Ens E mbl E Th E aT r E Cin C innati
The 2013-2014 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season
D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director
Premiere Sponsor: John Goering
Design Sponsors:
size matters by Raymond McAnally
Co-Directed by Ed Stern and D. Lynn Meyers† May 7-25, 2014
Set & Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Properties Master & Design Assistant
Production Coordinator & Master Electrician
Production Stage Manager
Technical Operations Director
Brian c. Mehring
Matt Callahan
Reba Senske
Shannon Rae Lutz
Matthew Hollstegge
Brandon T. Holmes*
Jack Murphy
SIZE MATTERS is presented by special arrangement with Denise Leong of Artists' Management.
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.
2013-2014 season presenting sponsor:
season sponsors:
Dr. & Mrs. Charles O. Carothers
The Mitchell S. & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
Fairy godmother program sponsors:
Judith Postler
season ticket sponsor:
education outreach programs sponsor:
additional support:
season media partners:
educational outreach supporters
William P. Anderson Foundation
The Charles H. Dater Foundation
The Andrew Jergens Foundation P&G Fund
The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation
The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee
The Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation
Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A. and Karen B. Wachs, Co-Trustees
Target Toyota
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
next stage supporters
Anonymous (2)
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
City of Cincinnati
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Mitchell S. & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission P&G Fund
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
season accommodations sponsor
Garfield Suites Hotel
in-kind contributors
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cast & crew
cast
Raymond Raymond McAnally*
running crew
Assistant Director, Wardrobe.............................................................. Ben Raanan
1st Assistant Stage Manager............................................................... Linnea Bond
2nd Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................ Jared Hudson
Sound Board Operator ..................................................................... Becca Howell
Light Board Operator Sola Thompson
Running Crew ....................................................... Jeremy Parker, Hannah Sawicki
Follow Spot Operator ...................................................................... Zak Schneider
Size Matters is performed without an intermission.
Approximate total running time is 80 minutes.
special acknowledgments
Daily Fiber Films
Erika Sellin
Lon Strickland
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directors' notes
This is my ode to Raymond McAnally. Now it may not be one of those great, great odes…say to a Grecian Urn. I, frankly, enjoy Ray more than a Grecian Urn anyway. When was the last time you so laughed or simply enjoyed a Grecian Urn?!? I first saw Ray when he played Ellard in the Playhouse's production of The Foreigner. I did not direct the show but sat many, many times in rehearsal and performance. Ray proved to be a joyous Ellard: funny, sweet, and oh so human. I did direct Ray in Mrs. Mannerl y here at ETC last year. What a joyous rehearsal period that proved to be. And now you see Ray again in his play Size Matters. Certain givens: Size Matters is not a dieting play, a self help play, a do it yourself play, or any work that guides you on your way to slimness. (Does anyone really want to see that?) Size Matters is about the relationship of husband to wife and uncle to nephew. It is filled with humanity and humor. And, fortunately, for all of us every moment is filled with the uniqueness and wonderfulness that is Ray McAnally. His investment with each character and his truly extraordinary transformational abilities are a joy to behold. Past the laughs and heartache that are infused in the play, Size Matters has an extraordinary abundance of charm. Now I don't know if charm is too old fashioned and antiquated a term; I hope not. Our world can definitely use more of it. You are in for a very special event. Enjoy. Then you can write your own ode to the glories of Ray.
