A Christmas Carol - Great Lakes Theater (2014)

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About Great Lakes Theater....................................................................................................................4 Trustees.................................................................................................................................................6 Donor Spotlight .....................................................................................................................................8 A Christmas Carol...............................................................................................................................15 The Cast..............................................................................................................................................16 Background: About the Play................................................................................................................18 A Message from the Producing Artistic Director.................................................................................20 Who’s Who: The Artistic Company.......................................................................................................22 Staff: Great Lakes Theater .................................................................................................................37 November/December at PlayhouseSquare...........................................................................................38

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Great Lakes Theater

he mission of Great Lakes Theater, through its main stage productions and its education programs, is to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience. Since the company’s inception in 1962, programming has been rooted in Shakespeare, but Great Lakes commitment to great plays spans the breadth of all cultures, forms of theater and time periods –– including the 20th century –– and provides for the occasional mounting of new works that complement the classical repertoire. Classic theater holds the Great Lakes Theater’s fall 2014 production of Les Misérables. capacity to illuminate truth (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) and enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature and actions, revel in eloquent language, preserve the traditions of diverse cultures and generate communal spirit. On its main stage and through its education programs, GLT seeks to create visceral, immediate experiences for participants, asserting theater’s historic role as a vehicle for advancing the common good and helping people make the joyful and meaningful connections between classic plays and their own lives. The company’s commitment to classic theater is magnified in the educational programs that surround its productions. Since its inception, GLT Great Lakes Theater’s fall 2014 production of The Merry has had a strong presence in area schools, bringWives of Windsor. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) ing students to the theater for matinee performances and sending specially trained actor-teach- classic theater. As Great Lakes moves into a new ers to the schools for weeklong residencies devel- era with a permanent home in the Hanna Theatre, oped to explore classic drama from a theatrical the company reaffirms its belief in the power of point of view. GLT is equally dedicated to enhanc- partnership, its determination to make this coming the theater experience for adult audiences munity a better place in which to live, and its through Surround, a series of community pro- commitment to ensure the legacy of classic thegrams that explore the themes of a main stage ater in Cleveland. production. To this end, Great Lakes Theater 1501 Euclid Ave., Suite 300 regularly serves as the catalyst for community Cleveland, OH 44115 events and programs in the arts and humanities P: (216) 241-5490 that illuminate the plays on its stage. F: (216) 241-6315 Great Lakes Theater is one of only a handful of W: www.greatlakestheater.org American theaters that have stayed the course as a

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Trustees Chair Thomas G. Stafford*†

President Samuel Hartwell*

Secretary Susan Hastings*

Treasurer Walter Avdey*

Trustees Michelle Arendt Dalia Baker Viia R. Beechler David L. Bialosky Kim F. Bixenstine* Mitchell G. Blair* Todd M. Burger William Caster* Barbara Cercone Beverly J. Coen Gail L. Cudak Carolyn Dickson†

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Leslie Dickson William B. Doggett† Carol Dolan* Edward Donnelly Timothy J. Downing* Dr. Howard Epstein Natalie Epstein*† Dianne V. Foley Rudolph H. Garfield † Stephen H. Gariepy Henry G. Grendell Elizabeth A. Grove* William W. Jacobs*† John E. Katzenmeyer† Denise Horstman Keen Jonathan Leiken William E. MacDonald III† Ellen Stirn Mavec† Mary J. Mayer John E. McGrath Leslie H. Moeller Janet E. Neary*† Robert D. Neary† Pamela G. Noble*

Laura Passerallo Michael J. Peterman† Thomas A. Piraino Jr. Timothy K. Pistell† David P. Porter† Georgianna T. Roberts† Rudolph K. Schmeller John D. Schubert† Peter Shimrak† Laura Siegal† Mark C. Siegel* Sally J. Staley* Diana W. Stromberg Gerald F. Unger Donna Walsh Thomas D. Warren Nancy Wellener Kevin M. White Patrick Zohn Rebecca A. Zuti * Executive Committee † Life Trustee

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The trustees, staff and artistic company of Great Lakes Theater express our deepest gratitude to the hundreds of supporters of “Cleveland’s Classic Company.” The donors listed below made generous gifts between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. “I can no other answer make but thanks.” Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene iii

Make a Contribution Great Lakes Theater served over 100,000 students and adults last year through its Hanna and Ohio Theatre mainstage productions and education programs throughout northeast Ohio. This would not have been possible without the annual support of hundreds of the generous donors listed below. Please join the Great Lakes Theater family by making a tax-deductible contribution to support Cleveland’s Classic Company. Visit the “Support Us” section of our website (www.greatlakestheater.org) or call us at (216) 453-4442 to learn more about our membership and donation programs.

Sponsors Company Sponsors $100,000 and above The Cleveland Foundation***

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture** Lead Sponsors $50,000 to $99,999

The George Gund Foundation*** The John P. Murphy Foundation* The David & Inez Myers Foundation***

Ohio Arts Council*** The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation***

Sponsors $25,000 to $49,999 The GAR Foundation*** The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation*** The Kulas Foundation*** The Reinberger Foundation

Shakespeare for a New Generation – National Endowment for the Arts The Sherwick Fund

The Business Alliance of Great Lakes Theater

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*3 – 5 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor **6 – 9 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor ***10 or more consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

Thank You!

The following individuals renewed their gift or returned as donors to Great Lakes Theater during the period July 1, 2014 through October 10, 2014. Thank you for your support! Steve Gariepy & Nancy Sin Henry G. Grendell Elizabeth Grove & Rich Bedell William R. Gustaferro Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings Ms. Margaret Kaczmarek Paul R. & Denise Horstman Keen Dennis Kelly Stephen & Lillian Levine Mr. & Mrs. William E. MacDonald III Jack McGrath Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller Dale, Dale Jr. & Gayle Montgomery Janet & Bob Neary Ms. Brenda Norton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oshinsky Dr. & Mrs. Donald Palmer Laura Passerallo

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Shakespeare Society Individual donors of $1,000 and above are members of Great Lakes Theater’s “Shakespeare Society” and are entitled to certain benefits, including invitations to special Society events and activities. For more information, contact Don Bernardo at (216) 453-1068.

Avon Circle $10,000 to $24,999 The Abington Foundation* The Community Foundation of Lorain County*** Eaton Corporation** Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer*** Janet & Bob Neary*** The Nord Family Foundation*** Nordson Corporation Foundation** Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pistell*** Mrs. James O. Roberts*** John & Barbara Schubert*** The Shubert Foundation*** Squire Sanders, LLP Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford***

Stratford Circle ($5,000 to $9,999) Bridgewater Associates, Inc.** The Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation*** Bill & Judie Caster* Cleveland Indians Baseball Company Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill** Larry & Eva Haas Dolan* Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein Ernst & Young, LLP*** The Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Foundation*** The Giant Eagle Foundation* Paul R. & Denise Horstman Keen** Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller** David P. Porter & Margaret K. Poutasse***

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Globe Circle ($2,500 to $4,999) Chuck & Bonnie Abbey* Walt & Laura Avdey** Dalia & Robert Baker*** Robyn & David Barrie*** William & Viia Beechler Mitch & Liz Blair*** Glenn & Jenny Brown*** Mr. & Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm*** The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation*** Gail Cudak & Thomas Young*** Edward Donnelly & Mary Kay DeGrandis Barry & Suzanne Doggett*** Richard & Evelyn Dolejs* Charles, Lidia & Alexa Fee** Dianne V. Foley Steve Gariepy & Nancy Sin*** Henry G. Grendell Elizabeth Grove & Rich Bedell Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell*** Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings** William W. Jacobs*** The Laub Foundation***

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The Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust*** The Lubrizol Foundation*** Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Mayer*** Donald W. Morrison*** Nicholas & Sue Peay*** Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Peterman*** Thomas A. Piraino & Barbara C. McWilliams* Prof. Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ruhl*** Dr. & Mrs. Gerard Seltzer* Sally J. Staley** Diana & Eugene Stromberg*** Paul & Pamela Teel* Donna & Richard Walsh*** Lori & John Wheeler

Folio Circle ($1,000 to $2,499) Michelle R. Arendt*** John & Laura Bertsch* David & Carolyn Bialosky* Kim & Bart Bixenstine* H.F. & J.C. Burkhardt*** Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP** Marilyn A. Callaly Jack & Janice Campbell*** Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cercone*** Beverly J. Coen* Carolyn & Charles Dickson*** Ms. Leslie C. Dickson* David Goodman & Barbara Hawley Ms. Roe Green Ms. Evalyn Greene

The Gries Family Foundation*** William R. Gustaferro*** John & Virginia Hansen*** Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.*** Kenneth Karosy** Donna M. & Alex I. Koler Charlotte R. Kramer John & Joann Lane Mr. Jonathan Leiken & Ms. Erika Friedman Mr. & Mrs. William E. MacDonald, III Jack McGrath*** The Mersol Family*** Mr. & Mrs. William Mitchell*** Mr. & Mrs. John C. Morley*** Mr. & Mrs. William Osborne, Jr.*** Dr. & Mrs. Donald Palmer*** Laura Passerallo Dr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast*** Mary Perkins Mr. & Mrs. John S. Piety*** Dr. & Mrs. Bradford J. Richmond* Linda Schlageter*** Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph K. Schmeller Mr. & Mrs. Mark Siegel** Donald A. & Catherine C. Sinko** Brit & Kate Stenson*** Cynthia R. Stillings Target* Mr. Robert A. Tschannen*** Ulmer & Berne, LLP** Gerald F. Unger*** Raymond Voelker Mary C. Warren** Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Warren** Mr. & Mrs. Kevin M. White* Patrick M. Zohn***

Our Region’s Students Each year, over 40,000 students throughout Northeast Ohio participate in a main stage, classroom or community program produced by Great Lakes Theater. Donors help underwrite student tickets and programming fees to make it possible for many to experience first-hand “the world’s greatest plays.”

