APR 5-30, 2017 • TOPFER THEATRE Photo: Charles Quinn
Dave Steakley, Producing Artistic Director | Elisbeth Challener, Managing Director
LANIE ROBERTSON CHANEL DIRECTED BY MICHAEL RADER MUSIC DIRECTION BY ALLEN ROBERTSON A MUSICAL PLAY BY
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Scenic Designer and Costume Designer.................................................................................... MICHELLE NEY Scenic Design Assistant.............................................................................................ALEJANDRA HERNANDEZ Costume Design Assistant ..................................................................................................STACEY L. JOHNSON Hair and Makeup Designer............................................................................................................SERRET JENSEN Lighting Designer.......................................................................................................................RACHEL ATKINSON Sound Designer ................................................................................................................................... CRAIG BROCK Properties Designer ........................................................................................................................... STEVE BAGLIO Stage Manager...........................................................................................................CATHERINE ANNE TUCKER* Stage Manager.......................................................................................................................... BRYAN BRADFORD* *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Place: A club in South Philadelphia. Time: 'Round Midnight, 1959. There will be a 20-minute intermission. Drinks are welcome in the theatre. Dan Jackson III and M. Jeremy Guiberteau Mary and Rusty Tally Producers
Supporting Sponsors
Production Partner
New York City premiere production was first produced in June 1986 at the Vineyard Theatre. Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Developed at The Lark Play Development Center, New York City.
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Why I Wrote the Play In 1959, a boyfriend of mine saw the great Billie Holiday in a little dive in North Philadelphia abou three months before she died. He said she stumbled in obviously "quite high," carrying her little Chihuahua Pepi, whom she introduced to her audience. A water glass was kept filled with booze atop the piano for her. She had a piano player perform ten or 12 of her songs for an audience of seven patrons. Then, he said, she staggered out. That image of the world's greatest jazz singer being so undervalued at the end of her life and career was an image that has always haunted me. Writing Lady Day at Emerson's at Bar & Grill was an attempt to rid myself of the ghost. – Lanie Robertson
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Cast and Band
CHANEL*
Kris KeyZ
Lannie Hilboldt
Glenn Schuetz
Harrell Williams, Jr.
Billie Holiday.................................................................................................................................................................CHANEL* Jimmy Powers, pianist.............................................................................................................................................KRIS KEYZ Bassist........................................................................................................................................................... LANNIE HILBOLDT Bassist..............................................................................................................................................................GLENN SCHUETZ Drummer........................................................................................................................................... HARRELL WILLIAMS, JR. Pepi (dog)........................................................................................................................................... "Neddie" Montgomery
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Musical Numbers "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" "When a Woman Loves a Man" "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" "Crazy He Calls Me" "Pig's Foot" "Baby Doll" "God Bless the Child (That's Got His Own)" "Foolin' Myself" "Somebody's on My Mind" "Easy Living" "Strange Fruit" "Entr’acte Blues" "T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do" "Hush Now" "Deep Song"
*Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the Understudy Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. actorsequity.org The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, or by camera phone, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices – such as cell phones, pagers, etc. – and refrain from texting and/or tweeting during the performance.
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Cast and Band CHANEL (Billie Holiday) – In dedication to Shirley Davis Hayes, from whom I drew my strength and inspiration. ZACH: Raconteur in Sophisticated Ladies, followed by roles as the Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol and as a Diva in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, for which she won Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Chanel was raised in the rich musical environs of New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up singing in churches and alongside jazz greats in the music halls of the French Quarter. Discovered by Quincy Jones while she was still a teenager, Chanel became a founding member of the gospel trio, Trinitee 5:7. The girl group spent almost two decades entertaining audiences around the world in arenas ranging from Madison Square Garden to the Staples Center to England’s Wembley Stadium. As lead singer of Trinitee 5:7, Chanel has released seven albums and has received two Grammy nominations and won two Dove awards. Her albums have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide; her first album went Platinum and spent almost 50 weeks on Billboard’s top R&B albums chart, while both of her first two albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard Gospel chart. In addition to performing with Destiny’s Child and TLC at the BET awards, Chanel also shared the stage with Aretha Franklin at the 50th Anniversary Grammy Awards show. Chanel’s musical theatre debut was at ZACH. Chanel currently lives in Berkeley, California with her husband, Dr Gregory Schwartz. – "When you sing...Always tell the truth." –Billie Holiday
as the pianist and music director for NBC’s The Voice finalist. His nomination for keyboardist of the year at the Austin Music Awards landed him with a custom painted piano from the city of Austin. LANNIE HILBOLDT (Bassist) has been a professional bassist for over 35 years. He has served as the Director of Music for the Palace Theater in Georgetown, Texas for the past 10 years. Prior to this, he was lucky enough to have worked as the house bassist for ZACH. Lannie has been a guest performer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, performed at the White House, and toured Asia as the Music Director/ Bassist for Legends in Concert. Credits include Next To Normal; The Rocky Horror Show; Evita; Love, Janis; Love Always, Patsy Cline; The Full Monty; and The Gospel At Colonus to name a few. Lannie is very happy to be back at ZACH for this production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. GLENN SCHUETZ (Bassist) started playing at the age of 10 and began playing professionally at seventeen. He pursued his formal music training in Classical and Jazz Studies at The University of Illinois, and completed that work at The University of Texas at Austin. He has played many different genres, including Jazz and Jazz Fusion, Afro-Cuban, African Soukous, Brazilian – playing Austin's Carnaval, Rock, Americana, and Folk. He tours extensively in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has played with such luminaries as Jack McDuff, Eddie Harris, Lonnie Smith, Lila Downs, Ronny Cox, David Bromberg, among others.
KRISTOPHER DUWEESE HOWELL (Jimmy Powers, Pianist) – ZACH: Debut. Kristopher is known professionally as Kris KeyZ. KeyZ has over 25 years of experience as a professional musician. Prior to working in the music industry, KeyZ started learning piano at age four and recognized his passion for music. He began releasing music independently; The Genesis, This Christmas, and Austin Christmas. Most were endorsed by the city of Austin, but his controversial single about police brutality Be The Change leveraged his spotlight. KeyZ also tapped into film by landing acting roles in the first two seasons of NBC’s The Lying Games and his music composition for the award-winning Indie film The Cliff. Early 2012, Kris KeyZ toured
HARRELL WILLIAMS, JR. (Drummer) – ZACH: Xanadu, One Night with Janis, The Gospel of Colonus. Harrell is a graduate of Texas State University and is excited to be returning to ZACH for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. Harrell has been involved with musical theater for over six years now but has been playing drums and percussion for over 25 years. He would like to thank his family, friends, teachers, and mentors for their continuous support through the years.
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Director’s Notes
CHANEL Photo by Charles Quinn
“You know what I want? My own club. Where I can sing to all my friends. That's all. What else is there?” –Billie Holiday Billie Holiday is considered by many to have been the greatest jazz singer of all time. Her unique musical style, back phrasing, and manipulation of the tempos of songs gave Holiday a distinctive flair that captured the attention and hearts of the music world. She was and still is the Queen of Jazz.
It could be easy to focus on the victimhood of Holiday’s life. Instead, we aim to celebrate the endurance and grace of a persecuted soul - of someone who chose to embrace the higher ground when the world was offering the low - someone who overcame while expressing herself artistically with integrity and class.
Holiday’s life was anything but privileged. She endured violent relationships, severe poverty, rape, prostitution, drug and alcohol abuse, and the persecution of being a successful and powerful black woman in an era not ready to embrace such virtues.
