WAIT UNTIL DARK Playbill - Great Lakes Theater (Winter 2017)

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Cleveland’s Classic Company at the Hanna Theatre presents

February 17 – March 12, 2017


Photo: Roger Mastroianni

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WELCOME Dear Friends,

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n behalf of our artists, staff and Board of Trustees, welcome to Great Lakes Theater’s 55th season! Our mission, “to bring the pleasure, power, and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience,” guides our mainstage productions as well as our educational programming, in the belief that theater holds the capacity to illuminate truth and enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature and actions, and provide our student audiences with a glimpse of a broader world and the wellspring of learning made possible through the arts. Following the stellar success of our fall and winter season offerings, My Fair Lady, Twelfth Night and A Christmas Carol, we are excited to be back onstage at the Hanna Theatre this spring with three great classics. After the tremendous response to Frederick Knott’s early masterpiece, Dial “M” for Murder (2015), we are thrilled to open our winter/spring season with his American crime drama, Wait Until Dark, directed by Joe Hanreddy. Mr. Hanreddy’s previous work with Great Lakes Theater, Richard III (2013) and King Lear (2015), has proven him a director of exquisite sensibilities for the psychological tension and terror of Mr. Knott’s 1960s game of cat and mouse. Opening March 31, and playing in a limited run through April 15, Great Lakes Theater will bring Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, Hamlet, to the stage in a production steeped in the traditions of Shakespeare’s Globe Playhouse. For this production, we will transform the Hanna Theatre into an Elizabethan theater — including special seating areas onstage and surrounding the playing area downstage. This unique and intimate configuration will create an immersive experience for audiences daring enough to put themselves in direct contact with the acting company as they plunge us into the darkness of Shakespeare’s greatest revenge tragedy! And for dessert … the finale to our 55th anniversary season will be our first-ever production of Stuart Ross’ beloved jukebox musical, Forever Plaid, playing May 5–21. Resident Director Victoria Bussert brings her usual flair to a production starring four rising stars of the musical theater whose “angelic voices” will transport you to a nostalgic world of the 1950s. I encourage you to read through your program and look around the theater tonight; you will see the names of many friends, partners, corporations and foundations whose generous support makes all of this possible. We hope you will consider joining these donors by becoming a member of the Great Lakes Theater family with your gift! Complete membership information can be found in the brochure enclosed in this playbill. We extend our special appreciation to The Lubrizol Corporation and The Lubrizol Foundation for their support and sponsorship of Wait Until Dark. We also thank Shakespeare in American Communities (a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest) for a generous grant in support of our work to make Shakespeare’s Hamlet accessible to students from area schools through our Student Matinee Program. We are grateful to all of our sponsors and annual members, with continued appreciation to our partners of over 30 years at Playhouse Square and the tireless efforts of our Board of Trustees, dedicated administrative staff, gifted artists and the tremendous generosity of this community! I hope to see you in our audience again soon.

Charles Fee Producing Artistic Director


ABOUT GREAT LAKES THEATER

Great Lakes Theater’s fall 2016 production of My Fair Lady (Photo by Roger Mastroianni) he mission of Great Lakes Theater (GLT), 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 GLT’s 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 capacity to illuminate truth and enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature and actions, revel in eloquent language, and 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 has had a strong presence in area schools, bringing students to the theater for matinee performances and sending specially trained actor-teachers to the schools for weeklong residencies developed to explore classic drama from a theatrical point of view. GLT is equally dedicated to enhancing the theater experience for adult audiences through Surround, a series of community programs that explore the themes of a main stage production. To this end, GLT regularly serves as the catalyst for community events and programs in the arts and humanities that illuminate the plays on its stage. Great Lakes Theater is one of only a handful of American theaters that have stayed the course as a classic theater. As GLT moves into a new era with a permanent home in the Hanna Theatre, the company reaffirms its belief in the power of partnership, its determination to make this community a better place in which to live, and its commitment to ensure the legacy of classic theater in Cleveland.

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NEWS & NOTES Audience Accolades

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The Cleveland Critics Circle recently honored Great Lakes Theater with a trio of awards for 2016 that included Best Musical (My Fair Lady), Best Director – Musical (Victoria Bussert, My Fair Lady) and Best Scenic Design (Russell Metheny, And Then There Were None). In addition, The Plain Dealer included My Fair Lady and Love’s Labour’s Lost on its “YearEnd 10 Best” list, the Cleveland Jewish News named My Fair Lady its Best Musical and Love’s Labour’s Lost its Best Comedy, and Scene Magazine recognized My Fair Lady on its “12 Productions That Stood Out in 2016” list. We’re blushing — but grateful!

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2016 President’s Awards

Students Connect

Speaking the Speech

Each season, Great Lakes Theater’s board of trustees and staff recognize the extraordinary service, commitment and contributions of a select few team members with a GLT President’s Award. During this year’s ceremony (which took place at our annual holiday party), Samuel Hartwell (trustee pictured above with his wife Kim), Aled Davies (actor) and Tim Keo (actor-teacher) were bestowed the honor. Combined, in the community, on the stage and in classrooms across northern Ohio, they have dedicated over 42 years of service to Great Lakes Theater. We are grateful and inspired!

More than 15,000 students from more than 400 schools in a 20-county region of northeast Ohio will enjoy reducedprice tickets for Student Matinee performances of every Great Lakes Theater mainstage production this season. This is made possible through the generosity of many local funders, including the George Gund Foundation, Eaton Corp­ oration, the Harry K. and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foun­ dation, the Community Foundation of Lorain County and dozens of Raise Your Paddle for Education contributors at our annual fundraising gala. Thank you for your support of live theater for local students!

Teen orators take the stage! All winter, Great Lakes Theater’s education department has coordinated with the Cleveland Branch of the English-Speaking Union (ESU) to provide and present workshops and school contests prior to the annual ESU National Shakespeare Competition. This February, high school students from over 30 schools from Toledo to Youngstown will converge on Westlake High School for the culminating regional event. The winner will compete at the national level in New York City, with a chance to visit the Globe Theatre in London!


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APR 15 – MAY 14 book by BRIDGET CARPENTER music by TOM KITT • lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY based on the novel by MARY RODGERS and the Walt Disney motion pictures directed by CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

September 29 - November 4, 2017 / Hanna Theatre

Music by Alan Menken / Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz / Book by Peter Parnell Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film

Shakespeare’s Magical Comic Masterpiece

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM October 6 - November 5, 2017 / Hanna Theatre By William Shakespeare

Northeast Ohio’s Favorite Holiday Tradition

A CHRISTMAS CAROL November 25 - December 23, 2017 / Ohio Theatre

By Charles Dickens / Adapted and Directed by Gerald Freedman

Stephen King’s Unforgettable Thriller

MISERY

February 16 - March 11, 2018 / Hanna Theatre Based on the novel by Stephen King / Adapted by William Goldman

Shakespeare’s Towering Tragedy

MACBETH

March 30 - April 15, 2018 / Hanna Theatre By William Shakespeare

Off Broadway’s Groovy Retro-Hit Revue

BEEHIVE - The 60s Musical

May 4 - 20, 2018 / Hanna Theatre Created by Larry Gallagher

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Hanna Theatre February 17 – March 12, 2017

Charles Fee Producing Artistic Director

With generous support from:

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FREDERICK KNOTT Directed by

JOSEPH HANREDDY Company

Laura Welsh Berg* Lynn Robert Berg* Jodi Dominick* Scenic Designer Scott Bradley

Jonathan Dyrud* Arthur Hanket* Costume Designer Rachel Laritz

Fight Choreographer Robert Westley

Elise Pakiela David Anthony Smith* Nick Steen*

Lighting Designer Rick Martin

Stage Manager Jessica B. Lucas*

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Sound Designer Lindsay Jones

Assistant Stage Manager Amy Essick

“Wait Until Dark” is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Student Matinee Tickets are subsidized in part by a generous gift from Eaton Corporation. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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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CAST OF CHARACTERS Mike Talman.............................................................................................. Nick Steen† * Sgt. Carlino.................................................................................. David Anthony Smith * Harry Roat, Jr......................................................................................... Arthur Hanket * Susy Hendrix.......................................................................................... Jodi Dominick * Sam Hendrix......................................................................................... Jonathan Dyrud * Gloria....................................................................................................... Elise Pakiela Policemen............................................................ Laura Welsh Berg*, Lynn Robert Berg *

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

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The World’s Most Famous Tragedy

By William Shakespeare Directed by Charles Fee

Mar. 31 - Apr. 15 | Hanna Theatre Hamlet is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

A Pitch-Perfect Jukebox Musical

Written and originally directed by Stuart Ross Musical continuity arrangements by James Raitt Directed by Victoria Bussert

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THE ARTISTIC COMPANY

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Laura Welsh Berg* Policeman Eleven seasons with Great Lakes Theater Laura is thrilled to be returning to the Great Lakes Theater stage! Shows with GLT and her sister company, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, in the last year include And Then There Were None (Vera), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Rosaline), My Fair Lady (Mrs. Hopkins/D.C.) and Twelfth Night (Fabian). Others include The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Sweeney Todd, The Tempest, Hay Fever, All’s Well That Ends Well, Major Barbara, Macbeth, 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. Additional credits include Viola in Twelfth Night, Speed in Two Gentlemen of Verona and Nurse in Romeo and Juliet at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Chicago credits include The Farnsworth Invention at Timeline Theater, Arms and the Man at Centerstage and Mill Fire at SheilPark. She has a BA in theater from Baldwin Wallace University and an MFA in acting from DePaul University. Laura is lucky enough to share her life, and work, with Lynn. Lynn Robert Berg* Policeman Fifteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater

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Previously at Great Lakes Theater: Malvolio, Twelfth Night; the title role of Richard III; Hucklebee, The Fantasticks; Frank Ford, The Merry Wives of Windsor; Zoltan Karpathy, My Fair Lady; The Bishop, Les Misérables; Jonas Fogg, Sweeney Todd; Polixenes, The Winter’s Tale; Doctor Purgeon, The Imaginary Invalid; Friar Laurence, Romeo and Juliet; Doctor Parker, Bat Boy: The Musical; Caliban, The Tempest; Sandy Tyrell, Hay Fever; Marcus Lycus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; The Complete Works of

William Shakespeare (Abridged) and for 11 seasons the Ghost of Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol. Other credits: Macbeth, Short Shakespeare! Macbeth tour with Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Friar Laurence, Romeo and Juliet at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; Bill Walker, Major Barbara; Hortensio, The Taming of the Shrew; Edmund, King Lear; Hastings, She Stoops to Conquer at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; Prospero, The Tempest at Maine Shakespeare Festival; The Professor, All the Great Books (Abridged) at Delaware Theater Company and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at Writer’s Theater in Chicago. MFA from the University of Delaware PTTP. Lynn dedicates his work this season to the memory of his mother. SLL’M. Jodi Dominick* Susy Hendrix Nine seasons with Great Lakes Theater Previous roles include Fantine in Les Misérables, Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd, Molly Ralston in The Mousetrap, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Lady Chiltern in An Ideal Husband, Louison in The Imaginary Invalid, Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady and Prince Edward in Richard III. Seven seasons at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, our sister company. Other credits include I Love You Because at the 14th Street Theater at Playhouse Square, Carrie The Musical, Passion and 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 Theatre and The Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park. Jodi is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music.


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Enjoy an original show, conceived and directed by GLT favorites Tom Ford and Laura Perrotta. Then, join us backstage and party with our company of Artists! Food Stations & Open Bars Live Music • Surprise Performances Dancing • Games • Raffles & Auctions

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Jonathan Dyrud* Sam Hendrix Three seasons with Great Lakes Theater GLT/Idaho Shakespeare Festival: King Ferdinand in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Anthony Marston in And Then There Were None, Young Scrooge/ Nephew Fred/Ensemble in A Christmas Carol, Edmund in King Lear, Lt. Wright in The Secret Garden, Tony Wendice in Dial “M” for Murder and Antonio in The Tempest. Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival: Antipholus of Ephesus in Comedy of Errors. New York: Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Caius Lucius in Cymbeline (Hip to Hip Theater Company), Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew (Pulse Ensemble Theater), Huck in the world premiere of Minstrel Show (The Weasel Festival). Regional credits: four seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival – Medvedenko in The Seagull, Froth and Friar Peter in Measure for Measure, Ensemble in To Kill a Mockingbird, Solomon in Speech and Debate, C.B. in Dog Sees God and Marcus Gee in Yellowface. TV/Film: Bartender in My Crazy Love, (Oxygen Network), Captain in So SOHA, Pale Interviewee in Redheads Anonymous and Verder in Big House. Training: BFA Southern Oregon University. Arthur Hanket* Harry Roat Jr. Great Lakes Theater debut

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Arthur is happy to be working again with director Joe Hanreddy. In recent years, he was seen in Two Gentlemen of Verona (San Diego Old Globe directed by Mark Lamos); Klub (Actors’ Gang - LA Weekly Award 2008) and Present Laughter (Theatre Group Santa Barbara – Independent Award 2013). An MFA graduate of FSU’s Asolo Conservatory, he has performed with: NY Public Theater, NY Theater Workshop, Hudson Guild, Playwrights Horizon, LA Ahmanson, La Jolla Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage, Houston Alley, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Milwaukee Rep, Missouri Rep, St. Louis Rep and California, Utah and Alabama Shakespeare festivals.

He loved touring in Some Like It Hot – The Musical (with Tony Curtis) playing Tony’s film role Joe/Josephine/Junior, as well as creating roles in the New York premieres of works by Tony Kushner and Eric Overmyer. As an acting teacher, he has been at AMDA’s Los Angeles campus for more than two years. He is quite mad for the Virgos in his life, wife Stephanie and daughter Zoe, and he pays homage to Stephanie’s father, a favorite son of Cleveland, the classical composer Donald Erb. Elise Pakiela Gloria Great Lakes Theater debut Elise is thrilled to be making her Great Lakes Theater debut! Credits include The Crucible (Betty Parris) at Cleveland Play House, Annie (Kate), The Children’s Hour (Rosalie), Young Frankenstein (Ensemble) at Beck Center for the Arts, The Tempest (Spirit) and Much Ado About Nothing (Boy/ Ensemble) at Ohio Shakespeare Festival, The Devil’s Disciple (Essie) at Coach House Theatre, Kris Kringle the Musical (Little Girl/ Ensemble) with Angel Polar Bear LLC, The Giver (Lily) at Players Guild Theatre and Shrek (Young Fiona) at Mercury Theatre Company. NYC performances: Broadway Kidz Backwards at Feinstein’s/54 Below and Songs for Story Shifters at Stage 72. Elise is an alumna of Broadway Artists Alliance of NYC and the Dobama Emerging Actors Program, where she appeared in productions of The Persians and The Trojan Women. Many thanks to everyone at GLT for this opportunity and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Sean, Ryan and Jenn. elisepakiela.com David Anthony Smith* Sgt. Carlino Fourteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater GTL audiences have seen him as Prospero in The Tempest, Iago in Othello, Jaques in As You Like It, Duke of Buckingham in Richard III, Muggeridge/The Ghost of Christmas Present/ Debtor/Ensemble in A Christmas Carol, Viscount Goring in An Ideal Husband,


Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Macduff in Macbeth, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Sergius in Arms and the Man, Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, Marc Antony in Julius Caesar and Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost. He has performed at the Tony Award-winning Old Globe Theater in San Diego, South Coast Repertory, 16 seasons with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival (title role in Henry V), Laguna Playhouse, Sierra Rep, Madison Rep and the Shakespeare festivals of Utah, Colorado, Garden Grove, Rhode Island, Nevada and Lake Tahoe. Forever and a day — Natalia.