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THE LEGACY SOCIETY

Great Lakes Theater’s Legacy Society honors individuals, families, foundations and other generous donors that make gifts to Great Lakes Theater’s Endowment Fund or have made a provision for Great Lakes Theater through their estate plans. Please consider becoming a member of the growing list of generous Great Lakes Theater Legacy Society supporters and help ensure that classic theater endures for future generations in northeast Ohio by designating Great Lakes Theater a beneficiary in your will, trust, or other estate plans.

“Evermore thanks.” Marilyn* and Paul Brentlinger Willard and Donna Carmel Mary* and Leigh Carter Natalie and Morton Epstein Edward S. Godleski Samuel S. Hartwell Mary Anne* and Jack McGrath Janet and Bob Neary James A. Nelson*

Richard II, Act II, Scene ii Donald and Anne Palmer Lynn and Tim Pistell Professor Alan Miles Ruben and Judge Betty Willis Ruben George* and Marjorie* Springer Thomas G. and Ruth M. Stafford Arthur A. Thomas Audrey* and Dick Watts

*Deceased: The legacy of these generous donors lives on for future generations.

LEAVE A LEGACY!

For more information regarding planned gifts, please contact Don Bernardo, Great Lakes Theater’s Director of Development, (216) 453-1068 | dbernardo@greatlakestheater.org.

Sustainers ($500 to $999) Fred & Mary Behm** Jeffrey Boecker & Susan Iler Bette Bonder & Patrick Bray* Mr. Jonathan M. Boylan & Mrs. Marianne Ludwig** Beverly & Bruce Cameron Christopher & Nancy Coburn** Eleanor Davidson Richard Furnstahl & Teresa Stankiewicz Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Garfield, Jr.*** Janet & Patricia Glaeser*** Gary & Joanna Graeff*** Mrs. Robin H. Hatch Mr. Herbert J. Hoppe, Jr.*** Robert & Linda Jenkins** Stewart & Donna Kohl The Rosa & Samuel Lobe Memorial Fund of the Jewish Federation*** Ken & Mary Loparo*** Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Lynch*** Lynda & Charlie Mayer** Francis & Viola McDowell** Mr. & Mrs. Douglas McGregor Helen & Harry Mercer The Music & Drama Club* Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. O’ Connor** John & Norine Prim*** Mr. John Rampe Naomi G. & Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland* Lloyd Snyder & Margaret Terry Kathleen Turner*** Margaret & Loyal Wilson The Women’s Committee of Great Lakes Theater Festival*** Brian Wynne & Patrick Cozzens* Donald & Dorothy Zito

Patrons ($250 to $499)

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Nancy L. Adams** Lori Adler Thomas & Joann Adler** John & Winnie Awarski Randy & Pam Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Benham S. Bates*** Gary & Kay Bluhm** Susan Bobey* Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Boehnlein Julia & Ben Brouhard Audrey DeClement*** Prof. & Mrs. George W. Dent* Bob & Ginny Eckardt Dr. & Mrs. Michael Eppig*** Jeanne S. Epstein** James Eschmeyer*** Jon & Mary Fancher** Ann & Harry Farmer Mary Ann & Joseph Fischer Lainie Hadden*** Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Heller

Donors support

Audiences and Artists Did you know that ticket revenue covers only half of the cost of creating a Great Lakes Theater production? Generous donors ensure that our productions of timeless classics, “re-imagined” for contemporary audiences, are of the highest quality. Thanks to donors like you, we’ve connected over four million people to the classics over the last five decades!

Learn more about how you can play a part at GreatLakesTheater.org. Tom & Luz Higgason** Kathy & Jamie Hogg** Amy & Jeff Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Jahn Bernie & Nancy Karr*** Mr. Karl Keller Ms. Joylen J. Kent Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kimmel** Charles King & Catherine Keating Bob & Nanci Kirkpatrick** James Koehler Ronald G. Kollar** Dr. & Mrs. Eric Konicki Chris & Laura Larson** Stephen & Lillian Levine Ms. Beth Liff Eva & Rudolf Linnebach Morton & Lola Litt*** Thomas & Sheryl Love** Mr. David McKissock Rita C. McLaughlin Jean McQuillan & Richard Christ*** John J. Meiburger Mary & Steve Mitchell*** Brian & Cindy Murphy** Deborah L. Neale*** Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer M. Piper*** Maria Poulos Thomas & Helen Rathburn* Dr. Edward J. Rockwood*** Mrs. Sharon M. Rogers** Michael Russell Bob & Kathy Rutter Otmar & Rota Sackerlotzky*** Dr. Howard Simon Frances Stewart & David Mook* Dr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Smith** Karl & Carol Theil* Frank & Vicki Titas*

The Edward & Katherine Thomas Family Robert & Marti Vagi*** Mr. & Mrs. James D. Vail Carol Lee Vella*** Christine & Daniel Vento Nancy-Anne Wargo Dr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Watts* Mr. John Wiedemann & Ms. Pamela Schnellinger Mr. Lee C. Zeiszler Ms. Margaret E. Zellmer

Associates ($125 to $249) Donna Beletic* Mr. James J. Benedict, Jr.* Mr. Joseph M. Bennett John & Jeannene Bertosa* Roger Bielefeld** Bernice A. Bolek*** Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton*** Mr. D. Stephen Botorff & Ms. Patricia J. Moyer** Ms. Robin Herrington Bowen*** Joanne R. Bratush** Richard & Mary Ann Brockett V. Elizabeth Brown* Mike & Carole Brown Mrs. Nancy H. Burcham*** Larry & Andi Carlini** Tim & Cindy Carr Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Charlick John & Donna Clifford*** Rollin & Anne Conway* Stan & Lisa Corwin* David & Gayle Cratty** Lowell & Carole Davis*** Mr. Alex Derkaschenko**

Daniel & Joyce Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eikenburg*** Janice Evans Gene & Patricia Ewald Friends of Nordonia Hills Library Susan L. Fike*** Mary Eileen Fogarty*** David V. Foos** Mrs. Barbara J. Garris* Gary & Katie Geoffrion Larry & Jean Gilbert Thomas Gilbride** Hazel Haffner*** Tom & Kirsten Hagesfeld** Marian Hancy* Michael & Suzanne Harris* James G. Hayes Curt & Karen Henkle** Clyde A. Horn*** Ron & Joanne Hulec*** Mr. Richard Hyde James & Gale Jacobsohn Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Janson* Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kahn Marilyn & Howard Karfeld*** Lauren Kawentel** Ms. Judith A. Kish David & Sue Klepac** Mr. Thomas Knox Jacob Kronenberg & Barbara Belovich** Charles Kruger Eleanor & Stephen Kushnick*** Fred & Joann Lafferty Mr.& Mrs. Brian Lawler Gregory Leach Ms. Carla Licastro* Mr. & Mrs. Devere E. Logan* Anne R. & Kenneth E. Love* Brian & Renee Lowery*

Joel & Teresa Andreani* Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bahler Lynne M. Bajec* Carol Barnak Tom & Dorothy Bier*** Mr. & Mrs. David R. Blackman Dr. & Mrs. Dieter F. Bloser*** Ms. Dorothy F. Borer Mr. Stanley C. Brandt & Ms. Mary K. Whitmer*** Ms. Megan Casserlie Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Chernus Marcia G. Christian** Kathleen M. Cooper** Doug & Mary Court** Samuel Cowling** Ronald & Patricia Cramer Shirley B. Dawson* Chris & Mary Ann Deibel*** Carolyn J. Buller & Bill Doll***

Mrs. Lois Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Tom Schock* Doris A. Schultz** Steve & Kathy Schultz* Donna Sheridan** Patricia J. Shook** Mary Slak** Marg Slesnick** Alma L. Smith Mr. Joseph A. Sopko Rex & Judy Stanforth Darwin L. Steele*** Ms. Lillian Stewart Ms. Rochelle R. Straffon Dan & Robin Sullivan Dalma & Lajos Takacs*** Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Tatman John & Emily Hartwell Taylor Anne Unverzagt & Richard Goddard** Carol A. Vidoli*** Natalie Vloedman Drs. Jay & Kathleen Ward*** Sharon & Yoash Wiener*** Mrs. Barbara S. Walker* Robert & Emily Williams Jeanne Wojciechowicz James & Sandra Wood* Mr. A. Paul Ziegler Ruth & Sidney Zilber*** *3 – 5 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor **6 – 9 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor ***10 or more consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

Matinee Idols Donors who underwrote tickets to 2014-2015 Student Matinees so more students can attend. Steve Adler AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings Mary Archambault Walt & Laura Avdey Carol Barnak David & Carolyn Bialosky Jack & Janice Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cercone Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Chernus Karen, Ken, & Zoe Conley Mr. & Mrs. John Ferchill Mr. Gerald Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Garfield, Jr. Lawrence & Linda Hatch Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer Bob & Nanci Kirkpatrick Mr. & Mrs. John S. Piety Mrs. Nancy B. Pottorff Mrs. James O. Roberts John & Barbara Schubert Laura & Alvin Siegal

Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford Sally J. Staley Brit & Kate Stenson Linda M. Kane & Gary Stewart John & Dianne Young

Matching Gift Corporations AT&T Foundation Eaton Corporation FirstEnergy Foundation FM Global Charitable Contributions IBM Corporation Key Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation Perkins Charitable Foundation PNC Foundation Rockwell Automation

Gifts were received in honor of: Dr. Howard Epstein Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein Chris Fornadel Samuel Hartwell Sally J. Staley

Gifts were received in memory of: Jack L. Brown Corning Chisholm Marie Strawbridge

The Women’s Committee Formed in 1961, the committee is Great Lakes Theater’s longest standing volunteer support group. Members act as hosts for our actors, provide support in our administrative office and at events, and cheer us on throughout the season. If you would like to become a member, call Joanne Hulec at (216) 252-8717 for more information.

