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The 2015-2016 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season
D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director
Beer Sponsor: Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
buyer & cellar
by Jonathan Tolins
Based on the Original Projection Design by Alex Koch
Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† October 13-November 1, 2015
Set & Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Properties Master & Design Assistant
Production Coordinator & Master Electrician
Technical Director
Production Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Brian c. Mehring
Matt Callahan
Reba Senske
Shannon Rae Lutz
Matthew Hollstegge
Jack Murphy
Brandon T. Holmes*
Elizabeth Freyman*
BUYER & CELLAR is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Original Off-Broadway Production produced by Darren Bagert, Dan Shaheen, and Ted Snowdon
World premiere produced by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David Van Asselt, Artistic Director; Brian Long, Managing Director)
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.
*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.
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
Operating Support:
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 LPK
Suder’s Art Store
WGUC 90.9 FM
WNKU 89.7 FM
WVXU 91.7 FM
apprentice Sponsors
Tim & Cathy Cody
joe & Norah Mock
IntroducIng... College Nights
@ Ens E mbl E Th E a T r E Cin C inna T i
ATTeNTIoN uNIVerSITy STudeNTS:
Score $10 advance tickets* for any 7:00 pm Sunday performance during the 2015-2016 Season (excludes Cinderella)
Greater Cincinnati area college students with a valid student id may purchase up to two (2) $10 tickets* in advance for any 7:00 pm Sunday performance. Includes: Buyer & Cellar, Grounded, Annapurna, and Violet.
To purChASe TICkeTS, CAll The eTC Box offICe AT (513) 421-3555.
*College Night seating and tickets are subject to availability at the time of purchase. exchange and upgrade fees may apply.
ca ST & crew
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Alex More ........................................................................................... Nick Cearley*
ruNNING crew
Assistant Stage Manager ......................................................... Elizabeth Freyman*
2nd Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................ Lauren Bowler
Assistant Director ................................................................................ Ben Raanan
Assistant House Manager ................................................................ Kendra Beitzel
Sound Board Operator ...................................................................... Joshua Harris
Light Board Operator .................................................... Daniela Nikolaeva Nenoval
Projections Operator .......................................................................... Stephen Kell
Wardrobe ..................................................................................... Katie Groneman
uNderSTudIeS
Alex More Brendan Getches
SeTTING
Buyer & Cellar is performed without an intermission.
Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 30 minutes.
SPecIal acKNOwledmeNTS
Julia Guichard
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"adorableness alert! goofy, good fun." – Cincinnati Enquirer
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d I rec TO r' S NOT e S
Buyer & Cellar is a fantasy based on some genuine explorations we have in our own lives. Who has not had moments when their sense of self-worth, their understanding of success, or their definition of fame has not been tested? We reevaluate ourselves as our lives progress. I know I do. There are pivotal people we meet whose definition of us helps define us, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. It's when we come to realize who we are and how we truly fit into this world that we begin to thrive.
Alex, the main character you will meet in this play, is on such a journey towards self awareness. Jonathan Tolins has written this parable using the amazing Barbra Streisand as Alex's pivotal person who points him towards his destiny. If you are going to have a pivotal person, why not Streisand? It's delicious how he weaves her personna into the other characters you meet. He has created a situation which I find oddly real and utterly delightful.
And then there is Nick Cearley, who I have known for most of his life! Cincinnati was his home, the world is now his stage. When he first saw Buyer & Cellar, that very day he called me about doing it here and that very day I applied for the rights. I believe that was over two years ago! Sometimes it takes a long time to get a new play to our stage, but this play with this actor was worth the wait. Nick has appeared in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, 25 The Musical, and both productions of Next to Normal. He is a joy, an endless source of energy and inspiration and I am so happy to have him "home."
In putting our 30th anniversary season together there were no coincidences. We started with the dramatic and essential Luna Gale, which defined our mission on stage. A wonderful cast of locally based actors presenting a compelling and timely play which spoke directly to our social conscience. We follow Luna with Buyer & Cellar to lift your spirits and allow you as an audience to enjoy this irreverent, unique, and funny play. It's time as the leaves change to change directions and elevate ourselves by celebrating a bit. We can celebrate our own passages to becoming who we are as we celebrate ETC's anniversary and its coming of age. Just like Alex is at the end of this play, we are all ready for the next challenge and a little smarter than we were just yesterday. Thanks for being part of our ensemble and enjoy your stay in the most famous basement in the USA.