Nick is honored to be returning to the beautiful Hanna for his fourth season with Great Lakes Theater. His previous roles with the

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Nick Steen* Mike Talman Four seasons with Great Lakes Theater

company include Lombard in And Then There Were None, Dumaine in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Max Halliday in Dial “M” for Murder, Sebastian in The Tempest and Clifford in Deathtrap. Other regional theater credits: Orestes in Elektra, Topper in A Christmas Carol at A.C.T., Antonio in Twelfth Night at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. Other roles include Torvald in A Doll’s House, Harry Bagely and Martin in Cloud 9, Lord Byron in Block Eight on the Camino Real, Beau in The Traveling Companion, Moe in The American Clock, Cassio in Othello and Horace in Courtship. Nick received his BFA from the University of Evansville and his MFA from American Conservatory Theater. He’s also co-creator and host of the automotive web series Gearhead Garage, where he and his crew search for beautiful builds and passionate people. Nick is on a journey together with the greatest fish a guy could ask for - <4 you Nicki. Take a look at what he’s up to at NickSteen.com!

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Understudies Kelsey Baehren, Lynn Robert Berg*, Alexa Querin, Peter Ribar, Daniel Telford

Directors

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Charles Fee Producing Artistic Director Directing this season’s production of Hamlet Fifteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater Directing credits at GLT: And Then There Were None, Dial “M” for Murder, Deathtrap, 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 Museum

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Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Incline Village, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have resulted in a dynamic and groundbreaking producing model for the companies, in which more than 60 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, 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 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! Joseph Hanreddy Director Three seasons with Great Lakes Theater

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Joe has served as the artistic director for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the Madison Repertory Theater and the Ensemble Theater Company in Santa Barbara. Recent productions include King Lear and Richard III for the Great Lakes Theater/Idaho Shakespeare Festival; Julius Caesar, Sense and Sensibility, Macbeth and Private Lives for the Utah Shakespeare Festival; Sense and Sensibility for People’s Light Theater (Philadelphia); A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Door Shakespeare Festival (Wisconsin);


NEW! classics on tour February 21 - March 24

A Touring Production for Families

Based on the poem by Lewis Carroll By Dakotah Brown, Noah Moody and Chad Shohet Directed by Lisa Ortenzi

We’re hitting the road! Great Lakes Theater is thrilled to launch a new touring production for elementary school-aged children and their families. Two students band together after being bullied by classmates. To avoid their tormentors, they follow a secret map and escape to the Tulgey Wood - where they meet a king who begs them to save his people from the fearsome Jabberwocky! Meet colorful characters like Cheshire Cat and JubJub Bird as this unlikely duo journeys to save a kingdom. Along the way, they find the courage to defeat the Jabberwocky...and apply the lessons learned to face their fears back home.

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Our Country’s Good for the Resident Ensemble Players (Delaware); O Beautiful for the Connecticut Repertory Theater; The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead for the Writer’s Theater (Chicago); and The Misanthrope for the Pearl Theater (offBroadway, nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival). Joe and JR Sullivan’s adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility have been produced by major regional theaters across the country. Upcoming projects include Midsummer Night’s Dream for Great Lakes/Idaho Shakespeare, Steven Deitz’s Bloomsday for the Next Act Theater in Milwaukee, Twelfth Night for the Door Shakespeare Festival, A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Great Lakes/ Idaho Shakes, and writing and directing an adaptation of George M. Cohan’s The Tavern for the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Robert Westley Fight Choreographer Great Lakes Theater debut Robert has choreographed movement and crafted violence for award-winning theater productions and internationally acclaimed opera houses and films, developing unique and exciting performances of dance, clowning, aerial acrobatics, puppetry and martial art. Broadway: A Bronx Tale: The Musical (directed by Academy Award winner Robert De Niro and Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks), Hand to God (Tony nominated). OffBroadway: Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (MTC), Verité (LCT3), Teenage Dick (The Public), Hand to God (MCC/EST), Things of Dry Hours (New York Theater Workshop) and Butcher of Baraboo (Second Stage Theater). Regional: A Bronx Tale: The Musical (Paper Mill Playhouse), Julius Caesar (Utah Shakespeare Festival), Bedroom Farce and Things We Do For Love (Westport County Playhouse) and The Game’s Afoot and God of Carnage (Asolo Rep). International: Porgy and Bess (Palacio de Bellas Artes). Film: Victoriana, The Key Man, Fall Down Dead and the upcoming web series, AFTER. Robert heads the Hofstra University department of drama movement program and is on faculty at the Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training.

Designers Scott Bradley Set Designer Great Lakes Theater debut On Broadway: Premieres of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars (Tony nomination and Drama Desk Award for Best Set Design) and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Drama Desk Award for Best Set Design). Recent openings: The Eye of the Sparrow (Portland Center Stage), Gloria (NYU Tisch School of the Arts), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Boston Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), A View From the Bridge (Seattle Rep), The Crucible (Cleveland Play House), Brownsville Song (Long Wharf Theater), Much Ado About Nothing (Oregon Shakespeare Festival) and Chapatti (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park). Notable productions: World premiere of Samuel D. Hunter’s A Great Wilderness (Seattle Rep), Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl and The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci by Mary Zimmerman, both Lucille Lortel nominations (Second Stage NYC). Television: Set designer for Late Night with David Letterman. Film: Production designer for Ang Lee’s Pushing Hands. Graduate of The Yale School of Drama, 1986. Lindsay Jones Sound Designer Great Lakes Theater debut Broadway: A Time To Kill, Bronx Bombers. Off Broadway: Privacy, Dry Powder, Barbecue (Public Theater), Bootycandy (Playwrights Horizons), Mr. Joy (LCT3), Top Secret (New York Theatre Workshop), Rx (Primary Stages) and many others. Regional: Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage, Alliance Theatre, Goodman Theatre, The Old Globe, ACT, Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage and many others. International: Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Canada), Royal Shakespeare Company (England), as well as productions in Ireland, Austria, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Scotland. Awards: seven Joseph Jefferson Awards and 24 nominations, two Ovation Awards and three nominations, Craig Noel Award and two nominations, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, three Drama Desk Award nominations, two Helen Hayes nominations, two Barrymore nominations, as well as many others. Film scoring credits include Magnolia


Pictures’ The Brass Teapot and HBO Films’ A Note of Triumph (2006 Academy Award, Best Documentary). www.lindsayjones.com

