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LETTER FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
DEAR FRIENDS,
We are thrilled to welcome you to the second half of our exciting 25/26 season! Kicking things off is this world premiere production of Relentless by Rae Binstock, directed by our very own Melissa Crespo.
It has been a lot of fun to immerse ourselves in this story and the world of amateur and professional boxing. Our cast was even able to spend several days training at the world-famous Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, which served as the inspiration for Rae's tremendous script. We hope you enjoy this knockout new play as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to life.
At Syracuse Stage, we are proud to nurture, develop, and present new work each season for our audiences in Central New York. New plays are acts of imagination and courage, and by continuing to present them, we affirm our commitment to discovering new voices and stories. Relentless is no different, as it asks us to examine the themes of legacy, loyalty, and survival in a changing world.
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Thank you for joining us, for believing in new work, and for being part of our Stage community. We hope you enjoy Relentless.
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Music and lyrics by Peter Mills Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel Directed by Cara Reichel | Co-produced with Michael Cassel Group, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, and Chief Operator
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October 22 – November 9, 2025
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A CHRISTMAS STORY
November 25 – December 28, 2025
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A triple-dog-dare of a show.
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February 4 – 22, 2026
WORLD PREMIERE
By Rae Binstock | Directed by Melissa Crespo | Co-produced with Sing Out, Louise! Productions
A knockout new play about loyalty and legacy.
JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE
March 11 – 29, 2026
By August Wilson | Directed by Timothy Douglas Co-produced with Indiana Repertory Theatre
August Wilson’s heartbreaking and mystical masterpiece.
DISNEY’S FROZEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
May 13 – June 21, 2026
CENTRAL NEW YORK PREMIERE
Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez | Book by Jennifer Lee Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee | Originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions
Directed by Emily Maltby | Music Direction by Brian Cimmet | Choreographed by Marjorie Failoni Co-produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama
Sisterhood, stirring songs, and one magical snowman.
PRESENTS A WORLD PREMIERE
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by Rae Binstock
DIRECTED BY
Melissa Crespo
SCENIC DESIGNER
Ann Beyersdorfer
WIG DESIGNER Brittany Hartman
COSTUME DESIGNER Lux Haac
LIGHTING DESIGNER Jess Creager
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER Teniece Divya Johnson
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Robert Hupp MANAGING DIRECTOR Carly DiFulvio Allen
SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION Daniela Hart & UptownWorks
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Fran Acuña-Almiron*
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Melissa Crespo RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT Kyle Bass
PRODUCED THROUGH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH Sing Out, Louise! Productions
February 4 – 22, 2026
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TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE
Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission. If you post photos on social media or elsewhere, you must credit the production's scenic, lighting, and projection designers by including the names below. Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video and audio recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre. Photo credit: The Syracuse Stage production of Relentless. Scenic Design by Ann Byersdorfer. Lighting Design by Jess Creager.
MAY 13 – JUNE 21, 2026
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CENTRAL NEW YORK PREMIERE Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez Book by Jennifer Lee
CAST
(in order of speaking)
Monique “The Miracle” Jeffries...........Rebecca S'manga Frank*
Johnny Pierce........................................Jeorge Bennett Watson*
Alojzy "Chicken" Kowalczyk.......................Sean Patrick Reilly*
Matt Michaels...................................Stephen Michael Spencer*
Bex Perlman..........................................................Caylie Filipa* "Wookie" Lee........................................David Harrison Pralgo*
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Dialect Coach: Celia Madeoy
Boxing Coaches: Angel M. Rivera, Shatic Mitchell
Assistant Scenic Designers: Gabriela Nuñez, Zachary Farmer, Hayden Bingham
Assistant Lighting Designer: Piper Phillips
1st Stage Management Assistant: Erin C Brett
2nd Stage Management Assistant: Katie Barnes
Student Assistant Directors: Brooke Phelan†, Aasha Puri†
Student Dramaturg: Mady Mohat†
Stage Management Interns: Tess Feldman†, Antoinette Garner†
Deck Crew: Edmund Beese, Christopher Green, Caitlin Radziewski
Electrician/Board Op: Kat Larrabee
Sound Engineer/A1: Garrett Frink
A2: Megan Hillenbrand
Wardrobe and Wig Supervisor: Dylinn Andrew Wardrobe: Kris Stewart
SING OUT, LOUISE! PRODUCTIONS
Lorenzo Thione, Jay Kuo, Joey Monda
SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to Bruce Silverglade and the staff at Gleason’s Gym. Dedicated to Darryl Pierre and Hector Roca – great coaches, artists, and family.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. The director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. Relentless is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. †Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama.
A conversation with playwright
Rae Binstock
In late December, before rehearsals got underway at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, Relentless playwright Rae Binstock and Syracuse Stage publications manager Matthew Nerber sat down to discuss the world premiere production.
MATTHEW NERBER: Tell me about how you first started boxing.
RAE BINSTOCK: I got into fitness in high school. I was always strong, but I’d been overweight most of my life, and struggling with eating disorders. Working out, especially strength training, really helped me focus on what my body could do rather than what it looked like. About five years later, when I was living in Brooklyn, I needed a day job, and boxing just seemed like a cool new project to pursue. I liked the idea of self defense, and I liked the drama of it all, the spectacle. So I sent out queries to a bunch of boxing gyms, because I figured that if I work at
a gym, I’ll get a free membership. The folks at Gleason’s were the only ones who got back to me.
I started working at the front desk, and it very quickly became clear that Gleason’s was a really special place: It’s the oldest boxing gym in the country, it has housed a ton of champions, and it’s one of the first boxing gyms that started accepting women. It’s also one of the few truly “New York” places left in the city: a waystation where people of every age, gender, color, and background cross paths without a moment of hesitation.
After about a month, I asked Bruce, the owner of the gym,
which of the trainers he recommended I work with, and he sent me to Darryl Pierre, one of the oldtimers. Darryl changed my life. He gave me such an amazing insight into the game and its history, and
RAE BINSTOCK AT GLEASON’S IN THE DUMBO NEIGHBORHOOD OF BROOKLYN, N.Y. ON JANUARY 10, 2026. SYRACUSE STAGE CREATIVE DIRECTOR BRENNA MERRITT TOOK PHOTOS OF THE CAST AS THEY TRAINED IN THE LEGENDARY GYM TO GET READY FOR THE BOXING SCENES IN RELENTLESS
he helped me see the rest of the world in entirely new ways. I would not have become the boxer I am today without him, and I loved him completely.
MN: You’ve dedicated this play to Darryl, but you also mention Hector Roca. I read a little bit about him, and it
sounds like he was an incredible person. Can you talk a little bit about Hector and what he meant to you?
RB: Hector was one of the Grand Old Men of Gleason’s. He was so funny. He was so warm. Everyone called him Papi. Hector had a big career,
in Olympic cycling as well as boxing, which was different from a lot of the guys at Gleason’s, who didn’t necessarily have big careers, just long careers. But all of them, Hector and these other guys, they all came back to this same place where everyone knew each other. It’s very much like Cheers, in a way.
THE GYM IS LOCATED ON HONORARY “GLEASON’S GYM WAY” AT THE CORNER OF WATER AND ADAMS, AND REGULARLY HOLDS AMATEUR BOXING MATCHES.
