ZACH THEATRE: Santaland Diaries 2015 by ZACH Theatre

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THE SANTALAND DIARIES by

DAVID SEDARIS

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Martin Burke. Photo: KirkTuck.com

Dave Steakley, Producing Artistic Director | Elisbeth Challener, Managing Director presents

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by

DAVID SEDARIS Act One conceived by

Musical Direction/Arrangements by

ABE REYBOLD

JASON CONNOR Directed by

ABE REYBOLD SET DESIGN...........................................................................................................................................Aaron Bell COSTUME DESIGN.............................................................................................................................Blair Hurry LIGHTING DESIGN...........................................................................................................Cheri Prough DeVol SOUND DESIGN.............................................................................................................................. Eliot Haynes PROPERTIES DESIGN........................................................................................................................Scott Groh HAIR DESIGN................................................................................................................................. Serret Jensen STAGE MANAGER................................................................................................................... Carmela Valdez*

November 25 - December 27, 2015 • Whisenhunt Stage *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. †Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

** Member of IATSE 829. ***Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

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Acknowledgements Originally produced in New York by David Stone and Amy Nederlander-Case on November 7, 1996. The Santaland Diaries is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

A seven-time Tony®-nominated British romp

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS By Richard Bean Songs by Grant Olding Directed by Abe Reybold Starring Martin Burke

“The funniest show on the planet!” – Daily Mail “Splendidly silly...a runaway hit.” – The New York Times

June 1-26, 2016

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The Cast

Martin Burke*

Meredith McCall*

Jason Connor

Cast of Characters Crumpet......................................................................................................................................... Martin Burke* Singer....................................................................................................................................... Meredith McCall* Pianist..............................................................................................................................................Jason Connor *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 U.S. 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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A Project of The Junior League of Austin

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Song Credits It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year........................................ Edward Pola & George Wyle, specialty lyrics-Abe Reybold We Wish You A Merry Christmas .....................................................................................Traditional Text Me Merry Christmas .................................................. Adam Schlesinger, David Javerbaum The I-95 Asshole Song ............................................................................................... Fred Campbell Sleigh Ride ...................................................................................Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson Thirty-Two Feet, Eight Little Tails .............. John Redmond, James Cavanaugh, Frank Weldon Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells .................................................................................... Kay Thompson Twelve Days of Christmas ................................................................................................Traditional The Truth About Christmas .....................................................................................David Friedman The Annoying Drummer Boy ...............................................................Eric Rockwell, Joan Bogart O Come, O Come Emmanuel ...........................................................................................Traditional Carol of the Fans ..........................................................Traditional, specialty lyrics-Abe Reybold Way Ahead of My Time ......................................................................................................Peter Mills Surabaya Santa ................................................................................................ Jason Robert Brown The Happy Elf ..........................................................................................................Harry Connick Jr. Toyland .................................................................................... Victor Herbert, Glen MacDonough Deck The Halls ...................................................................................................................Traditional Here Comes Santa Claus ...............................................................Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman

20-Minute Intermission Drinks from ZACH’s bar are welcome inside the theatre. Enjoy the staged photo area.

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Directors Notes “Ho-ho-ho! Merry Christmas!” Humorist David Sedaris first read his essay, The Santaland Diaries, on National Public Radio twenty three years ago. For some it has become a holiday tradition as welcome as The Nutcracker, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and It’s A Wonderful Life. The stage version has been a ZACH audience favorite treasured alongside “The Trail of Lights,” “The Holiday Stroll,” and the many weird and wonderful ways Austin celebrates the season. This year we’ve added a minty-fresh coat of paint but maintained the devilish spirit of Sedaris’s dry, offbeat, and oftenhilarious world. You are in excellent hands with this team of Santa’s helpers who continue to find ways to bring life and a little insanity to the Whisenhunt Stage. Working with Martin, Meredith, Jason, and Carmela creating our “Christmas Cabaret” was a hoot and many thanks go to Dave Steakley who’s original direction of Santaland’ was our constant guide. As usual, our designers, crew and staff at ZACH have worked expertly and tirelessly to reboot “Crumpet” and make the holidays special here. And yes, twenty-three years after its NPR debut we are still pushing and shoving and caught up in the holidays. Sitting in this marshmallow world will hopefully give you a chance to rest, to laugh at yourselves, and your elves, and to reflect on your own truths about Christmas. Have a merry one! – Abe Reybold

