Disney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s
MARY POPPINS
JULY 20-SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 • TOPFER THEATRE Photo: Platon Jill Blackwood and Matthew Redden. Photos: KirkTuck.com
Dave Steakley, Producing Artistic Director | Elisbeth Challener, Managing Director PRESENTING SPONSOR
DISNEY'S AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S
MARY POPPINS A MUSICAL BASED ON THE STORIES OF P.L. TRAVERS AND THE WALT DISNEY FILM
RICHARD M. SHERMAN AND ROBERT B. SHERMAN BOOK BY JULIAN FELLOWES NEW SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC AND LYRICS BY GEORGE STILES AND ANTHONY DREWE CO-CREATED BY CAMERON MACKINTOSH DIRECTED BY DAVE STEAKLEY MUSICAL DIRECTION BY ALLEN ROBERTSON CHOREOGRAPHY BY ROBIN LEWIS
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
Scenic Designer.................................................................................................................................................. CLIFF SIMON Scenic Design Assistant....................................................................................................................BRANDON NEWTON Projection Designer............................................................................................................................. STEPHANIE BUSING Costume Designer.......................................................................................................................................ALISON HERYER Costume Design Assistant.................................................................................................................MARISSA MENEZES Hair and Makeup Designer........................................................................................................................SERRET JENSEN Lighting Designer...................................................................................................................................MICHELLE HABECK Lighting Design Assistant............................................................................................................ MERCEDES MCCLEARY Sound Designer................................................................................................................................................ CRAIG BROCK Properties Designer........................................................................................................................................ STEVE BAGLIO Dialect Coach...............................................................................................................................AMANDA COOLEY DAVIS Child Coach............................................................................................................................................................ NAT MILLER Stage Manager.......................................................................................................................CATHERINE ANNE TUCKER* Assistant Stage Manager......................................................................................................................MEGAN BARRETT* Assistant Stage Manager......................................................................................................... ANNIE ZARUBA-WALKER *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ** Member of IATSE 829.
JULY 20-SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 • TOPFER THEATRE SETTING: Mary Poppins takes place in and around the Bank's household somewhere in London at the turn of the last century. There will be a 20-minute Intermission. Drinks are welcome in the theatre.
Maria and Eric Groten
Cindy Greenwood Justin and Wendy Harvey Dan Jackson and Jeremy Guiberteau Mary and Rusty Tally
Executive Producers
Producers
Cord Shiflet, Realtor Supporting Sponsor
MARY POPPINS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All Authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4686 www.MTIShows.com Original London and Broadway Production Credits: Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher Co-Choreography by Stephen Mear, Lighting Design by Howard Harrison Scenic and Costume Design by Bob Crowley Co-Direction and Choreography by Matthew Bourne Directed by Richard Eyre
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Supporting Sponsor
Mary Poppins Cast
Matthew Redden*
Jill Blackwood*
Jennifer Young Mahlstedt*
Tyler Jones
Nicholas Kier
Ryan Smith
Michelle Alexander
Tim Blackwood
Amber Quick
Scarlet Craig
Anderson Zoll
Hunter Regian
Blakeny Mahlstedt
Diego Rodriguez
CK Anderson
Jordan Barron
Ian Bethany
Elizabeth Brady
Victoria Brown
Kevin Corkum
Caysi Dennis
Leslie Hethcox
Alaina Vi Maderal
Christa Oliver
Kelly Petlin
Matthew Shields
Zeke Zimmerman
Javier Andres Garcia
Ty Bock
Dainique Jones
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Stone Mountain
Mary Poppins Cast Mary Poppins.................................................................................................................... JILL BLACKWOOD* Bert ...................................................................................................................................MATTHEW REDDEN* Winifred Banks........................................................................................ JENNIFER YOUNG MAHLSTEDT* George Banks ...............................................................................................................................TYLER JONES Robertson Ay............................................................................................................................NICHOLAS KIER Bird Woman, Ensemble ............................................................................................................. RYAN SMITH Mrs. Corry, Miss Andrew, Ensemble................................................................. MICHELLE ALEXANDER Admiral Boom, Bank Chairman, Messenger............................................................ TIM BLACKWOOD Mrs. Brill........................................................................................................................................AMBER QUICK Jane Banks............................................................................................................................... SCARLET CRAIG Michael Banks...................................................................................................................... ANDERSON ZOLL Ensemble Men, Assistant Director/Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator...........HUNTER REGIAN Jane Banks understudy, Ensemble..................................................................... BLAKENY MAHLSTEDT Michael Banks understudy.......................................................................................... DIEGO RODRIGUEZ Ensemble Women, Dance Captain................................................................................. CHRISTA OLIVER Miss Lark, Ensemble.................................................................................................................. KELLY PETLIN Katie Nanna, Ensemble..................................................................................................ELIZABETH BRADY Miss Smith, Ensemble.............................................................................................................. CAYSI DENNIS Ensemble........................................................................................................................ ALAINA VI MADERAL Ensemble..............................................................................................................................VICTORIA BROWN Von Hussler, Ensemble.........................................................................................................KEVIN CORKUM Policeman, Ensemble....................................................................................................MATTHEW SHIELDS Policeman, Ensemble .................................................................................................... ZEKE ZIMMERMAN Park Keeper, Ensemble.........................................................................................................IAN J. BETHANY Mr. Northbrook, Ensemble..............................................................................................JORDAN BARRON Ensemble........................................................................................................................... LESLIE R. HETHCOX Ensemble.................................................................................................................................... CK ANDERSON Neleus..........................................................................................................................................JAVIER GARCIA Neleus understudy..............................................................................................................................TY BOCK Swings............................................................................................DAINIQUE JONES, STONE MOUNTAIN
Standbys and Understudies
Standbys and understudies never substitute for players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
*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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Mary Poppins Musical Numbers ACT ONE
Prologue (Chim Chim Cher-ee)...........................................................................................................................................Bert Cherry Tree Lane (Part 1)................................................ Mrs. Brill, Winifred, Jane, Michael, Robertson Ay, George The Perfect Nanny...............................................................................................................................................Jane, Michael Cherry Tree Lane (Part 2)...............................................Winifred, Jane, Michael, Mrs. Brill, Robertson Ay, George Practically Perfect.................................................................................................................. Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael All My Own Work (Chim Chim)............................................................................................................................................Bert Jolly Holiday...................................................Bert, Park Keeper, Jane, Michael, Neleus, Mary Poppins, Ensemble Let's Hope She Will Stay.................................................................................................. George, Winifred, Jane, Michael Winds Do Change (Chim Chim)..........................................................................................................................................Bert Spoonful of Sugar...................................................................Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Robertson Ay, Winifred Precision and Order/A Man Has Dreams (Part 1)................... Clerks, Bank Chairman, Von Hussler, Northbrook A Man Has Dreams (Part 2)...........................................................................................................................................George Feed the Birds.............................................................................................................................Bird Woman, Mary Poppins Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious............................... Mary Poppins, Mrs. Corry, Bert, Michael, Jane, Ensemble Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Reprise)...............................................................................................Bert, Ensemble The Winds May Blow (Chim)................................................................................................................................................Bert Twist and Turns (Chim Chim)...............................................................................................................................................Bert Playing the Game.............................................................................. Mary Poppins, Valentine, Bear, Doll, Other Toys Chim Chiminey Cher-ee (Reprise).........................................................................................................Bert, Mary Poppins
