Murder on the Orient Express Playbill—UMW Theatre

Cast

adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig and was originally staged by McCarter Theater Center, Princeton, NJ. Emily Mann, Artistic Director, Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director. The production subsequently transferred to Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT. Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, Michael Stotts, Managing Director. Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.

director

Marc Williams

scenic designer Bridgette Dennett

lighting designer

costume designer

sound designer

hair & makeup designer

Max Doolittle

Kevin McCluskey

G Clausen

Madeline LeCuyer

Hercule Poirot Seth Drenning†*

Monsieur Bouc Niko Salinas†*

Mary Debenham Peyton McCarthy

Hector MacQueen Cameron Zakreski

Michel the Conductor Blaise Wingold

Princess Dragomiroff Cora Denny

Greta Ohlsson Emma Magner†*

Countess Andrenyi Emily Kile*

Helen Hubbard Maddie Baylor†*

Colonel Arbuthnot Mason Michael Clark†*

Samuel Ratchett MO Oberle*

Head Waiter James Shepard†

There will be one 10-minute intermission.

*member of Alpha Psi Omega, the national theatre honorary society

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Production Assistant

Assistant to the Director

Replacement Stage Manager

Assistant to the Lighting Designer

Electricians

Jess Hagy

Hannah Hendricks

Kate McClurken-Orr

Jillian Langford

Rebecca Yee

Rylie Vann

Olivia Cameron, Angelica Dierling, Percy Eisele, Maximilian Redman, Billie Solley

Light Board Operator

Ariana Adamek

Assistant to the Sound Designer Madeline Berger

Sound Engineer

Scene Shop Foreman

Scene Shop Assistants

Stage Carpenter

Carpenters

Hayden De La Chapa

Kenny Leon Horning

Kate Acree, Carter Bussey, Matt Carroll, Katherine Farmer, Emma Lehman*, Rylie Vann

Katherine Farmer

Nina Cherry, Raymond Ellis, Joshua Lee, Mary Robinson, Zachary Roland, Students in THEA 131:

Technical Production

Scene Painters

Run Crew

Fly Crew

Costume Shop Assistants

Stitchers

Uma Ahmed, Isabel Carter, Isabella Dalebout, Hannah Smith

Elizabeth Ashby, Ava Njore, Jackson Peterson, Amber Squiers

Raine Hatton

Lucifer Baccich, Nikki Rizzo, Alaina Taylor*

Isabel F. Blackburn, Cameron Michel, Addison Nichols, Kim Niedzwiecki, Artemis Tompkins, and THE242: Costume Construction

Wardrobe Supervisor

Dressers

Lucifer Baccich

Ally Dawahare, Fiona Stevens, Erika Storm

*member of Alpha Psi Omega, the national theatre honorary society

Acknowledgements

Seth Gilbert, Rebecca Johnston, Daniel Patrick Marston, Venitta McCall, Sean McCarthy & Shakespeare Theatre Company, Gordon Rudd, Jenn Sheetz ’96 & Arena Stage, Pam Weiner & Signature Theatre, Pepsi.

United Scenic Artists represents the lighting designer for this production.

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Acknowledging the AcknowledgingLandthe Land

As we gather for this performance, we do so on the ancestral homelands of Native American people who lived here along the Fall Line of the Rappahannock River. These were the Indigenous peoples of this unceded land, and their descendants still live here today.

While the Manahoac are lost in the written historical record after 1728 (perhaps having moved south to join their Monacan relatives), the Rappahannock Tribe and the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia today represent the historical Algonquian-speaking communities who lived along the river from the Fall Line to the Chesapeake Bay. The Rappahannock and Patawomeck were among the nearly three dozen Algonquianspeaking tribes associated with the Powhatan Chiefdom when the English illegally settled this area in the 17th century.

The Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia was officially recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2010 and is based in today’s Stafford County. The Patawomeck Tribe, led by Chief Charles Bullock, has 2,300 members, 80% who live within ten miles of the historic village of Patawomeck, just north of Potomac Creek, a tidal tributary of the Potomac River that flows through King George and Stafford counties. The Tribe is active in preserving its history, sharing its culture, and revitalizing the Algonquian language. To learn more about the Patawomeck, visit patawomeckindiantribeofvirginia.org

Chief Anne Richardson leads the Rappahannock Tribe, which was federally recognized in 2018. Rappahannock citizens are focused on economic development, strengthening and sustaining their communities, protecting the environment, and preserving and sharing the contributions of their people to Virginia and the Nation. Their annual Harvest Festival and Powwow reflects the traditions of the Rappahannocks over the thousands of years they have lived in this watershed. To learn more about the Rappahannocks, visit rappahannocktribe.org.

We honor the resilience of the Indigenous people of this region, their fight for rightful recognition and tribal sovereignty, and we acknowledge their deep connection to the land on which we are grateful to gather, to teach, to learn, and to make theatre.

What I did this summer . . .

Our students’ education in theatre doesn’t end when classes do! This past summer, many of our theatre students had opportunities to learn and gain real-world experience before coming back to UMW Theatre. Check out what they’ve been up to!

Maddie Baylor ’24 worked as a walker in rehearsals for the Ford’s Theatre Annual Gala in Washington, D.C. learning the routes that performers would be traveling, marking locations, and recording blocking.

Emily Ann Kile ’24 worked as a walker at the Ford’s Theatre Annual Gala in Washington, D.C. She also attended the National Stage Combat Workshop, where she trained in unarmed stage combat, broadsword, and rapier and dagger.

Alex Lagon ’24 returned to Live Arts in Charlottesville to teach the Fractured Fairytales camp and serve as a counselor for the Shakespeare Showcase camp. She worked with campers ranging in ages from 6-16 and introduced them to a wide variety of theatre skills that can be applied in their daily lives.

Nikki Rizzo ’25 played Sue Snell in Carrie The Musical at Cadence Theatre in Richmond, VA.

Mary Robinson ’25 worked with Kenny Horning and Bridgette Dennett, building much of the set for UMW Theatre’s production of Murder on the Orient Express. She also attended the Kennedy Center’s Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability to research accessible arts events in preparation for her senior project developing UMW Theatre’s sensory-friendly performance of Matilda

Peyton McCarthy ’25 served as a box office associate for Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre at Shenandoah University, working alongside other students interested in arts administration and theatre and developed administrative and customer service skills.

Nikki Rizzo

Oscar León, Maddie Baylor, Emily Kile, Mina Sollars at the 2023 Ford’s Theatre Gala

Peyton McCarthy

Amelia Emory ’24 worked as a summer camp counselor with Educational theatre Company. She worked with campers from kindergarten to second grade, exploring their acting tools and encouraging a love for theatre.

Nate Huff ’24 worked as the ticket services intern at Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. He assisted in managing ticket sales between three venues while learning the ins and outs of Wolf Trap’s ticketing system, ProVenue.

Rylie Vann ’25 worked as the lighting designer and light board operator for West End Academy of Dance’s Spring Recital A Mermaid’s Tale and worked as the assistant lighting designer for In the Heights at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University.

Mason Clark ’24, Megan Dinneen ’24, Seth Drenning ’24, Amelia Emory ’24, Nathaniel C. Huff ’24, James Lau ’24, Emma Magner ’24, MO Oberle ’24, Percy Sampson ’24, Martha Stitt ’25, David Stout ’24, and Blaise Wingold ’25 were in the inaurgural cohort of students for UMW Theatre in London, a three week adventure in one of the most historic theatre cities in the world. Students visited Stratford-uponAvon, attended 17 productions and immersed themselves in the rich history of London under the guidance of Marc Williams, assistant professor of theatre.

Nate Huff

Rylie Vann with Max Doolittle, Lighting Designer

UMW Theatre in London Students

Legacy Circle

We are ever grateful for those individuals who have endowed scholarships and/or remembered UMW Theatre in their estate planning, creating meaningful legacies for generations of future students.

