ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI
THE 2016-2017 OTTO M. BUDIG FAMILY FOUNDATION SEASON
D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director
Premiere Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Production Sponsor:
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
by Matthew Lopez
Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† September 6-25, 2016
Set & Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Wigs & Makeup Designer/Dragologist
Choreographer
Properties Master & Design Assistant
Production Manager & Master Electrician Technical Director
Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager
Brian c. Mehring
Matt Callahan
Brian Horton
Ray "Raven" Payne
Patti James
Shannon Rae Lutz
Matthew Hollstegge
Jack Murphy
Brandon T. Holmes*
Elizabeth Freyman*
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Originally commissioned by The Old Globe, San Diego, California (Louis Spisto, Executive Producer) Originally developed and produced at the Denver Center Theatre Company (Kent Thompson, Artistic Director)
New York Premiere at the MCC Theater, September 9, 2015 (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, & William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director)
"Lost and Found" music by Joe Tippett, lyrics by Matthew Lopez
"Padam Padam" Norbert Glanzberg/Henri Contet © Ed. Salabert c/o Universal Music Publishing
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 PRESENTING SPONSOR
SEASON SUPPORTERS
Lucille Carothers
Susan Friedlander
Mitchell & Jackie Meyers
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SUPPORTERS
Anonymous (2)
William P. Anderson Foundation
The Charles H. Dater Foundation
ETC Fairy Godmothers & Godfathers
Donald C. and Laura M. Harrison Fund of
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Andrew Jergens Foundation
P&G Fund
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
CAFFEINATED CONVERSATIONS SPONSOR
GBBN
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS
Chet Cavaliere
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Interpreter Training Program
College Hill Coffee Co. & Casual Gourmet
LPK
OMS Photography
Suder’s Art Store
Trader Joe's
APPRENTICE SPONSORS
Tim & Cathy Cody
joe & Norah Mock SEASON TICKET SPONSOR
If you enjoy The Legend of Georgia McBride, then also check out:
Phantom of the Paradise soundtrack (CD)
Elvis Presley (CD)
Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia (book)
Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation (book)
Bloodshot (book)
Orlando (book)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (DVD)
Mystery Train (DVD)
Velvet Goldmine (DVD)
La Cage aux Folles (DVD)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (DVD)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (DVD)
List courtesy of our friends at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. All materials are available to request through your local library branch.
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CAST & CREW
CAST
Eddie ............................................................................................. Michael G. Bath*
Rexy/Jason ....................................................................... Darnell Pierre Benjamin*
Casey ..................................................................................... Michael Gerard Carr*
Tracy/Bobby .................................................................................... Bruce Cromer*
Jo Margaret Ivey*
RUNNING CREW
Assistant Stage Manager ......................................................... Elizabeth Freyman*
2nd Assistant Stage Manager .......................................................... Victoria Hawley
Assistant Director ................................................................................ Ben Raanan
Light Board Operator Kyle Parker Daniels
Sound Board Operator ...................................................................... Kat McCaulla
Running Crew .............................
Brianna Bernard, Griff Bludworth, Maya Farhat, Samantha Russell, Clay Winstead
UNDERSTUDIES
Tracy/Bobby Griff Bludworth
Rexy/Jason ................................................................................ Kyle Parker Daniels
Eddie .................................................................................................. Kat McCaulla
Jo ................................................................................................ Samantha Russell
Casey ............................................................................................... Clay Winstead
SETTING
Present day; Florida.
Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 40 minutes with no intermission.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Mike Davis
Maggie Magnolia
Last year's popular, sold-out program returns! Join us select Saturday mornings for a relaxed seminar on topics that range from how our designers create breathtaking scenery to our Producing Artistic Director's play-selection. Enjoy a cup o' joe and ask the questions you've been yearning to ask our creative team. Tickets are $10 per session. For more info, contact our box office at (513) 421-3555.
