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“AS WE EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE, WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT THE HIGHEST APPRECIATION IS NOT TO UTTER WORDS BUT TO LIVE BY THEM.” —JOH N F. KE N N E DY
D E AR F R I E N DS O F TH E ARTS , “Ladies and Gentlemen, intermission has ended. Please return to your seats.” As the national response to the historic pandemic shutdown shifted, the 2021–22 season marked the return to nearly full levels of arts programming at the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Cincinnati Music Hall, in the Weston Art Gallery, and throughout the region with our education and community engagement efforts. There is much for which to be grateful during this year of recovery and reimagination. Numerous local, state, and federal government agencies granted relief funding that allowed us to rebuild our staff and reopen our venues. Medical professionals from across the region and the nation were an invaluable resource that guided our ever-shifting health and safety protocols. Our extremely loyal sponsors, donors, and members continued their generous support even during the most challenging of times. We are especially thankful for the many people behind-the-scenes and on our stages who are essential to the transformative work we do each day in our venues and in the community: an insightful and empathic Board of Trustees; a passionate and dedicated staff; helpful and friendly volunteers; resilient and collaborative resident companies; and our remarkably talented artists and technicians. Most importantly, we are grateful to our devoted audience members who returned to their seats time after time after such an over-extended intermission. The circle of art would not be complete without their energy and engagement. Over the years, we have built a level of trust and support for one another, strengthened by our shared experience with the pandemic. We are pleased to present to you our 2022 Report to the Community, which highlights much of our activity during the 2021–22 season. The Report also spotlights select individuals and companies, many of whom have supported us since the beginning of our combined operation of the Aronoff Center and Music Hall more
THAN K YO U ! than twenty-seven years ago. We hope this Report will remind you of some of the reasons you are grateful for the breadth of artistic expression in Greater Cincinnati. American author Melody Beattie once wrote: “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” As we move out of the darkness of the pandemic into a bright future, we do so with a renewed commitment to the stewardship of the Aronoff Center and Music Hall. With your ongoing support and patronage, we look forward to bringing you the best in world-class arts and entertainment experiences that have the power to change our lives for the better—now and for many seasons to come. SE E YOU AT TH E TH EATE R!
Stephen A. Loftin
Dudley S. Taft
President Cincinnati Arts Association
Chairman, Board of Trustees Cincinnati Arts Association
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WITH THE END OF THE “EXTENDED INTERMISSION” caused by the pandemic, we were happy to welcome guests back to our venues for our first full “CAA Presents” season since the shutdown. These intriguing national tours offered diverse audiences an eclectic mix of entertainment options to compliment a revitalized arts season in the Tri-state.
SEPTEMBER 25
The Price Is Right Live! Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
Originally scheduled for March 2020 before the shutdown, this hit interactive live event finally gave some lucky regional contestants the chance to “Come On Down” and play classic games from television’s most popular game show. FEBRUARY 15–26
Menopause The Musical® Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater
This celebration of women who find themselves at any stage of “The Change” was seen by nearly 4,000 women (and men), many of whom joyously sang along in solidarity to parodies from classic pop songs of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. 3
MARCH 4
Alton Brown Live— Beyond The Eats Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
Television personality, author, and Food Network star Alton Brown wowed fans of all ages with an interactive show that included cooking, comedy, music, a pinch of madness, and “potentially dangerous science stuff.”
MARCH 28
Disney Princess—The Concert Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
A sold-out audience of children in costumes and their families chose to “be our guest” as an all-star quartet of Broadway and animated film icons celebrated all the Disney Princesses in an unforgettable evening of story, animation, and song,
APRIL 12
An Evening with Fran Lebowitz Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
The legendary author and journalist displayed her keen wit and insightful social commentary during a live, sit-down conversation with guest moderator Lucy May (WVXU-FM), followed by a spirited and hilarious Q&A with the audience.
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AMERITAS APRIL 16
RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles Cincinnati Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
Originally scheduled for May 2020 at the Aronoff Center, this popular theatrical event was rescheduled to Music Hall. In addition to paying tribute to The Beatles’ Abbey Road, the acclaimed tribute band performed favorite hits from the “Rooftop Concert.”
FOU N DI NG PRESE NTI NG SEASON SPONSOR • 1995 – PRESE NT
We are grateful for Ameritas’ confidence and investment in in our mission, education programming, and presenting seasons for more than two decades. Their leadership role in the community and invaluable support of our work (even during the height of the pandemic shutdown) has allowed us to build upon Ameritas’ commitment to provide families with quality entertainment and experiences that they can enjoy together.
MAY 17–18
Dance Theatre of Harlem Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall Co-presented by CAA and the Cincinnati Ballet
This multi-ethnic company performed stunning classic and contemporary works that used the language of ballet to celebrate Black culture. In addition to the two evening shows, DTH engaged local students in school performances and workshops. 5
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2 021 –22 EXH I B ITI O N S E ASO N The 2021–22 exhibition season at the Weston was a season of recovery and restoration. While the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact programming efforts and overall attendance, the Gallery
conducted by Gallery staff and this year’s contingent of Docentitos enhanced the understanding and appreciation of each exhibition, as did informative Gallery Talks featuring exhibiting artists
SEPTEMBER 17– NOVEMBER 7
Jee Eun Lee: Drift Series: A Dream within a Dream Lee (Ft. Thomas, KY) is inspired by water as a powerful motif in her hand-built, ceramic, figurative sculptures. Exploring the relationship between human life and the natural world, Lee installed an evocative cast of suspended and wallmounted clay figures that hovered and flowed across the Weston’s street-level space. was able to resume a full schedule of exhibitions and successfully relaunch the acclaimed Docentitos Academy youth docent program and Families Create! workshops that had largely been cancelled the previous season. In addition, three Gallery positions (assistant director, exhibition preparator, and parttime assistant) were restored in order to return the staff to prepandemic levels. Getting “back-upto-speed” was a yearlong process of concerted effort and adaptation to the ongoing pandemic as we began the process of reclaiming and welcoming visitors back into the Gallery. Over 11,000 guests attended a diverse slate of exhibitions presented by artists who explored a variety of timely, pertinent, and relevant topics through sculpture, drawing, assemblage, photography, painting, video, and immersive installations. Public tours
and curators. Families Create! workshops and the Docentitos Academy youth docent program provided unique opportunities for parents and their children to participate and intersect with the attending public. Two intimate concert performances by Southbank Quartet, with exhibitions as a backdrop, brought beautiful music into the Gallery spaces and welcomed new audiences. The only disruption to the Weston’s scheduled programming was the cancellation of the annual CANstruction® display for the third consecutive year due to supply chain issues related to the pandemic. Our efforts throughout the 2021–22 season would not have been accomplished without the generous and long-standing support of our dedicated sponsors, many of whom have contributed to our programming efforts for numerous years.
