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Opening our 60th season of classic, iconic, and electric work with Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is a celebration of something deceptively simple and profound: the everyday things that make us who we are also make us extraordinary together. Against a backdrop of war, loss, and uncertainty, the March family perseveres through the daily joy and labor of living. And Jo reminds us of something essential to our work at The Rep: making plays, telling stories, and exercising our imaginations together can fortify us. They steady us in the face of the unknown and give shape to our dreams for the future. This, too, is the work of The Rep here in St. Louis and beyond. There is something particularly powerful about experiencing Little Women in a theatre. We often first encounter this story alone, turning pages, and afterward carry it into conversation with a family, a classroom, a friend. Here, we live its years together in real time. The slow burn of a family growing and changing takes us by the heartstrings and yanks—our breath, attention, laughter, and grief begin to align as we experience its fits and starts, losses and discoveries, and beautiful growth together. That is the unique invitation of The Rep: even a familiar door can open onto discovery. A story we thought we knew becomes fresh because we encounter it alongside one another. There is, of course, nothing little about these women. Again and again, they choose resilience, generosity, curiosity, and love, creating a net of meaning, spirit, and soul for one another. And how bold that the great love story at the center of this American classic is an unconventional one: a story of filial and sisterly love, not simply epic romance. The threads that weave the fabric of an ordinary life become, over time, our meaning, our story, our purpose. At our first rehearsal, thinking about Louisa May Alcott’s own childhood, I offered this: nurture the voices of young women. Mentor them. Be curious about them. You may be nurturing the next voice that helps spiritually reinforce a nation in a moment of crisis. That spirit makes it especially meaningful to celebrate Associate Artistic Director Delaney Piggins’s mainstage directorial debut, alongside an extraordinary company of returning award-winners, beloved St. Louis artists, and national powerhouses, bringing to life this electric new adaptation by renowned playwright Lauren Gunderson. What better way to begin our 60th year together: gathered around a classic story by an iconic voice, reminding us that making something together, and caring for one another while we do it, may be the biggest achievement of them all.
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BATTLE ON THE HOMEFRONT: A CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR WOMEN IN 1860s AMERICA By Brian Coats, Dramaturg/Director of Lifelong Learning
The four March sisters at the center of Louisa May Alcott’s literary classic Little Women—a novel which has never gone out of print in the nearly 160 years since it was first published—come of age at a time of great crisis and uncertainty. When first introduced, the sisters are lamenting an approaching Christmas holiday that will be spent without their father, who is away on the American Civil War battlefront. But the battlefield was not the only space of tension and radical change in the country; in particular, for the women of this age, great battles raged on the homefront as well. In the decades leading up to the war, the typical American household comprised of “separate spheres”—women in the house, curating a home and managing social affairs, and men out in the world running businesses and creating wealth and legacy. There were many women who pushed back against these limiting placements, and the 1840s and 1850s saw a rising tide of women’s rights advocacy, led by social reformers like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. However, it was during the Civil War in the 1860s that a true break from the gendered spheres of society became a necessity. As men went off to fight on the battlefield, the women they left behind took up arms to keep life running back at home. In the first years of war, many women were engaged in supporting war efforts. They stitched sashes and made bandages to send to their soldiers, but they also served as war nurses, setting up hospital wards and even serving directly on the battlefield. The United States Sanitary Commission collected medical supplies and organized fairs to raise money to purchase blankets, ambulances, and even hospital boats—efforts often led by women. Outside of aid societies, women also took over the running of businesses and shops, managing farms, and working in factories. During the war, about one quarter of all manufacturing jobs were held by women. Women were
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also hired in government positions for the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Postal Service. Many women even joined in combat, disguising themselves as male soldiers to participate in battle. These experiences gave women opportunities to engage in the workforce and gain leadership skills in ways that were never accessible to them before, and when the war ended in 1865, many women refused to return to their homemaking “sphere,” finding themselves more than capable of participating more broadly in society than what was previously granted to them. It is in this time of great turbulence that Louisa May Alcott sets her classic coming-of-age novel, where her main character Jo constantly pushes against expectations on her journey of self-discovery. Born in 1832, Alcott grew up in a very progressive, Transcendentalist family in New England. An abolitionist practically from birth, Alcott grew up in a home that was a stop on the Underground Railroad and was raised to behave selflessly, to fight for the unification of all people and creation through workers’ rights movements, suffrage, free religion, and educational innovation. These values exist not only in Alcott, but in her famous March family as well, who graciously served their community while also advocating for their autonomy and personal desires. Alcott found great success as a writer during her lifetime, moving from her sensationalist stories often published under a pseudonym to her breakthrough work Hospital Sketches, which detailed her short service as a war nurse in Washington, D.C., to the publication of Little Women and its numerous follow-up novels. It is impossible to separate Alcott’s stories from the Civil War era in American history. While there are many accounts of battles and tales of war, it is through Alcott’s work—and the work of other female writers of her time— that we get a better understanding of the world away from the battlefield. Alcott’s legacy allows us to understand the interiority of this wartime: how it affected communities and families, how it expanded society through necessity, how it began to dissolve rigid boundaries and social spheres, and how it led “little women” to believe that they could be more than just… little women. Photo: Sarah Edmonds, alias Frank Thompson, a well-documented Union soldier and Civil War nurse. Source: Smithsonian Magazine | Bettmann/Corbis For more information about shows throughout our season, visit our behind-the-scenes Substack, The Aside: repstl.substack.com
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THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS augustin family artistic director
kate bergstrom
managing director danny williams
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ADAPTED BY LAUREN GUNDERSON FROM THE NOVEL BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT DIRECTED BY DELANEY PIGGINS
scenic designer costume designer lighting designer sound designer WIG DESIGNER Choreographer Music Supervisor dialect coach Fight Director Intimacy Director Dramaturg casting director stage manager associate casting director webster assistant director assistant stage manager Production Assistant Assistant Lighting Designer Assistant Sound Designer wig maintenance Assistant Head Electrician A2 Deck Crew WARDROBE
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Ann Beyersdorfer❖ Kotryna Hilko❖ Paige Seber❖ Amanda Werre Will Vicari Sam Gaitsch Kristen Lintvedt* Lauren Roth Paul Steger Frankie Ferrari Brian Coats Becca McCracken Evangeline Rose Whitlock* Celeste Cooper Aurelia Power Caroline Merritt John* Leah Worden Kinsey Moore Teagan Fasching Moustapha Barry Shannon Mayo Leanne Britton Kate Sheley Ellie Skow Olivia Canovi
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cast meg
Amira Danan*
amy
Addison Foote
laurie
Jack Lancaster*
beth
Kristen Lintvedt*
louisa/jo
Andrea San Miguel*
marmee/aunt march
Marcia Pizzo*
john/friedrich/mr. march
Adam Poss*
amy & beth understudy louisa/Jo, Meg, Marmee/ Aunt March Understudy
Bellamy Brockman Lize Lewy
Laurie & John/Friedrich/ Mr. March Understudy
Sean Seifert
PLACE Concord, Massachusetts & New York City
TIME 1860s
ESTIMATED RUN TIME 2 hours and 15 minutes including one 15-minute intermission
CONTENT TRANSPARENCY
This production of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women contains themes of grief and the death of a loved one.
The cast and company of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women are proudly supported by the Gwen & Paul Middeke Artist Fund.
