Freud's Last Session
by Mark St. Germain
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Directed by Michael Evan Haney January 23-February 10, 2013
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The 2012-2013 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director
FREUD'S LAST SESSION
by Mark St. Germain suggested by The Question of God by Dr. Armand M. Nicholi, Jr.
Directed by Michael Evan Haney† January 23 – February 10, 2013
Set & Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Properties Master & Design Assistant
Production Coordinator & Master Electrician
Production Stage Manager
Technical
Operations Director
Brian c. Mehring
Benjamin Marcum
Reba Senske
Shannon Rae Lutz
Matthew Hollstegge
Brandon T. Holmes*
Aaron Clements
Originally produced at Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, MA, Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director; Richard M. Parison, Jr., Producing Director.
Off-Broadway Production produced by Carolyn Rossi Copeland, Robert Stillman and Jack Thomas.
FREUD'S LAST SESSION is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
The photographing, video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited
† 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.
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CAST
(in alphabetical order)
C.S. Lewis ..................................................................................................Bruce Cromer *
Sigmund Freud ......................................................................................Barry Mulholland *
RUNNING CREW
1st Assistant Stage Manager .................................................................Elizabeth Freyman
2nd Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................................ Tess Talbot
House Manager ...............................................................................Caity O'Shaughnessy
Sound Board Operator ................................................................................Spenser Smith
Light Board Operator .................................................................................. Nick Tsangaris
Running Crew ............................................................................Leah Baker, Anne Dufault
Wardrobe ........................................Leah Baker, Anne Dufault, Paloma White, Sarah White
Dramaturg .............................................................................. Paloma White, Sarah White
UNDERSTUDIES
C.S. Lewis ................................................................................................. Nick Tsangaris
Sigmund Freud ..........................................................................................Spenser Smith
SETTING
September 3, 1939; Freud's study, 20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, NW London.
Freud's Last Session is performed without an intermission. Approximate total running time is 85 minutes.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Actors Theatre of Louisville Pittsburgh Public Theatre Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Amy Warner
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2012–13 MAINSTAGE SERIES
THE
By William Saroyan
February 7 – 10
THE THREEPENNY OPERA
Music by Kurt Weill
Book and Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
English Adaptation by Marc Blitzstein
February 28 – March 3, March 7 – 10
Mature Subject Matter
THE
Music by W.A. Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
April 4 – 7
MAHLER
DIRECTOR’S NOTES
Freud's Last Session is a play about the greatest enigma of human existence. Is there something larger in the Universe? Does God exist? It features two diametrically opposed points of view: that of the believer (C.S. Lewis) and the atheist (Sigmund Freud).
Freud
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was one of the greatest and most influential figures of the 20th Century—and in a pantheon that includes Galileo, Newton and Darwin—a paragon of Atheism. On September 21, 1939, eighteen days after the beginning of World War II, in his new home in Northwest London, Sigmund Freud, with the help of his doctor, began taking steps that resulted in his death on September 23rd.
Lewis
C.S. Lewis was a celebrated British intellectual, a literary critic, Oxford Don and one of the most popular writers on Christian beliefs. His broadcasts on faith during World War II were the perfect accompaniment to Churchill’s rich rhetoric for a country seeking an explanation to the madness of the war around them. He is perhaps best known for his Narnia Chronicles.
The Play
What is less known is that Lewis was an avowed atheist for the first part of his life and an adherent of Freud. After a spiritual conversion in the side-car of a motorcycle, he became a defender of the Christian Faith answering Freud's writings which disparaged a spiritual worldview. After Freud’s death, Lewis attempted to counter every argument against the existence of God that Freud had raised. Their parallel thoughts were compiled and are the basis of The Question of God, by Dr. Armand M. Nicholi Jr., the book upon which this play owes its origin.
On a personal note: I find it wonderful to partake of a civil, respectful yet passionate and intellectual argument about one of life’s most important and divisive questions. I lament the fact that this manner of exchange has become so rare in our modern world.
Enjoy.
Michael Evan Haney, Director
WHO SAID IT: SIGMUND FREUD
OR C.S. LEWIS?
For two such different men, the atheist psychoanalyst and the theologian novelist sure do sound alike sometimes. See if you can tell who’s who:
A. Sigmund Freud
B. C.S. Lewis
______1. "I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy."
______2. "Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me."
______3. "No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."
______4. "We are what we believe we are."
______5. "Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock."
______6. "Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief."
7. "What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages, they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books."