—Ed Stern
Ensemble Theatre is due for a celebration and the world premiere of Size Matters will allow us to do just that! As a theatre dedicated to new work, when we do a world premiere, it is always the most exciting of times. Ray McAnally’s work on Mrs. Mannerly last season was not the strongest reason for ETC to do this play. Ray himself, was the reason. His exemplification of tenacity, his dedication to detail, and his desire to connect with an audience way beyond a created character all added up to us saying 'YES, let’s do the world premiere right here, right now!' ETC is the best place on the planet to premiere this work. As the play will explain, Ray met his wife Whitney in Cincinnati at the Playhouse and Whitney has worked in Cincinnati at the over for 13 years at the Opera. Ed Stern hired Ray to be in The Foreigner at the Playhouse and that started all of these event in motion, so how could I possibly have Ray here without Ed’s direction? Ed is a master of minutia, he is specific and strategic and he’s got a laugh that can’t possibly be replicated, it simply needs to be enjoyed. Ed’s skillful direction combined with his sarcastic stunningly funny view of human nature infused this production in a rehearsal room in Kansas City while he was directing Love's Labour's Lost in the evening. I picked up the beat from KC and carried it forward here on the ETC stage these last few weeks. One actor, two directors, three people combining to tell a story which is designed to resonate with every one who experiences this production and all future productions of it. Enjoy. Thanks for being here.
—D. Lynn Meyers
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the cast/ p laywright
rayM ond MC anally (Raymond) is very proud and honored that Size Matters is receiving its world premiere in Cincinnati and cannot thank the staff at ETC enough for the chance to tell this story. As mentioned in the play, it’s here that Raymond met his wife, Cincinnati Opera Production Stage Manager Whitney McAnally, while performing in The Foreigner at Playhouse in the Park in 2009. Even though the couple has lived in both New York and Los Angeles, Cincinnati is always a summer time second home thanks to the Opera. In 2012, Mr. McAnally returned to Cincinnati to perform the role of Jeffrey Hatcher in Mrs. Mannerly here at Ensemble Theatre. As an actor, Mr. McAnally's work can be found on both stage and screen. His theatre credits include: Defending the Caveman (Broadway National Tour, One-Man Show), God’s Ear (Off Broadway, The Vineyard Theatre & New Georges), Mrs. Mannerly (Regional, TheaterWorks Hartford), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regional, Long Wharf), among others. Mr. McAnally's television credits include: Mozart in the Jungle, Law & Order SVU, 30 Rock, Royal Pains, Boardwalk Empire, Nurse Jackie, and Lights Out, among others. His film credits include Compliance (Sundance 2012), I Don’t Know How She Does It (Weinstein Co), Ghost Town (DreamWorks), and Gods Behaving Badly, among others. He is a proud recipient of two Cincinnati stage awards: Best Lead Actor 2012-2013 for Mrs. Mannerly at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, League of Cincinnati Theatres and Outstanding Supporting Performance 2008-2009 in The Foreigner at Cincinnati Playhouse, Acclaim Awards of Cincinnati. As a playwright, Size Matters is Mr. McAnally's first full-length play in production. His short plays The Odd Ball and Homeland have been produced at festivals on both coasts. As a screenwriter, his first television pilot script is a semi-finalist in the 2014 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival script competition (A Top Ten International Comedy Festival). He has had over fifty original comedy shorts produced by Daily Fiber Films, LLC. His comedies have been featured on FunnyOrDie.com, CNN, New Media Rockstars, and The Food Network. He holds an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University and a BA in Philosophy from Sewanee: The University of the South. He’s a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Keep up with his comedy performances and writing at www.raymondmcanally.com and www.dailyfiberfilms.com.
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about the directors
D. Lynn M eye RS is in her sixteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Other Desert Cities, 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 OffBroadway 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 favorite feature credit is serving as Location Casting Director for the Academy Award-winning Shawshank Redemption 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 is a proud graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.
e D ST e R n is thrilled to return Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, having last directed the regional premiere of Mrs. Mannerly last season and Copenhagen in 2003. Mr. Stern recently retired as Producing Artistic Director from Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park after twenty seasons, where he also directed As You Like It, God of Carnage, The Piano Teacher, The Fantasticks, Victoria Musica, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Othello, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Of Mice and Men, Stone My Heart, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, Twelfth Night, Mister Roberts, One, The Smell of the Kill, Ah, Wilderness!, King Lear, Inherit the Wind, Wit, Gross Indecency, The Little Foxes, and Sweeney Todd, among others. Mr. Stern's regional credits include numerous regional theatres including The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Great Lakes Theater Festival, The Cleveland Play House, Kansas City Repertory Theatre and San Jose Repertory Theatre. Productions include Richard III, M. Butterfly, The Three Musketeers, Romance Language, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Rivals, and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. A graduate of the University of Virginia and Indiana University, he co-founded the Indiana Repertory Theatre in 1972. There he directed more than two dozen plays during his eight years as artistic director. He was on the directing faculty at Rutgers University, as well as the acting faculty for the William Esper Acting Studio in New York. He is married to Annie Ward Stern and has two sons, Robert and Ward.