MN: This play takes place in Bailey’s, which is your fictional version of Gleason’s. How similar are they—where does Gleason’s end and Bailey’s begin?
RB: They are both places where people grow up and grow old, a kind of safe haven around which your life can flow away from and flow back to. There are a lot of small references to Gleason’s in the script, and a lot of the set is meant to evoke that space.
One of the things that is hard to capture in a play with a
small cast, though, is the hugeness and diversity of the community. The thing that really sets Gleason’s apart is how many people go there, and how incredibly different they all are. But the ethos, and the love, and the grunginess—it’s all there in this show.
MN: In Relentless, you write a lot about the sport and the art of boxing sort of transforming in modern times. In your experience, after learning about the history through your trainers, how have you seen boxing change?
RB: I think boxing is, unfortunately, in a very big lull right now, because like a lot of things, it got too comfortable doing what it had always done, and by the time things changed, it wasn’t ready to keep up. I would say the last boxer known by the general public, including people who don’t watch boxing, is Floyd Mayweather Jr. And that’s a decade ago, when he was really at the top. The only time I hear non-boxing people talk about boxing these days is when they bring up Jake Paul. And, you can say what you want about Jake Paul, but he is actually doing quite a lot to bring boxing back, including for women.
REBECCA
S’MANGA FRANK, WHO PLAYS TRAINER MONIQUE “THE MIRACLE” JEFFRIES, LEARNS THE FINER POINTS OF PAD WORK WITH BOXING COACH SHATIC MITCHELL.
I think what attracts a lot of people to the UFC, which is very popular now, is how violent it looks. The difference is that really good boxers almost don’t look violent. They almost look like dancers—right up until they knock someone out. And I think boxing needs to find a way to communicate that it’s not just a brutal thing, but it’s the story of elite athletes who have an incredible knowledge of a very specific kind of martial art.
MN: Have you read Joyce Carol Oates’ On Boxing?
RB: Of course!
MN: I was just reading it before our conversation, and in the forward to the 1994 edition, she talks about how the sport was in crisis—but then she wonders, perhaps, if the sport has always been in crisis, because it is a sport of crisis, yeah?
RB: That sounds right. And I think sports are where we hash out a lot of things happening in the country and in society that we don’t have the emotional strength or depth or intelligence to deal with in daily life. Boxing has always been great for that, and I think people are more desperate for that kind of outlet than ever before.
MN: Is there something going on right now, or during the last couple of years,
that you were trying to work through by writing Relentless?
RB: During the bulk of writing Relentless I was in a relationship that got increasingly more and more unhealthy. It was a relationship in which I allowed someone else to rewrite my reality, to convince me that I was
an entirely different person than the one I’d known for 30 years. This person set up a choice between my loved ones and them, and for a while, I was making the wrong choice. This story is about the work that has to go into seeing life clearly, into actually living for yourself and making your own
mistakes and embracing the community that loves you, rather than letting someone else dictate the vision you have of yourself and of what’s right and what’s wrong.
MN: That’s interesting, because as you’re talking about yourself there, it seems like
PHOTOS OF FIGHTERS AND BOXING EPHEMERA LINE THE WALLS OF GLEASON’S. AMONG THE MANY MARQUEE NAMES TO TRAIN AT THE GYM ARE MIKE TYSON AND ACTRESS HILARY SWANK.
there’s part of you that became Monique, especially in her relationship to Johnny, but your story also informs the arc of Bex, the new front desk hire. How about the other folks in the play: Does Wookie come from someone you know? How about Matt and Chicken?
RB: Wookie is very much a love letter to all the boys who are raised by their boxing coaches in boxing gyms. Two boys that Darryl mentored, Noah and Matt (whose name I stole for another character), were like my little brothers back then, and I know there are so many
more out there hoping to break through. Matt is definitely based on a lot of wealthy guys who come to Gleason’s with fantasies about being something other than what they are, and they are willing to pay for it. And Chicken is a big bronze statue of a tribute to all of the older boxers suffering from broken bodies and broken brains, who stay in the gyms because it is not only what they know, but it’s where other people know them, and because out in the world they are really, really vulnerable.
MN: One of the great things about this show is that it fea-
tures scenes where characters are full-on training in the ring. How important was it for you to write a boxing play in which people were actually physically boxing?
RB: I think that it’s really important. My hope is that after people see the first training scene with Bex, they will have learned the same basics that she learns in real time. Part of the joy of stepping into Gleason’s is suddenly realizing that you’re being taught a different language, just by watching these guys and how they move. Boxing is so much about what you see—about seeing the bodies and hearing the impact. And if you can bring people to the brink of reality where, just for a second,
STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER (MATT MICHAELS) AND DAVID HARRISON PRALGO (“WOOKIE” LEE) WORK ON A SCENE FROM RELENTLESS WITH SHATIC MITCHELL AND FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER TENIECE DIVYA JOHNSON.
they forget that what they’re seeing is not real, then we’ve done our job.
MN: In Relentless, folks talk a lot about their boxing “ancestors,” and what they can learn about themselves by studying the greats. Who are your playwriting “ancestors”?
RB: There are moments when you read something or encounter a piece of art that opens up a whole new door inside of your mind—or several new doors—that you didn’t know existed before. Tony Kushner and Angels in America did that for me. August Wilson—especially Two Trains Running and King Hedley II —was a huge influence too, particularly in terms of voice and character development.
I’ve also learned so much from Sarah Kane and Carol Churchill, a pair of British ladies who are unafraid of not being understood by the audience. They both mess with reality in whatever ways they want, and just kind of make it your problem if you’re struggling with that. And they both confront womanhood in a way that men, even those who have written great plays with great female characters, don’t have access to.
CAST
Caylie Filipa (Bex Perlman) is thrilled to be making her Syracuse Stage debut in the world premiere of Relentless. A Brooklyn-based actor and writer, her New York theatre includes Wood Demon (East Village Basement) and These Are the Rules, her debut as a playwright (Brooklyn Art Haus). Television credits include Law & Order (NBC), The Affair (Showtime), and the upcoming series Recap (K Period Media). Caylie is deeply grateful for her loved ones, the Relentless creative team, and the boxing community whose discipline, resilience, and heart have shaped this work.
Rebecca S’manga Frank (Monique “The Miracle” Jeffries) is an actor and writer based in Brooklyn, making her Syracuse Stage debut. Previous credits include the world premiere adaptation of Frankenstein by Emily Burns (Shakespeare Theatre DC), the west coast premiere of Primary Trust (L.A. Times Best Theater 2024), and the world premiere of Love All by Anna Deavere Smith. New York: At the Wedding (Lincoln Center Theater), The Berlin Diaries (59E59th), Is Edward Snowden Single? (New Ohio), Coriolanus (Red Bull Theater), The Matriarchs (TheaterLab). Regional: Indecent (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), we, the invisibles (Actors Theatre of Louisville). TV: Elsbeth (CBS), Prodigal Son (FOX), Lisey’s Story (Apple TV), Elementary (CBS). Rebecca is a graduate from NYU’s Grad Acting program. rebeccasmanga.com
David Harrison Pralgo (“Wookie” Lee) is thrilled to be making his Syracuse Stage and regional theatre debut! Most recent credits include: Fight for ’84 (Netflix) and Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple TV+). An amateur boxer who looks forward to competing in May, David is deeply grateful to Bob Luke, Luis Reyes Cardenas, Syracuse Stage, the creative team of Relentless, and his agents and managers; to his family for their unwavering love and support, never missing a game or match; and to sports coaches Danny Nicholas, Adam Abreu, and Pat Lennon, who have molded him into a better athlete and human being.