ACT TWO
Cherry Tree Lane (Reprise)......................................................................................................................Bert and Ensemble Brimstone and Treacle (Part 1).......................................................................................................................... Miss Andrew Let's Go Fly a Kite.......................................................................................Bert, Park Keeper, Michael, Jane, Kite Flyers Good for Nothing.............................................................................................................................................................George Being Mrs. Banks (Reprise)...........................................................................................................................................Winifred Brimstone and Treacle (Part 2).............................................................................................Mary Poppins, Miss Andrew Practically Perfect (Reprise)................................................................................................. Jane, Michael, Mary Poppins A Chimney Swept (Chim Chim Cher-ee)/Step in Time......................Bert, Michael, Jane, Sweeps, Mary Poppins Down The Chimney.............................................................................................................................................. Sweeps, Bert A Man Has Dreams (Reprise)/A Spoonful Sugar (Reprise)..........................................................................George, Bert Anything Can Happen (Part 1).........................................................................Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Winifred Anything Can Happen (continued)............................................................................. Bird Woman, Board of Directors Give Us the Word..............................................................................................................................................................George Anything Can Happen (Part 2)........................................................................................ Mary Poppins, Bert, Ensemble A Spoonful of Sugar (Reprise)/Finale............................................................................................................. Mary Poppins Bows (Anything Can Happen)................................................................................................................................. Company Supercal (Bows)........................................................................................................................................................... Company
Mary Poppins Orchestra Keyboard 1, Conductor...............................................................................................................................Allen Robertson Keyboard 2.........................................................................................................................................................Rob Greenfield Bass........................................................................................................................................................................... Brad Shelton Percussion.................................................................................................................................................................Arnie Yanez Clarinet, Reed 2....................................................................................................................................................Dan Torosian Trumpet ..................................................................................................................................................................Eric Johnson Trumpet (Sub)..........................................................................................................................................................Steve Hawk French Horn........................................................................................................................................................Barbi VanHorn French Horn (Sub)................................................................................................................................................Patrick Creel Cello.................................................................................................................................................................... Hector Moreno Flute, Reed 1................................................................................................................................................... Kristine Reaume Trombone.......................................................................................................................................................................Ken Mills Trombone................................................................................................................................................Randall Zimmerman 40
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Mary Poppins Director’s Notes
Mary Poppins has a very special place in my heart. I was obsessed with the movie, and my Mother bought me the Mary Poppins book, cast album, and kid’s umbrella, all of which I treasure to this day. It’s the last story I would share with my Mother before she unexpectedly died when I was in first grade.
Just over a year ago I was in Paris at the Pompidou Center where I experienced a whimsical, surrealist art installation by Latifa Echakhch, that I fell in love with. Upon entering the room it felt like I was backstage, looking at the black painted backsides of ”scenery flats,” with intentional, visible wires, hanging the flats from the ceiling. When I reached the far end of the room and turned back to face the entrance, I discovered that these “flats” were actually clusters of lowhanging, fluffy, blue-and-white painted clouds. The shift of perspective had a dreamlike effect, halfway between earth and sky, and as I walked among the clouds in this poetic, uplifting landscape I thought, “I could stage Mary Poppins in this room and be very happy.” This idea led me to another surrealist artist, Rene Magritte, who is known for his witty and thought-provoking paintings that depict
Escaping into the fantasy of Mary Poppins became the way to cope with her death, and it helped keep her memory alive in my heart. At age six, I couldn’t quite wrap my brain around the concept of heaven, which I saw as a very literal place, just above the clouds. Mary Poppins became airborne with her umbrella, and consequently I spent hours jumping off of the family car, and out of swings and trees with my umbrella, hoping that the wind would whisk me upward toward the clouds, and I would be reunited with my Mom. 42
Mary Poppins Director’s Notes
ordinary objects in an unusual context, and challenge our preconditioned perceptions of reality. He eliminates the difference between a view seen from outside and from inside a room, and he often frames these tableaus with theatrical curtains.
words on the wall of a gallery, an unexpected connection to my own journey comes full circle, amongst his paintings of clouds. This production is dedicated to my beloved Mother, Mary Nadel Hilburn Steakley, and to all of you who found your love for Mary Poppins through your Mom.
“Psychoanalysts have attributed Magritte's constant play with reality and illusion to the sudden death of his mother when he was a child. It reflects him shifting back and forth from what he wishes – that his mother is alive - to what he knows to be true – that mother is dead.” And suddenly, standing in the Magritte Museum in Brussels reading these
- Dave Steakley
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Mary Poppins Cast JILL BLACKWOOD (Mary Poppins) – ZACH: The King and I; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Les Misérables; Ragtime; Xanadu; Goodnight Moon; Hairspray; The Drowsy Chaperone; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays; 365 Days/365 Plays; Bad Dates; Urinetown; AIDA; Cabaret; Master Class; and The Rocky Horror Show (‘99 and ’00). OTHER CREDITS: Austin Shakespeare, Austin Playhouse, The State Theatre, TexArts, and a guest artist at St. Edwards University Mary Moody Northern Theatre. She has received Critics’ Table and Payne Awards for her work in comedies, dramas and musicals. She received the Austin Critic’s Table 2012 John Bustin Award for conspicuous versatility. Favorite roles to date are wife to husband Tim and mother to Thomas and Joseph.
TYLER JONES (Mr. Banks) – ZACH: One Man, Two Guvnors; A Christmas Carol (2015, 2014); Peter and the Starcatcher; White Christmas; Ragtime; Xanadu. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Jarrott Productions: Freud’s Last Session. Zilker Hillside Theater: Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Mary Moody Northern Theater: Merrily We Roll Along. Hyde Park Theater: Lonesome West. Different Stages: Arsenic and Old Lace, Getting Married, Beard of Avon. City Theater: Songs for a New World, Death of a Salesman (B. Iden Payne Award for Featured Actor). NICHOLAS KIER (Robertson Ay, Ensemble) – ZACH credits include Paper Queen/March Hare in Alice in Wonderland as well as Frog in A Year with Frog and Toad. Other Austin credits: Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost (Present Company), Silvius in As You Like it and Clown/Antigonus in The Winter’s Tale (Austin Shakespeare), including several roles for Theatre Synesthesia, an Austin theatre collective for which he is Managing Director. Nicholas is a graduate from Texas State University with a B.F.A. in Theatre Production and Performance with which he traveled to Stratford-Upon-Avon to study with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Jane Lapotaire. Thanks to Dave, Alan, his mother and Jeremy for putting him on this magical path. Be brave.
MATTHEW REDDEN (Bert) – ZACH: Evita; The Who’s Tommy; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; White Christmas; Xanadu; Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays; and The Drowsy Chaperone. REGIONAL: The Queen of Spades and Chorus! At Houston Grand Opera; Camelot at Masquerade Theatre; Cyrano de Bergerac, Othello, and A Christmas Carol at Alley Theatre; Design for Living at Main Street Theatre; The Secret Garden at Bayou City Musicals; Broadway Theatre Project 2004, directed by Ann Reinking. INTERNATIONAL: Karl May Festival in Germany. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Sam Houston State University.