production team
B randon T. H ol M es (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his second season with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Previous productions include Alice in Wonderland, Freud’s Last Session, and Black Pearl Sings!. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. This past summer, he served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, OK. There, he stage managed productions of Hello, Dolly, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Side By Side By Sondheim. He has also worked with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Music Theatre of Wichita, Theatre in the Park, Kansas City Starlight, and Wichita Center for the Arts. Favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard. Thank you to the cast and design staff for making this a fantastic experience. Love to MDRJMAT. Proud Actors' Equity Association member!
BRIA n c. M e H r I n G (Resident Set & Lighting 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 and 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. 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.
s H annon rae l UTZ (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.
production team cont.
jaC k MU rp H y (Technical Operations Director) grew up in the Cincinnati area. He received his BA degree at Hanover College, where he studied technical theatre. While there, he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres including Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation, he moved to Bellport, New York 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, Mr. Murphy 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 Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. This is his first season with ETC and hopes to have many more exciting seasons ahead.
re B a senske (Costume Designer) is 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.
M aTT C alla H an (Sound Designer) has been the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for the past 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; Mrs. Mannerly and Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati; This Beautiful City, All Hail Hurricane Gordo, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Tempest and Sherlock Holmes. 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 (Defiant Theatre), a nomination for Fortinbras (Defiant Theatre) and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes (St. Louis Rep and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park).
the premiere 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 April 14, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since January 1, 2013. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
world CI r C le ($10,000+):
Anonymous (3)
William P. Anderson Foundation
ArtsWave
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Lucille K. & Charles O. Carothers
Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Closson
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
William A. Friedlander Fund*
John & Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund
The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation
LPK
The H.B., E.W., & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank & Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees
Macy's
Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
P&G Fund*
PNC Foundation
The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation
John & Ruth Sawyer Fund*
Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
The Estate of Andrew D. Smith
The Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank and Karen Wachs, Co-Trustees
Marilyn & Martin Wade
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
naTI onal CI r C le ($5,000-$9,999):
The Erma A. Bantz Foundation
Clement & Ann Buenger Foundation
Ken & Joan Campbell
CitiGroup
Crosset Family Fund*
Harry & Linda Fath
Lynne Miller & Steve King
Marcene & Jim Kinney
Kroger
Edward & Anita Marks
Messer Construction Co.
Judith Postler
Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez
Jack & Moe Rouse Fund*
The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation
Thompson Hine LLP
re GI onal CI r C le ($2,500-$4,999):
Anonymous
Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*
Gallagher SKS
GBBN Architects
Dennis & Rita Geiger
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Chip Gerhardt
Linda Greenberg
Kroger Community Rewards Program
MCF Advisors, LCC
David & Judith Morgan Fund*
Dr. Patricia O'Connor
Pete & Ginger Strange Family Fund*
Ed Trach
CI n CI nnaTI CI r C le ($1,000-$2,499):
Anonymous (4)
Anatole Alper
Americana Arts Foundation
Nicholas Apanius
Michael Berry & Melanie Garner
David & Elaine Billmire
Rosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund*
Robert L. Bogenschutz
Clay & Emily Bond
Gene H. Bowling
Mrs. Charlene Breidster
Denise & Martin Chambers
Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff
Thomas R. Dietz
Dee & David Dillon Fund*
John & Jen DuBois
Grace A. Epstein
Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick
Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough
Bob & Mary Hamilton
Suzanne & Dr. Bob Hasl
Bob & Judy Heaton
Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*
William & Mary Jane James
Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*
Cecilia & Tom Kloecker
Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Nancy Lutz
Mr. Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk
Sharon & Graham Mitchell
Diane & Dave Moccia
Kit & Jack Overbeck
Pepper Family Fund*
Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*
Sue & Jerry Ransohoff Fund*
Hera Reines
James & Sue Riley
Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund*
Jane Bogart Sellers
Shelly Shor Gerson
Mary Stagaman
Paul & Jill Staubitz
Paula Steiner
The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation
our 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. The following list was updated April 14, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125 + since January 1, 2013. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
CI n CI nnaTI CI r C le C on T.
