I am embarrassed to admit that my belief in Santa Claus lasted several years too long. I had already let go of the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, but well into elementary school, I was doubling down on St. Nick. I suspended my disbelief and stared wide eyed at the half eaten carrots left by the reindeer, delighted in the thank you note left on the hearth, and even believed that the noise from the garage at 2am was indeed the sleigh, not my Dad putting together the ping pong table.
What’s true now that I didn’t acknowledge then is that deep down I knew it was improbable (really there was no way that big guy could fit down the chimney). I was choosing to believe. I was embracing imagination and the potential of a reality beyond what I could see and touch.
We make the same choice when we sit down in the theatre. We lean in to the “what if” belief system and choose magical thinking over practical. As the lights dim and the scrim goes up revealing a gorgeous Victorian setting, we give our imagination over to Andrew Benator’s breathtakingly tender portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge. We co-sign the possibility of ghosts being real, and we fire up our hearts and minds as we bear witness to the reclamation of Scrooge’s soul. We are so transported on this belief journey that at the play’s end, we ourselves are made more charitable, more joyous, and yes, more hopeful.
For many the holidays can be a source of stress and loneliness. There may be an empty seat at the dinner table this year or an estrangement from a family member. Or maybe it’s all too overwhelming- the hyped up festive energy that drives urgency and encourages spending. Maybe it’s just too darn easy to give it all a BAH! HUMBUG!
But what if we dared to believe….in hope. The hope that is not just wishful thinking but instead leads to motivated action. This holiday season let’s choose generosity. Compassion. Open mindedness. Let’s make room at our tables for a person struggling with loneliness. Let’s turn off the news and turn up the holiday music.
Let’s choose to believe together that like Scrooge, it’s never too late to change.
We are so glad you are here.
Amanda Watkins Director of New Work, Director
“EVERY
CHRISTMAS WE ARE DIFFERENT,” SAYS AMANDA WATKINS
Watkins Marks Main Stage Directorial Debut with A Christmas Carol
STORY BY Mashaun D. Simon
If there is anything Amanda Watkins loves the most, it’s Christmas.
“I love it so much!”
And it’s not that she loves Christmas because it’s considered the most wonderful time of the year, or because she’s one of those crazed Christmas fanatics itching to put their Christmas tree up as soon as the summer solstice ends. No, even though at least one of those descriptions is true. Her reason for loving Christmas is much deeper, more personal, and more heartfelt.
“It’s because of my dad. He is why I love Christmas so much.”
As she reflects on her dad and what he meant to her, she admits he wasn’t the most demonstrative when it came to his emotions. But when it came to Christmas?
“He was like the Christmas ambassador or something. He just loved Christmas. Especially the shows. We were so into A Charlie Brown Christmas. He would do the half-eaten cookie and the half glass of milk and leave it on the hearth like Santa had been there,” she remembers. “So, I really had this belief that this magical thing had happened. He always hung on to the joy of it. And when he died, he died over the holidays — right after Christmas, but before the new year. I thought there was something very poetic about that.”
This year marks the 36th season the Alliance has produced the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. For Watkins, who also serves as the Alliance’s Director of New Work, it’s her first time directing on the main stage at Alliance. She’s only directed on the Hertz Stage.
To be directing this show on the same stage where her father witnessed her acting for the first time feels kismet.
“My dad is all over this theater,” she said. “To be on that same stage working on a show that I know he would love... it’s special.”
A Christmas Carol is, without a doubt, a staple here at the Alliance. For years, families have made seeing the production part of their annual tradition. For many in and around Atlanta, it’s the official kick-off to their holiday season. From her perspective, Watkins believes part of the motivation for Atlanta families is that it’s a bulletproof show.
“Who doesn’t love this story? Especially this adaptation? It gets to the heart of this opportunity for people to change their minds about who they are,” she said. “Who doesn’t want to be uplifted by that?”
She also points out that, even though some audience members may have seen the show countless times, they aren’t seeing the show in the same way each time.
“Each time they see it, they’re meeting it as a totally different person,” she said. “Because 365 days have gone by. No one is returning as the same person they were the last time they saw it. Something in their life has changed, which has changed them.”
Every Christmas, you are a different person.
What she considers to be the magic about the story in A Christmas Carol is the message that everyone can see themselves within it. Yes, for generations, we have understood it to be a story about Ebenezer Scrooge and how his life
Andrew Benator in the Alliance Theatre’s 2024 production of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Greg Mooney.
is changed on a specific Christmas Eve night. And yes, that part of the story is important. But, as Watkins points out, it’s not just Scrooge we are tracking in this story.
“We’re tracking what’s happening with the Watkins family. We’re tracking what’s happening with young Matthew. We’re certainly looking at the Cratchits. We’re looking at Tiny Tim. Some could say that Tiny Tim is the heartbeat of the piece,” she said. “I think one of the reasons the story is so universal and evergreen is because you have a lot of opportunities to see yourself. You can look at Scrooge and think, ‘I have nothing in common with that guy.’ But I think we all could look at Bob Cratchit and think, ‘I have the world in common with that guy. I’m tired. I’m overworked. I’m underpaid. And I’m still going to invite a sense of graciousness for other people into my day-today living.’”
In reality, A Christmas Carol is a story about community, this community, who, as she puts it, gives HIM a second chance.
“Otherwise, it’s this white savior story,” Watkins adds. “And who wants to see that? No one.”
It’s not really the ghosts who give Scrooge a second chance. Yes, they create a pathway for his change, but it’s the community.
“The only thing any of us can control is how we treat people and change how we see people,” she said. “All we can do is address our own heart and mind, and this play does that so well through these characters. It certainly is the way I’m approaching the play.”
It is a production that just works, she said. And she credits Leora Morris, who was instrumental in the development of this current adaptation of the Alliance’s production, and Caitlin Hargraves who directed the 2024-25 season’s production.
“Leora’s original direction is so good. And the design is so good,” she said. “Caitlin made all the right choices, and she’s taken such good care of it. I don’t feel the pressure because I know how to get out of the way of something that works. I’m not a fool. And this works, you know?”
Director Amanda Watkins
THE STITCHING OF A TIMELESS LEGACY
WRITTEN BY Kerrington Griffin, Spelman Leadership Intern
The Christmas season at Alliance Theatre brings the magic of A Christmas Carol to life, lighting up the Atlanta theater scene with warmth, joy, and timeless tradition. Every year, the stunning costumes, designed by Mariann Verheyen and Laury Conley, play a crucial role in guiding the audience through the emotional depths of the story through their work.
Over the years, Verheyen and Conley have sifted through over 700 fabric swatches and designed more than 200 pieces that have defined the look of the production. Each costume helps convey not only the time period but also the characters’ emotional journeys. From Ebenezer Scrooge’s worn, solitary dressing gown to the vibrant, festive robes of the Ghost of Christmas Present, the costumes elevate the story, enhancing its themes of redemption, love, and family.
The synergy between costume, set, and lighting design is key to the production’s emotional impact. The set, with its cobbled streets, flickering lanterns, and snow-dusted rooftops, provides a rich, textured backdrop that makes the costumes come alive. Lighting design further heightens this effect, using cool blue tones to evoke Scrooge’s lonely chambers and warm golden hues during Fezziwig’s festive party scene. Fabrics like wool, velvet, lace, and cotton add authenticity, helping the audience feel as though they’ve stepped into the world of Dickens’ London.
Creating these costumes, Mariann says, is like working with ever-shifting clay. “Each year, we gather the scale and placement of the new cast members, and what’s on the page is only the beginning — it evolves from there.” One challenge they often face is the fluctuating cast, which means that sometimes costumes designed for previous performers need to be altered or redesigned for comfortability and confidence within the role. “Some dresses may take up to 30 hours to create, while frock coats can take anywhere from 35 to 60 hours,” Conley expressed.
Despite the challenges, Verheyen and Conley’s meticulous attention to detail, collaboration, and trust with their team ensures that each costume helps drive the emotional narrative. Their work is a testament to the power of women in theater design, breathing new life into a classic tale. Their costumes don’t just reflect the world of A Christmas Carol — they help shape it, making this beloved story even more unforgettable for every audience that experiences it.
Actors Andrew Benator, Rhyn McLemore, and Lyndsay Ricketson in the Alliance Theatre’s 2024/25 production of A Christmas Carol
MUSIC DIRECTION & ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS GREG MATTESON
PUPPETRY DESIGN TOM LEE & BLAIR THOMAS CHICAGO PUPPET STUDIO FLYING EFFECTS D2 FLYING EFFECTS
DIRECTED BY
AMANDA WATKINS
Ebenezer Scrooge .
Jacob Marley/Ensemble
CAST
ANDREW BENATOR*
. LOWREY BROWN*
Young Scrooge/Peter/Ensemble CALEB CLARK*
Matthew Watkins/Ensemble JACOB ALEXANDER CRAIG
Tom Watkins/Mr. Fezziwig/Topper/Ensemble NEAL GHANT*
Missy Watkins/Bess/Mudge/Ensemble ANN MARIE GIDEON*
Bob Cratchit/Mr. Pritchitt/Ensemble CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON* Alice/Fan/Ensemble CAITLIN HARGRAVES*
Melinda Cratchit/Child Dick Wilkins/Child Fred/ Want/Ensemble SOLEIA HOWINGTON
Mrs. Cratchit/Mrs. Fezziwig/Ensemble
Martha Cratchit/Belle/Ensemble
Ghost of Christmas Past/Ensemble
Mrs. Dilber/Ensemble
CLARE LATHAM*
MARIA MAE LOPEZ
RHYN MCLEMORE*
MARY LYNN OWEN*
Lamplighter’s Apprentice/Ignorance/ Child Scrooge/Ensemble JACKSON PARK
Ghost of Christmas Present/Ensemble BRAD RAYMOND*
Ghost of Christmas Future/Ensemble LYNDSAY RICKETSON*
Fred/Dick Wilkins/Ensemble DANE TROY*
Lamplighter/Fouquet/Ensemble ADAM WASHINGTON
Tiny Tim/Ensemble CULLEN WOOD
Emma Cratchit/Ensemble EMBERLYNN WOOD
UNDERSTUDIES
Young Scrooge/Peter/Ensemble .
Ebenezer Scrooge
Fred/Dick Wilkins/Ensemble
. BRANT ADAMS
CALEB CLARK*
. JACOB ALEXANDER CRAIG
Ghost of Christmas Future/Martha Cratchit/ Belle/Ensemble GRACE DEEDRICK
Mrs. Cratchit/Mrs. Fezziwig/Missy Watkins/ Bess/Mudge/Ensemble LAURA BOSTON EDWARDS Lamplighter/Fouquet/Matthew Watkins/Ensemble ANDREW GOODALL Mrs. Dilber/Christmas Past/Ensemble ALLIE HILL Melinda Cratchit/Child Dick Wilkins/Child Fred/Want, Lamplighter’s Apprentice/Ignorance/ Child Scrooge, Emma Cratchit/Ensemble EMMA GRACE LIZARAZO Fan/Alice/Ensemble MARIA MAE LOPEZ Jacob Marley/Bob Cratchit/ Mr. Pritchitt/Ensemble ROBERT MITCHEL OWENBY Ghost of Christmas Present/Tom Watkins/ Mr. Fezziwig/Topper/Ensemble ADAM WASHINGTON Tiny Tim
*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
The Alliance Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union. The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences (ASSITEJ/USA), The Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Midtown Alliance.