Rick Martin Lighting Designer Fifteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater Many productions with GLT and ISF including The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and And Then There Were None. Other theater: US premiere of Kurt Weil’s Marie Galante (Opèra Français de NY); Hekabe, The Illiad and The Rage of Achilles with Music-Theatre Group (New York and Santa Fe); and The Bitter Tears of Petra van Kant (Henry Miller Theatre, New York). Opera: Mitridate, Re di Ponto (La Monnaie, Brussels – scenery and lighting); Le Diable dans le beffroi, La Chute de la Maison Usher (Opéra national de Paris – scenery and lighting); Castor et Pollux, Pellèas et Mèllisande and To Be Sung (Opéra Français de NY); Dialogues des Carmèlites, Cenerentola (Opéra de Toulon) and Romèo et Juliette (Spoleto Festival USA). Concerts: Harawi

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Rachel Laritz Costume Designer Great Lakes Theater debut Rachel’s designs have previously been seen off-Broadway at Pearl Theatre and regionally at Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf First Look, Milwaukee Rep, American Players Theatre, Florentine Opera, Drury Lane, Resident Ensemble Players, Northlight, Kansas City Rep, Writers, Utah Shakespeare, Actors Theatre Louisville, Illinois Shakespeare, Court, Next Act, Peninsula Players, Remy Bumppo, Timeline, Milwaukee Chamber, Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight Music Theatre, Children’s Theatre Madison and University of Michigan. Other professional credits include NBC’s Law & Order, Chicago Opera Theatre and Garsington Opera. Ms. Laritz is a recipient of a 2011 Emerging Artist Award from the University of Michigan and a 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for Voysey Inheritance. Some upcoming designs include Milwaukee Rep’s

Glass Menagerie, Northlight Theatre’s midwest premiere of By the Water and world premiere of Relativity along with The Unexpected Man at American Players Theatre. www.rachellaritz.com

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(Opèra Comique, Paris – scenery and lighting), Le martyre de Saint Sèbastien (Citè de la Musique, Paris and Arsenal, Metz), Orchestre national de Lyon and the Orchestre de Champs Élysées (Lyon, Poitiers, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, São Paulo). Coming up: Madame Butterfly (Limoges, France) and Serse (Staatstheater Nürnberg, Germany). Member: United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE.

Kent State University. She has also worked as the company manager for Porthouse Theater and The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Love to all my family and friends and thank you for all of the support! Jessica B. Lucas* Stage Manager Five Seasons with Great Lakes Theater Previous stage management credits include Twelfth Night and The Misanthrope with Cleveland Play House/CWRU MFA Program; and Memphis, Rent and Aida with the AllCity Musical program. Previous assistant stage management and production assistant credits include My Fair Lady, The Secret Garden, King Lear, Dial “M” for Murder, Les Misérables, A Christmas Carol and Deathtrap with Great Lakes Theater; And Then There Were None, Love’s Labor’s Lost, My Fair Lady, Dial “M” for Murder, Secret Garden and King Lear with Idaho Shakespeare Festival; and Luna Gale with Cleveland Play House. Jessica earned her BA in theater from the University of Scranton.

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Stage Management Amy Essick Assistant Stage Manager Three seasons with Great Lakes Theater Previous production assistant/assistant stage manager credits include Twelfth Night, The Fantasticks, And Then There Were None, The Secret Garden, A Christmas Carol, The Tempest, Les Misérables and The Merry Wives of Windsor with Great Lakes Theater. Other assistant stage management credits include Damn Yankees, And the World Goes Round, The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Chicago and The Sunshine Boys with Porthouse Theatre. Amy earned her BA in theater studies from

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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* & Paul* Brentlinger Willard & Donna Carmel Mary* & Leigh Carter Natalie & Morton Epstein Edward S. Godleski Samuel S. Hartwell Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer Kate Lunsford Mary Anne* & Jack McGrath Janet & Bob Neary

Richard II, Act II, Scene ii James A. Nelson* Donald & Anne Palmer Lynn & Tim Pistell Professor Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben The John Sherwin Family George* & Marjorie* Springer Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford Arthur L. Thomas Audrey* & 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, Director of Development. (216) 453-1068 | dbernardo@greatlakestheater.org.


DONORS 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 and on the following pages made generous gifts between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. “I can no other answer make but thanks.” Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene iii

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Make a Contribution Great Lakes Theater served more than 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 the hundreds of 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 (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 & Culture** Lead Sponsors $50,000 to $99,999 The David & Inez Myers Foundation*** Ohio Arts Council*** The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation***

The George Gund Foundation*** The Kulas Foundation*** The John P. Murphy Foundation***

Sponsors $25,000 to $49,999 The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The GAR Foundation*** The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation*** PNC Foundation*

Season Sponsors:

The Reinberger Foundation*** Shakespeare for a New Generation – National Endowment for the Arts

Season Media Sponsors:

The Great Lakes Theater Business Alliance:

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*3 – 5 consecutive years as a donor **6 – 9 consecutive years as a donor ***10 or more consecutive years as a donor


THE 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.

Globe Circle ($2,500 to $4,999)

Folio Circle ($1,000 to $2,499)

The Abington Foundation* The Community Foundation of Lorain County*** Eaton Corporation*** Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer*** Janet & Bob Neary*** The Lubrizol Foundation*** The Nord Family Foundation*** Nordson Corporation Foundation** Dr. & Mrs. Donald Palmer*** Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pistell*** Mrs. James O. Roberts*** John & Barbara Schubert*** The Shubert Foundation*** Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford***

Chuck & Bonnie Abbey** Michelle R. Arendt*** Walt & Laura Avdey** Dalia & Robert Baker*** David & Carolyn Bialosky* Kim & Bart Bixenstine* Mitch & Liz Blair*** Glenn & Jenny Brown*** Mr. & Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm*** The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation*** Gail Cudak & Thomas Young*** Richard & Evelyn Dolejs* Timothy J. Downing & Ken Press* Charles, Lidia & Alexa Fee** Elizabeth Grove & Rich Bedell* Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings** Mary Elizabeth Huber William W. Jacobs*** Katie Kennedy & Doug White Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust*** Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Mayer*** Donald W. Morrison*** Nicholas & Sue Peay*** Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Peterman*** Dr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast*** Thomas A. Piraino & Barbara C. McWilliams** Prof. Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben* Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ruhl*** Kim Sherwin** Steve Gariepy & Nancy Sin*** Brit & Kate Stenson*** Arthur L. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Wellener IV*** Robert & Emily Williams* Ms. Rebecca A. Zuti & Mr. Anthony D. DeCello**

John & Laura Bertsch** H.F. & J.C. Burkhardt*** Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP** Jack & Janice Campbell*** Beverly J. Coen* Carolyn & Charles Dickson*** Ms. Leslie C. Dickson* Mr. & Mrs. John Dunn Dr. Howard Epstein Leigh L. Fabens Mr. James Graham & Mr. David Dusek Henry G. Grendell* The Gries Family Foundation*** Drs. Thomas & Cynthia Gustaferro Virginia Hansen*** Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Heller Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.*** Faisal Khan & Angela DiCorleto Donna M. & Alex I. Koler Charlotte R. Kramer* John J. & JoAnn D. Lane* Ken & Mary Loparo*** Mr. & Mrs. William E. MacDonald III* Jack McGrath*** John J. Meiburger* Mr. & Mrs. John C. Morley*** Ms. Danielle M. Morris Ms. Karen Nemec** Pamela G. Noble & E. Macke Bentley IV John & Norine Prim*** Ms. Ana G. Rodriguez Linda Schlageter*** Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph K. Schmeller* Sally J. Staley*** Diana & Eugene Stromberg*** Gerald F. Unger*** Mary C. Warren** Mr. & Mrs. Kevin M. White* Julie Sabroff Willoughby Patrick M. Zohn*** John & Jane Zuzek***