Sean Patrick Reilly (Alojzy “Chicken” Kowalczyk) Broadway: Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts and Martin McDonough’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Other recent theatre: The Front Page (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross (Alley Theatre), Amadeus (TheatreSquared), Doubt (Geva Theatre), Good People (Indiana Rep.), American Buffalo (Two River Theatre), Of Mice and Men (Westport Playhouse), Bill W and Dr Bob (Cleveland Play House). TV includes four seasons as Joe Scolari on Billions (Showtime), Bull, SVU, Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Law & Order,
CAST
and more. Films include: Jury of Your Peers, The Book Signing, A Wife Alone, Following Bliss, and Sleepers among many. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and The Neighborhood Playhouse.
Stephen Michael Spencer (Matt Michaels) Broadway: Clyde’s (Second Stage). Off-Broadway: Music City, The Assassination of Julius Caesar (Bedlam), Medea:Reversed (Red Bull), Julius Caesar (TFANA). Regional: Five Seasons with Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Three with Hudson Valley Shakespeare, McCarter Theatre, The A.R.T., Arena Stage, The Rep. at St. Louis, Great Lakes Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare, Cleveland Play House, Triad Stage, Ensemble Theatre Co, Chautauqua Theatre Co. International: The Heart of Robin Hood with Mirvish Productions in Canada. TV/ Film: FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), This Wild Abyss, Border Hunters, Here Comes the Flood. Education: B.F.A. UNC-Greensboro, M.F.A. Case Western Reserve/Cleveland Play House. Recipient of 2025 Sam Norkin OffBroadway Drama Desk Award. Stream “stephenspencer” original music on all platforms. @stephenmspencer - www.stephenmichaelspencer.com
Jeorge Bennett Watson (Johnny Pierce) is blessed to be making his Syracuse Stage debut in Relentless. Recent work includes portraying David, Henry, and Mike in the world premiere of Amina Henry’s Interstate (Off-Off Broadway) and creating the role of Shawn in the short film When Tulips Open to the Sun. Additional stage credits include productions with Roundabout Theatre Company, Hartford Stage, Arena Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Delaware REP, Triad Stage, and appearances at Lincoln Center. Film and television credits include The Wire, Blue Bloods, and Law & Order: Organized Crime. George trained at Atlantic Acting School. He is represented by Innovative Artists, RedLetter Entertainment, and Avalon Artists Group. This performance is dedicated to his children, Romare and Zaïre.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Ann Beyersdorfer (Scenic Designer) is a proud Syracuse University Department of Drama almuna (‘14), and is thrilled to be back at Syracuse Stage. Previous Syracuse Stage designs include: Primary Trust, What the Constitution Means to Me, and Yoga Play. TV Design: Saturday Night Live (Film Unit Production Designer, NBC), Matt Rogers' Have You Heard of Christmas (production designer, Showtime), Vir Das: Landing (production designer, Netflix.) Broadway Associate Design: Tammy Faye, How to Dance in Ohio, Company, Ink, Jitney, The Children, and Anastasia (tour/international). Select Regional Design: The Muny (Bring it On, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Camelot), Goodspeed Opera House (A Chorus Line, The Mystery
ARTISTIC TEAM
of Edwin Drood), Southwark Playhouse, London (Afterglow), Stages St. Louis (Murder for Two, Newsies), and Maltz Jupiter Theatre (Beautiful). Ann is a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award Winner (2022), and is a Live Design/LDI 30 Under 30 recipient (2018). www.annbeyersdorfer.com
Lux Haac (Costume Designer) Previous Syracuse Stage Productions: Dial M for Murder, Espejos: Clean, I and You, Annapurna, Native Gardens. Broadway: The Thanksgiving Play. Off-Broadway/N.Y.C.: Skeleton Canoe (Lincoln Center); O.K.! (INTAR Theater); Dirty Laundry (WP Theater); Manahatta, Mobile Unit: The Comedy of Errors (The Public Theater); Between Two Knees, Number Our Days (PAC NYC); On That Day in Amsterdam (Primary Stages); 53% Of (Second Stage Uptown); Songs About Trains (New Ohio Theatre).
Regional: You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! (South Coast Repertory); For the People (Guthrie Theater); The Wizard of Oz (Geva Theatre); LEAR (Cal Shakes). M.F.A.: NYU/Tisch. luxhaac.com
Jess Creager (Lighting Designer) is based in New York City and works primarily in commercial theatre. From the start, Jess has taken special care to create productions in a way that make them easy to build, tech, and move. This work intersected in 2022 with the release of Vor and Vor Mobile (https://www.getvor. app/). Regional: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Paper Mill Playhouse). Broadway: (as associate designer) Merrily We Roll Along, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Waiting for Godot, Illinoise, & Juliet, Tammy Faye, Leopoldstadt, Company. Proud member of IATSE USA-829. Website: jesscreager.com
UptownWorks (Sound Design and Composition) is a collaborative design team specializing in theater, film, podcasts, installations and other media. UptownWorks has worked with Geffen Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Roundhouse Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Indianapolis Repertory Theater, Geva Theater, NYTW, The Lortell, Ensemble Studio Theater, Denver Center of the Performing Arts, Berkshire Theatre Group, Miami New Drama, Hartford Stage, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Syracuse Stage, INTAR, WP Theater, Barrington Stage, National Black Theatre, Classic Stage Company, Studio Theatre DC and Signature DC. This design was led by Daniela Hart (uptownworksnyc.com), Bailey Trierweiler (btsounddesign.com) and Noel Nichols (noelnicholsdesign.com).
Brittany Hartman (she/her/hers) (Wig Designer) Syracuse Stage: Dial M for Murder. Theatre: The Thanksgiving Play (Broadway); DiscoShow (Speigelworld, Vegas); Rent (Papermill); Camp Siegfried (Second Stage); Wizard of Oz (Geva); Snow in Midsummer (Classic Stage Company); Sunset Boulevard, Ragtime, Secret Garden, The Wiz (Broadway Music Circus); Gypsy (Theatre Aspen); A Christmas Carol, La Dispute, Macbeth (Hartford Stage). Film/Television: Fire Island (Hulu), Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Teniece Divya Johnson (Fight Choreographer) (they/them) is honored to have collaborated with boxing coaches Shatic Mitchell and Angel Rivera. Teniece is an intimacy director, fight director, stunt performer, and movement storyteller working across television, film, and stage. The first Black and first non-binary intimacy director on Broadway with Slave Play and first Black intimacy coordinator working on TV/Film, Teniece serves as a resolute advocate for a decolonized collaborative approach to art, Black intimacy, Kink, and Queer representation. Additional credits: Pose, Paradise, Reacher, She Hulk, Star Trek: Picard, BlacKkKlansman, West Side Story, MJ the Musical, Bowl EP, and RAQI on Power Book II: Ghost.