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DIRECTOR'S NOTES
The Whipping Man was the first script I read by Matthew Lopez, and I immediately requested the rights to produce it here at Ensemble. It was an astonishingly interesting look at a point in our history, which sadly resonates with our nation today. Mr. Lopez has a unique and articulate voice, one that is essential in theatre today.
The Denver Center Theatre sent out a postcard announcement about a workshop of The Legend of Georgia McBride and my attention was captured; I started looking into the script at that moment. When I finally read the play, nearly two years later, I was delighted. This is a brightly crafted confection, wrapped around a truly honest investigation into gender and personal identity. It is a truly original celebration of individuality and a testimonial to cooperation and understanding.
I am thrilled to start our Next Stage season with this contemporary, comedic, and compelling play, with a cast of ETC favorites as you’ve never seem them before. Viva Mr. Lopez, and hooray for Georgia McBride!
Thanks for taking the next step with us towards ETC’s Next Stage. You are the ones that make it possible.
-D. Lynn Meyers
It’s time to cross the line. To cross the threshold and enter a world where the ingenious and the rebellious come to play. Where the relentless and the radiant find better ways to work and create. Where the cutting-edge become the celebrated and the radicals teach the fundamentals.
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
CINCINNATI REGIONAL Book Festival
THE CAST
MICHAEL G. BATH (Eddie) appeared most recently in ETC's Cinderella, The Other Place, Sleeping Beauty, and Hands on a Hardbody. His other favorite ETC roles include those in Opus, The Exonerated, Mauritius, Becky’s New Car, My Name is Asher Lev, Next Fall, and End Days. He was also seen as Mervyn in A Behanding in Spokane (Clifton Performance Theatre) and Roy Cohn in Angels in America Parts One & Two (Know Theatre), among others. He is a Wilmington College graduate and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Much love to his wife Trish and dog Obi.
DARNELL PIERRE BENJAMIN (Rexy/Jason) is excited—with a backup container of sequins—to saunter across the ETC stage again...in heels, no less! You may have recently seen him in Detroit '67 and last season's Cinderella. Mr. Benjamin is beginning his seventh season as a resident actor with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company—a few favorite shows there are Henry VI, Titus Andronicus, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other favorite credits include Graphic, Pones, Inc.; Angels in America, Know Theatre; Othello, Human Race Theatre Company; and A Raisin in the Sun, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre. When not performing, he can be found at schools all over Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky teaching for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Pones, Inc. Enjoy the show!
MICHAEL GERARD CARR (Casey) is thrilled to return to Ensemble’s stage. His past shows at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati include Hands on a Hardbody, Good People, and Snow White. A proud graduate of the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music Drama program and a past intern here at Ensemble Theatre, Mr. Carr has also had the good fortune to teach freshman Drama at UC-CCM. As always, he thanks Lynn for the opportunity and sends love to Mom, Dad, Erin, Lauren, Craig, and Amanda. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.
CAST, CONTINUED
BRUCE CROMER (Tracy/Bobby) returns to Ensemble Theatre for his tenth production; previous roles include The Poet in An Iliad, The Librarian in Underneath the Lintel, Dan in Next to Normal, and C.S. Lewis in Freud's Last Session. He has been an Actors' Equity Association member since 1981, performing in over 160 professional stage productions at: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the Human Race Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory, etc. A busy voice-over artist for local television, he has also performed one-man shows with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Cromer is a Certified Teacher of Stage Combat with the Society of American Fight Directors and has been a Professor of Acting in the BFA Professional Actor Training Program at Wright State University since 1987.
MARGARET IVEY (Jo) is overjoyed to return to Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, where she played Kate in Good People. Her Off-Broadway credits include: Measure for Measure and Dominique Morisseau’s Mend at Epic Theatre Ensemble. Her regional credits include: pen/man/ship and The Wedding Gift, Contemporary American Theatre Festival; Richard III, All My Sons, and Stargirl, People’s Light; As You Like It, Georgia Shakespeare; Les Misérables, Aurora Theatre; A Christmas Carol, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Rent and Almost, Maine, Papermill Theatre; and A Christmas Carol, Alliance Theatre. Ms. Ivey received her training at University of Southern California, British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England, the American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC, and the Cincinnati Playhouse's Bruce E. Coyle Acting Internship Program. Based in New York, she is a teaching artist with Epic Theatre Ensemble and leads high school summer abroad programs with the Experiment in International Living.