Stratford Circle ($5,000 to $9,999) Bridgewater Associates, Inc.** The Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation*** Mr. Todd M. Burger & Ms. Kristie Beck Bill & Judie Caster* Barry & Suzanne Doggett*** Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill** Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein*** Ernst & Young, LLP*** Dianne V. Foley* The Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Foundation*** The Giant Eagle Foundation** Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell*** Paul R. & Denise Horstman Keen** Diane Kathleen Hupp The Laub Foundation*** Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller*** David P. Porter & Margaret K. Poutasse*** Laura & Alvin Siegal The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust**

*3-5 consecutive years as a donor. **6-9 consecutive years as a donor. *** 10 or more consecutive years as a donor.

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Avon Circle $10,000 to $24,999

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Welcome! The following individuals made their first gift or returned as active donors to Great Lakes Theater during the period July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The Great Lakes Theater family welcomes you!

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Joel & Teresa Andreani Mrs. Viia Beechler Ms. Laura Berick Denise Blanda Dr. W. H. Boom & Ms. Anne L. Batzell Mr. & Mrs. Lucien H. Case James Collins Robert & Susan Conrad Virginia Dybicz Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Fairchild

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Jon & Mary Fancher Daniel Fishwick Carmela Freeman Gary & Holli Goodman Elaine Green Ms. Lynne Hammerschlag Robin Herrington-Bowen Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Hoffman Stephen L. Kadish Eileen Kennedy & Greg Cloyd

Sustainers ($500 to $999)

Women’s Committee of Great Lakes Theater ***

Mrs. Al A. Archambault Mr. & Mrs. Glenn G. Anderson, Jr. Robyn & David Barrie*** Mr. Gary D. Benz & Ms. Betsy Karetnick Ms. Melanie Bingham Jeffrey Boecker & Susan Iler Bette Bonder & Patrick Bray** Steven & Sharon Broz* Beverly & Bruce Cameron* Donald & Annamarie Chick*** Mary Dolan & David Haracz James Eschmeyer*** Evans Charitable Foundation Dale Gabor Janet & Patricia Glaeser*** Ted & Nancy Goble Mr. & Mrs. Randall J. Gordon Gary & Joanna Graeff Mr. A. Allen Howell Kenneth Karosy*** Stewart & Donna Kohl Ms. Shirley Lanzieri Eva & Rudolf Linnebach* Rosa & Samuel Lobe Memorial Fund of the Jewish Federation** Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Lynch*** Mark & Barbara Mazzone* Francis & Viola McDowell** Helen & Harry Mercer** David & Leslee Miraldi*** Mr. Ken Myles Deborah L. Neale*** Mr. & Mrs. William Osborne, Jr.*** Mr. John Rampe Thomas & Helen Rathburn** Robert & Linda Jenkins Naomi G. & Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland** Gary & Jane Small Mr. Terry Szmagala Kathleen Turner*** Margaret & Loyal Wilson*

Patrons ($250 to $499) The Thomas and Joann Adler Family Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland** Ms. Laura Aquila Ms. Nancy J. Arndt Mr. & Mrs. Benham S. Bates** Fred & Mary Behm*** Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Berges Jerry & Kathy Berkshire Roger Bielefeld Martha & Wayne Bifano Paul & Heather Blonsky Gary & Kay Bluhm** Bernice A. Bolek*** Tim & Cindy Carr* Larry & Nancy Case Ms. Megan Casserlie* Mr. & Mrs. John Clarry Dr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Cooper* Brian Wynne & Patrick Cozzens* Bruce & Maryellen Cudney Audrey DeClement*** William Demboski Mr. & Mrs. Steve deMoulpied Ms. Anne B. DesRosiers & Mr. Stephen Kadish* Pete & Margaret Dobbins Mr. & Mrs. L. William Erb Ann & Harry Farmer Mr. Joseph A. Ferritto Catherine Fishbach Mary Ann & Joseph Fischer Ms. Michelle Frygier Chad & Ivy Gaizutis* Mr. & Ms. Patrick F. Gallagher Larry & Jean Gilbert* Ms. Michelle Goad Mr. Richard Goddard Gary & Frances Goins Ilona K. Gram* Douglas Gray Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Gray** Ms. Jackie Grimm

Bill & Susan Kirchner Chris & Laura Larson James Marino Mr. & Mrs. Bruce V. Mavec Joshua Mayers Donald W. Morrison Ms. Barbara H. Nahra Mr. & Mrs. Robert Neides Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. O’Connor Doug Perkowski Ms. Bette M. Prendergast Lee & Peter Haas Ms. Kathleen E. Hancock Ms. Brighid Hillmuth Rick Hoch Mr. Herbert J. Hoppe, Jr. Mr. Richard Hyde Robert & Linda Jenkins** Amy & Jeff Johnson Bernie & Nancy Karr*** Ms. Joylen J. Kent* Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kimmel** Charles King & Catherine Keating Bob & Nanci Kirkpatrick*** James & Rosemary Koehler Ronald G. Kollar** Mr. Gene Kratus Jacob Kronenberg & Barbara Belovich** Stephen & Carolyn Kuerbitz Anne R. & Kenneth E. Love** Thomas & Sheryl Love The Mersol Family*** Mr. Salvatore Mileti Mary & Steve Mitchell*** Dale Sr., Dale Jr. & Gayle Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer M. Piper*** Mr. & Mrs. James M. Petras Michael & Paulette Poklar James & Susan Prince Dr. Edward J. Rockwood*** Mrs. Sharon M. Rogers** Otmar & Rota Sackerlotzky*** Jim & Joan Schaefer Mr. Jon Shaffer Ms. Laura Shaw Dr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Smith*** Albert Stratton** Bob Taylor & Jeff Herrmann Frank & Vicki Titas** Robert & Marti Vagi* Mr. & Mrs. James D. Vail** Carol Lee Vella* James L. Wagner** Mr. & Mrs. James L. Wamsley III Dr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Watts* Nancy-Anne Wargo* Mr. Matthew T. Wholey &

Ms. Sue N. Siefert James & Susan Spallino Christopher & Gail Steward Rabbi Eddie & Dr. Roxanne Sukol Karl & Carol Theil Wulf & Moira Utian Todd Wilson & Jennifer Eppich Ms. Janet R. Wolf Mr. Lee C. Zeiszler

Dr. Leland L. Metheny Mr. John Wiedemann & Ms. Pamela Schnellinger* Ms. Margaret E. Zellmer* Donald & Dorothy Zito