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Friends ($75 to $125)

Barbara J. Burke* Daniel Divis Donna Douglas*** Judith Darus Rita & Dennis Dura** The Eldridge Family*** Deena & Richard Epstein*** Howard P. Erlichman* Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Field*** Mr. & Mrs. Lou Galizio*** Katherine A. Ganz Deborah A. Geier*** Greg & Gail Gibson*** Dr. & Mrs. Norman W. Goldston*** Ilona K. Gram* Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Gray* John Greene Jean E. Gubbins* Lee & Peter Haas Iris & Tom Harvie*** Jean Heller Ms. Eleanor W. Helper Frank & Gerry Hoffert* Mark & Lynn Hofflund Dr. Randal N. Huff Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Kelley*** Michael & Lynn Kleinman* Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Kozel*** Mr. & Mrs. Robert Larson Frederick C. Luckay Jennifer & Peter Meckes Rev. Edward E. Mehok*** Mrs. Ruth P. Mennell Christine Myers-Johnston Susan Janney* Mr. Gilbert P. Kenehan* Samuel C. Kennell Stuart & Anne Klein Mary Jo Klements Mr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Kruszka Pat Murphy & Mike Kupiec* Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lacey Lauri Laribee Gregory & Vickie Leyes* Ronald & Elizabeth Manolio*** Ms. Linda McGinty* Nan Miller** Ms. Cheryl A. Moskwa Ken Noetzel* Joan M. Oravec*** Mr. & Mrs. James M. Petras James & Susan Prince Mr. & Mrs. Harold I. Pittaway III Andrew & Brenda Pongracz Mr. & Mrs. Louis Pongracz* Larry & Susan Rakow* Judy & Clifford Reeves** The Reinker Family*** Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P. Rencehausen Ms. Jacqueline Y. Rhodes* Barbara S. Robinson Mr. Mark J. Salling & Ms. Cindie Carroll Pankhurst*** Diane Savage

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McDonald*** Richard & Karen Middaugh* Ms. Jennifer A. Miller Amanda Mockbee Toni & Linda Moore** Roy & Cindy Moore** Tom & Mary Neff Ms. Karen Nemec* Ms. Brenda Norton Lou M. Papes* Zachary & Deborah Paris** Peggy & Michael Partington** Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Patalon Frank Rausche Reinhold & Ginny Roedig*** Ms. Lori Riga & Mr. Jeff Saks Mrs. Kathy Salem Mr. & Mrs. James A. Saks Jim & Joan Schaefer* Dr. Dave & Faye Sholiton Dina & Richard Schoonmaker*** Donna Schuerger** John & Susan Siegfried Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Slavin** David & Rita Smith*** William E. Spatz* Susan St. John* Kathlyn & Harry Stenzel*** Anita K. Stoll Albert Stratton Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Sullivan** Mr. Joseph E. Talaba Elizabeth Twohig** James L. Wagner* Mrs. Betty S. Weiss* Gordon & Virginia Wepfer Ms. Jennifer B. Schwartz Wright Dr. C. Russell & Cynthia Zachem Arthur & Deborah Zinn** Ms. Rebecca A. Zuti & Mr. Anthony D. DeCello*

Officers

Barbara Cercone, President Janice Campbell, Vice Chair Viola McDowell, Recording Secretary Bernice Bolek, Corresponding Secretary Nanci Kirkpatrick, Treasurer

Every effort is made to ensure that our Donor records are current and correct. Please call the Development Office (216.453.4442) with questions or to report updates and revisions.

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Cleveland’s Classic Company presents

Spring 2015 Hanna Theatre

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An Unforgettable Classic Thriller

By Frederick Knott

Feb. 27 - Mar. 22

The Bard’s Final Glorious Gift to the Theater

By William Shakespeare

Apr. 10 - 26 TICKETS START AT $15!

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Charles Fee Producing Artistic Director With generous support from

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Charles Dickens Gerald Freedman Sara Bruner

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Company

Leah Jennings* Kameryn McKay Jones Patrick John Kiernan Ian McLaughlin Cara Myers Quinn Mattfeld* Betsy Mugavero* Cameron Danielle Nelson Carly Marie Nelson

Fabio Polanco* Kayla Ann Slater M.A. Taylor* Karen Thorla Dustin Tucker* Malik Victorian Madison Wayt Chase Christopher Zadd

Scenic Design John Ezell & Gene Emerson Friedman

Costume Design James Scott

Lighting Design Mary Jo Dondlinger & Cynthia Stillings

Sound Design Tom Mardikes & Stan Kozak

Music Adaptor/Arranger Robert Waldman

Stage Manager Corrie E. Purdum*

Music Director Matthew Webb

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J. Todd Adams* Laura Welsh Berg* Lynn Robert Berg* Stephen Mitchell Brown* Nicolas Bustamante Aled Davies* Jodi Dominick* Cole Emerine

Choreographer David Shimotakahara

Assistant Stage Manager Tim Kinzel*

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission. *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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the cast

A Christmas Carol

Cleaveland Family Father, who will become Bob Cratchit ........................................................................................ J. Todd Adams * Mother, who will become Belle and Fred’s Wife ....................................................................Laura Welsh Berg * Miss Elizabeth, who will become Fan .......................................................................................Betsy Mugavero * Master Richard, who will become Dick Wilkins........................................................................ Malik Victorian Miss Abigail................................................................................................................................Kayla Ann Slater Master Robert ................................................................................................................................Cole Emerine Miss Polly .............................................................................................................................Carly Marie Nelson Master William, who will become Tiny Tim .................................. Kameryn McKay Jones, Ian McLaughlin Samuels, who will become Ebenezer Scrooge....................................................................................Aled Davies * Muggeridge, who will become Christmas Present........................................................................Dustin Tucker * Jane, who will become Mrs. Cratchit ...........................................................................................Jodi Dominick * Nephew Fred ............................................................................................................................. Quinn Mattfeld * First Charity Man..............................................................................................................................M.A. Taylor * Second Charity Man ....................................................................................................................Fabio Polanco * Streetsinger ....................................................................................................................... Patrick John Kiernan Sled Boy .............................................................................................................................. Nicolas Bustamante Skate Girl ..................................................................................................................................... Madison Wayt Marley .....................................................................................................................................Lynn Robert Berg * Christmas Past ................................................................................................................. Patrick John Kiernan Boy Scrooge......................................................................................................................... Nicolas Bustamante Adolescent Scrooge ..................................................................................................................... Cole Emerine Mr. Fezziwig ..................................................................................................................................Fabio Polanco * Mrs. Fezziwig ............................................................................................................................... Leah Jennings * Fezziwig Guests...................................Laura Welsh Berg*, Jodi Dominick*, Cole Emerine, Betsy Mugavero*, Kayla Ann Slater, M.A. Taylor*, Karen Thorla, Dustin Tucker* Young Scrooge .......................................................................................................................... Quinn Mattfeld *

Cratchit Family Peter ............................................................................................................................................ Malik Victorian Martha ....................................................................................................................................... Betsy Mugavero * Belinda ...................................................................................................................................... Kayla Ann Slater James ............................................................................................................................................ Cole Emerine Sarah .................................................................................................................................... Carly Marie Nelson Miner ........................................................................................................................... Stephen Mitchell Brown * Lighthouse Keeper ................................................................................................................. Lynn Robert Berg * Helmsman ...................................................................................................................................Fabio Polanco* Cynthia ......................................................................................................................................... Leah Jennings * Topper ....................................................................................................................... Stephen Mitchell Brown* “Want” ................................................................................................................................. Carly Marie Nelson “Ignorance” ........................................................................................................................ Nicolas Bustamante Christmas Future ............................................................................................................. Patrick John Kiernan Rich Men ....................................................... Lynn Robert Berg*, Stephen Mitchell Brown*, Fabio Polanco * Soloist ....................................................................................................................... Cameron Danielle Nelson Joe the Keeper....................................................................................................................................M.A. Taylor * Laundress ..................................................................................................................................... Leah Jennings * Charwoman ................................................................................................................................ Jodi Dominick * Undertaker ..............................................................................................................................Lynn Robert Berg * Debtor .......................................................................................................................................... Dustin Tucker * Debtor’s Wife ................................................................................................................................ Karen Thorla Delivery Boy ............................................................................................................... Chase Christopher Zadd Street Children ..........................................................Cara Myers, Cameron Danielle Nelson, Madison Wayt

Scene: London, 1864, and in the imagination of the listener

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*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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crooge. And “bah, humbug.” The name and phrase instantly conjure up the familiar tale retold from year to year. We all know Scrooge’s story, his wondrous transformation from “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner” to a man who “knew how to keep Christmas well.” His very name has entered our dictionaries as a synonym for miser. Since Charles Dickens (1812-1870) created this memorable character in his 1843 story, A Christmas Carol, we’ve met him in countless guises: He’s been portrayed by Alistair Sim in the 1951 film classic and updated by comedian Bill Murray in the movie Scrooged. There’s been a radio version of the story featuring Lionel Barrymore and a musical starring Albert Finney. And there are even cartoon figures of Scrooge McDuck and Mr. Magoo. Clearly, Scrooge and A Christmas Carol are indelibly imprinted in the heart of western culture. Like most of Dickens’ works, A Christmas Carol was born of both expediency and deeply felt conviction. Its 31-year-old author was already the toast of England and America, with the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby to his credit. And yet, with a fifth child on the way, improvident parents and several siblings clamoring for support, and sales of his latest book, Martin Chuzzlewit, fizzling, Dickens needed a new best seller. A warmhearted holiday story seemed a sure bet. At the same time, the young writer seized on the Christmas tale as an apt vehicle for his characteristic social and moral concerns. Driven by his own memories of an impoverished youth, Dickens ever championed the victims of urban industrialism in his work. His speaking and fundraising efforts on behalf of education for the poor inspired him to write A Christmas Carol. He wanted, he said, to “throw [himself] upon the truthful feeling of the people” at an abundant time of year when they were most open to change. Scrooge, as he first appears, is the embodiment of the laissez-faire economic theories that shaped British public policy in the mid-19th century; Dickens biographer Edgar Johnson dubs the miser “the personification of ‘economic man.’” When solicited for a charitable donation, Scrooge sputters that prisons and workhouses should suf-

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fice for the idle poor, adding, “If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” Scrooge must learn the lesson that the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, comes to teach him: “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance and benevolence, were, all, my business.” Scrooge is forced to confront the consequences of social indifference in terrifying specters called Ignorance and Want. While acutely aware that selfishness and greed infect materialistic society as a whole, Dickens –– in early works like A Christmas Carol –– focused on the need to transform individuals one by one. As novelist George Orwell observed, “he is always pointing to a change of spirit rather than a change of structure.” Dickens’ message, Orwell added, is a deceptively simple one: “If men would behave decently, the world would be decent.” A Christmas Carol was the first –– and most enduring –– of a series of Christmas books and stories that provided Dickens with a nearly annual forum for propounding similar themes throughout the 1840s. Most of these Christmas stories borrowed their forms from imaginative children’s literature. This was the age of the brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen; fairy tales, ghost stories and ballads were gaining popularity in educated English circles during the 19th century. For Dickens, hearing and reading fanciful and folk stories had provided vital oases in his own otherwise barren youth. A Christmas Carol borrows the fairy tale’s “once upon a time” beginning and “happily ever after” ending. Subtitled “A Ghost Story of Christmas,” it also shares the ghost story’s supernatural characters and sense of time and space. By means of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Dickens can transport Scrooge instantaneously from scene to vivid scene –– from his lonely school days to his former employer Fezziwig’s festive holiday ball to the humble home of his clerk, Bob Cratchit, to his own desolate grave. The ghostly machinery brings Scrooge face-to-face with his painful, nearly forgotten past and, in a process akin to modern psychotherapy, leads him to reflect on the experiences that shaped his selfishness; to develop a new awareness of the consequences of his behavior; and to

—Margaret Lynch Margaret Lynch holds a doctorate in literature from the University of Chicago.