About the Santaland Diaries Cast MEREDITH MCCALL (Singer) ZACH: A Christmas Story, White Christmas, Ragtime, The Laramie Project 10 Years Later, Next to Normal, Fiction, The Drowsy Chaperone, Caroline, or Change, 365 Days/365 Plays, Present Laughter, Urinetown: The Musical, Cabaret, Side Man, The Pavilion, The Laramie Project, Little Shop of Horrors, Jouét, Pride’s Crossing, The Rocky Horror Show (1999 & 2006), The Santaland Diaries, Tommy, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, and Perestroika, The Taffetas, Jack and Jill, Ruthless! The Musical, Rockin’ Christmas Party, Das Barbecü, Born Yesterday, Avenue X, Beehive, and Falsettos. REGIONAL THEATRE: Down the Drain and House of Several Stories with Imagine That; Jouét at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. ADDITIONAL CREDITS: M.A. in Theatre from Northwestern University. Meredith’s CD, The Joy in Your Heart, is available online through cdbaby. com/cd/meredithmccall.

MARTIN BURKE (Crumpet) ZACH: Mothers and Sons, Peter and the Starcatcher, This Wonderful LIfe (2014), Harvey, The Santaland Diaries (19982003, 2006-2007, 2009-2012), Fully Committed (2003 and 2012), The Laramie Project (2002 and 2012), The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, The Drowsy Chaperone, Take Me Out, House Arrest, Circumference of a Squirrel, Shakespeare’s R&J, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, and Perestroika. AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE: Design for Living. IMAGINE THAT PRODUCTIONS: House of Several Stories, A Writer’s Vision(s), and Down the Drain. REGIONAL THEATRE: The Odd Couple (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); Poulenc: L’Histoire de Babar, le petit elephant with Anton Nel (The University of Texas at Austin); Celebrity Autobiography (The Long Center); Greater Tuna with Joe Sears (Charles Dugan Presents); Twelfth Night (Sneck Up! Productions, Vortex Repertory Company); Jeffrey (Capital City Playhouse); Richard III/2 Actors and Family Affair (Public Domain); Shopping and F**king, Fur, and Julius Caesar (Vortex Repertory Company); Richard III, Julius Caesar (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); Riversong, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, and Romeo & Juliet (Idaho Repertory Theatre). AWARDS: Austin Chronicle’s “Best of” 2010 & 2013 “Best Actor” Award; Austin Critics’ Table Award “Acting in a Leading Role” for The Drowsy Chaperone, B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Ensemble” for The Drowsy Chaperone, The Laramie Project, and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy” for House of Several Stories; B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Featured Actor in a Drama” for Take Me Out; Austin Critics’ Table Award “Best Actor, Drama” and B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy” for Circumference of a Squirrel; Austin Critic’s Table Award “Best Actor, Comedy” for The Santaland Diaries; B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play” for Twelfth Night, Angels in America: Perestroika, and Family Affair; Austin Critics’ Table Special Citation “Show Savior” for Richard III/2 Actors, Family Affair, and Lucifa. OTHER CREDITS: Martin holds a B.F.A. in Acting from The University of Texas in Austin.

JASON CONNOR (Pianist, Arranger) ZACH: The Who’s Tommy (Keyboards), Les Misérables (Keyboard), Ragtime (keyboard), Next to Normal (Piano Conductor), RENT (Piano Conductor), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Altar Boyz, High School Musical (Musical Director), The Rocky Horror Show 2000 and 2006 (Musical Director, Keyboards), Cabaret (Musical Director, Pianist), Always…Patsy Cline, The Santaland Diaries (Pianist, Arranger), “Bertolt” in Jouét, Schoolhouse Rock (Keyboard, Assistant Musical Director), Little Shop of Horrors, The Flaming Idiots, Evita, Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Who’s Tommy, Forever Plaid, Jelly's Last Jam, The Taffetas, Das Barbecü, Dreamgirls, Ruthless!, Beehive, Soul Sisters, Falsettos, and Nunsense. Jason traveled with The Flaming Idiots to play keyboards for their performances at The New Victory Theatre, Off-Broadway in 2000 and 2009. OTHER CREDITS: a graduate of Texas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education, Jason is a Music Specialist with the Austin Independent School District.

The irresistibly outrageous one-man hit comedy

BUYER & CELLAR By Jonathan Tolins Directed by Nat Miller

“Irresistible, delicious and wickedly funny!” – The New York Times

Starring Jimmy Moore (Black Stache, Peter and the Starcatcher)

June 8-August 14, 2016

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Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s delightful family musical

MARY POPPINS Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film Original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes New songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe Directed by Dave Steakley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Choreography by Robin Lewis Starring Jill Blackwood and Matthew Redden

July 20 -September 4, 2016

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“A roof-raising, toe-tapping, high-flying extravaganza.” – New York Daily News

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Tiny Crumpet Photo Contest

Cut out Tiny Crumpet, take him out on the town, snap some photos, and share! Crumpet (aka Martin Burke) will select the photo he likes as much as his martini. The lucky winner will receive four Opening Night tickets to the hilarious comedy Buyer & Cellar, coming next June.

