e nsemble t heatre c incinnati
The 2015-2016 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season
D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director
Design Sponsor: The LaBoiteaux Family Foundation
Beer Sponsor: Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
annapurna
by Sharr White
Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† March 22-April 10, 2016
Set & Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Properties Master & Design Assistant
Production Manager & Master Electrician
Technical Director
Production Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Brian c. Mehring
Jeremy Lee
Reba Senske
Shannon Rae Lutz
Matthew Hollstegge
Jack Murphy
Brandon T. Holmes*
Elizabeth Freyman*
ANNAPURNA is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
ANNAPURNA was originally produced in New York City by The New Group: Scott Elliot, Artistic Director
ANNAPURNA received its world premiere on November 9, 2011 at Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA, Loretta Greco, Producing Artistic Director
The play was commissioned by South Coast Repertory
David Emmes, Producing Artistic Director; Martin Benson, Artistic Director; Paula Tomei, Managing Director and was part of SCR's Pacific Playwrights Festival 2011
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production is a violation of United States copyright law and an actionable federal offense.
This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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*Cast/production member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. This theatre operates under an agreement between Actors’ Equity Association, Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
‡ Production member belongs to United Scenic Artists, Local 829, a labor union representing designers and artists in the entertainment industry. It is a nationwide autonomous Local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
Season Funder:
2015-2016 Season presenting Sponsor:
Outreach Sponsor:
Fairy Godmother Sponsor:
Season Ticket Sponsor:
Educational Outreach Supporters
Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee
William P. Anderson Foundation
The Charles H. Dater Foundation
Donald C. and Laura M. Harrison Fund of
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation P&G Fund
The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation
The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee
Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A. and Karen B. Wachs, Co-Trustees Summerfair Cincinnati
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
next Stage Supporters Anonymous (2) Walter Blair
Rosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund
of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation City of Cincinnati
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Mitchell S. & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission
Ohio Valley Foundation P&G Fund
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
Season Supporters
Mitchell & Jackie Meyers Susan Friedlander
Season accommodations Sponsor Garfield Suites Hotel
Caffeinated Conversations Sponsor GBBN
In-Kind Contributors Chet Cavaliere Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Interpreter Training Program
College Hill Coffee Co. & Casual Gourmet Knickers of Hyde Park
apprentice Sponsors Tim & Cathy Cody joe & Norah Mock
Greater Cincinnati area college students with a valid student i.d. may purchase up to two (2) $10 tickets* in advance for any 7:00 pm Sunday performance. Excludes holiday production.
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Ulysses ............................................................................................
Emma .................................................................................................
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Assistant Stage Manager .........................................................
2nd Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................
Assistant Director ................................................................................
Light Board Operator
Sound Board Operator ................................................................
Running Crew ..................................................... Lauren Bowler, Katie Groneman, Joshua Harris, Daniela N. Nenova
Wardrobe ................................................................. Lauren Bowler, Joshua Harris
undErSTudIES
Ulysses
Emma .............................................................................................
SETTInG
Paonia, Colorado; present day.
Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 40 minutes with no intermission.
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“Just because you leave someone doesn’t mean you’re not…in…a relationship. With them. Somehow. For the rest of your life.” These words, which Emma utters to Ulysses, remind me of the words from another beautiful play, I Never Sang for My Father by Robert Anderson. In that play, a son, who is reflecting on the loss of his Father, states that “Death ends a life…but it does not end a relationship, which struggles on in the survivor’s mind…towards some resolution, which it never finds.”
These references to human connection, which transcend time and space, are fascinating to me. I have come to believe that any true unity between two people never ceases. I believe we become part of each other and that we are forever joined as long as we live and beyond.
Sharr White paints a portrait of two souls seeking some closure and, dare I say, comfort. He does so, however, with the harsh light of mortality and a scorching desert sun, square in their faces. He sets them at the base of a mountain and names the play for one of the highest mountains in the world. Perhaps he is giving us a not too subtle metaphor for the ascent we make when trying to truly understand another person. Love is an entirely different thing. Love is much easier.