8. "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival."
______9. "Time spent with cats is never wasted."
______10. "Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours."
Reprinted with permission by Philadelphia Magazine
ANSWERS: 1B, 2A, 3B, 4B, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8B, 9A, 10B
DRAMATURG'S NOTES
We all are somewhat familiar with the events of World War II, the ideas of Sigmund Freud, and the writings of C.S. Lewis, but what if we look at a single day in the past where all three converge? What would we find? Mark St. Germain attempts to answer these questions in Freud’s Last Session, which takes place on September 3, 1939.
World War II
At this time, Hitler was Führer of Germany, and the Third Reich has entered into Anschluss, or union, with Austria. Germany, Italy, and Japan have signed the Pact of Steel, formalizing the Axis Alliance. Multiple concentration camps have already opened, including Dachau. On August 25, 1939, Britain and Poland signed a Mutual Assistance Treaty. On August 31, civilian evacuations began in London. The very next day, Germany invaded Poland. As a result, on September 3, Britain and France had to decide how to protect Poland, and themselves. On this morning, they were trying to conduct negotiations with Germany.
Sigmund Freud
In March of 1938, the Nazi Party invaded Austria, where Freud and his family were living. An aging Freud was convinced to flee Vienna with the assistance of a former patient, Princess Marie Bonaparte, after his daughter, Anna, was arrested and questioned by the Gestapo. Fortunately, she was not harmed in any way, but the event had left Freud shaken enough to leave, despite his ailments. They arrived in London in July, where they received a courteous welcome from the British. Freud continued to work while in London, treating patients and writing books, such as Moses and Monotheism, which was published in August 1938. It was met with outrage and incredulity, as were most of Freud’s works.
C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis was born to a Protestant family in Belfast, Ireland on November 29, 1898. He lost his mother at a young age and was sent to school in England. Around 1913, he dismissed his Christian faith. As a teenager, he grew intensely interested in mythology and nature and began to write poetry. Shortly after entering University College at Oxford, he enlisted in the British army during World War I, to his father’s dismay. After his friend was killed in action and he was wounded, he began a close friendship with his friend’s mother, Jane King Moore, who visited him in the hospital when his father refused. While recovering from the war back at school, he published a narrative poem, Dymer, and Spirits in Bondage, A Cycle of Lyrics under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton. He was eventually elected a Fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1925, where he stayed until 1954. It was here, after many arguments with colleagues and friends, that he began his “reluctant” conversion back to Christianity. He finally joined the Church of England in 1931. He then began publishing books under his own name, starting with The Pilgrim’s Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason, and Romanticism and A Preface to Paradise Lost, which is considered the most important criticism on that work. In September of 1939, he has published another allegory, even a science fiction novel, but has yet to write his most famous series, The Chronicles of Narnia.
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THE CAST (in
alphabetical order)
BRUCE CROMER (C.S. Lewis) has previously been seen at ETC as Dan in Next to Normal, Richard in Time Stands Still, Butch in Next Fall, Dylan in Wayfarer's Rest, Dr. Smith in Blue/Orange, and the Librarian in Underneath the Lintel. He has been a proud AEA actor in American regional theatres for over thirty years, appearing at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the St. Louis Repertory, the Milwaukee Repertory, Santa Fe Stages, the Cincinnati Playhouse, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, among others. Mr. Cromer is a Resident Artist with the Human Race Theatre in Dayton, the Head of Acting in the Professional Actor Training Program at Wright State University, and a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He is husband to the beautiful Carol Allin and proud father of Charlie, Toby, and Elliot.