Looking forward to seeing you soon for Cinderella. If you think you know the story, prepare to be surprised!
-D. Lynn Meyers, Director
John Morris Russell conductor
Vocal diva Megan Hilty (Wicked, Smash) brought audiences to their feet at her most recent Pops performance—named Broadway World’s “Best Special Theatre Event” in 2014. Now, Hilty returns with a touching tribute to Cincinnati’s own sweetheart of song, Rosemary Clooney.
The Teen Scene
Ensemble Theatre's Teen Scene is a fun, Saturday afternoon mainstage subscription designed specifically for ages 13-19! Following Teen Scene matinees, participants get to kick back over pizza with cast members and theatre artists to discuss the show in a casual, relaxed environment. This affordable performance series is perfect for young theater enthusiasts to see and interact with our productions!
Teen Scene participants pose with the cast of The Mountaintop following the performance.
Photo by Anna Penny.
ni C k CE a RLE y (Alex More) is always thrilled to return to ETC! He was last seen as Henry in Next to Normal, 25 The Musical, and Duke in The Great American Trailer Park Musical. As a musician, he is ½ of the "Undie"-Rock Comedy Duo known as The Skivvies (theskivviesnyc.com), which he co-created with Lauren Molina and has been critically acclaimed by such publications as People Magazine, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Out Magazine, The Advocate, NY POST, NY Daily News, and Wall Street Journal. Mr. Cearley was also recently honored on the prestigious OUT 100 list of most "influential and compelling LGBT actors of the year." He appeared in the Broadway first national tour of All Shook Up. He was most recently seen Off-Broadway as Puck in the acclaimed production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Pageant: The Musical (also Original Cast Album on Jay Records). Favorite Regional: Buyer & Cellar (Regional Premiere, Sacramento’s B Street Theatre), William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (dir. Scott Schwartz) …And Then I Wrote a Song About It (Best Lead Actor in a Musical/The Star Ledger, NJ), ...Spelling Bee, Altar Boyz, Plaid Tidings (dir. Gordon Greenberg), and The Rocky Horror Show (dir. Hunter Foster). His other credits include: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Luna Stage, Diversionary Theatre, Rubicon Theatre, American Stage Theatre Company, New York Stage and Film, York Theatre, Philadephia’s Kimmel Center, Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, Eugene O'Neill Center, Provincetown Theatre, The Smith Center in Las Vegas, Red Barn Theatre in Key West, The Tampa Theatre, and Bucks County Playhouse. He has also shot TV pilots for Fox, WE, and A&E. Huge thank you to Lynn for the gift of this show. For Eric, Pippa, and especially Mom for introducing him to Barbra Streisand when he was a kid growing up in Fairfield, Ohio by singing Barbra's hits daily and very off pitch. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter at: @clearlycearley and @theskivviesnyc.
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$30.00: One box of nails for set build
$6.50: One ream of paper for scripts
$350.00: House Manager wages for one week of shows
$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
TH e P laywr IGHT
J onaTH an T o L in S (Playwright), is the author of Buyer & Cellar, which was named “Best Unique Theatrical Experience” by the Off-Broadway Alliance when it premiered at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Other plays include The Twilight of the Golds (Broadway, Booth Theatre), If Memory Serves (Promenade), The Last Sunday in June (Rattlestick, Century Center), and Secrets of the Trade (Primary Stages). A collection of his plays has been published by Grove/Atlantic. His film work includes The Twilight of the Golds and Martian Child. For television, he was a writer for Queer as Folk, the Academy Awards, the Tony Awards, and Partners. He was the author of Pushkin 200: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, acted as script consultant on Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular, and co-wrote The Divine Millennium Tour and Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On. He has written articles for Opera News, Opera Monthly, TheaterWeek, Time Magazine, and the Huffington Post, and is a panelist on the Metropolitan Opera Radio Quiz. He lives in Fairfield, Connecticut with his husband, the writer and director Robert Cary, and their children, Selina and Henry. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America.