RYAN SMITH (Bird Woman, Ensemble) – ZACH: Les Misérables, RENT and Jesus Christ Superstar/ Jesucristo Superestrella. Regional Theatre: City of Angels (The Colony Theatre, Los Angeles), Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby, The Sounds of Music and Oliver! (Theatre Under the Stars, Houston). Other favorites: Into the Woods; S’Gershwin; Baby; Hello, Dolly!; A Chorus Line, Once Upon a Mattress; and Guys & Dolls. Alongside her piano man father, Ryan also performs in concert The Art of the American Song throughout the Austin area. She is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC.
JENNIFER YOUNG MAHLSTEDT (Winifred Banks) – ZACH: Sophisticated Ladies, The Who's Tommy, Les Misérables (Cosette), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), Xanadu (Eurato), Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and Rockin’ Christmas Party. REGIONAL THEATRE Productions: West Side Story (Velma); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Shy); Kiss Me, Kate (Bianca); Peter Pan (Tiger Lily); Damn Yankees (Lola); Dames at Sea; A Chorus Line (Val); Hello, Dolly!; Annie; A Christmas Carol; and Guys and Dolls. NBA: Houston Rocket Power Dancer, 2004-2005. AWARDS: Austin Critics Table and B. Iden Payne Awards. Jennifer is the Pre-Professional Manager at ZACH Theatre where she oversees the PreProfessional Company. Special thanks to her wonderful family for their love and support.
MICHELLE ALEXANDER (Mrs. Corry, Miss Andrew, Ensemble) is excited to return to the ZACH. Previously seen in All The Way (Coretta Scott King/Fannie Lou Hamer) Gospel at Colonus (Singer Antigone), In the Next Room (Elizabeth), Xanadu (Melpomene/Medusa) with ZACH; Clybourne Park (Francine/Lena) with 44
Mary Poppins Cast BLAKENEY MAHLSTEDT (Ensemble, Jane understudy) – ZACH: A Christmas Carol. OTHER CREDITS: The Music Man, Shrek the Musical at Westlake High School. OTHER: Blakeney is in 4th Grade at Patton Elementary, and studies Acting, Dance, and Musical Theatre at ZACH and Ballet Austin. Special thanks to her daddy.
Penfold Theatre; Silence the Musical (Ardelia), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Magenta) with Doctuh Mistuh Productions; Avenue Q with Austin Theatre Project; Sing, Muse! with the Vortex Repertory Theatre. REGIONAL THEATRE: Seussical, the Musical; Hairspray; and All Shook Up! with Idaho Repertory Theatre. B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Abilene Christian University. Theatre Arts Director with Brentwood Christian School in Austin.
ANDERSON ZOLL (Michael Banks) – ZACH: A Christmas Carol (2014, 2015). ZACH Performing Arts School: Pre-Professional Company, Dance and Acting. TELEVISION: Professor Isle’s Laboratory. OTHER THEATER: Shrek, the Musical; Willy Wonka; Jungle Book; and Disney's The Lion King. Anderson studies voice with Michelle Haché and was a 2016 National Finalist in the Hal Leonard Vocal Competition in Musical Theatre. Anderson will be attending sixth grade at Canyon Vista Middle School.
TIM BLACKWOOD (Admiral Boom, Bank Chairman) – ZACH: Present Laughter, High School Musical, and Porgy and Bess. REGIONAL: The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Kiss Me, Kate at Austin Playhouse; Will Rogers Follies, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Into the Woods, and Little Me for Zilker Theatre Productions; Ordinary People with Austin Theatre for Youth. Tim has received multiple B. Iden Payne nominations for his work in theatre over the years. FILM/TV: America’s Most Wanted, The Biscuit Brothers, and Head of the Class.
DIEGO RODRIGUEZ (Michael Banks Understudy) – ZACH: James and the Giant Peach (James), A Christmas Carol (Geoffrey, Caroler, Ensemble), The Who’s Tommy (Young Tommy), A Christmas Story (Randy). ZACH Performing Arts School: A Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom, ZACH's Pre-Professional Program. REGIONAL THEATRE: Macbeth at Austin Shakespeare; The Music Man, South Pacific, The Wizard of Oz, and Annie Get Your Gun at the Georgetown Palace Theatre; Gypsy at Southwestern University. He studies at ZACH's Education Program.
AMBER QUICK (Mrs. Brill) – ZACH: One Man, Two Guvnors (Dolly); All the Way (Lurleen Wallace/Muriel Humphrey); James & the Giant Peach (Spiker); Holiday Heroes (Ruby). OTHER THEATRE: Hamlet (Gertrude), Present Company Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella) - 2016 Austin Critic's Table Award Best Supporting Actor, Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane), Austin Shakespeare; Changelings (Luck Angel), The Vortex. REGIONAL THEATRE: All the Way From Magnolia Springs (Daisy Fay Harper), Springer Opera House; Damn Yankees (Lola), Red Mountain Theatre Co.; Night of the Living Deepwater Horizon (Linda), ARSNova ANTFest; A Piece of My Heart (Mary Jo), The Living Theatre; The Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Theatre West Virginia.
JAVIER ANDRES GARCIA (Neleus/Ensemble) – ZACH: A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge/ Ensemble), ZACH Pre-Professional Company (2015-2016). Musical Theatre camps at The Paramount Theatre and workshops at Carol Hickey Studios. SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS: Cinderella (The Prince), The Nickel (Herbie), The Bottom of the Lake (Vince, originally Vanessa), The Wizard of Oz (Munchkin). Recently accepted to study at McCallum Fine Arts Academy. Studies saxophone, voice and dance.
SCARLET CRAIG (Jane) is thrilled to be performing in her first ZACH production and would like to thank all of the professionals at ZACH for this opportunity. She has performed at Georgetown Palace and with KidsActing. Favorite roles have included in Annie (Annie), in Cinderella (Cinderella), Disney's Beauty of the Beast (Chip), and Disney's Tarzan. Thanks also to Michelle Haché, Michelle Kaley, and her sister Cosette for their education, encouragement and support.
TY BOCK (Neleus understudy) is an avid singer and dancer and has been a member of ZACH Theatre's Pre-Professional Company and College Bound Conservatory. He is a sophomore at Westlake High School. His credits include Legally Blonde, Cinderella, and Heartbeats on ZACH's Whisenhunt Stage. He is thrilled to be in the cast of Mary Poppins and hopes that you enjoy the show! 45
MaryMasthead Poppins Cast CHRISTA OLIVER (Ensemble, Dance Captain) – ZACH: A Christmas Carol (Choreographer), Sophisticated Ladies (Ensemble), The Who’s Tommy (Ensemble), Gospel at Colonus (Choreographer/Principal Praise Dancer), White Christmas (Ensemble), and Ragtime (Pas de Deux/Ensemble). NATIONAL TOUR: The Color Purple (Dance Captain/Ensemble). CONCERT DANCE: Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Donald Byrd, Christopher Huggins, Twyla Tharp, Rafael Bonachela, Victor Quijada, Rennie Harris, Donald McKayle and Willi Dorner. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Christa moved to London to further her education/dance training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. She teaches the Theatre and Dance Department at Texas State University.
CAYSI DENNIS (Ensemble) – ZACH: The Who’s Tommy (Sally Simpson Understudy, Ensemble). Other THEATRE: Heathers (Ensemble) and The Rocky Horror Show (Ensemble), Swing! (Singer), The Bremen Town Musicians (Ensemble), Guys and Dolls (Ensemble), and Tortoise & Hare (Ensemble), Annie (Ensemble). ADDITIONAL CREDITS: All Shook Up (Dancer), Flower Power: A 60's Cabaret (Singer), and Gallathea (Diana) at Rider University; Between the Lines (Ensemble) at Colby Studios. Her next project is Rider University's production of The Gershwins’ Of Thee I Sing (Miss Benson). She is graduating this December from with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. VICTORIA BROWN (Ensemble) joins ZACH for the first time. REGIONAL THEATRE: Into the Woods with Summerstock Austin. OTHER CREDITS: She is a currently a sophomore at Rider University, where she is studying to get her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre.