Fran Acuña-Almiron (Production Stage Manager) is a N.Y.C.-based Stage Manager mainly working on Off-Broadway productions with notable companies such as INTAR, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Irish Repertory Theatre, SoHo Rep, MTC, among others. She is thrilled to be joining this amazing company for her first production at Syracuse Stage! Endless thanks to her family: Christian, Sylvestre, & Lulu, for letting Mama be away for so long!
Celia Madeoy (Dialect Coach) Celia’s professional credits include The Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Acting Company, Guthrie Theater, Folger Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, The Gateway Playhouse, REV Theatre Company, Weathervane Theatre, and The Blackfriars Playhouse at American Shakespeare Center. Internationally, she has directed and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and taught alongside distinguished artists at the Royal Shakespeare Company, British American Drama Academy at Oxford, Rose Bruford College, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Favorite roles at Syracuse Stage include the Queen in Cinderella, Madame de la Grande Bouche in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Deb in Elf, The Musical for which she won a Syracuse Area Live Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress. M.F.A: The Theatre School/DePaul University in Chicago.
PLAYWRIGHT
Rae Binstock (Columbia University ’15) is a Jewish lesbian playwright and screenwriter from Massachusetts, which means she’s very comfortable with anger. She co-created and wrote the book for Midnight at the Palace, a new musical following the 1960s avant-garde performance troupe known as the Cockettes, which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2025. Her other plays include That Heaven’s Vault Should Crack (The New Group, Lark Development Center), POSER (The New Group, Thom Thomas Award finalist), land of no mercy (Salt Lake Acting Company, Landing Theatre Company, Princess Grace finalist), and
WALKERS (The Shelter, O’Neill Conference semifinalist, Jerome Fellowship finalist). Rae also wrote and produced a short film based on one of her pilots, DIVR (2021), which went on to screen at over 20 international film festivals. Rae served as the Writers’ Assistant on FX Networks’ FOSSE/VERDON and Apple TV+’s shows Schmigadoon, IF/THEN, and LIBERTY. She is one of the authors of the Climate Storytelling Playbook, a writing guide for intersectional climate change stories. In 2025, Rae was a member of the Black List x WIF Episodic Lab; she has won other fellowships with, among others, Almanack Screenwriters, the Lark Play Development Center, the Dramatists Guild, New York State Council on the Arts, and the Davey Foundation. Rae is the Grand Prize Winner of national TV pilot competitions from Creative Screenwriting, Screencraft, and WeScreenplay, and is a two-time semifinalist for the Sundance Episodic Lab. She has attended numerous residencies, including the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, PLAYA Summer Lake, and the Ragdale Foundation. In addition to being a neurotic writer, Rae is an amateur boxer and triathlete. She lives in Los Angeles with her cats, Lila and Garlic.
DIRECTOR/ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Melissa Crespo (she/her/hers) is a multi-hyphenate theatermaker who has made a career of developing new plays and musicals at theaters such as: Playwright’s Realm, Cape Cod Theatre Project, The O’Neill Theater Center, New Dramatists, and more. Past world premiere credits include: O.K.! by Christin Eve Cato (INTAR), Reggie Hoops by Kristoffer Diaz (Profile Theater), and Bees and Honey by Guadalís del Carmen (MCC Theater). This season, she will direct two world premieres: Relentless by Rae Binstock (Syracuse Stage) and The Woman Question by Suli Holum (People’s Light). As a playwright, her play Egress cowritten with Sarah Saltwick, had a world premiere at Amphibian Stage and won the Roe Green Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting at Cleveland Playhouse. Melissa has served on faculty at The New School for Drama and Syracuse University. Last year, she was selected to participate in the first National Theatre Convening by the President’s Council of the Arts and Humanities, NEA, and IMLS. Past fellowships and residencies include: Time Warner Fellow (WP Theatre), The Director’s Project (Drama League), Van Lier Directing Fellow (Second Stage Theatre), and the Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow (Arena Stage). Melissa received her M.F.A. in directing from The New School for Drama. https://www.melissacrespo.com/
SING OUT, LOUISE! PRODUCTIONS
Lorenzo Thione, Joey Monda, and Jay Kuo lead Sing Out, Louise! Productions, a New York–based production and general management company recognized for developing, producing, and innovating across live theatre and stage-to-screen storytelling. Broadway production credits include Allegiance, Days of Wine and Roses, &Juliet, Hadestown, A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Slave Play, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Notebook, Catch Me If You Can, and American Idiot, along with the recent record-breaking London engagement of George Takei’s Allegiance. Sing Out, Louise! also maintains a strong commitment to expanding the reach of theatre through the capture and distribution of cinema-quality stage productions, including releases of Allegiance, Bandstand, and the West End production of Kinky Boots. Current projects in development include Indigo (Leicester, UK), and Midnight at The Palace (Edinburgh Fringe, UK) Sing Out, Louise! Productions is a member of the Broadway League, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, and the Off-Broadway League, for which Joey also serves as President.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Robert Hupp is in his tenth season as artistic director of Syracuse Stage. He recently directed A Christmas Story, Dial M for Murder, Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, Our Town, The Play That Goes Wrong, Eureka Day, Annapurna, Talley’s Folly, Amadeus, Noises Off, Next to Normal, and The Three Musketeers for Stage. Prior to coming to Central New York, Robert spent seventeen seasons as the producing artistic director of Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock. He directed over 30 productions for Arkansas Rep ranging from Hamlet to Les Miserables to The Grapes of Wrath. In New York City, Robert directed the American premieres of Glyn Maxwell’s The Lifeblood and Wolfpit for the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. He also served for nine seasons as the artistic director of the Obie Award-winning Jean Cocteau Repertory. At the Cocteau, Robert’s directing credits include works by Buchner, Wilder, Cocteau, Shaw, Wedekind and the premieres of the Bentley/Milhaud version of Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy, and Eduardo de Filippo’s Napoli Millionaria. He has held faculty positions at Pennsylvania’s Dickinson College and, in Arkansas, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Hendrix College. Robert served as vice president of the Board of Directors of the Theatre Communications Group and has served on funding panels for the New York State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, the Theatre Communications Group, the New Jersey State Council of the Arts,
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. While in Arkansas, Robert was named both Non-Profit Executive of the Year by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group, and Individual Artist of the Year by the Arkansas Arts Council. He and his wife Clea ride herd over a blended family of five children, their spouses, one granddaughter, one dog and two cats.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Carly DiFulvio Allen is thrilled to have joined the team at Syracuse Stage. Originally from Rochester, N.Y., she is returning to the region after a twenty-year career on Broadway. Most recently at Disney Theatrical Group, she was the Associate General Manager for the worldwide productions of Aladdin (Broadway, First and Second North American Tours, West End, U.K. Tour, Australia, Germany, Japan, Mexico City, the Netherlands, and South Korea) and Beauty and the Beast (North American Tour, U.K. Tour, Australia, Japan, and China at the Shanghai Disney Resort). Prior to her time at Disney, she was the Company Manager for Roundabout Theatre Company at the Todd Haimes Theatre (formerly the American Airlines Theatre) for twenty-five Broadway productions. Favorites include Violet with Sutton Foster, On the Twentieth Century with Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher, Noises Off with Andrea Martin, and the original Broadway production of The 39 Steps. She has a Theatre Arts Management and Integrated Marketing Communications degree from Ithaca College and has taught theatre management at Pace University. While at Disney, she served on the advisory committee for ENSEMBLE, an employee-led network with the goal of fostering and celebrating an inclusive culture, and was the founding member and cochair for a parents and caregivers sub-committee. She is forever grateful for the support of her parents, Jeff and Triscilla, and her husband Mike Allen. Carly’s most important role is mom to 6-year-old Arthur and 2.5-year-old Eloise.
RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
Kyle Bass, Resident Playwright and curator of Poetry & Play and Wednesday@1, is the author of The Floydians, which premiered Off-Broadway earlier this year, Toliver & Wakeman, which premiered at Franklin Stage Company, Tender Rain, which premiered at Syracuse Stage, Salt City Blues, which received its first production at Syracuse Stage, and Possessing Harriet, published and licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, which premiered at Syracuse Stage, and has been produced at Franklin Stage
RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
Company, East Lynne Theater Company, and HartBeat Ensemble. Citizen James, or The Young Man Without a Country, about a young James Baldwin, streamed nationally and has been optioned for a feature-length film. Under commission from the Washington National Opera, Kyle is the librettist for a new version of Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha, which will premiere in March 2026, and he is the screenwriter and executive producer of the forthcoming live action short film Northeast. With Ping Chong, Kyle is the co-author of Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo, which premiered at Syracuse Stage and was produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre. A descendant of African people enslaved in colonial New England and in the American South, Kyle lives and writes in central upstate New York where his family has lived free and owned land for 226 years. Kyle is Associate Professor of Theater at Colgate University. www.kylebassplaywright.com
WHO WE ARE
Syracuse Stage is the non-profit professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University. We are nationally recognized for creating stimulating theatrical work that engages Central New York, and for our significant contribution to the artistic life of Syracuse University, where we are a vital partner in achieving the educational mission of the University’s Department of Drama.
OUR MISSION
Syracuse Stage tells stories that engage, entertain, and inspire us to see life beyond our own experience.
OUR VISION
Reimagining what's possible for regional theatre-through active inclusion, innovative outreach, and bold productions-Syracuse Stage shapes the culture and social vitality of Central New York, enriches the Syracuse University student experience, and fosters change in ourselves, our communities, and our world.
OUR CORE VALUES
People - Actively including diverse individuals, communities, ideas, and perspectives. Passion - Commitment to integrity, excellence, and enthusiasm in our work. Curiosity - Fostering an innovative and adaptive environment that elicits wonder.
Join the ensemble with an Annual Fund donation to help us make a difference through live theatre.
Your gift supports educational, artistic, accessibility, and community engagement programming which provides the city of Syracuse and the Central New York Region a platform to connect and build community.
Chessa Metz (front) with cast members in the Syracuse Stage production of The Hello Girls. Music and lyrics by Peter Mills. Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel. Co-produced with Michael Cassel Group, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, and Chief Operator. Directed by Cara Reichel. Music supervision by Ben Moss. Musical staging by Christine O’Grady. Scenic design by Milagros Ponce de León. Costume design by Jen Caprio. Lighting design by Dawn Chiang. Sound design by Jessica Paz. Video design by Caite Hevner. Orchestrations by Peter Mills and Ben Moss. Music direction by Alexandra Crosby. Photo by Joan Marcus.
ANTI-RACISM PLEDGE
Syracuse Stage stands firmly against discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. We seek to foster an environment where our community has access to the resources, support, and experiences needed to thrive. We value gathering people of all backgrounds, lived experiences and perspectives. We strive to create an environment, both internal and external, where all individuals feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued.
Syracuse Stage respectfully acknowledges the Onondaga Nation, Firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, the Indigenous people on whose ancestral lands we now stand.
ABOUT SYRACUSE STAGE
Originally constructed as the Regent Movie House in 1914, the physical space of Syracuse Stage has seen many films, musicians, actors, and artists pass through its doors over the course of the past century. The Syracuse Stage that exists today is a nonfor-profit professional theatre company founded in 1974, and a longstanding League of Resident Theatres (LORT) member. Since its inception, Stage has produced over 350 shows, both plays and musicals, within its walls. Now, Stage produces six to seven shows per season, while also offering educational programs to students, various pre- and post-show offerings, and fundraising events each year. Stage is Central New York’s only LORT theatre and one of the largest performing arts organizations in the area. Stage has a strong commitment to giving the community access to a range of high-quality productions; it is equally committed to bringing in actors, designers, and directors who are among the leading theatre professionals, both locally and across the nation.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Stage has collaborated with a myriad of institutions in the Syracuse area. Community partners include 100 Black Men of Syracuse, YWCA, AccessCNY, ACR Health, ARC of Onondaga, ARISE, BOCES, CNY Reads, ED21, FOCL, Hiscock Legal Aid, Northside Learning Center, Center for Community Alternatives, Food Bank of Central New York, InterFaith Works, La Casita Cultural Center, Community Folk Art Center, Black Citizen's Brigade, Syracuse International Film Festival, Clear Path for Veterans, Honor Flight, National Veterans Resource Center, Onondaga Historical Association, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Rematriation, The Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center, Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation, Syracuse Peace Council, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Make-a-Wish Foundation, The Kara Fund, and Golisano Children's Hospital. Additionally, the educational department collaborates with many CNY schools.
CHAIR
SYRACUSE STAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Richard Driscoll
Senior Vice President Commercial Banking Division NBT Bank
PRESIDENT Brett Padgett*
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Syracuse University
VICE CHAIR
Colleen A. Gaetano
Retired- Vice President Global Education & Artistry Estée Lauder Companies, NYC
TREASURER
Denise Dyce*
Associate Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations Syracuse University
SECRETARY
Maria Lesinski
Attorney Newman and Lickstein
AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Cydney Johnson
Deputy County Executive for Physical Services Onondaga County
Carly DiFulvio Allen** Managing Director Syracuse Stage
Janet Audunson Assistant General Counsel National Grid
George S. Bain Freelance Editor and Writer
Barbara Beckos Retired - Syracuse Stage
Nancy Byrne Community Volunteer
Jessica Cain Reporter WRVO
Dr. Ruth Chen* Professor of Practice Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science
Robin Curtis
NYS Lic. RE Asso. Broker Hunt Real Estate ERA
Elisa Dekaney*
Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Academic Affairs Syracuse University
Helene Gold Private Voice & Piano Instructor
Jacki Goldberg Community Volunteer
Nancy Green
Managing Member
Edward S. Green & Associates
Larry Harris Retired - EVP and CFO Saab, Inc.
Eleanor J. Holdridge** Chair
Syracuse University Department of Drama
Robert Hupp** Artistic Director Syracuse Stage
Eric Jackson Co-Founder and CEO Black Cub Productions
Kathy Kelly Retired - Health Educator, PNP
Larry Leatherman Retired - Bristol-Myers Squibb, MOST
Dan Lent Commercial Loan Officer AmeriCU Credit Union
Rob Lentz Retired - EVP of Enterprise Operations Zeta Global
Rocco Mangano Partner Mangano Law Office, PLLC
Anthony Malavenda Retired - Duke’s Root Control
Julia Martin Partner Bousquet Holstein
Suzanne McAuliffe Retired - Educator
Juli McCann New York Chief Compliance Officer National Grid
Rod McDonald Bond, Schoeneck & King
Molly Mulvihill
Sr. Relationship Manager Global Commercial Banking Bank of America
Claire Myers Group Billing Coordinator Brown & Brown Insurance Services
Fran Nichols Retired - Mower, Inc.