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BRANT ADAMS (u/s Young Scrooge/Peter/Ensemble) [he/him] is filled with good tidings and cheer to return to A Christmas Carol! Alliance Theatre credits: U/S Matthew Watkins in A Christmas Carol, U/S Actor 4 and Actor 8 in A Tale of Two Cities. Previous Atlanta Credits: Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof (City Springs Theatre Company), Buttons in Cinderella (Arís Theatre), Malcolm in Macbeth (Theater Emory/Knock at the Gate). Other Credits: Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain (Encore Theatrical Company), Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher (Encore Theatrical Company), Jabeth in Sha-Kon-O-Hey! (Dollywood), Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art). TV and Film: “Snapped,” “Snapped: Killer Couples,” “The Big Door Prize.” Brant holds a BA in Theater Studies from Emory University. He wants to thank his family, friends, and Hannah for their never-ending support. Happy Holidays! Instagram: @brant.adams11
ANDREW BENATOR
(Ebenezer Scrooge) is thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge. Previous Alliance credits include Everybody, Small Mouth Sounds, Crossing Delancey, Troubadour, Disgraced, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, By The Way Meet Vera Stark, Good People, August: Osage County, Tennis in Nablus, and Eurydice. Other Atlanta credits include Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, The Lehman Trilogy, Indecent, and Pitmen Painters at Theatrical Outfit, The White Chip, a co-production between Theatrical Outfit and Dad’s Garage, Becky Shaw and Seminar at Actor’s Express, RACE and Between Riverside and Crazy at True Colors Theatre, and Boeing Boeing at Aurora Theatre. Andrew has worked Off-Broadway and in regional theaters across the country. Film and TV credits include The Founder, Game Night, Million Dollar Arm, “Amazing Stories,” “Bigger,” and “Stranger Things.” 2016 Recipient of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship.
LOWREY BROWN (Jacob Marley/Ensemble) is thrilled to be back for another year at the Alliance’s production of A Christmas Carol. He has also received notice from upper management, that he is not allowed to use this section of the program to mention how incredible his wife, Lyndsay Ricketson, is. So he promises to keep this year’s biography simple and professional. Lowrey has recently been a part of the Alliance’s productions of Fiddler on the Roof (Constable) and Millions. He was also recently on 4 episodes of Netflix’s “My Talented Spouse.” Other regional credits include “My Wife Is Beautiful,” “Such a Good Listener,” and “The Greatest” at the L. Ricketson Theatre.” Other notable TV/Film credits: “The Best Smile Ever,” “You Probably Wish She Was Yours,” and “But She’s Not So Back Off, But I Completely Understand Why You’d Have That Feeling, And I’m Really Sorry, But She Chose Me, So Maybe Just Let It Go Already and Enjoy the Show” on Lifetime.
CALEB CLARK (Young Scrooge/Peter/Ensemble, u/s Ebenezer Scrooge) [he/ him] feels warm and fuzzy to be back at the Alliance Theatre for a sixth holiday season. Love to my wife Rhyn (Ghost of Christmas Past), our pup Sadie, and our incredible daughter. Previous ATL Roles: Max in The Play That Goes Wrong (Aurora Theatre) - Suzi Award; Actor 5 in Bootycandy (Actor’s Express)Suzi Nom; Roat in Wait Until Dark (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) - Suzi Nom; Ensemble in Young John Lewis (Theatrical Outfit)Suzi Nom. Other Credits: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Flint Rep)Wilde Award; Matt in King James (Warehouse Theatre); Chris Keller in All My Sons (Studio 208); Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Banquo in Macbeth, Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors, Harmon in Antigone, John Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility (American Shakespeare Center); Edmund in King Lear (Houston Shakespeare Festival) - Houston Theatre
Award Nom; Richard III in Richard III (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival); Walker/Ned in Three Days of Rain (The Vault). Caleb runs his own company, offering private Acting Coaching and Master-Level Intensives under the name CoachClark. Insta: @CoachCalebClark. www.theCalebClark.com.
JACOB ALEXANDER
CRAIG (Matthew Watkins/ Ensemble, u/s Fred/Dick Wilkins) [he/him] is honored to join the cast of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre! Favorite credits include Attendant/ Bohemia Attendant in The Winter’s Tale at American Players Theatre, A Fairy/ Ensemble in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at American Players Theatre, and u/s Trent in BUST at the Alliance Theatre. He holds a B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from Kennesaw State University, and he has performed on the Fox Stage! Jacob would love to thank God, his friends, and family for always supporting him. Find him on social media: @jacdoesitagain
GRACE DEEDRICK (u/s Ghost of Christmas Future, Martha Cratchit/Belle/ Ensemble) [she/her] is excited to return to The Alliance Theatre this holiday season with A Christmas Carol. Favorite credits include Dyanne - Million Dollar Quartet (The Savannah Theatre), Featured Vocalist aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom Of The Seas, Doralee Rhoades - 9 to 5: The Musical, and Lily Craven - The Secret Garden at The Gainesville Theatre Alliance where she received a BFA in Musical Theatre. Grace would like to thank the creative team of A Christmas Carol at The Alliance Theatre for another incredible year of holiday cheer, as well as her family and friends for their neverending support. Merry Christmas to all! @gracedeedrick
LAURA BOSTON EDWARDS (u/s Mrs. Cratchit/Mrs. Fezziwig, Missy Watkins/Bess/ Mudge/Ensemble) [she/ her] is thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol for another holiday season! Previous Atlanta credits include Heinz-Hermann Koelle in The Rocket Men (Synchronicity Theatre), Goneril in Young Jean Lee’s Lear and Lenore in The Exterminating Angel (Vernal & Sere Theatre). TV: “Cobra Kai,” “The Resident;” Film: Bookends (upcoming). Laura originally hails from Kingston, Jamaica, is a scientist-turnedactor with degrees in Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Education, and is currently on faculty at Emory School of Medicine. Deepest gratitude to her mentors, friends, and family — especially to her radiant wife Shani — for their enthusiastic support. Happy holidays! IG: @its.laura.edwards
THOMAS NEAL ANTWON GHANT (Tom Watkins/Mr. Fezziwig/Topper/ Ensemble) is excited to once again join the Alliance for another wonderful year of A Christmas Carol Alliance credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Native Guard, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Shakespeare’s R&J. Other regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Our Town, and One Man, Two Guvnors. Neal received Suzi Bass awards as best featured actor and best actor for his role in Race Happy holidays to all!
ANN MARIE GIDEON (Missy Watkins/Bess/Mudge/ Ensemble) [she/her] is always delighted to be back at the Alliance in her favorite holiday tradition. Atlanta theatre highlights include Edward Foote, The Geller Girls, Max Makes a Million, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Alliance Theatre); Perfect Arrangement (Theatrical Outfit); Hamlet, One Man Two Guvnors, As You Like It, Noises Off, Shrew:
The Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare); Time Stands Still (Horizon Theatre). TV: “Hysteria!,” “Beauty in Black,” and “The Resident.” Award Winning Audiobook Narrator of 400+ Audiobooks. BFA, University of Memphis. Proud member of Actors’ Equity & SAG-AFTRA. All my love to my Joe, Jack, & Liza.
ANDREW GOODALL (u/s Lamplighter/Fouquet, Matthew Watkins/ Ensemble) [he/him] is excited to be making his Alliance Theatre debut with A Christmas Carol! Favorite credits include [Leaf Coneybear] in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (StageDoor Theatre), [Seaweed J. Stubbs] in Hairspray (Out Front Theatre Company), [Seymour] in Little Shop of Horrors (Marietta Theatre in the Square), and [Chorus Member] in TEXAS! The Outdoor Musical. Goodall would love to thank his family and friends for all the love and support throughout his journey. Enjoy the show! Find him on instagram: @andrewbgoodall
CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON
(Bob Cratchit/Mr. Pritchitt/ Ensemble) is exultant to return to spread holiday cheer this season on the Alliance Stage. Christopher was most recently seen in Gods of Comedy at the Aurora Theatre, and in The Thin Place at Actors Express. He will appear next in Theatrical Outfit’s world premiere production of Bleeding Hearts by Steve Yockey. Christopher is a board member of Working Title Playwrights, and Co-Owner of The Point of Health Wellness Center (www.healthatthepoint.com), an acupuncture clinic, with his wife Dr. Brittany.
CAITLIN HARGRAVES
(Alice/Fan/Ensemble/ Dance Captain) is ecstatic to return to the cast of A Christmas Carol after directing the show for the past two years and acting
in it for two years before that! This past spring Caitlin performed in the world premiere of BUST at the Alliance and the Goodman Theater in Chicago. Favorite regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Man of La Mancha (Texas Shakespeare Festival), The Pitmen Painters (Theatrical Outfit), and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Synchronicity). Caitlin also produces and acts in short films with Cafecito Productions; you can watch their award winning debut film Mi Casa on HBO, Give Me an A on Amazon, and Trailer [Trash] Magic on Roku. Caitlin’s screenwriting debut her bones my body, starring her baby daughter, just premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival. When not performing, Caitlin is teaching acting as a professor at Emory University. BFA: NYU- Tisch, MA in classical performance: LAMDA. Follow @caitlinjhargraves to see what’s next! All my love to my family, especially Dorian and Ophelia.
ALLIE HILL (u/s Mrs. Dilber, Ghost of Christmas Past/ Ensemble) [she/her] is thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol for another holiday season with her Alliance family! Some of her favorite past regional credits include Penny Pingleton in Hairspray (Out Front Theatre Company), Judy Bernly in 9 to 5 (Gainesville Theatre Alliance), and Myrtle WIlson in Gatsby: A New Musical (Woodstock Playhouse). She is a proud graduate of Brenau University with her BFA in musical theatre, and has also been seen singing and dancing on the seven seas with Carnival Cruise Lines as a Playlist Singer/ Dancer, All the love, all the time to her friends and family. Follow her on all the things! @allieghill and allie-hill.com
SOLEIA HOWINGTON (Melinda Cratchit/Child Dick Wilkins/Child Fred/Want/ Ensemble) is thrilled to return to the Alliance Theatre, where she previously understudied and performed in A Christmas Carol and
Everybody. Most recently, she was honored with the “Outstanding Vocal Performance” award for her role in Into the Woods at Brighten Academy. A vibrant and engaged 7th grader, Soleia is a member of the National Beta Club, Entrepreneur Club, Chorus, and Cheer team. She enjoys learning Japanese in preparation for an upcoming trip, and her passions include traveling, painting, reading, and writing. Soleia also serves as a mentor to younger students at her school and in her after-school program. She is deeply grateful to her family and friends for their continued support.