KELLY PETTLIN (Ensemble, Ms. Lark) – ZACH: A Christmas Carol (2015, 2014) The Who’s Tommy, A Year With Frog And Toad. REGIONAL THEATRE: Grouch Show Valentines Day Special, The Company Theatre; Little Shop of Horrors, Zilker Hillside Theatre; A Midsummer Nights Dream, San Antonio Shakespeare in the Park; Guys and Dolls, Genesis Repertory; If You Give A Pig A Party, Manhattan Children’s Theatre; Music of Denali, MOD Theatre; Gypsy and Sky Girls, The Playhouse San Antonio. NATIONAL TOURS: Treasure Island, Alice: A Rock Opera, Pocahontas, Disney's Beauty and The Beast. American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), B.F.A. New School University.
LESLIE R. HETHCOX (Ensemble)– ZACH: All the Way, The Drowsy Chaperone, Peter and the Starcatcher, Ragtime, Sophisticated Ladies, White Christmas. REGIONAL THEATRE: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Blood Brothers, Cabaret, Carousel, CATS, Chicago, A Chorus Line, Damn Yankees, Fiddler on the Roof, Follies, Footloose, The Full Monty, The Goodbye Girl, Grand Hotel, How to Succeed in Business, An Inspector Calls, The Importance of Being Earnest, Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Man of la Mancha, Me & My Girl, The Music Man, Oklahoma!, Pageant, Peter Pan, Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Tempest, Xanadu. COMPANIES: Ballet Mississippi, Chamberlain Ballet, Fort Worth Ballet, Lone Star Ballet. FILM: Bernie.
ALAINA VI MADERAL (Ensemble) – ZACH: Sophisticated Ladies; The King and I; Mixtape; Steppin’ Out. OTHER THEATRE: Texas’ All State Show Big Fish; The Addams Family; Urinetown; Godspell; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Studied Dance and Gymnastics at The Dancing Center Unlimited II and Alumni of ZACH’s Elite PreProfessional Company.
HUNTER REGIAN (Ensemble, Assistant Director/Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator) is entering his senior year at the University of Texas at Austin. He will graduate in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance with a focus in Directing and Dance. In the past semester, he assistant directed and was featured in UT’s workshop production of Legally Blonde, music directed and choreographed University Theatre Guild’s Spring Awakening, and finished out his final year of cheering for the Longhorns on the UT Co-ed cheer squad. This is his first time being involved with a ZACH Theatre production.
ELIZABETH BRADY (Ensemble) is a senior at Texas State University, pursuing her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre under the direction of Kaitlin Hopkins. She was awarded the Deacon Crain Award for her work as Lilli/Kate in Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate. TXST productions: Evita, RENT, Anything Goes. Professional: Connecticut Repertory Theatre (How to Succeed in Business). She's delighted to be a part of the ZACH family. Unending love to her family. 46
Mary Poppins Cast KEVIN CORKUM (Ensemble) is excited to be making his ZACH debut. REGIONAL THEATRE: Disney's Mary Poppins (Ensemble), A Chorus Line (Mike) at Cumberland County Playhouse; 42nd Street at Red Mountain Theatre Company. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Caleb), A Chorus Line (Don), The Full Monty(Ensemble/ US Ethan), All Shook Up (Ensemble), Cole (Featured Singer/Dancer), Catch Me if You Can (Ensemble) at Rider University. Proud MT B.F.A. Graduate of Rider University 2016.
Biloxi Blues; The Diviners; The Flight of the Earls; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; To Kill a Mockingbird; Anatomy of Gray; The Wizard of Oz; Once Upon a Mattress; The Music Man; 42nd Street; The Drowsy Chaperone; The Curious Savage; and Orlando Ballet’s The Nutcracker. Love to Mom, Dad and Taylor! IAN J. BETHANY (Ensemble) is from Long Island, NY. He has enjoyed performing as a part of Ballet Austin’s main company since 2009. While with Ballet Austin he has been featured in works by choreographers such as Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, Stephen Mills, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Nicolo Fonte, Bradley Shelver, Gabrielle Lamb, and Jennifer Hart. Ian has been seen dancing with contemporary ballet company Performa/Dance, in Summer Stock Austin’s Swing!, and as 'Dream Curly' in Zilker Theatre Production’s Oklahoma!. He has also sung in the chorus of the Austin Opera, and does numerous juggling gigs around Austin.
MATTHEW SHIELDS (Ensemble) – ZACH: Sophisticated Ladies. Shields won an Austin Critics Table Award and was also nominated for a B. Iden Payne musical theatre award for his role in the show. Mr. Shields is the Co-Founder/Artistic Director of Hyperfeet Productions and HYPE; Hyperfeet Youth Performance Ensemble in Austin and Dallas, Texas. Shields has DIRECTED: Sound Crash Wave a tap dance expression - HYPE Dallas, TV Music Mixtape - HYPE Austin, Rhythm Lives - Montreal Tap Festival, In Good Time - Rhythm in Fusion Festival. Shields was an original cast member for the NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL TOUR of The Souls of our Feet - A Tribute to American Tap Dance. SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram @ hyperfeet; Twitter @hyperfeetpro; www. hyperfeetprofuctions.com; www.facebook. com/matthew.r.shields
JORDAN BARRON (Ensemble) - ZACH: Spring Awakening (Moritz); REGIONAL THEATRE: Oklahoma! and Billy Elliot with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with Broadway Rose Theatre Company; The Sound of Music (Rolf ), Footloose, The Music Man, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, My Favorite Year, and Annie Get Your Gun with Zilker Theatre Productions; Big River with TexARTS. UNIVERSITY CREDITS: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy Smith), Carousel (Billy Bigelow), Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster), Ragtime (Henry Ford), B.F.A. from the University of Oklahoma’s Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre.
ZEKE ZIMMERMAN (Ensemble) studied tapdance at Tapestry Dance Company under Acia Gray, Nicholas Young, Jason Janas, and Matthew Shields. He has performed as an apprentice for the Tapestry Dance Professional Company under the direction of Acia Gray in Of Mice and Music: A Jazz Tap Nutcracker (Winter 2014 -2015), In Your Shoes (Fall 2015), and was a featured soloist for the Soul 2 Sole Rhythm Showcase (Summer 2015-2016). Zeke has been immersed in many forms of music and has had the opportunity to perform and collaborate with the Creative Opportunity Orchestra. He attended Texas State University where he studied dance and music.
DAINIQUE JONES (Swing) attends Cedar Ridge High school - Ragtime, Bring It On, AIDA. She has been dancing for 10 years at Dancin Jazzi and The Dance Spot. She has been apart of ZACH'S Pre Professional for two years now. Her first ZACH show was Sophisticated Ladies as a swing. STONE MOUNTAIN (Swing) is ecstatic to be a Swing in Mary Poppins! In past years, he has performed with Summer Stock Austin as Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls, and is a three year veteran of the ZACH Theatre's Pre-Professional Company. He has performed in several high school productions and is so excited his debut in his first professional show at ZACH!