Our Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill is therefore a tribute to the Queen of Jazz – a tribute to a tortured soul who looked diversity and persecution in the face and overcame the odds. It has been over fifty years since Holiday died and yet she continues to produce a haunting impact through the legacy of her work and the potency of her life story.
At the end of her short life, she was left handcuffed to a hospital bed, under arrest for drug possession, with less than a dollar in the bank. How did this Queen of Jazz come to finalize her existence on such precarious notes?
That story lives on now in our own club… Welcome friends. Pull up chair, grab a drink, enjoy the journey, and the voyage, as I am sure Billie would have wanted. - Michael Rader, Director
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Billie Holiday (1915–1959) Biography Count Basie Orchestra Around this time, Holiday met and befriended saxophonist Lester Young, who was part of Count Basie's orchestra. He even lived with Holiday and her mother Sadie for a while. Young gave Holiday the nickname "Lady Day" in 1937—the same year she joined Basie's band. In return, she called him "Prez," which was her way of saying that she thought it was the greatest. Holiday toured with the Count Basie Orchestra in 1937. The following year, she worked with Artie Shaw and his orchestra. Holiday broke new ground with Shaw, becoming one of the first female African American vocalists to work with a white orchestra. Promoters objected to Holiday—for her race and for her unique vocal style—and she ended up leaving the orchestra out of frustration. Born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Billie Holiday had a thriving career for many years before her battles with substance abuse got the better of her.
Solo Stardom Striking out on her own, Holiday performed at New York's Café Society. She developed some of her trademark stage persona there—wearing gardenias in her hair and singing with her head tilted back.
Discovery At the age of 18, Holiday was discovered by producer John Hammond while she was performing in a Harlem jazz club. Hammond was instrumental in getting Holiday recording work with an up-and-coming clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman.
During this engagement, Holiday also debuted two of her most famous songs "God Bless the Child" and "Strange Fruit." "Strange Fruit" (1939), a powerful story about the lynching of African Americans in the South, is considered to be one of her signature ballads, and the controversy that surrounded it—some radio stations banned the record—helped make it a hit.
Known for her distinctive phrasing and expressive, sometimes melancholy voice, Holiday went on to record with jazz pianist Teddy Wilson and others in 1935. She made several singles, including "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" and "Miss Brown to You." That same year, Holiday appeared with Duke Ellington in the film Symphony in Black.
Over the years, Holiday sang many songs of stormy relationships, which were often destructive and abusive. She married James Monroe in 1941. Already known to drink, Holiday picked up her new husband's habit of smoking opium. The marriage didn't last, but Holiday's problems with substance abuse continued. (They later divorced.)
Personal Problems That same year, Holiday had a hit with "God Bless the Child." In 1944, her boyfriend was Joe Guy, and with him she started using heroin. After the death of her mother in October 1945, Holiday began drinking more heavily and escalated her drug use to ease her grief.
Billie Holiday began her singign career at Harlem's jazz club Pod's and Jerry's in 1931.
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Billie Holiday (1915–1959) Biography After years of lackluster recordings and record sales, Holiday recorded Lady in Satin (1958) with the Ray Ellis Orchestra for Columbia. The album's songs showcased her rougher sounding voice, which still could convey great emotional intensity. She gave her final performance in New York City on May 25, 1959. Not long after this event, Holiday was admitted to the hospital for heart and liver problems. She was so addicted to heroin that she was even arrested for possession while in the hospital. On July 17, 1959, Holiday died from alcohol- and drugrelated complications.
Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong performed with Holiday in the 1947 film New Orleans.
Despite her personal problems, Holiday remained a major star in the jazz world—and even in popular music as well. She appeared with her idol Louis Armstrong in the 1947 film New Orleans. Unfortunately, Holiday's drug use caught up to her. She was arrested and convicted for narcotics possession in 1947. Sentenced to one year and a day of jail time, Holiday went to a federal rehabilitation facility in Alderston, West Virginia. Released the following year, Holiday faced new challenges. Because of her conviction, she was unable to get the necessary license to play in cabarets and clubs. Holiday, however, could still perform at concert halls and had a soldout show at the Carnegie Hall not long after her release. With some help from John Levy, a New York club owner, Holiday was later to get to play in New York's Club Ebony. Levy became her boyfriend and manager by the end of the 1940s, joining the ranks of the men who took advantage of Holiday. Also around this time, she was again arrested for narcotics, but she was acquitted of the charges.
Legacy Considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time, Holiday has been an influence on many other performers who have followed in her footsteps. Her autobiography was made into the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues with famed singer Diana Ross playing the part of Holiday, which helped renew interest in Holiday's recordings. In 2000, Billie Holiday was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Diana Ross handling the honors.
Later Years Holiday continued to tour and record in the 1950s. She began recording for Norman Granz, the owner of several small jazz labels, in 1952. Two years later, Holiday had a hugely successful tour of Europe.
Source: Biography.com
Holiday also caught the public's attention by sharing her life story with the world in 1956. Her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues (1956), was written in collaboration by William Dufty.
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The Artistic Staff
Michael Rader*
Allen Robertson
Michelle Ney
Rachel Atkinson
Stacey L. Johnson
Craig Brock
Catherine Anne Tucker*
Serret Jensen
Steve Baglio
Bryan Bradford*
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*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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About the Artistic Staff MICHAEL RADER (Director) is a NYC based director and the current Artistic Director of the historic Cape Playhouse in Cape Cod. His diverse career in the arts has afforded him positions such as Artistic Director for Cirque du Soleil, Broadway Liaison and Arts Education Consultant to the New York City Department of Education and the Director of Entertainment for Paul Newman's the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.Highlights as a director or associate include: A Christmas Story (National Tour), Stalking The Bogeyman (NY Times Critics Pick, Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Varekai (Cirque Du Soleil), The Testament of Mary, Deep Love (NYMF 2015), A Christmas Carol (National Tour), Mandela! with Norm Lewis, You are Not Alone with Betty Buckley and Lea DeLaria, productions with Sacramento Music Circus, The Cape Playhouse, The York Theatre Company, The Actors Studio Repertory Theatre, The Jerry Lewis Telethon, The Human Race Theatre, The Dramatist Guild, The Huron Playhouse, The Forestburgh Playhouse, Joe's Pub, and the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway benefit production of William Finn's Elegies: A Song Cycle. He is a graduate of The Actors Studio Drama School M.F.A. Directing Program and a proud alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. www.michaelrader.com
Court; The Glass Menagerie at The Colony Theatre: Measure for Measure, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Comedy of Errors, and The Merry Wives of Windsor at Illinois Shakespeare Festival; La Pietra del Paragone and La Boheme at Austin Lyric Opera; Two Booths & A Lincoln, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Tartuffe at Idaho Repertory Theatre; Macbeth and An Ideal Husband at Austin Shakespeare; Cymbeline, Henry IV Part I, and Shenandoah at Texas Shakespeare Festival. FILM: Heathens. Michelle is a Professor of Theatrical Design at Texas State University. To see more of her work, visit: www. michelleneydesigns.com. STACEY L. JOHNSON (Costume Design Assistant) is a first-year M.F.A. candidate at Texas State University in San Marcos. Her love of theatre brought her to costume design. After receiving an Associates in Fine Arts in Theatre, she continued her study of theatre design during her undergraduate education at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Her past production credits include The Who's Tommy, And Then There Were None, What I Did Last Summer, and The Fantasticks. Stacey has served as Assistant Costume Designer for Henderson State University’s Love’s Labour’s Lost and for Texas State University’s Intimate Apparel (opening April 2017) as well as Stage Manager for multiple productions including The Glass Menagerie, The Rocky Horror Show, and Titus Andronicus.