COLLEGE NIGHTS
@ ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI
ATTENTION UNIVERSITY STUDENTS:
160 performances annually
124 Regional premieres produced
43 World premieres produced
12 New works commissioned 2,300 Subscribers
30,000 Patrons attending Ensemble productions annually
75 Local artists hired annually 3,000
150 Ensemble volunteers
$20,000
$2,278,000
Spent by Ensemble each year on great works of theatre
Greater Cincinnatians reached each year through our Education & Outreach programs
Worth of tickets donated annually to support other non-profits' charitable activities
$1,200,000 Contributed annually by Ensemble Theatre supporters
“Because theater tells us truths about ourselves that we need to hear.” —Anne A.
“So youth can be introduced to theater!” —Kathy S. “To keep Cincinnati full of the ARTS!!”—Jerome K.
“I bought my first ticket 3 weeks after moving to Cincinnati in 1997 and have been hooked ever since.” —Barbara R.
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THE PLAYWRIGHT
MATTHEW LOPEZ (Playwright) The Legend of Georgia McBride premiered at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and ran off-Broadway at MCC Theatre in a production that received multiple Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle nominations, including Best Play. Mr. Lopez is the author of The Whipping Man, one of the most celebrated and widely-produced new American plays of the last decade. Other plays include Somewhere (Old Globe, world premiere), Reverberation (Hartford Stage Company, world premiere), The Sentinels (London’s Headlong Theatre Company) and Zoey’s Perfect Wedding. Mr. Lopez holds commissions from Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Rep, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Harford Stage Company, where he recently served as their AETNA New Voices Fellow. For the past two seasons, he has been the Inaugural Playwriting fellow at the Denver Center Theatre Company. He was also a writer on the HBO series The Newsroom and is currently writing the biopic Dr. Q for Disney.
THE DIRECTOR
D. LYNN MEYERS (Director) is in her nineteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Luna Gale, Hands on a Hardbody, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She directed The Pavilion at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She directed Off-Broadway at the York Theatre with Marsha Norman’s Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. Her several Canadian national tours included Mass Appeal with the late great Gale Gordon. She served as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 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.
ROMEO AND JULIET
ACTING
Sept. 28–Oct. 2, 2016
A CHORUS LINE
MUSICAL THEATRE
Oct. 20–30, 2016
CENDRILLON (CINDERELLA)
OPERA
Nov. 17–20, 2016
CLASSICS WITH A TWIST DANCE
Dec. 1–4, 2016
HER NAKED SKIN ACTING
Mature subject matter Feb. 8–12, 2017
MACK AND MABEL MUSICAL THEATRE March 2–5, 2017
IDOMENEO OPERA
March 30–April 2, 2017 MASTERWORKS AND BEYOND DANCE
April 13–15, 2017
PRODUCTION TEAM
BRANDON T. HOLMES (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his fifth season with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Mr. Holmes 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 relocated to Cincinnati and spent two seasons at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a Stage Management Intern. Favorite credits include Violet, Cinderella, Thunder Knocking on the Door, Hands on a Hardbody, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Outside Mullingar, The Drowsy Chaperone, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thanks to Lynn and this incredibly talented production staff for imagining such beautiful productions and creating the magic that is seen onstage. Love to MDATJKAH. Mr. Holmes is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
ELIZABETH FREYMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is a graduate of CCM’s Stage Management Program (BFA, 2014) and is now a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. Her previous Ensemble credits include: 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.
BRIAN c. MEHRING (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.
SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master’s degree from UC-CCM in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. 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. Ms. Lutz would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Ruth Sawyer, and the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit.
PRODUCTION TEAM,
JACK MURPHY (Technical Director) 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 also worked with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and River City Scenic.