Sharr White’s The Other Place, which we presented last season, crept into my mind and stayed there. It is a reminder of how precious and unique our realities are. Annapurna is a haunting tale of how our lives can and do change in a moment, how truly fragile our existence is, how we are catapulted to catastrophe without warning, and how we survive.
In the midst of the chaos of the set—which Ulysses calls his purgatory—we find, amongst the neglected trailer, two people whose spirits are as cluttered as their surroundings. Casting Regina Pugh (who gave me The Other Place to read, hence introducing me to Sharr White’s work) embodies the immediacy of the character of Emma in Annapurna, the way she embodied Julianna in The Other Place. She is fearless. Dennis Parlato, likewise, has never backed down from fighting to bring every character to life he has played in every production I have directed with him, since appearing in Traveler in the Dark (my professional directing debut decades ago).
If you are going to scale a mountain, you need able and strong climbers. Regina and Dennis have made this journey to the summit a memorable one. I hope it will be memorable to you and I thank you for joining us on this adventure into the crevasse of the soul.
-D. Lynn Meyers
opENING octobEr 2017!
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's new facilities will include a greatly expanded lobby, larger box office, additional restrooms, a dedicated bar and concession area, and new seats, as well as provide more space for educational programming and venue rentals. Once completed, ETC's buildings will be consolidated into one complex, cementing ETC’s position as an artistic cornerstone for the region and infusing further energy into the revitalization and economic vibrancy of historic Over-the-Rhine.
$2 million is needed to reach the public fundraising goal that will help bolster operations during and after construction for the new facilities. Every dollar counts and ETC has a wide range of naming and sponsorship opportunities available, giving donors a starring role in the future success of the theatre. For more information, please contact Julie Carpenter, Development Manager, at jcarpenter@ensemblecincinnati.org or (513) 421-3555 x19.
THE Ca ST
d E nni S pa RL aT o (Ulysses) returns to ETC, having last appeared in Other Desert Cities. His other ETC credits include Ghost-Writer, 25 The Musical, Becky’s New Car, 33 Variations, Mauritius, The Seafarer, Fiction, The Guys, Glimmer, Glimmer, and Shine, and A Question of Mercy. He has enjoyed a long acting career on and off Broadway, around the country (especially at ETC) and beyond where he has had the good fortune to play the likes of The Devil, Job, John the Baptist, Columbus, Michaelangelo, Carravaggio, Pope Paul IV, Czar Nicholas II, Charlie Chaplin, John Barrymore, Leonard Bernstein, Fellini, Cyrano, Prospero, The Masterbuilder, Scrooge, Big Daddy, Igor, Dr. Dysart, Captain von Trapp, Sky Masterson, Julian Marsh, El Gallo, Rooster Hannigan, and now Ulysses!
RE gina p U g H (Emma) most recently appeared at ETC in The Other Place and Next Fall. Her other favorite ETC shows include My Name is Asher Lev, After the Fall, Buckminster Fuller: In and Out Universe (directed by Michael Burnham), Everything in the Garden (directed by Edward Albee), Fragments (directed by Edward Albee), and The Water Engine. She is also proud to have performed in Promises to Keep, ETC’s first show in its current location. She appeared at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in A Christmas Carol (1992-2011) and the world premiere of Invention for Fathers and Sons. Her other favorite projects include performing with CCM Drama students in Bury the Dead and roles in Harvey, The Carnegie; Equus, New Edgecliff Theatre; The History Boys, New Stage Collective; Sense and Sensibility and The Crucible, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and The Maids Performance Gallery. Ms. Pugh is a founding member of Performance Gallery, an alternative theatre collective that specializes in original work and has participated yearly in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Also a director, she just completed work with students at Xavier University on Miss Julie and at ETC, she has directed Melancholy Play, Earhart, Vigil, Why We Have a Body, and The Skriker Happy 30th ETC!
Ticket income covers less than half of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's operating expenses, so we rely on you to help us. Your donations make up approximately 10% of our annual budget and help cover everything from set construction materials to artist wages! Help ETC sizzle this spring by making a tax-deductible gift today.