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that for Dickens, Christmas “meant mistletoe and pudding –– neither resurrection from dead, nor rising of new stars, nor teaching of wise men, nor shepherds.” In fact, his holiday fable does depict the resurrection of a dead soul, but in moral and social terms. Decidedly anticlerical, antidogmatic and antisectarian, Dickens shared the liberal Protestant emphasis on Jesus’ humanity and was drawn to mesmerism and other non-traditional sorts of spiritualism. He longed for a human community infused with the grace of brotherly love. It was Dickens’ singular talent to convey this longing for fellowship in the warm bond he struck with his public. According to critic Angus Wilson, “The Christmas articles and stories ... were a yearly high point in Dickens’ relations with his tens of thousands of readers.” He affirmed this commitment to his audience in public readings of his works that absorbed his vast energies during the two decades before his death in 1870. In these readings –– which began as benefits for worker education and from first to last almost always featured A Christmas Carol –– Dickens created a sense of shared experience. When audiences roared at such lines as “and to Tiny Tim who did NOT die,” he felt “as if we were all bodily going up into the clouds together.” Whether read privately or brought to life dramatically as Dickens did in his own readings, A Christmas Carol still retains the power to communicate the force of its maker’s direct, engaged voice and childlike wonder. Men, women and children continue to experience the story as a personal holiday gift from Charles Dickens.

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resolve, “I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse.” Most critics agree that one of Dickens’ most profound personal myths is contained in his idealized memories of a sunny early childhood before his family’s steady slide into indigence. He was, notes Paul Schlicke, “the first major novelist to place children at the centre of novels.” In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge finds redemption in compassion for his own lost childhood as well as for the crippled but blessed Tiny Tim Cratchit. As scholar Harry Stone observes, Dickens evokes “the undefiled world of childhood and makes us feel that we, like Scrooge, can recapture it. Deep symbolic identifications such as these … give A Christmas Carol an enduring grip on our culture.” Particularly potent are the links Dickens forges between childhood and the child- and familycentered feast of Christmas. He once proclaimed, “It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.” The marvelous transformations effected by Dickens’ ghosts are of a kind with both the magical thinking of children and the wondrous promise that surrounds Christmas. Child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim asks about Christmas, “What could be more magical than the birth of a child, or the rebirth of the world? What holds more magic for mankind than the promise of a chance of a new beginning?” And it is just such a joyful promise that A Christmas Carol holds out for the closed, hardened, isolated Scrooge in all of us. Scrooge’s nephew calls Christmas a “kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” For Dickens, says scholar Joseph Gold, it’s a recurring invitation to rebirth. Dickens’ vision of magical Christmas conversion is primarily a secular rather than a religious one. His contemporary, John Ruskin, grumbled

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Welcome

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Dear Friends,

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appy Holidays! Welcome to Great Lakes Theater’s 26th annual production of Gerald Freedman’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. It is no exaggeration to say that the popularity of A Christmas Carol has kept the lights on for many theater companies around the world – and this has certainly been true for Great Lakes Theater! Mr. Freedman’s beautiful production has been seen by more than 650,000 people in its quarter century onstage at the Ohio Theatre, nearly half of whom were students and children – many seeing their very first play. We are truly grateful to Gerry for giving Great Lakes Theater and our entire region such an amazing gift of theater. His vision and artistry have transcended generations and united our community in powerfully meaningful ways. We are grateful to so many people for the enduring success of A Christmas Carol, from the artists and technical staff that have kept this production as fresh as the day it opened, to the funding community of foundations, corporations, and individuals who have supported our work on Dickens’s masterpiece over the years. Special thanks again this year to the John P. Murphy Foundation whose support of A Christmas Carol began with our original production in 1989 and has continued ever since. Joining the John P. Murphy Foundation this season are the Lubrizol Foundation for support of our student matinees of A Christmas Carol – serving an expected audience of 10,000 students this year – and The Abington Foundation supporting our work on the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s A Christmas Carol writing contest. Along with these very special sponsors are many others who support our work each year. I would encourage you to look through this program at the list of individual members, corporations and foundations that support GLT – you may just see your own name! This spring we continue our 53rd season with productions of Frederick Knott’s classic thriller, Dial “M” For Murder playing February 27 through March 22, followed by Shakespeare’s late romance, The Tempest, playing April 10 through 26. We hope you’ll join us across the street in the re-imagined Hanna Theatre for both of these plays. Subscription packages are still available and our Bard Card is a great way to give the gift of theater this holiday season. For complete information, call our subscriber hotline at (216) 640-8869, or online at GreatLakesTheater.org. From all of us at Great Lakes Theater, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. Cheers,

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who’s who J. Todd Adams* Father/Bob Cratchit/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), As You Like It (Oliver), Richard III (Clarence/Catesby), The Imaginary Invalid (Bonnefoi), The Winter’s Tale (Cleomenes). Regional: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (Sherlock Holmes) at the Utah Shakespeare Festival; Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Richard III, The Imaginary Invalid, The Winter’s Tale at Idaho Shakespeare Festival; Henry IV pt. 1 (Hotspur), The Three Musketeers (Aramis), Love’s Labor’s Lost (Costard) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) at Shakespeare Santa Cruz; The Importance of Being Earnest (Jack) and The Real Thing (Billy) at PCPA; Drawer Boy, Lonesome West, Entertaining Mister Sloane, Cyrano de Bergerac (South Coast Repertory); Gross Indecency (Mark Taper Forum); King Lear (San Diego Repertory); I Pagliacci (Kennedy Center, directed by Franco Zeffirelli). Film/Television: Gilmore Girls, The West Wing, Flyboys and Warriors of Virtue. Mr. Adams holds an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater. Laura Welsh Berg* Mother/Belle/Mrs. Fred/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Mrs. Alice Ford, Merry Wives of Windsor; and Old Woman/ Prostitute, Les Misérables Eight seasons at Great Lakes

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Theater Laura is thrilled to be returning to the Great Lakes Theater stage. Shows with GLT and her sister company, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, include Richard III, Sweeney Todd, The Tempest, Hay Fever, All’s Well that Ends Well, Major Barbara, Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Into the Woods, Arsenic and Old Lace, Measure for Measure, She Stoops to Conquer and A Christmas Carol. Other credits include Viola in Twelfth Night and Speed in Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Chicago credits

The Artistic Company include The Farnsworth Invention at Timeline Theater, Arms and the Man at Centerstage and Mill Fire at Sheil Park. She has a B.A. in theater from Baldwin Wallace University and an M.F.A. in acting from DePaul University. Much love to her amazing parents! Laura is lucky enough to share her life, and work, with Lynn. Lynn Robert Berg* Marley/Lighthouse Man/Man 2/ Undertaker, A Christmas Carol; Mr. Frank Ford, Merry Wives of Windsor; and The Bishop of Digne/Fauchelevant/Brujon/ Combeferre, Les Misérables Thirteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previously at Great Lakes Theater: The title role of Richard III, Jonas Fogg in Sweeney Todd, Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale, Doctor Purgeon in The Imaginary Invalid, Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet, Doctor Parker in Bat Boy: The Musical, Banquo in Macbeth, Caliban in The Tempest, Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever, Marcus Lycus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and the Ghost of Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol. Other credits: Friar Laurence/Montague in the Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth in the Short Shakespeare! Macbeth tour with Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; Bill Walker in Major Barbara, Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew, Edmund in King Lear and Hastings in She Stoops to Conquer at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; Prospero in The Tempest at Maine Shakespeare Festival; The Professor in All the Great Books (Abridged) at Delaware Theater Company; and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at Writer’s Theater in Chicago. Lynn holds an MFA from the University of Delaware Professional Theater Training Program. SLL’M Stephen Mitchell Brown* Topper/Man 3/Miner/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Bardolph, Merry Wives of Windsor; and Jean Valjean, Les Misérables One season at Great Lakes Theater

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Thrilled to be returning to GLT! Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde (revival). National tours: Jekyll & Hyde, Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel, “Leadville” Johnny in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Regional: Rochester in Jane Eyre (Legacy Theatre — Atlanta’s Suzi Bass Award), Oliver! (Paper Mill Playhouse), Enoch Snow in Carousel, Professor Bhaer in Little Women, Nicely-Nicely in Guys and Dolls (all at Cumberland County Playhouse), Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Fireside Theatre), Capt. Albert Lennox in The Secret Garden (Theatre By The Sea), Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf in Into the Woods and Thurston Wheelis in Greater Tuna (both at Jenny Wiley Theatre). B.A. in theater with music minor from Muhlenberg College. Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Special thanks to Victoria for the opportunity to play a dream role, Michael Cassara, Eddie and Take 3 Talent, Eric Michael Gillett, Mom, Dad, Ginger, Sadie, and my wife, Leah. Much love. One Day More! www.stephenmitchellbrown.com