CLARE
LATHAM (Mrs. Cratchit/Mrs. Fezziwig/ Ensemble) [she/her] is an actor, artist, and private acting coach working locally out of Atlanta, New York, & London. Chuffed to be back with these wonderful Christmas Carol chums for a fifth year. Previously with the Alliance: world premieres of Data and 53% Of. Clare is a three-time Off West End Award nominee in the UK, most recently for the world premiere one-woman show, Wolf Cub, at the Hampstead Theatre, London; currently in development for a US production. Previous Offie nominations for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and the first major UK revival of Doubt, A Parable (Southwark Playhouse). Off-Broadway, NYC: original production of Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview (Soho Rep/Theatre For A New Audience) and The Worth of Water (HERE Arts). Favorite UK/ International theatre credits include: My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Lebanon Premiere & Tour: Al Madina Theatre/Zoukak Theatre/ The Faction), UK premieres of Blue Surge and Don’t Smoke In Bed (Finborough Theatre), and the UK premiere of Tennessee Williams’ Green Eyes (The Hotel Plays, Defibrillator Theatre). Core Ensemble member of UK theatre company The Faction (Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, The Talented Mr Ripley, Joan of Arc, Mörder, Strindberg’s Apartment). TV: “Mr Robot,” “Suspicion.” Training: NYU-Tisch (BFA); Drama Centre, London (MFA); Vakhtangov Theatre Institute, Moscow; Shakespeare’s
Globe, London; and RADA. Dedicating the joy of these performances to my Alex and to my Finneas. @mizclare / clarelatham.com
EMMA GRACE LIZARAZO (u/s Melinda Cratchit/Child Dick Wilkins/Child Fred/ Want, Lamplighter’s Apprentice/Ignorance/ Child Scrooge, Emma Cratchit/Ensemble) [she/ her] is thrilled to join the cast of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre for the first time! Her favorite past roles include Jojo in Seussical the Musical, Young Anastasia in Anastasia Youth Edition, Sky in Beetlejuice Jr., Young Anna in Frozen Jr., Young Fiona/Ugly Duckling in Shrek the Musical Jr., Pearl Krabs in The SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition, and Professor Ray/ Crush in Finding Nemo Jr. Emma trains regularly in voice, acting, and dance, and has trained and performed with Broadway Dreams. She loves performing and is passionate about singing and musical theatre, always eager to learn and grow as a performer. Outside the theater, she enjoys reading, playing with her sister, and spending time with friends. She thanks God for His blessings, the A Christmas Carol team at the Alliance Theatre for this amazing opportunity, her coaches for their guidance and encouragement, and her family and friends for their endless love and support. @emma.lizarazo
MARIA MAE LOPEZ
(Martha Cratchit/Belle/ Ensemble, u/s Fan/Alice) [she/her] is over the moon about joining the company of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre! Favorite credits include Lady Of The Lake in Spamalot (Georgia Repertory Theatre), Betsy/Lindsey in Clybourne Park (CSU), Inga in Young Frankenstein (GRT), and Lily Craven in The Secret Garden (CSU). “Thank you for joining us this year. Enjoy the show and may your Holidays be bright. To my people, I love you! XOXO!” Find me anywhere: @mariamaelopez
RHYN MCLEMORE (Ghost of Christmas Past/ Ensemble) is entering her fifth season of A Christmas Carol with a heart filled to the BRIM with gratitude.
Atlanta credits include: Darlin’ Cory, Ever After (Suzi nomination), The Incredible Book Eating Boy, and A Christmas Carol - Alliance Theatre; The Humans and Safety Net - Theatrical Outfit; Roe (Suzi nomination) and The CakeHorizon Theatre; Fun Home, Stupid F’ing Bird, and Company - Actor’s Express; Cinderella, The Bridges of Madison County and Split in Three - Aurora Theatre; DotKenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company. Off-Broadway: Dot - The Billie Holiday Theatre; A World to Win - The York Theatre; Violet (NYC revival) and The Crucible - Gallery Players. Favorite Regional credits: The Sound of Music - Sierra Repertory Theatre; The Spitfire Grill - Cape Fear Regional Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Our Town - West Virginia Public Theatre; The Crucible and The Comedy of Errors - North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. Film/TV: Blood, Sweat, and Cheer (Tubi), Echo 3 (Apple TV) and Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Hulu). BFA, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. Endless love to her family, her husband Caleb (Young Scrooge) and their beautiful Christmas Carol daughter :) IG: @therhynclark
MARY LYNN OWEN (Mrs. Dilber/Ensemble) is delighted to return to The Alliance Theatre for this annual holiday tradition. Prior Alliance Theatre credits include Knead, her one-person show, for which she received the Alliance Theatre’s Reiser Award and the Gene Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award as well as the productions of Crossing Delancey, Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue, Medea, Steel Magnolias, and A Wrinkle in Time. Mary Lynn most recently appeared in The Thin Place at Actors Express where her credits also include Cabaret, Six Degrees of Separation, Kimberly Akimbo, and Downstairs. Additional Atlanta Theatre
credits include Our Town and The Laramie Project at Theatrical Outfit; Wit and Knead at Aurora Theatre; The Clean House, Third, and Rooted at Horizon Theatre; and The Glass Menagerie at Georgia Shakespeare Festival. As a playwright, ML’s plays have been produced and/or developed at The Alliance Theatre, Aurora Theatre, Actor’s Express, The Barter Theatre, Seven Devils Playwrights Foundry, Working Title Playwrights, Theatrical Outfit, and The Sewanee Writers Conference where she recently received the Tennessee Williams Scholarship. She is a longtime faculty member of Emory University’s Theater Studies Department. Thank you for supporting live theatre! marylynnowen.com
ROBERT MITCHEL OWENBY (u/s Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit/Mr. Pritchitt/Ensemble) is excited to join A Christmas Carol at Alliance Theatre, where he previously understudied and performed in Shrek Atlanta theatre credits include Newsies, Mary Poppins, and Les Misérables (Aurora Theatre); 110 in the Shade, The Light in the Piazza, and Memphis (Theatrical Outfit); The Harvey Milk Show (Actor’s Express); and Sunday in the Park with George (Jennie T. Anderson Theatre). He has also appeared with Serenbe Playhouse, Stage Door Players, Synchronicity Theatre, and OnStage Atlanta. On screen, Robert has been seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Richard Jewell, and recurring roles on “Sweet Magnolias” (Netflix) and “Dopesick” (Hulu). In addition to acting, Robert is an Atlanta-based photographer specializing in headshots for actors and business professionals, as well as family portraits, senior sessions, and weddings. He is grateful to the Alliance Theatre and creative team for the opportunity to help share this beloved holiday story. www.robertmitchelowenby.com
JACKSON PARK (Lamplighter’s Apprentice/ Ignorance/Child Scrooge/ Ensemble) is thrilled to join the cast of A Christmas
Mary Lynn Owen
Carol at the Alliance Theatre! Favorite credits include Josh Hastings in I Fell in Love with Santa (feature film), missing classmate in Weapons (feature film), and Young Kevin in Boys in the Street (short film). He has trained with Alicia Kelley from Carol Hickey Acting studio and was recently cast as Bruce in his school’s production of Matilda Jr. When not acting, you can find Jackson in the pool as a competitive swimmer, on the baseball field, or reading a good book. Jackson would love to thank his family, friends, and community for always supporting him in all his passions! Find him on social media: @jackson.a.park
BRAD RAYMOND (Ghost of Christmas Present/ Ensemble) is so excited to be returning to the Alliance Theatre for his 13th production of A Christmas Carol! Brad has performed as an actor, singer, or conductor at some of the art world’s most esteemed institutions including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Light Opera Works of Chicago, the Ravinia Festival, Arena Stage, The Broad Stage, The Alliance Theatre, The Denver Center, Atlanta Opera, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, Theater Emory, Horizon Theatre and Spivey Hall. As well as several film and television credits including Joyful Noise, The Color Purple, and The Wonder Years. Some of Brad’s favorite roles include: Homer in Lilies of the Field; Fetch in Fetch Clay, Make Man; Narrator in Passing Strange; Ronald in Born For This; and the Suzi Bass Award winning performance as Blue in the musical Chasin’ Dem Blues. Brad is also a 2024 winner of the LuntFontanne Fellowship for Acting.
LYNDSAY RICKETSON
(Ghost of Christmas Future/Ensemble) is delighted to be back with the Alliance this holiday season. Past Alliance appearances include A Christmas Carol, Wizard of Oz, Shrek: the Musical, and Next to Normal. Other Atlanta
credits: Camelot and Ragtime (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity), Smokey Joes Café and Kiss Me, Kate (Stage Door Players), Comedy of Tenors and Pump Boys and Dinettes (Georgia Ensemble Theatre), Space!, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Peter Pan (Center for Puppetry Arts). Regional credits: Next to Normal (Geva Theatre), A Chorus Line (Mill Mountain Theatre). Love always to my friends and family, you make life wonderful. Lowrey, you’re my favorite. IG @Lyndzrbrown ~ Discover your noblest dreams within the cathedral of your heart.~
DANE TROY (Fred/Dick Wilkins/Ensemble) [he/ him] is a passionate story teller from ATL, who works primarily as a Stage Actor.
REGIONAL: Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Capital Stage; Milwaukee Rep; Oakland Theater Project; California Shakespeare Theatre; Marin Theatre; Killing My Lobster; New Conservatory Theatre Center; iO Chicago; iO West; The Groundlings; The Second City Hollywood; Upright Citizens Brigade: LA; UCB:NY; National Black Theatre Festival [NC]; Alliance Theatre; Aurora Theatre; Dad’s Garage Theatre; Horizon Theater Company; Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company; Synchronicity Theatre; Theatrical Outfit. RADIO: Buried Truths [WABE]. TV: “Driven” [Lifetime]; “Hand of God” [Amazon Prime]; “Sherman’s Showcase” [Hulu]. FILM: Delphine [Portland Film Festival]; Unleaded [Pilot]. Troy also works as a Stage Director & Producer. Recently he co-directed: World Premiere of “Hip Hop Mass” with Spelman College Glee Club; August Wilson’s “FENCES” with AMC Performance Company & Obie Outlaw’s “Where’s Roxanne?” with Working Title Playwrights. Dane sends lots of love to his family, his late son & his amazing wife Paige. All glory to GOD!
ADAM WASHINGTON (Lamplighter/Fouquet/ Ensemble, u/s Ghost of Christmas Present, Tom Watkins/Mr. Fezziwig/ Topper/Ensemble) is so excited to be back home for the Holidays at the Alliance Theatre. Past credits include: The Color Purple (Aurora Theatre), The Boy Who Kissed the Sky (Alliance Theatre), Sunday in the Park with George (Jennie T. Anderson Theatre), and Pancakes Pancakes! (Alliance Theatre). Many thanks to my family for their undying support, my friends for always pushing me to be better, and to you for supporting the arts. I was not approached by upper management. My wife Chloe, my love, is actually the Best. Enjoy the show.
CULLEN WOOD (Tiny Tim/ Ensemble) [he/him] is an Atlanta based actor, represented by AEFH. He is ecstatic to rejoin the amazing cast and crew of A Christmas Carol this year. When not acting, you can find Cullen baton twirling on a regional competition team. A big thanks to Lisa Rosemond for being the best voice coach around. Special thanks to Amanda Watkins, Jody Feldman, and the entire Alliance Theatre team.