Wigs for this production were provided by The Wig Associates LLC.
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COMMUNITY IMPACT SPONSOR NANCY SCANLON KOPLAR
❖USA-829 Member *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States “LOUISA MAY ALCOTT’S LITTLE WOMEN” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com.
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director’s note I couldn’t tell you the first time I encountered Little Women. It is the type of ubiquitous American tale I only remember knowing, not learning. When I was a kid, I believe I absorbed it like an oral history from my mother, my friends, my brothers. In fact, Little Women has become part of our cultural vocabulary with the Library of Congress deeming it one of the most critical “Books that Shaped America.” At the time of its creation, no one predicted the impact it would have, except Louisa May Alcott herself. Writing Little Women was an act of audacity. Louisa (Lou, as she was known) exhibited the sheer nerve that she could write it and it would matter; it was an act of stubborn defiance when little evidence existed that she could work and live independently; it was an act of prayer, that of an artist in the gestation of their dream. The novels and our play span the years of the American Civil War. They are a primary source writing a primary source of the history of one of the most divisive times in our country, and a love letter to those closest to Lou: who were taking on the still unfinished work of freedom not on a battlefield, but in the homes, hospitals, parlors, public squares, and pages – in the private, the personal, the spiritual, the familial. And while she battled through the project of writing it, publishers told her a girls’ story could only be for girls; but Lou knew better. Lou knew better, quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson in one of her early journals: “ To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men – that is genius. Speak your latent conviction, and it shall be the universal sense.” To believe that her story could be universal was an act of believing that we all have a right to our own self-determination, our own voice. In Gunderson’s play, Lou and Jo ask us what it means to accept the responsibility of our own freedom. We as artists, as an audience, as witnesses to this story ask if we can achieve this freedom alone, or if it is only realized in our responsibility to each other? There is a loneliness in having artistic conviction and knowing the only way to reveal it is to create it. In the theatre, we have the privilege of approaching this conviction with many collaborative and ambitious minds. Our company of artists has has turned a singular dream into a shared project, imbuing it with our personal connections and wells of experiences. I hope you witness in our voices a bit of your own and dare, as Lou did, to see our shared freedom as a project worth the continual fight. Delaney Piggins, Director of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
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biographies CAST Amira Danan (Meg) is pleased to be making her Rep debut! Based in Chicago, her previous work includes Chicago, The Penelopiad, Bernhardt/Hamlet, A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre); Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse); and A Doll’s House (Raven Theatre). Her regional work includes Mrs. Christie (Cincinnati Playhouse/Milwaukee Repertory Theatre); Birthday Candles, Origin Story (world premiere), Sanctuary City (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Ever in the Glades (world premiere, Kennedy Center); School Girls (TheatreSquared); and What the Constitution Means to Me (Boise Contemporary Theatre). Film and television credits include Chicago Fire, 61st Street, and 4400. Amira earned her BA from Northwestern University, and is proudly represented by Gray Talent Group. @amiradanan Addison Foote (Amy) is more than ecstatic to be making her Rep debut in Little Women! Her previous credits include The Rover (Willmore) and Ride the Cyclone (Ocean) at the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts. Now a senior, Addison will be graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She would first like to thank her director, Delaney Piggins, and her wonderful cast and crew for being a part of her professional theatre debut. And knowing she wouldn’t be here without them, Addison extends deep gratitude towards her professors and teachers: Thank you for sharing your passion. And thanks to her friends and family, whose love and support has been irreplaceable. Addison sends her love to Meaghan, who made her a sister, and to Mom and Dad. Jack Lancaster (Laurie) is super grateful to be making his debut at The Rep! Previous theatre credits include Swing State at Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee; he understudied in the world premier of Swing State at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago and followed the production to New York for its Off-Broadway run (Minetta Lane Theatre). Additional credits include Revolution(S) (Goodman Theatre); Bacon (Rogue Machine Theatre); and As You Like It, Titus Andronicus, and Richard III (Independent Shakespeare Co.). TV credits include The Bear, Shining Girls, Power Book IV: Force, and Chicago Med. On film he appears in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Jack received his BFA from the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.
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Kristen Lintvedt (Beth) is thrilled to be back at The Rep this season with Little Women, and has previously performed in Ring of Fire (Understudy); Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Understudy); Story 2 Stage; Your Story On Stage (St. Louis Public Library); and Bad Jews (St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum). Her regional work includes JOB, All My Sons, and Into the Woods (New Jewish Theatre). She has various credits in film, commercial, modeling, and voiceover that includes works like Lusso, Caratico, Mr. Tire, and Welcome to Hope Springs. She gained her education from Indiana Wesleyan University (Theatre Performance). To Kate & Danny, our immensely talented director Delaney Piggins, and friends at The Rep: So grateful for all of you. All my love to my family and my sweetheart for life, Matthew. @kristenjoylintvedt Andrea San Miguel (Louisa/Jo) is positively delighted to return to The Rep. Last seen in Sandy Rustin’s wild romp, The Cottage (Sylvia) for which she received The St. Louis Theater Circle Award’s Outstanding Performer in a Comedy. San Miguel’s personal mission is to amplify marginalized voices, to provide solidarity to those whom history has attempted to erase or oppress, and to inspire her collaborators as much as the audiences she is interminably grateful for. Regional theatre credits include ICEBOY! starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, The Penelopiad (Goodman Theater); Circus Quixote (Lookingglass Theatre); The Thanksgiving Play (Steppenwolf), Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); As You Like It (Guthrie Theater); Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Clue, The Book Club Play (Indiana Repertory Theatre). On tour with The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (The Goodman; Shakespeare Theatre Company; The Old Globe). Andrea is represented by Gray Talent Group. @A_San_Miguel Marcia Pizzo (Marmee/Aunt March) is delighted to make her Rep debut in Little Women. Her regional credits include Anna in A Mother opposite Olympia Dukakis and Sarah in Round and Round the Garden directed by Tony Award winner John Rando (American Conservatory Theater); Mrs. Buchanan in Eccentricities of a Nightingale (Aurora Theatre, TBA nomination); Claree in Steel Magnolias (TheatreWorks); Goneril in King Lear, Ariel in Tempest (California Shakespeare Theater); Cleopatra in Antony, Cleopatra & Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (Marin Shakespeare Company); Masha in Vanya, Sonya, Masha, and Spike (Center REP); Mary Stuart in Mary Stuart (Pacific Repertory Theater); Eliza Doolitle in My Fair Lady (Mountain Play, TBA nomination). Her film and TV credits include Once a Week for Life, Fruit of the Vine, Bicentennial Man / Chance, and Trauma. Marcia earned her MFA from American Conservatory Theatre.