BARRY MULHOLLAND (Sigmund Freud) is delighted to be back on Ensemble's stage, having appeared here two seasons ago in End Days. More recently, he was seen at Cincinnati Shakespeare in A Man For All Seasons and Henry VIII: All Is True. Mr. Mulholland appeared Off-Broadway in Wild Oats, Ghost Sonata, Faust, and Danton’s Death for Classic Stage Company, as well as the American premiere of Karen Sunde’s Balloon. His west coast credits include a season with Seattle’s Intiman Theatre, three seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the L.A. Center Theatre production of Love Streams, with Gena Rowlands and Jon Voight, directed by John Cassavetes. He has worked extensively at regional theatres throughout the country, counting among his favorite roles: Doug Reardon in Belmont Avenue Social Club (Capital Rep), Jon Burke in Burkie (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Jamie Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten (Merrimack Rep), and the title role in Crazy Horse and Three Stars at the Long Wharf. His plays Barnes and Noble Conquer the World and Existential Therapy were featured at the Love Creek Theatre in New York as part of their annual festival of new plays.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
MICHAEL EVAN HANEY is delighted to return to ETC where he has directed: Time Stands Still, End Days, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Souvenir (transferring to The English Theatre of Vienna and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Permanent Collection, Blue/Orange, Bed Among the Lentils/Underneath the Lintel, Syncopation, The Countess, and Private Eyes. He recently directed Hound of the Baskervilles at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. As Associate Artistic Director for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, he has directed The Understudy, Over The Tavern, The History of Invulnerability, Sleuth, Blackbird, Love Song, Around the World in 80 Days (transferred Off-Broadway to the Irish Repertory Theatre), Crime and Punishment, Reckless, Witness for the Prosecution, The Clean House, A Christmas Carol (1993-2012), Bad Dates, A Picasso, Hiding Behind Comets, The Drawer Boy, The Syringa Tree, Proof, The Mystery of Irma Vep (2001), and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. His international credits include: The Syringa Tree (the English Theatres of Vienna and Frankfurt); and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mr. Haney’s regional credits include: All My Sons, Alabama Shakespeare Festival; The Drawer Boy, Actors Theatre of Louisville; The Syringa Tree and The Heidi Chronicles, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; The Underpants, Capital Repertory Theatre; The Mystery of Irma Vep, Meadow Brook Theatre; Comedy of Errors and Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, Sacramento Theatre Company; Monument Boulevard, Missouri Repertory Theatre; The Potting Shed, Washington Stage Guild; Comedy of Errors, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; Charley’s Aunt, Wayside Theatre; King of Dominoes, Passage Theatre Company; Scotland Road, Pacific Resident Theatre, Drama-Logue Award for direction; and As the Wind Rocks the Wagon (a one-woman show written and performed by his wife Amy Warner). He was also the Artistic Director of Allenberry Playhouse in Pennsylvania where he directed more than thirty plays including Bus Stop, Shirley Valentine, Love Letters with Shirley Jones, Crimes of the Heart, The Secret Garden, and Gypsy. Mr. Haney’s acting credits include seasons with The Arena Stage, Missouri Repertory Theatre, and Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival; a national tour of Nicholas Nickleby, Return to the River, Jail Diary of Albee Sachs, and The Devils (off-Broadway); and Elie Wiesel’s Zalmen on Broadway.
MARK ST. GERMAIN (Playwright) has written the plays Camping with Henry and Tom (Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award), Out of Gas on Lover's Leap, and Forgiving Typhoid Mary (Time Magazine’s Year’s Ten Best), Ears on a Beatle, and The God Committee. With Randy Courts, he has written the musicals The Gifts of the Magi, Johnny Pye and the Foolkiller, winner of an AT&T New Plays For The Nineties Award, both produced at the Lamb’s Theater, New York City. Jack's Holiday was produced at Playwrights Horizons. Mr. St. Germain's musical: Stand By Your Man, The Tammy Wynette Story was created for Nashville’s Ryman Theater and has toured nationally. He most recently co-wrote the libretto for Charles Strouse’s American Tragedy. Mr. St. Germain co-wrote the screenplay for Carroll Ballard’s Warner Brothers film Duma. He most recently directed and co-produced the documentary My Dog, An Unconditional Love Story. My Dog features Richard Gere, Lynn Redgrave, and Glenn Close, among many others. It was shown on the Oprah Winfrey Network and a spin off was filmed for A&E/BIO. Television credits include Writer and Creative Consultant for The Cosby Show, Life Stories, and Dick Wolf’s Crime and Punishment. He wrote the children’s book Three Cups, illustrated by April Willy. He is an alumnus of New Dramatists, where he was given the Joe A. Callaway Award, a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Writer’s Guild East, and a Board Member of the Barrington Stage Company. He was awarded the New Voices In American Theatre award at the William Inge Theatre Festival.