Email your best shots to: marketing1@zachtheatre.org. Note: A colorful version of Tiny Crumpet is available to download at: zachtheatre.org/show/santaland-diaries. Please sumbit photos by December 31st.

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NAUGHTY OR NICE What’s your cup of holiday cheer? Sardonic Holiday Tonic

A Rockin’ Family Musical

THE SANTALAND DIARIES

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

By David Sedaris Adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello Directed by Abe Reybold Starring Martin Burke, Meredith McCall, and Jason Conner. For mature elves only!

By Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Dave Steakley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Choreography by Christa Oliver-Torres Starring Harvey Guion, Chanel HaynesSchwartz, Roderick Sanford, Michael Valentine and Kenny Williams.

November 25-December 27 Whisenhunt Stage

November 25-December 27 Topfer Theatre

Pamela and Scott Reichardt Annette Renaud Executive Producers

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The Artistic Staff

Abe Reybold ***

Aaron Bell

Blair Hurry

Cheri Prough DeVol

K. Eliot Haynes

Scott Groh

Serret Jensen

Carmela Valdez*

Actors’ Equity Association The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS LOCAL 829

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*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ***Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

About the Artistic Staff Prior to ZACH, she built costumes for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Ohio Light Opera Company and STAGES: St. Louis. She also worked as Head of Wardrobe and Makeup for the national tour of Playhouse Disney’s The Doodlebops LIVE! and the 2008 national tour of The Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker. She is currently an active member of the local 205 IATSE union.

ABE REYBOLD (Director) ZACH Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director has helmed many productions including Sophisticated Ladies, The Three Little Pigs, The King and I, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (ZACH); Blood Brothers and Camelot (The Texas Shakespeare Festival); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Bat Boy: The Musical, and Singin’ in the Rain (Red Mountain Theatre Company, AL); Evita, No Way to Treat a Lady, and Jekyll & Hyde (Broadway Rose Theatre Company, OR); Disney’s Beauty & The Beast (Mill Mountain Theatre, VA). For The Birmingham Children’s Theatre, he adapted Sacagawea, Peter & the Wolf (with the Alabama Symphony) and staged Scrooge, The Snow Girl ,and Tuxedo Junction (NEA new work). Abe spent many years acting on Broadway, National Tours, and in Regional and stock theatres around the country.

CHERI PROUGH DEVOL (Lighting Designer) Regional credits include: Porthouse Theatre (Ohio), Texas Shakespeare Festival, and Barter Theatre (Virginia) where she designed over 150 productions as Resident Designer, including the world premieres of Deborah Brevoort’s Blue Sky Boys, and Richard Alfieri’s Revolutions, as well as Barter’s national touring productions for Of Mice and Men, and The Diary of Anne Frank. Recent local credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lighting--Texas State University) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Scenery—Texas State University). MFA, University of Texas at Austin. Cheri is currently an Assistant Professor of Scenic and Lighting Design at Texas State University. To view more of her work visit www. devol-design.net.

J. AARON BELL (Scenic Designer) – joined ZACH in 2010. Aaron is originally from Fort Worth, Texas. He earned his MFA in Theatrical Design from Brandeis University, and his BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts in Scene Design. He’s painted all over the country in regional theatres including: The American Repertory Theatre in Boston, MA, Music Theatre of Wichita in Wichita, KS, Phoenix Theatre in Phoenix, AZ, Downtown Cabaret in Bridgeport, CT and Casa Manana Fort Worth, TX. Outside of heading the scenic painting department; Aaron also designs scenery for Zach including last season’s, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Three Little Pigs and Sophisticated Ladies. www. johnaaronbell.com

K. ELIOT HAYNES (Video Design) – is an awardwinning designer from Austin. ZACH: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, RENT, August: Osage County, The Santaland Diaries, and Doubt. Other design credits include The Head, Riddley Walker, and The Crapstall Street Boys for Trouble Puppet Theater; The Importance of Being Earnest, Blood Wedding, Tartuffe, and Hamlet for Mary Moody Northen Theatre; The Orchid Flotilla and Once There Were Six Seasons for Glass Half Full Theater; Switch Shift Go, Flush, and Everything Between for Ariel Dance Theater. Part of the ZACH family for years, Eliot is the Assistant Technical Director of The Mary Moody Northern Theatre at St. Edward’s University and a technical consultant for Fusebox Festival.