EMBERLYNN WOOD
(Emma Cratchit/Ensemble, u/s Tiny Tim) [she/her] is an Atlanta based actress, represented by AEFH. She is delighted to be rejoining the incredible cast and crew of A Christmas Carol for the fourth year. When not acting or singing, you can find Emberlynn reading, playing piano, dancing, or baton twirling on a regional competition team. A huge shout out to Lisa Rosemond and Clare Latham for their advice, training, and friendship. Special thanks to Amanda Watkins, Jody Feldman, and the rest of the Alliance Theatre team. Find her on social media: @emberlynnwood
AMANDA WATKINS
(Director) serves as the Director of New Work at the Alliance Theatre where she is currently developing multiple plays and musicals. Amanda co-developed and directed Approval Junkie starring Faith Salie at The Hertz Theatre. This production was picked up by Audible Theatre and enjoyed a run at Minetta Theatre in NYC in Fall of 2021 before becoming available on Audible in 2022. Prior to her position at the Alliance Theatre, she was the General Manager of The Broadway Dreams Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to the mentoring and training of young adults in the Theatre Arts. Amanda served as EVP of Production and Development at The Araca Group in NYC for eight years where she worked alongside dozens of playwrights and composers developing new work. She was the Executive Producer on Broadway’s Disgraced, the winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Ayad Akhtar as well as the 2010 revival of Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor, directed by Stanley Tucci. Amanda was an actress on Broadway and throughout the regions for 15 years. She is a former member of The Broadway League and in 2004, she was recognized by the State of GA House of Representatives with a certificate of excellence in theatre. Her past teaching positions include an Adjunct Professorship at Marymount Manhattan College and a keynote speaker for the Commercial Theatre Institute, the Georgia Theatre Conference, the American Theatre Wing, and New York Film Academy. She holds a BFA in music theatre from Florida State University and an MA in Educational Theatre from NYU.
DAVID H. BELL (Adaptor) was the Artistic Director of Ford’s Theatre (DC), Associate Artistic Director to Kenny Leon at the Alliance Theatre, and was the Artistic Director of the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) and served as the head of the music theatre program at Northwestern University. As director or choreographer or author, David has received 46 of Chicago’s
Joseph Jefferson Award nominations (winning 12), 5 of Florida’s Carbonall Awards, the Drama-Logue Award (LA), the Helen Hayes Award (DC), his musical Hot Mikado was nominated for London’s Olivier Award, and Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (written with Dolly Parton) recently won the Jessie Award (Vancouver, Canada). David has written and/or directed the world premieres of Cowboys and Lawyers (Goodspeed), The Good War (Northlight Theatre), Die Schone und das Biest (European Tour), Gut Bucket Blues and Shaking the Rafters (True Colors Theatre), Elmer Gantry (Ford’s Theatre) and Jimmy Buffets and Herman Wouk’s Don’t Stop the Carnival (Coconut Grove Playhouse), Cy Coleman’s 13 Days to Broadway, Murder for Two (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Hero (Asolo Playhouse, Marriott Theatre). Currently, David is working on his new musical, Museum of Broken Relationships (with Dan Green) and Michael Collins (Cunningham and Salzman).
CHARLES DICKENS (Book) was a British novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and social commentator who wrote such beloved classic novels as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations. Dickens is remembered as one of the most important and influential writers of the 19th century. Among his accomplishments, he has been lauded for providing a stark portrait of the Victorian-era underclass, helping to bring about social change.
LEORA MORRIS (Original Staging) Alliance: A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Ride the Cyclone, Winnie-the-Pooh, Crossing Delancey, The Dancing Granny. Other directing credits include The Philosopher’s Wife (Toronto); Labour of Love (Olney Theatre Center); Spring Awakening the Musical (Connecticut College); Knives in Hens, Orphans (Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto); He Left Quietly (2014 SummerWorks Best Production Award, Toronto); Amy and the Orphans,
Women Beware Women, King John (Yale School of Drama); The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, love holds a lamp in this little room (Yale Cabaret). Awards/Fellowships: Toronto’s 2012 Ken MacDougall Award, Yale Julian Milton Kaufman Prize in Directing, O’Neill/NNPN National Directing Fellow, Alliance Yale Directing Fellow. Leora was recently shortlisted for the international 2020 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Prize. Leora is currently an assistant professor in Directing and Acting at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. MFA Directing — Yale School of Drama. www.leoramorris.com
TODD ROSENTHAL (Scenic Design) is a Chicago-based set designer and educator. Broadway credits include: August: Osage County (Tony Award), The Motherfucker with the Hat (Outer Critic’s Circle nomination and Tony nomination), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony for Best Revival), Of Mice and Men (filmed by National Theatre Live) and the upcoming Eureka Day and Purpose. Select Off Broadway: Red Light Winter (Barrow Street), Domesticated (Lincoln Center), and The Qualms (Playwrights Horizons). International credits include: Madama Butterfly (Irish National Opera, Dublin/ Cork), Nice Fish (London’s West End) and Life After (Toronto). Regional work includes Steppenwolf Theatre Company (over 30 productions), Goodman Theatre (Artistic Partner), Guthrie Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, and La Jolla Playhouse. He has received the Laurence Olivier Award (first American set designer), the Helen Hayes Award, the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, and has been nominated for four American Theater Wing Henry Hewes Design Awards. Todd is a Full Professor at Northwestern University and a graduate of the Yale Drama School.
MARIANN VERHEYEN (Costume Design) won the 2022 Suzi Award for Costume Design for this production. She has been designing for the Alliance since 1987 for shows including Good People; August:
Osage County; Avenue X (Suzi nomination); August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Intimate Apparel (Suzi winner, 2005/06); Day of the Kings; Light Up the Sky. New York credits: Cathy Rigby’s Peter Pan, Everybody’s Ruby (Audelco Award nomination), numerous Off-Broadway productions and 10 years of commercial styling. Regionally, her work has been seen at Ford’s, Huntington and Studio Arena theaters; Missouri Rep; and the Chicago, Alabama, Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare festivals. She has designed costumes for Disney Cruise Lines, Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, SeaWorld San Antonio and Viking Cruise Lines. She was head of the Costume Design Program at Boston University. Mariann has received design awards in New York City, Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta, and received distinguished achievement awards from her undergrad and high school alma maters.
GREG HOFMANN (Lighting Design)
Previous Alliance Theatre Designs: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Ride the Cyclone [Suzi Award Recipient]. Additional Selected designs: Ride the Cyclone (MCC Theater). Revolution(s) (Goodman Theatre). Nell Gwynn, Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Ride the Cylcone, Road Show (Chicago Shakespeare). Ride the Cyclone (ACT Seattle). Man Of Destiny (American Players Theatre). Come From Away, Cats, Frozen, Beautiful, Billy Elliot, School of Rock, Rock of Ages, Kinky Boots, Secret of My Success, Wizard of Oz, Elf, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Oklahoma!, Tommy [Jeff Award Recipient], Mary Poppins, Annie (Paramount Theatre). Rock of Ages, The Game’s Afoot, Les Misérables, Oliver! (Drury Lane). Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Airness, Lewiston/Clarkston, Marjorie Prime, Outside Mullingar, Silent Sky (Forward Theatre). Greg has also designed over 100 productions for Six Flags Entertainment parks across the country. More information at www.hofmannlightingdesign.com.
CLAY BENNING (Sound Design) is celebrating 25 years with the Alliance’s
A Christmas Carol and has designed over 150 different productions in his career. He was the Resident Sound Designer for the Alliance Theatre for 20 years and has worked as the Production Sound Engineer on many pre-Broadway shows, including The Color Purple, The Prom, Bring It On, and Maybe Happy Ending An Atlanta native and Associate Artist at Georgia Shakespeare, he has also worked with Atlanta Ballet, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Geva Theatre, Northwestern University, and the Georgia Aquarium. Now a principal with the acoustic design firm Kirkegaard, he is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A.), the North Carolina School of the Arts (M.F.A.), and a member of IATSE/USA829 and TSDCA.
KENDALL SIMPSON (Composer/Adaptor/ Orchestrator) composes music for theatre, dance, film, and the concert stage. The majority of his theatrical work has been with the Alliance Theatre, where he has collaborated with renowned directors such as Lynne Meadow, Kimberly Senior, Judith Ivey, Laura Kepley, and many others. His compositions have also been showcased at other theaters, including Baltimore’s Center Stage, Theatrical Outfit, and Theater Emory. An award-winning composer, his music has been honored with three Suzi Bass Awards. Kendall currently serves as the music director for the dance department at Emory University, where he works as a composer and accompanist. He has written and arranged dance pieces for Emory Dance Company with choreographers Greg Catellier, George Staib, and Sarah Hillmer, among many others. Kendall’s work has also been featured on the concert stage, with compositions performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Dekalb Symphony Orchestra, and the Vega String Quartet.
TOM LEE (Lead Puppetry Design) is a puppet artist, designer and director. He is co-director of Chicago Puppet Studio and the Chicago Puppet Lab, a
developmental incubator for contemporary puppetry. Mr. Lee was a puppeteer in the original Tony-Award winning Broadway cast of War Horse and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera (Madama Butterfly & Florencia en el Amazonas), Lyric Opera of Chicago (Queen of Spades), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Petrushka), and Dan Hurlin (Hiroshima Maiden, Disfarmer, Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed). Tom is a student of Japanese master puppeteer Koryū Nishikawa V and has taught puppetry and design nationally and internationally. www.tomleeprojects.com
BLAIR THOMAS (Puppetry Design) is Founder and Director of Blair Thomas & Co. and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. His productions have twice earned the highest honor in the medium, the UNIMA Excellence in Puppetry Award. He has received the Puppeteers of America Award, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award, and several Jefferson Citations. On faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1991, Thomas also held the first-ever Jim Henson Artist-in-Residence position at University of Maryland, College Park. For three decades, Thomas has contributed to the Chicago theater scene as an actor, director, puppeteer, designer, curator, and educator, securing his status as “Chicago’s unofficial puppeteer-general” (TimeOut). He serves on the Board of Directors at the Henson Foundation and the UNIMA Commission for International Festivals. The biennial Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival spans 12 days and dozens of Chicago venues, sharing 100+ puppetry activities with over 14,000 guests.
CHICAGO PUPPET STUDIO (Puppetry Design) is the design and fabrication wing of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and is codirected by Blair Thomas and Tom Lee. Recent designs include puppetry for Mary Zimmerman’s Florencia en el Amazonas at the Metropolitan Opera, John Michael LaChiusa’s See What I Wanna See at Theater 154 and The Magic Flute at the
Goodman Theater. The studio offers professional level training and classes at their workshop in the Fine Arts Building Chicago. www.chicagopuppetfest.org
D2 FLYING EFFECTS/DELBERT HALL
(Flying Effects) has been rigging and choreographing performer flying and aerial effects for over 45 years. He has flown performers in over 400 productions, including productions at many of the major regional theatre companies in the US. He is an ETCP-certified rigger and trainer, a member of IATSE Local 699, and a former safety consultant with the American Circus Educators Association. He is the author of numerous books on theatrical rigging, rigging math, performer flying, and other subjects. Dr. Hall teaches workshops on rigging math and aerial rigging around the world.