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THE PRODUCTION TEAM
BRANDON T. HOLMES (Production Stage Manager) This is Mr. Holmes' second production with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. His previous production was Alice in Wonderland. He is a graduate of Wichita State University with a B.F.A. in Technical Theatre and Design. For two seasons, Mr. Holmes was a stage management intern at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. His favorite credits there include Thunder Knocking On The Door, Merrily We Roll Along, A Christmas Carol, Over the Tavern, and The Understudy. For four summers, he also served as an assistant stage manager at Music Theatre of Wichita. Favorite credits there included Les Misérables, The Producers, Miss Saigon, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sunset Boulevard and The Little Mermaid. Originally from Overland Park, Kansas, he has worked on productions with KC Starlight, Theatre in the Park, Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Wichita Center for the Arts, and Signature Theatre. Thank you to the cast and design staff for making this a fantastic experience; Lynn for this opportunity; and his Playhouse family for the inspiration. Love to Mom, Dad, Ryan, Justin, Molly, AJ and Toby. Proud Actors' Equity Member!
BRIAN c . MEHRING (Set Designer) has designed over seventy productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), James and Annie, Copenhagen, Blue/Orange, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years, The Laramie Project (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); and for video design, Hiding Behind Comets (Playhouse in the Park). Mr. Mehring has also served as Charge Scenic Painter for the Cincinnati Opera and as the Production Designer for Speaking of Women’s Health (1999). Mr. Mehring spent a season assisting mentor Paul Shortt at Teatro de Lucca and three seasons assisting Broadway Designer Robert T. Williams at Artpark in New York.
BENJAMIN MARCUM (Sound Designer) currently lives in Louisville, KY, and is the Assoicate Sound Designer at Actors Theatre of Louisville where his work has been heard in numerous productions, including works in the Humana Festival of New American Plays as well as freelance designs that have been heard around the country. Designs Include: Ameriville, Night of the Living Dead, Greater Tuna, Neighborhood 3 Requisition of Doom, Topdog Underdog, The Santaland Diaries, The Underpants, Gem of the Ocean, 9 Parts of Desire, The As If Body Loop, Act a Lady, Bad Dates, Dracula, A Tuna Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Macbeth, Dirty Blonde, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Guys and Dolls, Sunday in the Park with George, The Secret Garden, and many more.
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
MATTHEW HOLLSTEGGE (Lighting Designer/Master Electrician) is a proud graduate of Thomas More College and is now in his tenth year as Master Electrician at ETC. His lighting design credits include: Gravesongs, Souvenir, Ugly Duck, The Ensemble Project: Rebels With a Cause, Raw: Revealed, and Breath, Boom! ; Rapunzel for the Cincinnati Opera; and Oleanna with Director Michael Burnham. Additionally, his lighting design for Souvenir was remounted at Vienna’s English Theatre in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Hollstegge assisted Betsy Adams and Nancy Schertler at Playhouse in the Park, and currently assists the amazing Brian c. Mehring.
SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master’s degree in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC and since then she has “mastered” dozens of productions. 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 1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Intern Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: the Intern Company. ETC performance credits include: Fiction, Alice in Wonderland (1998, 2003, 2008, 2012), Poor Super Man, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Chronicles of Plague, A School for Scandal, Cinderella, Zorro, The Frog Princess, and Sleeping Beauty (2009, 2000). She would like to thank her family for their persistent love and support, Ruth for lessons in art, life, and integrity, and Lynn for her dedication to our dreams.
REBA SENSKE (Costume Designer) is currently CCM’s Associate Costume Designer. She’s designed costumes for ETC’s Becky’s New Car, My Name is Asher Lev, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mary’s Wedding, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, Nite Club Confidential, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC’s world premiere holiday productions of Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Edward Albee’s Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. Recent CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights’ Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Wonderful Town, 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 We Rise to Freedom for the Cincinnati Opera.
AARON CLEMENTS (Technical Operations Director) is now in his fourth year at ETC. He is a native of Charlotte, NC and received his B.F.A. in Theater with a design/technical emphasis at Greensboro College. Mr. Clements worked four seasons at Seaside Music Theater as a carpenter, master carpenter, metal shop foreman, and as the assistant technical director for a winter season. He received his M.F.A. in Technical Direction from UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. He has also worked as a carpenter for ETC’s productions of Grey Gardens and Alice in Wonderland.
THE PREMIERE SOCIETY
ETC created the Premiere Society to recognize 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 January 8, 2013 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since November 1, 2011. For questions or corrections, please contact Jocelyn Meyer at (513) 421-3555, ext. 15.