Glenda Suttman
Carol Talbot & John Battistone
Target Stores
Judith B. Titchener
Toyota
Jo Ann Wieghaus
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Woodward
The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund
Mike & Liz Zimmer
aCTors ColUM n ($500-$999):
Anonymous (3)
Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.
Norita Aplin & Stanley Ragle
Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein
Walter Blair
Dabby Blatt
Bob & Elaine Blatt
Carter & Jo Ann Bobbitt, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program
Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard
Gary & Jackie Bryson
Brenda Carter
William & Catherine Cody
Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*
Susannah Davids & Steve Myer
Judith de Luce
Kelly M. Dehan
Darin Dugan
Kenneth J. Furrier
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Michael Haney & Amy Warner
Debra Hartsell & Michael James
Florette Hoffheimer
Betty Huck
John Isador & Sandy Kaltman
Keith & Patti James
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program
Arleene Keller
Ron Longstreth & Allen Black
William & Sibyl Miller
Norah & joe Mock
John & Deborah Moffatt
Michael Nordlund & Lisa Lee
Marilyn Z. Ott
Barbara & Michael Porte
Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD
Becky & Ted Richards
George & Caroll Roden
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
J. R. Rulon
Digi & Mike Schueler
Linda & Andy Smith
John & Martha Spiess
Howard & Nancy Starnbach
Jennifer Verkamp
Larry Weber
Irwin & Barbara Weinberg
Joseph Wessling
Mark D. Manley & Annette Januzzi Wick
Dr. & Mrs. James & Ronna Willis
Jeffrey & Nadia Wuest
Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*
s Ta G e M ana G ers ColUM n ($250-$499):
Anonymous (5)
Larry & Debby Adams
Anne Aiken
Dorota Burgess
Richard & Susan Baum
Len Berenfield
Neil E. Billman, In Memory of Taffy Billman
Eileen & William Bishop
Mark Bowen
Warren & Gail Cato
Jan & Gerald Checco
Cincinnati Veterans' Affairs Medical Center Research Service, In honor of Kathy DeLaura
Larry & Janet Clements
Rev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery & Beverly Croskery, Ph.D.
Douglass L. Custis
Peggy Eberhard
Charles K. Eckert
Charles & Harriet Edwards
Ray & Kay Edwards
Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam
Richard & Carol Fencl
Terrell & Susan Finney
Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon
Helen & John Habbert
Judith Harmony & Richard Jackson
Sue Harris & Meredith Green
Hennekes CPA Services, LLC
Cindy & Bill Hopping
Erin Houlihan & John Bostick
Grace & Tim Kerr
Charles D. King
Jean Kinmoth
Kirkwood's Sweeper Shop, Inc.