$30.00: One box of nails for set build
We're on our way, but we need your help to make our annual fund goal this season!
$350.00: House Manager wages for one week of shows
$6.50: One ream of paper for scripts
$200.00: ETC's average health & pension contribution for one union actor per week (while employed by ETC)
$100.00: One night of housing for a visiting artist
$500.00: Paint and stain costs for one show
SH a RR WH i TE ' S (Playwright) plays have been developed or produced at theatres across the country, including MCC Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Marin Theatre Company, Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab, Key West Theatre Festival, and more. He has been honored with a Dr. Henry and Lillian Nesburn Award as part of the Julie Harris Award in Playwriting (The Escape Velocity of Savages); a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (Six Years); and the 2009 Skye Cooper New American Play Prize (Sunlight). The Other Place received the 2010 Playwrights First Award, the 2011 Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation's Theatre Visions Fund Award, and was an Outer Critics Circle award nominee for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play.
d. Lynn ME y ERS (Director) is in her eighteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Luna Gale, Hands On A Hardbody, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She directed The Pavilion at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She directed Off- Broadway at the York Theatre with Marsha Norman’s Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. Her several Canadian national tours included Mass Appeal with the late great Gale Gordon. She served as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse for several seasons where she cast over a hundred productions as well as directed. In addition to directing, she is a member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her feature credits include serving as Location Casting Director for Shawshank Redemption, Carol, and Miles Ahead. She was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, honoring directors whose work is making an impact on the art form and their community. She was honored as a YWCA Woman of Achievement and given the Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Continued Excellence. She's a graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.
THE pr O du CTIO n TE am
BR andon T. H o LMES (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his fourth season with ETC. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. For four summers, he served as an Assistant Stage Manager with Music Theatre Wichita where he worked on over twenty productions. He also served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2010, he moved to Cincinnati and spent two seasons at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a stage management intern. His other credits include the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Theatre in the Park, and Wichita Center for the Arts. Favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Hands on a Hardbody, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Outside Mullingar, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thank you to Lynn, Matt, Shannon, and Brian for imagining such beautiful productions and creating the magic that is seen onstage. Love to MDJATA for sending their love and support from KC & Seattle. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
EL iza BETH FRE y M an (Assistant Stage Manager) is a graduate of CCM’s Stage Management Program (BFA, 2014), she is now a proud member of Actors' Equity. Previous Ensemble Credits: Freud’s Last Session, Black Pearl Sings!, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, and Sleeping Beauty. Other selected credits include: Le nozze di Figaro (PSM), The Princeton Festival; Il Trovatore (ASM), Knoxville Opera; Magic Flute (PSM), Piedmont Opera; Street Scene (ASM), Opera North; and Der fliegende Holländer (ASM), Piedmont Opera. Love to her amazing family and the best friends.
BR ian c. MEHR ing (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 100 productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.
SH annon R a E LUT z (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master's degree from UC-CCM in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. Ms. Lutz would like to thank the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC's stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC's essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company. "Happy 30th ETC and thank you Ruth and John Sawyer, the Mahlers, D. Lynn Meyers and countless others for making that possible."
REB a SE n S k E (Costume Designer) is CCM's Associate Costume Designer. She's designed costumes for ETC's Becky's New Car, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC's Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Singin' in the Rain, The Boys from Syracuse, Oklahoma!, and Big River. She designed Noah's Flood for the May Festival and is Cincinnati Opera's costume coordinator. She designed Ainadamar, Cosi Fan Tutti, and Calisto for the Cincinnati Opera.