GREG MATTESON (Music Direction/ Additional Arrangements/Keyboard 1) is an Atlanta-based conductor, music director, pianist, and composer/arranger, and is thrilled to be a part of this special show for the 5th year. He has had the pleasure to work on many productions at the Alliance including Millions (Assoc. Music Director), Maybe Happy Ending (Assoc. Music Director), Ride the Cyclone (Music Director & Piano/Cond.), Max Makes a Million (Copyist & Transcriber), and Ever After (Music Asst. & Keyboard). Recently Greg conducted the Atlanta Opera Orchestra for Fiddler on the Roof, a joint production with the Alliance Theatre, and also served as Associate MD for their production of RENT At City Springs Theatre Company, Greg has worked on a number of shows including Legally Blonde (Piano/Cond.), Beauty and the Beast (Piano), Monty Python’s Spamalot (Music Director & Cond./Piano), A Chorus Line (Music Director & Cond.), West Side Story (Piano), The Color Purple (Piano), and The Sound of Music (Piano). Greg is an Artist Affiliate in Collaborative Piano at Emory University and collaborates at various other institutions in and around Atlanta in multiple capacities. He is a vocal coach, instructor, collaborative pianist, and chamber recitalist, and regularly
performs in the metro area. His awardwinning arrangements and compositions have been featured in a variety of contexts from choirs and wind ensembles to video game soundtracks. Greg would like to thank his perfect beautiful family for their endless support, and a special thanks to the Alliance Theatre’s Artist Childcare Program! www.gregmatteson.com
JODY FELDMAN (Casting) began her theater career as an actress in Atlanta before moving into administration as the Assistant General Manager at Frank Wittow’s Academy Theatre. It was at the Academy that Jody realized the importance of theatre to a city’s cultural values and identity. Feldman started her career at the Alliance as casting director in 1991 and added producer to her title and responsibilities in 2001. She has cast and produced more than 250 productions at the Alliance, encompassing a range of world premieres that include The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, Blues for An Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, The Geller Girls by Janece Shaffer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, more than 20 years of Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competitionwinning plays, such world and regional premiere musicals as Aida; The Color Purple; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring It On: The Musical; Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; Harmony, A New Musical; The Prom; Trading Places, and finally exciting new plays developed specifically for children and families, which is integral to the expansion of audience and mission for the Alliance. Jody is most proud of the thriving Alliance community engagement and partnerships that recognize theatrical work as a catalyst for civic conversation and connection.
LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) [she/ her] is happy to be back in the Alliance’s Dickensian London for the holiday season. She has been in the Stage Management department at the Alliance for over 20 years, working on 16 world premieres, 4 coproductions, and over 25 shows for youth and families. Recent other credits
include: The Reservoir (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), Steele Roots, RENT, and The Shining (The Atlanta Opera), and In the Continuum (Synchronicity Theatre). She has been the Stage Manager for the GHSMTA (Shuler Awards) since 2015. She holds a BFA in Theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie. Happy Holidays to everyone!
XIAONAN (CHLOE) LIU (Assistant Stage Manager) is the Stage Management Fellow at the Alliance Theatre, originally from China. She’s so happy to be back with A Christmas Carol company! Chloe has worked on Fiddler On The Roof, Millions, Bust, A Christmas Carol, The Chinese Lady, and Pearl Cleage’s Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard at the Alliance. She graduated from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale where her credits include Next to Normal, Green Suga Bloos, The Cherry Orchard, The Alley, and Twelfth Night, as well as Choir Boy and Escaped Alone at Yale Rep. She holds a B.A. from Shanghai Theatre Academy. Her working experience in China included Shanghai Disney production Beauty and The Beast and The Lion King; and the national tour of Man of La Mancha and The Sound of Music.
PHOEBE SWEATMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) [she/her] is a North Georgia native and graduate of the University of North Georgia’s Theatre Program with a BFA in Design & Technology. She also completed her stage management apprenticeship with Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C.. Some of her favorite credits include: Hot Jambalaya (Dad’s Garage), Legally Blonde the Musical (City Springs Theatre), White Christmas (City Springs Theatre), Clyde’s (Studio Theatre), People Places & Things (Studio Theatre). She is excited to be returning for her second year on A Christmas Carol here with the Alliance Theatre and to be a part of this beautiful holiday tradition! You can find her on Instagram: @phoebesweatman
MYAH HARPER (Stage Management Production Assistant) [she/her] is beyond
excited to be joining the Christmas Carol family! This is her third season with the Alliance Theatre Stage Management team, and her favorite credits include: Fat Ham, A Tale of Two Cities, The Preacher’s Wife, Business Ideas, Bust, and Alliance Theatre TVY’s Dinosaur! Myah holds a BFA from the University of Mississippi. She would like to thank her friends and family for their constant love and support!
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KAJESE-BOLDEN (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) began her tenure at the Alliance in 2016 as the BOLD Associate Artistic Director, assuming her current role in 2023. Originally from Zimbabwe, KajeseBolden combines her commitment to great art, deep education and community empowerment with an agile enthusiasm and unflappable, calm energy to inspire new possibilities. Kajese-Bolden honed her directing and producing skills as a freelance director working in regional houses across the country and on set. As a director and actor, she fosters deep ongoing collaborations with playwrights and has mounted innovative and critically acclaimed productions that merge elegant, theatrical designs with complicated human stories. A Princess Grace Award 2019 Winner for Directing, and Map Fund Award recipient as a director and actor, she has worked on and Off-Broadway as well as recurring roles in the Marvel universe “Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special,” Suicide Squad, “Hawkeye,” and CW’s “Valor,” “Dynasty,” HBO’s “Henrietta Lacks,” Ava Duverney’s “Cherish the Day,” among others. Up next, she is developing a new Opera, Forsythe is Flooding: The Joy of Lake Lanier, and proudly serves on the ARTS-ATL Artist Advisory Council. “My mission is the pursuit of what connects our different communities and how we create art that liberates us to imagine a more inclusive future.”
CHRISTOPHER MOSES
(Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) has been working in professional theatre for twenty years and in 2022 was given the Governor’s Award for Arts in Humanities for his body of work. In January of 2011, Chris took on the position of Director of Education at the Alliance Theatre, overseeing the Alliance
Theatre Institute (twice recognized as an Arts Model by the Federal Department of Education), Theatre for Youth & Families, and the Acting Program. Since taking over this position, Chris has expanded the reach and impact by making the Alliance Theatre Education department a vital resource for advancing the civic agenda of Atlanta. This work is accomplished through deep and sustained partnerships with social service organizations throughout the city. Under his leadership, the Alliance launched its Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young program, which provides fully interactive professional theater experiences for children of all abilities from ages newborn through five years old; the Alliance Teen Ensemble, which performs world premiere plays commissioned for and about teens; the Palefsky Collision Project, where teens produce a new work after colliding with a classic text; expanded the Alliance’s summer camp program to include over 3,000 children in multiple locations across Atlanta; and Alliance@ work, a professional development program designed for the business sector — the latest offering of which uses theatre practice to create a culture of civility in the workplace. In 2014, Chris added the title Associate Artistic Director, and has continued to expand the Alliance’s education offerings. During his tenure in this position, the Alliance has produced over a dozen world premiere plays for young audiences, including Pancakes, Pancakes! by Ken Lin, The Dancing Granny by Jireh Breon Holder, Max Makes a Million by Liz Diamond, and The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Madhuri Shekar. Currently, the Alliance serves over 100,000 students pre-k—12 each season, as well as over 4,000 adults through its extensive education offerings. In 2023, he was named Artistic Director of the Alliance Theatre.
BRANDON KAHN (Managing Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2025 as Managing Director following his role as General Manager at Houston’s Alley Theatre since 2018. As General Manager, Brandon worked closely with the Artistic Director and Managing Director in handling the dayto-day operations of the Theatre. During his time at the Alley, Brandon focused on
improving operational systems to enhance the workplace environment for all of those involved. Brandon was instrumental in multiple transfer productions from Born with Teeth that will play in the West End this fall, Cambodian Rock Band which was a multi-city co-production, and the recently announced Off-Broadway transfers of Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium and Torera. Brandon came to the GM role from Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, where he served over six seasons as Producing Manager, Associate Line Producer, and Resident Production Stage Manager. During his time at Williamstown, three productions moved to major New York City not-forprofits, including Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost of Living, and five productions transitioned to Broadway. Prior to Williamstown, Brandon worked as a freelance stage manager for ten years where he worked on five Broadway
shows, six Off-Broadway shows and many regional productions. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University. Additionally, Brandon has lectured at Columbia University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Brandon is on the Board and serves as Secretary for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT). He has served on multiple committees for LORT, including planning multiple conferences and serving as a mentor in the LORT EDI Mentorship Program. He completed the Business/ Civic Leadership Forum with the Center of Houston’s Future. His wife Jennifer is Founder of SCENERY BAGS, and they have two boys, Hudson and Judah.
As the saying goes, this is “the most wonderful time of the year.” The holiday season gives us a chance to connect with family, friends, and community, rejoice in the blessings we have received, and share our bounty with others.
All of those traits live within the heart of Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta all year long. The local nonprofit is in its fourth school year of service, with the focused mission of providing weekend meals to foodinsecure children throughout the metro, to enhance their physical and mental health, and their ability to learn. The organization serves over 2,600 children every weekend of the school year, across 50 Title 1 (high-need) schools throughout the community.
Backpack Buddies partners with local civic, religious, and other organizations to pack and distribute the food to each school in the network. This efficient model has enabled the organization to triple in size since inception and has paved the way for future scalable growth. It is estimated that over 200,000 children in the Atlanta area are food-insecure. These vulnerable children rely on free or reduced breakfast and lunch at school, but when the weekends come along, they have little or nothing to eat. Access to more funds, food, and space will feed the Backpack Buddies system and help expand its service to further battle the weekend hunger gap.
“We are grateful to be a Community Partner of such a benevolent organization like the Alliance Theatre,” said Backpack Buddies Executive Director Denise Bjurholm. “In addition to putting on worldclass performances, Alliance is a true pillar in the Atlanta community, and we share in their values of celebrating our shared humanity and working towards a common good.”
As you enjoy the performances this holiday season, please consider bringing food for the Alliance Theatre’s Backpack Buddies food drive, and kindly visit www.backpackbuddiesatl.org to learn about more ways to get involved.
Jonathan Halitsky Director of Operations Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta
SYNOPSIS
While the whole world celebrates the holiday season, Ebenezer Scrooge prefers to remain secret, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. But this Christmas, he can’t! Scrooge’s old business partner, Jacob Marley, sends three ghosts to take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present, and future that transforms his sense of purpose and interconnectedness. On this once-in-a-lifetime trip, Scrooge finds there’s more to life than being safe, secure, and wealthy, and rediscovers his desire to play, connect, and celebrate with everyone, from his employee Bob Cratchit to the Christmas carolers outside his window.
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Founded in 1968, Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance is led by Jennings Hertz Artistic Directors Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses, and Managing Director Brandon Kahn. The Alliance is a recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award® for sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. In January 2019, the Alliance opened its state-of-the-art performance space, The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre. In January 2026, the Alliance will open the new Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families on the campus of the Woodruff Arts Center to expand its programming and commitment to excellent productions for family and student audiences of all backgrounds. Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 140 productions including eleven that have transferred to Broadway. The Alliance education department reaches more than 90,000 students annually through performances, classes, camps, and in-school initiatives designed to support teachers and enhance student learning. The Alliance Theatre values community, curiosity, collaboration, and excellence and is dedicated to representing Atlanta’s diverse community with the stories we tell, the artists, staff, and leadership we employ, and audiences we serve.
OUR MISSION
Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds on stage and off.
OUR VISION
The Alliance Theatre will lead the national field by deeply engaging with its local community, modeling radical inclusion and catalytic experiences on our stages, in our classrooms, and throughout Atlanta.