BRIAN HORTON (Costume Designer) is originally from Cincinnati and returned last year as Interim Costume Shop Coordinator for University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. Prior to that, he was Resident Costume Designer for Ocean State Theatre in Rhode Island and last year won the Motif Award for Best Costumes for Guys and Dolls. Also a stage actor, he has played almost every classic "comic 2nd" role written, singing and dancing his way into more broken bones, sprains, and pins than he cares to remember. He joined the LA company of City of Angels and was a member of the first national tour. It's great to be back home and be a part of this amazing company.
PRODUCTION TEAM, CONTINUED
MATT CALLAHAN (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; 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 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.
RAY "RAVEN" PAYNE (Wig & Makeup Designer/Dragologist) "Wonder Woman" was Raven's first "drag" costume and it was tailored by his father, an Army sergeant. At eight, for a church Halloween party, his mother helped to create a "Chiquita Banana" outfit. Raven's unconventional expression of gender and fashion were obvious (and fabulous) from an early age. Early influences include: the Bionic Woman, Miss Piggy, Farrah Fawcett, Daisy Duke, Elvira, Boy George, and Divine. It was the early nineties club scene where "Raven" came to life. Raven started with gigs at local bars and night clubs while studying theatre at UC-CCM. During the club kid halcyon, Raven moved to Manhattan and performed in legendary dance clubs such as Tunnel, Sound Factory, and The Palladium with DJ Junior Vasquez. Upon returning to Cincinnati, Raven embodied the title role and was the face of Hamburger Mary's. Ambrosia, Poison, Hurricane Summers, and Scirroco are Raven's Drag Mother(s). It takes a fierce village!
PATTI JAMES (Choreographer) is always happy to be back at ETC with Lynn and her staff. Her ETC credits include: Violet, Hands on a Hardbody, Next To Normal, Winter Wonderettes, Marvelous Wonderettes, Grey Gardens, and the role of Lottie in Mack and Mabel. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at CCM, teaching tap and jazz, as well as choreographing Candide, The Full Monty, Little Women, Good News, Anything Goes, Evita, Into The Woods, The Merry Widow, Big River, and Lysistrata Jones, among others. For her involvement in Cincinnati Theatre, she received the Acclaim MVP Award in 2010. For eight years, she directed and choreographed Home For the Holidays, featuring the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. For the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, she choreographed the 2004 Today’s Tonys, and the 2007 Red, White and Boom at Riverbend. She has worked with The Northern Kentucky Symphony on Evita, The Sound of Music, and Oliver. She also choreographed the production of Mariel for the Cincinnati Playhouse, and has worked on several productions with The Carnegie in Covington. Ms. James lives with Keith, and they have two grown daughters, Alexis (husband Emmett and sons Emmett and Auggie) and Chloe (husband Eric).
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 August 10, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since June 1, 2014. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
WORLD CIRCLE ($10,000+):
Anonymous (4)
ArtsWave
Gale & Dave Beckett^
Rosemary Bloom Gifting Fund*^
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation^
Lucille K. & Charles O. Carothers^
Tom & Annette Carothers^
City of Cincinnati^
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
Donald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund*
Harry & Linda Fath^
William A. Friedlander Fund*^
Dennis & Rita Geiger^
Jane & Chip Gerhardt^
John & Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation^ Linda Greenberg Fund*^
H.C.S. Foundation^
The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Skip & Susan Hickenlooper^
The Andrew Jergens Foundation LPK^
The H.B., E.W., & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank & Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees^
Macy's
Edward & Anita Marks^
George & Margaret McLane Foundation^
Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation^
James A. Miller^
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission^
Ohio Valley Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Agent^
P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Fund
PNC Foundation
Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez^
Moe & Jack Rouse^
John & Ruth Sawyer^
Robert C. & Adele R. Schiff Foundation^
The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee^
Digi & Mike Schueler^~
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A & James S. Wachs, Co-Trustees
Paul & Jill Staubitz^
Dale & Joyce Uetrecht