JEREM y LEE (Sound Designer) designed ETC's regional premiere of Hands on a Hardbody. His previous Cincinnati designs include the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and last season's Les Misérables at CCM. His design work includes the international productions of Nilo Cruz’s Pais de Bicicleta (Bogota) and David Edgar's Continental Divide (London's Barbicon Theatre, Birmingham Rep). He was the Associate Designer for the Bridge Project's 2010 World Tour of The Tempest and As You Like It, and the assistant designer for Tarzan in Holland and 42nd Street in Moscow. Off-Broadway, Mr. Lee has designed Tamar of the River and Working for Prospect Theatre Company, The Ohmies, Adam Bock’s The Thugs, Alex Timbers’ Dance Dance Revolution, Song for New York (Mabou Mines), as well as designs for NYTW, 13P, LAByrinth, Clubbed Thumb and many others. Favorite regional theatre designs include Somewhere (Premiere, Old Globe and TheatreWorks Palo Alto); West Side Story (5th Avenue Theatre), and many shows at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Lee is a professor of Sound Design at CCM.
J ack MUR p H y (Technical Director) grew up in the Cincinnati area. He went to undergrad at Hanover College where he studied technical theatre. While there he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres such as Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation he moved to Bellport, NY to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger. When he left Gateway, he went to work on The Pride of America, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati. Since he has been back, he has worked at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and River City Scenic as well as ETC.
THE pr E m IE r E SOCIETY
The Premiere Society recognizes individuals who have made gifts totaling $1,000 or more within the past year. The exceptional generosity of these donors enables ETC to present world class new works and works new to the region by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality possible. The following list was updated March 3, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since December 1, 2014. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
W o RL d ci R c LE
($10,000+):
Anonymous (4)
ArtsWave
William P. Anderson Foundation
Rosemary Bloom Gifting Fund*
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Lucille K. & Charles O. Carothers
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
William A. Friedlander Fund*
Dennis & Rita Geiger
Jane & Chip Gerhardt
John and Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund
H.C.S. Foundation
The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation
Donald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund*
LPK
Luther Foundation
Macy's
Edward & Anita Marks
George & Margaret McLane Foundation
Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation
Lynne Miller & Stephen King
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Valley Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Agent
P&G Fund*
PNC Foundation
Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez
Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
Moe & Jack Rouse
Robert C. & Adele R. Schiff Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A and James S. Wachs, Co-Trustees
The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation
naT iona L ci R c LE ($5,000-$9,999):
Anonymous
Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*
Denise & Martin Chambers
Crosset Family Fund*
Harry & Linda Fath
The Raymond C. & Anna T. Johnson Foundation
Kroger
The LaBoiteaux Family Foundation
Messer Construction Co.
James A. Miller
David and Judith Morgan Fund*
Valerie Newell & Tim Smith
Elizabeth & Blake Selnick
Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation
Thompson Hine LLP
Irwin & Barbara Weinberg
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
RE giona L ci R c LE ($2,500-$4,999):
Americana Arts Foundation
Nicholas Apanius
Mrs. Charlene Breidster
fbt Tech
Linda Greenberg Fund*
Mr. & Mrs. Skip & Susan Hickenlooper
Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*
William & Mary Jane James
Molly McDonough & Kenneth T. Mahler
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Moccia
Norah & joe Mock
Digi & Mike Schueler
Betsy & Paul Sittenfeld
Mary Stagaman
Paul & Jill Staubitz
Paula Steiner
Summerfair Foundation, Inc.
Judith B. Titchener
Ed Trach
Jeff Wyler
Mike & Liz Zimmer
cincinnaT i ci R c LE ($1,000-$2,499):
Anonymous (3)
Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.