Tidal Pull Independent curator Maria SedaReeder (Cincinnati, OH) organized this group exhibition, which was informed by the concept of water and its ephemeral manifestations to speak to contemporary themes of isolation, anxiety, and emotional vulnerability. Participating artists included Katie Hubbell (Philadelphia, PA), Lauren Hoying Post (Dayton, OH), and Loraine Wible (Cincinnati, OH). 7
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Bruce Bennett: Love II Bennett (Jersey City, NJ) explored issues of gender, sexuality, race, and socioeconomic status in large-scale, black-and-white photographs. Love II was a visual representation of Black love from the perspective of the artist and his partner captured in intimate and informal self-portraits within their home environment.
Gee Horton: Coming of Age Chapter I—In Search of Self…Identity Horton (Cincinnati, OH) created an autobiographical installation offering a complex, multilayered conversation about Black male adolescents and their search for identity, acceptance, purpose, and love. JANUARY 28–APRIL 3
Summerfair Select
Kandice Odister: The Barbie is Her/Me: A Reflection of Black Women During Quarantine Odister (Cincinnati, OH) created vignettes and photographs to visually depict the lives of several Black women who’ve inspired her during the COVID-19 pandemic, styling and re-facing her diverse collection of Black Barbies to represent each woman.
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To celebrate one of the most coveted and enduring arts grants in the region, the Weston Art Gallery presented twelve Cincinnati-area artists who received Summerfair Aid to Individual Artists Awards from 2016–18. Participating artists included Christina Brandewie, Amanda Curreri, Stacey Dolen, Tyler Griese, Michelle Heimann, Anne Huddleston, Marsha Karagheusian, Lisa Merida-Paytes, Sarah Miller, Kevin Muente, Mark Wiesner, and Alice Pixley Young. APRIL 15–JUNE 5
Sean Derry: The Breath of a Thing Derry (Indiana, PA) examined the potential for amateur solutions to complex environmental problems by repurposing objects and transforming materials into amazing kinetic and interactive sculptures.
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Lori Larusso: Precarious Panoply In her painting installation, Precarious Panoply, Larusso (Lexington, KY) explored humans’ paradoxical relationships with the animals that exist closest to us. Larusso’s work highlighted the tenuous line between attraction and revulsion that shapes our relationship with the different species of animals in our lives.
Karen Snouffer: Synergistic Flirtations Snouffer’s (Mt. Vernon, OH) two-dimensional and three-dimensional process-driven works speak a common visual language, enticing the viewer to experience space through surprise, contradiction, and play.
Pam Kravetz: I Think My Uncle Gershun Was a Golem
THAN K YO U ! For their steadfast support, we are grateful to these Founding Patrons who have provided operating and sponsorship support for the Weston since its inception in 1995. Their commitment to the Weston has been extraordinary, and it inspires us to strive for excellence in our programming efforts.
JOYCE AND ROGER HOWE
Throughout their years in Cincinnati, Joyce and Roger have been involved in the arts in a variety of ways through their dedicated and long-standing support of the Taft Museum, The Contemporary Arts Center, and the Weston Art Gallery. In 2022, Roger was named a Great Living Cincinnatian as part of the annual awards presentation by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
ELIZABETH (LIB) STONE
Lib is a founding member of the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, Camp Stepping Stones, and AVOC (now known as STOP Aids). Through her philanthropic efforts, she has generously supported such institutions as the Contemporary Arts Center, the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival, and the Weston Art Gallery.
Kravetz’s (Cincinnati, OH) selective memories, embellished stories, and makebelieve musings serve as inspiration for her artwork. In her multimedia installation, puppets, toys, and larger-than-life-sized interactive art creatively told a narrative, revealing stories about the artist’s eccentric and wildly wonderful lineage and the joy in the resistance, resilience, and perseverance of being Jewish. 9
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Cincinnati Arts Association’s Education & Community Engagement (ECE) programs promote life-long participation in the arts while contributing to individual, organizational, and community success. With a mission to educate, inspire, and engage the Tri-state region, these accessible arts programs ignite the imaginations of all ages. ECE has served more than two million children and adults since its inception in 1996. While the impact of COVID-19 on CAA and the community continues, we are grateful for the on going support from our artists, partner organizations, community committees, schools, educators, and funders who make our programming possible. Our community, educational, and financial partnerships allowed our arts initiatives to be accessible, equitable, inclusive, and diverse in attendance and product during this unprecedented time.
“PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU SAID, PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID, BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL .” — MAYA ANG E LOU
SchoolTime In-Person & SchoolTime On-Demand Reach: 18,386
SchoolTime performances provided a resource to augment the school class curriculum and increase access to professional arts performances. While we still experienced COVID-19 related cancellations and format shifts, we were able to provide five in-person performances by Spring 2022.