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Adam Poss (John/Friedrich/Mr. March) made his Broadway debut in Peter Morgan’s Patriots directed by Rupert Goold and produced by Netflix. Recently he won Theatre Washington’s Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer for his role as Toby Darling in The Inheritance: Parts One and Two (Roundhouse Theatre). A Chicago actor, select credits there include Lieutenant Portuondo in Two Sisters and a Piano, Krogstad in A Doll’s House (Writers Theatre); Angelo in Measure for Measure (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Oedipus in Oedipus el Rey (Victory Gardens); and the world premieres of 2666 and Teddy Ferrara (The Goodman). Regional credits include Lady Macbeth in Robert O’Hara’s all male Macbeth (Denver Center), Birthday Candles (Cincinnati Playhouse), The Book Club Play (Indiana Rep) and Twelfth Night (St. Louis Shakespeare in the Park). Bellamy Brockman (Amy & Beth Understudy) is a current senior Acting Major at Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts. She is very thrilled to be working with The Rep for the first time! Current credits at Webster include: Angelica in The Rover and Squidward Q. Tentacles in The SpongeBob Musical. Bellamy would like to thank her professors at Webster, along with her family, friends, and Alex for their continuous love and support! @bellamy_brockman_ Lize Lewy (Louisa/Jo, Meg, Marmee/Aunt March Understudy) is a St. Louis based, multi-hyphenate theatre artist. Lewy’s writing has been produced across St. Louis and beyond and published excerpts of their work can be found in Some Scripts’ literary anthology, Monologues by LGBTQIA+ Writers for LGBTQIA+ Actors. Lize recently made their regional performance debut in the Imaginary Theatre Company’s The Ugly Duckling and The Rep’s production of Emma as Harriet Smith, for which they received the 2025 St. Louis Theatre Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lewy’s recent directing credits include assistant directing The Tempest with St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and the world premiere of Scream, Echo. Scream. Lewy will also be writing the book for the upcoming premiere of My Friend the Dragon debuting 2027 with The Rep’s Imaginary Theatre Company. Sean Seifert (Laurie & John/Friedrich/Mr. March Understudy) is thrilled to be making his debut at The Rep and working with this incredible company! As a local actor and director, he graduated from The Conservatory at Southeast Missouri State University, and has worked in and around St. Louis with his most recent credit as Hamlet in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead with the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. Other regional credits include Actor 1 in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery with The New Jewish Theatre; Young Henry in The Inheritance with Tesseract Theatre Company; and Giles Ralston in The Mousetrap with Stray Dog Theatre. His most recent directing credit is Boeing Boeing with Kirkwood Theatre Guild. He dedicates this and every performance to his partner, family, and those we miss with much love.
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CREATIVES Louisa May Alcott (Author) was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1832. At an early age, she took to reading and writing. Much like her novel Little Women, Alcott was one of four daughters and she remained close with her sisters throughout her life. Many times, Alcott’s family suffered from financial woes, forcing her to attend school irregularly. She took many jobs to help alleviate financial struggles, working as a teacher and washing laundry. Her first poem was published in a magazine under a pseudonym. Her first book, a compilation of short stories, was published in 1854. After serving as a nurse in the Civil War, Alcott published several other works and gained a following. During this time, one of Alcott’s publishers asked her to write a novel for young women. To do so, she simply reflected back on to her childhood with her sisters. In 1868, Alcott published her most popular work, Little Women. The novel was published in a series of short stories, but was eventually compiled into one book and was an instant success. In 1870, with one successful book, Alcott moved to Europe with her sister May. There she published another classic, Little Men. Throughout her life, she would contribute to several publications which promoted women’s rights. In 1888, she died at the age of 56 in Boston, Massachusetts. Today, readers continue to enjoy Alcott’s writings, and her novels still appear on bestseller lists throughout the world. Courtesy of National Women’s History Museum. Lauren Gunderson (Playwright) has been one of the most produced playwrights in America since 2015, topping American Theatre’s list three times. She is a twotime winner of the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for I and You and The Book of Will, the winner of the William Inge Distinguished Achievement in Theatre Award, the Lanford Wilson Award, and a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is a playwright, screenwriter, musical book writer and children’s author who lives in San Francisco. She graduated from NYU Tisch as a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. LaurenGunderson.com Delaney Piggins (Director) is in her third season as the Associate Artistic Director at The Rep. She has directed for The Rep’s Imaginary Theatre Company, Prism Theatre Company, and COCA; and worked alongside directors at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. She is also a Casting Director and Intimacy Director, working regionally with Opera Theatre St. Louis, STAGES, St. Louis University and Sargeant Conservatory. Previously, Delaney served as the Executive Director of Ring of Keys, a national artist service organization for LGBTQ+ Musical Theatre artists. Before coming to The Rep, she worked on the producing teams at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, and COCA. BFA in Acting: The Sargeant Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University & MFA in Arts Leadership: The Theatre School at DePaul University.
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Ann Beyersdorfer (Scenic Designer) is a New York-based set designer, originally from Belleville, IL, and is thrilled to be home working with The Rep! Ann’s St. Louis credits include Meet Me in St. Louis, Bring It On, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, Camelot (The Muny); Come From Away, Guys and Dolls, Murder for Two, Newsies (Stages St. Louis). Her regional credits include working with Lincoln Center, Goodspeed, Syracuse Stage, Gulfshore Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter, and Alliance Theatre. Broadway associate design work include Company, Tammy Faye, How to Dance in Ohio, Ink, Jitney, and The Children. Ann is also a production designer for Saturday Night Live’s Film Unit, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award winner, and a 2026 Woman to Watch on Broadway. For my three sisters: Emily, Rachel and Audrey. Kotryna Hilko (Costume Designer) is excited to be making her debut at The Rep! A Chicago–based costume and set designer, credits include Mean Girls and Peter and the Starcatcher (Paramount Theatre); Taming of the Shrew (Court Theatre); Lifespan of a Fact (TimeLine Theater Company); The American Project (Albany Park Theatre Project); Morning, Noon, and Night, Ugly Lies the Bone, and Tale of Two Cities* (Shattered Glove Theatre, *Jeff Award Winner); Hedda Gabler, Love Song, and Dear Elizabeth (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company). She received her MFA in Stage Design from Northwestern University. kotrynahilko.com Paige Seber (Lighting Designer) is a New York City–based lighting designer for live performance. She’s a 2015 graduate of the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts and is thrilled to be back making her Rep design debut. Credits include Titanique (Broadway, West End, Off-Broadway, International); Starstruck (Bucks County Playhouse); Come From Away and Jersey Boys (Paper Mill Playhouse); Crazy For You and All Shook Up (Goodspeed); Dilaria (DR2); Fowl Play (AMT Theater); Is Anyone Alive Out There? (Minetta Lane); Blackbirding (WP Theater); Ready. Set. Play! (Virgin Voyages); Meet Me In St. Louis, Newsies, and Evita (The Muny); Road Kills (Good Apples Collective). You can also watch Paige and her wife, Izzy, compete on The Amazing Race season 38 on Paramount+. seberlighting.com Amanda Werre (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be working at The Rep to open the 60th season. Previous Rep Credits include Ring of Fire, The Cottage, Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Dial M for Murder, August: Osage County, Mothers & Sons, and Molly’s Hammer. Recent credits include Fun Home (Hangar Theatre); Rosencrantz and Gulidenstern are Dead (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival); The Wanderers (New Jewish Theatre). Regional work includes Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Metro Theatre Company, Kitchen Theatre Company, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Cider Mill Playhouse, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and Great Lakes Theatre. Amanda is on faculty at The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University.
