne Dailey Meyer Scott Praefke Jacqueline Smith Anne Waisanen Shae Woodward TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart thebookinggroup�com 24

U.S. CASTING Stephen Kopel, CSA LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Loren Plotkin, Conrad Rippy, Susan Mindell Daniel Watkins, Emily Erstling Production Stage Manager �� Jeff Norman Stage Manager ��Matt Schreiber Associate Director ��Greg Tannahill Fight Captain�� Michael Thatcher Associate Costume Designer �� Lisa Zinni Assistant Costume Designer �� Amanda Jenks Associate Lighting Designer �� Jeremy Cunningham Assistant Lighting Designer ��Wilburn Bonnell Associate Sound Designer �� Beth Lake Assistant Sound Designer �� Stephen Dee U�K� Technical Design Consultant � Alan Bartlett U�K� Production Consultant��Sacha Brooks Production Carpenter��Jeff Zink Head Carpenter�� Martin Blacker Assistant Carpenter �� Leon Lobsinger Production Sound Supervisor ��Dillon Cody Head Sound �� Christopher Mark Walters Production Props��Emiliano Pares Head Props��Wendy Joy Beckwith U�K� Props Buyer�� Jasper Fox Production Electrician �� Brendan Quigley Head Electrician �� Dirk Van Pernis Moving Light Programmer ��Chelsea Zalikowski Wardrobe & Hair Supervisor �� Emily Rose Magnuson Hair & Wig Stylist �� Kim Shriver Vocal Coach�� Kate Wilson Assistant to Director �� Susanna McCollum Production Management Asst ��Ron Gerschel Production Assistant �� Whitney Keeter U�S� Production Photography ��Jeremy Daniel U�K� Production Photography ��Simon Turtle Bespoke Assistant General Managers ��Mattea CoglianoBenedict, Michael Demniak, Lisa Jaeger General Management Associate��Jim Brady, Claire Trempe GM Office Manager �� Shira Wolf GM Interns �� Rebecca Ferrer, Jenna Rich U�S� Advertising & Marketing �� SPOTCO Marketing Services �� bdb marketing/ Betsy Bernstein U�K� Marketing �� JHI Marketing U�K� Press �� Jo Allan PR U�K� Tour Press & Marketing ��Helen Snell Ltd Accountant�� WithumSmith+Brown PC/ Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA, Anthony Moore, CPA texasperformingarts.org

WHO’S WHO in the CAST U�K� Accountants ��Michael Collins, Lois Hargreaves Controller �� Galbraith & Co�/LeeAnn Kelley Banking ��Signature Bank/Margaret Monigan Insurance�� AON/Albert G� Ruben/Claudia Kaufman Legal Counsel for Goes Rights Ltd �� Brooks and Distler/ Marsha Brooks Physical Therapy �� NEURO TOUR, Physical Therapy Inc� Payroll Services ��Checks and Balances/ Anthony Walker Visa Consultants��Wiskoff Law, PLLC/ David King Travel Agent��Tzell Travel/ The “A“ Team, Andi Henig Housing Services �� ABA IDEAL/Elizabeth Helke Merchandising�� Creative Goods/ Pete Milano Creative Services � Allied Integrated Marketing/ Debbie Allamong, Eric Stormoen ALCHEMATION Kevin McCollum Lucas McMahon Darnetha M’Baye Jack Eidson Jessica Troy KENNY WAX LTD� Kenny Wax Kezia Lock Sarah Ryan Oriel Bathurst Amanda Sutton BroadwayGoesWrong�com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BwayGoesWrong CREDITS Scenery & automation built by Bay Scenery Ltd� Chandelier by Gothic Gates Ltd� Trick props by PMB Theatre Services Ltd, Russell Beck Studios Ltd, Breakaway Effect Ltd, Karl Evans & Terry Tiffin� Drapes by Chris Claydon Ltd� Upholstery by Claire Sanderson� Portrait artwork by Jane Gibson� Lighting & sound equipment from PRG� Bra*Tenders for hosiery and undergarments� Makeup provided by M·A·C� SPECIAL THANKS Nica Burns, Laurence Miller and all at Nimax Theatres� Rachel Williams and the stage management team at the Duchess Theatre, London� Strike Digital, N9 Design, Dragonfly Design, Cambridge Arts Theatre, The Umbrella Rooms, Jonathan Waller, Judith Phillips, Bryony texasperformingarts.org