Artists On Tour Reach: 13,653
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • We rebuilt staff capacity by hiring a Grants Impact & Special Projects Manager in October 2021, Community Programs Manager in March 2022, and Education & Community Engagement Associate in March 2022. • We secured increased funding from The Hearst Foundations and the Charles H. Dater Foundation. • CAA was awarded a $600,000 Summertime and Afterschool Learning Grant by the Ohio Department of Education to expand our afterschool programming during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 school years. • In-person ECE programs returned to the Aronoff Center and Music Hall. • A joint venture with the Cincinnati Ballet provided 1,622 students the opportunity to experience Dance Theatre of Harlem with no cost for tickets or transportation.
Artists on Tour supported schools through on-site professional arts engagements that were integrated into the school curriculum. The program secured work for local artists and promoted quality arts engagements for schools and communities.
Overture Awards Reach: 626
The Overture Awards is a competition program in six disciplines that recognizes and rewards excellence in the arts among Greater Cincinnati students in grades 9–12. Its mission is to encourage arts education as an integral part of a student’s academic experience and create an environment that encourages training and appreciation of the arts. This year’s competition awarded $38,000 in scholarships: $3,000 each to six winners for education and training and $1,000 each to eighteen runners-up. Two Arts Educator Award winners received $1,000 each. 11
and in-person environmental play and instruction at fiftyeight community and medical facilities that were served by twenty-three artists.
Families Explore! – “Defying Gravity” Reach: 86 / Contact Hours: 1,035
Virtual & In-Person Arts Programming Accessibility Subsidy Virtual Reach: 15,413 / In-Person Reach: 15,218 (Previously Artists on Tour Grants and New Audiences Ticket and Transportation Program)
Ensuring that all schools and afterschool programs that wish to engage in the arts have access to participate is crucial in the movement towards equity. This subsidy was received by 98% of all participants of CAA education programs and projects.
Aronoff Center Rental Subsidy Program Reach: 18 organizations
Our ability to provide this important program, funded by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, continued to be limited by the pandemic. The program served eighteen organizations through twenty projects at the Aronoff Center. 12
Arts in Healing Initiative (AIH) Reach: 15,033 / Contact Hours: 29,332
CAA’s Arts in Healing Initiative (AIH) is a non-clinical artists-inresidency program with a “Focus on the Art” that serves patients, medical staff, and families to improve health and wellbeing. This year, AIH continued programming through virtual
Built on a vision of equity that merges Arts in Healing and services ensuring access, “Defying Gravity” was a Families Explore! four-week workshop series. The program focused on self-portrait exploration through hat making, painting, and writing that utilized the themes of the hit Broadway musical Wicked to elevate the well-being of neighboring school families. Visual art and creative writing workshops included students and family members from Bond Hill Academy, HaysPorter Elementary School, Carson School, and Withrow University High School. Project Partners: FamiliesFORWARD, Broadway in Cincinnati, and community artists Annie Ruth, Brent Billingsley, and Carla Thomason.
Community Arts Initiatives/Special Projects Reach: 181
INDIGENOUS VOICES To expand our DEIA initiatives, CAA began working with a consultant from the Indigenous community in April. A small cohort of Indigenous people and CAA started meeting monthly in July. Our goal is to build Indigenous cultural knowledge and community throughout our region. We hope to change how Indigenous culture is represented by building programming and establishing long-lasting relationships with artists, performers, actors, colleges, and associations.
I’M LISTENING BY ARTE (BRENT BILLINGSLEY) CAA partnered with this project that paired Cincinnati Police Department officers and local teens to create a collaborative mural. CAA provided artists to facilitate seven “I’m Listening” visual art workshops and artist talks.
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BUILDING DIVERSE AUDIENCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BDAAC)
1996 – PRESE NT • REACH: 96,612 (2021–22 SEASON • REACH: 150)
We are grateful for our many BDAAC members who have served as advisors and ambassadors for CAA’s programs and policies for nearly three decades. Members have given their time, energy, and talents to assist CAA in building a foundation of diversity and inclusion. Most recently, they helped us develop our DEIA statement. We are thankful that BDAAC has taught us what it means to belong and showed us ways to put our beliefs and mission into practice for the entire community as we journey towards equity in the arts.
TOTAL REACH: 78,764
DURING THE PANDEMIC, we dealt with change thrust
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DECEMBER 3–5 & 10–12
Holiday Pops Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
Vocalists Aubrey Logan and Michael Preacely, dancers from The Studio for Dance, and a chorus of singers from across the region joined the Cincinnati Pops and John Morris Russell for festive performances of Holiday Pops.
SEPTEMBER 14
Unfinished Business Aronoff Center – Fifth Third Bank Theater
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative’s (CPI) inaugural staged reading after an eighteen-month hiatus due to the pandemic played to a sold-out audience. The acclaimed, nationally recognized play, cowritten by Susan and Doug Decatur, was based on their true life experience of competing on the Senior Olympics Basketball team and the love story between these two local authors. Sonata, featuring concertmaster Stefani Matsuo and pianist Drew Petersen. The program also included Andrew Norman’s Suspend and Brahms’ Symphony
No. 3, a nod to the full orchestra and audience return to Music Hall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DECEMBER 10–11
Hot Chocolate Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater
OCTOBER 29–30
Freedom & Joy Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
Music Director Louis Langrée conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the Scherzo from Brahms’ F-A-E
Revolution Dance Theatre’s debut holiday event revised the classic Nutcracker tale with dancing dolls, falling snow, and the land of sweets. In addition to a brandnew story, the popular production included eclectic choreography set to the more soulful sounds of Christmas. 15
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Jazzmeia Horn Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater
FEBRUARY
The Return of the Mendelssohn Organ Panel Music Hall
ArtWave’s Flow, An African American Arts Experience, welcomed a diverse audience of nearly 600 people during its twonight presentation of Grammynominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn in her first visit to Cincinnati. Dozens more attended an artist workshop led by Horn, whose voice, an instrument in itself, spanned multiple octaves and amazed all who attended.