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Will Vicari (Wig Designer) is a Hair, Wig, and Makeup Designer. Broadway credits include Real Women Have Curves, Yellow Face (Roundabout). Associate design work in Ragtime (2025 Broadway Revival); Parade (2023 Broadway Revival, 2025 National Tour); Harmony; Spamalot. Off-Broadway credits include Ginger Twinsies (Orpheum); Grief Camp (Atlantic); Eurydice, Orlando (Signature); The Connector (MCC). Regional credits include Camino Real for Pamela Anderson (Williamstown); Rhinoceros, Eden, Falcon Girls, The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home, Mojada (Yale Rep); West Side Story, White Christmas (Paper Mill); Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Barrington Stage); Angels in America (Arena Stage); and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 2023–2026 seasons. Will holds a BFA in Wig and Makeup Design from Webster University and co-owns The Wig Associates with design partner Krystal Balleza. TheWigAssociates.com Sam Gaitsch (Choreographer) is thrilled to be a part of this creative team. Over the years she’s had the absolute pleasure of choreographing for The Rep, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Ignite Theatre Company, the WashU Performing Arts Department, St. Louis University Department of Fine and Performing Arts, New Jewish Theatre, The Big Muddy Dance Company, Stray Dog Theatre, and more. She has taught dance around STL to all ages and skill-levels over the past eleven years, and choreographed pieces for her students’ annual concerts as well. Sam holds an MFA in Dance and BAs in Dance and Psychology from WashU. She is proud to be a freelance choreographer and visual artist! www.samgaitsch.com | @samgaitsch Frankie Ferrari (Intimacy Director) is a St. Louis-based theater artist and educator. They previously served as Assistant Intimacy Director for The Cottage and Emma at The Rep. Frankie has also worked locally as an actor, teaching artist, and movement educator with organizations including The Rep, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, YoungLiars, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, and Equally Represented Arts. Their work is grounded in curiosity, clear communication, collaboration, and care for the people in the room. Frankie is grateful for the opportunity to continue learning and growing in this work, and she is delighted to return to The Rep as Intimacy Director for Little Women. Brian Coats (Dramaturg) serves as The Rep’s Director of Lifelong Learning. In this role, Brian leads programs that create artistic experiences and dialogue between The Rep and other partner institutions in the region, including postshow discussions, community presentations, tours, and workshops, dramaturgical resources, and more. He is the lead writer for The Rep’s Substack newsletter, The Aside (repstl.substack.com). He has served as the Camp Rep Program and Showcase Director since 2021, as well as the co-director of the Story 2 Stage Festival of New Works (2024), Line Producer of The Rep’s Snowy Day Drive Experience (2020 – 2022), and Youth Stage Manager for A Christmas Carol (2022). He holds a BA in Theatre Studies and Dramaturgy from The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University.
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biographies Becca McCracken, C.S.A (Casting Director) is an award-winning casting director with more than 20 years of experience casting theatre, film, television, and commercial projects nationwide. She serves as Director of Casting & Artist Cultivation for the Tony Award-winning Court Theatre in Chicago, where she has cast more than 30 productions. A member of the Casting Society’s Board of Directors, McCracken is a dedicated advocate for artists and the casting profession. She is a two-time Artios Award winner for her casting of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof. An accomplished educator and speaker, she has taught and guest lectured at leading universities and training programs throughout the Midwest. McCracken is passionate about discovering, developing, and championing exceptional talent, particularly within the Midwest’s vibrant artistic communities. Paul Steger (Fight Director) is thrilled to be returning to The Rep, where he’s previously worked on Dial “M” for Murder, The Cottage, and Athena. Locally, he has worked with The Black Rep as the Resident Fight Director. His regional work includes Nebraska Repertory, Theatre Southeast, and Utah Musical Theatre as Resident Fight Director. National theatre credits include working on Bug (Chicago; London, Assistant Fight Director), and he assisted on Prymate (directed by Ed Sherin) starring Andre DeShields and Phyllis Frelich on Broadway. His film and TV credits include Vikings, Power Rangers, Family Law, The Practice, and The Flintstones-Viva Rock Vegas. Paul is a member of AEA, SAG, BASSC, FDC, NSFS, and SAFD. Lauren Roth (Dialect Coach) is an accent coach and artistic educator based in St. Louis. Select coaching credits include Newsies (The Muny); The Cottage (The Rep); Myth of the Ostrich (Upstream Theatre); Once On This Island and Waitress (Broadway National Tours, as assistant coach); A Knock on the Roof (NYTW); Murder on the Orient Express (Duluth Playhouse); and Baskerville (New Jewish Theatre). She is a recipient of a Kennedy Center Distinguished Directing Award (Stupid F##king Bird, 2023). She holds teacher certifications through Knight-Thompson Speechwork and The Singing Athlete, an MFA in Acting Pedagogy (CSU-Long Beach), and a BFA in Acting (NYU Tisch). Lauren currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech at Webster’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts. laurenalessa.com Evangeline Rose Whitlock (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to The Rep! Her previous Rep work includes The Cottage (2025) and A Christmas Carol (2022, replacement SM). Evangeline has worked on Broadway (Farinelli and the King) and has enjoyed stage managing numerous off-Broadway productions, including The Way She Spoke (Audible Theater); Pass Over (LCT3/Lincoln Center); F***ing A and Venus (Signature Theatre); Nice Fish (A.R.T/ St. Ann’s Warehouse); and several productions at The Public Theater. Her regional credits include work at The Muny, Center Theatre Group, Dallas Theatre Center, American Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and the Old Globe. Evangeline is the head of Stage Management at The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts and holds an MFA from UC-San Diego. 16 The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Caroline Merritt John (Assistant Stage Manager) previous credits at The Rep include Assistant Stage Manager for The Cottage; Production Assistant for The Brothers Size, Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Athena, and The Roommate. Other credits include Assistant Stage Manager for The Roommate at Arizona Theatre Company and Assistant Stage Manager for Austen’s Pride at STAGES St. Louis. Most recently, Caroline was a Youth Coordinator for The Muny’s 108th Season and the Production Associate for Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s 2026 Festival Season. Caroline is a graduate from The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University with a BFA in Stage Management. Much love to her fiancé Jonathan. @_carolinejohn Leah Worden (Production Assistant) is thrilled to be the production assistant for Lauren Gunderson’s Little Women. Her previous credits include In a Word PSM (The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts), Webster University Dance Ensemble ASM (Webster University), and SpongeBob the Musical ASM (The Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts). She is a student at Webster University Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts studying stage management and is originally from Columbia, Tennessee. Many thanks for being able to work with this amazing team of artists, and thanks to my mom for always being supportive. Celeste Cooper (Associate Casting Director) is a multifaceted Chicago-based artist, educator, producer, actor, and casting professional. She is grateful to support casting for Little Women. Celeste began developing her casting practice at Eclipse Theatre Company in 2016 and later served as a Casting Associate with McCracken Casting and Court Theatre. Her casting credits include productions with The Rep, Court Theatre, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Provision Theatre, and Pacific Garden Mission’s Unshackled, as well as film, television, and commercial projects. Celeste is passionate about cultivating artistic communities, creating opportunities for artists, and using her gifts to spread love, light, and connection. She is grateful to Jesus, her family, friends, and artistic community. Aurelia Power (Webster Assistant Director) is so grateful to be a part of this very special production of Little Women. Recently, she assistant directed Seize the King by Will Power with the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts, where she is currently a senior working on her Acting BFA. She’s been seen in Webster’s production of The Rover by Aphra Behn as Diego and Our Town by Thornton Wilder as Joe Crowell. Aurelia is from Kansas City, MO, and outside of studying theatre she enjoys backpacking, coffee, and the gym. She’d like to thank her roommates, family, and mentors!