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Aled Davies* Scrooge/Samuels, A Christmas Carol; Mr. John Falstaff, The Merry Wives of Windsor Fourteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previously for GLT: Scrooge/ Samuels in A Christmas Carol, Old Adam/Corin in As You Like It, Porter Milgrim in Deathtrap, Arvide Abernathy in Guys and Dolls, Dr. Bradman in Blithe Spirit, Camillo in The Winter’s Tale, Monsieur Diafoirus in The Imaginary Invalid, Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Major Metcalf in The Mousetrap, Vincentio in The Taming of the Shrew, Duke of Milan in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Brabantio in Othello, The Earl of Caversham in An Ideal Husband, Sheriff Reynolds in Bat Boy: The Musical, Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Your Chairman in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Sea Captain/Priest in Twelfth Night, Solinus/Dr. Pinch in The Comedy of Errors, Dorn in The Seagull, Duncan/Old Siward in Macbeth, Deputy Governor Danforth in The Crucible, King of France in All’s Well That Ends Well, Mr. Witherspoon in Arsenic and Old Lace, Escalus in Measure for Measure, Prospero in The Tempest, David Bliss in Hay Fever, Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Boyet in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar,

Claudius in Hamlet, Cleante in Tartuffe, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, Buckingham in Richard III and Topper in A Christmas Carol. Aled has been a proud and appreciative member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1984. Go Browns! Jodi Dominick* Jane/Mrs. Cratchit/Charwoman/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Mrs. Margaret Page, Merry Wives of Windsor; and Fantine, Les Misérables Eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater Jodi’s previous roles include Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd, Prince Edward/Ensemble in Richard III, Mollie Ralston in The Mousetrap, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Lady MacDuff in Macbeth, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Helena Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Lady Chiltern in An Ideal Husband, Bianca in Othello, Ivana/Tailor in The Taming of the Shrew, Samson in Romeo and Juliet, Lucetta/Outlaw in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Louison in The Imaginary Invalid, Emilia in The Winter’s Tale and Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Seven seasons at Idaho Shakespeare Festival include Sweeney Todd, Richard III, Into the Woods, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Twelfth Night, An Ideal Husband, Othello, Two Gentleman of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, Cabaret, The Mousetrap, The Winter’s Tale and The Imaginary Invalid. Other credits include Diana in I Love You Because at 14th Street Theater in PlayhouseSquare; Miss Gardner in Carrie the Musical, Clara in Passion and Helen in The Break Up Notebook at Beck Center. Other theaters: New World Stages, Hudson Backstage Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Hayworth Theatre, Dobama and The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Jodi is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. Leah Jennings* Cynthia/Mrs. Fezziwig/ Laundress/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Ensemble, The Merry Wives of Windsor; and Ensemble, Les Misérables One season at Great Lakes Theater Thrilled to be joining the company! National tours: Molly Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

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Regional: Carrie in Carousel, Adelaide in Guys & Dolls, Meg in Little Women, Nancy in Oliver! (all at Cumberland County Playhouse), Madame Dindon in La Cage Aux Folles (Theatre By The Sea), Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music, Camelot (both at White Plains PAC), Mrs. Phagan in Parade (Gallery Players), The Sound of Music (North Shore Music Theatre), Searching for Romeo (NYMF). Cabaret: The Amanda McBroom Project (MAC Award - Special Production). MM in musical theater from Oklahoma City University. Proud Member of AEA. Special Thanks to Victoria and Charlie for the opportunity to join the company, Eddie and Take 3 Talent, EMG, GAB, my family in OK, Ginger, Sadie, and my husband, Stephen. www.leahjennings.com Patrick John Kiernan Ghost of Christmas Past/ Ghost of Christmas Future/ Street Singer/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Patrick is honored to return to Great Lakes Theater. He has performed regionally and in New York City in shows that include Side by Side by Sondheim, Good People, The Hunting of the Snark, As You Like It, A Christmas Carol, Farragut North, Twelfth Night, The Three Sisters, The Producers, Metamorphoses and Genesis: An Aerial Play. Offstage, Patrick is a writer and sound designer. He is a proud graduate of New Paltz, with a B.A. in theater arts.

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Quinn Mattfeld* Young Scrooge/Nephew Fred/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Quinn is thrilled to be joining Great Lakes Theater for the first time this season! He was a resident artist with the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts from 2010 to 2014. Featured roles there included Hamlet in Hamlet, Chris in All My Sons, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Captain Absolute in The Rivals, Stephano in The Tempest, Solyony in The Three Sisters, The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Since 2009, Quinn has been a part of every season at the Utah Shakespeare Festival with roles that include Black Stache in the regional premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher, Robert in Boeing Boeing,

Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, Gary/Roger in Noises Off, The King of Navarre in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, Orlando in As You Like It and Antipholus of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors. Other regional credits include Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Theatre at Monmouth, Pennsylvania Center Stage and the Willamette Repertory Theatre. Quinn made his Broadway debut in the 2008 Revival of Pal Joey at The RoundAbout. This fall, he was lucky enough to marry the love of his life, Betsy Mugavero, and is elated at the opportunity to work with her again. Betsy Mugavero* Elizabeth/Martha/Fan/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previously at GLT: As You Like It (Rosalind) Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). Other favorite credits include the regional premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia), Henry V (the Boy), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Jaquenetta), among others at the Utah Shakespeare Festival; Romeo and Juliet (Juliet) and Noises Off! (Brooke), Idaho Shakespeare Festival; The Tempest (Miranda), Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival; Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. M.F.A., University of California, Irvine. Betsy is thrilled to be back in Cleveland and in the world of Dickens with her friends! Much love and thanks to her family, friends, Quinn and Henry. Fabio Polanco* Charity Man/Mr. Fezziwig/Man 1/Helmsman, A Christmas Carol Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater GLT: Bat Boy! The Musical, A Little Night Music, and A Christmas Carol. Broadway: Thenardier in the national tour of Les Misérables. Off-Broadway and regional: Missionaries at Brooklyn Academy of Music directed by Elizabeth Swados, the U.S. premiere of David Hare’s adaptation of Brecht’s The Life of Galileo directed by Mark Wing-Davey at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California, as well as performances at The Signature Theatre Company, McCarter Theatre, Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, The Repertory Theatre

M. A. Taylor* Charity Man 1/Joe the Keeper/ Ensemble, A Christmas Carol; Mr. Hugh Evans, Merry Wives of Windsor; and Babet/Lesgles, Les Misérables Twelve seasons at Great Lakes

Dustin Tucker* Muggeridge/Christmas Present/ Debtor/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Broadway: The Rainmaker (Roundabout). Off-Broadway credits include SoHo Rep, Dicapo Opera, Primary Stages, Culture Project and Edge. For Great Lakes Theater, he played Touchstone in last season’s production of As You Like It. Dustin currently resides in Portland, Maine, where he is an affiliate artist with Portland Stage Company with credits that include Fully Committed, The 39 Steps, Greater Tuna, Vigil, Bach at Leipzig and six seasons of The Santaland Diaries (BroadwayWorld. com, Best Actor). His other regional credits include Williamstown, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Sierra Rep and Festival Stage of Winston-Salem. Dustin is a proud and blessed member of Actors’ Equity Association. www.dustintucker.com. Malik Victorian Richard/Peter Cratchit/ Dick Wilkins/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Malik is so excited to be making his Great Lakes debut with A Christmas Carol! Most recently he was seen as Lord Capulet in the Baldwin Wallace University’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Malik, a Louisiana native, is a current Junior Music Theatre major at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music under the direction of Victoria Bussert. Some of his favorite credits include: The Big Bad

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Theater Mark Anthony (aka M.A.) is thrilled to be returning to this perennial Holiday Classic at the Ohio Theater. Most recently at Great Lakes, he was Hugh Evans in Merry Wives of Windsor and Babet/ Lesgles/Ensemble in Les Misérables for the fall rep and Le Beau/Oliver Martext in As You Like It in the spring. Other credits include Beadle, Sweeney Todd; Lord Rivers, Richard III; Verges, Much Ado About Nothing; Guy, The Imaginary Invalid; Peter, Romeo and Juliet; Grumio, The Taming of the Shrew; Speed, The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Actor 3, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); Flute/Fairy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and Fabian, Twelfth Night. Also among his credits: Candy in Of Mice and Men (directed by Adrian Hall) for PTTP/Rep; Dracula for Boise Contemporary Theater in the title role, Launce, Two Gentlemen of Verona; Gravedigger/ Player King, Hamlet at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. He holds an MFA from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). He wishes to thank his families (both genetic & professional) without whom, I would n’er be able to follow my passion. As Winston Churchill once said “We make a living by what we get, but make a Life by what we give.” Warmest holiday wishes to all.

Karen Thorla Debtor’s Wife/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Karen is thrilled to be back at Great Lakes this holiday season. Previous credits include Much Ado About Nothing (GLT and Idaho Shakespeare Festival), The Tempest (Georgia Shakespeare), Onion­ heads (Benevolent Theatre). Karen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Savannah College of Art and Design, and is proud to be an Equity Membership Candidate.

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of St. Louis, Cleveland Play House, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cain Park, Porthouse Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, and Dobama Theatre. Film and television credits include The Lifeguard starring Kristen Bell, The Next Three Days, The Ides of March, Pups United, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns. Fabio holds a B.A. from Temple University and an M.F.A. from Case Western Reserve University. He is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Kent State University, where he will be directing The House of Blue Leaves this spring, and the 2013 Recipient of Ashland University’s Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. All my love to Gabriel and Mateo. Actors’ Equity Association member since 1996.

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Wolf in Three Little Pigs (Weston Playhouse), Richie Walters in A Chorus Line (Weston Playhouse), and George in Carrie the Musical, a collaboration between Baldwin Wallace and the Beck Center. Malik thanks God, his family and friends for the constant love, prayers, and support and his professors for continuing to push him.