The Friends of Music Hall is grateful to the Lichtenberg family who donated this Mendelssohn and Lilies panel in memory of Thelma M. Lichtenberg. Once used to cover the Hook and Hasting organ in Springer Auditorium, the carved panels were given away when the organ was dismantled. Today the panels are displayed in Music Hall’s Taft Suite. The search for more panels continues.
APRIL 20–MAY 1
Disney’s Frozen Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
Broadway in Cincinnati audiences of all ages delighted in the magic of Disney’s Frozen, which brought the beloved animated film to vibrant life onstage with the songs everyone knows and loves from the movie, plus an expanded score of twelve new songs. Some audience members wore costumes of their favorite Frozen characters to the theater.
FEBRUARY 17–27
Cinderella Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
Cincinnati Ballet welcomed thousands of guests to Music Hall for this classic tale. The Company managed strict health and safety protocols to successfully present the production. The work, choreographed by Artistic Director Victoria Morgan, also served to celebrate her 25th and final season.
APRIL 22
Classical Roots Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
Celebrating Black voices and stories from American music and theater, vocalists Michael Preacely and Alton Fitzgerald White, opera star Talise Trevigne, the Classical Roots Community Choir, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra led by conductor John Morris Russell thrilled audiences in Music Hall and online through the livestream of the performance. 16
MAY 4–5
Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks Questions Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
APRIL 23
Multiverse Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Exhale Dance Tribe was back on stage performing its newest production, which was a journey through movement and dance—a Multiverse stitched into one. The works included world premieres from Exhale’s directors/ founders/movement makers, Missy and Andrew Hubbard, as well as guests choreographers Carlos Neto and Lauren Adams.
Legendary television-star Carol Burnett charmed more than 5,000 fans during two sold-out events. The evenings included questions from the audience and hysterical video clips in a format reminiscent of the legendary openings of The Carol Burnett Show, where her studio audience had an unfiltered opportunity to engage Carol with questions and receive spontaneous answers.
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MAY 12–22
JMR’s Greatest Hits
Bold Moves Festival
Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
The Cincinnati Pops celebrated ten years with conductor John Morris Russell with a host of guest artists from some of the past decade’s most memorable performances, including Brian Stokes Mitchell, Over the Rhine, and Tatiana Mayfield. The Pops also performed Prelude in C, commissioned from Grammy Award-winning composer Eric Whitacre.
Cincinnati Ballet launched a new concept with the inaugural Bold Moves Festival. The Festival featured six rotating mainstage productions on two programs and included guest companies— Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) and AXIS Dance—as well as a variety of activities and interactive events.
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To Kill a Mockingbird Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
Academy Award®-winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork set an Aronoff Center record as the top-selling play (non-musical) in the Broadway in Cincinnati series’ history. Starring Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch, the moving story felt more relevant and timely than ever. MAY 22
Bernstein’s Candide Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
In its full chorus, full orchestra, and full audience return to Music Hall from the pandemic, the May Festival presented a semistaged concert version of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, featuring a talented cast of singers, narrator Hugh Dancy, full forces of the May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The joy was palpable—the audience laughed, cheered, and clapped in unison as the cast took their bows. MAY 28
Montgomery + Beethoven No. 9 Music Hall – Springer Auditorium
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Chorus, May Festival Youth Chorus, and talented soloists in a program that included excerpts from Beethoven’s Fidelio, Jessie Montgomery’s I Have Something to Say, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in an epic season closer.
JUNE 10–12 & 16–18
Falsettos Aronoff Center – Fifth Third Bank Theater
Cincinnati Music Theatre’s successful production of this popular musical represented two of the company’s recent missions in action. The first is CMT’s focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through the show’s LGBTQ+ content and its diverse production staff. The second is the company’s focus on nurturing first-time directors through its Studio Series as a stepping-stone to directing a mainstage show.
Sidra Bell (Sidra Bell Dance New York, the first African American woman to have work performed by the New York City Ballet), and MDT’s Steven P. Evans and Jasmine Snellen. This memorable event delivered variety, athletic prowess, virtuosic dance, and compelling drama. JUNE 12
Opera for All Music Hall
Cincinnati Opera kicked off its 2022 Summer Festival with Opera for All, a free open house at Music Hall. More than 500 guests of all ages explored the venue and enjoyed familyfriendly activities, including costume displays, historical photo exhibits, stage combat and hair/ wig demos, food trucks, and a tour of the set for La Bohème. JUNE 17–18
Modern Mix Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater
Mutual Dance Theatre’s season closer featured a collection of world premieres by four different choreographers: Victor Lewis, Jr. (Philadelphia’s PHILADANCO!),
JULY 18–22
Black Tech Week Music Hall – Various locations
Music Hall was a primary host site for Lightship Foundation’s Black Tech Week. This five-day, inclusion-focused conference featured more than sixty sessions, which offered attendees the opportunity to connect with each other, tech talent, educational programming, and investors. Highlights included the Opening Night Celebration in the Ballroom and the Keynote Session featuring tennis-star Serena Williams.
JULY 22–31
Aida Music Hall –Springer Auditorium
Cincinnati Opera closed its 2022 Summer Festival with the grandest of all grand operas, Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. Brought to life by more than 260 performers and stage personnel—including an all-star cast, the Cincinnati Opera Chorus, the Cincinnati Ballet, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and two Clydesdale horses— it was a fitting, triumphant conclusion to the company’s first season back in Music Hall since 2019.