NATIONAL CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999):
William P. Anderson Foundation
Denise & Martin Chambers~ Andrew F. Cone~ Crosset Family Fund*
Richard & Carol Fencl~ Graeter's
Erin Houlihan & John T. Bostick~ Keith & Patti James
The Raymond C. & Anna T. Johnson Foundation Marcene Kinney^ Kroger
The LaBoiteaux Family Foundation
Kenneth T. & Molly M. Mahler Messer Construction Co.^
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor
Lynne Miller & Stephen King^
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Moccia~
Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
Elizabeth & Blake Selnick
The Sittenfeld Family^~
The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation
Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation
Ms. Carol Talbot^~
Irwin & Barbara Weinberg
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
REGIONAL CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999):
Nicholas Apanius^
Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*^
J Allan & Dorothy Campbell Family Fund*
Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff^
fbt Tech
Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*^
Randy Lasley & Ronald Bates^
Norah & joe Mock~
David & Judith Morgan Fund*
Marilyn Z. Ott~
Nilesh Patel & Avani Modi^~
Mary Stagaman^
Thompson Hine LLP
CINCINNATI CIRCLE ($1,000-$2,499):
Anonymous (4)
Americana Arts Foundation
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Wilma & Herb Beigel^
Barbara & Wayne Beimesch~
Len Berenfield
Michael Berry & Melanie Garner~
David & Elaine Billmire~
Robert Bloom & Alison Kamine Fund*~
Robert L. Bogenschutz
Karen & Christopher Bowman
Mrs. Charlene Breidster
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program
Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard~
Ken & Joan Campbell fbt Tech
Cincinnati OH Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Burton & Susan Closson^
William & Catherine Cody
Community Arts Inititves
Mark Dauner
John DuBois
Grace A. Epstein
Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick~
Lee & Sue Flischel Fund*
Shelly Gerson~
Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough
Irving Harris
Suzanne & Dr. Bob Hasl
Bob & Judy Heaton
Debbie Hill
Emily M. Hodges Fund
Daniel Hurley^
William & Mary Jane James
Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*^~
Dick & Mona Kerstine~
Kroger Community Rewards Program
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 August 10, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125 + since June 1, 2015. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
CINCINNATI CIRCLE CONT:
Chris Lewis & Alicia Bond-Lewis^
Ron Longstreth & Allen Black
Motch Family Foundation Inc, In memory of Dr. Charles Carothers
Dr. Patricia O'Connor
Marilyn J. & Jack D. Osborn Fund*
Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*
Hera Reines
Barbara Robb~
Josh & Kathy Sands
Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund*
Jane Bogart Sellers^
Jay & Meta Sien^
Paula Steiner~
The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation
Glenda Suttman^
Judith B. Titchener
Ed Trach
Bob & Sue Trusty~
Geraldine Warner^
Lois Widlansky
Ronna & James Willis Charitable Fund~
The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund
Mike & Liz Zimmer^
Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*
THE ENSEMBLE ($30+ MONTHLY GIFT)
Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan
Hal & Karen Bernstein
Eileen & William Bishop
Mark Bowen
Chet Cavaliere
James Cissell
Jacqueline Conner
Mark Dauner
Deborah Friedman & Joe Segal
Bob Gaston, DVM
Ann E. Hicks
Ervin W. Houston
Betty Huck
J.B. Lutz Family
Dr. Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton-Keith
Steve & Laurie Kiracofe
David Martin
Bill & Karen McKim
Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels
James & Mary Nordlund
Marianne & Tom Phillips
Barbara & Michael Porte
Al Roane
J.R. Rulon
Tom & Mary Schmitz
Janet Schultz & Russell Lascelles
William Schutzius
Eli Shupe & Toby Ruben
Jennifer Stucker & John Eck
Buzz Ward
Barry & Karen Webb
Pann & Terry Webb
Dick & Debbie Westheimer
Beverly & Robert Winkelman
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
^ Capital Campaign Donor
~ Next Stage Donor
THE ENSEMBLE ($15+ MONTHLY GIFT)
Chuck & Judy Foster
Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta
30 ROCKS! SPONSORS:
Richard L. Postler & Manuel Hernandez
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
PNC
Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal
Jack Rouse Associates
30 ROCKS! IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS:
Joe Rigotti/Accent on Cincinnati
Wiedemann's
3 Sweet Girls Cakery
A Catered Affair
Coffee Emporium
Cuisine East West Catering
The Delish Dish Catering & Made By Mavis Artisan Jam
Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Beef and Seafood
Edibles-n-Such, Inc.