Young Company Nicolas Bustamante Sled Boy/Ignorance, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Nicolas is thrilled to be making his debut appearance with Great Lakes Theater. He is 7 years old and a second-grader at Moreland Hills Elemen­tary. He started his theater journey with Stagecrafters Youth Theater, participating in various community productions, including Little Mermaid (oyster), Pinocchio (little donkey), Cinderella (Mike the mouse), and more recently HONK Jr. (Bryan the bee). In 2013, he performed with Porthouse Theatre at Blossom where he portrayed Jerome in South Pacific. Last winter, he joined the cast of the Chagrin Valley Little Theater in the youth production of Alice in Wonderland (diamond card). Nico loves reading, dancing, playing tennis and making new friends! He’d like to thank his family, friends and teachers for their continuous support and to the entire team of Great Lakes Theater for this wonderful opportunity.

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Cole Emerine James/Robert/Adolescent Scrooge/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Cole is very excited for his first opportunity to work with Great Lakes Theater. Already a stage veteran, A Christmas Carol marks his 13th performance in four years. Cole has worked with Cleveland Play House, Opera Cleveland, The Beck Center for the Arts and Near West Theater. Recent acting credits include Flick in A Christmas Story, Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, Charlie Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Augustus Gloop in Willy Wonka. This past year, he made numerous promotional character appearances as Ralphie for Cleveland Play House. When not on the stage singing or acting, Cole enjoys being a defenseman

on his travel hockey team; studying the guitar, piano and saxophone; and writing his own songs and plays. He is a sixth-grade student at Avon Heritage in Avon, Ohio. Cole would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to his family and friends for their support and to Sara Bruner for this amazing opportunity to be a part of this Great Lakes Theater holiday season tradition. Kameryn McKay Jones Master William/Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Kameryn is enthused, honored and delighted to have been selected by Great Lakes Theater to perform in this timeless holiday classic. This production of A Christmas Carol will be Kameryn’s inaugural role. However, she has been accepted to attend the International Model and Talent Agency (IMTA) convention in NYC in July 2015. She also works privately and weekly with accomplished actor, screenplay writer, producer, and director “Marcus M,” who starred in The Color Purple. Kameryn is 8 years old and in the third grade at Liberty Elementary School in North Ridgeville, Ohio, where she is a member of the Student Council and an honor student. Other activities include reading, listening and singing along with music and playing with siblings. She loves acting and entertaining and has a unique fashion style as well. Kameryn is extremely thankful and filled with gratitude for all her family, friends and teachers. Their love, support and encouragement have been invaluable throughout this process. A special thanks to Sara Bruner and Great Lakes Theater. This Cleveland classic will be a great experience builder and talent showcase for Kameryn as she continues pursuing her dream of being a professional actor/model. She feels infinitely blessed to have this amazing opportunity to be part of A Christmas Carol this holiday season! Ian McLaughlin Master William/Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Ian is honored and elated to join the Great Lakes Theater family in this, his professional debut. Ian is 7 years old and a second-grader at Incarnate Word Academy. He is also a student at Olmsted Performing

Arts and is represented by The Talent Group. He has attended summer theater camps with Great Lakes Theater and 82nd Street Theater. Ian has also appeared in 82nd Street’s productions of Annie JR and Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and Friends. Ian is grateful to be a part of such a magnificent performance and would like to thank his family, friends, teachers and the cast for their love, support and encouragement. A special thanks to 82nd Street Theater for helping him nurture his acting career and his love of the theater. Ian would like to wish the audience a magical holiday season. Enjoy!

Kayla Ann Slater Abigail/Belinda, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Kayla is thrilled to be making her debut with Great Lakes Theater this season as Belinda in A Christmas Carol. Her passion for the stage started at an early age and has led to many great productions. Her favorite roles include Bielke in Fiddler on the

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Cameron Danielle Nelson Soloist/Street Child, A Christmas Carol and Ensemble, The Merry Wives of Windsor Seven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Cameron is very excited to be performing in A Christmas Carol this winter season. She started the eighth grade at Olmsted Falls Middle School this fall. Past favorite credits include: Oliver! (Oliver), The Sound of Music (Briggita), Fiddler on the Roof (ensemble), Damn Yankees (Ensemble), Annie Get Your Gun (Little Jake) Porthouse Theater; Plain and Fancy (Miller girl) Kent State University; A Christmas Story (Helen)

Carly Marie Nelson Sarah/Polly/Want, A Christmas Carol Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater Carly is 9 years old and anxious and thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol this year in a new role. Past favorite credits include: A Christmas Carol (Sled Boy/ Ignorance and Master William/Tiny Tim) Great Lakes Theater; Oliver! (Fagin boy, boy’s ensemble),The Sound of Music (Gretl), Damn Yankees (Ensemble) Porthouse Theater; Plain and Fancy (Amish Boy) Kent State University, Annie (Kate) Caryl Crane Youth Theater, Shrek (young Shrek, dwarf ), Jesus Christ Superstar (Children’s Choir) Mercury Summer Stock benefit; and Oliver! (Workhouse Boy) Cassidy Theater. Carly has developed a love for soccer and plays travel and club soccer year round. She also enjoys softball, reading, singing, math, art and being a girl scout. Carly is very grateful for this opportunity to perform, which she loves, and to spend her holiday season sharing the stage with her sister Cameron and the cast of A Christmas Carol.

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Cara Myers Street Child/Swing, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Cara is honored to be cast as street girl in A Christmas Carol. Cara’s recent roles include Duffy in Annie at 82nd Street Theater and a young princess in Once Upon a Mattress at Olmsted Performing Arts. She enjoys singing as a member of the Voice Variations performance team, as well as private vocal lessons. Cara also studies ballet and jazz and has been a member of the Olmsted Performing Arts dance team. She participated in Baldwin Wallace music theater camp last summer and was accepted into Destination Broadway in New York City this summer. Cara is 9 years old and in the fourth grade at Olmsted Falls Intermediate School. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with friends and swimming. Cara is grateful for her family’s support of her dream of performing, as well as Great Lakes Theater for this amazing opportunity in A Christmas Carol.

Cleveland Play House; A Christmas Carol – Five seasons (Tiny Tim, Sarah Crachit), The Merry Wives of Windsor (ensemble) Great Lakes Theater; Annie (Annie) Caryl Crane Youth Theater; The Nerd (Thor) Weathervane Community Theater and Fiddler of the Roof (Bielke) Beck Center for the Arts. Cameron has also been in several short films; Lucky Duck, Flight to India, Voyage to Russia, Bully on Elm Street, and Death and Taxes. When Cameron is not on stage, she is very active at school in many clubs including: Power of the Pen, Rachael’s Challenge, Chess Club, Singers choir group, and builders club. Cameron is very thankful to Sara and the entire Great Lakes family for casting her this year this in the play, as she will age out next year.

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Roof, Duffy in Annie and Jasmine in Aladdin, Jr. In May, Kayla made her Broadway/NYC debut in This Way To Broadway, under the direction of Thommie Retter, and received her first Playbill. This past summer, she was selected through national auditions to attend Destination Broadway with Michael Rafter and Sutton Foster. Kayla studies voice, acting and dance at Voice Variations with director Amy Hanratty. A seventh-grader at Assumption Academy in Broadview Heights, Kayla is the 2014 Brecksville Entertainer of the Year and Canton Idol winner. She is truly thankful to the production staff at Great Lakes Theater for the opportunity to be part of this wonderful Cleveland tradition. Madison Wayt Skate Girl/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Great Lakes Theater debut Madi Wayt, age 11, is a fifthgrader at Laurel School. She recently appeared as Seven in Alice in Wonderland, Jane in Peter Pan and as Shanti in The Jungle Book at Heights Youth Theater. She made her professional theater debut in the role of Elizabeth Podolak in the world premiere of A Carol for Cleveland with Cleveland Play House. Other favorite roles include an Oompa Loompa in Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Cindy Lou Who in Seussical the Musical, Victoria in Cats, Janet in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Cassady in Once Upon a Decade and Persephone in All Greek to Me, all performed at The Beck Center in Lakewood. Madi also performed with Opera Cleveland in The Pearl Fishers at the State Theatre in Cleveland. Offstage, Madi enjoys travel, hiking, rock climbing, soccer, scuba diving, playing the piano and creative writing. Her original play, The Discovery, was recently selected as a winner in the 25th annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids’ Playwriting Festival. She would like to thank Great Lakes Theater and the cast and crew of A Christmas Carol, her parents, her grandparents and her friends for their love and support.

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Chase Christopher Zadd Delivery Boy/Ensemble, A Christmas Carol Two seasons at Great Lakes Theater Chase is extremely excited to be participating in his second per-

formance as the Delivery Boy in the amazing theatrical play A Christmas Carol. Chase has always been interested in acting, singing and dancing. Since 2012, he has been involved in studying music, dancing and drama at Cassidy Theatre in Parma Heights, Ohio. Chase participated in musical productions which included dancing and singing to “Candyman,” “Jet Set,” “Bushel and a Peck,” “When You’re an Addams” and “You’ll be in My Heart;” and Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. He spends his time utilizing his creative imagination and drawing pictures that coordinate with his story-telling. Chase is a third-grader at Parma Park Elementary and is a member of the local chapter father/son Indian Guides through YMCA. He enjoys outdoor play, theater, camping, playing with his dog Max and just being with his family and friends. Chase feels very grateful to be a part of the Great Lakes Theater production of A Christmas Carol, and has the loving support of his family, friends and his school in helping him achieve his dreams of becoming a professional actor. Special thanks to Sarah Clare (choreographer at Cassidy Theatre) for helping Chase realize his potential!

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DIRECTORS Sara Bruner Artistic Associate, Director, A Christmas Carol Eleven seasons at Great Lakes Theater Sara is honored to be part of the Christmas Carol tradition. She has adapted and directed Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Othello and Twelfth Night for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s educational outreach tour. She has also served as assistant director to Charles Fee (GLT, ISF), Victoria Bussert (PlayhouseSquare) and Risa Brainin (ISF). Recent GLT credits include Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Elizabeth in Richard III, Toinette in The Imaginary Invalid, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Frau Kost in Cabaret and Desdemona in Othello. Sara has been a company member with Idaho Shakespeare Festival appearing in more than 50 productions, and has also performed with Delaware Theatre

Company, Rep Theatre of St. Louis, Drop Dance Collective and Boise Contemporary Theater.