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THE 2021–22 SEASON marked the return of a nearly normal, pre-COVID level of activity at the Aronoff Center and Music Hall. Although many challenges due to the pandemic still existed, we were grateful for an exceptional team that exhibited creativity, flexibility, and unwavering resilience to bring us successfully into a variety of “new-normal” modes of operations in all areas of our venues. We were fortunate that many of our long-tenured, veteran employees and volunteers remained with us during the pandemic or returned when we reopened. The institutional knowledge of these experienced team members was a valuable commodity that was shared among all of our personnel, especially the newest members of the CAA family. Our staff quickly became nimble and innovative as they implemented ways to reopen with social distancing, new seating styles, and safe access to restrooms and concessions. We were pleased that the vast majority of our returning guests—as well as our staff, volunteers, and artists—cooperated with our initial mask mandates, and in some instances, proof-of-vaccine requirements. A frontline team of health professionals from TriHealth skillfully assisted 20
our staff in managing this new relationship with our guests as they entered our venues. Expert guidance provided by a variety of local, regional, state, and federal agencies helped us reopen safely, develop detailed health and safety guidelines, and continue operating through these uncertain times. This ongoing advice gave us the confidence that we were following procedures and protocols recommended by leading medical professionals. An important part of the reopening of the Aronoff Center and Music Hall was an intense and unprecedented collaboration with our Resident Companies. Together, we worked to secure the best medical advice and place dozens of protocols in place. With often hour-by-hour procedural changes, we developed comprehensive communication plans designed to update our staff, volunteers, artists, and above all, our guests about our latest health and safety guidelines. Our recovery efforts would not have been possible without the generous, invaluable funding that we received from many government agencies, most notably, the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants. This federal program allowed us to make modifications and
maintain staff in a way that would guarantee the future solvency and consistency of our operations. While managing through these difficult times, we also completed some valuable projects, including major repairs along the east façade of Music Hall to stop/prevent water intrusion. The project included brick replacement and tuck-pointing in several areas around the front of the building. After twenty-five years of activity in the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater, a new stage floor was installed. The project was funded by a generous gift from the Kaplan Family. At both venues, we completed work with GBBN Architects to
develop a long-term capital needs assessment, which will help us prepare for future major projects and necessary repairs. We continued to work with our new Music Hall neighbor, the professional soccer club FC Cincinnati, as well as 3CDC and other partners, to address as many conflicts with the new stadium as possible, such as scheduling and parking availability. In addition, our research of possible soundmitigation solutions was ongoing, and at the recommendation of our acoustician, Akustiks, we implemented soundproofing in two key locations in Music Hall’s attic.
R E S I D E NT CO M PA N I E S This season, we were thrilled that the curtain finally rose again on full seasons of theater, music, and dance from our acclaimed resident companies. We are grateful for their partnership and support during the lengthy recovery process after the pandemic shutdown. As always, we are proud and privileged to work with these remarkable organizations to bring worldclass arts and entertainment experiences to Tri-state audiences. ARONOFF CENTER
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CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS 1995 – PRESE NT
MUSIC HALL
As an invaluable human asset to CAA, our volunteers share their time, talents, and enthusiasm for the arts by ushering at the Aronoff Center and Music Hall and by assisting with various projects across the organization. Even through the uncertainties of the pandemic, our loyal volunteer corps remained committed, with 33 individual founding volunteers still active in their 26th consecutive season. During the 2021–22 Season, as our venues began to recover from the prior years’ pandemic
restrictions, more than 650 individuals volunteered over 45,000 hours of time—a contribution with an estimated value of $1,363,661. Additional estimates indicate that within the next five years, CAA volunteers will surpass two million total hours contributed! We are incredibly thankful for our volunteers and their unending support year after year, as they are spirited arts ambassadors for our region. We look forward to our shared experiences together in future seasons.
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DURING THE 2021–22 SEASON, we were thrilled to return to what we do best: manage our extraordinary venues—the Aronoff Center and Music Hall—and welcome our guests for unforgettable arts and entertainment experiences. We are extremely thankful for our generous and loyal corporate partners, foundations, members, donors, and sponsors who continued to support our work, even during the many months that our stages were dark due to the pandemic. We presented two successful Cincinnati Arts Association fundraising events that generated financial support and built awareness for our unique education, community engagement, and visual arts programs. Contributed funds represent gifts from corporations, foundations, and individuals who realize the important role CAA plays in maintaining a thriving arts community and adding to the quality of life in the Greater Cincinnati region.
APRIL 16–APRIL 24
Overture Awards Online Auction As an extension of our Dancing for the Stars fundraiser, this year’s Overture Awards online auction raised $16,000 for CAA’s arts education programs. The auction featured a variety of items generously donated by local businesses and friends, including stunning pieces of jewelry; works from local artists; and theatre, concert, and sports tickets. JUNE 18
Dancing for the Stars Music Hall Ballroom
More than 450 guests attended the fourteenth season of our successful Dancing for the Stars, which raised over $90,000 to benefit CAA’s Overture Awards and arts education programs. Inspired by the ABC-TV show Dancing with the Stars, the popular fundraiser featured six Cincinnati celebrities
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paired with some of the area’s finest professional dancers in a competition program where the audience and judges chose their favorite celebrity dancers. The competitive dance style was Foxtrot, which added to the fun and celebratory spirit of the evening. The local stars included Sebastian Castillo (General Manager, Prime Cincinnati), Jill Jansen (Director of Government & External Relations, Mercy Health), Elizabeth Knuppel (President, Skystone Partners), Jon Lawhead (Senior Vice President, Sinclair Broadcast Group—Local 12 WKRC-TV), Sara Mirus (Real Estate Agent, eXp Realty), and Bret Schneider (CEO & President, WOW Windowboxes). Sebastian Castillo and his dance pro Doreen Beatrice were crowned Dancing for the Stars Champions, and Bret Schneider won the Fundraising Champion Award. Sponsors: TriHealth (Title Sponsor), Arthur Murray – Cincinnati, Doreen Beatrice, Bonita Brockert, Maura Garuccio, Graphic Village, Jozsef Parragh, Punky’s Pixels, Joshua Tilford, and many of Cincinnati’s finest restaurants and caterers.