OFFICERS
Chair
E. Kendrick Smith
Vice Chair
Allison O’Kelly
Treasurer
Matthew Kent
Secretary
Jennifer Boutté
Immediate Past Chair
Jocelyn Hunter
Ex-Officio
Brandon Kahn
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Hala Moddelmog
Christopher Moses
LIFETIME DIRECTORS
Rita Anderson
Ken Bernhardt
Ann Cramer
Linda Davidson
Howard Feinsand
Laura Hardman
Hays Mershon
Victoria Palefsky
Helen Smith Price
Bob Reiser
Jane Shivers
H. Bronson Smith
Ben White
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kristin Adams
Norman Adkins
Kimberly Ajy
James Anderson
Farideh Azadi
Deisha Barnett
Alba Baylin
Maggie Blake Bailey
Bridget Blake
Kenny Blank
Terri Bonoff
Jennifer Boutté
Traci Bransford
Kristen Burke
Jeff Cashdan
Madeline Chadwick
Bruce Cohen
LeighAnn Costley
Joe Crowley
Kelly Estrella
Katie Fahs
Reade Fahs
Richard Goerss
Branden Grimmett
Lila Hertz
Jocelyn Hunter
Malvika Jhangiani
Alexander Johnson
Jane Jordan Casavant
Brandon Kahn
Anne Kaiser
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
John Keller
Matthew Kent
Andjela Kessler
Jim Kilberg
Jesse Killings
Carrie Kurlander
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
Jean Ann McCarthy
Alan McKeon
Dori Miller
Hala Moddelmog
Phil Moïse
Christopher Moses
Allison O’Kelly
Jackie Parker
Anne Rambaud Herren
Stephanie Ray
Patty Reid
Margaret Reiser
Matthew Richburg
Robyn Roberts
Maurice Rosenbaum
Steve Selig
Mital Shah
Bill Sleeper
E. Kendrick Smith
Chandra Stephens-Albright
Charlita Stephens
Mark Swinton
Julie Teer
Lisa Bigazzi Tilt
Richard Valladares
Benny Varzi
Rebekah Wasserman
Cristel Williams
LaNeah Williams
Wai Wong
Todd Zeldin
ADVISORY BOARD
Advisory Board Co-Chair
Laura Hardman
Advisory Board Co-Chair
Phil H. Moïse
Andrew Barrow
Allison Bass
Chris Brodnan
Maranie Brown
Carol Caines
La’Keitha Carlos
Haley Casola
LaMya Clinton
Jovan Davis
Mamie Dayan-Vogel
Joy Dyess
Brandon Fleming
Allen Fox
Liz Gillespie
Emmanuel Glaze
Jeff Graham
Aulona Graham-Simms
Erica Greenblatt
Dr. Lindsey Hardegree
Campbell Hastings
Donovan Head
Adrienne Hundley
P. Kimberleigh Jordan
Debraleigh Jowers
Jodi Kalson
Dr. Laura Kelly
Ellie Knight
January LaVoy
Jennifer Lee
JoJasmin “Jo” Lopez
Tre’Von McKay
Elizabeth McLean
Robbie Medwed
Aprille Moore
Jane Morgan
Susan Sim Oh
Pedro Pavón
Kama Pierce
Kat Reynolds
Michelle Robinson
Peggy Roth
Daniella Sandino
Sarah Anne Smith
Issa Solís
Natalie Sowell
Alicia Thompson
Joanne Truffelman
Tracey Underwood
Ana Urrego
Abby Vankudre
Christopher Walker
Melinda Weekes-Laidlow
Jennifer Weizenecker
Joni Williams
ALLIANCE SPONSORS
Alliance Sponsors are businesses, corporations, and institutions that have supported the work of the Alliance Theatre. We thank them for their generosity and support.
$500,000+
Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda & Dan Cathy
Lettie Pate Evans Foundation
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
$250,000+
Anonymous
Chestnut Foundation
The Coca-Cola Company
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Shubert Foundation
WestRock
$100,000+
Accenture
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Bloomberg
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Helen Gurley Brown Foundation
Georgia Power
The Home Depot Foundation
John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Fund
Norfolk Southern
PNC
The Rich’s Foundation
Truist
Zeist Foundation
$50,000+
City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Edgerton Foundation
Georgia Natural Gas
Google
Kendeda Fund
King & Spalding
Liz Blake Giving Fund
Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Wellstar Foundation
Warner Bros Discovery
$25,000+
Anthem
AT&T Foundation
Bank of America
Cadence Bank
Graphic Packaging
The Imlay Foundation, Inc.
The Marcus Foundation
Johnny Mercer Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
National Vision
Northside Hospital
Peach State Health Plan
Regions Bank
Southwire
$10,000+
AEC Trust
Affairs to Remember
Alexander Babbage
Alston & Bird
Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition, powered by AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation
Cisco
Do a Good Day Foundation
First Horizon
Fulton County Board of Commissioners
George M. Brown Trust of Atlanta
Georgia Council for the Arts
Georgia-Pacific
John & Mary Franklin Foundation
Publix Super Market
Charities
SCANA Energy
The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
$5,000+
American Institutes for Research
Anonymous
Frances Wood Wilson Foundation
Osiason Educational Foundation
Perkins&Will
By attending our theater, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. Make another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.
Individual, foundation, and corporate donors contribute more than $10 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for your support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/waystogive or call 404-733-5157.
Listed below are pledges and gifts to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund.
PREMIERE SUPPORT
Spotlight $100,000+
Mr. James E. Gay*
Dan & Garnet Reardon
The SKK Foundation
Artistic Director’s Circle $50,000+
Starr Moore & the James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation
Chairman’s Circle $25,000+
The Antinori Foundation Around the Table Foundation
Ms. Stephanie Blank
Ann & Jeff Cramer
Katie & Reade Fahs
Heidi & David Geller
David & Carolyn Gould
Jocelyn J. Hunter
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ivester
Jesse Killings
Daniel Marks & Keri Powell
Rosemarie & David Thurston
Leadership Circle
$15,000+
Maggie Blake Bailey & Andrew Bailey
Brian & Jennifer Boutté
Martha & Toby Brooks
Jane Jordan Casavant
Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan
Ellen & Howard Feinsand
Doris & Matthew Geller
Anne & Scott Herren
Doug & Lila Hertz
Mr. Matthew D. Kent & Mr.
Joseph C. Miller
Jane & J. Hicks Lanier
Kristie L. Madara
Barry & Jean Ann McCarthy
Phil & Caroline Moïse
Allison & Shane O’Kelly
Victoria & Howard Palefsky
Patty & Doug Reid
Bob & Margaret Reiser
Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum
Mr. George Russell, Jr. & Mrs. Faye SampsonRussell
Linda & Steve Selig
William & Margarita Sleeper
Dean DuBose & Bronson
Smith
Kendrick & Caryl Smith
Mark Swinton
Richard & Melissa Valladares
Ramona & Ben White
Amy & Todd Zeldin
Director’s Circle
$10,000+
Ms. Kristin Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Adkins
Kimberly & George Ajy
James Anderson
Ali & Farideh Azadi
Deborah L. Bannworth & Joy Lynn Fields
Alba C. Baylin
Ken Bernhardt & Cynthia Currence
Dr. M. Brian Blake & Dr. Bridget Blake
Terri Bonoff & Matthew Knopf
Judge JoAnn Bowens
Traci Bransford
Mr. Adam Burke & Mrs. Kristen Wood Burke
Madeline Chadwick
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Chubb III
Mr. Bruce R. Cohen
Ezra Cohen Charitable Fund
Miles & Nicole Cook
LeighAnn & Chad Costley
Joe Crowley & Phil Mack
Kelly Estrella
Feldman, Bagen, & Bressler Families
Wyche Fowler & Becky Hendrix
Viki Freeman
Marsha & Richard Goerss
Malvika Jhangiani & Dipankar Bandyopadhyay
Alexander Johnson & Susan Somersille Johnson
Anne & Mark Kaiser
John C. Keller
Andjela & Michael Kessler
Mr. James Kieffer
James & Lori Kilberg
Brian & Carrie Kurlander
Evelyn Ashley & Alan McKeon
Dori & Jack Miller
Jeffrey Miller
Paul Pendergrass & Margaret Baldwin
Diane & Mark* Perlberg
Matt Richburg
Robyn Roberts & Kevin Greiner
Ms. Mital Shah
Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler
Lynne & Steve Steindel
Lisa Bigazzi Tilt
Carol & Ramon Tomé
Family Fund
Benny & Roxanne Varzi
Ms. Kathy Waller & Mr. Kenneth Goggins
Mark & Rebekah Wasserman
Ms. Cathy Weil
Suzy Wilner
R. Wai Wong
BENEFACTORS
$5,000+
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh S. Asher
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Balizer
Lisa & Joe* Bankoff
Deisha Barnett
Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates
Stephen & Candy Berman
Natalie & Matthew Bernstein
Franklin & Dorothy Chandler
Ann & Jim Curry
Diane Durgin
Kathy & Jason Evans
Emanuel & Stacy Fialkow
Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin
Goldstein
Janin & Tad Hutcheson
Jason & Laurie Jeffay
Dr. & Mrs. John Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Bob A. London
Burrelle Meeks
Wade Rakes & Nicholas Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Radow
Ms. Barbara Schlefman
Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer
Ms. Donna Schwartz
Charlita Stephens & Delores Stephens
Susan & Alan* Stiefel
Russ & Cam Still
Maria-Ruth Storts
Chuck Taylor & Lisa Cannon-Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiss
Bryan & Carrie Williams
$2,500+
Anonymous (2)
Sajjad Ali & SaraBeth Samuels
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen
Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe
Candace Carson
Melodie H. Clayton
Rita & Ralph* Connell
Marcia & John Donnell
Karen & Andrew Ghertner
Mr. David F. Golden
Shauna Grovell
Mr. Jefferson T. Hancock
Laura & John Hardman
Wes & Ariana Hargrave
Henry & Etta Raye Hirsch Heritage Foundation
Monique & Justin Honaman
Linda & Richard Hubert
Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt T. Johnson
Lloyd & Mary* McCreary
Clair & Thomas Muller
Joan Netzel & John Gronwall
Sam & Barbara Pettway
Don & Rosalinda
Ratajczak
Ms. Kristin L. Ray
Elizabeth Reese
Mr. & Mrs. Jonas Reisinger
Dana Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg
Jane & Rein Saral
Kashi Sehgal
Mr. & Mrs. S. Albert Sherrod
Mr. David C. Shih
Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong
Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats
Chandra StephensAlbright & Warren Albright
Mrs. Anuja Stites & Dr. John Stites V
Kathy & Ronald* Tomajko
Ms. Mary Anne Walser
Kim Boldthen & Carolyn Wheeler
Ms. Karen E. Willenken
Cristel Williams
Zaban Foundation
$1,500+
Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams
Mr. E. Scott Arnold
Christine Brodnan
Ms. Johanna Brookner
Aubrey & Carol Bush
Mark & Ansley Callaway
Susan Callaway
Gail Crowder & Claude Wegscheider
Celeste Davis-Lane
Tim & Tina Eyerly
Sandeep Goyal & Taylor England
Della & Theo Guidry
Warren M. Gump
Louise S. Gunn
Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel
Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky
Ashley & Elton James
Mr. Amble Johnson & Ms. Amy Coenen
Boland & Andrea Lea
Jones
Debraleigh & Jon Jowers
Mark Keiser
David Long & Starane Shepherd
Judith Lyon
Greg & Gillian Matteson
Burt & Ruth Mirsky
Dennis & Debra Murphy
John & Helen Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Armond
Perkins
Peg Petersen
Dr. Denise Raynor
Daniel Regenstein
Dr. & Mrs. Fredric
Rosenberg
Ms. Lili Santiago-Silva & Mr. Jim Gray
Jay Small
Ms. Amy Speas
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G.