Frances Rodgers Bryant ’68

Polly Updegraff Champ ’61

Barbara Crickenberger Hall ’69

Robert Eastman-Mullins ’00

Carolyn A. Eldred ’66

Michael & Joella Killian

Norma Kay McKinney

Gregg Stull ’82 & Brandon Prendergast ’95

Nancy Coates Wilson ’65

For more information on how you can have an enduring impact on the lives of our students, contact Jan Clarke at (540) 654-1118 or jclarke@umw.edu or Gregg Stull at (540) 654-1980 or gstull@umw.edu.

Gifts to UMW Theatre (since April 2023)

Our heartfelt thanks to friends who make generous gifts that provide scholarships and other educational opportunities for our students.

Advocate ($5,000-$9,999)

William & Jane Donaldson in memory of Debby Klein

Everett M., Jr. & Kathleen Geno

Barbara Crickenberger Hall ’69 in memory of Debby Klein

Benefactor ($2,500-$4,999)

Polly Updegraff Champ ’61

Patrons ($1,000-$2,499)

W. Curtis Chaloner

Matt & Christina ’05 Cooper

William B., Jr. & Theresa Young Crawley ’77

Bill & Donna D’Andrea

Carolyn A. Eldred ’66

Martha V. Fickett ’63

Debe ’73, ’89 & John ’90 Garrison

Sponsors

($500-$999)

Ernest & Lynn Ackermann

Terrell Hall Alford ’72

Jack Allison & Mary Ann Stana

Catherine Ardrey in memory of Debby Klein

Kerri S. Barlie ’94 & Bruce Tambs

Gary & Judy Henley Beck ’68

Steve & Marilyn Butters

William M. Chaloner ’13

Roger Leland Engels & Nancy Moore in memory of Debby Klein

Mike & Carole Fariss

Larry & Wendy Felix in honor of Anissa Felix ’13

GitHub

Jeff & Ava Hage

Col. & Mrs. Robert G. Hanus

Kathleen & Forrest Kennedy

Becky Klein

Kay McKinney

Elaine & Michael Prendergast

Norm Scanlon

Myron Dean Hasselquist

Frank & Susan Havens

Anna Geisler Hogan ’82

Impact Assets

Stephen J. Larson

Mary Washington Elderstudy

Venitta C. McCall

Ed & Sharon Minniear ’74

Phillips Oppenheim in memory of Debby Klein

Liz Reiter ’98

Joanna Reynolds

Enos & Ruth Ellen

Strickler Richardson ’57

Robert, Jr. & Alice Andrews Jepson ’64

Sheila L. Shadmand ’95

Larry & Deborah Silver in memory of Debby Klein

Gregg Stull ’82 & Brandon Prendergast ’95 in memory of Debby Klein

Mildred B. Vittoria ’88 in memory of Barbara Kincaid

Marta A. Smith ’04

John M. ’07 & Denise M. ’05 Symonds

Bridget Tassi ’97

Imogene Treble

Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Deborah A. Walker ’73

Mary White-Dollmann ’72

Frank & Jeanette Wilner

Sally Curtis Wimberley ’80 in memory of Michael Hiugbee ’80, Brandon Holland, Alex Holsinger ’81, Emile Trimble ’79

Ernst & Young LLP

Donors ($250-$499)

Pamela Auerbach & Douglas Feith

Rev. Sally G. Bates ’72

Mary A. Bender ’94

Rob & Anna Billingsley

Ellen R. Brown ’69

Mary A. Byrd ’77

Steve & Andrea Carroll

Karen Clark

Judith Crissman

Brian T. Culhane

Jenna C. Doolittle ’07

Darcy Driscoll ’82

Catherine B. Elwell ’73

Byron & Pat Hinton

Steve & Helen Housley

Supporters ($100-$249)