CK ANDERSON (Ensemble) is incredibly excited to be making his ZACH debut! His past credits include Romeo and Juliet; Hairspray; Chicago; Shrek, the Musical; Legally Blonde; 47
The Artistic Staff
Dave Steakley
Allen Robertson
Robin Lewis
Cliff Simon
Stephanie Busing
Alison Heryer
Serret Jensen
Michelle Habeck**
Craig Brock
Steve Baglio
Amanda Cooley Davis
Catherine Anne Tucker*
Brandon Newton
Megan Barrett*
Mercedes McCleary
Annie Zaruba-Walker
UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS LOCAL 829
A national theatrical labor union and professional association of Designers, Artists and Craftspeople.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ** Member of IATSE 829. ***Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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About the Artistic Staff 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, 2 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.
for Present Laughter) as well as for Riverside and Maltz-Jupiter Theatres in Florida, Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Oguinquit Playhouse in Maine, Alaska Center for Performing Arts in Anchorage and La Mirada in Los Angeles. He also designs edibly painted cakes (cliffcakes. com) and teaches young and upcoming designers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. STEPHANIE BUSING (Project Designer) is a video projection and scenic designer that has enjoyed working with ZACH since 2013. Recent ZACH designs include: Alice in Wonderland (scenery/projections) and The Who's Tommy (projections). Other recent designs: Studio in the Museum (exhibit design, UMLAUF), Now Then Again (projections, Penfold Theatre), and Alpine Theatre Project's 2015 Summer Rep (projections/scenery). Stephanie is a company member of Underbelly Theatre and graduated from UT Austin with an M.F.A. in Theatrical Design: Integrated Media.
ROBIN LEWIS (Choreographer) – is a twelveyear Broadway and national Broadway touring veteran. At ZACH he has choreographed The Who's Tommy, Hairspray, Rent, The Drowsy Chaperone, Porgy and Bess, Urinetown: The Musical, High School Musical, Jesucristo Superestrella/Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Show. National credits include Broadway’s Fosse, Dance Captain of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Dance Captain of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Gardens. He toured with the first national tour of The Producers with Jason Alexander and Martin Short in Hollywood and he has toured in A Chorus Line; Hello, Dolly!; Disney's Beauty and the Beast; as well as performances at The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Off-Broadway, he was the Dance Captain for Charles Busch’s musical The Green Heart for the Manhattan Theatre Club. He has choreographed and done workshops all across the United States. Robin is currently on faculty at Rider University in New Jersey. robinlewisdance.com
ALISON HERYER (Costume Designer) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work combines costume, installation, performance, and community engagement. Her previous ZACH credits include The King and I, 33 Variations, RENT, and Doubt. She has designed costumes extensively around the country, including productions at Steppenwolf Theatre, The New Victory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theater, Portland Opera, and La MaMa. Her work has been exhibited at the 808 Gallery in Boston, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and Prague Quadrennial of Design and Space. Recent awards include the Austin Critics Table Award for Costume Design and the ArtsKC Inspiration Grant. Heryer holds an M.F.A. in Theatrical Design from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of United Scenic Artists. Upcoming productions include Eugene Onegin with Portland Opera, Macbeth at the Gertrude Opera in Melbourne, Australia, and The Oregon Trail at Portland Center Stage. Alison Heryer is the Assistant Professor of Costume Design in the School of Art + Design at Portland State University.
CLIFF SIMON (Scenic Designer) – ZACH: All The Way, The Who's TOMMY, Les Misérables, 33 Variations. Cliff designed original Off-Broadway production of Fame (pre-Broadway run) at the Truck and Warehouse Theatre; sets for Playwrights Horizons and T. Schreiber Studios. He designed several shows at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, a children’s musical version of The Nutcracker at the Cleveland Play House and many shows here at ZACH Theatre (winner of B. Iden Payne Award
SERRET JENSEN (Hair Design) ZACH: One Man, Two Guvnors; Mothers and Sons; Peter 49
About the Artistic Staff 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.
The Grapes of Wrath; Let Me Down Easy; Shooting Star; Caroline, or Change; The Clean House, and Porgy and Bess. STEVE BAGLIO (Properties Designer) 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. Steve moved to Austin this past fall, and is thrilled to be a Properties Designer for Mary Poppins. He thanks the love of his life, Melissa Baglio for her support and encouragement.
MICHELLE HABECK (Lighting Designer) ZACH: One Man, Two Guvnors; Sophisticated Ladies; The Gospel at Colonus; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Mad Beat Hip & Gone; 33 Variations; Xanadu; and Dividing the Estate. BROADWAY: Slide Artist, Thoroughly Modern Millie; Associate Lighting Designer, The Boy from Oz, King Hedley II, and Movin’ Out. OPERA: Un Ballo In Maschera and The Elixir of Love for Austin Opera; Associate Lighting Designer, Julie Taymor’s Grendel. REGIONAL and OFF BROADWAY: Her freelance career as a lighting designer has been seen at many of the nation’s leading regional theatres including Lucillle Lortel Theatre, The Steppenwolf, The Goodman, The Alliance Theatre Compa ny, Centerstage Baltimore, Seattle Children’s Theatre, The Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and many others. Michelle is faculty at The University of Texas at Austin.
AMANDA COOLEY DAVIS (Dialect Coach) – ZACH: One Man, Two Guvnors. She recently coached productions at Jarrott Productions and City Theatre. She’s worked extensively on stage and in the classroom in San Diego and New York. Favorite credits includes Cygnet Theatre, Moxie Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, and La Jolla Playhouse. Educator with The Old Globe, Playwrights Project, North Coast Repertory, SDSU, and BMCC. Amanda holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Brooklyn College and M.A. in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University. Delighted to work with this cast! BRANDON M. NEWTON (Scenic Designer Assistant) is ecstatic to be a part of Mary Poppins as his first production with ZACH Theatre. Hailing form Grand Rapids, Michigan, he has had the pleasure of working all over the Mitten as a freelance designer, technical director, and props master for Tipping Point Theatre, Thunder Bay Theatre, The Strand, ArtLab J, Alma College, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance from Alma College. He is currently a M.F.A. Theatre Design candidate with a concentration in scenic design. Recent Projects include Taruffe, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and The Drowsy Chaperone. As an apprentice, Brandon was Scene Designer and Assistant Technical Director for the American premier of The Red King’s Dream, where he won a 2014 TPT Members’ Choice Award.