Myers, Charlie Longstaff, Thomas Platt, Martin Thomas, Adam Meggido, Harriet Parsonage, Jenny Wilson, Carla Batten, Mike Hagan, Niall Ransome, Mike Bodie, Harry Kershaw, Joshua Elliott, Julie Jordan, Dylan Emery, Raz Shaw, Janet & David Burke, Suzie Zamit, Lucy Danser, Caroline Jenkins, Julia Worms, Dawn Farrow, Jonathan Maydew, Rodney Cottier, The Old Red Lion, Questors Theatre & LAMDA, Hailey Ferber, Darren DeVerna, Manny and Lani Azenberg, Anton Media Group, Chubb Group MUSIC CREDITS “Girls on Film” Written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, RogerTaylor and John Taylor and performed by Duran Duran� Published by Gloucester Place Music Ltd and used by permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC� All Rights Reserved� Appears courtesy of Warner Music Group� “Rio” Written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, RogerTaylor and John Taylor and performed by Duran Duran� Published by Gloucester Place Music Ltd and used by permission of Sony/ ATV Music Publishing LLC� All Rights Reserved� Appears courtesy of Warner Music Group� Production travel & housing by ROAD REBEL ENTERTAINMENT TOURING, San Diego, CA Technical Rehearsals and Previews held at the LEXINGTON OPERA HOUSE in Lexington, K�Y� The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States� The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union� Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I�A�T�S�E�)� United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre� The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers�

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FAMILY TIES Alumna’s Ancestry Linked to India’s Nonviolence Movement

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BY SELENA SAN MIGUEL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SUKUMAR FAMILY

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University of Texas at Austin Theatre and Dance graduate and former Texas Performing Arts employee Neha Sukumar ’18 shares her family’s historical role in India’s Independence with Bass Concert Hall guests. When Neha Sukumar ’18 was a young girl, she loved to watch her sister dance. “I would watch my older sister in her Bharathanatyam class, and I would discretely dance on the side [of the room]—trying out all the steps and poses,” said Neha. “I was always in awe of Bharathanatyam and I knew from a really young age I wanted to pursue it.” Soon after, Neha’s mother signed her up for Indian classical dance lessons. Bharathanatyam, a form of dance dating back more than two thousand years, was originally a Hindu temple dance from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Like many Indian families, the women in Neha’s family passed down this art form from generation to generation. Neha worked for years to prepare for her Arrangetam, a debut Bharathanatyam performance, in India. Through practice and performance of this art form, she built a personal and spiritual connection. “For many years now, it has been my own way of worshipping God and connecting to my heritage despite living so far from India,” said Neha. “I love that I can tell a story and translate emotions through this dance—it’s more than just movement to music and always has a deeper meaning behind it.” texasperformingarts.org

Growing up locally as a first generation American in a large Indian immigrant community, she learned Bharathanatyam as a way celebrate her cultural heritage and share it with others. This traditional dance had been performed by her sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In the future, Neha looks forward to watching her own daughter’s Arrangetam performance. “One day, I was telling my family story to Judith, the Texas Performing Arts Campus & Community Engagement Assistant Director, when she asked me if I would be willing to share my family history to create this exhibit.”

“THESE STORIES ARE CLOSE TO MY HEART BECAUSE THEY REMIND ME THAT THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM LED MY FAMILY TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE IN AMERICA.” Feeling honored, Neha gladly agreed to have a collection of personal photos and items showcased in Bass Concert Hall in support of the Ragamala performance associated with The Power of Protest. Part of the exhibit features Neha’s great-grandfather Vajapeyam Venkatasubbaiya’s

Opposite: Neha Sukumar at Bharathanatyam performance

Vajapeyam Venkatasubbaiya (left) and letter from Ghandi

The Power of Protest: Arts and Civil Disobedience is motivated by the increasingly contentious climate in America as demonstrated by worldwide protests for women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration reform, and other controversial topics. Texas Performing Arts has partnered with The Andrew C. Mellon Foundation to highlight key performances that explore these ideas. View Gandhi and the Nonviolence Movement and Bharatanatyam in Photos Sep 4–Dec 20, on Level 4 of Bass Concert Hall. texasperformingarts.org

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involvement in India’s nonviolent movement and his personal relationship with Mahatma Ghandi. “My father would tell me these family stories to teach me how important the freedom movement was in India—what it meant for the country and our people,” she said. “These stories are close to my heart because they remind me that the fight for freedom led my family to a successful life in America.” Over the past months, the Sukumar family sifted through the family collection of photographs and memorabilia from both the US and India to share in this exhibit. Within the photographs, Neha’s relatives can be seen interacting with important leaders related to India’s struggle for independence. “Everyone that we have featured in this exhibit has protested and fought for their freedom; whether that was freedom from the British Raj, freedom from unfair imprisonment, freedom from being

physically and brutally beaten because of their skin color in their own homeland, or freedom from any type of persecution.” It is the Sukumar family’s goal that through sharing these personal stories, the audience can discuss the civil disobedience philosophy and visualize the connection between art and freedom. “The beauty about this exhibit to me is the interconnectedness of it all,” said Neha. “I feel so blessed that I can honor my family on both my mother and father’s side as well as my cultural heritage and love for performing arts.”