YiWei Qi Co-Founder and CEO AccuGPS LLC
Kira Reed*
Associate Professor
Syracuse University Whitman School of Management
Dr. Henry Roane
Executive Director and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry Upstate Golisano Center for Special Needs
Jeff Rubin*
Senior VP for Digital Transformation & Chief Digital Officer Syracuse University
Molly Ryan Partner, Goldberg Segalla LLP
Cora Thomas Radio Host and Office Manager, WAER
Michael S. Tick*
Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts Syracuse University
Dr. Amy Tucker
Chief Medical Officer SUNY Upstate Medical University
Ahmeed Turner Vice President of Scholarships & Student Success; Executive Director of Say Yes Syracuse Central New York Community Foundation
Andrea Waldman Operations and Development Coordinator
Make A Wish Foundation of Central New York
Maryam Wasmund
Chief Financial Officer Filtertech Inc.
*University Trustee **Ex-Officio
SYRACUSE STAGE EMERITUS TRUSTEES
We are grateful to the following individuals who have served as Members of the Stage Board of Trustees and continue to provide significant support to Syracuse Stage.
Jim Breuer
Sandra Brown
Mary Beth Carmen Bea González
Alexys Blansett Liverpool High School
Lydia Brechler Nottingham High School
Siri Brubaker Nottingham High School
Silas Crawford Nottingham High School
Joclyn Dallas Cicero-North Syracuse High School
Raymond Feldstein Jamesville-DeWitt High School
Kate Fennessy Auburn High School
Jackson Finn Christian Brothers Academy
Claire Foran East Syracuse Minoa Central High School
Joan Green
Elizabeth Hartnett
John Huhtala
Margaret Martin
Kevin McAuliffe
Eric Mower
Judy Mower
Michael Shende
YOUNG ADULT COUNCIL
Anqi Geng Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Brooklynn Gilbert North Syracuse Junior High School
Will Hougland Jamesville-DeWitt High School
Zinira Izmir Manlius Pebble Hill School
William Kallahan Shafer Manlius Pebble Hill School
Beatrix Karn Cazenovia High School
Molly Linzer Manlius Pebble Hill School
Cecilia Lombardi Christian Brothers Academy
Zoie Markowski Solvay High School
Octavia Miller
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Mimi Myers Baldwinsville Central School District
Jacelyn Peña Corcoran High School
Spencer Perrigo Christian Brothers Academy
Caspian Pierce Nottingham High School
Briar Raymond North Syracuse Junior High School
Taeyang Reid Manlius Pebble Hill School
Destynee Rogala STEAM High School
Richard Shirtz
Sharon Sullivan
Jack Webb
Michael Zoanetti
Quinn Rost
Charles W. Baker High School
Morgan S. Johnson Jamesville-DeWitt High School
Hikaru Simmons
Tully Junior-Senior High School
Anne Sowaya Fanfan Henninger High School
Maria Timmons
Charles W. Baker High School
Leo True-Frost Jamesville-DeWitt High School
Thomas Warne Nottingham High School
Rebecca Wheeler Homeschooled
Mika Zolberg-Steiger Homeschooled
SYRACUSE STAGE ANNUAL FUND GIFTS
Syracuse Stage depends on the generosity of contributions from individuals, corporations, businesses, foundations, and government agencies. It is with much gratitude that we recognize the following donors to our annual campaign. For information regarding levels of contribution and benefits of each please contact the Development office at 315-443-3931 or visit syracusestage.org.
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS
Richard Mather Fund
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS
Contributions listed above are current as of January 20, 2026, and reflect operating support of $5,000+ and in-kind donations of $10,000+.
The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the arts in Central New York. We recognize the deep importance live theatre plays in shaping the cultural and social vitality of our community. In these challenging times, theatre brings us together to be inspired and celebrate the richness of the human experience. We are delighted to continue to support Syracuse Stage and this very special production of Relentless.
Relentless is made possible with funds from the General Operating Support program a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of County Executive, J. Ryan McMahon II, and the Onondaga County Legislature, administered by CNY Arts.
50 TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN GIFTS
Syracuse Stage's 50th Anniversary Season is presented by Slutzker Family Foundation
Sarah Alden
Jackie Anderson
Robert & Jeanne Anderson
Frank Badagnani
George S. Bain
Rosemary Baker & Stuart Spiegel
Bank of America
Keith Batman & Barbara Post
Helen Beale
Barbara Beckos & Arthur McDonald
Jean Beers
Carrie Berse & Chris Skeval
Michael & Jennifer Blowers
Leslee Boissy
Thomas & Carol Boll
Jon & Patricia Booth
Patricia Borer
Dennis & Mary Anne Brady
Mary Brady
Marion Brillati
Angel Broadnax
Marlene Brown
Pamela Brown-Benjamin
Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth
Gary & Kathleen Bruno
Lia & Dean Burrows
Kathleen Burt
Patricia Bush
Nancy & William Byrne
Mark & Lori Campitello
Rich & Mary Cappelli
Cazenovia Jewelry
Charity Cars Inc.
Dr. Ruth Chen & Chancellor Kent Syverud
Anthony & Carolyn Cimino
Patricia & Sandy Colabufo
Nicholas & Louanne Colaneri
Elaine Coppola
Raymond W. Cummings, Jr.