BLAIR HURRY (Costume Designer) – is an Austin native and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Costume Design & Technology. Her costume designs for ZACH Theatre include This Wonderful Life, Fully Committed, The Santaland Diaries, Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Metamorphoses, and Shooting Star. ZACH’s Performing Arts School costume designs include Sideways Stories, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Farm to Market, Call It Courage and Brothers, Boyfriends & Other Criminals. Other local designs include Vampyress (Vortex Theatre), Parade: A Musical (St. Edward’s University), The Famous Rio Grande, The Trojan Women, and Cabaret (University of Texas).

SCOTT GROH (Properties Design) is ZACH Theatre’s Resident Properties Designer and created prop designs for Mothers and Sons; All the Way; Peter and the Starcatcher; A Christmas Carol; A Year with Frog and Toad; The Who’s Tommy; Pinocchio; The Gospel at Colonus; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; A Christmas Story; 49

About the Artistic Staff 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

This Wonderful Life; Les Misérables, and One Night with Janis Joplin. NATIONAL TOURS: Fiddler on the Roof, Blast!, All Shook Up, and Arthur Live! REGIONAL THEATRE: Tuacahn Amphitheatre, The Lost Colony, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, SeaSide Music Theatre, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Porthouse Theatre.

CARMELA VALDEZ (Stage Manager) – Carmela’s most recent credits at ZACH Theatre include, This Wonderful Life, Harvey, Fully Committed, The Book of Grace, and many years of The Santaland Diaries. She has also recently worked with GAHSMTA and Summer Stock Austin at the Long Center. She has also worked as the Assistant Stage Manager for Austin Lyric Opera’s Cinderella, The Bat, The Barber of Seville, Il Trovatore, The Marriage of Figaro, Elektra, and Tosca. She has also served as Stage Manager for The Clean House, Always...Patsy Cline and The Vagina Monologues and worked on countless other productions at ZACH Theatre.

SERRET JENSEN (Hair Design) 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.

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ZACH Theatre 2015-16 Season TRIBES

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s

MARY POPPINS

January 27 - February 28

July 20 - September 4

Written by Nina Raine Directed by Dave Steakley

A musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film Original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes New songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe Directed by Dave Steakley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Choreography by Robin Lewis Starring Jill Blackwood as Mary Poppins and Matthew Redden as Bert

As the only deaf member of his sharp-tongued British family, Billy has spent much of his life feeling out of place. This provocative and touching play is as much about the tyranny of language, as it is about the challenge of not being able to hear it.

ANN

April 6 - May 15 Written by and Starring Emmy-winner and Tony®Award-nominee Holland Taylor

Everyone’s favorite, practically perfect nanny, Mary Poppins, soars into the Topfer Theatre. Dave Steakley and the creative team who brought you The Who’s Tommy and A Christmas Carol will reinvent this beloved musical into a new production – jam-packed with unforgettable theatrical magic!

Tough as nails. Funny as hell. Ann brings our brassy blue Governor Ann Richards back to vivid life in a tour-de-force performance.

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS

June 1 - 26

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Written by Richard Bean Songs by Grant Olding Directed by Abe Reybold

It’s the Swingin’ Sixties and the easily-confused Francis Henshall attempts to keep his two employers from meeting and learning of his dual-employment. This Tony Award®-winning comedy is a laugh-out-loud satirical romp.

BUYER AND CELLAR

June 8 - August 14

Written by Jonathan Tollins Directed by Nat Miller

Alex, a struggling Hollywood actor, takes an outrageous job working in Streisand’s Malibu Barbra dream house in an underground mall housing her showbiz collections. This giddily hilarious one-man play will have you doubledover laughing, proclaiming “it’s like butta!”

Theatre For Families 2015-16 Season HOLIDAY HEROES

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

December 19

Written by Shaun Branigan and Jerome Schoolar

February 19 - April 20

In this hilariously fun sing-along, students get into the holiday spirit, celebrating the season with singing, laughter, and good cheer for all.

Book by Timothy Allen McDonald Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Directed and Choreographed by Abe Reybold

TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY

Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, James and the Giant Peach is a charming, family musical ripe for the picking.

January 22 - February 20 Written by José Cruz González Based on the book by Pat Mora

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

March 4 - May 14

A chance encounter brings Tomás, the son of migrant farm workers, to a local library where he meets a librarian who recognizes his thirst for knowledge and encourages him to read.

Written and Directed by Gabrielle Reisman and Katie Bender

GO! Journey down the rabbit hole in this immersive campus-wide adventure of Alice in Wonderland. A new adaptation by Underbelly in partnership with ZACH’s Theatre For Families.

Add a little “nice” to spice up the Season... A CHRISTMAS CAROL

November 25 - December 27

The most popular show in ZACH’s history returns to rock in the holidays! ZACH’s inspired adaptation of Dickens’ classic juxtaposes a Victorian setting and period costumes, with a modern, musical score that spans genres and eras.

By Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Dave Steakley Musical Direction by Allen Robertson Choreography by Christa Oliver Starring Harvey Guion and Michael Valentine

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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.

ZACH Leadership

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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 aclaim 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. Last year, 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

Production Technicians and Crew Scenic Carpenters..................................................................................................................................... Erin Collopy, Dennis J. Riley Stage Crew Chief.......................................................................................................................................................Taylor Novak

Properties Properties Artisans...............................................................................................................................................Marshall Tosko

Electrics Lead Electrician.......................................................................................................................................................Nick Swanson

Sound Lead Audio Engineer.......................................................................................................................................Andrew Twenter

Company management Production Assistant..............................................................................................................................................Haley Broome

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ZACH Staff Artistic and Production Producing Artistic Director.................................................................................................................................Dave Steakley Associate Artistic Director.................................................................................................................................... Abe Reybold Director of Production...................................................................................................................................................Paul Flint Technical Director...............................................................................................................................................Robert Richoux Assistant Technical Director...........................................................................................................................Austin Manning Production Coordinator...................................................................................................................................T. Scott Wooten Lighting and Stage Supervisor.........................................................................................................................Melissa Baglio Stage Crew Chief...................................................................................................................................................... Taylor Novak Audio Supervisor........................................................................................................................................................ Craig Brock Lead Audio Engineer.......................................................................................................................................Andrew Twenter Lead Electrician.......................................................................................................................................................Nick Swanson Properties Master..........................................................................................................................................................Scott Groh Scene Shop Foreman................................................................................................................................................. Luke Wenz Scenic Charge..............................................................................................................................................................J. Aaron Bell Costume Shop Manager............................................................................................................................................Blair Hurry Assistant Costume Shop Manager...........................................................................................................Brandy Lee Harris Wardrobe Supervisor.......................................................................................................................... Christina Montgomery

Education Education Director.........................................................................................................................................................Nat Miller Performing Art School Manager............................................................................................................................. Chad Dike Pre-Professional Manager............................................................................................................Jennifer Young Mahlstedt Education Associate....................................................................................................................................... Kate Shaw-Nappi Education Assistant.................................................................................................................................................Shannon Fox

Administrative Managing Director........................................................................................................................................Elisbeth Challener Executive Administrative Coordinator...........................................................................................................Renelle Bedell Associate Director of Development......................................................................................... Kimberly Theodore Sidey Individual Giving Manager...........................................................................................................................................Jess Valle Special Events Manager................................................................................................................................ Cathleen Berdan Individual Giving Assistant............................................................................................................................Brittney Woolley Development Assistant........................................................................................................................................ Liana Putrino Office Assistant.........................................................................................................................................................Shannon Fox 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 Marketing and Community Engagement Officer.................................................................. Rachel Applegate Public Relations Manager.................................................................................................................................... Lauren Lovell Senior Marketing Manager..................................................................................................................................Rick Sanchez Art Director.....................................................................................................................................................................Rona Ebert Digital Media and Marketing Communications Specialist.........................................................Michael Ferstenfeld Director of Facility Operations and Patron Services.............................................................................Amanda Adams Lead Events Manager....................................................................................................................................Keri-Dawn Solner Box Office Manager....................................................................................................................................................Daryl Jones Assistant Box Office Manager................................................................................................................................... Ali Jaynes Group Sales Associate............................................................................................................................................Alyson Mintz Box Office Associates................................... Lauren Baxter, Olivia Faires, Shannon Fox, Daniel Lonzo, Kim Stacy Priority Seating Manager............................................................................................................................Bette Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Callaghan Priority Seating Representatives.............................................................Alyson Mintz, Cory Powell, Danielle Bower, Josie Pardo, Leigh Anne Smith, Troy Milstead Patron Services Manager.........................................................................................................................................Kyle Sigrest House Managers.........................................................................................Dee Castillo, Kendra Dobson, Kathy Garrett, Terri Housworth, Ernestina Martinez, Janie Paez, Kim Stacy Food and Beverage Manager..............................................................................................................................Adam Swank 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............................................................................................. Brian Bodkin, Scotty Mominee, Leon Presley 57