Carl R. & Darlene Z. Ackerman

Nancy Slonim Aronie ’63

Jo McTague Atkinson ’77

Barbara Barry ’67

Billy & Ellen Bearden

Gwendolyn Beck in memory of Debby Klein

Michael & Angie Benson

Charles & Constance Block

Kathleen Bonck

Mary Jane R. Bowles

Dale Brittle in memory of Debby Klein

K. Jason Bryan ’95

Frances Rodgers Bryant ’68

Brett Burdick & Barbara Gallini

Lisbeth White Busch ’00

Kemp & Tina Chester

Sydney Collson Chichester ’60

Barry Clark

Jennifer Clark

Melissa A. Cote ’97

Tiffany M. Cothran ’95

Dave & Gina Davies

James W. Davis

Bridgette Dennett

Jessica Johnston Deva ’06

Ashley Drenning

Robert Eastman-Mullins ’00

Rebecca D. Eckert ’94

Alejandro C. ’96 & Julie O’Leary ’99 Elena

Cheryl Ellyson ’88

Neil & Sheri Emory

Timothy J. Erickson ’81

Kathleen M. Fabie ’11

Donna R. Fairchild in memory of Debby Klein

Charles & Loralee Falvey

Dr. William H. Farr

Melody Pace Fetske ’72

David Fitzsimmons

Helen Fortune

Members ($50-$99)

Rosemary H. Arneson

Maureen M. Aylward

Robert J. Barry, Esq.

DeAnna Toten Beard ’91

Paige Bennett

Alease Berry

Margaret Huber

Susan Trainer Huck ’75

Thomas & Sophia Huff

Lynn Shelby Kickingbird ’68

Paul & Kimberly Kiechlin

Joseph & Martha Kile

Michael & Joella Killian

Claire Bland Krinsky ’79

Kevin C. & Charity Long ’98

Diane E. Nesmeyer ’96

Jeffrey Pace

Helaine Patterson ’68 in memory of Debby Klein

Erin Pearson

Miriam D. Randall

George Foster & Jannan W. Holmes ’89

Aimee Froling

Andi Gabler

Daniel & Laura Grable

Robert Hale, Jr. ’04

Cheryl Harrigan

Olivia Harrington ’22

Mark & Susan Hayden

Shelley Heeder

Jerry & Katie Henderson

Laura Hess in memory of Debby Klein

Mary Hirschboeck

Gary Hobson

Tommy Kelleher ’22

Patricia Boise Kemp ’69

Kevin A. ’99 & Jennifer Moss Kincaid ’02

John & Mary Lou Kramer

Karl & Donna S. Krueger

Madeline J. LeCuyer ’11

Meganne E. Lemon ’11

Richard & Virginia Lewis in memory of Debby Klein

Anne Kight Lloyd ’81

Ron & Peggy Lunardini

Lucy Catherine Lutterbie ’70

Jeannie Cariker Lyle ’95

MaryLou Matthews in memory of Debby Klein

Doris McAdams

Monica Wysolmerski

McClanahan ’74

Jeffrey W. McClurken ’94 & Jennifer Orr ’95

Mike & Julie McGovern

Laura Dick Mendelsohn ’81

Edward & Dorothy Migliore

Cathleen Millan

Michael & Sandra Moscovis

Cheryl Newberger

Denis & Mary Lou Nissim-Sabat

George & Heather Oberle

Rosella R. Reif in memory of Margareta Williamson ’82, Anne McGrath ’58, Patricia Farr, Jack Sulima, and Barbara Kincaid

Anthony Rizzo

Alison Roberts

Schwab Charitable Fund

Karren Scott

Barbara Buchanan Shepherd ’75

Kelli ’91 & Jeff Slunt

David R. Spry ’08

Rosemary B. Stull

Lynn & Richard Wyvill

Merck & Company, Inc.