ALLEN ROBERTSON (Musical Director) is a two-time Emmy Award®-winning music director, composer, writer, actor, and director. He has worked on hundreds of productions nationally and internationally, including 24 years of shows at ZACH. OFF-BROADWAY: Radio City Music Hall; The Flaming Idiots. Allen has recorded for Disney Records, and many TV and radio commercials. He is a writer/composer of 12 musicals, 60 TV episodes, two film scores, and a ballet. He has been recognized by the Texas Legislature, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, The Texas Music Educators Association, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the National Association of Parenting Publications for his contributions to the arts.
SERRET JENSEN (Hair and Makeup Designer) – ZACH: The Great Society; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Mary Poppins; One Man, Two Guvnors; Mothers and Sons; Peter and the Starcatcher; A Christmas Carol; The King and I; The Who’s Tommy; The Gospel at Colonus; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; A Christmas Story; Les Misérables; Mad Beat Hip & Gone; 33 Variations; Spring Awakening; Love, Janis. Originally from Houston, she has been the Resident Designer for The Alley Theatre, Divergence Vocal Theatre, body suspension group C.o.R.E., and other performance art groups and children’s theatres. She has worked on productions with Houston Grand Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Houston Ballet, Theater Under the Stars, and the Society of Performing Arts, and several national tours.
MICHELLE NEY (Scenic Designer and Costume Designer) – ZACH: Tribes, Mothers and Sons, A Christmas Story, and Harvey. REGIONAL THEATRE: Gulls at The Theatre at Boston 45
About the Artistic Staff RACHEL ATKINSON (Lighting Designer) – ZACH: Buyer & Cellar, Alice in Wonderland, James and the Giant Peach, Winnie the Pooh, Cenicienta, Three Little Pigs, and A Year with Frog and Toad. AUSTIN: Desplazados, Quintaesencia, and The Red Shoes for A’lante Flamenco; Considering Matthew Shepard, Moving Light, Path of Miracles for Conspirare; Peter and the Wolf for Glass Half Full Theatre; Tender Rough Rough Tender for groundswell; Last Session with Freud for Jarrott Productions; Now Then Again for Penfold Theatre; Poor Boy’s Chorus for 4 P& a D; 100 Heartbreaks for Joanna Garner; Tape, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Farragut North, Water By The Spoonful for Austin Community College; As You Like It for En Route Theatre; 2016 Greater Austin High School Theatre Musical Awards for The Long Center. NATIONAL: Restless Natives at New York Live Arts; A Christmas Carol, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged for Colorado Shakespeare Festival; The Edge of Peace for Seattle Children’s Theatre; A Clean House, Seminar for Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company; Tribes for The Playhouse San Antonio. She has her M.F.A. in Lighting from the University of Texas at Austin.
STEVE BAGLIO (Properties Designer) – ZACH: The Great Society; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Steve began as a Properties Assistant with Feld Entertainment's Disney on Ice and has enjoyed employment on union and non-union crews across the globe with International Broadway and arena tours including Dragone Entertainment Group, The House of Dancing Water in Macau, China, and Big League Productions’ My Fair Lady. Steve also worked as a Technical Assistant for The Theatre School at DePaul University and as the Assistant Production Manager at the Walmart Amphitheater. He thanks the love of his life, Melissa Baglio for her support and encouragement. CATHERINE ANNE TUCKER (Stage Manager) – ZACH: The Great Societyl; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Mary Poppins; ANN; Tribes; Evita; Sophisticated Ladies; All The Way; Peter and the Starcatcher; A Christmas Carol (2016, 2015, 2014); The Gospel at Colonus; Les Misérables; One Night with Janis Joplin; Mad Beat Hip & Gone; White Christmas; Next to Normal; and Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins as well as many special events. OFF-BROADWAY: Lapsburgh Layover and Be a Good Little Widow with Ars Nova; I Never Sang For My Father with Keen Co.; and Sparkling Object with Canal Park Playhouse. REGIONAL THEATRE: Much Ado About Nothing at Austin Shakespeare Festival and Cyrano de Bergerac at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. OTHER CREDITS: Production Assistant for The Daily Show with John Stewart, Special Events Manager for NAAP, Dusty Film Festival and Ars Nova Benefit.
CRAIG BROCK (Sound Design) is ZACH’s resident sound designer, and has worked as a recording engineer and music producer since 1989. ZACH: The Great Society; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Mary Poppins; One Man, Two Guvnors; Sophisticated Ladies; Mothers and Sons; All The Way; Peter and the Starcatcher; A Christmas Carol; The King and I; The Who’s Tommy; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Gospel at Colonus; A Christmas Story; Les Misérables; Sandra Bernhard in Concert; 33 Variations; One Night with Janis Joplin; Megan Hilty in Concert; Harvey; Tru; Ragtime; Mad Beat Hip & Gone; White Christmas; Xanadu; The Laramie Project; The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later; Next to Normal; RENT; Metamorphoses; The Drowsy Chaperone; Becky’s New Car; Our Town; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Love, Janis; The Grapes of Wrath; Let Me Down Easy; Shooting Star; Caroline, or Change; The Clean House, and Porgy and Bess.
BRYAN BRADFORD (Stage Manager) – ZACH: Some stage managment credits include: Crowns; Take Me Out; 33 Variations; and In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. As a stage manager, Bryan has worked on Broadway on Newsies, Rock of Ages, Kinky Boots, and Pippin. He would like to thank Dave Steakley and his ZACH family for this opportunity.
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ZACH Theatre’s 2016 -17 Season O cial Healthcare Sponsor
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH COMMITTED TO IMPROVING HEALTH CARE IN TEXAS AND ACROSS THE NATION
Honoring Carolyn and Marc Seriff
There’ll be a whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on at the hottest party in town! Inspired by Million Dollar Quartet, the rock-n-roll musical about Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash. Saturday, May 6, 2017 ZACH’S Topfer Theatre, Austin, Texas For information, visit zachtheatre.org/rhs
Cocktails | Dinner by The Four Seasons Entertainment | Auction | After Party Benefiting ZACH’s Artistic and Education Programs
1510 Toomey Road, Austin, Texas 78704 • zachtheatre.org • 512-476-0594
HAcreator From M of Broathe ILT dwa ON y’s
Celebrate Life and Love
“A big, pulsing power surge of a show, igniting a new energy source for musical theater.” – Newsday
MAY 31 - JULY 2, 2017 • TOPFER STAGE Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes Conceived By Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed by Michael Balderrama Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
This groundbreaking, vibrant musical won the Tony Award® for Best Musical for Lin-Manuel Miranda and his dynamic creative team behind Broadway’s most talked about breakout hit Hamilton. Set in NYC’s Washington Heights, this “Upper West Side Story” dazzles with sizzling song and dance, as the hopes, romances, and dreams of a community ignite over the July 4th weekend. Joyous, infectious, and moving!
Leading Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Maria and Eric Groten
Cindy and John Greenwood
Executive Producers
Producers
2016 - 17 Mainstage Season July 26 - September 3, 2017
Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux Original Concept and Direction by Floyd Mutrux Inspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins Directed by Dave Steakley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
They came together to make music. And together they made history. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins join forces for one night only on December 4, 1956 at Sun Records Studio in Memphis for the greatest jam-session ever. Relive this legendary night as you rock along to such classics as “Blue Suede Shoes,”“Folsom Prison Blues,” and “Great Balls of Fire.” There will surely be a “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” in the Topfer Theatre for this epic night of music from rock n’ roll’s greatest icons.