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leadership
Kate Bergstrom (Augustin Family Artistic Director) is a director, culture shaper, and creator whose work spans theatre, opera, audio, short film and more. At The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, she has directed Ring of Fire, Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, and The 39 Steps. Across a decade, Kate has directed reimagined classics, new works, and world premieres at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, Marin Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Opera San Diego, and more. Her world premieres include You Can’t Hide From Yourself (Playwrights Horizons Soundstage), Oh To Be Pure Again (Actor’s Express), Letters That You Will Not Get (American Opera Projects), and the upcoming Ann Fran and Mary Ann (Stop The Wind Theatricals). A passionate community builder, Kate previously led the Big Eddy Film Festival and founded On The Verge. She holds an MFA in Directing from Brown University and a BA in Directing and Acting from UCLA. She lives in Lafayette Square with her husband, Mike, son, Otto, and their pup, Crispy. Danny Williams (Managing Director) is the Managing Director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, where he has helped lead a period of significant organizational growth and renewal since joining The Rep in 2022. An experienced arts executive, he brings expertise in nonprofit finance, strategy, fundraising, and organizational leadership. Previously, Williams spent 15 years at New York’s Public Theater, ultimately serving as Senior Director of Finance and Administration for the $50 million organization. His tenure included landmark productions such as Hamilton, Fun Home, Eclipsed, Hair, and Here Lies Love. Williams serves on the board of INTAR Theatre, dedicated to developing and celebrating the Latine voice in American theatre, and on the National Planning Committee of the Professional Non-Profit Theatre Coalition. He is also a member of FOCUS St. Louis’s Leadership St. Louis Cohort 51 and has presented for TCG, AFP, Tessitura Network, and CCS Fundraising. A former professional performer, Williams appeared alongside Paul Newman in Our Town and played Shakespeare’s famous bear in The Public’s The Winter’s Tale alongside Isiah Washington, Lindsay Mendez, and Big Bird.
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AT THE RITZ-CARLTON MAY 15TH, 2027
MORE INFORMATION & TICKETS AVAILABLE THIS FALL
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about the rep MAINSTAGE
Performances benefit from the large space afforded (or provided) by the Browning Theatre at the Loretto-Hilton Center. The work presented in the Mainstage series is eclectic, ranging from modern to classics to musicals.
STEVE WOOLF STUDIO SERIES
The Steve Woolf Studio Series offers a selection of contemporary plays and new works that challenge audiences and provoke meaningful dialogue. These productions are staged in an intimate, Emerson Studio Theatre, allowing for a closer connection between the performers and the audience. The series features diverse voices and stories that explore a wide range of themes and perspectives, providing a platform for emerging playwrights and innovative theatre makers.
IMAGINARY THEATRE COMPANY
Founded in 1975, it has produced over 130 touring productions, including a number of world premieres. The Imaginary Theatre Company (ITC) focuses on theatre for young people and their families. Through the use of literature, folk tales, fairy tales, and new adaptations of classic works, ITC is committed to bringing the very finest in theatre to youth where they live and learn.
26/27 SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNTS Classic Pass subscribers save 30% on additional Mainstage single tickets and 10% off additional Studio single tickets. Flex Pass subscribers and Steve Woolf Studio Series subscribers save 10% on additional Mainstage and Studio single tickets. Beginning two hours prior to most performances, discounted Rush tickets are available subject to availability. For additional information on benefits, visit repstl.org/subscribe.
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Assistive Listening: Free assistive listening devices using an FM system are available at Audience Services prior to all performances. Open Captioning: We offer open captioning, an electronic text display that shows what the actors are saying or singing, at the third Sunday show for all Mainstage performances. Mobility Accommodations: The Rep offers services for patrons who utilize mobility aids in all of our theatre spaces. Please discuss seating requirements with the Box Office when purchasing tickets or visit Audience Services when you arrive at the theatre.
THE REP’S CODE OF CONDUCT
Everyone deserves respect and dignity. Everyone deserves safe environments. Everyone benefits from collective learning. To learn more visit repstl.org/audiencecodeofconduct
HOUSE POLICIES
Late Seating: Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate moment in the performance. Electronic Devices: Please silence all electronic devices while in the theatre. Inclement Weather Policy: In the event of inclement weather, please check our website and social media pages, or call the Box Office for current information. If a cancellation occurs, please call the Box Office starting the day after the inclement weather occurred to exchange your seats for another performance of the same production.
TICKET EXCHANGE POLICY
Tickets are non-refundable, but may be exchanged for another performance of the same production. Exchanges are subject to fees; waived for subscribers. If you exchange into a higher price performance or seat, you will be asked to pay the difference in cost. Contact the Box Office at (314) 968-4925 to discuss any exchange needs.
WAYS TO SAVE
Visit repstl.org/ways-to-save for current offerings.
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See What You've Been Missing
Free Museum Entry & Parking Thursday—Sunday In Grand Center Arts District @pulitzerarts
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100TH SEASON You Can’t Take It With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart September 11-13, 18-20, 2026
A View From the Bridge by Arthur Miller November 6-8, 13-15, 2026
Proof by David Auburn January 15-17, 22-24, 2027
Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams March 12-14, 19-21, 2027
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee May 14-16, 21-23, 2027 Little Women 23
learn & engage
CAMP REP
Camp Rep, our creative arts summer program for young artists, engages 7-13-year-olds as collaborators, allowing them the opportunity to cultivate work that is unique to them. Throughout the two-week process, campers work with teaching artists to brainstorm ideas around a central theme, contributing characters and dialogue suggestions for original scripts, lyrics for original songs, and original choreography for routines. Workshops in non-performance fields like design and technical theatre encourage campers to follow their interests and learn about as many aspects of theatremaking as possible. REPSTL.ORG/CAMPREP
LIFELONG LEARNER MATINEES
More than 3,000 intergenerational learners attend Lifelong Learner Matinees at The Rep each season. These matinees are typically designed for sixth– grade students and older, but we welcome learners of all ages, encouraging a diverse audience that includes all those who value continuing education through the arts. REPSTL.ORG/LIFELONGLEARNER
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These volunteer-presented community presentations facilitate discussions about the creation and curation of a theatrical season, from play selection to the moment in comes to life onstage, giving audiences and up-close-andpersonal look at the rich artistry of The Rep’s designers and production team. REPSTL.ORG/PAGE-2-STAGE
WORKSHOPS Activate The Rep as a resource! We offer storytelling, devised theatre, team building, view points, and movement workshops for corporate, non-profit, and educational groups of all sizes. We tailor our workshops to the needs of our community groups and offer them as one-day experiences or a multi-day workshop series. Email Brian Coats at BCOATS@REPSTL.ORG
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REPRESENT STL & ACTOR POST-SHOW TALKBACKS
Stay after the show to chat with community partners and actors about each production. REPresent STL conversations focus on community partners and the many ways work happening around the region connects to content on The Rep’s stage. Actor Talkbacks feature company members sharing insights into the production process and their experience as storytellers and creative collaborators. Talkbacks take place after select weekend performances throughout the season.
community impact
We partner with nonprofits and civic leaders to increase the authenticity of our productions, expand access to world-class storytelling, and provide action steps for inspired audiences to positively affect their communities.