Anatole Alper
Renee Alper
Gale & Dave Beckett
Wilma & Herb Beigel
Len Berenfield
Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein
Michael Berry & Melanie Garner
Robert L. Bogenschutz
Karen & Christopher Bowman
J Allan & Dorothy Campbell Family Fund*
Ken & Joan Campbell
Brenda Carter
Burton & Susan Closson
Cincinnati, OH Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Community Arts Inititves
Mark Dauner
Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff
Thomas R. Dietz
John DuBois
Grace A. Epstein
Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick
Shelly Gerson
Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough
Helen & John Habbert
Irving Harris
Mrs. C. H. Harrison III
Suzanne & Dr. Bob Hasl
Bob & Judy Heaton
Debbie Hill
Emily M. Hodges Fund
ETC gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generous support makes it possible for us to present exceptional theatre and unique educational outreach programs for our community. The following list was updated March 3, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125 + since December 1, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
Erin Houlihan & John Bostick
Daniel Hurley
Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*
Kroger Community Rewards Program
Chris Lewis & Alicia Bond-Lewis
Ron Longstreth & Allen Black
Motch Family Foundation Inc,
In memory of Dr. Charles Carothers
Dr. Patricia O'Connor
Marilyn Z. Ott
Kit & Jack Overbeck
Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*
Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD
Hera Reines
Becky & Ted Richards
Rich & Jess Roedersheimer
Josh & Kathy Sands
Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund*
Jay & Meta Sien
The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation
Glenda Suttman
Ms. Carol Talbot
Howard & Marty Tomb
UPS
Larry Weber
Lois Widlansky
Ronna & James Willis Charitable Fund
The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund
Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*
30 F o R 30 c LUB:
Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan
Mark Bowen
Chet Cavaliere
James Cissell
Jacqueline Conner
Mark Dauner
Bob Gaston, DVM
Ann E. Hicks
Ervin W. Houston
Betty Huck
J.B. Lutz Family
Dr. Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton-Keith
Bill & Karen McKim
Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels
James & Mary Nordlund
Barbara & Michael Porte
Al Roane
J.R. Rulon
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Janet Schultz & Russell Lascelles
Jennifer Stucker & John Eck
Buzz Ward
Barry & Karen Webb
Pann & Terry Webb
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Dick & Debbie Westheimer
Beverly & Robert Winkelman
30 R ock S! Spon S o RS :
Richard L. Postler & Manuel Hernandez
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
PNC
Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal
Jack Rouse Associates
30 R ock S! in-kind con TR i BUTo RS :
Joe Rigotti/Accent on Cincinnati
Wiedemann's
3 Sweet Girls Cakery
A Catered Affair
Coffee Emporium
Cuisine East West Catering
The Delish Dish Catering & Made By Mavis Artisan Jam
Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Beef and Seafood
Edibles-n-Such, Inc.
Funky's Catering
Golden Rule Catering
Gomez Salsa
Hilvers Catering
Macaron Bar
McHale's Events & Catering
Mecklenburg Gardens
Pit to Plate BBQ
Raffel's Catering Inc.
Revolution Rotisserie & Bar
Tano Bistro & Catering
Vonderhaar's Catering
a c To RS c o LUM n ($500-$999):
Anonymous (5)
Lois Annich & Richard Israel
David & Elaine Billmire
Walter Blair
Bob & Elaine Blatt
Clay & Emily Bond
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard
Gary & Jackie Bryson
William & Catherine Cody
Roger Cranos
Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*
Judith de Luce
Kelly M. Dehan
Kathryn J. DeLong
Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam
Richard & Carol Fencl
Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*
Carol S. Friel
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
O ur S upp O r TE r S CO n T.
Michael Haney & Amy Warner
Debra Hartsell & Michael James
Ann E. Hicks
Florette Hoffheimer
Keith & Patti James
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Matching Gifts Program
Arleene Keller
Knickers of Hyde Park
Carmen & Rich Kovarsky
Mr. Ihor and Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk
Dr. Ralph Meyer
John & Deborah Moffatt
William & Sara Morgan
Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund*
Pepper Family Fund*
Alice & Burton Perlman
Barbara & Michael Porte
Sara H. Pritchard
Bob & Connie Reed
Stephen & Helen Rindsberg
B.W. Robb
George & Caroll Roden
John J. Schiff, Jr.
Jane Bogart Sellers
Ruth Sawyer
Linda & Andy Smith
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Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall
The Sweeny Family Charitable Fund, In honor of Jack & Kit Overbeck
Jennifer Verkamp
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Ann & Victor Warner
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Anne J. Wrider
STag E M anag ERS c o LUM n ($250-$499):
Anonymous (3)
Larry & Debby Adams
Anne Aiken
Amy Alig
Howard & Frankie Alper Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Marshall & Alyce Bailey-Thomas
Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan
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dabby Blatt
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* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Rhoda & John Brooks
Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.