Robert & Karen Packard

Troy & Kelly Paino

Tiffany Hayzlett Parker ’98

Ronald & Miriam Parsons in memory of Debby Klein

Jennifer Pearce

Kristopher A. Pelletier ’92

Gayle Weinberger Petro ’79

Kim Goodgion Pugh ’88

Louis M. Rafky &

Kathleen A. McSweeney

Elizabeth C. Reed ’11

Phillip J. Reiss ’98

Mary M. Roach ’83

Corazon Rosegrant

Cedric B. Rucker ’81

Jody Ryan & Arrington Mixon in memory of Debby Klein

Riley Salazar ’22

William & Elizabeth Sampson

Diane Muller Schlect ’90

Jeffrey Schnebelen

Debra Oppenheim & Herb Schneider in memory of Debby Klein

Janet Shepard

Ryan C. Shriver ’96

Paul Spivey in memory of Debby Klein

Wayne & Donna Stanton

Bruce & Laura Stitt

John & Barbara Suval

Carol Finke Tarkington ’71

Neva S. Trenis ’00

Richard & Paula Troxel

Daniel & Maureen Turgeon

Bonnie D. Ulmer

Donna Weber Fairchild ’08

Linda White

Stuart & Sylvia McJilton Woodcock ’61

Norm & Linda Young

Alexandra G. Zabela ’18

Susan Scally Blackerby

Harriet Burch in memory of Debby Klein

Charles & Joyce Glenn Bush

Carolyn Caponiti

Christi Carver

Seth & Anna Casana

Jan Clarke in memory of Debby Klein

Carol Thayer Cox ’68 in memory of Debby Klein

Susan Duffey Di’Maina ’70

Members ($50-$99)

Anthony & Laura Farmer

David Featherston & Mercedes Sais ’79 in memory of Barbara Kincaid

Lauren C. Frautschi ’18

Mary Ann Gill Googins ’66

Jeanette Hallock-Solomon ’94

Esther Haloburdo

Jeff & Adrianne Hamilton

Deborah Hart Harris ’79

Scott ’83 & Diann ’81 Harris

Don & Cindy Horan

Cathy Hoskins

Bryan Lee Hovey

Brent & Elizabeth Waters Hunsinger ’01

Susan Ingebretsen in memory of Debby Klein

Karmel N. N. James ’13

Alicia D. Kallen ’13

Nancy & William Katz in memory of Debby Klein

Angad Kaur

Annika Kile

Brian & Amy Lagon

Michelle Larsen in memory of Debby Klein

Joni Lewis in memory of Debby Klein

Victoria Miller Liu ’06

Patrick & Sharon McCarthy

Barbara McCoy in memory of Debby Klein

Marianne McDermott ’57

Laury & Megan McGowan

Erin J. Merrill ’04

Angela J. Mills ’01

John T. Morello

Elmer, Jr. ’50 & Marceline Weatherly Morris ’50

Cynthia L. Mullins ’18

Rhonda Nash ’82

Timothy O’Donnell

Susan Dorsett Olsen ’90

John F. Perrine

Michael & Renee Peterson

Kaitlin Pierce

Christine M. Porter

Cathryn T. Puglia ’22

Benjamin Rafky ’22

Becky & Don Reed

J. Karyl Reynolds

Reginald Richards-Peelle ’08

Alexander R. Rios ’18

Kelly Ritchie in memory of Debby Klein

Diane P. Rogers ’08

Susan Nelson Sargeant

Tia Scales ’83

Mary L. Scally

Debra J. Schleef

Glenford Madamba & Deborah Scott

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Catherine A. Seller

Carol Johnson Sitzman ’69

Constance Flecher Smith

Dane & Marla Snyder

Somos, Inc. in memory of Debby Klein

Tari Stage-Harvey ’93

Marcia Stein

Bonnie Stone in memory of Debby Klein

David & Susan Strawn in memory of Debby Klein

Warren Stuter

Stephanie Swift

Earl & Sandra Switzer

Nancy W. Turnage

Michele Uhlig

Robert Uhlig

Elaine Erickson Verne ’82

Grace L. Weaver ’20

Alexandra Weishar ’10

Sandra & William Wemmerus

Suzanne Willis

Charles & Teresa Wingold

Bryan & Tracey Wingold WICT Network DC Baltimore Chapter in memory of Debby Klein