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CA A CORPORATE SPONSOR • 2014 –2015 SEASON – PRESE NT B ROADWAY I N CI NCI N NATI TITLE SPONSOR • 2013 –2014 SEASON – PRESE NT
The support of TriHealth, led by the tireless efforts of Jeanette Altenau (Director of Community Relations and Government Affairs), has had a profound impact on CAA, from advising us on many COVID-19 related issues during the pandemic to helping us bring the best of Broadway to the Tri-state. TriHealth’s commitment to our Arts in Healing Initiative and to building a stronger, healthier community allows all of us—from schoolchildren to Hospice patients—to enjoy the arts in a variety of ways. We are sincerely appreciative and blessed to have TriHealth and our many other sponsors as part of our CAA family. 23
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INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND MEMBERS
George L. and Anne P. Heldman Fund*
Chris and Daniele Cusentino
Michael and Wanda Kinzie
Gifts of $5,000 and above Drs. Matt and Maggie Hummel John and Susie Lame* Craig and Anne Maier Dr. Robert and Mrs. Jackie Prichard Dudley and Tina Taft
Whitney and Phillip Long
Dr. Alex and Maria Della Bella
Gifts of $2,500–$4,999 Sheila and Brian Murphy Claudia Vollmer
Ken and Melissa Mailender Cindy Mazzaro Phil and Christy Ochs The Sara Procter Carruthers Family Dr. Robert Rhoad and Kitsa Tassian Rhoad Daniel and Jayna Schimberg Linda L. Siekmann Susan and James Troutt Eric and Sharon Vetter
Gifts of $1,000–$2,499 Roger and Jan Ames Pam and Gordon Bonfield Jacklyn and Gary Bryson Gina Crowley Jean Elwing and Madhukar Gupta Martha and Tony Embry H. Wayne Ferguson and Pamela D. Wiedeman Lori and Bob Fregolle Chris and Melissa Goodwin Denny Hackett Drs. Kenneth and Rachel Heberling
Barbara Weyand
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn and Laura Fisher Maryellyn R. Haffner Jon and Lisa Hall Flying Pig Toys/ Marci Harman Davette and Mitchell Harris Ms. Laurie F. Johnston Drs. Megan Kessler and Michael A. Thomas Don and Kathy King Kleehamer Family Kevin and Jackie Kopp
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lazarus
Gifts of $500–$999
Jerome and Noreen Linneman
Michael Adesanya Angie Apple James Beering and Lisa Keller Lee Benmlouka Mrs. Virginia Brezinski Libby and Tony Brock Susan and Jason Brownknight MaryAnn Chappelear Judy L. Cunningham
This list includes all gifts received as of August 31st, 2022.
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Jason and Heidi Fancett
Kim Lukin Tricia H. Lynn Matt McConville and Heidi Snow David and Diane Moccia Ryan and Michelle Murphy Julie and Nate Paszczykowski Drew Powell Mr. C. Michael Powers and Kathryn Muldowney
Teri Reed and PK Imbrie
Joanne and Robin Estes
Dean Regas and Laura Gerhold
Heather Estridge
The Overture Awards
Ohio Arts Council
Mark and Erin Scranton
Accent on Cincinnati – Joe Rigotti
Joey Shelton
Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter
Arthur Murray – Cincinnati
Diane and David Sherrard
Doreen Beatrice
Kathy Sackett
Nick and Gina Smith
Bonita Brockert
Kathy Fromell
Robin Lynne Springer
Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank Trustee
Mary Beth Salyers
Dr. and Mrs. Christophe Galopin
Duane and Teresa Sulski Dr. and Mrs. Jim Swanson
Sanjay Shewakramani
Billy and Gail Gillman
Eileen Sweeney
John Slawter
David D. Grier
William and Nadya Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Slusher
Christian R. Guiven and Dagmar Morales
Phillip Taylor and Lisa Voils
Nathan Hall
Charlotte Thomas
Tim and Barbara Stefl
Brian and Julie Hamon
Patrick and Jenni Strausbaugh
Dr. Jimmie and Michelle Harper
Drs. Emerlee and Nicolas Timmerman
John and Sue Topits Foundation
William Hesch, Esq., CPA
Varner Foundation
Marilyn and Joseph Hirschhorn
Claudia F. Vollmer
Brian and Mary Rhame Ronnie and Donna Riddle J.R. and Julie Roemke Elizabeth Ruchhoft Kimberly Ruffin
Timothy L. and Janet E. St. Clair
David and Barbara Wagner Ted and Teresa Werner Mike and Mary Jo Whelan Patty and Steve Wilken Michael and Katie Wright Joshua and Michelle Zehnder The Zelina Family Anonymous (2)
Irena Farlik Kurtis Finch Tom and Kathy Fischer Daniella and Wayne Fisher
Matt and Michelle Hollenkamp Stephen and Janet Jackson Ron and Judy Johnson Jay and Shirley Joyce Alexander Kayne and Jody Yetzer*
Elaine and Terry Schroeder
Dale Tucker
Nancy L. Wade Charlotte and Lucille Ward Jacob Weyer and Kylea Dolezal Jean and Kurt Whitford The Wielinga Family Carol and Rich Wilson Anne T. Wing-Matier
Edna and Woodrow Keown, Jr.