Malpaso Dance Company PrePerformance Talk with Dr. Mariano DiazMiranda, Professor of History at Austin Community College.

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Venue Fast Facts Texas Performing Arts is home to five venues on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Each of our venues has features that set the stage for cultural contributions in Central Texas. Read more about our venues at texasperformingarts.org

Bass Concert Hall

• Seats 2,900 guests • Renovated in 2007 with Green initiatives • Home of Broadway in Austin

McCullough Theatre

• Seats 400 guests • 30-foot proscenium stage • Hosts The University of Texas Butler Opera Center

Bates Recital Hall

• Seats 700 guests • Houses the country’s largest tracker organ • Located inside the Butler School of Music Building

• Seats 244 guests • Located inside the Winship Drama Building

B. Iden Payne Theatre

• Seats 500 guests • Home to Department of Theatre and Dance student productions

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Katherine and Dennis Smith Raymond Smith Steven Smith Nancy Whitworth Spong John Stockton Kay Strand Geeta and David Suggs Judy and Jay Tarwater Stacy and Michael Toomey Saradee and Melvin Waxler Marie and Phil Wendell Leslie and Bryan Weston Brenda and Rex White, Jr. Michael Wilen Micka and Richard Ziehr BACK STAGE $300-599 Lani Abbott John Adams Kathleen and Randy Adams Patricia and Steve Adams Laura Agnew Charlotte Alexander Doug Alexander Terri and Rick Allen Charlene Allmon Joann Anderson Anonymous Sandy and Richard Apperley Joel Artzt Carol E. Barrett Sherri Herschmann Battle June and Jim Baumoel Liby and Carl Beck Vicki and Mike Belcher Judy and Bob Benning Sky Benson and James Martin Robin and Martin Berson Carolyn and Jon Bible Kevin Black and William Basinger Bobbie and Billy Bloch Philip Bowden Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Braasch Jeanette H. Bradfield Glenda and Gilbert Bragg Becky and Larry Brenner Linda Broaddus Francesca Brockett and Jim Pedicano* Brook and Gerald Broesche Christopher and Tira Brom Judy and Ronald Brown Kimberly Brown Martha and Louis Brown Peggy and Gary Brown Angela Bryant Kathryn and Christopher Burch Esther Ray Burns Josie and Jim Caballero Cathy and Thomas Campbell Kelly Canavan Mary Jean Cargile Beverly Carr Kristen and Luis Casaubon Sue Chalmers Shane Chambers Rita and William Chapman

Anne Marie and Roger Chenu* Byron Childs Amrish Chokhavatia Beth and Tom Chronister Salina and Bing-Lun Chu Brenda Clayton Amy Clemmons and Mark Clarke Valerie Cline Fredrick G. Cloud III Joann Cocoros Eric and Sharon Cohan Rebecca and Mike Cole Sarah Compton Mary Crouch James B. Crow Jennifer and James Cuddeback* Mark Cunningham Brian and Amy Cussimanio Elaine Daigle Jo Ellen and William Dale Michael Damal Billy Davis Michelle DeWine* Courtney Dickey Richard and Deborah DiMeo Jim Dodrill and Kym Oltrogge Linda and Jim Dufner Patrick Dumont Jody and Robert Durch Karen and Tim Elliott Marsha and Jack Elrod Marilyn and Martin Englander Susan and Robert Epstein Eunice and Carlton Erickson* Debra and Heath Esterak Rosemary and Craig Estes Mary Etheredge Gaye H. Evert Marcia Fagerberg Carol Fahs Jaelene Fayhee and Jeff Smith Barb and Danny Fennewald Dinah and Bill Flood Paula Fowler Drs. Donald and April Fox Susan Gaddis Sara J. Gaetjens Lucy and Gary Gibbs Danny and Harriet Gleason Michelle and Jason Gooch Joy and Cal Gooden Nicola D. Grady Ann Graham* Susie Grandi Cynthia and Michael Gray Jana and John Grimes Beth and David Grimm Janet Grobowsky Bill and Carrie Grove Betty and Neil Gurwitz Maria Gutierrez and Peter Nutson Elizabeth and George Hainsworth Lawrence Hall Tizzle Bizzle Hallock Barbara and Tom Hamff Brenda and Tommy Harper Susan Harris Fran and Jim Hart