Associates ($125 to $249) Chuck & Maureen Adler Donna Beletic* Ms. Pamela Benson* John & Jeannene Bertosa** Susan Bobey** John Bolton** Ms. Dorothy F. Borer* Joanne R. Bratush*** Richard & Mary Ann Brockett James F. Brown Mike & Carole Brown* V. Elizabeth Brown** Larry & Andi Carlini** Jean McQuillan & Richard Christ*** John & Donna Clifford*** Rollin & Anne Conway** Douglas Court Stan & Lisa Corwin David & Gayle Cratty** Dr. Ben S. Curatolo Lowell & Carole Davis*** Chad & Andrea Deal** Marilyn P. Demeter*** Daniel & Joyce Dyer * Bob & Ginny Eckardt* Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eikenburg*** Howard P. Erlichman** Gene & Patricia Ewald Susan L. Fike*** Mary Eileen Fogarty*** David V. Foos** Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Frei** Mrs. Carla Gallagher* Deborah A. Geier*** Dr. Richard J. Goetsch John Greene* Tom & Kirsten Hagesfeld** Michael & Suzanne Harris* Curt & Karen Henkle**


Friends ($75 to $124) Ms. Josephine B. Anderson Ms. Nancy M. Barnes Brian & Teresa Bester

Elizabeth A. Billings Dr. & Mrs. Dieter F. Bloser*** Phyliss M. Boggs Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton*** Carol Brenneman Mr. Stanley C. Brandt & Ms. Mary K. Whitmer*** Mr. & Mrs. Jim Britenbach Julia & Ben Brouhard* James F. Brown Barbara J. Burke* Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Charlick* Dr. & Mrs. Dale H. Cowan Samuel Cowling** Judith Darus* Shirley B. Dawson Chris & Mary Ann Deibel*** The DeMinico Family Donna Douglas*** Ms. Patricia R. Esposito Janice Evans* Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Field*** Laura & Donald Ford Mr. Bob Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Ralph C. Frey* Mr. & Mrs. Lou Galizio*** Greg & Gail Gibson*** Virginia T. Goetz Linda Grau Jean E. Gubbins** Marian Hancy** Ms. Charlene S. Harner Linda A. Heath Jean Heller* Ms. Eleanor W. Helper Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Hicks Frank & Gerry Hoffert** Mark & Lynn Hofflund* Ms. Sharon J. Hoppens Mary Immormino Chet & Greta Insolia* Marie Ivkanec Brittany Jackson Deb & Gar Kaminski Dennis Kelly* Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Kelley Mr. Gilbert P. Kenehan* Samuel C. Kennell William & Marion Kettering* Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Kozel*** Mr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Kruszka* Eleanor & Stephen Kushnick Gregory Leach Ms. Linda V. Lefkovitz Gregory & Vickie Leyes* Morton & Lola Litt Ken & Mary Loparo Mr. & Mrs. John M. Lovett Gretchen Mates** Rev. Edward E. Mehok*** Antoinette Miller*** Frances Stewart & David Mook Tom & Mary Neff* Friends of Nordonia Hills Library Gerald Norton Fulton & Thea O’Donoghue Joan M. Oravec*** Meribeth Pannitto Lou M. Papes**

Mr. & Mrs. Harold I. Pittaway III Mr. William Plesec Mr. Alan A. Pomiecko Maria Poulos Larry & Susan Rakow* Judy & Clifford Reeves** The Reinker Family*** Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P. Rencehausen Ms. Jacqueline Y. Rhodes* Ms. Ellen Roberts Robinson Family Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland* Mark & Monica Schie Mrs. Lois Schneider Steve & Kathy Schultz* Linda Sebald Jeff & Beth Ann Sedam Randall & Sara Shaner Dr. Dave & Faye Sholiton* Mary Slowey Mr. James Smekal Alma L. Smith* Mr. & Mrs. Tony Smits Tom Wagner & Malinda Smyth* Darwin L. Steele *** Gail Stroud Ms. Elizabeth Swenson The Edward & Katherine Thomas Family Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Tyler, Jr. Carol A. Vidoli*** Adele Viguera Michael Wagner Rev. & Mrs. David M. Walker*** Mrs. Alice H. Webster Mr. & Mrs. Zach Wemple Sharon & Yoash Wiener*** Ms. Hope Wright Mr. A. Paul Ziegler Ruth & Sidney Zilber*** Arthur & Deborah Zinn

Rita Schneider & Sandra Beichler Sally J. Staley John & Dianne Young

Matching Gift Corporations ArcelorMittal Corning Incorporated Foundation Eaton Corporation GlaxoSmithKline Foundation IBM Corporation The Lubrizol Corporation PNC Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation

Gifts were received in honor of: Todd Krispinsky Lisa Ortenzi Sally Staley Diana & Gene Stromberg Bob Taylor & Jeff Herrmann

Gifts were received in memory of: Beverly Dilling Hildegard Gebhardt James O. Roberts

The Women’s Committee

**6 – 9 consecutive years as a donor

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 & at events, & cheer us on throughout the season. If you would like to become a member, call Joanne Hulec at (216) 252-8717 for more information.

***10 or more consecutive years as a donor

Officers

*3 – 5 consecutive years as a donor

Matinee Idols Donors who underwrote tickets to 2015-2016 Student Matinees so more students can attend. Michelle R. Arendt Carol Barnak Robyn & David Barrie Jack & Janice Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Chernus Beverly J. Coen Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill Dianne V. Foley Ron & Joanne Hulec Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer Bob & Nanci Kirkpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Mayer Ms. Danielle M. Morris Janet & Bob Neary

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Kathy & Jamie Hogg*** Clyde A. Horn*** Ron & Joanne Hulec*** Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Janson* Marilyn & Howard Karfeld*** Lauren Kawentel** Michael & Lynn Kleinman* Mr. Thomas Knox* Ursula Korneitchouk Fred & Joann Lafferty*** Leslie Lahr Jennifer & Robert Larson* Mr.& Mrs. Brian Lawler* Brian & Renee Lowery** Robert MacMurray* Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McDonald*** Jennifer & Peter Meckes* Rita C. McLaughlin* Nan Miller** Diane Moffett Toni & Linda Moore** Mr. D. Stephen Botorff & Ms. Patricia J. Moyer** Marion Murfey Robert & Margery Orth Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Patalon* Brian Perry & Ka Pi Hoh* Ms. Mary L. Pollak Andrew & Brenda Pongracz* Mr. & Mrs. Louis Pongracz** Ms. Betsy R. Quinn Ms. Lori Riga* Reinhold & Ginny Roedig*** Mr. & Mrs. James A. Saks** Donna Schuerger*** Doris A. Schultz** Richard Shirey Dr. Howard Simon* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Slavin** Mr. & Mrs. John Southworth* William E. Spatz** Kathlyn & Harry Stenzel*** Susan St. John** Katherine Stokes-Shafer Anita K. Stoll Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Sullivan** Mr. & Mrs. William W. Taft Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Tatman* Dr. & Mrs. Ken Tomecki** Dorothy Ann Turick Anne Unverzagt & Richard Goddard** Christine and Daniel Vento Mr. Kenneth Vinciquerra Ms. Kimberly A. Vivolo Raymond Voelker* Mrs. Betty S. Weiss** Bobby Withrow Thomas M. Wladyka James & Sandra Wood** John & Dianne Young

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 at (216) 4534442 with questions or to report updates and revisions.