SHUTTLE TO THE REP
In partnership with the St. Louis County Library, we offer discounted tickets to select performances at The Rep and provide shuttle transportation to and from the theatre, with Rep staff on board to talk about the organization and the production. REPSTL.ORG/SHUTTLE
SLAM TOURS
For select shows of our season, guides at the Saint Louis Art Museum develop a curated tour of the museum of pieces with some connection to themes and ideas presented in our mainstage season. The tours are free to attend and do not require an RSVP, but space is limited. REPSTL.ORG/ART-TOURS
EDUCATION@REPSTL.ORG | (314) 968-7344 | REPSTL.ORG/LACE Little Women 25
board of directors ANN CADY SCOTT
PAT SCHUTTE
SUSAN STITH
MARGARET AUGUSTIN
MICHELLE BRADY
LYNN YEARWOOD
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
MEMBERS CHARMIAN AARON EXPLORE ST. LOUIS
VICE PRESIDENT
TREASURER
JIM DONNELLY
EPIPHANY DERMATOLOGY
TRISH ALEXANDRE
ERICA J. DRIVER
WENDI ALPERPRESSMAN
SCOTT FEHR
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE
MARGARET AUGUSTIN* COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
PATRICK AYDT MERRILL WEALTH
AMY BANTLE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
CHRISTY BECKMANN* COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
MICHELLE BRADY* ERNST & YOUNG
JANA BROADIE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
ANN CADY SCOTT* CIVIC LEADER
BRIAN L. CLEVINGER, PH.D.* PROLOG VENTURES
DON COBIN
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
ABBY DEVEREUX
THE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION
EVERNORTH HEALTH SERVICES
DAVID FREY CALERES
FRANK HAMSHER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
LAURIE HILER*
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
PEGGY HOLLY
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
TONI JACKSON
PINNACLE CONSULTING ASSOCIATES
DAN JAY*
ARCHITECT, RETIRED
BRENDAN JOHNSON POLSINELLI
VICE PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT, VOLUNTEERS
JANE ROBERT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MUSÉE D’ORSAY ET DE L’ORANGERIE
PAT SCHUTTE*
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
JUDI SCISSORS
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
STEVEN SHERMAN
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
JACK STAPLETON FIFTH THIRD
SUSAN STITH* CONCORDANCE
JEANINE SUCHECKI
M.D., UCONN HEALTH PROFESSOR EMERITA
SUSAN D. TUTEUR* COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
SARA VAUGHAN SALVA STRATEGIES, LLC
JOHN S. KINGSTON
LYNN YEARWOOD*
JILL MAGRUDER*
*EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
THOMPSON COBURN LLP
THE CIGNA GROUP
GWEN M. MIDDEKE* COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
MICHAEL JAMES REED ACTOR AND EDUCATOR
THRIVENT
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staff
AUGUSTIN FAMILY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KATE BERGSTROM
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Delaney Piggins ARTISTIC AND COMMUNITY IMPACT ASSOCIATE
Matthew Cox
EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC ASSISTANT
Gregory Almanza
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Jayson Lawshee-Gress PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE
Taijha Silas
SCENIC
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
AUDIENCE SERVICES
FINANCE
Michele Siler
Kristy Kannapell
Mike Parentin
COSTUME DIRECTOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
DRAPER
WEB AND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ASSISTANT
Elena Jaquez
Paula Buchert FIRST HAND
Carrisa Sexton WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
Kelsi Washington
LIGHTING & SOUND LIGHTING & SOUND SUPERVISOR
Jonathan Scully MAINSTAGE HEAD ELECTRICIAN
Connor Meers
LIGHTING PROGRAMMER
SCENIC ARTISTS
MAINSTAGE SOUND ENGINEER
Dave McCarthy
SCENIC CARPENTERS
Scott DeBroux Danny McCarthy Daniel Roach, Jr.
PROPS
PROPERTIES MANAGER
Eric William Barnes
ASSISTANT PROPERTIES MANAGER
Abigail Stuckey
FINANCE LEAD
CRM MANAGER
CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST
SCENIC SHOP FOREMAN
BOX OFFICE MANAGER
COSTUME MANAGER
STUDIO ELECTRICIAN
Stephen Pollihan James Van Well
DANNY WILLIAMS
COSTUMES
Emilie WeilbacherMcMullan Scott Loebl
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Casey Morris III Lou Ritter
Joshua Riggs
STUDIO SOUND ENGINEER
Sean Wilhite
STAGE MANAGEMENT STAGE MANAGER
Shannon B. Sturgis
ADMINISTRATION & GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Christian Hoffman
David Raines
BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES
Michael Dorn Michelle Dougherty Julie George Carl Wickman HOUSE MANAGER
Tori Williams
FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF
MacKenzie Bernard Piper Billingsley Caroline Buckley Caroline Bush Shannon England Kati Frazier Beth Greco Ben Hammock Avery Kelley Carl Wickman CONCESSIONS STAFF
Alex Godefroid Janice Korn Lisa Lackey Mariah Rogers Allison Sexton Corinne Woods
COMPANY AND FACILITIES MANAGER
Rob Kapeller
DIRECTOR OF BOARD ENGAGEMENT & EVENTS
AUDITOR
Rubin Brown
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Christian Wargo
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Frances White
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
Ash Moon Thompson MARKETING ASSOCIATE
Camryn Moore
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Delores Eddington
LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Brian Coats
DEVELOPMENT
Kimberly Ann Larson
Michael Ward
Brad Soble
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF
GENERAL MANAGER
Dan Schultz
Suzanne Bodenstein
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Sarah Lantsberger
Bailey Pashia
MANAGEMENT & EVENTS ASSOCIATE
Molly Rowland ATTORNEY
Sara Robertson, Polsinelli PC
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volunteer board
Among our most vital resources, The Rep’s Volunteer Board provides amazing support each season with donations of time, talent, and skill throughout all facets of the organization. We are so grateful to the Volunteer Board for their continued dedication as integral members of The Rep family. If you are interested in serving on The Rep Volunteer Board, please call the Development Department at (314) 687-4030.
LYNN YEARWOOD
VICKI HELLING
ELIZABETH COBIN
BRIAN WELCH
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
TREASURER
TRISH ALEXANDRE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
MEMBERS Trish Alexandre
Vicki Helling
Marilyn Raphael
Susan Barley
Laurie Hiler
Rocky Rosen
Ann Bronsing
Lisa Jones
Helen Sandifer
Elizabeth Cobin
Marcia King
Cindy Schnabel
Michaeleen Cradock
Margie Knapp
Carol Schreiner
Dorothy Diehl
Linda Lowry
Ann Straw
Denise Eschenbrenner
Barbara Mennell
Linda Vandivort
Karen Fairbank
Karen Miller
Brian Welch
Glenda Hares
Shirley Raitzsch
Lynn Yearwood
Volunteering at The Rep is your chance to be part of the magic both onstage and behind the scenes. Whether ushering performances, supporting special events, or lending a hand in the office, the gift of your time helps us create exceptional theatre experiences for our community and beyond. To learn more and sign up, please visit www.repstl.org/volunteer or scan the QR code below.
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corporate & foundation partners
As a nonprofit organization, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis relies upon the support of corporate and foundation partners. The Rep gratefully acknowledges the following corporations and foundations whose generous support helps us to create the highest caliber of professional theatre for St. Louis, engage the next generation of theatregoers, and provide opportunities for diverse artists. For information about how your business or organization can support The Rep, contact the Development Department at (314) 687-4030.
$100,000 +
$1,000 – $2,499
The Berges Family Foundation
John & Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation
The Shubert Foundation Inc.