Photo: Jay Goldsmith, courtesy of Ogunquit Playhouse. L-R Nat Zegree (Jerry Lee Lewis), Jacob Rowley (Elvis Presley), and Scott Moreau (Johnny Cash).
2016 - 17 Theatre for Families Season
April 14 - May 7, 2017
NOW - April 30, 2017
Book lyrics by Mo Willems Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma Directed and Choreographed by Abe Reybold
Written by José Casas
When Gerald and Piggie get together, anything is possible. They might wear silly hats, get invited to a fancy pool costume party, or learn a crazy new dance. Based on the wildly popular, beloved book series, this lively musical features Gerald and Piggie and the delightful back-up singers, the Squirrelles, who together discover the fun of being in a play and the joy of friendship. Bring your “bestus” friend and share the laughter.
Mario is a hard working auto mechanic in east LA who is left to raise his son, JJ, after the passing of his mother. In order to honor her memory and cope with his lack of connection with his father, JJ begins to build an arcade out of leftover cardboard from his dad’s garage. It is through JJ’s imagination and ingenuity that he is able to connect to himself and his family. Inspired by the YouTube sensation, Caine’s Arcade, this bilingual play celebrates culture, imagination, perseverance, and family. jj’s arcade will be coproduced with Teatro Vivo.
Directed by Nat Miller at the Mexican America Cultural Center
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Season Sponsors
Season Underwriter
Summer Camp Presenting Sponsor
Season and Presenting Sponsors
Official Healthcare Sponsor of ZACH Theatre
Leading and Supporting Production and Community Education Sponsors
Robert C. Harrington Foundation
The Brown Lupton Foundation Lola Wright Foundation
The Burdine Johnson Foundation
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
Eric Copper
Shield-Ayres Foundation
The Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation In Kind Support
Additional Funding
Media Sponsors
A Project of The Junior League of Austin
This project is supported in part by The Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
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Connecting the dots from the past to the present. Celebrating 85 years of art on stage. We invite you to be our guest for ZACH's 85th anniversary season. Full of beloved, magical musicals and uproarious, vibrant plays, the 2017-18 season will move you with entertaining and engaging experiences you have come to love and expect from ZACH. Cecil Washington Jr. Photo: KirkTuck.com
2017 - 18 Mainstage Season SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Festive Extra
Topfer Theatre
NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 31
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 29
Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Songs by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown Based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. Directed by Abe Reybold Choreographed by Dominique Kelley Music Direction by Allen Robertson
Topfer Theatre
By Charles Dickens Conceived and adapted by Dave Steakley Directed by Bryan Bradford Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Choreographed by Christa Oliver-Torres Starring Jaston Williams or Harvey Guion with Chanel Haynes-Schwartz, Roderick Sanford, Michael Valentine, and Kenny Williams
For the first time in Austin, ZACH presents a splashy, song and dance valentine to the Golden Age of movie musicals. The joyous score features songs like “Good Morning,”“Make ‘Em Laugh,” and “Singin’ in the Rain." And yes, it will rain on the Topfer stage. What a glorious feeling!
Austin’s most rockin’ holiday tradition returns with new music to get the party started! ZACH’s inspired adaptation of the Dickens’ classic is a musical sleigh ride through rhythm and time. Join the loving Cratchit family and three soulful ghosts as they take Ebenezer Scrooge on a joyride to miraculous transformation, as he rediscovers his heart and love for human kindness.
A TUNA CHRISTMAS Pending Final Approval
NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 31
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE
Kleberg Theatre
Written by Jaston Williams, Jo Sears, and Ed Howard Directed by Dave Steakley
MAY 30 - JUNE 24, 2018
It's Yuletide season in itty bitty Tuna, Texas, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. Two actors play all 22 colorful citizens, including OKKK Radio hosts Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie who report on the Christmas festivities. This satirical ode to the season is spiked with enough sass to make for one Texas-sized jolly holiday!
We are passionate about producing plays that engage and transform our audiences. This Director's Choice slot is being finalized so that we can bring a recent "best play" from Broadway that does just that.
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Theatre for Families Season SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
MAY 30 - JUNE 24, 2018
SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 - FEBRUARY 4 2018
Topfer Theatre
Whisenhunt Stage
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Directed by Dave Steakley Music Direction by Allen Robertson Starring Jill Blackwood and Cecil Washington Jr.
Based on the Story by C.S. Lewis Adapted by le Clanche du Rand
Journey through the Wardrobe to Narnia for an imaginative adventure to help Aslan defeat the White Queen! With just two actors and a lot of theatre magic, this classic tale comes to life in a way never before experienced.
Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical masterpiece is a living painting by artist Georges Seurat, and centers on the artist as he discovers unimaginable possibilities while creating an enduring work of art. The live, onstage orchestra brings the radiant score about the art of making art – and love – soaring to brilliant life with "tension, composition, balance, light, and harmony.”
HOLIDAY HEROES
DECEMBER 2 AND 9, 2017
Topfer Stage
Written by Allen Robertson, Shaun Branigan, and Jerome Schoolar
HEISENBERG
Welcome to a whole NEW adaptation of Holiday Heroes. It’s the holiday season and the characters named RED and GREEN work in a factory sharply divided between a red side and a green side. Through music, mime and mischief, they all learn the value of giving, empathy, and to see the world from the other point of view.
JUNE 20 - JULY 22, 2018
Kleberg Theatre
Written by Simon Stephens Directed by Nat Miller
Amidst the crowds of a London train station, Georgie, a delightfully quirky woman, spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck. This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating game of love. The intimate staging of Heisenberg underscores the uncertain and oftencomical sparring match that is our need to truly connect.
GOODNIGHT MOON
MARCH 2 - MAY 27, 2018
Kleberg Stage
Adapted from the book by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd Book, music, and lyrics by Chad Henry
DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Step into the Great Green Room as one of the most iconic children’s books of all time is brought to life in a lively musical.
JULY 11 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
Topfer Theatre
LAS ADVENTURAS DE ENOUGHIE: UN CUENTO DE KINDNESS
Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice Book by Linda Wolverton Originally Directed by Robert Jess Roth Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions Directed by Abe Reybold Music Direction by Allen Robertson
(The Adventures of Enoughie: A Story of Kindness)
JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Mexican American Cultural Center Written by Caroline Reck
Enoughie is different from the other kids at school. One day, Enoughie takes an incredible to journey to figure out who he is and how he does belong. This bilingual puppet production will be presented in collaboration with ZACH Theatre, Teatro Vivo, Glass Half Full Theatre, and The Kindness Campaign.
Be Our Guest! This “tale as old as time” follows Belle, a book-smart young woman and the Beast, a formerly dashing young prince cursed by an enchantress. The Broadway smash hit showcases a merry, awardwinning score with such favorites as “Beauty and the Beast,”“Gaston,” and “Be Our Guest.” This delightful family musical enchants and transforms hearts of all generations.
*All dates and titles are subject to change without notice.