WORLD CIRCLE ($10,000+):
Anonymous
The William P. Anderson Foundation
ArtsWave
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Charles O. Carothers
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
Sue & Bill Friedlander
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
John Goering
The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation
Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A and Karen Wachs, Co-Trustees
The Andrew Jergens Foundation
The Estate of Dr. Stanley Kaplan
LPK
Macy's
Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
PNC Foundation
Richard Postler and Manuel Hernandez
John and Ruth Sawyer Fund*
Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation
The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation
NATIONAL CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999):
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David & Judith Morgan Fund*
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Reuben Herzfeld Fund*
REGIONAL CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999):
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CINCINNATI CIRCLE ($1,000-$2,499):
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Anatole Alper
Americana Arts Foundation
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Mark & Gigi Daly
Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff
Dee & David Dillon Donor Advised Fund*
John & Jen DuBois
Mary Pat England
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Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick
Kenneth J. Furrier
Linda Greenberg Fund*
Bob and Mary Hamilton
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Bob & Judy Heaton
Daniel Hurley
William and Mary Jane James
Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*
Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough
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Nellie Leaman Taft Charitable Foundation
Judith B. Titchener
Mr. Laurence Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony. Woodward
The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund
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OUR DONORS & SUPPORTERS
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. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Jocelyn Meyer at (513) 421-3555, ext. 15.
The following list was updated January 8, 2013 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125 + since November 1, 2011.
ACTORS COLUMN
(ALL DONORS $500-$999):
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Malcolm A. Bernstein
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David & Elaine Billmire
Bob & Elaine Blatt
Rosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund*
Clay and Emily Bond
Jacklyn & Gary Bryson
Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*
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Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*
Helen & John Habbert
Michael Haney & Amy Warner
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Carol Talbot & John Battistone
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Jo Ann Wieghaus
STAGE MANAGERS COLUMN
(ALL DONORS $250-$499):
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Ann E. Hicks
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Matching Gift Program
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David W. and Frances H. Goldman Fund*
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Eleanor Shott
Florette Hoffheimer
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Gene Wilson
Hatsuki Miyata
Helen & Keith Armstrong Fund*
J. R. Rulon
Jack & Kris Schwein
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, Matching Gifts Program
Judith Harmony & Richard Jackson
Kathryn J. DeLong
Kelly M. Dehan & Stephen H. Gallenstein
Kevin & Linda Chaney
Larry & Janet Clements
Margaret M. Reid
Mark Bowen
Mark Silbersack & Ruth Schwallie
Michael & Barbara Lancor
Michael Nordlund & Lisa Lee
mj Dynamics
Richard Fencl
Robert & Elizabeth W. Ehrsam
Steve F. Warkany Fund*
Terrell & Susan Finney
Tim & Mary Riordan
William & Sibyl Miller
CREW
COLUMN (ALL DONORS $125-$249):
Anonymous (4)
Karen & Fred Abel
Scott & Anne Aiken
Albert & Lillian Andrews
Norita Aplin & Stanley Ragle
Gail Barker, M.D.
Neil Bortz & Susan Myers
David A. Brashear
Chester Cavaliere
Sally Chatfield Dunn
OUR DONORS & SUPPORTERS (Cont.)
CREW CONT.
Jean & Matt Chimsky
Douglas L. Custis & Katherine A. Keller
Charlene Davis
Judith de Luce
Emilie W. & David W. Dressler Family Fund*
Darin Dugan
Richard & Deirdre Dyson
Peggy Eberhard
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Fink
Deborah Friedman
Carol S. Friel
Cyndi Grammel, In Honor of Skylar Cherry
Michael Gumbleton & Teddy Gumbleton
Steve & Becky Haines
Irving Harris
Sue Harris
Dale Hodges
David & Karen Hoguet
Cindy & Bill Hopping
Erin Houlihan & John Bostick
Nancy Jones & Richard Sippel
Charles D. King
Margaret W. Kite, In Honor of Ruth Sawyer Kroger Community Rewards Program
Mr. and Mrs. Polk Laffoon, IV
M. Ann Leech
John Lin
Alfonso & Mary Lopez
Dick & Barbara Males
DeDe & Kevin McNeal
Dr. Ralph Meyer
Anu & Shekhar Mitra
Graham & Karen Paxton
Irene & Daniel Randolph Family
Elaine Reubel
Steven & Carol Reubel
Danielle & Kenneth Revelson
George & Caroll Roden
Mary Rogers, In Honor of Joseph McDonough
Richard Russell
Elizabeth Sherwood
Paul & Marcia Shortt
Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben
Richard & Jackie Snyder
Jean Springer
Tom Tepe Autocenter
J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf
Tom Umfrid and Phil Tworek
Priscilla S. Walford
Jane A. Walker
Jackie Weist
Joseph Wessling
Barbara Wiedemann
Kate & Jay Wilford
Joseph D. Williams
Dr. & Mrs. James & Ronna Willis
Even with sold-out houses, ticket sales only make up ~34% of ETC’s annual budget. So, we rely on donor support to help bridge the gap between our affordable ticket prices and the cost it takes to produce exceptional theatre with high professional and artistic quality. Your contributions help support all of our programs and professional artists, while also making a significant impact on Over-the-Rhine by allowing us to remain a viable, economic engine for the neighborhood.