Funky's Catering
Golden Rule Catering
Gomez Salsa
Hilvers Catering
Macaron Bar
McHales Events & Catering
Mecklenburg Gardens
Pit to Plate BBQ
Raffel's Catering Inc.
Revolution Rotisserie & Bar
Tano Bistro & Catering
Vonderhaar's Catering
ACTORS COLUMN ($500-$999):
Anonymous (4)
Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.
Lois Annich & Richard Israel
Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein
Bob & Elaine Blatt
Clay & Emily Bond
Gary & Jackie Bryson~ Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Michael L. Cioffi
Roger Cranos
Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*
Judith de Luce
Charles & Lois Deitschel
Kathryn J. DeLong
Thomas R. Dietz
Dinsmore & Shohl
Linda Erpelding~
GBBN Architects
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Helen & John Habbert~
Michael Haney & Amy Warner
Mrs. C. H. Harrison III
Debra Hartsell & Michael James
Florette Hoffheimer~ Horseshoe Casino
Betty Huck
Caroline Idinopulos-Vigran Gifting Fund~
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program
OUR SUPPORTERS, CONTINUED
Arleene Keller
Knickers of Hyde Park
Carmen & Rich Kovarsky
Virginia Kuertz~
Marilyn Matre
Mr. Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk
Merill Lynch, Broderick Wealth Management
John & Deborah Moffatt
William & Sara Morgan
William Morley
Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty
Kit & Jack Overbeck
Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund*
Pepper Family Fund*
Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD
Bob & Connie Reed
Becky & Ted Richards
Stephen & Helen Rindsberg~
George & Caroll Roden
Rich & Jess Roedersheimer^
John J. Schiff, Jr.
Bob Shropshire Sons LLC
Dee Stegman^
Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall
The Sweeny Family Charitable Fund, In honor of Jack & Kit Overbeck
Marcia Togneri~
Vendini
Maureen & Larry Vignola
Barry & Karen Webb
Larry Weber
Western & Southern Financial Fund
Jane Whalen~
Barbara Wiedemann
Jo Ann Wieghaus
Beverly & Robert Winkelman
Anne J. Wrider
STAGE MANAGERS COLUMN ($250-$499):
Anonymous (6)
Anne Aiken
Amy Alig
Howard & Frankie Alper Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan^
Norman Bates
Jon & Carol Beeson
Neil E. Billman
Eileen & William Bishop
Neil Bortz
Mark Bowen
David Brashear
Charlin & Peter Briggs
Ann & Lee Bulger
Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.
James Cissell
Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling
Jacqueline Conner
Jim & Debby Cummins
Kelly M. Dehan
Jan Denton~
Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam
Elliot Management Group, LLC
Terrell & Susan Finney
Chuck & Judy Foster
Carol S. Friel
Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod
Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon
Chanda Hackett
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
^ Capital Campaign Donor
~ Next Stage Donor
Bill Harnish
Joe & Susan Harten
Ann E. Hicks
Diane & Ervin Houston
I Hear Music Inc.