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ZACH Leadership DAVE STEAKLEY (Producing Artistic Director) is now in his 26th
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season, and is dedicated to creating a theatre of, by and for Austin – a place where our entire community gathers to share an intimate and extraordinary theatre experience. Led by Dave’s vision, the creation of the Topfer Theatre came to fruition, opening in October 2012 with the acclaimed musical Ragtime. Anna Deavere Smith says, “Dave is the future. The YES in his theater’s walls is as palpable as the walls themselves. That YES, I believe, will lead to something brand new, to connect with a broader, more global audience.” With Dave as artistic leader, ZACH has produced multiple World Premieres by Anna Deavere Smith, Steven Dietz, Jaston Williams, Everett Quinton, John Walch, Allen Robertson and The Flaming Idiots. ZACH served as the Central Texas hub of the nationwide 365 Plays/365 Days Festival by Suzan-Lori Parks. Dave created the first bilingual adaptation of Webber and Rice’s musical Jesucristo Superstar, and set The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in Katrinaravaged New Orleans with a jazz/R&B reinvention, which received national acclaim from The New York Times and about which Todd Gershwin says, “It was Dave’s creative production of Porgy and Bess that really opened my eyes to the need to finally allow a creative team to interpret the opera in a fresh manner, which led to the recent Broadway production.” Dave has directed many ZACH productions, and some favorite experiences include: Mary Poppins, Tribes, Mothers and Sons, All the Way, A Christmas Carol: A Rockin’ New Musical, The Who’s Tommy; The Gospel at Colonus; Harvey; 33 Variations; Ragtime; Next to Normal; Hairspray; August: Osage County; RENT; Metamorphoses; Our Town; Caroline, or Change; The Clean House; Take Me Out; I Am My Own Wife; Urinetown; Crowns; OmniumGatherum; Hedwig; Jelly’s Last Jam; The America Play; Dreamgirls; Angels in America and the first professional repertory production of The Laramie Project, and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. His regional directing credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, New Stage Theatre, American Heartland Theatre, WaterTower Theatre, and Pittsburgh’s City Theatre. He is the playwright of ZACH’s A Christmas Carol, Rockin’ Christmas Party, and Keepin’ It Weird, featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and American Theatre. Dave serves as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. City of Austin Mayors Kirk Watson and Lee Leffingwell declared, respectively, May 18, 2001 and October 22, 2011 as “Dave Steakley Day” on the occasion of his 10th and 20th ZACH Anniversaries. He is the recipient of the 2015 First Tee of Greater Austin Courtesy Award, the 2013 Human Rights Campaign Austin Visibility Award, 2010 Kick Ass Award, 2005 Austin Circle of Theaters’ “Outstanding Contribution to Austin Theatre” Award, seven Austin Chronicle “Best of Austin Best Stage Director” awards, the 2000 Austin Under 40 Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Award, and multiple Austin Critics’ Table and B. Iden Payne Awards for “Outstanding Director/Choreographer.” In 2009, he was crowned Austin Dancing with the Stars Champion, and he has a cameo in Richard Linklater’s 2012 film Bernie with Jack Black.
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ELISBETH CHALLENER (Managing Director) joined ZACH Theatre as Managing Director in June of 2007, with responsibility for strategic planning, management, finances, marketing, and fundraising for the organization. Under Elisbeth’s leadership, ZACH successfully designed, built and opened the new Topfer Theatre, which has won significant awards and widespread acclaim completing the largest capital campaign in ZACH’s history. In August 2014, ZACH celebrated the successful conclusion of the $23.5M campaign! Other accomplishments during her nine years at ZACH include creating a new multiyear strategic plan that will move the organization into the next phase of its significant expansion, increasing revenue from single ticket sales by 79 percent and increasing revenue from season ticket sales by 139 percent. At a time when many arts organizations in Austin and around the nation have been struggling, ZACH has grown its operating budget from $3 million to $9 million dollars and has operated “in the black” throughout Elisbeth’s tenure.
Elisbeth has led her team in developing innovative new offerings on ZACH’s expanded campus including full-service bars and nightly pre-show entertainment; an exclusive skyline lounge in the Topfer Theatre for donors; and making the theatre available as a red-carpet venue for SXSW, The Daily Show, as well as other major community events. Two years ago, ZACH proudly launched The Dave Steakley Dream Fund designed to enhance the artistic vision of ZACH’s Producing Artistic Director and to maintain production quality and the facility needs of ZACH’s Topfer Theatre and campus. Before moving to Austin, Elisbeth was Executive Director of Montalvo Arts Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. She led Montalvo’s growth from a small, communitybased organization into a major presenting venue and home to an internationally acclaimed artists’ residency program. During nearly two decades at Montalvo, her other accomplishments included increasing ticket sales from less than $500,000 to more than $4 million, expanding the patron base from 6,000 to 80,000 and raising more than $20 million for capital projects. Earlier in her career, Elisbeth served as Administrative Director for the San Francisco Boys Chorus, Education/Outreach Director of the Fairmount Theatre of the Deaf and as department chair and faculty member of the performing arts department of The Purnell School in New Jersey. Elisbeth graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts in Drama and Musical Theatre. She attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, The Center for Excellence in Nonprofit Management Leaders Institute in San Jose, California and served in leadership roles for the American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, Saratoga Rotary Club and the Arts Council of Silicon Valley. Elisbeth currently serves on the Board of Directors and is Development Committee Chair and President Elect of the National Alliance of Musical Theatre in New York, and has served on NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals Committee and Executive Committee. She has been a panelist for The Houston Arts Alliance, City of Austin, National Alliance of Musical Theatre, National Fund for New Musicals, and Theatre Communications Group. Elisbeth has always had a passion for the theatre and performed for many years in summer stock, dinner theatre and semi-professional productions on the East Coast and in California. 55
Masthead ZACH Staff Artistic and Production Staff
Producing Artistic Director...................................................................................................................................... Dave Steakley Associate Artistic Director..........................................................................................................................................Abe Reybold Director of Production........................................................................................................................................................Paul Flint Assistant Production Manager.............................................................................................................................Lesley Fairman Production Coordinator........................................................................................................................................T. Scott Wooten Company Manager......................................................................................................................................................Austin Collins Technical Director....................................................................................................................................................... Michael Essad Scene Shop Foreman....................................................................................................................................................Tom Lucenti Lighting and Stage Operations Supervisor......................................................................................................Melissa Baglio Master Electrician........................................................................................................................................................ Nick Swanson Stage Crew Chief............................................................................................................................................................Taylor Novak Audio Supervisor..............................................................................................................................................................Craig Brock Properties Master............................................................................................................................................................Steve Baglio Scenic Charge................................................................................................................................................................... J. Aaron Bell Costume Shop Manager................................................................................................................................................. Blair Hurry Wardrobe Supervisor................................................................................................................................Christina Montgomery Draper.............................................................................................................................................................................. Wayne Fowks
General Management
Managing Director.............................................................................................................................................Elisbeth Challener Executive Coordinator..............................................................................................................................................Renelle Bedell Director of Finance........................................................................................................................................................Linda Wilson Accounting and Budget Specialist.............................................................................................................Lakeisha Van Buren Accounting and Budget Specialist................................................................................................................................Jeff Taylor Accounting Assistant........................................................................................................................................................ Christi Zay Information Systems & Tessitura Manager..................................................................................................Allen Greathouse Director of Human Resources...........................................................................................................................................Jen Nieri Human Resources Project Coordinator.............................................................................................................Melissa Hoang
Development Staff
Chief Development Officer.....................................................................................................................................Charlie Frasier Associate Director of Development...............................................................................................Kimberly Theodore Sidey Development Events and Projects Manager...............................................................................................Cathleen Berdan Individual Giving Manager................................................................................................................................. Brittney Woolley Individual Giving Coordinator....................................................................................................................................Ryan Griffin Development Associate.............................................................................................................................................Liana Putrino Grant Writer..........................................................................................................................................................................Amy Nunn