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Charles Fee Producing Artistic Director Thirteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater Directing credits at GLT: Blithe Spirit, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet, Hay Fever, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Charles holds a unique position in the American theater as producing artistic director of three independently operated, professional theater companies: Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (since 2002), Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise, Idaho (since 1991) and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Lake Tahoe, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have resulted in a dynamic and groundbreaking producing model for the companies, in which more than 50 plays have been shared since 2002. In 2009, Charles was honored to receive recognition for his leadership by the Cleveland Arts Prize as a recipient of the Martha Joseph Award.

Other awards include The Mayor’s and Governor’s awards for Excellence in the Arts, in Boise, Idaho. From 1988 to 1992, he held the position of artistic director at the Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. He has also worked with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, the Milwaukee and Missouri repertory theaters, Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. In addition to his work with the companies in Ohio, Idaho and Nevada, Charles is active within the community. He has served as a member of the strategic planning committee for the Morrison Center, as producer of the FUNDSY Award Gala (’96, ’98 and 2000), and as producer of the 1996 Idaho Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Charles has served on the board of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He received his B.A. from the University of the Pacific and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Along with his wife, Lidia, and 18-year-old daughter, Alexa, Charles resides in Boise, Cleveland and Lake Tahoe –– a feat that is only possible because of the incredible love and support of his family, and the generous communities he serves!

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Gerald Freedman Director, Adaptor, A Christmas Carol Twenty-eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater Gerald Freedman is Dean Emeritus of the School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, one of the leading undergraduate acting conservatories in the nation. An Obie Award winner and the first American invited to direct at the Globe Theatre in London, he is regarded internationally for his direction of productions of classic drama, musicals, operas, new plays and television. He served as leading director of Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival from 1960 to 1971, the last four years as artistic director. He was co-artistic director of John Houseman’s The Acting Company from 1974 to 1977, artistic director of the American Shakespeare Theatre from 1978 to 1979, and artistic director of Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1985 to 1997. Gerald has staged 29 of Shakespeare’s plays, along with dozens of other world classics. He made theater history with his off-Broadway premiere of the landmark rock musical Hair, which opened the Public Theater in 1967. Broadway direction includes The Robber Bridegroom; The Grand Tour; the revival of West

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Side Story, co-directed with Jerome Robbins; the premiere of Arthur Miller’s The Creation of the World and Other Business and Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Gerald also directed opera productions for the Opera Society of Washington (Kennedy Center), the San Francisco Opera Company and the New York City Opera. prior to serving as Dean at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he taught at Yale and Juilliard. A native of Lorain, Ohio, he received both his B.S. and his M.A. (summa cum laude) from Northwestern University, and trained with Alvina Krause, Emmy Joseph and at The Actors Studio. Matthew Webb Music Director, Christmas Carol Eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater Matthew is a graduate of the Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music, and hails from Cordova, Illinois. This is his fourth round of Christmas Carol-ing in the Ohio Theatre. Previously at Great Lakes Theater: Sweeney Todd, Sondheim on Sondheim, Guys & Dolls, Cabaret, Bat Boy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, Macbeth, Two Gentlemen of Verona and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

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He is currently the music director for the acclaimed corporate entertainment group, The Water Coolers. For GLT’s sister theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Matthew has created the sound design for Shakespear­ ience, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest. Many thanks to Sara, Charlie, Corrie and his amazing parents.

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Mary Jo Dondlinger Lighting Designer, A Christmas Carol and Les Misérables Twenty-eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater Career design credits include productions for Circle in the Square, The Irish Repertory Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, TheaterWorks (Hartford) and many others. Mary Jo has long been associated with the York Theatre Company offBroadway where she designed the original production of The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), as well as many other musicals and plays. Most recent credits at Great Lakes Theater are this season’s Les Misérables and last season’s Sweeney Todd.

John Ezell Scenic Designer, A Christmas Carol Thirty-eight seasons at Great Lakes Theater An award-winning associate artistic director and director of design under Vincent Dowling, Gerald Freedman and James Bundy, he has designed for Broadway; New York Shakespeare Festival; NY Public Theatre; Crossroads Theatre; Roundabout Theatre; Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger; Williamstown; Berkshire; Old Globe; Coconut Grove; Asolo State Theatre; Arizona Theatre Company; Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Dallas Theatre Center; Indiana and Kansas City repertory theaters; Cincinnati Playhouse; Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa; the Istanbul Cultural Olympics; Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts; Lyric Opera; Blackstone Theatre and Second City in Chicago; Cincinnati Ballet; Royal Danish Ballet; Royal Theatre in Copenhagen; Swedish Riksteater and the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm; and CBS, PBS-TV and Swedish State Television. His drawings have been exhibited in New York, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Prague and Brussels. His work received the Award for Experimental Television Art in Milan, Italy; two

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards for Excellence; and 15 national Critic’s Circle awards, including the 2011-2012 Connecticut Critics Circle Award for best professional sets at the historic Westport Country Playhouse. He is a Fellow of the College of the American Theatre at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Gene Emerson Friedman Scenic Designer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-six seasons at Great Lakes Theater Scenic designs at Great Lakes Theater include Gerald Freedman’s adaptations of A Christmas Carol, People Who Led to My Plays, The Dearest Friends, The Boor, The Enemies, The World of Sholom Aleichem and What the Butler Saw. Other designs include: Calderon’s Life is a Dream (New York’s Lincoln Center). Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Romeo and Juliet (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival). Second City Does Arizona (Arizona Theatre Company). A Christmas Carol, Death of a Salesman, Master Class, I’m Not Rappaport (Kansas City Rep). The Music Man, Carousel, La Cage aux Folles (Stages-Saint Louis). Death and the Maiden (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); His fine art, Stages of Conversion; has recently been seen at the Thornhill Gallery, Kansas

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City. Gene is architectural historian of the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe [1629] at Zuni Pueblo and he serves as archivist and curator of the Casa de Santo Nino also at Zuni. He is a tenured Associate Professor of Design at UMKC. Stan Kozak Sound Designer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-nine seasons at Great Lakes Theater Stan Kozak most recently designed sound for Bat Boy: The Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Comedy of Errors. Returning to GLT for his 29th season, his more than 50 design credits include Amadeus, You Can’t Take It With You, Private Lives, Into the Woods and the Tom Hanks benefit performances. His work in 1979 and 1981 with Geraldine Fitzgerald on Streetsongs at GLT led to the original cast album. Mr. Kozak was the resident sound designer for four seasons at the Porthouse Theatre Company, including productions of Driving Miss Daisy, Niteclub Confidential and And a Nightingale Sang. His collaborations with Victoria Bussert at Baldwin-Wallace College include productions of Chess, Hair, Company, Cabaret, West Side Story, Tommy in Concert, Parade, the Ohio premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Passion and one of the first nonprofessional productions of Phantom of the Opera. For Cain Park, his design credits include Secret Garden; Fiddler on the Roof; Grease; Bat Boy; Tick, tick...Boom; Nine; The Wiz; Harold and Maude; and Pippin. Mr. Kozak has also designed sound for Wit and Last Five Years for the Dobama Theater; Iolanthe and Sweeney Todd for Cleveland Opera; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Forbidden Broadway SVU for the Hanna Theatre; and A Shayna Maidel, Brooklyn Boy and Pangs of the Messiah for the JCC. He has served as sound designer for the All-City Musical for the last eight seasons, as well as for the Ideastream Gala concert with Bebe Neuwirth in 2005. He was honored to be among the first group of LORT sound designers to achieve recognition in USA 829. Tom Mardikes Sound Designer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-six seasons at Great Lakes Theater Tom Mardikes most recently designed sound for GLT’s summer 2005 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. His past designs have been for Julius Caesar, The Dybbuk, King Lear, Hamlet and The Cherry Orchard. He has worked on more than 250 professional productions nationwide, where he has designed for Kansas City (formerly

Missouri) Rep, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Starlight Theatre, the Unicorn Theatre, the Dallas Theatre Center, Syracuse Stage, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, the Roundabout, Buffalo Studio Arena, the Alley Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and Shakespeare Santa Cruz. He is the head of graduate sound design training and the chair of the nationally prominent professional theater-training program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2005, he co-founded Kansas City Actors Theatre, and has successfully produced acclaimed productions with this artistled, artist-driven theater company.

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David Shimotakahara Choreographer, A Christmas Carol Twenty-five seasons at Great Lakes Theater David Shimotakahara has been a member of the Atlanta Ballet, Boston Repertory Ballet, Kathryn Posin Dance Company and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. He performed with Ohio Ballet under the direction of Heinz Poll from 1983-1998. He also served as rehearsal assistant for Ohio Ballet from 1989-1998. In 1998, he founded GroundWorks Dance Theater, for which he is Executive, Artistic Director. Based in Cleveland, the company is committed to creating and producing new work in dance. Mr. Shimotakahara has choreographed for opera and theater with Cleveland Opera, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Play House and the Dallas Theater Center. He received seven Individual Artist Fellowships for Choreography from the Ohio Arts Council between 1996 and 2012. In 1998, he received a McKnight Foundation Fellowship from the Minnesota Dance Alliance to create new work in the Minneapolis, St. Paul communities. Mr. Shimotakahara was awarded the 2000 Cleveland Arts Prize for Dance. In 2002, his work with GroundWorks DanceTheater was voted “One of 25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. In 2007, he received the OhioDance award for Outstanding Contri­ butions to the Advancement of the Dance Artform. In 2010 and 2014, Mr. Shimotakahara was a recipient of a Creative Workforce Fellowship, a program of the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, funded by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

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James Scott Costume Designer Twenty-six seasons at Great Lakes Theater James Scott has designed costumes for productions of works by Shakespeare, Moliere, Ibsen, Chekhov, Mozart, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini at regional theaters and opera houses across the country. Among his favorite productions are Love’s Labour’s Lost for the New York Shakespeare Festival; Ten Little Indians, Arcadia, The Miracle Worker and The Most Happy Fella for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; The Merchant of Venice for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival; Norma and Il trovatore for the Minnesota Opera; Il barbiere di Siviglia for the Washington Opera; MacBeth, Othello and The Taming of the Shrew for the Acting Company’s national tours; Funny Girl, Fiddler on the Roof and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg for the Sundance Theatre; and Sweeney Todd, I pagliacci, and Il viaggio a Reims for the Portland Opera in Oregon. His production credits for Great Lakes Theater span more than 20 years, and include Romeo and Juliet, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Rough Crossing, As You Like It and A Little Night Music. Mr. Scott is a graduate of New York and Brown universities, and attended the School of Law at The City University of New York. In addition, he is an adult, elite figure-skater and is

thrilled that Cleveland hosted the Gay Games in 2014. He would like to dedicate the design for this production in memory of Susan Gregg, director of Fallen Angels for Great Lakes Theater.