ZACH Theatre Board of Trustees Executive Committee

Trustees

Mindy Ellmer, President Legislative Consulting

Sergio Alcocer, Latinworks Janet K. Baxter, Janet K. Baxter Oil & Gas Larry Connelly, Trustee Eric Copper, Austin Portfolio Real Estate Aaron Day, Texas Land Title Association Derrick Evans, Freescale Semiconductor Jay Fox, Baylor Scott & White Health Donn Gauger, Falcon Insurance Agency Inc. Deborah Green, Trustee Cindy Greenwood, Austin Portfolio Real Estate Kathleen Guion, Trustee Wendy Harvey, The Arbor Michael Heidler, Vinson & Elkins LLP Nestor Ho, Silicon Labs Dan Jackson, Trustee Barbara Krings, Trustee Carmen Luevanos, Texas Gas Service Bruce McCann, The University of Texas Jon McElhaney, Wells Fargo 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 Mike Peterson, AT&T The Honorable Jim Pitts, Texas State House of Representatives, District 10 Annette Renaud, US Money Reserve Lesa Rossick, Market Ambassador Mari Ruckel, Texas Oil and Gas Association Joy Selak, PhD, MINDPOP Samantha L. Slate, Rackspace Inc. Mary Herr Tally, Trustee Tom Terkel, FourT Realty Bobbi Topfer, Trustee Nelda Trevino, Texas Lottery Commission Kevin Witcher, The Chubb Corporation Jim Whorton, Whorton Insurance Services

Dr. Gary Goldstein Immediate Past President Humana Health Plans of Texas, Inc. Brian McCall, Vice President Texas State University System Carl Stuart, Treasurer Carl Stuart Investment Advisor Inc. Will Coombes, Secretary Visa, Inc Adam Schramek, Development Committee Chair Norton Rose Fulbright Laura Merritt, Membership Committee Chair Boulette Golden & Marin, L.L.P. Carolyn Seriff Education Committee Chair Trustee A. Robert Fischer, General Counsel Jackson Lewis P.C. Candice Corby, At-Large Cobra Legal Solutions LLC Kathy Hutto, At-Large Jackson Walker, LLP Dennis Karbach, At-Large Karbach Consulting 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

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 Austin Community Foundation Broadway Bank, Chris Cheever Dagar’s Catering/DNA Events The Junior League of Austin Kirk Tuck Photography Kurant Events Marquee Event Group Pink Avocado Catering Samsung Topfer Family Foundation Wells Fargo Advisors

Central Market Westgate Clean Scapes Do512 Family El Alma Restaurant Frost Bank The Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation Southwest Airlines Texas Gas Service

$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 David Kurio Designs Mercedes-Benz of Austin National Endowment for the Arts Schlotzsky’s Deli The Shubert Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts Univision $15,000-$24,999

Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Dollar General Literacy Foundation OnRamp Access Rackspace Silicon Labs VISA

$5,000-$9,999

34th Street Catering 3M Austin Portfolio Real Estate The Burdine Johnson Foundation Castle Hill Fitness Castleview Productions Cord Shiflet, Realtor Creative Consultants Eric Copper - Austin Portfolio Real Estate IGT J Squared Services LatinWorks Norton Rose Fulbright Pierce Runnells Foundation Steam Team Texas Coffee Traders Whole Foods Market

$1,000-$2,499

MW Cleaners The Marv and Joyce Kaiser Foundation The Pacey Family Foundation Rosco Laboratories The Tecumseh Foundation $1-$999

Barton Springs Saloon Bearing Financial Services Community Shares of Texas Cowgirls & Flowers Native American Seed Ryan, LLC 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 October 1, 2015 through November 1, 201, 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.

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 October 1, 2014 to November 1, 2015. To join our family of supporters, please contact Jess Valle at 512-476-0594 x234, or email jvalle@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+) James Armstrong and Larry Connelly Carolyn and Marc Seriff* Claire and Carl Stuart Carla Tyson* Anonymous

Executive Producer’s Circle ($10,000+)

Chris Cheever Bill Dickson Mindy Ellmer Eric and Maria Groten Kathleen and Harvey Guion Anonymous* John C. & Carolyn Noonan Parmer Foundation Dennis Karbach and Robert Brown Lee Manford and Casey Blass Phyllis Parmer and Mark Plummer Pamela and Scott Reichardt Annette Renaud Jim and Terry Whorton

Producer’s Circle ($7,500+) Jeff and Marcy Carpenter* Maxx Judd and Donn Gauger Dr. Gary and Karen Goldstein Deborah Green and Clayton Aynesworth Cindy Greenwood Justin and Wendy Harvey Brian McCall

Director’s Circle ($5,000+)

Beau and Val Armstrong Jamie Barshop Carolyn Bartlett and Jesus Fraire Will Coombes and Brian Luna Ken and Candice Corby Michelle Bourianoff and Juan Zalles Camille Cook and Siri Hutcheson Deb and Tom Feo Jacque and Jay Forrest Ronda and Kelly Gray Rick and Karen Hawkins Dr. and Mrs. Lacy H. Hunt Kathy Hutto and Allen Beinke Dan Jackson III and M. Jeremy Guiberteau Mike and Suzanne Kennedy *Friends of Education contributor