Education Staff
Director of Education.........................................................................................................................................................Nat Miller Associate Director of Education....................................................................................................................................Chad Dike Pre-Professional Manager.................................................................................................................Jennifer Young Mahlstedt Education Associate.............................................................................................................................................Kate Shaw-Nappi Education Assistant...................................................................................................................................................... Shannon Fox
Marketing and Sales Staff
Chief Marketing and Community Engagement Officer........................................................................Rachel Applegate Senior Marketing Manager....................................................................................................................................... Rick Sanchez Art Director.......................................................................................................................................................................... Rona Ebert Public Relations........................................................Nicole Shiro and Amy Simpson Layton with Motley Crew Media Digital Media and Marketing Communications Specialist..............................................................Michael Ferstenfeld Senior Ticketing Services Manager...........................................................................................................................Greg Garcia Assistant Box Office Manager.........................................................................................................................................Ali Jaynes Lead Box Office Associate.................................................................................................................................................Kim Stacy Group Sales Associate................................................................................................................................................. Alyson Mintz Box Office Associates................................................................................... Tony Douglas, Daniel Lonzo, Sascha Streckel, Lauren Charters, Camara McClellan Priority Seating Manager................................................................................................................................. Bette O’Callaghan Priority Seating Representatives.................................Jeff Gallagher, Alyson Mintz, Josie Pardo, Leigh Anne Smith
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ZACH Staff Patron Services Staff
Director of Facility Operations and Patron Services.................................................................................. Amanda Adams Patron Services Manager.............................................................................................................................................. Kyle Sigrest Lead Events Manager......................................................................................................................................... Keri-Dawn Solner Production Events Manager........................................................................................................................ Raymond Gutierrez Bar Manager....................................................................................................................................................................... Chris Smith House Managers..............................................................................................Dee Castillo, Kendra Dobson, Kathy Garrett, Terri Housworth, Ernestina Martinez, Janie Paez Bartenders.................................................................................... Will Phillips, Ben Grimm, Nate Bortmas, Jessica Hovind, Iggy Mwela, James Taylor
Facilites Staff
Facility Manager............................................................................................................................................................... Jay Holland Assistant Facilities Manager...................................................................................................................................Andrew Clarke Facility Maintenance Lead.......................................................................................................................................... Leon Presley Facilities Crew...................................................................................................................................................................Justin Taylor
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Production Crew Costumes
Stitchers......................................................................................................Jennifer Ball, Emily Eoff, Cristal Martinez, PJ Kelly Draper.............................................................................................................................................................................. Wayne Fowks Lead Dresser........................................................................................................................................................................... Sally Hall Lead Dresser.................................................................................................................................................................... Kay McGuire
Scenic
Carpenters.......................................................................................Corey Green, Dennis J. Riley, Christopher Dominguez Scenic Artists..................................................................................................................................................................Roger Mason
Properties
Properties Artisan......................................................................................................................................................Marshall Tosko Properties Carpenters.............................................................................Kelsey Kilcrease, Jonathan Biehl, Megan Barrett
Audio
Lead Audio Engineer................................................................................................................................................Peter Martinez Audio Operator................................................................................................................................................................Alex Cottam Audio Engineers............................................................................................................................. Corrine Mears, Kelly Baldwin
Lighting and Video
Master Electrician........................................................................................................................................................ Nick Swanson Lighting Board Operator..............................................................................................................................................Alison Lewis Spot Light Operator....................................................................................................................................................Michael Davis
Stage Operations
Stage Crew Chief ...........................................................................................................................................................Taylor Novak Flame and Special Effects Operator ....................................................................................... Taylor Novak, Megan Barrett Overhire Crew................................................................................AJ Silvas, Corey Green, Dezi Townes, Jacob Singleton, James Redondo, Woody Hutzel, Jessie Mikolaichik, Fiz Bates, Justin Taylor, Megan Barrett, Ra'Shawn Bump, Scruffy, Wyatt Roberts Dog Trainer........................................................................................................Kim Roche of Austin's "Kim The Dog Trainer"
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ZACH Theatre Board of Trustees Executive Committee
Trustees
Brian McCall, President Texas State University System
Sergio Alcocer, Trustee Rest of the World Janet K. Baxter, Janet K. Baxter Oil & Gas Teresa Bayer, The University of Texas, McCombs Board Fellow Larry Connelly, Trustee Eric Copper, Austin Portfolio Real Estate Candice Hunter Corby, Cobra Legal Solutions, LLC Aaron Day, Texas Land Title Association Revolution Spirits Distilling Company Jay Fox, Baylor Scott & White Health Donn Gauger, Falcon Insurance Agency Inc. Rebecca Glenn Gindele, Reilly Realtors Caley Goldblatt, The University of Texas, McCombs Board Fellow Gary Goldstein MD, Helpen Consulting LLC Deborah Green, Trustee Cindy Greenwood, Cindy Greenwood Residential Wendy Harvey, The Arbor Nestor Ho, Silicon Labs Kathy Hutto, Jackson Walker L.L.P Dan Jackson, Trustee Carmen Luevanos, Texas Gas Service Bruce McCann, The University of Texas Carla McDonald, Trustee Jon McElhaney , Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Deborah O’Connell MD, Trustee Mike O’Krent, LifeStories Alive, LLC Harriet O’Neill, Law Office of Harriet O'Neill Candace Partridge, Psychologist Jim Pitts, Texas State House of Representatives, District 10 Annette Renaud, Trustee Lesa Rossick, Market Ambassador Mari Ruckel, Texas Oil and Gas Association Joy H. Selak, PhD, MINDPOP Carolyn Seriff, Trustee Sam L. Slate, Dell Leslie Sweet, H-E-B Robert A. Stoltz, Trustee Mary Herr Tally, Trustee Bobbi Topfer, Trustee Brad Wiewel, Texas Trust Law Kevin D. Witcher, The Chubb Corporation
Mindy Ellmer, Immediate Past President Legislative Consulting Adam Schramek, Vice President Norton Rose Fulbright Carl Stuart, Treasurer Carl Stuart Investment Advisor Inc. Tom Terkel, Secretary FourT Realty A. Robert Fischer, General Counsel Jackson Lewis P.C. Will Coombes, Development Committee Chair Visa, Inc. Laura Merritt, Membership Committee Chair Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. Eric Natinsky, Education Committee Chair Quick Technologies, Inc. Derrick Evans, Community Engagement Committee Chair Trustee Bettye Nowlin, At Large Trustee Nelda A. Treviño, At Large Trustee Dave Steakley, Producing Artistic Director ZACH Theatre Elisbeth Challener, Managing Director ZACH Theatre
Distinguished Fellows Alice Kleberg Reynolds Melvin Pape Ex-Officio Sara Hensley Mayor Lee Leffingwell
Honorary Life Members Marla Bommarito-Crouch Alvin J. Golden Kenneth O. Johnson Susan Longley Philip K. Maxwell Sue Maxwell
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Edmund L. Nichols Elota Patton Charles T. Sikes Tom Terkel Johanne Ibsen-Wolford Alice Wilson
Business and Community Partners ZACH Theatre would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Business and Community Partners who support our productions, education and community outreach programs and operations through cash and in-kind contributions. Sponsorship of ZACH Theatre provides an opportunity to align your business with one of our city’s most innovative arts organizations. As a business and community partner, you will not only receive first-class entertainment for your clients and employees, but also enhance your brand and reach new customers, gaining valuable recognition among audiences who are eager to support our sponsors.