CRAIG BROCK (Sound Design) is ZACH’s Resident Sound Designer, and has worked as a recording engineer and music producer since 1989. ZACH: 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; 50
About the Artistic Staff MERCEDES McCLEARY (Lighting Design Assistant) is excited to be working for the first time at the ZACH Theatre. She is currently a graduate candidate at The University of Texas at Austin studying lighting design. She has been a lighting design assistant on several productions at UT including The Wild Party, At the Statue of Venus & Three Decembers, and this spring's UT New Theatre. In addition, she was one of the lighting designers for Ears, Eyes + Feet, and has worked as an electrician for every production this past year at UT.
for The Daily Show with John Stewart, Special Events Manager for NAAP, Dusty Film Festival and Ars Nova Benefit. MEGAN BARRETT (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to ZACH this season. ZACH: Tribes; A Christmas Carol; Evita; All the Way; A Year With Frog and Toad; The Who’s TOMMY; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Gospel at Colonus; The Three Little Pigs. OTHER THEATRE: The Invention of Love and Macbeth at Austin Shakespeare, Blood Brothers and The Merry Wives of Windsor at Texas Shakespeare Festival, Into the Woods and The Fantasticks at Western Playhouse. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: Megan holds an M.F.A. in Stage Management from CalArts, and a B.S. in Theatre from Lamar University. Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
CATHERINE ANNE TUCKER (Stage Manager) – ZACH: Stage Management for ANN, Tribes, Evita, Sophisticated Ladies, All the Way, Peter and the Starcatcher, A Christmas Carol (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
ANNIE ZARUBA-WALKER (Assistant Stage Manager) – This is Annie's first time working on the Topfer stage. ZACH: There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. OTHER THEATRE: Prometheus Bound, Baltimore, The Directors' Project, and Water By The Spoonful at Boston University, and Angels in America at Boston University's Opera Institute. OTHER CREDITS: Annie is currently pursuing a B.F.A. in Stage Management from Boston University.
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2016-2017 Season Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical September 28-October 30, 2016 Book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott Based on the Latent Image/Specific Films Motion Picture Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Directed by Abe Reybold Choreographed by Dominique Kelley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
A Christmas Carol
November 23-December 31, 2016 By Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Dave Steakley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
Director's Choice
Holiday add-on: The Santaland Diaries November 23-December 25, 2016 By David Sedaris Adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello Directed by Abe Reybold
Theatre for Families Charlotte's Web
October 14-December 3, 2016 Based on the Story by E.B. White Adapted by Joseph Robinette Directed by Nat Miller
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 work coming from, or heading to Broadway, that does just that.
Holiday Heroes
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Elephant and Piggie: We are in a Play!
April 5-30, 2017
A musical play by Lanie Robertson Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
In the Heights May 31-July 2, 2017
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes Conceived By Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed and Choreographed by Michael Balderrama Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
Million Dollar Quartet
December 17, 2016
Written by Shaun Wainwright Branigan and Jerome Schoolar
February 17- April 29, 2017 Book lyrics by Mo Willems Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
jj's arcade
April 14-May 7, 2017 Written by José Casas Directed by Nat Miller
Pre Professional Company
Spring Showcase May 12-14, 2017 Topfer Theatre
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
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ZACH Leadership DAVE STEAKLEY (Producing Artistic Director) is now in his 25th
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 Katrina-ravaged 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: 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; Omnium-Gatherum; 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, 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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ZACH Leadership
Photo: Kirk Tuck.com
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 eight years at ZACH include creating a new multi-year 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 $8 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. 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, community-based 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 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, 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
Mary Poppins Production Crew Costumes Stitchers........................................................... Emily Eoff, Alana Anthony, Desiree Humphries, Brandy Lee Harris, Laura Luna, Jennifer Ball, Sweta Vakani, Sydney Floyd, Sarie Gessner Draper......................................................................................................................................................................Wayne Fowks Lead Dresser...................................................................................................................................................................Sally Hall Wig Assistant/Wardrobe Crew..............................................................................................................................Jillian Tully Wardrobe Crew.................................................................................................................................................. Jaimee Garner Wardrobe Crew............................................................................................................................................. Marissa Menezes Wardrobe Crew Intern.........................................................................................................................................Kay McGuire
Scenic Carpenters.......................................................................................................Erin Collopy, Dennis J. Riley, Tom Lucenti
Properties Properties Artisan.............................................................................................................................................Marshall Tosko
Audio Lead Audio Engineer.........................................................................................................................................Pete Martinez Audio Technician...................................................................................................................................................Alex Cottam
Lighting and Video Master Electrician............................................................................................................................................... Nick Swanson
Stage Operations Stage Crew Chief.................................................................................................................................................. Taylor Novak Child Actor Supervisor....................................................................................................................................Davvi Solomon
Your backstage pass for a look behind the curtain at ZACH Thursday, October 20, 2016
Join us for a fun evening of dinner, drinks, and live music in celebration of the amazing talent, dedication, and innovation that enliven ZACH’s performances through acting, design, and stage craft. All funds raised at Backstage benefit ZACH artists and artistic programming. To purchase tickets, visit zachtheatre.org or call 512-476-0594 x260.
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ZACH Staff Artistic and Production
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 Acting Technical Director..............................................................................................................................................Austin Manning Scene Shop Foreman............................................................................................................................................................ Tom Lucenti Lighting and Stage Supervisor.......................................................................................................................................Melissa Baglio Master Electrician.................................................................................................................................................................Nick Swanson Stage Crew Chief.................................................................................................................................................................... Taylor Novak Audio Supervisor...................................................................................................................................................................... Craig Brock Interim Properties Master.................................................................................................................................................... Steve Baglio Properties Manager...........................................................................................................................................................Marshall Tosko Scenic Charge............................................................................................................................................................................J. Aaron Bell Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................................................................................................Blair Hurry Assistant Costume Shop Manager.........................................................................................................................Brandy Lee Harris Wardrobe Supervisor........................................................................................................................................ Christina Montgomery Draper.......................................................................................................................................................................................Wayne Fowks