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TRUSTEES Chair

Thomas G. Stafford

President

Timothy J. Downing

Secretary

Kim Bixenstine

Treasurer

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Walter Avdey

Trustees

Michelle Arendt Dalia Baker Gary D. Benz David Bialosky Mitchell G. Blair Todd M. Burger

William Caster Beverly J. Coen Gail L. Cudak Leslie Dickson Carol Dolan Dr. Howard G. Epstein Natalie Epstein Dianne V. Foley Stephen H. Gariepy Elizabeth A. Grove Samuel Hartwell Mary Elizabeth Huber Diane Kathleen Hupp William W. Jacobs John E. Katzenmeyer Denise Horstman Keen Kathleen Kennedy Faisal Khan John W. Lebold

Mary J. Mayer John E. McGrath Katie McVoy Leslie H. Moeller Danielle Morris Janet E. Neary Robert D. Neary Pamela G. Noble Michael J. Peterman Timothy K. Pistell David P. Porter Georgianna T. Roberts Ana G. Rodriguez Sally J. Staley Diana W. Stromberg Gerald F. Unger Thomas D. Warren Nancy Wellener Kevin M. White

Julie Sabroff Willoughby Patrick Zohn Rebecca A. Zuti

Life Trustees

Carolyn Dickson Barry Doggett Rudolph Garfield William MacDonald III Ellen Stirn Mavec John D. Schubert Peter Shimrak Laura Siegel

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE In 2002, Great Lakes Theater (Cleveland, Ohio) and Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, Idaho) conceived a unique, strategic producing alliance designed to maximize return on organizational investments, increase production efficiencies, create long term work opportunities for artists and share best practices. In 2010, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (Incline Village, Nevada) joined the collaborative — further contributing to the momentum of the revolutionary producing prototype's success. The long term results have been remarkable. The alliance's three independent, 501c3 regional theaters have shared over 50 jointly-created productions — each featuring long term, multi-city employment opportunities for artistic company members. This revolutionary producing model has realized its vision and exceeded expectations while simultaneously resulting in notable audience growth for each company.

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STAFF

Administration

Volunteers

Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director Bob Taylor, Executive Director

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

Development Manager............................Chris Fornadel Audience Engagement Coordinator........ Jeremy Lewis Assistant Production Manager...........Corrie E. Purdum Manager of Finance & Administration.....................................Stephanie Reed Donor Relations Associate...............Elizabeth Steward

Education Education Outreach Associate................David Hansen School Residency Program Actor-Teachers........................................... Luke Brett, Chennelle Bryant-Harris, Chelsea Cannon, DeLee Cooper, Khaki Hermann, Tim Keo, Shaun O’Neill, Will Sanborn

Production Technical Director.................................. Mark Cytron Assistant Technical Director.......William Langenhop Master Carpenter................................. Lindsay Loar Carpenter/Welder...........................Richard Haberlen Carpenters...... Val Kozlenko, Ralph Melari, Gary Zsigrai Properties Master..........................Jessica Rosenlieb Assistant Properties Master......... Bernadine Cockey Props Artisan....................................Douglas Puskas Costume Shop Manager.............. Esther M. Haberlen Assistant Shop Manager/Draper................Leah Loar

Company Doctor.....Dr. Donald Ford & Cleveland Clinic Trinity High School Intern......................Maxwell O’Neal Baldwin Wallace University Intern.... Shaelin Maresco

Special Thanks Arrow Video, Cleveland Sight Center 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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Artistic Associate..............................................Tom Ford

First Hand.......................................... Christine Krysa Crafts....................................................... Zack Hickle Stitchers...................Zack Hickle, Mackenzie Malone Wardrobe Supervisor/ Design Assistant....................... Colleen McLaughlin Wardrobe Swing.........................................Ian Smith Wig Design...............................Mary Schilling-Martin Costume Intern...................................Peter Sherman Master Electrician................................ Tammy Taylor Charge Scenic Artist................................Ruth Lohse Scenic Artist...................................Justine Schneider Audio Supervisor................................ Brian Chismar Stage Manager............................. .Jessica B. Lucas* Assistant Stage Manager.........................Amy Essick Hanna Theatre Crew......... Thomas Boddy, Chris Guy, Shaun Milligan, Nathan Tulenson

Leadership

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PLAYHOUSE SQUARE HISTORY

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Say Goodnight, Gracie

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Legendary comedy duo George Burns and Gracie Allen were married in Cleveland January 7, 1926 during their Playhouse Square booking. A brief, early-morning ceremony was performed by a Justice of the Peace, after which the newlyweds checked into the Statler Hotel. George’s older brother and his family (who lived in Akron) came up to Cleveland that afternoon to celebrate with the couple before George and Gracie returned to their room to honeymoon. At 2 a.m. the phone rang. It was fellow comedian Jack Benny calling from Omaha. Immediately recognizing Jack’s voice, George cut him off saying, “Send up two orders of ham and eggs,” then hung up. Ten minutes later the phone rang. It was Benny again. This time George interrupted his friend with, “You forgot the ketchup!” and hung up on Benny a second time. Half an hour later came a knock at the door. It was a waiter with two orders of ham and eggs. Trying to keep a straight face the waiter announced, “Compliments of Mr. Jack Benny from Omaha!” As George liked to tell it, the newlyweds ate their Benny breakfast at 2:30 a.m., and, when they were done, Gracie said, “George, this was the high point of the night!”

Performers Help Restore Playhouse Square During her 1996 run of Kiss of the Spider Woman, legendary Broadway star Chita Rivera was given a guided tour of Playhouse Square. As she followed her tour guide into the State auditorium, an excited Chita pointed to the mezzanine railing and proudly exclaimed, I helped paint that! Indeed, she had. In 1984, Chita had last played Playhouse Square when much restoration remained, and during her free time willingly added her brush strokes to the history of the State. Likewise, Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary fame also performed at the State Theatre several times during its early restoration. She became so enthusiastic over the restoration process that she would climb the scaffolding and help paint the ceiling. Like Chita, on a return visit, Mary pointed out the ceiling area that she had helped paint (justabove-and-to-the-left of the Men’s Room doorway on the mezzanine).

The GE Chandelier Officially the world’s largest outdoor chandelier, the 20-foot tall GE Chandelier is adorned with 4200 crystals. To find out how it was made, visit the Playhouse Square YouTube channel.

The STATE THEATRE Murals

A Change in History?

The four murals on the walls of the State Theatre lobby were painted by American Modernist James Daugherty (1890-1974), whose work hangs in the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum and the Smithsonian. One of the murals, The Spirit of Cinema, was featured on the cover of Life magazine on February 20, 1970. It was that national attention that became the convincing argument to save the venue from the wrecking ball. Destruction of the State would also have meant the loss of the original historic Daugherty murals, since they are painted directly on the walls. Today they are the only Daugherty works which remain at the original site where they were painted.

One of many fascinating items to be found in the book Playhouse Square: An Entertaining History deals with the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Booth performed locally at the old Academy of Music, which was one of the first drama schools in the country and was located at 1371 W. 6th Street. It was at that Cleveland Academy where he would play his last role prior to performing at Washington D.C.’s Ford Theatre where he would assassinate President Lincoln. (Might history have been changed if the Academy had held over Booth’s play for an extended run?)


CONNOR PALACE Trivia

HANNA THEATRE Trivia

Before the days of clothes dryers, touring performers were often forced to pull stilldamp clothes off the drying line when it was time to pack and leave. During the vaudeville era, the Connor Palace (known then as the Palace) became known as one of the most performer-friendly venues in the country because of its many backstage amenities, one of which included a drying room. In this large room, wet clothes could be hung and hot air was continuously blown into the area to hasten the drying time.

Since its opening in 1921, the Hanna Theatre has been the site of two world premieres: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Me and Juliette in 1953 and, in 1974, Odyssey by Michel Legrand starring Yul Brynner. Another first occurred in 1937, when Gilbert and Sullivan’s first Cleveland-staged opera was performed at the Hanna by the D’Oyly Carte Company from London.