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Whitaker Foundation
The Trio Foundation
$25,000 – $99,999
US Bank
Joy Waltke Fisher Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation
Anonymous
$5,000 – $9,999
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
Collaborative Strategies, Inc.
Gardner Capital
Enterprise Mobility Foundation
Pershing Charitable Trust
Ernst & Young LLP
William T. Kemper Foundation
Polsinelli
$10,000 – $24,999
Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation
Louis D. Beaumont Fund No. 1 of the St. Louis Community Foundation Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Charitable Foundation
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
GadellNet Kennedy Capital Management Silver Fox Stables Gifts received 8/19/2025 – 8/19/2026
$2,500 – $4,999
Michele C. Catering & Events MLC Steinway Piano Gallery WashU Center for the Humanities
New Growth Horizon Foundation
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honor roll
CELEBRATING AND ELEVATING WOMEN IN THEATRE
Last season, these generous supporters helped the Leading Ladies celebrate and elevate women in theatre through their support of Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash. We are deeply grateful for their commitment to The Rep and this dynamic community. This season, join the Leading Ladies in supporting Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Learn more at repstl.org/leadingladies.
LYNN NOTTAGE $10,000+ Margaret Augustin Pat Schutte
IDINA MENZEL $5,000 – 7,499 Christy Beckmann Pamela Wing Dern ✠ Glenda Hares Jane M. Robert
SUZAN-LORI PARKS $2,500 – 4,999 Wendi Alper-Pressman Michelle Brady Elizabeth Cobin Jill Magruder Nina Needleman Judi Scissors
MARIANNE ELLIOTT $1,000 – $2,499 Anonymous Melanie Alpers Tamarra Breiner Suzan Kelsey Brooks David Frey Mike & Jen Greer Linda Hensley Theresa Jeevanjee Nancy Kranzberg Christine Krueger
Hannah Langsam Carol Schreiner Judith Smart Terry L. Thornton Webster Groves Arts Commission Mei Chen Welland Kathy & Joseph Weyhrich Lynn Yearwood Helen D. Ziercher
PAULA VOGEL $500 – $999 Anonymous Trish Abbene Trish Alexandre Sandy Belfi Pamela Belloli Nancy Berg Terri Ciccolella Abby Devereux Dorothy Diehl Joan D. Dougherty Barbara Gervais Carolyn Gold Laura Greenberg Joanne Iskiwitch Linda Keeney Linda Lowry Merritt McCarthy Elizabeth Meteer Betsy Miller Karen Miller
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Suzie Nall Lynn Rawlings Judith Roach Gwen Rogers Margaret T. Sherwood Lisa Easton Silverberg Ann H. Straw Jeanine Suchecki Katharine E. Tate Linda Vandivort Susan Warshaw Jo Lynn Winer
Anika Noni Rose $250 – $499 Hui Hua Bernstein Ann Bronsing Elaine E. Coe Terry S. Coleman Susan Darcy Sharon Dougherty Denise Eschenbrenner Dotti Fischer Roberta S. Frank Dr. Peter Horton & Mrs. Christine Horton Jeane Jae Constance Lohr Susan A. Oefelein Ashley M. Whalen Barbara Toumayan Susan Tuteur
PHILLIPA SOO $100 – $249 Susan Bornholdt Bell Marcia Block Francea Bolden Kathleen M. Ferrell Ilene Brooks Bette L. Bude Irene Clasen Michaeleen E. Cradock Karen L. Fairbank Rebecca Goldstein Judy Guerrero Lana Hagan Vicki Helling Mary Beth Hennessy Jan Hermann Laurie Hiler Toni Jackson Suzanne Levin
The Levy-Thomeczek Family Michele Lommel Monica McFee Barbara Mennell Barbi Parmley Kayla Taszarek Ashley Pyle Marilyn Raphael Barbara Rigby Kris Rinne Jacqueline Ruthsatz Melanie Ryterski Cindy Schnabel Lois Schultz Arlene Spector Linda Lewin Stark Beverly Vandivort Margaret Cohen Voss Donna Weinsting
Pam Wissore Lisa Zarin
*In memoriam For more information or to join Leading Ladies, please contact the Development Department at (314) 687-4030. Gifts received 8/20/2025 – 8/20/2026
LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS $250,000+ $100,000‒$249,999 ✠$50,000‒$99,999 $25,000‒$49,999 $10,000‒$24,999
MYSTERY BECOMES HER Join us in bringing And Then There Were None to life this season.
Each season, The Rep's Leading Ladies come together to celebrate and elevate the artistry and vision of women in theatre. This year, we invite you to join this dynamic community in underwriting Agatha Christie's iconic And Then There Were None.
REPSTL.ORG/LEADINGLADIES
BE A PART OF A MYSTERY TO REMEMBER!
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sectionroll honor INDIVIDUAL DONORS The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is grateful to the following donors who have made contributions of $2,000 or more in the last year.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $20,000+
Glenda Hares
Helen D. Ziercher
Laurie Hiler ✠
Sean & Michelle Brady
Anonymous (3)
Juanita H. Hinshaw
Linda & Jack Bryant
Wendi Alper-Pressman & Norman Pressman
Lee & Gina Hoagland ✠
Sara Burke
Mark & Peggy Holly ✠
Dr. Kevin & Lisa Coleman
Patty & Kent Chapin Vicki & Brian Clevinger Pauline Hawkins Bill & Linda Hentchel Ven & Cynthia Houts
Antonnette M. Jackson Sally Lemkemeier C&L Chris & Jill Magruder
C.R. Davis Pamela Wing Dern ✠ Doug & Betsy Domoto
John & Christy Nickel
Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin
Bevis & Patience Schock
Dottie & Matt Englis
Pat & Ken Schutte
Stellie Siteman & De Kaplan
Scott & Andrea Fehr
Ann Cady Scott
Jeanine Suchecki
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Fromm
Mary Strauss ✠
Stephen Trampe & Jenny Gupta
Dr. Anne Carol Goldberg & Ronald Levin ✠
Lynn & Darrell Yearwood ✠
E.L. Green ✠
SPOTLIGHT BENEFACTOR $5,000 – $9,999
Laura & Ted Greenberg
Gwen & Paul* Middeke Jane & Bruce Robert
Steve & Christine Tillery ✠ Susan & Peter Tuteur
SPOTLIGHT ANGEL $10,000 – $19,999
Jan & Ronald Greenberg
David & Melanie Alpers ✠
Joseph & Trish Alexandre
Ted & Robbie Beaty
Joseph & Lauren Allen
Grace Hoagland
Christy Beckmann
Patrick Aydt
Joanne & Joel Iskiwitch
Mark & Teri Brenner
Susan Barley
Elizabeth & Don Cobin Marti & Bob Fowler ✠
P.E. Belloli & Dave Shimek
Mike Isaacson & Joe Ortmeyer
David Frey
Kathy Berg
Sally Johnston
Dr. Connie Gibstine
Sam C. Bertolet &
Nancy & Kenneth
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Mike & Jen Greer
Kim & Brendan Johnson
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Kranzberg ✠
Nancy Berg