Administrative
Managing Director......................................................................................................................................................Elisbeth Challener Executive Coordinator.......................................................................................................................................................Renelle Bedell Finance Director..................................................................................................................................................................... Linda Wilson Accounting and Budget Specialist..................................................................................................................... Lakeisha Van Buren Accounting and Budget Specialist........................................................................................................................................ Jeff Taylor Accounting and Human Resources Assistant..................................................................................................................Christi Zay Tessitura Database Administrator and IT Support.......................................................................................................Greg Garcia Chief Development Officer..............................................................................................................................................Charlie Frasier Associate Director of Development....................................................................................................... Kimberly Theodore Sidey Special Events Manager...............................................................................................................................................Cathleen Berdan Individual Giving Coordinator...................................................................................................................................Brittney Woolley Development Assistant...................................................................................................................................................... Liana Putrino Grant Writer...................................................................................................................................................................................Amy Nunn Education Director.......................................................................................................................................................................Nat Miller Associate Director of Education............................................................................................................................................ Chad Dike Pre-Professional Manager..........................................................................................................................Jennifer Young Mahlstedt Education Associate..................................................................................................................................................... Kate Shaw-Nappi Education Assistant...............................................................................................................................................................Shannon Fox Chief Marketing and Community Engagement Officer................................................................................ Rachel Applegate Senior Marketing Manager................................................................................................................................................Rick Sanchez Art Director...................................................................................................................................................................................Rona Ebert Public Relations Manager.................................................................................................................................................. Lauren Lovell Public Relations Associates...........................................................Hook 'em Marketing and PR – Amy Layton, Nicole Shiro Digital Media and Marketing Communications Specialist.......................................................................Michael Ferstenfeld Assistant Box Office Manager..................................................................................................................................................Ali Jaynes Group Sales Associate..........................................................................................................................................................Alyson Mintz Box Office Associates................................................................................. Dee Claeys, Shannon Fox, Daniel Lonzo, Kim Stacy Priority Seating Manager..........................................................................................................................................Bette O’Callaghan Priority Seating Representatives...........................................................................................................Alyson Mintz, Cory Powell, Josie Pardo, Leigh Anne Smith Director of Facility Operations and Patron Services Amanda Adams Patron Services Manager.......................................................................................................................................................Kyle Sigrest Lead Events Manager..................................................................................................................................................Keri-Dawn Solner Food and Beverage Manager............................................................................................................................................Adam Swank Assistant Bar Manager............................................................................................................................................................Chris Smith House Managers.......................................................................................................Dee Castillo, Kendra Dobson, Kathy Garrett, Terri Housworth, Ernestina Martinez, Janie Paez, Kim Stacy Bartenders...................................................................Chris Smith, Will Phillips, Ben Grimm, Nate Bortmas, Jessica Hovind, Hannah Hagar, Iggy Mwela, Matt LeMond, James Taylor Facilities Manager.................................................................................................................................................................. Steve Woods Assistant Facilities Manager............................................................................................................................................Andrew Clarke Facilities Crew..........................................................................................Scotty Mominee, Leon Presley, Justin Taylor, Alex Lira
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ZACH Theatre Board of Trustees Executive Committee
Trustees
Mindy Ellmer, President Legislative Consulting
Sergio Alcocer, Trustee Janet K. Baxter, Janet K. Baxter Oil & Gas Larry Connelly, Trustee Eric Copper, Austin Portfolio Real Estate Aaron Day, Texas Land Title Association Revolution Spirits Distilling Company Derrick Evans, Freescale Semiconductor Jay Fox, Baylor Scott & White Health Donn Gauger, Falcon Insurance Agency Inc. Deborah Green, Trustee Cindy Greenwood, Cindy Greenwood Residential Kathleen Guion, Trustee Wendy Harvey, The Arbor Michael Heidler, Vinson & Elkins LLP Nestor Ho, Silicon Labs Dan Jackson, Trustee Carmen Luevanos, Texas Gas Service Bruce McCann, The University of Texas Jon McElhaney, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Eric Natinsky, Quick Technologies, Inc. Bettye Nowlin, Trustee Deborah O’Connell, Trustee Mike O’Krent, LifeStories Alive, LLC Candace Partridge, Psychologist Hiten Patel, Balefire Consulting The Honorable 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 Samantha L. Slate, Dell Robert A. Stoltz, Trustee Mary Herr Tally, Trustee Tom Terkel, FourT Realty Bobbi Topfer, Trustee Nelda A. Treviño, Trustee Kevin D. Witcher, The Chubb Corporation Stacey Zoll, Charles Schwab
Dr. Gary Goldstein Immediate Past President Helphen Consulting LLC Brian McCall, Vice President Texas State University System Carl Stuart, Treasurer Carl Stuart Investment Advisor Inc. Will Coombes, Secretary/ Community Engagement Committee Chair
Visa, Inc Laura Merritt, Membership Committee Chair Boulette Golden & Marin, L.L.P. Adam Schramek, Development Committee Chair Norton Rose Fulbright Carolyn Seriff Education Committee Chair Trustee A. Robert Fischer, General Counsel Jackson Lewis P.C. Candice Hunter Corby, At-Large Cobra Legal Solutions, LLC Kathy Hutto, At-Large Jackson Walker L.L.P. 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+
$10,000-$14,999
$2,500-$4,999
City of Austin Cultural Arts Division
Almar Furs Dagar’s Catering/DNA Events David Kurio Designs The Junior League of Austin Kirk Tuck Photography Kurant Events Marquee Event Group Pink Avocado Catering Samsung Sybil B. Harrington Endowment for the Arts Topfer Family Foundation Wells Fargo Advisors