Rabbi Ronda & Charles Young in memory of Debby Klein

Jamie & Robin Zapata

as of 9/11/23

Remembering Debby Klein, 1929-2023

Words cannot describe the impact of Debby Klein on theatre at Mary Washington and on the greater community beyond our campus. Her support took many forms— financial, intellectual, emotional, and hands on— and she touched thousands of lives in the quiet, yet powerful, way she got things done. When Debby died this past May at 94, the loss resonated to the very heart of our program.

When her husband, Al Klein, joined the dramatic arts faculty in 1952, Debby jumped in—designing, building, and painting scenery, sewing costumes, and supporting students in many ways. Debby and Al’s daughters, Becky and Judy, grew up in what we now know as Klein Theatre—renamed for their father after he died suddenly of a heart attack in 1970.

Debby was a cultural icon in the Fredericksburg region, building this community through her many talents, her love of creative expression, her tenacious advocacy, and her supreme belief that the arts could change lives. For us, she was a loyal and loving patron, donor, and the very best friend of UMW Theatre for 71 years. Our hearts are broken even as we will forever be blessed by the grace she lovingly bestowed on all of us.

Becky and Judy asked that friends remember Debby through gifts to the scholarships named in honor of their parents, the Albert R. Klein Memorial Scholarship and the Debby C. Klein Theatre Scholarship, both administered by the UMW Foundation. We are grateful for Debby’s many friends who have heeded that call so that Al and Debby’s formidable legacy will be a part of our students’ lives forevermore.

Catherine Ardrey

Gwendolyn O. Beck

Dale Brittle

Harriet Simpson Burch ‘74

Jan Clarke

Carol Thayer Cox ‘68

William & Jane Donaldson

Roger Leland Engels & Nancy Moore

Barbara Crickenberger Hall ‘69

Laura Hess

Susan Hearne Ingebretsen

Nancy & William Katz

Michelle Larsen

Joni Lewis

MaryLou Matthews

Barbara McCoy

Debra Oppenheim & Herb Schneider

Phillips Oppenheim

Ronald & Miriam Parsons

Helaine Patterson ‘68

Kelly Ritchie

Jody Ryan & Arrington Mixon

Larry & Deborah Silver Somos, Inc., Paul Spivey

Bonnie Stone

David & Susan Strawn

Gregg Stull ‘82 & Brandon Prendergast ‘95 The WICT Network DC Baltimore Chapter

To make a contribution in memory of Debby Klein, please visit giving.umw.edu.

Debby Klein with scholars at the Scholarship Luncheon Spring 2007

Department of Theatre & Dance

Chair Gregg Stull

Faculty Michael Benson, Bridgette Dennett, Kevin McCluskey, Gregg Stull, Marc Williams

Professor Emeriti Helen M. Housley, David E. Hunt, Jr.

Associate Professor Emeritus Julie Liepelt

Adjunct Faculty Angie Benson, Jon K. Reynolds, Kara Robertson, Victoria Scrimer, Chelsea Thaler, Amanda Zeitler

Director of Marketing Jon K. Reynolds

Assistant to the Chair Taryn Snyder

Production Supervisor & Data Administrator Brandon Prendergast

Scene Shop Foreman Kenny Leon Horning

Costume Shop Supervisor Nichol Forbes

Department Librarian October Edwards

Student Assistants Kate Acree, Ariana Adamek, Lucifer Baccich, Maddie Baylor*, Carter Bussey, Matt Carroll, Maddie Chin, Mason Michael Clark*, Seth Drenning*, Amelia Emory*, Katherine Farmer, Nathaniel C. Huff*, Emily Anne Kile*, Jillian Langford, James Lau*, Emma Lehman*, Peyton McCarthy, MO Oberle*, Rachel Piotrowski, Nikki Rizzo, Niko Salinas*, Martha Stitt*, Alaina Taylor*, Rylie Vann