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Cynthia Stillings designs regionally and nationally, and designed the Great Lakes Theater premiere of Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders. Opera and dance credits include Sweeney Todd, Carmen, Of Mice and Men, Man of La Mancha and Turandot for Cleveland Opera; Tartuffe for Skylight Opera Theatre; and An American Festival for the Cincinnati Ballet. Regional theater credits include Utah Shakespearean Festival, where she designed The Matchmaker, Candida and the world premiere of the new musical Lend Me a Tenor, the Musical; Madison Repertory Theatre; Porthouse Theatre; Cain Park Theatre; The Contemporary American Theatre Company; Phoenix Theatre Circle and an award-winning production of Assassins for Players Theater Columbus. Ms. Stillings is currently the Acting Associate Dean of the College of the Arts at Kent State University.

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Robert Waldman Music Adaptor and Arranger Twenty-six seasons at Great Lakes Theater Robert Waldman has written primarily for the theater. He began his career as a protégé of Frank Loesser, and his music has been heard in Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo at Cleveland Play House and Edgardo Mine at the Guthrie Theater, as well as in GLT’s production of Glass Menagerie; in New York in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy, The Heiress, Voices in the Dark; and Lincoln Center’s Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Ivanov, Dinner at Eight, The Rivals, Jon Robin Baitz’ A Fair Country and Ten Unknowns. Most recently, his work was heard in Wendy Wasserstein’s Third, David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre and Peter Parnell’s The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket. Waldman composed the score for Broadway’s Here’s Where I Belong and The Robber Bridegroom, which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, and Florida’s Poinciana and Parker Playhouse’s revue of Lois Wyse’s Funny You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother. His music has been heard in Arthur Laurents’ 2 Lives; Hartford Stage’s musical, America’s Sweetheart; Long Wharf’s As You Like It and The School for Scandal; Washington Shakespeare Theater’s Richard II and The Country Wife; as well as the Kennedy Center musical, Swing. Performances of Mr. Waldman’s compositions have been heard in films, on television, in ballets and in numerous commercials and concert halls. Illustrated collections of some 40 of his piano compositions for children have been published by G.

Shirmer — among them A Swing Bag, A Rag Bag, A ¾ Bag and A Santa Bag. He has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in musical theater, the Dramatists Guild of America’s Flora Roberts Award for Outstanding Music for the Theater and the JEFF Award in Chicago for Best Original Music for Driving Miss Daisy.

STAGE MANAGEMENT Tim Kinzel* Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol and The Merry Wives of Windsor Six seasons at Great Lakes Theater Previous Stage Management credits for Great Lakes Theater include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, An Ideal Husband, Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo & Juliet, Imaginary Invalid, Blithe Spirit, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III, A Christmas Carol, Deathtrap, As You Like It, Merry Wives of Windsor. Tim has multiple stage management credits from the following companies: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Horizon, Cherry Lane Theater NYC and Houston’s Stages Repertory Theatre. He also holds multiple production assistant and intern credits with Alley Theater, Houston Grand Opera and Stages Repertory Theater. Diehard Cleveland sports fan. Love to his family, friends and Cleveland who have supported him and the arts over the years. Cheers and Happy Holidays! Corrie E. Purdum* Production Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol Ten seasons at Great Lakes Theater GLT: The Taming of the Shrew, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Christmas Carol, The Tempest, Measure for Measure, The Crucible, Into the Woods, The Comedy of Errors, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bat Boy: The Musical, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Cabaret, The Mousetrap, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Winter’s Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, Guys and Dolls and Sweeney Todd. Other credits include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, 10 seasons with Idaho Shakespeare Festival, six seasons with Cleveland Play House and three seasons with Cain Park. Corrie is an alumna of Baldwin-Wallace College, where she teaches stage management. Thanks to her family for their constant support.

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Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director Bob Taylor, Executive Director 2014–15 ARTISTIC COMPANY Les Misèrables, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Christmas Carol DIRECTORS Sara Bruner, Victoria Bussert, Joel Mercier, Matthew Webb, Tracy Young DESIGNERS

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MANAGEMENT TEAM Director of Development...............................................Don Bernardo Production Manager......................................Christopher D. Flinchum Director of Educational Services........................Kelly Schaffer Florian Director of Marketing & Strategic Advancement........Todd Krispinsky Director of Educational Programming..............................Lisa Ortenzi ARTISTIC Artistic Associate.............................................................. Sara Bruner Artistic Associate................................................................... Tom Ford EDUCATION Education Outreach Associate....................................... David Hansen Actor-Teachers School Residency Program.........................Luke Brett, Chennelle Bryant-Harris, Chelsea Cannon, Katelyn Cornelius, Khaki Hermann, Tim Keo, Shaun O’Neill, Michael Silverstein Education Intern..............................................................Elizabeth Finley

PRODUCTION Technical Director.............................................................Mark Cytron Assistant Technical Director................................. William Langenhop Master Carpenter............................................................ Lindsay Loar Carpenter/Welder.....................................................Richard Haberlen Properties Master.............................................................Terry Martin Properties Assistant............................................. Alexandra Haubrich Costume Shop Manager........................................ Esther M. Haberlen Assistant Shop Manager/Draper.......................................... Leah Loar First Hand.....................................................................Christine Krysa Wardrobe Supervisor........................................... Colleen McLaughlin Wardrobe Crew....................................... Tamara French, Zach Hickle, Kristine Davies, Miranda L. Marti Master Electrician.......................................................... Tammy Taylor Stage Manager............................................................Corrie Purdum* Assistant Stage Manager...................................................Tim Kinzel* Production Associate................................................ Jessica B. Lucas Production Assistant..................................................Kristen Bohnlein Child Supervisor........................................................ Jessica B. Lucas Run Crew..........Dustin Baird, Richard Haberlen, Alexandra Haubrich, William Langenhop, Lindsay Loar, Tammy Taylor, Gary Zisgrai Ohio Theatre Crew............Thomas Boddy, Chris Guy, Shaun Milligan, Robert Prah Special Thanks: Mark Liderbach and Arrow Video Great Lakes Theater is a member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT) and operates under agreements with LORT, Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Musicians, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and the United Scenic Artists, which are unions representing professional actors, stage managers, musicians, stagehands, directors, choreographers, and designers, respectively, in the United States.

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J. Todd Adams*, Kyle Jean Baptiste, Pedar Benson Bate*, Laura Welsh Berg*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Stephen Mitchell Brown*, Nicolas Bustamante, Lexi Cowan, Aled Davies*, Brandyn Day, Owen Desberg, Jodi Dominick*, Clare Howes Eisentrout*, Cole Emerine, Tom Ford*, Colin Frothingham, Keri René Fuller, Ian Gould*, Kayleigh Hahn, Leah Jennings*, Kameryn McKay Jones, Patrick John Kiernan, Mia Knight, Quinn Mattfeld*, Ian McLaughlin, Betsy Mugavero*, Cara Myers, Lisa Nazelli, Cameron Nelson, Carly Marie Nelson, Tracee Patterson*, Fabio Polanco*, Katie Proulx, Mickey Ryan, Kayla Ann Slater, Brian Sutherland*, Alex Syiek*, M.A. Taylor*, Karen Thorla, Dustin Tucker*, Malik Victorian, Madison Wayt, Colin Wheeler, Sam Wolf*, Chase Christopher Zadd, Calista Zajac *Members of Actors’ Equity Association

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CONNOR PALACE

STATE

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US BANK PLAZA Saturday

NOVEMBER

Les Misérables How We Got On Stella, Queen of the Snow Clev. Jazz Orchestra

The Merry Wives Of Windsor How We Got On Stella, Queen of the Snow

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Disney’s Newsies How We Got On

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Jump Back Ball 24 Disney’s Newsies Ticket Kickoff Party Les Misérables How We Got On The Dybbuk Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Frankie Valli/4 Seasons

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Disney’s Newsies How We Got On Ryan Adams

Disney’s Newsies Les Misérables How We Got On

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Disney’s Newsies Les Misérables How We Got On The Dybbuk

Disney’s Newsies Les Misérables How We Got On The Dybbuk Alton Brown Live

Disney’s Newsies Les Misérables How We Got On The Dybbuk Kibbutz Contemporary Dance

Disney’s Newsies How We Got On The Three Sisters Bob Dylan Last Comic Standing

Disney’s Newsies How We Got On The Dybbuk The Three Sisters

Disney’s Newsies How We Got On The Dybbuk The Three Sisters Home Free Melissa Etheridge

Disney’s Newsies How We Got On The Dybbuk The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters Tony Bennett Mike Epps

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Disney’s Newsies How We Got On The Dybbuk

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker

The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker A Christmas Story The Santaland Diaries

The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries Kip Moore

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story The Santaland Diaries

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries Mythbusters

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries Dave Koz and Friends

White Christmas A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries Debbie Gifford/Josh Rzepka Joy/An Irish Christmas Cle Jazz Orchestra

A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries

A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries

The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker

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The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol Cleveland Pops

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Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol Straight No Chaser

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol Santaland Diaries Joy/An Irish Christmas Cle Jazz Orchestra

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

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Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story

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Irving Berlin’s White Christmas A Christmas Story

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9 10 11 12 13 A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Story A Christmas Carol The Santaland Diaries

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