TH e d I rec TO r
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. As a producer for Dove Audio, she produced and directed dozens of audio books. 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.
TH e P r O duc TION T eam
BR an D on 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 thrilled to be returning to ETC for the full season. 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 in G (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.
M aTT C a LL a H an (Sound Designer) was the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for seven seasons. Most recent designs include The Pavilion, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Bob, LMNO Pea, The End, Sirens, The Cherry Sisters, Ground, A Christmas Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hard Weather Boating Party; Detroit '67, Size Matters, Other Desert Cities, Mrs. Mannerly, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Mr. Callahan was also a co-creator/designer of Rock n’ Roll: The Reunion Tour. He has spent two seasons as the resident sound designer at The Eugene O’Neil Center for their National Playwrights Conference. He was formerly the sound engineer for The Steppenwolf Theatre, the Assistant Engineer for Blue Man Chicago and a member of the disbanded Defiant Theatre. He received a Jeff Citation for Red Dragon, a nomination for Fortinbras, and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes.
J a C k 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.
TH e P rem I ere SO c I e T y
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 October 1, 2015 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since August 1, 2014. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
W o RLD C i RCLE ($10,000+):
Anonymous (2)
ArtsWave
Rosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund*
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Lucille K. & Charles O. Carothers
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
William A. Friedlander Fund*
John & Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund
The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation
Donald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund*
LPK
Macy's
Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Valley Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Agent P&G Fund *
PNC Foundation
Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez
The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation
naT iona L C i RCLE ($5,000-$9,999):
Anonymous
William P. Anderson Foundation
Crosset Family Fund*
Harry & Linda Fath
GBBN Architects
Dennis & Rita Geiger
Jane & Chip Gerhardt
Marcene & Jim Kinney
The Raymond C. & Anna T. Johnson Foundation
Kroger
Messer Construction Co.
Lynne Miller & Stephen King
Valerie Newell & Tim Smith
Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
Moe & Jack Rouse
Elizabeth Sawyer Selnick Fund*
The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation
Thompson Hine LLP
Toyota
Irwin & Barbara Weinberg
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
REG iona L C i RCLE ($2,500-$4,999):
Anonymous
Nicholas Apanius
Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*
Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff
Linda Greenberg Fund*
Bob & Judy Heaton
Mr. & Mrs. Skip & Susan Hickenlooper
Kroger Community Rewards Program
Edward & Anita Marks
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Moccia
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Norah & joe Mock
David & Judith Morgan Fund*
Digi & Mike Schueler
Mary Stagaman
Summerfair Foundation, Inc.
Ed Trach
The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund
Jeff Wyler
C in C innaT i C i RCLE ($1,000-$2,499):
Anonymous (2)
Anatole Alper
Renee Alper
Americana Arts Foundation
Norita Aplin & Stanley H. Ragle
Len Berenfield
Michael Berry & Melanie Garner
Robert L. Bogenschutz
Alicia Bond-Lewis
Mrs. Charlene Breidster
J Allan & Dorothy Campbell Family Fund*
Ken & Joan Campbell
Denise & Martin Chambers
Burton & Susan Closson
William & Catherine Cody
Thomas R. Dietz
John DuBois
Grace A. Epstein
Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick
Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough
Irving Harris
Suzanne & Dr. Bob Hasl
Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*
Daniel Hurley
William & Mary Jane James
Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*
Arleene Keller
The Links Inc. Cincinnati Chapter
Mr. Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk
John & Deborah Moffatt
Netherland Rubber Co.
Marilyn Z. Ott
Pepper Family Fund*
Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*
Hera Reines
Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund*
Jane Bogart Sellers
Shelly Shor Gerson
Betsy & Paul Sittenfeld
Paul & Jill Staubitz
Paula Steiner
Glenda Suttman
Ms. Carol Talbot
Judith B. Titchener
Howard & Marty Tomb
UPS
Stuart & Melinda Woolley
O ur S u PPO r T er S
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 October 1, 2015 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125 + since August 1, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
30 F o R 30 CLUB:
Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan
Chet Cavaliere
Jacqueline Conner
Mark Dauner
Ervin W. Houston
J.B. Lutz Family
Dr. Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton-Keith
Barbara & Michael Porte
Jennifer Stucker & John Eck
Barry & Karen Webb
Pann & Terry Webb
Beverly & Robert Winkelman
aCTo RS Co LUM n ($500-$999):
Anonymous
Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.