Taylor
Julie Teer
Valerie & Anthony Thomas
Stan & Velma Tilley
Dana & Obi Ugwonali
Ms. Avril Vignos
Mamie Dayan-Vogel & Steven Vogel
Linda Williams
Ms. Sharon S. Williams
William & Nancy Yang
Judy Zaban
PATRONS
$1,000+
Anonymous
Mr. William Allin
Jill Blair
Stephanie Carter
Dr.* & Mrs. S. Wright Caughman
Susan & Edward Croft
Dr. Marla Franks & Rev.
Susan Zoller
James & Lauren Grien
Drs. Cathie & Hugh Hudson
Randy & Connie Jones
Ivory D. Kimbrough
Anna & Hays Mershon
Fabienne Moore
Alexander Rohrer
Deborah W. Royer
Steve & Stephanie Schramm
Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III
Jane E. Shivers
Tim & Maria Tassopoulos
Judith & Mark Taylor
Celia Till Lynne Winship
$500+
Dr. Evelyn R. Babey
Mr. & Mrs. Barry N. Berlin
Jay Bernath
Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker
Karen & Harold Carney
Joy & David Dyess
Drs. Bryan & Norma
Edwards
Lisa Gable
Mr. Tim Gardner
Ms. Laurie A. Gilmore
Richard Goodjoin & Kelvin Davis
Richard & Debbie
Griffiths
Ms. Jo Ann Haden-Miller & Mr. William Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip S. Hodges
Jason Kahn
Sheri & Steve Labovitz
Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg
Ms. Laura Liscio
Drs. Sharon Neulinger & Richard Kaplan
Mr. Mark A. Pallansch
Daniel & Olivia Pedersen
Marc & Jean Pickard
Stephen & Eloise
Shepherd
Bob & Jeanne Shulman
John & Bunny
Underwood
Wayne & Lee Vason
Mr. Edmund Welly
Adrienne Whitehead
ALLIANCE THEATRE MONTHLY SUSTAINER SOCIETY
We would like to thank our donors who have committed to giving us a recurring monthly donation to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Join today: www.alliancetheatre.org/sustainer
Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes
Mr. Faraz Ahmed
Mr. E. Scott Arnold
Dr. Evelyn Babey
Allison Bass
Maranie Brown
Dr. Deloris BryantBooker
Dean Jordan & Lee Burson
Brandon Bush
Karen & Harold Carney
Mr. Quentin David Cashman
Haley Casola
Elizabeth Corrie
Christopher Cox & Draco Bohannon
Gray & Marge Crouse
Nash Ditmetaroj
Malaika Dowdell
Joy & David Dyess
Les Flynn
Christine & Andrew Fry
Emmanuel Glaze
Caroline Gold
Erica Greenblatt
Bryant Gresham & Alexander Bossert
Ms. Jo Ann HadenMiller & Mr. William Miller
Lindsey E. Hardegree
Ms. Linda Hare & Mr. Gerald Barth
Becca Hogue
Steven & Kimberly Hoovestol
Karen Jones
Dr. Kimberleigh Jordan
Kelley J. Jordan-Monné
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kraft
Dr. Andrea W. Lawrence
January LaVoy
Joyce Lewis
Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg
Christian & JoJasmin
Lopez
Stephen Lynch
Alison Main
Heather & Jim Michael
Joshua O’Dowd
Lori & Jonathan Peterson
Ms. Kendrick Phillips
Marion Phillips
Marc & Jean Pickard
Deborah G. Robinson
Mr. Howard Rowe
Barbara Schreiber
Tom Slovak & Jeffery Jones
Sarah Anne Smith
Charles Thompson
Ms. Stephanie Van Parys & Mr. Robert A. Cleveland
Abby Vankudre
Ben Warshaw
Caitlin Way
Elizabeth Wiggs
Cooper & Larry Cooper
JAN 24–JUN 27 2026
Journey down the rabbit hole for a delightful musical adventure.
Written and Directed by MARK VALDEZ I nspired by the stories of Beatrix Potter Presented by special arrangement with Frederick Warne & Co Limited
Coming soon to the Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families
FEB 21–JUN 30 2026
With tail-shaking tunes, empowering messages of individuality, this musical is sure to rock audiences of all ages.
Book and Lyrics by MO WILLEMS Music by DEBORAH WICKS LA PUMA Based on the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by MO WILLEMS Directed by SAMANTHA
MAY 16–JUL 5 2026
Join Anton on his very first night in the big kids’ room, where he discovers that even brave little ants can feel a bit anxious when faced with new adventures.
By
MADHURI SHEKAR
Music by CHRISTIAN MAGBY Lyrics by CHRISTIAN ALBRIGHT Inspired by the book THE GREAT ANT SLEEPOVER by Madhuri Shekar and illustrated by Nicole Kang Ahn
THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE
Thank you to the Woodruff Arts Center’s dedicated Annual Fund donors whose gifts support the arts and education work at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art.
$1,000,000+
A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra • A Friend of the High Museum of Art
Lauren Amos • Mr. Joseph H. Boland, Jr.* • Mr. & Mrs.* Shouky A. Shaheen
$500,000 - $999,999
Anonymous
Art Bridges Foundation
$250,000 - $499,999
Accenture
Farideh and Al Azadi Foundation
Bank of America
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda and Dan Cathy
The Sara Giles Moore Foundation
Google
Reverend Ruth T. Healy*
$100,000 - $249,999
1180 Peachtree
AAA Parking
Alston & Bird
Atlantic Station
Sandra and Dan Baldwin
Helen Gurley Brown Foundation
Cadence Bank
The Chestnut Family Foundation
City of Atlanta Mayor’s
Office of Cultural Affairs
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Sheila Lee Davies and Jon Davies
Emerald Gate Charitable Trust
Barney M. Franklin and Hugh W.
Burke Charitable Fund
Mr. James E. Gay*
Georgia Power Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation Zeist Foundation
Sarah and Jim Kennedy
E. Mcburney Trust
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Novelis, Inc.
The Rich’s Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Smurfit Westrock
Alfred A Thornton Venable Trust
Truist Trusteed Foundations: Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust, The Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund and the Woolford Charitable Trust
UPS
Georgia Council for the Arts
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Georgia-Pacific
Estate of Burton M. Gold
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Hazel Hale Trust
The Hertz Family Foundation, Inc.
M. Douglas and V. Kay Ivester Foundation
King & Spalding, Partners & Employees
KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees
The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc.
The Marcus Foundation, Inc.
Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation
Northside Hospital
PNC
Garnet and Dan Reardon
Patty and Doug Reid
Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc.
Southern Company Gas
Carol and Ramon
Tomé Family Fund
Warner Bros. Discovery
Mrs. Harriet Warren
Rod and Kelly Westmoreland
The Woodruff Arts Center’s unprecedented $67 million capital campaign will bring new life to our campus, expand access to our proven educational programming, and secure our place as Atlanta’s center for the arts.
Scan the QR code to learn more about Experience Atlanta, Experience Woodruff.
$1,000,000+
Anonymous
The Coca-Cola Foundation
James M. Cox Foundation
The Delta Air Lines Foundation
The Goizueta Foundation
Douglas J. Hertz Family Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999
Acuity Inc.
Anonymous
$250,000 - $499,999
Bank of America
Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda & Dan Cathy
The Fraser-Parker Foundation
$100,000 - $249,999
A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center
Liz and Frank Blake
Stephanie Blank*
Thomas and Aimee Chubb
$10,000 - $99,999
Ann A. Adams
Anonymous
Yum and Ross Arnold
Ed Bastian
Ken Bernhardt and Cynthia Currence
Tony Conway, Legendary Events
Johnson and Margaret Cook
Cousins Properties
Lee and Warren Culpepper
Mike and Nancy Doss
Mike and Mindy Egan
Vicki Escarra
Georgia Council for the Arts
Cultural Facilities Grant
Patrick Gunning and Elizabeth Pelypenko
Rand and Seth Hagen
Terrence Hahn
Philip Harrison and Susan Stainback
The Home Depot Foundation
The Imlay Foundation
Sarah and Jim Kennedy
The Marcus Foundation
Norfolk Southern
PNC Bank
Cisco Systems Georgia Power Foundation
The Fay S. and W. Barrett Howell Family Foundation
Phil and Jenny Jacobs
Margaret and Bob Reiser*
Ann and Jeff Cramer*
Harland Charitable Foundation
The Hearst Foundations
Joia M. Johnson
S. Jack and Michal Hart Hillman
Julia Houston
Robin and Hilton Howell
The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation
The Kilberg Family Foundation
KPMG LLP
The Dennis Lockhart and Mary Rose
Taylor Memorial Fund
Beau and Alfredo Martin
The Barry & Jean Ann McCarthy Family*
John F. McMullan**
Richard and Wimberly McPhail
Kavita and Ashish Mistry
Pat Mitchell Seydel and Scott O. Seydel
Hala and Steve Moddelmog*
Kent and Talena Moegerle
Kenneth Neighbors and Valdoreas May
Galen Oelkers
Chuck and Kathie Palmer
Experience Atlanta, Experience Woodruff is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Patty and Doug Reid Family Foundation*
The Tomé Foundation
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
Zeist Foundation
Kelin Foundation
Truist Trusteed Foundations: Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust, The Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund and the Woolford Charitable Trust
Sartain Lanier Family Foundation
The Selig, Lewis, Shoulberg Families
Truist Charitable Fund
Kathy Waller and Kenneth Goggins*
The Pighini Family
The Rockdale Foundation
Lauren and Andrew Schlossberg
Lauren and Tim Schrager
June and John Scott
Southface Institute
Candace Steele Flippin
Dave Stockert and Cammie Ives
The Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation, Inc.
Tull Charitable Foundation
The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc.
Patrick and Susie Viguerie
Sally and Mel Westmoreland
John Wieland
D. Richard Williams and Janet Lavine
David, Helen, and Marian
Woodward Fund
John and Ellen Yates
*Denotes additional support for the Alliance Theatre’s Imagine Campaign
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MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
Many companies offer a matching gifts program for employees and retirees. You can double, or even triple, your gift at no additional cost to you simply by asking your employer! Think of how much further your donation can go.
We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. To find out more about matching gifts, contact us at ATGiving@alliancetheatre.org.
AIG Corporation
American Express
Aon Risk Solutions
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
AT&T
Bank of America/Merrill
BlackRock
Bryan Cave-Powell
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Chubb Charitable Foundation
The Coca-Cola Company
Deloitte
Equifax Inc. Foundation
John and Mary Franklin Foundation
LEGACY SOCIETY
GE Energy
Georgia Power
Goldman Sachs Matching Gift
Goldstein
Google
Hearst Foundations
Home Depot Foundation
Honda Motor Co.
IAC, Inc
IBM
JPMorgan Chase
Kimberly-Clark
Lynch
MacArthur Foundation
Macy’s Foundation
McDonald’s Corporation
McMaster-Carr Supply
Microsoft Corporation
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Principal Financial Group Foundation
Prudential Financial
Publix Super Markets
Salesforce.com, Inc.