Anonymous (5)
Gifts of $250–$499
Scott and Lauren Kooken
Ellie Allen
Eric and Maggie Kuhn
CAA SPONSORS
L and S Allen
Amy and Scott Litwin
Tim and Lisa Beckelhimer
Fred and Johna Lucas
Roger and Debra Benjamin
Michael F. Lykins
Lisa Beutel Anastasia Kim Blair Dr. Jan Borcherding and Ms. Chris Heck Kenneth and Phyllis Bowerman Stephanie and John Busam Dawn Butler Marti and Brian Butler Bridget Buttery Blevins Jeff Cagle Vivienne and Chris Carlson Joe Carroll Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Choo Ms. Norma L. Clark Anne Collins Susan and Jay Cranley Jennifer, Vito and Francesca Damiano Deborah Danner-Rios Kathy and Mike Davis Ed Demeritt Vince DeStefano Shilpa Dias
Amie Major Ellen and Ward Maresca Mary Beth Martin and Ken Oswald Diane and David McClain Erica Meade
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation
Nora E. Moushey Sheila and Brian Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Brian Neal Lisa and Brad Nogar Ms. Jana Ogilvie Dr. Sanford Osher Sylvia Osterday Mark and Sue Ann Painter
Southwest Ohio Parent
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Jozsef Parragh Punky’s Pixels Summerfair Cincinnati TriHealth Western and Southern Financial
The Hearst Foundations The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust
Graphic Village Jeff Thomas Catering
altafiber The Cincinnati Herald CityBeat Heidelberg Distributing Company
Rhinegeist Brewery Skyline Chili Street City Pub, Membership Program Sponsor TriHealth
Weston Art Gallery Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Endowment The Alpaugh Foundation Gale and David Beckett CityBeat Covent Garden Florist FotoFocus
Jennifer and John Ridge
Ohio Arts Council
Patricia and Jim King
Robert and Karen Ripp
Paolo A Modern Jeweler
A. M. Kinney, III
Nelson Rosario
The Patricia Kisker Foundation
The LaBoiteaux-Sharp Family Foundation
Ms. Barbara Doviak
Bob Ruskaup
Emilie and David Dressler
David Schlaudecker
Dr. Douglas Einstein and Mrs. Bethanyn Einstein
Mary J. and Richard E. Schramm
*Denotes a fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Skyline Chili
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CORPORATE MEMBERS Corporate Founder Gifts of $5,000 and above Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
VIVIAL
Joyce and Roger Howe
Procter & Gamble
Residence Inn Cincinnati Midtown/Rookwood WOW Windowboxes
The Louise Taft Semple Foundation
Diana Rowe
Punky’s Pixels
Skyline Chili
Danielle Petermann
Tara Rose
Movers and Makers Cincinnati
Kinley Cincinnati
The Hearst Foundations
John and Maureen Doellman
LaRosa’s, Inc.
Jeff Ruby’s Culinary Entertainment
Koncert IT / Vora Ventures
Park-Robinson Family
CAA PREFERRED IN-KIND
21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati
Prime Cincinnati, Ticket Office Sponsor
The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Trust, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees
Vanessa and Rick Wayne
Garnish Catering
Procter & Gamble*
Guardian Savings Bank FSB
Elizabeth Stone Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell
CAA Presenting
Philip Bortz Jewelers
Education
Dee and Tom Stegman
Josh Tilford
Pepsi
Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
Peg Moertl
Skyline Chili
Lenox Wealth Management
Local 12 WKRC-TV
Roger L. Meredith
Anna Mills
Maura Garuccio
Fifth Third Bank
ArtsWave
Dr. Karen Meyers and William J. Jones
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio Valley Wines
William C. and Lynne. M. Mense
Marilyn Scripps Mu Sinclaire and the Sinclaire Family Foundation
Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Honda Dealers
TriHealth
Liz and Steve Scheurer
Helen and Brian Heekin
Toni LaBoiteaux Whitney and Phillip Long
Corporate Patron Gifts of $2,500–$4,999 Castellini Foundation HORAN Imbus Roofing Company, Inc. One and Done Mask Corporate Benefactor Gifts of $1,500–$2,499 Duke Realty Corporate Friend Gifts of $1,000–$1,499 Fifth Third Bank North American Properties
Barbara and Gates Moss Pamela and Lennell Myricks, Jr.
We have made every effort to be as accurate as possible in compiling our list of donors. If your name has been incorrectly listed or omitted, contact the Development Department at (513) 977-4112. Please accept our apologies for any errors.
Our thanks also to our Associate Level Members.
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124,124
Aronoff Center. . ........................... 328,459 Music Hall. . ....................................... 174,280
Total Tickets Sold Through CAA Ticketing Services*
82%
TOTAL.. .............................. 502,739
Tickets Sold Online
70%
EVENTS
Tickets Delivered Via Mobile
Aronoff Center. . ..................................... 281 Music Hall. . .............................................. 269
* Annual CAA ticket sales total does not include Broadway in Cincinnati subscriptions or tickets sold by the Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and May Festival.
TOTAL.. ...................................... 550
OPERATING REVENUE
$30.1M
Rental...........................................13%
Ticketing services....................11%
Stagehand and other reimbursements.................... 19%
Contributions and endowment earnings............9%
Concessions and commissions.............................. 7%
Federal pandemic grants........................................ 34%
Ticket sales................................. 3%
Other............................................. 4%
OPERATING EXPENSES $21.0M
Operational payroll.............. 22%
Education.................................... 3%
Administrative payroll...........11%
Weston Art Gallery.................. 2%
Stagehands.............................. 20%
Presenting.................................. 5%
Building related...................... 19%
Other.............................................11%
Administrative.......................... 7%
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Information Systems
Stephen A. Loftin President
Thomas J. Huber Director of Information Technology Brian N. Geisler Information Technology Support Technician
Human Resources Brenda A. Carter, SPHR Vice President, Human Resources
VICE PRESI DE NT & CH I E F FI NANCIAL OFFICE R • 1994 –2022 (RETI RE D)