$100,000+ City of Austin Cultural Arts Division $50,000-$99,999 H-E-B Tournament of Champions Holiday Inn Austin - Town Lake $25,000-$49,999 Alice Dendinger Alliance Group AT&T Baylor Scott & White Health Dell Heritage Title Company Mercedes-Benz of Austin National Endowment for the Arts Schlotzsky’s The Shubert Foundation $15,000-$24,999 Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Applied Materials Foundation Austin Catering Austin Community Foundation Capital Metro Dollar General Literacy Foundation Robert C. Harrington Foundation Fund Silicon Labs Texas Commision on the Arts VISA Whole Foods Market
$10,000-$14,999 The Brown Lupton Foundation Dagar’s Catering/DNA Events David Kurio Designs Kirk Tuck Photography Kurant Events Lola Wright Foundation Marquee Event Group Pink Avocado Catering Rackspace Samsung Topfer Family Foundation USA Compresion Partners, LLC Wells Fargo Advisors $5,000-$9,999 3M Almar Furs Austin American Statesman BBVA Compass Bank The Burdine Johnson Foundation CANTINE Italian Cafe & Bar Castle Hill Fitness Chubb Insurance Eric Copper, Austin Portfolio Real Estate IGT The Junior League of Austin KMFA The MOD Studio Norton Rose Fulbright On Ramp Access Shield-Ayres Foundation The Steam Team Texas Coffee Traders Vinson & Elkins, LLP
$2,500-$4,999 Clean Scapes Do512 Family Frost Bank JPMorgan Chase The Michael Alice Kuhn Foundation Southwest Airlines The Steeping Room The Tecumseh Foundation Texas Gas Service Toasties Sub Shop Twin Liquors $1,000-$2,499 Charles Quinn Photography Gusto Italian Kitchen + Wine Bar The Pacey Family Foundation $1-$999 Austin Nites Party Bus Barton Springs Saloon Bearing Financial Advisors, LLC Cowgirls & Flowers Rosco Labs Treaty Oak Distillery
Special thanks to the following organizations who match the gifts of their employees: Ameriprise • Apple • Applied Materials • AT&T • Bank of America • Chevron • Dell • ExxonMobil General Electric • Google • Home Depot • Hospira • Humana • IBM Michael and Susan Dell Foundation • Microsoft • National Instruments The Pew Charitable Trusts • Silicon Labs • Topfer Family Foundation • Visa This list reflects contributions made from February 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017, from businesses, foundations and public agencies to support ZACH’s annual activities. Thank you again for your generous support. For more information on how your business or organization can get involved at ZACH, please contact Kimberly Theodore Sidey, Associate Director of Development, at 512-476-0594 x232 or ksidey@zachtheatre.org.
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Individual Contributors ZACH Theatre thanks the following individuals and family foundations for their generous gifts to support the work on our stages and in the community. This list reflects individual contributions to our Annual Fund from March 1, 2016 to March 1, 2017. To join our family of supporters, please contact Brittney Woolley at 512-476-0594 x270, or email bwoolley@zachtheatre.org. The Great Scotts are an exclusive group of individuals and couples who substantially support ZACH Theatre with annual operating gifts of $1,200 or more. The enhanced financial commitment made by the Great Scotts enables ZACH to bring important culture opportunities to the youth and adults of Central Texas, and in turn through year round social events and behind-the-scenes activities, the Great Scotts have a tremendous amount of fun! We deeply appreciate and thank our current Great Scotts.
Executive Producer’s Plus Circle ($12,500+) Anonymous* James Armstrong and Larry Connelly Jeff and Marcy Carpenter* Pamela and Scott Reichardt Carolyn and Marc Seriff* Carl and Claire Stuart Executive Producer’s Circle ($10,000+) Anonymous* Mindy Ellmer Eric and Maria Groten Kathleen and Harvey Guion Producer’s Circle ($7,500+) Dr. Gary and Karen Goldstein Deborah Green and Clayton Aynesworth Cindy Greenwood Michael and Sarah Heidler Dan Jackson III and M. Jeremy Guiberteau Brian McCall Jack and Carla McDonald Jerome Murray Bettye and Bill Nowlin Mary Herr Tally and Rusty Tally Jessica and Greg Weaver* Director’s Circle ($6,000+) ABE Charitable Foundation* Sergio Alcocer Carolyn Bartlett and Jesus Fraire Jan and Lewis Bock* Will Coombes and Brian Luna Ken and Candice Corby Bill Dickey A. Robert Fischer Ronda and Kelly Gray Dr. and Mrs. Lacy H. Hunt Kathy Hutto and Allen Beinke IBM Corporation Joan and Jeffrey S. Lava Shanny Lott Lee Manford and Casey Blass Phil and Sue Maxwell John and Marcy Melanson Mike and Suzanne Kennedy Laura Merritt and J.P. Kloninger* Michelle and Eric Natinsky* Harriet O'Neill and Kerry Cammack
Deborah O’Connell and William Stassen Candace and Michael Partridge Jan and Gary Pickle The Honorable James R. Pitts Karen Pulaski Annette Renaud Lesa and Bill Rossick Chari and Adam Schramek Robert Stoltz and Eve Michaels Tom and Colleen Terkel Mort and Bobbi Topfer† Nelda Trevino* Designer’s Circle ($3,000+) Anonymous* Dr. Brandi Andrade and Mr. Jimmy Fortuna Jade and Greg Ausley Thomas D. Barrett MichelleBourianoff and Juan Zalles Jean Cheever Gail Commagere Karen and David Craig Kristen and Aaron Day Bill Dickson Kathleen Dorran Kim Eckert and Gil Cantu Derrick Evans Jacque and Jay Forrest Tim and Rosiland George* Charlie Geren Joshua and Rebecca Gindele Richard Hartgrove and Gary Cooper Justin and Wendy Harvey Brian Hencey and Chuck Ross Jeanne and Van Hoisington Nester Ho and Heather Bland-Ho Johanne Ibsen-Wolford and Steve Wolford Diane Ireson and Rowland Cook Dana and Dennis Jakubowicz Maxx Judd and Donn Gauger Carmen Luevanos Heather and Darrell May Bruce McCann Jon and Heather McElhaney Linda McDonough Christine and Louis Messina Gail and Tommy Morgan Robert Nutt III Harriett O'Neil and Kerry Cammack Hiten and Melissa Patel Robin and Jeff Picard Todd and Colleen Preheim* 60
Faith Roberts Jim and Trish Roberts-Miller Mari and Grant Ruckel Berny and Sarah Schiff Joy and Dan Selak Sam L. Slate Laura and Mike Snavely Sadi Sparks Shannon, Shane, Kaitlin, and Gracee Street Brenda Thompson Tripathi Builder Inc.* Billy Wilkinson and John Kerrigan Kevin Witcher and Rick O’Donnell Leslie and David Wolff Stacey and Mitch Zoll* Stage Manager’s Circle ($1,200+) Anonymous (2)* Linda Aaker Abigail Adams Hunter and Jeff Julia Carol and Chris Adams Cheryl Allen and Carol Polumbo John and Diana Argersinger Richard and Cindy Atkin Brent, Amee, and Luke Baker Mindy Bakker-Brown Becky Beaver and John Duncan Dr. Charles Bell Linda Benge and Paul Robshaw Phillip L. Berry and Susan Landers Julianna and Malcolm Borgendale Anne Boyd Boyd Family Bill and Julianne Brackin Russell Bridges and Ralph Salinas Lynda and Tim Brown Amelia Bullock and Bill Krumpack Dan Bullock and Annette Carlozzi Christina Carson* Elisbeth Challener and Brett Bachman Faye Chandler Donna Clay Robert Cratchit Mary Lockwood Crouch John Crow and Marcus Loy JoAnn Dalrymple and Regan Ellmer James Dammann and Sharon Vaughn Darrell and Brenda David Lynn and Steve Davis Lori Dennis and Karen Verser Dr. Bill and Pat Evans Brian Gleason and Shawn Chapman Dr. Harvey and Gloria Evans In Memory of Mary Margaret Farabee