Interact for Health, in memory of Jean Springer
Crystal Kendrick
Charles D. King
Steve & Laurie Kiracofe
Renee & Bradley Lemberg
Al & Mary Lopez
J.B. Lutz Family
Jane MacKnight & Dennis Johnson
Mark D. Manley & Annette J. Wick
William M. & Karen P. McKim
Mary Ann Meanwell
John & Julie Mellott~
Dr. Ralph Meyer
mj Dynamics
Nora & Michael Moushey
Greg & Suzy Noll~
Paul & Mary Ann Odegard
Parks OV Electric
Alice & Burton Perlman~
Nancy L. Phelan~
Thomas & Marianne Phillips
Bradford & Elizabeth Pierce
Barbara & Michael Porte~
Sara H. Pritchard
Irene & Daniel Randolph Family
Steven & Carol Reubel
Al Roane
Jim Schmidt~
Tom & Mary Sue Schmitz
Arnie & Ina Shayne
Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund
Jackie & Dick Snyder
Simon Sotelo^
Keven Speece~
John & Martha Spiess
Barbara & Ethan Stanley~
Ed & Anne Stern
Jennifer Stucker & John Eck
Tom & Kate Tepe
Thornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift Fund
Lynn & Dan Ticotsky
Joseph & Kathleen Tomain Fund*
Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek
Buzz Ward
Steve F. Warkany Fund*
Ann & Victor Warner
Pann & Terry Webb
Debbie & Richard Westheimer
Wiedemann's
Joseph D. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Patricia Witson
XLC Services, LLC
CREW COLUMN ($125-$249):
Anonymous (11)
Karen & Fred Abel
Van Ackerman
Christine O. Adams
Larry & Debby Adams
American Express Employee Giving Program
Daniel Applegate
Daniel & Frances Bailey
Marshall & Alyce Bailey-Thomas
Zach & Katie Baird~
Henrietta Barlag
OUR SUPPORTERS, CONTINUED
CREW COLUMN CONT.
Patricia K. Beggs
Bill & Janet Berger~
Allen Bernard & Virginius Hall
Hal & Sandi Bernstein
Mike & Juliette Bezold
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloch
Anna Braam
Katie Brass
Rhoda & John Brooks
Robert Brown
Jack & Sue Buescher
Cole Carothers
Tom & Annette Carothers^
Kevin & Linda Chaney
Sally Chatfield Dunn
Marc Cop & Christina Chuecos
Barbara & Gary Cummins
Sonia Daoud
Tony Darnell Davis
Steve & Daina Dennis
Mary & Clyde Dial
Richard & Tracy Diehl
Jane & Igor Dumbadze
Charles K. Eckert
Robin Ellerhorst, in memory of Kenneth Mahler, Sr
Annie E. Fitzpatrick~
Deborah Friedman
Bob Gaston, DVM
Joanne Glaser~
Jessica Gmeinder, Eleanore Gmeinder
Gumbleton Family
Barbara & Jack Hahn, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
Gwen Heilbrun~
Mary C. Henkel~
David & Karen Hoguet
Linda Holthaus
James & Robin Huizenga
Marilyn Hurrell~
Heidi Jark & Steve Kenat
Janice Kagermeier
Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta
Vivian Kline
Jayne Knoop
Patrick M. Korb
John & Pat Leikhim
Barbara Lind
David Logan & Dale Hodges
Rick Maddux & Paula Moss
David Martin
Sherry & Steve McCamley
Ms. Nancy Messer
Jan & Marilyn Methlie
F. Lee Meyer
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Meyer~
Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels
Drs. Steven & Jacqueline Miller Family Foundation
John H. Mitchell
Anu & Shekhar Mitra~
Sally Moore
Mary Sue Morrow
Valerie Newell & Tim Smith
Roy & Cheryl Newman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Nielsen
Evans & Cathy Nwankwo
Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson
Fred & Leila Oliver
Terry & Jill Parsons
Myles L. & Patricia N. Pensak
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
^ Capital Campaign Donor ~ Next Stage Donor
David M. Piatt*
Suann Pollock, in memory of Juliana & George Pollock
Kevin Poore
Michael Ramundo & Beverly Thomas
Carolyn Rand
Sue & Jerry Ransohoff Fund*
Rhinegeist
Royal C. Riedinger
Lyle & Jean Ritz
Madeleine Rose
J.R. Rulon
Richard Russell
Catharine Saelinger
Joyce Salinger
Sally & Howard Sampson
Alfred & Stephanie Sassler
Carol Schaber
David Schneider
Abby & David Schwartz
Peter Seidel
Patrick & Ida Sepate
Tom & Ellen Seward
Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl
Paul & Marcia Shortt
Jerry & Betsy Shroat
Rusty & Daniel Siegfried
Mrs. Barbara B. Simon
Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin
Myfanwy & Robert Smith
Tim Smith & Penny Poirier