Barbara Krings Joan and Jeffrey S. Lava Susan and Craig Lubin Phil and Sue Maxwell Jack and Carla McDonald* John and Marcy Melanson Laura Merritt and J.P. Kloninger* Bettye and Bill Nowlin Deborah O’Connell and William Stassen Candace and Michael Partridge The Honorable James R. Pitts Tom and Glenda Rhyne Lesa and Bill Rossick John Dalrymple and David Soza Mary Herr Tally and Rusty Tally Tom and Colleen Terkel Mort and Bobbi Topfer Nelda Trevino* Jan and Neile Wolfe

Designer’s Circle ($2,500+)

Kathy Akin - Akin Business Service Jade and Greg Ausley Rick and Fadya Bennett Nester Ho and Heather Bland-Ho Frances and Martin Blank Paul Boudreaux and Craig Davis Maria Garza Brown* Faye Chandler Jean Cheever Diane Ireson and Rowland Cook Beryl Crowley Kristen and Aaron Day Kim Eckert and Gil Cantu Derrick Evans A. Robert Fischer Jay Fox Michael and Sarah Heidler Brian Hencey and Chuck Ross Jeanne and Van Hoisington Andrew and Meg Ann Heller Mitchell and Janna Jacobson Dana and Dennis Jakubowicz Adam and Kimberly Levinson Lana Macrum and Jeffrey Craig Bruce and Nancy McCann Jon and Heather McElhaney Louis and Christine Messina Gail and Tommy Morgan Michelle and Eric Natinsky* Robert Nutt III Hiten and Melissa Patel Michael Peterson and Doug Pogemiller Faith Roberts

Jim and Trish Roberts-Miller Mari and Grant Ruckel Berny and Sarah Schiff Anonymous* Chari and Adam Schramek Joy and Dan Selak Deanna and Jeff Serra* Samantha L. Slate Sadi Sparks Robert Stoltz and Eve Michaels Trisa Thompson and Jack Jacobi Billy Wilkinson and John Kerrigan The Winkelman/Zeplain Families Kevin Witcher and Rick O’Donnell Leslie and David Wolff Stacey and Mitch Zoll*

Stage Manager’s Circle ($1,200+)

Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous Linda Aaker Carol and Chris Adams John and Diana Argersinger Thomas D. Barrett Becky Beaver and John Duncan Phillip L. Berry and Susan Landers Sinclair Black Allen Boger Julianna and Malcolm Borgendale Anne Boyd Boyd Family Russell Bridges and Ralph Salinas Lynda and Tim Brown Charles Buerschinger and Mary Anne Rickhoff Dan Bullock and Annette Carlozzi Linda Bush Daniel and Darlene Byrne Marianne Carroll Christina Carson Elisbeth Challener and Brett Bachman Mary Lockwood Crouch Robert F. Dailey JoAnn Dalrymple and Regan Ellmer James Dammann and Sharon Vaughn Darrell S. David Lori Dennis and Karen Verser Deborah K. Dobbs Sharon Doerre and David Myren Dr. Harvey and Gloria Evans In Memory of Mary Margaret Farabee

Individual Contributors Steven and Judy Franden Brian Gleason and Shawn Chapman Iris Groten Cass Haecker and Larry Steinman Susan B. Hammer Don Hammill Nyla Harper and Tobi Taub Richard Hartgrove and Gary Cooper Charlotte Herzele Catherine and George Hessler Stephanie and Jody Hooten Marjorie and David Hunter Johanne Ibsen-Wolford and Steve Wolford Jo and Jon Ivester Dirk and Betty Jameson William E. Jones, MD Chad and Kim Jowers* Suzanne and Keith Kaminsky Ron and Stephanie Kincheloe* Olgica and Steven Klindworth Pat Koen Phil and Ruth Kohlhaas Hank and Nancy Kojzarek JR and Jill Kraft* Margaret Kress Doug and Debbie Lackey L’Aigloa Foundation Rebecca and Jackson LeMond Myra Leo and Billy Atkins Tommy and Penny Lichenstein Dr. Emma Linn Tom and Alaire Lowry Bob Luther and Clint Phillips Drs. Roseann Mandziuk and James Studer Skipp Manson Julia Marsden Tom Mays and Orlando Zayas Stephen and Sherry Maysonave Linda McDonough Lynn E. McNeill and Torbin McEwen Julie Moore Pat Muller* and Stacey Hebert Sondra Murray* Elizabeth and Reuel Nash Elizabeth and Jerele Neeld Dr. Nona Niland Mike and Linda O’Krent Linda and Mike Osborn Kathleen and Martin Otto Philip Parker* James and Kristy Peters Tracy Rawl Carol and Andrew Reifsnyder Joe and Patty Rotunda Beatrice Sager Nancy Scanlan Peter Schram and Harry E. Ullmann Cord and Anne Shiflet Michael Smothers and Sergio Durante Laura and Mike Snavely Beth and Jack Stockton Lonnie Karotkin-Taub and Albert Taub Brenda Thompson Cathy and Dwight Thompson Vincent Thompson and David Thomas Mark and Ledi Trutna Doug Powell and Karen Tuel The Van Den Berg Family