President, Alpha Psi Omega, Eta Eta Cast Amelia Emory*

Convener, Play by Play MO Oberle*

Chair, Studio 115 James Lau*

Student Representatives Amelia Emory*, Niko Salinas*

Management Staff

Producing Director Gregg Stull

Director of Audience Services Jon K. Reynolds

Box Office & Group Sales Manager Taryn Snyder

Box Office Staff Mason Michael Clark*, James Lau*, MO Oberle*, Peyton McCarthy, Niko Salinas*, Martha Stitt*

Advancement Assistant Rachel Piotrowski

Recruitment Assistant Nathaniel C. Huff*

Communications Assistant Maddie Baylor*

Accounting Assistant Seth Drenning*

Production Management Assistant Maddie Chin

Audience Services Assistant Jillian Langford

Special Projects Assistant Emily Anne Kile*

Archives Assistant Ariana Adamek

Digital Content Assistant Jillian Langford

Interactive Marketing Assistant Amelia Emory*

House Manager Nicole Merriweather

Assistant House Managers Emma Manger, Avery Sprouse

Head Usher Caroline Jacobson

Theatre Shop Manager Ryder Ward

Concessions Sodexo

Management Assistant Mackenzie Minnix

Graphic Designer Jon K. Reynolds

Photographer Geoff Greene

Production Artwork Illustrator Justin Slone

Floral Installations Carolyn Helfrich

*member of Alpha Psi Omega, the national theatre honorary society

Theatre Information

• Refreshments are available in the lobby and may be brought into the theatre.

• Restrooms are located in the hallways on each side of the lobby.

• Please turn off cell phones and all electronic devices during the performance.

• The videotaping of this production is a violation of United States copyright law and an actionable federal offense. Photographs are permitted before the lights dim and at intermission.

Something Moving: A meditation on Maynard

by Pearl Cleage • October 15 @ 2 PM • Ford’s Theatre

This timely and poignant world premiere production explores the election of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor. Cleage sets the play in present-day Atlanta, but soon the story travels back 50 years as citizens of the city recollect and reflect upon the significance of the once-in-a-lifetime election that turned Atlanta into a progressive example of the New South. Cleage’s unique theatrical voice turns Atlanta into a full-blooded character while allowing her audience to feel what it was like to be part of a true historic moment in the Southern capital city.

Ragtime by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, & Stephen Flaherty • December 10 @ 2 PM

The triumphant Tony Award-winning musical portrait of America at the turn of the 20th century. The stories of three American families intertwine against the backdrop of a towering slate of historical figures. Together, through a dazzling array of musical styles from the era, they weave a stunning tapestry that reveals both the promise and prejudice of the American experience. In the tradition of Titanic, West Side Story and Into the Woods, Signature reinvents this expansive epic for its trademark intimate space.

JUNE 4 - 12, 2024

Join Marc Williams and Gregg Stull in London and Stratford-upon-Avon and explore the rich history that is the bedrock of Western theatrical traditions. Along the way, we will share inspiring conversations, backstage tidbits, and thrilling performances as we take in one of the world’s most important theatre cities and the birthplace of one of our most revered playwrights!

HOP ACROSS THE POND WITH US!

The trip includes:

a “get acquainted” gathering prior to departure round trip airfare to London hotel transfers by coach

two nights in Stratford-upon-Avon and five nights in London double-occupancy lodging

welcome dinner

daily breakfast

Oyster Card (London Tube and bus pass with £50 credit) tickets to six plays/musicals and a theatre tour

farewell dinner

plenty of free time for shopping and exploring all hotel taxes, porter, and driver gratuities a $100 per person tax-deductible donation to UMW Theatre

Marc Williams, assistant professor of theatre, is a director and vocal coach and the leader of UMW Theatre’s study abroad program in London. Gregg Stull, professor of theatre, is the producing director of UMW Theatre.