Sherman Hart Laura Harvey Nicole Heimlich Bryan, Valerie, and Felicity Hesters Ann Heuberger Bette Hines Gabriela and Hector Hinojosa Aline and Alan Hollingsworth Laura and Marcus O. Horton Robbi Hull John Huth Linda Jacoby Linda Jakobeit Kibbie D. Jensen Darlene Jilka Marion and Jim Jirsa* Brian Johnson and Brooke Turner* Katherine P. and Thomas L. Johnson Steven Johnson Anita and Ralph Jones Brenda E. Jones Smruti Joshi Laura and Ronald Kaplan Peggy D. Karstendiek Profs. Kelso and Dart Randy Kemp Kathleen Kennedy Deborah S. and Bill Keyes Kim and Glen Kieschnick Krystal Kincell Mark Kobren Nancy and Henry Kojzarek Bobbi Kommineni and Chakri Gottemukkala Walter Kuenast Paul Lagrone Cyndee Lake Hans Landel* Sheryl and Richard Lane Nadya Laws Rhonda Lawson Jeffrey Lazar Daniel Leeman Gail and Larry Lerche Joan and Moise Levy Dawn and Fred Lewis Phyllis Light Jung Lim Betty Lorch Alaire and Thomas Lowry Maria Luedke Tracey and Steve Luhrs Charles Lupher Russell Lyday Flo and Ren MacNary John Madden and Nikki Le Ramona Magid Richard Maier Jason Mance Pat and John Maniscalco Peggy Manning Michelle and Richard Manson Sarah and Glenn Marcus Joyce Martin Lauren Martin Steve and Roxanne Martin Tonya and Nicco Martinez

Jerry and Cindy Matl Charlotte and Tom Matthews Vicki and W. S. May, Jr. Stephanie Mayes Natalie and John Mazzie Virginia and Donald McAlister Kelli McDonald Suzanne and John McFarlane Ford McTee Bret Meador Hawk Mendenhall Alan Metayer Lynn Meyer and Rick Clemens Mark Miller Tracie Miller Janet Mitchell Janet and Jerry Morford Gwen and Robert Morton Leslie and Ron Munson Radhika Nair Todd Nash Marina Navarrete Catherine and James Nelson Desmond Ng Caleb North Nancy Norvell Mary and David Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bannon Susan and Robert Oakley Doug Opalka Dr. Susan Orth and Dr. Mark Maunder Betty and Ron Patterson Gene and Karen Payne R. Richard Payne Sally and Doug Pendergras Deborah H. Peterson Barbara and John Pickett Allen and Tonya Place Bonnie and James Pohl Carla and Steve Portnoy Wanda Potts Buck Powers and Greg Sovey Selena and David Procter Sandra and Harry Pruett James Putnam Christina and Steve Quakenbush Sharan Rae and Craig Smith Lisa and Curtis Randa Phil Reeder Elinor and Edwin Reese Colleen and James Reeves Charles Rice Jeanine and Dan Roadhouse Christy and Matthew Robinson Sandra and James Robinson Susan Rodenko Kathleen and Art Rodriguez Duane Rogers Michele Ross Patricia Rotunda Linda and Jerry Roudebush Summer Rydel Terry and Rita Salyer Roberta and Ernest Saulmon Chad Schexnayder Keith Schnell Sandford Matthew Schocket, M.D. Charles Schoepflin texasperformingarts.org