Lois Annich & Richard Israel
Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein
Walter Blair
Bob & Elaine Blatt
Clay & Emily Bond
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program
Gary & Jackie Bryson
Brenda Carter
Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*
Mark Dauner
Richard & Carol Fencl
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Helen & John Habbert
Mrs. C. H. Harrison III
Debra Hartsell & Michael James
Emily M. Hodges in Memory of Andrew L. Wolf
Erin Houlihan & John Bostick
Diane & Ervin Houston
Keith & Patti James
Knickers of Hyde Park
William & Sara Morgan
Kit & Jack Overbeck
Alice & Burton Perlman
Barbara & Michael Porte
Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD
Bob & Connie Reed
Becky & Ted Richards
B.W. Robb
George & Caroll Roden
Richard Roedersheimer
John J. Schiff, Jr.
Linda & Andy Smith
John & Martha Spiess
Thornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift Fund
Jennifer Verkamp
Maureen & Larry Vignola
Steve F. Warkany Fund*
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Larry Weber
Jo Ann Wieghaus
Dr. & Mrs. James & Ronna Willis
Anne J. Wrider
Mike & Liz Zimmer
Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*
STa GE M ana GERS Co LUM n ($250-$499):
Anonymous (6)
Anne Aiken
Howard & Frankie Alper Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan
Norman Bates
Mike & Juliette Bezold
Neil E. Billman, In Memory of Taffy Billman
David & Elaine Billmire
Eileen & William Bishop
dabby Blatt
Mark Bowen
Mr. David A. Brashear
Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard
Chet Cavaliere
Philip & Marjorie Compton
Jacqueline Conner
Roger Cranos
Judith de Luce
Kelly M. Dehan
Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam
Terrell & Susan Finney
Mary Fiorini
Gulf Coast Combined Federal Campaign
Betsy & Tom Hampton
Sue Harris & Meredith Green
Julia Hawgood & Harry Kangis
Florette Hoffheimer
Betty Huck
Indian Hill Episcopal-Presbyterian Church 2014 Vestry/Session, In Honor of Rev. Anne Wrider
John Isidor & Sandy Kaltman
Tim & Grace Kerr
Pinky & Sam Kocoshis
Carmen & Rich Kovarsky
Toni Laboiteaux
Renee & Bradley Lemberg
Al & Mary Lopez
J.B. Lutz Family
William M. & Karen P. McKim
Dr. Ralph Meyer
William & Sibyl Miller
Hatsuki Miyata
Anne Mulder & Rebecca Gibbs
Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty
Linnea & Norbert Nadel
Roy & Cheryl Newman
O ur S u PPO r T er S c ONT.