Clean Scapes Do512 Family Frost Bank HR Directions JP Morgan Chase Southwest Airlines The Steeping Room Texas Gas Service Toasties Sub Shop Twin Liquors
$50,000-$99,999
H-E-B Tournament of Champions Holiday Inn Austin - Town Lake $25,000-$49,999
AT&T Austin Catering Baylor Scott & White Health Mercedes-Benz of Austin National Endowment for the Arts Schlotzsky’s The Shubert Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts Univision $15,000-$24,999
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Austin Community Foundation Dollar General Literacy Foundation OnRamp Access Rackspace Silicon Labs VISA
$5,000-$9,999
3M Austin American Statesman BBVA Compass Bank Bonnie Cummins Fielder Fund The Burdine Johnson Foundation CANTINE Italian Cafe & Bar Castle Hill Fitness Chubb Insurance Cord Shiflet, Realtor Eric Copper, Austin Portfolio Real Estate IGT LatinWorks Norton Rose Fulbright Palate Films Pierce Runnells Foundation Steam Team Texas Coffee Traders USA Compression Partners, LLC
$1,000-$2,499
Charles Quinn Photography The Marv and Joyce Kaiser Foundation The Pacey Family Foundation The Tecumseh Foundation $1-$999
Barton Springs Saloon Bearing Financial Advisors, LLC Cowgirls & Flowers Rosco Labs Uber
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 January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, 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 June 1, 2015 to July 1, 2016. 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 Pamela and Scott Reichardt Carolyn and Marc Seriff* Carl and Claire Stuart
Executive Producer’s Circle ($10,000+)
Anonymous* Jeff and Marcy Carpenter* Bill Dickson Mindy Ellmer Eric and Maria Groten Kathleen and Harvey Guion John C. & Carolyn Noonan Parmer Foundation Dennis Karbach and Robert Brown Phyllis Parmer and Mark Plummer Annette Renaud Jim and Terry Whorton
Producer’s Circle ($7,500+) Dr. Gary and Karen Goldstein Deborah Green and Clayton Aynesworth Cindy Greenwood Justin and Wendy Harvey Michael and Sarah Heidler Dan Jackson III and Jeremy Guiberteau Maxx Judd and Donn Gauger Brian McCall Bettye and Bill Nowlin Mary Herr Tally and Rusty Tally Jessica and Jack Weaver*
Director’s Circle ($5,000+)
Sergio Alcocer Jamie Barshop Carolyn Bartlett and Jesus Fraire Jan and Lewis Bock* Camille Cook and Siri Hutcheson Will Coombes and Brian Luna Ken and Candice Corby Deb and Tom Feo Jacque and Jay Forrest Ronda and Kelly Gray Dr. and Mrs. Lacy H. Hunt Kathy Hutto and Allen Beinke Mike and Suzanne Kennedy Barbara Krings Joan and Jeffrey S. Lava Shanny Lott Susan and Craig Lubin* Phil and Sue Maxwell Jack and Carla McDonald* John and Marcy Melanson Laura Merritt and J.P. Kloninger* Deborah O’Connell and
William Stassen Lee Manford and Casey Blass Candace and Michael Partridge Jan and Gary Pickle The Honorable James R. Pitts Karen Pulaski Tom and Glenda Rhyne Lesa and Bill Rossick Tom and Colleen Terkel Mort and Bobbi Topfer Nelda Trevino* Jan and Neile Wolfe
Designer’s Circle ($2,500+)
Anonymous (2)* Kathy Akin - Akin Business Service Jade and Greg Ausley Charles Barnett Rick and Fadya Bennett Frances and Martin Blank Faye Chandler Jean Cheever Beryl Crowley Kristen and Aaron Day Kathleen Dorran Kim Eckert and Gil Cantu Derrick Evans A. Robert Fischer Jay Fox Tim and Rosiland George* Andrew and Mary Ann Heller 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 Mitchell and Janna Jacobson Dana and Dennis Jakubowicz Adam and Kimberly Levinson Carmen Luevanos Lana Macrum and Jeffrey Craig Drs. Roseann Mandziuk and James Studer Bruce McCann Jon and Heather McElhaney Linda McDonough Louis and Christine Messina Gail and Tommy Morgan Michelle and Eric Natinsky* Robert Nutt III Hiten and Melissa Patel Robin and Jeff Picard Todd and Colleen Preheim* Faith Roberts Jim and Trish Roberts-Miller Mari and Grant Ruckel Berny and Sarah Schiff Chari and Adam Schramek Joy and Dan Selak Sadi Sparks
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Robert Stoltz and Eve Michaels Trisa Thompson and Jack Jacobi 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 Carol and Chris Adams John and Diana Argersinger Richard Atkin Thomas D. Barrett Becky Beaver and John Duncan Linda Benge and Paul Robshaw Phillip L. Berry and Susan Landers Sinclair Black Julianna and Malcolm Borgendale Anne Boyd Boyd Family Russell Bridges and Ralph Salinas Jeff and Pam Brown* Lynda and Tim Brown Charles Buerschinger and Mary Anne Rickhoff Dan Bullock and Annette Carlozzi Linda Bush Daniel and Darlene Byrne Christina Carson Elisbeth Challener and Brett Bachman Donna Clay Shelton K. Coleman Mary Lockwood Crouch John Crow and Marcus Loy Robert F. Dailey JoAnn Dalrymple and Regan Ellmer James Dammann and Sharon Vaughn Darrell and Brenda David Lori Dennis and Karen Verser Deborah K. Dobbs Dr. Harvey and Gloria Evans In Memory of Mary Margaret Farabee Steven and Judy Franden Brian Gleason and Shawn Chapman Rex Gore Iris Groten Susan B. Hammer Nyla Harper and Tobi Taub Richard Hartgrove and Gary Cooper Catherine and George Hessler Robert and Frances Hieronymus Stephanie and Jody Hooten Marjorie and David Hunter Jenny and Peter Hutchen/ The Reinhold Family Foundation Dirk and Betty Jameson
Individual Contributors William E. Jones, MD Chad and Kim Jowers Suzanne and Keith Kaminsky Pat Koen Hank and Nancy Kojzarek JR and Jill Kraft* Margaret Kress Doug and Debbie Lackey L’Aiglon Foundation Myra Leo and Billy Atkins Tommy and Penny Lichenstein Dr. Emma Linn Tom and Alaire Lowry Bob Luther and Clint Phillips Skipp Manson Julia Marsden Tom Mays and Orlando Zayas Stephen and Sherry Maysonave Dr. Tory and Karen Meyer Pat Muller and Stacey Hebert Sondra Murray* Elizabeth and Reuel Nash Dr. Nona Niland Mike and Linda O’Krent Kathleen and Martin Otto Brandon and Alicia Phipps* Timothy and Bethany Pickering* William Pratt* Tracy Rawl Carol and Andrew Reifsnyder Joe and Patty Rotunda Beatrice Sager Nancy Scanlan Quata and Jerry Schoolar Peter Schram and Harry E. Ullmann Laura and Mike Snavely Beth and Jack Stockton Shannon, Shane, Kaitlin, and Gracee Street Lonnie Karotkin-Taub and Albert Taub Mr. and Dr. Christopher Thomas* Brenda Thompson Cathy and Dwight Thompson Vincent Thompson and David Thomas Mark and Ledi Trutna Karen Tuel and Doug Powell Lanny Vickery and Kim Greene Ching and Man-Li Yew
Leading Role - Membership ($600+)
Anonymous* Laura Agnew and Hill Abell David Aronofsky* Larry and Cheryl Audette Donna Ayala Brent and Amee Baker* Deborah Beilman* Dr. Charles Bell Jill and Tim Blackwood Ted Blaylock John and Fleur Blazier Barbara Bobb Scott Branson and Tina Coverman Sue and Dewey Breland Marco and Michelle Camacho Ruth Casarez Randy Cavazos* Jimmy and Kathy Clark
Dian and Charles Cox Robert Cratchit Fund Anna Crawford Elaine Crockett Mrs. Gayle R. Cullington Adam Curry and Tina Snider* James Davis and Jan Demetri Joanne Debyah Joe and Karen Draker Claude and Susan Ducloux Kate Ludeman and Eddie Erlandson Dr. Bill and Pat Evans David and Pam Frager Victoria and Nef Garcia* Friedel Family Foundation by Lynne and Steve Gellman Dr. James E. Gilliam and Judith M. Gilliam Fred and Betty Glosser Glenda Goehrs Graham/Walker Family* James Griffin* Jim and Corinne Grimes* Dr. Ellen M. Grimm and Dr. Michael J. Grady Scott and Laura Grubb* Dr. Juan Guerrero, MD Tim and Dorothy Hald, CPA Melvin and Brian Hamburg-Maas James and Brandy Hammack 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 John Ireland* Coleman A. and Lola H. Jennings Andrew and Christina Johnson James Jones The Jordan Family Dr. H. Daviss King Jr. Judith Knotts* Laura Lee and Joseph Kozusko Ken and Diane Kramer Babette and Robert Laibovitz Nalie Lee-Wen* Rebecca and Jackson LeMond Carey Leva and Elizabeth Danon-Leva Clay and Katy Levit* James Linville and Lina Husodo Travis Maese and Martin Grygar Carolyn Mann and Jesse Gutierrez Pamela Mathison Lisa Mauro* Kimberly and Alan McCollum Paul McGill* Gil and Christy McQuillan Lynn Meyer and Rick Clemens Terry and Patrick O’Daniel Mary Pape Sue Patrick Lisa Paulson and Michael O'Toole Constance Pechal Doug and Sally Pendergras Phillip and Randy Pensabene Jenny Preece Tom and Kit Randall Joe and Karen Rascati
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Jim Raup Patrick and Lily Reznik Jody Richardson Karin Richmond Regina Rousseau Ellar Salmon* 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 Donna Snyder and Richard Donahue Don and Anna Sorensen Shari and Eric Stein Ryan and Bryna Stryker John and Cynthia Theodore Becky Tomblin Donald Tompkins Carrie Trabue* Patricia and William Uhls Retta Van Auken* Lakeisha and Andraé Van Buren Thomas and Karen Vaughn Mark and Mary Venghaus Craig Wallace Carol Whalen Brooke and Chris Wilbratte* Jay Willems and Dennis Nauert Robert and Danielle Wills* Linda Wilson Jan and Lois Wood Stan and Hilary Young
*Friends of Education contributor
PLAN YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY AT ZACH
UNDER THE STARS HOLIDAY PARTY Plan a sophisticated Holiday Tent Party for up to 40 guests on the People's Plaza. Enjoy fresh cocktails and a festive setup with a savory buffet option to get you into the holiday spirit before the productions of:
or
Holiday Parties available December 5-18, 2017 Package Includes: • 30' x 30' Clear-top tent with Glass Doors
• Event Manager and Bartender
• Lounge Furniture
• Cocktail Cash Bar
• Three Cocktail Tables with linens
• Climate Controlled Environment
• Long Family Table (seats ten)
• Festive Lighting and Candles
Holiday Parties start at $2,500 Tickets are sold separately. Reserve now for best prices. Additional add-ons for catering, bar packages, floral arrangements, parking, and extra decorations are available.
For more details and how to reserve your Holiday Party: Call ZACH’s Lead Event Manager at 512-476-0494 x451 or e-mail privateevents@zachtheatre.org 62
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