Catherine Scholl David A. Schwendner Suzy and Guss Searcy Jude Sears Kathy and Howard Seitzman Lori Nunan Shaw Ann Silvernail and Judy Tierney Louise Simpson Emily Skeen Carole Smith Debbie and David Smith Rae Smith The Snyder Family Ann and Benard Stafford Barbara and David Staggs Paul Stone Charlie Stover Teri and Alex Suarez Mary and Francis Sullivan Richard Suman Kathy and Daryl Swarts Peter Swartz Kathy and Tom Sweet William Tabbit-Humphrey Johanna Takach Lynn and Gabriel Tellechea Mary Temple Faye Terry Bri Thatcher and Andy Modrovich Carrie Thomas Jodie Thompson Kathy Thompson Carol and Ted Thomson Heather and Jeffrey Tramonte Leslie and Gary Urano Jamie and Thomas Valigura Janet and Jack Van Cleave Stephanie and Stewart Vanderwilt Angela and John Vanston Bruce Vasbinder Ruth Verver Nancy and Michael Voticky Dennis Waley Martha Waller Kate and John Watson Lynmarie Weaver Kenneth R. Webb Steve and Kathy Weiner Chrissie Welty Pamela Werner Tracy Weston Barbara and Daniel Wheat Connie and Scott White Dianne and Leslie White Patricia White* Carolyn Williams Dyanne and Stan Williams Ann and Eric Wilson Susan and Chris Wilson with Bonita Grumme Elise Winchester Jerie Winekauf Nancy and Allen Woelke Christine Wolf Lisa Wyatt Timothy Young Riyam Zreik

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2018–19 COUNCIL MEMBERS Robert and Jannis Baldwin Becky Beaver and John Duncan Reny Buduan Edwina Carrington Marianne and Mario Davila Laura Estes and Joyce Lauck Joanne Guariglia Rob Hagelberg Dan Jackson and Jeremy Guiberteau Cassie LaMere Julia Marsden Stephanie L. Perkins Rachel Tocker Annie and Brian Zucker

ESSENTIAL SERIES This performance is made possible in part by the Topfer Endowment for Performing Arts Production.

Jordi Savall The Routes of Slavery

Nov 8

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“Jordi Savall conjures joy out of misery in an ambitiously conceived evening.” —Limelight PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH the Butler School of Music and KAZI-FM

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The Team Relationships & Revenue Kathy Panoff

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Director and Associate Dean

Business Operations Manager

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Assistant to the Director

Administrative Associate, Business Operations

DEVELOPMENT

Terri Waddle

Ashley Clarke Member Relations Manager

Rachel Schoen

Senior Departmental Buyer, Business Operations

Ticket Concierge Manager

CAMPUS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Ann Stafford

Judith Rhedin

Director of Development

Sarah Weidler Young Associate Director for Development HUMAN RESOURCES

Warren G. Whitaker SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Human Resources Manager MARKETING

Gene Bartholomew Director of Marketing & Communications

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Senior Associate Director

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Technical Director

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House Managers Dina Black Virginia Bosman Margaret Byron Jan Collinson Carlos Hernandez Chuck Hesse Paige Horton Olga Kasma-Carnes Charlotte Klein

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April Owusu Malyssa Quiles Kelyn Perry Eric Ramirez Alyson Redland Hayley Reese Lisa Resendez Morgan Riddle Alany Rodriguez Jessica Sell Rebekah Singleton Brenda Stanfill Christian Scheller Brisa Shaw Rohit Swaminathan Skyler Taten Taylor Travis George Velasquez Eric Vera Kenneth Wei Henry Wheatley-Ruther Nathan Wilton Christian Wintz Claire Wood Gustavo Zamarripa

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5 THINGS TO EXPECT FROM THIS ESSENTIAL SERIES SEASON

Bellyaches

Comedy troupes and colorful playwrights will leave you with breathless with laughter.

Photos by Jeff Thomas, Mark Niskanen, John Abbott, and Tom Lawlor

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Rhythm

Whether it’s the smooth jazz of Fred Hersch or the harmonies of The Sounds of Zamar, you’ll enjoy this season’s melodies.

Strength

From the athleticism of the acrobats to the grace of Ragamala dancers, this season’s dance performances will demonstrate the art of strength.

Storytelling

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This season’s storytelling will transport you through Shakespeare’s Elizabethan era, the heartbreak of WWI, and the historic events of the 1960s.

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Culture

You’ll experience a spectrum of cultures that bring perspectives from around the globe to center stage.

1. Waitress features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson. (9 LETTERS) 2. The Play That Goes Wrong won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Awards before transferring to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre in April 2017. (7 LETTERS) 3. The ultimate love story continues in Love Never Dies, the spellbinding _ _ _ _ _ _ to The Phantom of the Opera. (6 LETTERS)

4. Anastasia transports us from the twilight of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. (7 LETTERS) 54

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5. The original production of Fiddler on the Roof won _ _ _ Tony Awards, including a special Tony for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. (3 LETTERS) 6. Cats, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has captivated audiences in over _ _ _ _ _ _ countries (6 LETTERS). 7. With book, music and lyrics by LinManuel _ _ _ _ _ _ _, featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton is the story of America then, as told by America now. (7 LETTERS)

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