Kent A. Lewis ✠
The Bergstrom Family
Laura & David Margolis
Joan Berkman
David & Ginny McDonald
Holly & Marc Bernstein
Charlotte & Jim Mielziner
Mark D. Bernstein ✠ Marion Black ✠
Barbara Enneking & Henry Puch Jane & Chuck Ettelson Marolyn Fehr Robert & Renee Ferguson Kirk & Alice Fritsch
Nina Needleman
Kenneth & Ann Bohm
Jerry & Judy Potthoff
Catherine S. Bollinger
Jean Daniel-Gentry & Hal Gentry
John Roberts
Christopher & Joan Bowe
Ed & Julie Glotzbach
Carol Schreiner
Michael & Arlue Briggs ✠
Judi Scissors
Ann Bronsing
Dr. Gary M. Goodman & Ms. Andrea R. Reubin
Janice & Steve Seele ✠
Suzan Kelsey Brooks
Diane & Rick Guevara
Steve Sherman & Patsy King
Barbara M. Bryant
Tim & Elizabeth Hampton ✠
John Carr & Kay Kaiser
Frank Hamsher
Mr. & Mrs. R. Stover
Mike & Gloria Clement
Derek Hartley
Barbara Toumayan
Elaine Coe ✠
David P. Weiss
Kathleen Locklar Heimann
Robert & Rebecca Courtney
Linda & John Hensley
Myra & Gene Crandall ✠
Marian & Maurice Hirsch
The Preeti Dalawari & John Vandover Charitable Fund
Daniel G Jay & Mary Ann Lazarus
Mei Chen Welland ✠
SPOTLIGHT PATRON $2,000 – $4,499 Anonymous (3) Trish & Michael Abbene ✠ S. William Aitken Penni Alper, Miracle Makers Foundation Robert & Alfrieda Anderson Margaret Augustin Costas & Assimo Azariadis Sandy Belfi & Linda Keeney Ms. Sandra Bellon
Mike & Sue Darcy
Dr. Theresa & Zulfikar Jeevanjee
Dr. Debbie A. Depew
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kessler
Michael Dern ✠
John & Becky Kingston
Abby Devereux
Scott & Mary-Kay Kirchner
Jim Donnelly & Tracey Temanson
Nancy Koplar
Joan & John Dougherty
Paul & Martha LaFata
Erica Driver
Samir & Michelle Lahiri
Richard Engelsmann & Diane Buhr Engelsmann
Mont & Karen Levy
Gerry Kowarsky
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Norma Loesche Michael & Linda Lowery Linda Lowry Mike Maskus & Cathy Augustin ✠ Bette & John Miller
Mike Serverian and Maggie Johnson Carol & Jake Shepley Diane Sher Ray Simon & Mel Pashea
* In memoriam Gifts received 8/19/2025 – 8/19/2026 We do our best to recognize every donor accurately. If you notice an error in your listing, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Development Office at development@repstl.org (314) 687-4030.
Liz & Brian Mischel
Thad Simons, Kenneth Simons, & Ellen Nahlik, Simons Family Charitable Trust
James & Susan Morrell
Donna & Howard Smith
Kim & Rick Nast
Jay & Sharlla Smith
Mike Ness & Jenny Voelker
Dr. John Sopuch
$250,000+
James & Marcia Nusz
Michael Staenberg
$100,000‒$249,999
Andrew & Lori O’Brien
John Stapleton
✠$50,000‒$99,999
Mike & Barb Quinn
Susan & Drexel Stith
$25,000‒$49,999
John & Lauren Rice
Ann & Jack Straw ✠
Freda & Harry Rich ✠
Tracy & Elizabeth Strevey
Mary & Peter Rohr ✠
Jeff & Susan Higgins
John H. Russell
Terry Thornton
Dr. Beth & Mr. Doug Russell
Joan Tiemann
Tom & Kathy Ryan Mrs. Peter E. Sargent
Selden Y. Trimble, in memory of Joyce Price Trimble
Christine Schmiz
Paul & Linda Vandivort
Paul & Cindy Schnabel
Richard & Mary Weinstock
Terry & Sally Schnuck ✠
Drs. Craig & Terri Weldon
Mary Schoolman
Mike & Barbara Willock
Susie & Bob Schulte
Doug & Lynn Yaeger ✠
Steve & Marlene Schumm
Dr. Katherine Kreusser & Dr. Robert Young
Karen Miller
Cady & Kevin Seabaugh Christine Secorsky & Greg Sacho
Susan & Stuart Zimmerman
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LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS
$10,000‒$24,999
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Members of The Rep’s Encore Circle have made a lasting commitment to the future of great theatre by including The Rep in their estate plans. Their generosity helps ensure that The Rep remains a vibrant artistic force for generations to come. To learn more about the Encore Circle, or to let us know that you have included The Rep in your estate plans, contact development@repstl.org. Anonymous (4) Susan Barley Robert Bilzing David A. Blanton III* Leona Lee Bohm* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brossard Mrs. L. L. Browning Jr* Mrs. Iva Jean Conerly* Joseph Corrigan* Margaret Crumpacker, M.D.* Ralph & Selma Dennis* Larry Essmann* David* & Carol Gast Brad L. Graham* Ms. Susan Gregg* Dr. Paul O. Hagemann* Sally Parriott Hailand*
Tim & Elizabeth Hampton
Lisa & Allan Silverberg
Glenda Hares
Mary Strauss
Marian & Maurice Hirsch Dea Hoover & Declan Rutan William Eager Howard III Henry J & Jean E. Lechner* Jack & Ellen Lippard* Stanley & Lucy Lopata* Angela Davis Malles* Gwen & Paul* Middeke Doris A. Murdoch* Garie & Ken* Perry Marilyn & Bob Raphael Arthur & Loretta Seltzer*
Gerald & Marjorie Smith* Yolanda Taylor* Judi Tomlinson* Margaret Tumiati Robert & Bernice Williams* Mike & Barbara Willock Steve Woolf* Judy & Lon Zimmerman To learn more about planned giving,call the Development department at (314) 687-4030 * In memoriam
Glenn Sheffield* Donald J.* & Shirley B. Sher
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TRIBUTES & MEMORIALS A tribute gift is a meaningful way to honor a special person or event and support The Rep. To make a tribute gift, call the Development team at (314) 687-4030 or visit repstl.org to donate online. IN HONOR OF TRISH ALEXANDRE Rep Volunteer Board
IN HONOR OF ANN CADY SCOTT Janet Shatz
Barbara Harris Ann & Jack Straw Paul & Linda Vandivort
IN HONOR OF KATE BERGSTROM Michael James Reed & Julie Layton
IN MEMORY OF JEAN LANGE Linda Mahon
Jim & Joan Vogel
IN HONOR OF OTTO BERGSTROM-RILEY Susan & Peter Tuteur IN HONOR OF DON & ELIZABETH COBIN David & Virginia McDonald
IN MEMORY OF MARY LEMLEY Anonymous (2) Susan Barley Ann Bronsing Kathy Jaegers David Kaufmann & Leigh Tivol
IN MEMORY OF ARTHUR H. MAJOROS Daniel Majoros Gifts received 3/5/2026 – 8/19/2026
SEPTEMBER 15 – 16
Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley
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Ensemble, Emma | Photography By Jon Gitchoff
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By Ted Dykstra & Richard Greenblatt Directed By Tom Frey
OCT 21 THROUGH NOV 15 By Heidi Schreck Directed By Nancy Bell STUDIO SEASON SPONSORS ANN CADY SCOTT PRODUCTION SPONSORS STELLIE SITEMAN & DE KAPLAN
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