Terry & Jill Parsons
Sara H. Pritchard
Margaret M. Reid
Steven & Carol Reubel
J. R. Rulon
Jude Samuel
Mark Schlafman
Russell Schnurr
Patrick & Ida Sepate
Arnie & Ina Shayne
Barbara & Ethan Stanley
Ed & Anne Stern
Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall
Elizabeth A. Stone
Jennifer Stucker & John Eck
Dennis & Helen Sullivan
Carol Thaman
Buzz Ward
Ann & Victor Warner
Wendy & Norm Wasserman
Barry & Karen Webb
Pann & Terry Webb
Joseph Wessling
Lois Widlansky
Jay & Kate Wilford
Beverly & Robert Winkelman
CREW Co LUM n ($125-$249):
Anonymous (7)
Christine O. Adams
Larry & Debby Adams
Lucy Allen
American Express Employee Giving Program
Albert & Lillian Andrews
Daniel & Frances Bailey
Henrietta Barlag
Jane Bennett
Allen Bernard & Virginius Hall
William Blake
Neil Bortz
Charlin & Peter Briggs
Rhoda & John Brooks
Jack & Sue Buescher
Warren & Gail Cato
Kevin & Linda Chaney
Anne E. Charles, in Memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca Parker
Sally Chatfield Dunn
James Cissell
Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling
Barbara & Gary Cummins
Sonia Daoud
Steve & Daina Dennis
Jane & Igor Dumbadze
Peggy Eberhard
Charles K. Eckert
Charles & Harriet Edwards
Linda Erpelding
Mr. Frederick A. Fink
Bruce W. Fisher
Amy Fitzgibbons
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Carol S. Friel
Eugenie Goggin
Diane & Stanley Goodman
Michael Gumbleton & Teddy Gumbleton
Michael Haney & Amy Warner
Joe & Susan Harten
Ann E. Hicks
Dave & Susan Hill
Jacquelyn Hirt
David & Karen Hoguet
Janice Kagermeier
Barbara Kelley
Dick & Mona Kerstine
Charles D. King
Tim & Mary Alice Koch
Susan Kruezmann
Virginia Kuertz
John & Pat Leikhim
David Logan & Dale Hodges
Jackie Mack & Ted Silberstein
Jane MacKnight & Dennis Johnson
Mary McDonough
Laura S. Menge
Jan & Marilyn Methlie
Anu & Shekhar Mitra
Sally Moore
Paul & Mary Ann Odegard
Fred & Leila Oliver
David M. Piatt*
Irene & Daniel Randolph Family
Rhinegeist
Al Roane
Dr. Raymond H. Rolwing
Sondra & Fred Ross
Barb & Rich Ruddy
Richard Russell
Alfred & Stephanie Sassler
Carol Schaber
Jeanie Schmidt
Jim Schmidt
Abby & David Schwartz
Andy & Deborah Emont Scott
Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl
Julie & Steven Shifman
Mrs. Barbara B. Simon
Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin
Richard & Jackie Snyder
Jean Springer
Howard & Nancy Starnbach
Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund
Tom Tepe
J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf
Marcia Togneri
Jeffrey T. Uetrecht
Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek
Rosalie P. van Nuis
Vendini
Dr. & Mrs. George Waissbluth
Priscilla S. Walford
Mike Wedig
Joseph D. Williams
Ex ECUT iv E B oa RD
Stephen M. King, Chair
Chip Gerhardt, President
Kathy DeLaura, Vice President
Mike Zimmer, Treasurer
Nick Apanius, Secretary
aDM 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 i CE a SS o C iaTES
Warren Bryson
John Diehl
Becca Howell
Sarah Nix
Sharisse Saunders
Becca Schall
Ho USE M ana GERS
Becca Howell
Sharisse Saunders
B oa RD o F T RUSTEES
Alicia Bond Lewis
Otto M. Budig
Brenda A. Carter
Dennis Geiger
Dan Hurley
Marcene Kinney
Mitchell Meyers
D i RECT o RS EMER i TUS
Skip Hickenlooper
Edward G. Marks
O ur STa FF
Nilesh Patel
Richard L. Postler
Rich Roedersheimer
Paul Sittenfeld
Simón Sotelo
Jane Sellers
Mary Stagaman
F o U n DERS ' C i RCLE
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler
Dr. Charles O. Carothers
p R o DUCT ion STa FF
Brian c. Mehring
Resident Set & Lighting Designer
Matthew Hollstegge
Production Manager & Master Electrician
Shannon Rae Lutz
Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Intern 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 a D o F SECUR i T y
Officer Nick Ligon
Finan C ia L aD vi S o R
Chet Cavaliere
pR o FESS iona L a CT in G app RE n T i CES
Kendra Beitzel
Lauren Bowler
Brendan Getches
Katie Groneman
Joshua Harris
Stephen Kell
Daniela N. Nenova
PaT r ON S erv I ce S
En SEMBLE T HE aTRE Cin C innaT i
1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org (513) 421-3555
ETC Box oFF i CE Ho URS & aCCE p TED 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.
Ti C k ET RESER vaT ion S & Sa LE po L i C y
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 CRED i 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.
pa R kin G
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.
C H i LDRE 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.
LaTEC o MERS & a DM i TTan CE
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.
a CCESS 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.
Ca MER a S, C ELL p H on ES & STa GE
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.
G R o U p S & Di SC o 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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