Singers’ Secrets

There Goes the Neighborhood! The 1870s ushered in the golden age for Euclid Avenue as the street became a stretch of grand mansions, with grounds often extending as far as Lake Erie, and stately elm trees arching over the avenue. Called Millionaire’s Row, it was the address where all the best families lived. But by Cleveland’s Centennial in 1896, Euclid Avenue residents were likely muttering, Well, there goes the neighborhood! as the dirt street was paved with sandstone, and businessmen began to buy up and tear down the mansions and towering elms to make way for commercial ventures. Streetcar lines on the once totally residential stretch hastened the creation of a commercial district, forcing wealthy families to move even farther east on Euclid Avenue. In another 30 years, the district would see the birth of the five main theaters that would eventually become Playhouse Square.

In his biography, Moe Howard & The Three Stooges, Moe Howard wrote about the plight of dressing rooms on the road. Although dressing rooms were usually spartan at best and a hovel at worst, Howard had nothing but praise for the Connor Palace (known then as the Palace Theatre): “This theater was built without missing a thought for the actors’ comfort. The Palace was beautiful not only outside and in the auditorium, but also backstage. Most impressive was the second floor, which sported a regulation-size pool table, chess tables, comfortable chairs, an ice machine and soft drinks, playing cards, cigars — it had all the facilities of a private club. In the basement was a laundry room. There was even a nursery for youngsters. Best of all were the dressing rooms, heavily carpeted with mirrored walls and make-up tables. They had everything in them, right down to padded coat hangers.”

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Repeat three times: Performer packs pickle for perfect pipes. Singer Anita Baker surprised backstage workers during her sold out shows by keeping an ample supply of pickle juice in her dressing room — using it to gargle! (No report as to whether Anita acquired the pickle practice during her two pregnancies.) Likewise, another unusual gargling agent was the preference of singer Millie Jackson who required a certain imported beer as her gargle-of-choice.

CONNOR PALACE: A Three Stooges Favorite

What Would It Cost to Build Them Today? Even though the Connor Palace is not the largest of the Playhouse Square venues, it was the most costly to build ($3.5 million) by the time it premiered on Nov. 6, 1922. The largest theater, the State, (opened Feb. 5, 1921) was built at a cost of $2 million; the Ohio (Feb. 14, 1921) also cost $2 million, and the Allen’s costs totaled $1.9 million when it opened April 1, 1921. (Exact building costs for the Hanna Theatre — which opened March 28, 1921 — have yet to be uncovered.)

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PLAYHOUSE SQUARE GUEST SERVICES Guest Assistance For questions or service that may provide a quality, entertaining experience, please see the House Manager on duty. A RedCoat usher can direct you to their office location.

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Beware of Ticket Scalpers Buy your tickets ONLY from the Playhouse Square Ticket Office, at playhousesquare. org, by phone at 216-241-6000 or your licensed group/travel leader. (We cannot guarantee validity or admittance for tickets purchased elsewhere, nor can we issue replacement tickets if they are lost or stolen). Help us keep ticket prices affordable and fair for everyone.

Service for Our Guests with Special Needs Large type programs and wireless headsets are available in the House Manager’s office.

Camera Policy Cameras, including cameras on cell phones and other personal handheld devices, audio/ video tape recorders and flash photography are strictly prohibited.

Emergency Phone Number In emergency situations, family members or babysitters may call 216-771-5537 (evening hours) or 216-771-4444 (daytime hours) should they need to get a message to a guest in our theaters.

Cell Phones The experience of a live performance can be ruined by the interruption of ringtones, vibrating phones or conversation. The magic of a darkened theater can be disrupted by the light of someone text messaging as well. Please be considerate to others and remember to turn off your cell phone for the duration of the show.

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Playhouse Square gratefully acknow­ ledges the people of Cuyahoga County for their historical support to theater restoration, upkeep and programming, as well as through their ongoing contributions through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.


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KENNEDY’S

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OHIO

Wednesday

CONNOR PALACE Thursday

FEBRUARY

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US BANK WESTFIELD PLAZA STUDIO

Friday

Flanagan’s Wake Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Men/from Mars – Women/from Venus Shen Yun

The King and I Flanagan’s Wake Wait Until Dark Paw Patrol Live!

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville

The King and I Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Bill Blagg’s The Science of Magic

The King and I Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Bill Blagg’s The Science of Magic

The King and I Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Bill Blagg’s The Science of Magic

The King and I Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Center Stage Comedy Tour

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The King and I

The King and I Children’s Theater Series for Schools: The American Revolution The Musical Box

The King and I Flanagan’s Wake Wait Until Dark

The King and I Wait Until Dark Paw Patrol Live!

The King and I

The King and I Wait Until Dark

The King and I Wait Until Dark

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Shen Yun

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Saturday

Flanagan’s Wake Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Jim Jefferies Men/from Mars – Women/from Venus Steven Wright The King and I Flanagan’s Wake Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Bill Blagg’s The Science of Magic

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The King and I Wait Until Dark Let it Be

The King and I Wait Until Dark The 26th Annual Jump Back Ball

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The King and I Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark Wait Until Dark Hayes Grier & The Romeo & Juliet Boys present: Detour Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias

Flanagan’s Wake Wait Until Dark Romeo & Juliet Brain Candy Live

Flanagan’s Wake Wait Until Dark Romeo & Juliet How I Learned to Drive Jessica Lang Dance

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Wait Until Dark Romeo & Juliet How I Learned to Drive

How I Learned to Drive Children’s Theater Series for Schools: DiNO-LIGHT

Wait Until Dark How I Learned to Drive Children’s Theater Series for Schools: DiNO-LIGHT

Wait Until Dark Romeo & Juliet How I Learned to Drive Children’s Theater Series for Schools: DiNO-LIGHT

Flanagan’s Wake Wait Until Dark Romeo & Juliet How I Learned/Drive CTS for Schools: DiNO-LIGHT Clev R&B Festival

Flanagan’s Wake Wait Until Dark Romeo & Juliet How I Learned to Drive DiNO-LIGHT Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound

Wait Until Dark Romeo & Juliet How I Learned to Drive DiNO-LIGHT Patti Smith

How I Learned to Drive Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour

How I Learned to Drive Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour She Stoops to Conquer TAJ EXPRESS

How I Learned to Drive Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour She Stoops to Conquer

Flanagan’s Wake How I Learned to Drive Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour She Stoops to Conquer

Flanagan’s Wake How I Learned to Drive Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour She Stoops to Conquer Nu Soul Revival Tour

How I Learned to Drive Mamma Mia! Farewell Tour

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time How I Learned to Drive

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time How I Learned/Drive She Stoops to Conquer Shaolin Warriors

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time How I Learned to Drive She Stoops to Conquer

Curious Incident/Dog in the Night-Time Flanagan’s Wake How I Learned/Drive She Stoops to Conquer The Wiz

Curious Incident/Dog in the Night-Time Flanagan’s Wake How I Learned/Drive She Stoops to Conquer Kathy Griffin The Wiz

Curious Incident/Dog in the Night-Time How I Learned/Drive She Stoops to Conquer Bryan Ferry The Wiz

The Curious Incident The Curious Incident of the Dog in the of the Dog in the Night-Time Night-Time Billy Crystal

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend

Curious Incident/Dog in the Night-Time Flanagan’s Wake Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend CSU Spring Dance Hamlet

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