Dorothy K. Larsson
Nada Latto, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
Star Le
Warren Leight
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Alfonso & Mary Lopez
Len & Sherie Marek
Dr. & Mrs. John E. McCall
William M. & Karen P. McKim
Ryan Messer & James Musuraca
Jan & Marilyn Methlie
Ronald & Nancy Mielech
William & Sara Morgan, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
Nora & Michael Moushey
Hon. Norbert & Linnea Nadel
Roy Newman
Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund*
Alice & Burton Perlman
Barry L. Prince
Tim & Mary Riordan
Dr. Raymond H. Rolwing
Richard Russell
Jude Samuel
Carol Schaber
Jeanie Schmidt
Elizabeth & Blake Selnick
Arnie & Ina Shayne
Eleanor Shott
Ed & Anne Stern
Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall
Elizabeth A. Stone
Joe & Nancy Stratman
Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund
Dennis & Helen Sullivan
The Tarshis Family Fund at Schwab Charitable Fund
Carol Thaman
Sarah S. Timmons, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
Dixie & Bill Utter
Rosalie P. van Nuis
Buzz Ward
Steve F. Warkany Fund*
Ann & Victor Warner
Norm & Wendy Wasserman
Stuart Wheaton & Lenore Horner
Barbara Wiedemann
Kate & Jay Wilford
Joseph D. Williams
Gene Wilson
The Rev. Anne Wrider
Zaring Family Foundation, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
C rew ColUM n ($125-$249):
Anonymous (6)
Karen & Fred Abel
Jean L. Abrahamson
Christine O. Adams
Richard & Barbara Allen
Albert & Lillian Andrews
Henrietta Barlag
John Batchelor
Mary Ann Bender
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Jane Bennett
Bill & Janet Berger
Hal & Sandi Bernstein
Shirley Bernstein
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloch
Neil Bortz
Jack & Sue Buescher
Chester Cavaliere
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our supporters cont.
C rew ColUM n Con T.
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Sean Gray
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Lowell Latto, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
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e xe CUTI ve B oard
John Sawyer Stephen M. King
Chair President
Marcene Kinney Mitchell Meyers
Vice President Treasurer
Jane Sellers Secretary
a d MI n I s T raTI ve s Taff
D. Lynn Meyers
The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/ Mary Taft Mahler
Producing Artistic Director
Richard J. Diehl
Managing Director
Jocelyn Meyer
Director of Marketing & Communications
Jared D. Doren
Director of Patron Services & Development Associate
Ashley Johnson
Producing Associate
fI nan CI al a dv I sor
Chet Cavaliere
Box off IC e s Taff
John Diehl
Seth Longland
Becca Schall
Ho U se M ana G er
Amy Janowiecki
H ead of se CU r IT y
Officer Nick Ligon
a d MI n I s T raTI ve In T erns
Dori Branch, Producing
Melissa Foster, Marketing
B oard of Tr U s T ees
Nick Apanius
Mary Bonansinga
Otto M. Budig
Dr. Charles O. Carothers
Brenda A. Carter
Kathy DeLaura
Tom Dietz
Dennis Geiger
prod UCTI on s Taff
Brian c. Mehring
Chip Gerhardt
Skip Hickenlooper
Dan Hurley
Edward G. Marks
Richard L. Postler
Simón Sotelo
Mary Stagaman
Mike Zimmer
Resident Set & Lighting Designer
Matthew Hollstegge
Production Coordinator & Master Electrician
Shannon Rae Lutz
Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Intern Programming
Jack Murphy
Technical Operations Director
Brandon T. Holmes
Production Stage Manager
Starr Fish
Costume Assistant
s Ta G e M ana G e M en T In T erns
Melissa Olberding
Zach Wells
d I re CTI n G In T ern
Ben Raanan
aCTI n G In T ern C o M pany
Linnea Bond, Becca Howell, Jared Hudson, Jeremy Parker, Hannah Sawicki, Zak Schneider, Sola Thompson
patron serV ices
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1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org (513) 421-3555
e TC Box o ff IC e Ho U rs & aCC ep T ed pay M en 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.
T IC ke T reservaTI ons & s ale pol IC 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 C red IT s
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.
park I n 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, accessible via Elm or Race Street. Charges vary.
C HI ldren
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.
l aT eC o M ers & ad MITTan C 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.
Re STR 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 CC ess IBI l IT 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 and large-print playbills available. Generally, sign-interpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.
Ca M eras, Cell p H ones & s Ta G 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.
Gro U ps & dI s C o U n T s
Groups of 10 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).