Lanny Vickery and Kim Greene Ching and Man-Li Yew Stanford Young

Leading Role - Membership ($600+)

Cynthia Work and Gregory Abell David and Janice Abrams Adrian and Julie Acevedo Laura Agnew and Hill Abell Larry and Cheryl Audette Donna Ayala Deborah Beilman Dr. Charles Bell Susan Benz Jill and Tim Blackwood Ted Blaylock Barbara Bobb Sue and Dewey Breland Pei-San and Daniel Brown Robert L. Camp* Ann Chao Bill and Suzanne Childs Jimmy and Kathy Clark Scott Branson and Tina Coverman Diana and Charles Cox Dr. Garry and Tracy Craighead Robert Cratchit Fund Anna Crawford Elaine Crockett John Crow and Marcus Loy Judith and Michael Crowley Mrs. Gayle R. Cullington Adam and Micky Curry The Honorable Drew Darby and Clarisa Darby Payton and Dan Davenport James and Jan Demetri Carl and Laura Dobbs Sharon Doerre and David Myren Susan Donaldson Claude and Susan Ducloux Joe and Karen Draker Anonymous Kate Ludeman and Eddie Erlandson Dr. Bill and Pat Evans David and Pam Frager Deborah Gabor* Friedel Family Foundation by Lynne and Steve Gellman Dr. James E. Gilliam and Judith M. Gilliam Fred and Betty Glosser Glenda Goehrs The Natural Epicurean Academy Alan Grimes and Phillip Salazar Dr. Ellen M. Grimm and Dr. Michael J. Grady Dr. Juan Guerrero, MD Tim and Dorothy Hald, CPA James and Brandy Hammack Michele Haram Sue Ellen Stavrand and John Harcourt Kenneth Heydrick and Larry Stephens Carisa Herweck and Valerie Esparza Robert and Frances Hieronymus Jim and Linda Holcombe Peggy and Leon Holland Shirley and Doug Hudson William and Marilyn Ingram Bobby and Nancy Inman

John Ireland Coleman A. and Lola H. Jennings The Jowers Family* Dr. H. Daviss King Jr. Judith Knotts* Laura Lee and Joseph Kozusko Ken and Diane Kramer Babette and Robert Laibovitz Carey Leva and Elizabeth Danon-Leva James Linville and Lina Husodo Melvin and Brian Hamburg-Maas Pamela Mathison Kimberly and Alan McCollum Gil and Christy McQuillan Lynn Meyer and Rick Clemens Paola Moore* Cheryl Mutschler Coach Nakumbe Terry and Patrick O’Daniel Larry and Angela Parsons Sue Patrick The Pearson Family Doug and Sally Pendergras Phillip and Randy Pensabene Alberta Phillips and Gary Bledsoe Maria and Erik Pronske* Tom and Kit Randall Jim Raup Patrick and Lily Reznik Karin Richmond and Carolyn Purcell Regina Rousseau Ryan, LLC Quata and Jerry Schoolar Michael Scully and Doreen Lorenzo Christopher Shonk Delbert and Joan Smith Larry and Susan Smith David and Penny Snider Donna Snyder and Richard Donahue Don and Anna Sorensen Scott and Carol Stine Ryan Stryker John and Cynthia Theodore Becky Tomblin Donald Tompkins Carrie Trabue* Patricia and William Uhls Lakeisha and Andraé Van Buren Retta Van Auken* Mark and Mary Venghaus Craig Wallace Jessica Weaver Jay Willems and Dennis Nauert Linda Wilson Jan and Lois Wood Stan and Hilary Young

At Your Service Purchase Tickets 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 preshow 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 also provide accessible restrooms, entry doors, and walkways in our three theatres. To access the second-level Serra Skyline Lounge in the Topfer Theatre, you may use the elevator located in the lobby for your use. 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. Pre-order your drinks at the bar, and they will be waiting for you at intermission and post-show. 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.

Transportation ZACH’s Box Office staff will happily assist you in arranging a taxi for post-show. In addition, ZACH recommends Uber as an alternative transportation option. We offer a dedicated Uber pick-up and drop-off location in the Topfer Theatre parking lot.

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