James Cissell
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Jacqueline Conner
Jane & Igor Dumbadze
Charles K. Eckert
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Gulf Coast Combined Federal Campaign
Betsy & Tom Hampton
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Joe & Susan Harten
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Betty Huck
Caroline Idinopulos-Vigran Gifting Fund
John Isidor & Sandy Kaltman
mj Dynamics
Tim & Grace Kerr
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Renee & Bradley Lemberg
David Logan & Dale Hodges
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J.B. Lutz Family
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Mark D. Manley & Annette J. Wick
William M. & Karen P. McKim
Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod
Mary Ann Meanwell
Jan & Marilyn Methlie
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Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels
William & Sibyl Miller
Hatsuki Miyata
Nora & Michael Moushey
Anne Mulder & Rebecca Gibbs
Terry & Jill Parsons
David M. Piatt Fund*
Al Roane
Barb & Rich Ruddy
J.R. Rulon
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Tom & Mary Sue Schmitz
Janet Schultz & Russell Lascelles
Russell Schnurr
Abby & David Schwartz
Patrick & Ida Sepate
Arnie & Ina Shayne
Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund
Mrs. Barbara B. Simon
Simon Sotelo
Barbara & Ethan Stanley
Howard & Nancy Starnbach
Ed & Anne Stern
Elizabeth A. Stone
Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund
Jennifer Stucker & John Eck
Tom & Kate Tepe
Carol Thaman
J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf
Thornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift Fund
Marcia Togneri
Joseph & Kathleen Tomain Fund*
Rosalie P. van Nuis
Priscilla S. Walford
Buzz Ward
Steve F. Warkany Fund*
Wendy & Norm Wasserman
Pann & Terry Webb
Debbie & Richard Westheimer
Jane C. Whalen
Joseph D. Williams
c REW c o LUM n ($125-$249):
Anonymous (13)
Karen & Fred Abel
Christine O. Adams
Lucy Allen
American Express Employee Giving Program
Albert & Lillian Andrews
AT&T Matching Gift Program
Daniel & Frances Bailey
Mary Ann Bender
Jane Bennett
William Blake
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloch
Jack & Sue Buescher
Warren & Gail Cato
Kevin & Linda Chaney
Anne E. Charles, in memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca Parker
Sally Chatfield Dunn
Angela Chong & Harold Schuck
Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling
Carol C. & Leland M. Cole
Barbara & Gary Cummins
Sonia Daoud
Steve & Daina Dennis
Jan Denton
Mary & Clyde Dial
Jennifer Drydyk
Peggy Eberhard
Charles & Harriet Edwards
Jerome & Jean Eichert
Barbara Feldmann
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Amy Fitzgibbons
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Sandra Gans
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Gumbleton Family
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Marilyn Hurrell
Nancy Jones & Richard Sippel
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Janice Kagermeier
Crystal Kendrick
Dick & Mona Kerstine
Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta
Mary Alice Koch
Pinky & Sam Kocoshis
Marvin & Gerry Kraus
John and Pat Leikhim
Susan Lennert
Carol Leslie
Barbara Lind
Phil & Joan Maechling
Sherry & Steve McCamley
Laura S. Menge
Drs. Steven & Jacqueline Miller Family Foundation
Anu & Shekhar Mitra
Sally Moore
Mary Sue Morrow
Regine Moulton
Jack & Ruta Mueller
Roy & Cheryl Newman
Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson
Paul & Mary Ann Odegard
Ms. Nancy Ohnmeis
Fred & Leila Oliver
Melissa & John Panzeca
Victoria Parlin
Irene & Daniel Randolph Family
Sue & Jerry Ransohoff Fund*
Margaret M. Reid
Steven & Carol Reubel
Rhinegeist
Royal C. Riedinger
Dr. Raymond H. Rolwing
Madeleine Rose
Sondra & Fred Ross
Richard Russell
Catharine Saelinger
Alfred & Stephanie Sassler
Carol Schaber
Jeanie Schmidt
Jim Schmidt
Mark Silbersack & Ruth Schwallie
Andy & Deborah Emont Scott
Tom & Ellen Seward
Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl
Paul & Marcia Shortt
Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben
Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin
Myfanwy & Robert Smith
Tim Smith & Penny Poirier
Richard & Jackie Snyder
Keven Speece
Dennis & Helen Sullivan
Lynn & Dan Ticotsky
Jeffrey T. Uetrecht
Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek
Vendini
Dr. & Mrs. George Waissbluth
Mike Wedig
Wuedeman Family Fund*
Ex E c UT iv E B oa R d
Stephen M. King, Chair
Chip Gerhardt, President
Kathy DeLaura, Vice President
Mike Zimmer, Treasurer
Nick Apanius, Secretary
a d M ini STR aT iv E STa FF
D. Lynn Meyers
The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/ Mary Taft Mahler
Producing Artistic Director
Richard J. Diehl
Managing Director
Julie Carpenter
Development Manager
Ashley Johnson
Grants & Annual Fund Manager
Jocelyn Meyer
Director of Marketing & Communications
Amy Janowiecki
Marketing Associate
Jared D. Doren
Patron Services Manager & Development Associate
Ben Raanan
Director of Education & Outreach, Assistant Director
John Diehl
Operations Associate
Box o FF ic E a SS ociaTES
Warren Bryson
John Diehl
Becca Howell
Patrick E. Phillips
Sharisse Saunders
Becca Schall
Ho USE M anag ERS
Becca Howell
Sharisse Saunders
B oa R d o F T RUSTEES
Alicia Bond-Lewis
Otto M. Budig
Brenda A. Carter
Dennis Geiger
Dan Hurley
Marcene Kinney
Mitchell Meyers
Skip Hickenlooper
Edward G. Marks
Nilesh Patel
Richard L. Postler
Rich Roedersheimer
Paul Sittenfeld
Simón Sotelo
Jane Sellers
Mary Stagaman
o U nd ERS ' ci R c LE
Dr. Charles O. Carothers di RE c T o RS EMER i TUS
Brian c. Mehring
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler
Resident Set & Lighting Designer
Matthew Hollstegge
Production Manager & Master Electrician
Shannon Rae Lutz
Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Apprentice Programming
Jack Murphy
Technical Director
Melissa Bennett
Associate Technical Director
Bryce Edmonston
Technical Apprentice
Brandon T. Holmes
Production Stage Manager
Elizabeth Freyman
Assistant Stage Manager
Starr Fish
Costume Assistant
HE ad o F SE c UR i T y
Nick Ligon
Financia L a dvi S o R
Chet Cavaliere
pR o FESS iona L ac T ing app RE n T ic ES
Kendra Beitzel Joshua Harris
Lauren Bowler Stephen Kell
Brendan Getches Daniela N. Nenova
Katie Groneman
En SEMBLE T HE aTRE c incinnaT i
1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org (513) 421-3555
ETc Box oFF ic E Ho URS & a cc E p TE d pay ME n T
Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards.
Tick ET RESER vaT ion S & Sa LE po L icy
Reservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are a final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets.
Tax c RE di TS
If for any reason you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution. No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits.
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Patrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage.
cH i L d RE n
Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.
LaTEco MERS & ad M i TTanc E
Latecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time.
R ESTR oo MS
Restrooms are located at the front of the lobby. Should you need to use the restroom during a performance, please exit the theatre the same way you came in. Readmittance will be at House Manager's discretion.
acc ESS i B i L i T y
Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair-accessible seating or have special seating needs and our staff will be happy to accommodate you. Audio-enhancement available. Generally, signinterpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.
c a MER a S, cELL p H on ES & STag E
Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. Kindly turn off any cell phones or pagers prior to the show starting. Text messaging during the show disturbs other audience members and actors and will not be tolerated. For safety reasons, audience members are strictly prohibited from standing, sitting or otherwise being or putting anything onstage at any time.
gR o U p S & d i S co U n TS
Groups of 8 or more can save over single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave ArtsPass, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).
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