Howard & Nancy Starnbach
Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund
Robert Streicher
Dennis & Helen Sullivan
J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf
Lynda A. Thomas, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer
Ellen & Ray van der Horst~
Rosalie P. van Nuis
Priscilla S. Walford
Jackie Weist
Lynne & D.H. Whitacre
Barb & Rich Ruddy
Wuedeman Family Fund*
Jeffrey & Nadia Wuest
Don & Donna Wymore
Barb & Rich Ruddy
Richard Russell
Catharine Saelinger
Joyce Salinger
Sally & Howard Sampson
Alfred & Stephanie Sassler
Carol Schaber
Jeanie Schmidt
David Schneider
Tom & Ellen Seward
Judy Sharp
Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl
Paul & Marcia Shortt
Mrs. Barbara B. Simon
Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin
Myfanwy & Robert Smith
Tim Smith & Penny Poirier
Richard & Jackie Snyder
Keven Speece
Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund
Dennis & Helen Sullivan
J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf
Lynn & Dan Ticotsky
Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek
Vendini
Pann & Terry Webb
Wuedeman Family Fund*
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Stephen M. King, Chair
Chip Gerhardt, President
Kathy DeLaura, Vice President
Mike Zimmer, Treasurer
Nick Apanius, Secretary
BOARD AND STAFF
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Alicia Bond-Lewis
Otto M. Budig
Brenda A. Carter
Dennis Geiger
Dan Hurley
Marcene Kinney
Mitchell Meyers
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Skip Hickenlooper
Edward G. Marks
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
D. Lynn Meyers
The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/ Mary Taft Mahler
Producing Artistic Director
Richard J. Diehl
Managing Director
Ashley Johnson Grants & Annual Fund Manager
Jocelyn Meyer Director of Marketing & Communications
Amy Barbian
Marketing Associate
Jared D. Doren
Patron Services Manager
Ben Raanan Director of Education & Outreach, Assistant Director
John Diehl Operations Associate
BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATES/
HOUSE MANAGERS
Warren Bryson
John Diehl
Jared Earland
Becca Howell
Patrick E. Phillips
Sharisse Saunders
Becca Schall
Nilesh Patel
Richard L. Postler
Rich Roedersheimer
Paul Sittenfeld
Simón Sotelo
Jane Sellers
Mary Stagaman
FOUNDERS' CIRCLE
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler
Dr. Charles O. Carothers
PRODUCTION STAFF
Brian c. Mehring
Resident Set & Lighting Designer
Matthew Hollstegge
Production Manager & Master Electrician
Shannon Rae Lutz
Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Apprentice Programming
Jack Murphy
Technical Director
Doug Stock
Assistant Technical Director
Brandon T. Holmes
Production Stage Manager
Elizabeth Freyman Assistant Stage Manager
Starr Fish
Costume Assistant
Rachel Kuhn
Lead Scenic Artist/Production Assistant
HEAD OF SECURITY
Nick Ligon
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Chet Cavaliere
PROFESSIONAL ACTING APPRENTICES
Brianna Bernard
Griff Bludworth
Kyle Parker Daniels
Maya Farhat
Victoria Hawley
Kat McCaulla
Samatha Russell
Clay Winstead
BOX OFFICE POLICIES
ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI
1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org (513) 421-3555
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.
TICKET RESERVATIONS & SALE POLICY
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 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 and Mercer Commons Garage.
CHILDREN
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.
LATECOMERS & ADMITTANCE
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.
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. Readmittance will be at House Manager's discretion.
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 available. Generally, signinterpreted performances are 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 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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