Tina was a vital and integral part of CAA for nearly three decades. She weathered numerous storms as she ensured the financial stability of the organization and successfully guided us through the many complicated stages of acquiring COVIDrelief funding during the pandemic. She oversaw all of CAA’s financial matters including investments, finances, budgets. and compliance. Upon the conclusion of the renovation and re-opening of Music Hall, Tina managed the finances and accounting for the Music Hall Revitalization Company. Nearly all that CAA has accomplished has included her expertise. Even in her current retirement, Tina remains deeply respected, admired, and missed by our staff and Trustees. We are forever grateful for the time, dedication, and remarkable talents that she shared with us. 28
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Brenda A. Jones Executive Assistant
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Courtney A. Craig Human Resources Assistant Jennifer L. Schalk Benefits/HR Administrator Erin Fannin Office Coordinator
Development Deborah A. Morgan Vice President, Development Jacob Bajwa Associate Director, Development Laura J. Gerhold Individual Giving Manager Amanda S. Ross Administrative Assistant & Project Coordinator
Emily K. Spooner Youth & School Programs Manager Jaclyn S. Stephens Grants Impact Special Project Manager Nathan A. Baker Education & Community Engagement Associate Marketing & Communications Van Ackerman Vice President, Marketing & Communications Curtis L. Trefz Graphic Design/ Marketing Manager Shelbey E. Phillips Digital Marketing Manager Weston Art Gallery Dennis Harrington Director, Weston Art Gallery Vanessa P. Holmes Assistant Director Sylbester K. Yeo Exhibition Preparator Ticketing Services Benjamin E. Vetter Director, Ticketing Services Matthew E. Burton Senior Manager, Guest Relations Teresa M. Myers Senior Manager, Client Relations Megan E. Neumann Senior Manager, Broadway Ticketing
Finance Benjamin T. Reece Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Robert L. Hall, Jr. Controller Kendra R. Best Accountant – Operations DeLisa J. Bracy Accountant Darrell E. Frye Accounting Specialist
Education & Community Engagement
Michael E. Sawan Ticketing Systems Manager
Joyce M. Bonomini Vice President, Education & Community Engagement
Hannah R. Martin Client Relations & Presenting Specialist
Jared O’Roark Afterschool Expand Program Director Ryan N. DuPree Community Programs Manager
Melissa L. Lyons Client Relations Specialist Megan E. Ulrich Client Relations Specialist Chloe Basel Guest Relations Supervisor
Jordan J. Stinson Guest Relations Supervisor Micaela S. Evangelista Broadway Ticketing Specialist
OPERATIONS Todd J. Duesing Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Odayues D. Leonard Director of Safety & Security Aronoff Center
Tyrone Robinson Lead Custodian Darryl L. Daniels Custodian Parish J. Denham Custodian Larry North Custodian Paula A. Young Custodian Music Hall Molly McGraw General Manager – Music Hall Helen T. Kidney Senior Event Manager
Bridget R. Benton General Manager – Aronoff Center
Angela G. Sandmann Event Manager
Jennifer M. Picone Senior Event Manager
Kathleen D. Thomas Event Manager
Emma C. Garry Event Manager
Bethany Troendly Rentals Manager
Scott Slucher Event Manager
Kaitlyne C. Jones House Manager
Raneboe H. Maul Rentals Manager Chandler J. Hull House Manager R. DeAndre Smith Concessions & Hospitality Manager Mykayla E. Kroeger Volunteer Manager Megan E. Vormbrock Administrative Coordinator *Robert J. Haas Technical Director Elam J. Mechley Technical Director Bleu Pellman Production Technician
Christopher R. Jackson Concessions & Hospitality Manager Hope R. Holman Volunteer Manager
Kevin W. Eviston House Electrician Paul D. Stafford Head Carpenter Jeffrey R. Enderle Chief Engineer
*Terence P. Sheridan Head Carpenter
Ray L. Toepfert, III Building Engineer
Jonathan Chevalier Head Carpenter
Charita Schiele-White Safety & Security Coordinator
Barry Guggenheimer General Maintenance Technician Cory C. Baldwin Safety & Security Coordinator Andrew Aubrey Security Associate Karessa K. Helton Security Associate Gary D. Jenkins Security Associate Michael S. Montegna Security Associate Eric Larkin Custodial Services Manager Brenda G. Kelsor Lead Custodian
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Dudley S. Taft Chairman Maribeth S. Rahe Vice Chair Otto M. Budig, Jr. Treasurer Carol M. Beyersdorfer Secretary Richard L. Kiley Special Vice President Jeanette Altenau Special Vice President, Community Relations Stephen A. Loftin President Benjamin T. Reece, CPA Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Todd J. Duesing Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Laura Carr Robert S. Chavez J. Stephen Dobbins Matthew Geerlings Marvel Gentry Harmon Marvin Hawkins Toilynn O’Neal Turner Nathan Paszczykowski Philip J. Schworer Emeritus Edward G. Marks Ex-Officio Mayor Aftab Pureval Current as of December 31, 2022
Thomas G. Kidney Technical Director
Paul Sweet General Maintenance Technician
Joseph E. Miller Maintenance Technician
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Alynn T. Rousselle Administrative Coordinator
Steven J. Schofield House Electrician
Bryan C. Fisher Chief Engineer
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William Boyd Security Associate Angela M. Felts Security Associate Jans L. Tuada Security Associate Tony Dees Custodial Services Manager Terra N. Ruff Lead Custodian Airel Seeback Lead Custodian Winifred B. Freeman Custodian Adrian Harris Custodian Walter Shaw Custodian Tonya Wamley-Jacobs Custodian
THANK YOU! DUDLEY S. TAFT
CHAI RMAN , CA A BOARD OF TRUSTE ES • 1992– PRESE NT CHAI RMAN , M USIC HALL ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTE ES • 1980 –1992
With his calm and steady demeanor, Dudley has helped to lead a wide variety of successful projects that have strengthened and improved our region. Through his decades of dedication as our Board Chairman, he oversaw the management of Music Hall, the design and construction of the Aronoff Center, the successful merger that combined the management of Music Hall and the Aronoff Center, the major $143 million renovation of Music Hall, and our recovery efforts after the recent pandemic shutdown. He continues to bring his highly respected involvement and support to many area organizations. We are immensely grateful for Dudley’s many years of loyal service, committed leadership, fiscal responsibility, and true friendship.
*Retired | Current as of December 31, 2022
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ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 • (513) 721-3344
MUSIC HALL
1243 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 • (513) 744-3344 WWW.CINCINNATIARTS.ORG
Photos: Karen Adams, Julieta Cervantes, Cincinnati Music Theater, CLLCTVE, Philip Groshong, Joanne Grueter, JP Leong, Deen van Meer, Mutual Dance Theatre, Hiromi Platt, Tyler Secor