Kevin & Kristin Curtis
Therese & Walter Dancks
Anthony & Deborah D'Angelo
Bill & Terry Delavan
Roger & Naomi DeMuth
Robert Desimone
Mary DiSanto
James & Leona Dowd
Dick & Therese Driscoll
Ron Ehrenreich & Sondra
Roth
Richard Ellison & Margaret
Ksander
Linda Fabian & Dennis Goodrich
Carole Farfaglia
Carol Fedrizzi
Alan Fischler & Karen
McDonold
David & Karen Fitch
Robert & Terry Flower
Peter Frantzis
Nancy Freeborough
Colleen Gaetano
George & Halina Gagne
Jim & Carol Galvin
Barbara Genton
Neil & Helene Gold
Jacki & Michael Goldberg
Douglas Goldschmidt & David Jacobs
William Goodwin
Nancy Green & Tony
Marschall
Muffy & H. Baird Hansen
Tom & Cynthia Helmer
Kenneth Hendel
Steven Herwood
Michele Hickman
Judy Huckle
Robert & Clea Hupp
Norma Huxter
Linda Imboden
Emily Johnson & Vijay
Ramachandran
Deborah Joiner
Laura & Ed Jordan
Gwenn & John Judge
Brian Kane & Phyllis Perrotti
Michael & Audrey Kane
James & Jan Kaplan
Dana Keefer
Kathy Kelly & Len Weiner
John & Gloria Kennedy
Stewart Koenig & Judy Schmid
Dean Kolts
Jill Ladd
Lorraine LaDuke
Andrea Latchem
Skip Lentz & Anne Russ
Stephen Lessie
Linda Loomis
Tony Malavenda & Martine
Burat
As of January 20, 2026
Rocco & Roberta Mangano
Wade Manning
Nicholas Martin
Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe
Donyce & Kenneth McCluskey
Rod & Jana McDonald
Andreas & Margaret Meier
Carl Mellor
Michael & Claudia Miceli
Gail Mitchell
Molly Carole Fitzpatrick
Bruce Moseley & Leigh
Yardley
Molly & Kevin Mulvihill
Janet Munro
Claire Myers
Richard & Barbara Natoli
NBT Bancorp Inc
Marty & Millie Newshan
Becky Nicandri
Sally Lou & Fran Nichols
Leslie Noble & Bill Morris
Sally O'Herin
Marjorie Ostrander
Brett & Jeannie Padgett
Cindy Spiezio Paikin
Ricky & Whitney Pak
David & Susan Palen
Cathy Palm
Nolan & Phyllis Palsma
Peter & Constance Palumb
Robert & Teresa Parke
Susan Perriello
Debra Petzold
Jane Pickett
Duane & Karleen Preske
Nancy Radoff
David Rankert
Jean Reilly
The Dorothy and Marshall
M. Reisman Foundation
Ross & Melanie Relyea
Todd Relyea
Patrick & Kuni Riccardi
Richard Mather Fund
Terry & Monica Richmond
James & Tricia Sadowski
Robert Sarason & Jane
Burkhead
Mike & Marilyn Sees
Barry & Jenny Shulman
Brenda Silverman
Theresa Slosek & Ronald
Wilson
Slutzker Family Foundation
50 TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN GIFTS
Joseph & Carolyn Smith
Vinodhini Subramanian
Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips
John & Jamie Sutphen
Amy Sweeney
Delia & Sandy Temes
Angi Tipton
John Toomey
Hon. Karen M. Uplinger
Joseph & Carole Valesky
Nancy Wadopian
Marc & Marcy Waldauer
The Estate of George Wallerstein & Julie Lutz
Maryam Wasmund
Liz & David Wei
Lynda Wheat
Joseph Whelan & Margaret
Harding
Dr. Kelvin White
Tom & Desiree Wight
Evelyn B Williams
Diana Wolpert
Leslie & Jerry Zaborsky
Joyce Zadzilka
INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS
New and increased gifts this season will be matched by The Richard Mather Fund.
It is our goal to provide a complete list of all donors $100+. Nevertheless, if your gift is not listed or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies, and contact the Development Office at 315-443-9848.
$100,000+
CNY Arts, Inc
Onondaga County
Syracuse University
$50,000 - $99,999
Advance Media NY
George S. Bain
The Shubert Foundation
Slutzker Family Foundation
$20,000 - $49,999
Central New York Community Foundation
Dramatists Guild Foundation
iHeartMedia
M&T Bank
Richard Mather Fund
New York State Council on the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The Dorothy & Marshall M. Reisman Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
Richard Bunce
Nancy & William Byrne
Cumulus Media
Jacki & Michael Goldberg
Howard L. Green Foundation, Inc.
Elizabeth Hartnett
NewsChannel9
The John Ben Snow Foundation & Memorial Trust
Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips
Douglas Sutherland & Nancy Kramer
WAER
WRVO
$5,000 - $9,999
Janet Audunson & David Youlen
Elaine Bellin
Ryan & Leigh Ann Benz
The Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation
Bousquet Holstein PLLC
Jessica Cain & Kevin Kopko
Pete & Mary Beth Carmen
Cathedral Candle Company
Dr. Ruth Chen & Chancellor Kent Syverud
Peggy & Dana Dudarchik
Maggie & Jake Feldmeier
Colleen Gaetano
Helene & Neil Gold
Larry & Ann Harris
The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
Robert & Clea Hupp
Larry & Mary Leatherman
Skip Lentz & Anne Russ
Rocco & Roberta Mangano
Mangano Law Office, PLLC
Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe
Eric & Judy Mower
National Grid
NBT Bancorp Inc
Sally Lou & Fran Nichols
Joel Potash & Sandra Hurd
Sharye Skinner
Syracuse Mets - Diamond
Baseball Holdings Inc.
Theatre Development Fund
Andrea & Joshua Waldman
Wegmans
$3,500 - $4,999
Kathleen Bice Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys
Barbara Sheklin Davis
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Dick & Therese Driscoll
Maria Lesinski & Benjamin Hicks
Selma Radin
Maryam Wasmund
$1,800 - $3,499
James & Nancy Asher
Bank of America
The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2026. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Barbara Beckos & Arthur
McDonald
Donald Blair & Nancy Dock
Francine Boutet
Craig & Kathy Byrum
James Clark & Sharon
Gordon
Robin Curtis
Edward & Susan Downing
Melvin & Mildred Eggers
Family Charitable Foundation
Ernst & Young, LLP
Dorothy & Lawrence Gordon
Nancy Green & Tony Marschall
Edward S. Green & Associates
Dennis & Judi Hebert
Joyce Day Homan
David & Sally Hootnick
Steven & Elaine Jacobs
Randy & Elizabeth Kalish
Kathy Kelly & Len Weiner
Leslie Kohman
LeChase Construction
Rod & Jana McDonald
Walter & Elizabeth Merriam
Anne Morford
Molly & Kevin Mulvihill
Claire Myers
Brett & Jeannie Padgett
YiWei Qi & Julie Yu
Michael & Rissa Ratner
Robert Sarason & Jane Burkhead
Sam & Carolyn Spalding
Raymond & Linda Straub
Michael & Cathy Tick
Dr. Amy Tucker
Jack & Linda Webb
$1,200 - $1,799
Anchor QEA Inc.
Debbie & Candido Bermudez
Black Cub Productions, LLC
Marlene Blumin
Jim & Cathy Breuer
Andrew Corbin
Ana Díaz-Diez & Javier
Maymi-Perez
Kenneth & Kathleen Freer
Paul & Carolyn Frymoyer
Thomas Greenwood
Richard G. Jaeger
David Rankert
Frank and Frances Revoir Foundation
Nancy & Walter Shepard
Richard & Margaret Shirtz
James Shults
Elinor Spring-Mills
Larry & Glenda Wetzel
$600 - $1,199
Charles Amos
Edward & Angela Bernat
Susan Brett
Cazenovia Jewelry
Demetrius & Erin Cunia
Mark Cywilko & Marianne
Moosbrugger
Elisa & Joshua Dekaney
Triscilla & Jeff DiFulvio
Audrey Dolata
Judith & William Dowling
Linda Fabian & Dennis
Goodrich
Allen & Anita Frank
Joyce Freeman
Deborah & Samuel Haines
Muffy & H. Baird Hansen
Daniel & Julia Harris
Mary Hershberger
John & Kimberly Huhtala
Richard & Margaret Ingraham
Cydney Johnson & Jeff
Comanici
John & Maren King
Bob & Pat Lebel
Kathleen Lemos
James MacKillop
Donald & Patricia
MacLaughlin
Susan Martineau
John & Joan Nicholson
Doren Norfleet
Sally O'Herin
David & Janice Panasci
Ellen Runge
Molly Ryan & Tim Byrnes
Jon Selzer
Robert & Cheryl Shallish
Geraldine & John Sheehan
Dirk & Carol Sonneborn
Deirdre Stam
David & Eileen Thompson
Hon. Karen M. Uplinger
Peter Vanable & Anne Jamison
Lynda Wheat
David & Daryll Wheeler
John & Mitzi Wolf
$300 - $599
Chris Arnold
Timothy Atseff & Margaret
Ogden
Jerome Bailey
Rosemary Baker & Stuart
Spiegel
Nancy Barnum
In Honor of
Contributions have been made to Syracuse Stage to honor someone, celebrate a special occasion, or offer an expression of sympathy in memory of a loved one.