Individual Contributors Rex Gore Iris Groten Cass Haecker Susan B. Hammer Don Hammill Nyla Harper and Tobi Taub Catherine and George Hessler Robert and Frances Hieronymus Stephanie and Jody Hooten Marjorie and David Hunter Jenny and Peter Hutchen/ The Reinhold Family Foundation John and Kimberly Ireland* Dirk and Betty Jameson William E. Jones, MD Scott Joslove Chad and Kim Jowers Suzanne and Keith Kaminsky Pat Koen Hank and Nancy Kojzarek Sandi and Bob Kolitz Ken and Diane Kramer Margaret Kress L’Aiglon Foundation Myra Leo and Billy Atkins Dr. Emma Linn Tom and Alaire Lowry Bob Luther and Clint Phillips Michael and Suzanne Maine Dr. Roseann Mandziuk Julia Marsden Terry Matthews Tom Mays and Orlando Zayas Stephen and Sherry Maysonave Trish and Lyn Mueller Elizabeth and Reuel Nash Mike and Linda O’Krent Kathleen and Martin Otto Brandon and Alicia Phipps* Timothy and Bethany Pickering* William Pratt* Jim Raup Tracy Rawl Joe and Patty Rotunda Lynne and Stuart Sargent† Nancy Scanlan Quata and Jerry Schoolar Peter Schram Marcia and Barry Silverberg Greg Sovey Beth and Jack Stockton Venus and Bill Strawn† Lonnie Karotkin-Taub and Albert Taub Mr. and Dr. Christopher Thomas* Trisa Thompson and Jack Jacobi Vincent Thompson and David Thomas Tracy Townsend Mark and Ledi Trutna Karen Tuel and Doug Powell Keith Unis Patricia and William Uhls Lanny Vickery and Kim Greene
Tracy Walsh and Eric Long† Sherri and Travis West† Ching and Man-Li Yew Leading Role - Membership ($600+) Anonymous (2)* Laura Agnew and Hill Abell Reed Arnos David Aronofsky* Donna Ayala Deborah Beilman* Maryann and Paul Bell Suzanne Black, Pro Solar LLC Ted Blaylock Barbara Bobb Dawn Brady and Tracy Waller Sue and Dewey Breland Britton and Britton Insurance Marco and Michelle Camacho Kelli and John Carlton Ruth Casarez Randy Cavazos* Deborah Carbin† Cynthia Clark Kathy Clark Charles and Dian Cox Elaine Crockett Mrs. Gayle R. Cullington Beverly Dale Joanne Debyah Leola Decker Carl and Laura Dobbs Claude and Susan Ducloux Kate Ludeman and Eddie Erlandson Friedel Family Foundation by Lynne and Steve Gellman Freeit Data Solutions Marilyn Gaddis, PhD Dr. and Mrs. James E. Gilliam Fred and Betty Glosser Graham/Walker Family* James Griffin* Jim and Corinne Grimes* Dr. Ellen M. Grimm and Dr. Michael J. Grady Scott and Laura Grubb* Martin Grygar and Travis Maese Dr. Juan Guerrero, MD Tim and Dorothy Hald, CPA Melvin and Brian Hamburg-Maas James and Brandy Hammack Don and Mary Kay Hanson Michele Haram Carisa Herweck and Valerie Esparza Kenneth Heydrick and Larry Stephens Jim and Linda Holcombe David Honeycutt Shirley and Doug Hudson William and Marilyn Ingram Bobby and Nancy Inman† Coleman A. and Lola H. Jennings Andrew and Christina Johnson 61
The Jordan Family Dr. H. Daviss King Jr. Judith Knotts* Laura Lee and Joseph Kozusko Nalie Lee-Wen* Rebecca and Jackson LeMond Carey Leva and Elizabeth Danon-Leva Clay and Katy Levit* Carolyn Mann and Jesse Gutierrez Pamela Mathison Lisa Mauro* Kimberly and Alan McCollum Maria McDonald*† Paul McGill* Lynn E. McNeil and Torbin McEwen Gil and Christy McQuillan Lynn Meyer and Rick Clemens Jennifer, Glenn, Waylon, and Wyatt Muniz Coach Nakumbe Jason O'Brien and Gwynlon Hample Terry and Patrick O’Daniel Mary Pape Connie and Samuel Pate Sue Patrick Lisa Paulson and Michael O'Toole Constance Pechal Doug and Sally Pendergras Phillip and Randy Pensabene Jenny Preece Maria and Eric Pronske Drs. Jan Puckett and John Richardson Tom and Kit Randall Joe and Karen Rascati Patrick and Lily Reznik Jody Richardson Karin Richmond Regina Rousseau The Schanen Family Thomas Scott and Irma Guerra-Scott Jason and Elizabeth Seriff Amy Shipherd Stephen Skaggs and Jay Kleine Delbert and Joan Smith Larry and Susan Smith Don and Anna Sorensen Ryan and Bryna Stryker Donna Stockton Hicks† John and Cynthia Theodore Donald Tompkins Christian Trembley Retta Van Auken* Thomas and Karen Vaughn Mark and Mary Venghaus Craig Wallace Maggie Walsh Carol Whalen Jay Willems and Dennis Nauert Linda Wilson Jan and Lois Wood Stan and Hilary Young * Friends of Education contributor † ZACH Pack Member
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Online: zachtheatre.org Phone: 512-476-0541 x1 In person: 202 South Lamar, Austin, TX 78704 Monday-Saturday, Noon-7 p.m. during performances (Noon-5 p.m. all other times) Sundays, Noon-2:30 p.m. during performances
Group Sales Groups of 8 or more receive discounts and may place advance ticket orders based on availability. We can assist you in everything from planning your pre-show cocktail hour to arranging caterers for a post-show gathering in one of our beautiful spaces. For more information and to schedule you groups, please contact Alyson Mintz, Group Sales Associate, at 512-476-0594 x245 or email groupsales@zachtheatre.org.
Latecomers and Seating At show time, all empty seats are released back to the house to seat those patrons on stand-by. If you are running late to your performance, phone the Box Office so that we are aware that you are on your way and can hold your seats. Any patron arriving after curtain will be seated at the discretion of House Management. Our ushers will show you to your seat, if it’s easily accessible. If the seat is not accessible, you will be shown to an available seat at a break. At intermission, you’re welcome to relocate to your ticketed seat location.
Special Needs A Box Office Associate will be pleased to assist you with any special seating needs when you purchase your tickets. We have wheelchair and limited mobility seating in all of our theatres, and provide accessible restrooms, entry doors, and walkways. To access the second-level Serra Skyline Lounge in the Topfer Theatre, you many use the elevator located in the lobby. Assisted listening devices are available at the Box Office free of charge. For more information about any of these services, please contact the Box Office at 512-476-0541 x1.
Drinks and Dining ZACH’s bars and lounges open 90 minutes prior to show time. The Topfer lounge remains open post-show for an opportunity to meet and mingle with the cast. Preorder your drinks at the bar, and they will be waiting for you at intermission and postshow. Our bars accept all major credit cards, and you may run a tab during your visit. ZACH’s lounges and bars offer a selection of wines, cocktails, and craft beers. Our Kleberg and Topfer bars offer a wide range of liquor selections including our popular wells and single malt scotches. Gourmet appetizer plates and small bites are also available.
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