Sprint
Truist
Thrivent Financial for Lutherns
Veritiv Corporation
Verizon Corporation
The Walt Disney Company
Wells Fargo Yahoo!
Celebrating our supporters who have made a legacy gift to the Alliance Theatre.
The Legacy Society celebrates individuals who have made a planned gift to the Alliance Theatre. Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for the Alliance Theatre and its mission, while accommodating your financial, estate planning and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Just as important, you will know that you have made a meaningful and lasting contribution to the Alliance Theatre.
To learn more about the Legacy Society, please contact us at ATGiving@alliancetheatre.org.
Anonymous
Rita M. Anderson
Roland & Linda Bates
Kathy* & Ken Bernhardt
Anne & Jim Breedlove
Ezra Cohen
Ann & Jeff Cramer
Susan & Edward Croft
Sallie Adams Daniel
Linda & Gene* Davidson
Terry & Stacy Dietzler
Diane Durgin
Elizabeth Etoll
Ellen & Howard Feinsand
Dorie Gallagher
James Edward Gay*
Laura & John Hardman
Nancy* & Glen* Hesler
P.J. Younglove Hovey
David A. Howell*
William & Debbie Hyde
Lauren & David Kiefer
David Kuniansky
Virginia Vann* & Ken Large
Edith Love*
Lauren & John McColskey
Anna & Hays Mershon
Caroline & Phil Moïse
Winifred & Richard*
Myrick
Victoria & Howard Palefsky
Armond & Sharon Perkins
Jan Pomerantz & Everett Wilcox
Helen M. Regenstein*
Margaret & Robert Reiser
Betty Blondeau-Russell*
Tricia & Neal Schachtel
Debbie* & Charles Shelton III
Jane E. Shivers & Bill Sharp
Roger Smith & Christopher Jones*
Ron* & Kathy Tomajko
Lee Harper & Wayne Vason
Terri & Rick Western
Ramona & Ben White
* deceased
ARTISTIC
Jennings Hertz Artistic Directors Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Christopher Moses
Spelman Leadership Interns Nina Cajuste, Taylor Mills
Reiser Lab Artists Round 11 Ryan Jones, Kirsten King, Tadiwa Nashe, Lee Osorio, Lilliangina Quiñones, Maria Sager, Vauren Morris, Ian Sawan, and Alejandra Ruiz
Production Management
Director of Production
Lawrence Bennett
Associate Directors of Production Courtney O’Neill, Haylee Scott
National Vision Stage Management Fellow Xiaonan (Chloe) Liu
Associate Technical Director Joseph Corbin, Luke Robinson
Shop Supervisor
Lead Welder
Carpenters
Charge Scenic Artist
Scenic Artist
Director of Audio
Associate Director of Audio
Sound
Patrick Conley
Chris Seifert
Mikaela Dalke, Marlon Wilson
Kat Conley
Amanda Nerby
Michael Carrico
Aaron Vockley
Sound Engineers Emma Mouledoux, Graham Schwartz, Katie Rowland
Stage Operations
Stage Operations Manager
Assistant Stage Operations Manager
Crew Chief
Automation Stagehand
Properties Stagehand
Flyperson
EDUCATION
Dan Reardon Director of Youth & Families
Naserian Foundation Head of Early Childhood Programs
Head of Secondary Curriculum & Partnerships
Education Accounting Assistant
Administrative & Adult Program Manager
Camp Administrative Manager
Audrey Myers, Austin English, Autumn Stephens, Ayanna Palmer, Ayla Altman, Baleigh Reed, Barry Mann, Benjamin Coleman, Bernard Gilbert, Brandon Holman, Brandon Smith, Brie Wolfe, Brittani Powell, Brooke Dixon, Brooke Edmunds, Brooke Fleurimond, Cait Cortelyou, Caitlin Slotnick, Caleb Vaughn, Cameron Woods, Carole Gilley, Caroline Donica, Caroline Stewart, Cat Amy, Chakendra Fennell, Chandler Smith, Charlie Edwards, Chase Anderson, Chelcy Cutwright, Chelsea Brown, Chloe Campbell, Chloe Lomax, Chloe Taylor, Christazja Rivers, Christian Magby, Christie Miller, Christopher Noyes, Christopher Ward, CJ Perkins, Clayton Landey, Connor Lamkin, Coral Brito, Coriana Raynor, Courtney Moors-Hornick, Cymiah Alexander, Da’Quan Cooney, Danielle Montgomery, Davan Glynn, Davis McDaniel, Deja Holmes, Derrick Robertson, Ebony Tucker, E Haeberlin, Elaina Walton, Elizabeth Garapic, Elizabeth Gardner, Ellie Tinley, Emily Eliasen, Emily Gray, Emily LaPollo, Erika Miranda, Erin Taylor, Ethan Davis, Ethan Escobar, Eva St. Clair, Gabriel Ocasio, Garrett Shedd, Gerome Stephens, Gloria Martin, Goldie Hatch, Gracie Tipton, Gregory Hernandez, Haley Smith, Hananya Allen, Hannah Chatham, Hannah Wheeler, Harriet Bass, Hayden Weiss, Helena Denton, Hollie Rivers, Hope Clayborne, Imani Banks, Isaac Breiding, Isaac Hohl, Izabel Dorst, Ja’Kyah Jackson, Ja’Siah Young, Jackson Baughman, Jacob Guinn, Jacob Martinez, Jade Roman, Jamiyah Smith, Janae Willock, Janie Kelly, Jasmine Thomas, Jazzë Lewis, JD Myers, Jeilianne Vazquez, Jenna Morris, Jeremiah Hobbs, Jeremy Blanding, Jessenia Ingram, Jhye Smith, Jocline Oliphant, John Doyle, Jo-Jo Steine, Jonathan Eddie, Jontavious Johnson, Jordan Hood, Jordan Rehm, Jordan Rivers, Jordyn Nelson, Juliana Hurtado, Julia Walters, Julissa Sabino, Justis Searcy, K’lah Morgan, Kaciah Jung, Kadence Gary, Kai Chisholm, Kalekidane Gizaw, Kalixta Easterwood, Kamille Burel, Kamryn Jones, Kamryn Loy, Kana Nagata, Karen Aguirre, Kate Jordan, Kate Varner, Kate Walsh, Katherine Hunt, Kathryn Steele, Katie Galbreath, Katie Wickline, Kayla Davis, Kayla Pettigrew, Kendall Brisco, Kennedy O’Neil, Kenya Perry, Kera Alleyne, Keshawn Morgan, Kim Baran, Kirk Campbell, Kirsten King, Koyahn Smith, Kristen Freeman, Kristian Martinez, Kyle Kiesler, Kyle Philson, Lacea Weakland, Laurel Burrington, Lauren Alexandra, Lauren Curtis, Leah Leonard, Leah Thomas, Lee Bertram, Lexi McKay, Lex Martin, Lia Marianes, Lizzie McDonald, Lola Oresegun, Lon Bumgarner, Louise Javelona, Luanna de Barros, Luiza Penha, Maddy Roberts, Madilyne Bagnoche, Maia Eaton, MaRah Williams, Marc Collins, Marcia Harper, Maria Scott, Marielle Martinez, Marissa Ciccone, Marissa Kovach, Marquelle Young, Martha Thomas, Mary Claire Page, Mary Patterson, Maurice Figgins, Max Kountz, Maya Diaz, Megan Carr, Megan Wartell, Mekhi Woods, Michelle Stover, Milner Patterson, Miracle Bennett, Molly Tucker, Morayo Otujo, Morgan Rysdon-Moulitsas, Moriah Baskett, Naiya Banks, Natalie Byman, Natalie Kasper, Nazia Fant, Nevaeh Riddle, Niani Braxton, Nicholas Taylor, Nicole Price, Nicolette Emanuelle, Noah Vega, Olivia Dantzler, Olivia Watts, Olivia Williams, Patricia de la Garza, Patrick Lacey, Paully C, Peter Pavlovsky, Rahul Daswani, Razaria Denae, Reid Gilbard, Reuben Haller, Ricardo Aponte Alvarez, RJ Siegler, Robin Colwell, Roman Hicks, Rosemary Newcott Marquardt, Ryan Dinning, Sabrina Booker, Saheim Patrick, Sam Hartsook, Samuel Yates, Sara Fanucchi, Sarah Anderson, Sarah Wallis, Scott Depoy, Selena Prewitt, Shaniya Horton, Sharon Foote, Sharrell Luckett, Shelby Folks, Shelby Terry, Sheree Pickett, Skye Pugh, Sof Delgado, Sophia Sapronov, Sophie Biel, Stephen Ruffin, Suehyla El-Attar, Sylvie Oechsner, Ta’Marion Freeman, Tafee Patterson, Taloria Merricks, Tapley Cronier, Terence Lee, Tomi Fawehinmi, Tom Zhang, Tori Luttrell, Trinitee Armstrong, Tyler Grubbs, Tyshawn Gooden, Uchenna Ukonu, Vallea Woodbury, William Allen, William Amato, William Sabonis-Chafee, Willow Lockridge, Wynne Kelly, Wyn Thomas, Xavier Mikal, Zuri Petteway
Teen Ensemble Members
Ava M. Graham, Zara Smith, Sasha Williams, Muhamed Jatta, Izzy Bregman, Aliyah Brailsford, Jefferson Hall II, Ana Sofia Keber-Diaz, Elyse Tindall, Anastasia Baker, Alysa Carr, Elliott Elliott, Ellie Bernard, Ja’Kyah Jackson, Kassidy Eno, Chelsea Smith, Jax Millarker, Noah Vazquez, Raven Jackson, Isaiah C. Phipps, Aja Najib, Cate Waide, Rachel Morrison, Ivey Nemorin, Sydney Yuhas
MANAGEMENT
Managing Director Brandon Kahn
Company Manager
Assistant Company Manager
Administration & Finance
Director of Finance
Controller & Head of Administration
Staff Accountant
Accounting Coordinator
Accounts Payable Lead
Scott Bowne
Kate Lucibella
Roy Sockwell
John Victor Mouledoux Jr.
Nic Stephenson
Nathan Peters
Olivia Aston Bosworth
Hallie Angelella
Liz Davis
Isabella Aguilar Irias
Robert Hindsman
Jayson T. Waddell
Alliance@Work Creative Director J. Noble
Head of Elementary School Programs
Youth Programs Manager
Artist in Residence & Teen Program Manager
Resident Artist & Allyship Program Director
Head of Education Advancement
Education Production Coordinator
Teaching Artist Liaison
Institute Program Coordinator
Childcare Fellow
Teaching Artists
Rebecca Pogue Fields
Robyn A. Rogers
Sam Provenzano
Maya Lawrence
Kristen Silton
Jay Williams
Blake Fountain
Katie Wolff
Nicko Gonzalez
Abigail D’Aguillo, Adaline Ellison, Addison Peacock, Alanna Gordon, Alayna Price, Alec Harrison, Alexa-Grace Lindley, Alexander Sharpe, Alisha Simmons, Amanda Przygonska, Amber Williams, Andrea Epps, Andrea Washington, Andrés Rondón, Aneela Desai, Angel Rivera, Annabeth de Ocampo, Anna Oakley, Annie Hagearty, Ann Rhodes, Ann Richmond, Anshula Phadke, Aretta Baumgartner, Arion Hendricks, Aryianna Brewer, Ashley Alves, Ashton Graham,