WAYS TO DONATE:
Give in the form of appreciated stock. Contact our Development Dept. for instructions.
Name ETC in your will or estate bequest.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE BOARD
John Sawyer, Chair
Stephen M. King, President
Marcene C. Kinney, Vice President
Mitchell Meyers, Treasurer
Jane Sellers, Secretary
ADVISORY MEMBERS
Chet Cavaliere
STAFF
D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director
Richard J. Diehl, Managing Director
TRUSTEES
Nick Apanius
Mary Bonansinga
Otto M. Budig
Dr. Charles O. Carothers
Kathy DeLaura
Tom Dietz
Dennis Geiger
Chip Gerhardt
Jocelyn Meyer, Director of Communications & Development Manager
Chet Cavaliere, Financial Advisor
Amy King Ruggaber, Director of Education
Jared D. Doren, Patron Services Manager & Development Associate
John Diehl, Box Office Associate
Seth Longland, Box Office Associate
Jenna McBride, Box Office Associate
Sarah Nix, Box Office Associate
Jessica Gardner, Administrative Intern
Skip Hickenlooper
Dan Hurley
Edward G. Marks
Richard L. Postler
Ruth D. Sawyer
Mary Stagaman
Mike Zimmer
Ashley Johnson, Producing Associate
Brian c. Mehring, Resident Set & Lighting Designer
Matthew Hollstegge, Production Coordinator & Master Electrician
Shannon Rae Lutz, Properties Master, Design Assistant, & Director of Intern Programming
Aaron Clements, Technical Operations Director
Katie Hamilton, Assistant Technical Director
Constance Dubinski, Production Stage Manager
Caity O'Shaughnessy, House Manager
Officer Nick Ligon, Head of Security
Amy Janowiecki, Marketing & Public Relations Intern
Rachel Burson, Stage Management Intern
Elizabeth Freyman, Stage Management Intern
Margot Whitney, Stage Management Intern
Stefan Haase, Technical Apprentice
2012 –2013
Leah Baker
Anne Dufault
Spenser Smith
Tess Talbot
ACTING INTERN COMPANY
Nick Tsangaris
Paloma White
Sarah White
BOX OFFICE POLICIES & GENERAL INFORMATION
ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI
1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org
ETC BOX OFFICE HOURS & ACCEPTED PAYMENT
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 and Over-the-Rhine Merchant Gift Cards.
TICKET RESERVATIONS & SALE POLICY
Reservations can be made by calling (513) 421-3555, in person at 1127 Vine Street, or online at www.ensemblecincinnat.org 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 CREDITS
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.
PARKING
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, accessible via Elm or Race Street. Charges vary.
LATECOMERS & ADMITTANCE
Latecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion. Latecomers may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Please allow yourself adequate time to arrive, park, pick up your tickets, and be seated. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the House Manager. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time.
RESTROOMS
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. You will be reseated at the discretion of the House Manager.
ACCESSIBILITY
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 and large-print playbills are offered for all productions and may be picked up at the box office counter prior to curtain. Generally, signinterpreted performances for the hearing-impaired are offered on the third Wednesday of every production.
CAMERAS, CELL PHONES & STAGE
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.
GROUPS & DISCOUNTS
Groups of 10 or more can save over single-ticket prices, please call (513) 421-3555 for more information and pricing. Student rates, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave Fun Card, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).
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