Christine Allen, in memory of Bjorn Woldbeck.
Charles Amos, thank you to Tracey White and Group Sales.
George S. Bain, in memory of Ginny Parker.
Laura Bigness, in memory of Bjorn Woldbeck.
Robert & Jane Corcoran, in honor of Robert and Ann Lentz.
Stephanie Cross, in memory of my mom who introduced me to the experience of live theater from an early age.
Robin L. Curtis, for Ginny.
Aimee deSimone, this is for my former colleagues who I worked with at Syracuse Stage during college, and all of the artists I met along the way.
Gwendalyn Rose Díaz, small dedication to my grandmother
‘TITA’, my mom @ musicaltheatre_mom
‘Rosy’ & Syracuse Stage Company
‘Bob Hupp’, Melissa Crespo & the board of directors and for believing in me the last few years while performing at Syracuse Stage! Memories of a lifetime.
Ana Diaz-Diez & Javier Maymi-Perez, in loving
The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2026. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Marjory Baruch
Brenda & Wendy Bousfield & David Marcus
Dennis & Mary Anne Brady
Brine Wells, LLC
Joseph Browne
Gary & Kathleen Bruno
Joseph Cerroni & Linda Tassa
Richard & Cynthia Cherny
Christina El Bayadi
Joe & Nancy Clayton
Rubin Cohen
Paul & Linda Cohen
Jerilyn Costich
Anita Cottrell
Susan & Devin Crossett
Virginia DeBenedictis
Roger & Naomi DeMuth
Stephen & Emily DiMarco
Linda & Alan Dolmatch
Elizabeth & Evan Dreyfuss
Kim & Charles Driscoll
Joseph Driscoll
Clay & Dora Elliott
Richard Ellison & Margaret Ksander
Richard Ernst
Linda Euto
Carole Farfaglia
Herman Frazier & Caroline Beal
Allen & Nirelle Galson
Gasparini Sales, Inc.
David & Mary Geloso
Douglas Goldschmidt & David Jacobs
Bea Gonzalez & Michael
Leonard
Greenblott Recycling LLC
Carol Guido & Matt Hermann
Bryce & Judith Hand
David & Ellen Hardy
Jean Hickey
Joseph & Paula Himmelsbach
Howard & Linda Hollander
Sandra Howell
Judy Huckle
Emily Johnson & Vijay Ramachandran
Peter & Brenda Keithslack
Tim & Susan Kennedy
Alan & Deborah Kinney
Trudy & Earl Kletsky
Dean Kolts
Andrea Latchem
Daniel & Ann Lent
George & Roseann Lorefice
Eugene & Christine Lozner
Caro Macdonald
Robert & Nancy Mandry
John & Candace Marsellus
Charles Martin & Johanna
Keller
Juli McCann
Mary Ellen McDonald
Kathleen McLeod
James & Elizabeth Megna
Andreas & Margaret Meier
Walter & Lauren Melnikow
John & Jill Melvin
Donna Miller
David & Mary Morgan
Susan Moskal
James & Kathleen Muldoon
Newman & Lickstein, LLP
Margaret O'Brien
Kevin & Peggy O'Connor
Marjorie Ostrander
Cathy Palm
Robert & Teresa Parke
Paolo & Nicole Pastore
Jane Pickett
Mickey & Pat Piscitelli
Howard & Ann Port
L John Potter
John Przepiora
Kira Reed
Todd Relyea
Jennifer Roberts
Jeffrey & Jennifer Rubin
George & Sharon Schmit
William Schuyler
Roger & Nancy Sharp
Beth & Tobias Sienel
Dr Craig A Simmons
Steven & Robin Sisskind
Joseph & Carolyn Smith
James & David Sonneborn
Greg & Maura Stefl
H. Paul Steiner
Sharon Sutter
Victor & Diane Tice
Richard & Jessie Trudeau
Joseph Valesky
Howard Weinstein
Tom & Carol Wolff
Jay Yonta & Jennine
Lombardi
Loretta Zolkowski
$150 - $299
Jerrold & Harriet Abraham
James Aiello
Eric Allyn & Meg O'Connell
Al & Jane Arras
Margaret Banazek
Margaret Baule
Janine Bernard
Brian & Katherine Berry
Paul & Elizabeth Berry
Dr. Sylvia Betcher & Martin Korn
In Honor of (Continued)
memory of Pedro DiazMolina.
Farfaglia Family, in memory of Edward Farfaglia.
Carol Guido & Matt Hermann, in memory of Louis and Ruth Guido.
Robert Humphrey, in memory of Mary Anne Wilson.
Vanessa Kalette, in memory of Maria Marrero.
Theresa McIntyre, in memory of Bjorn Woldbeck.
Claire Myers, thanks Mom & Dad for introducing me to what is now my love for the theatre.
Eileen Ponto, in memory of my daughter, Emily Ponto.
Jeff & Wendy Purdy, in honor of Enoch Purdy.
YiWei Qi & Julie Yu, in memory of Liam.
Eric & Liza Rochelson, in honor of Nancy and Bill's 50th wedding anniversary.
Ellen Runge, in memory of Lorne Runge, MD.
Ellen Somers & Allan Kolsky, in memory of Annette Green.
H. Paul Steiner, in memory of Ginny & Fritz Parker.
Sharon Sullivan & Paul Phillips, in memory of Alma Elaine Shende. Ralph Torrillo, in memory of Josie Scro Torrillo.
George Urist, in honor of Barbara Beckos McDonald.
Joseph Valesky, in memory of Carole Valesky.
The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2026. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Carol Biesemeyer
Diana Biro & Eric Rogers
Susan Boettger
Leslee Boissy
Jon & Patricia Booth
Eric & Carol Boyer
John & Lynn Branagan
Cindy Brink
Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth
William Buchanan
Ron Butchart & Amy Rolleri
Alice Butunoi
Joseph & Patricia Cambareri
Ronald Capone
Delores Carney
Steven & Seanne Chase
Lou & Rosa Clark
Martha Cole
John & Deloris Coleman
Donna Coloton
Robert & Jane Corcoran
Elizabeth Cowan
Karl Crossman & John Steinburg
James & Suzanne Cusack
CVS
Christine Dascher
Brantley Deaton
Carol Decker
Peggy & Paul Dennis
Kathryn Dickerson
James & Leona Dowd
Rebecca Downing
Beth Drew & Joe Marusa
Ron Ehrenreich & Sondra
Roth
Penelope Pooler Eisenbies
Carol Fedrizzi
Robert & Valerie Finney
Jeffrey & Teresa Freedman
Thomas & Karen Fruehan
Mary Beth Gannon
Claudia & Adam Gasiorowski
Karen Goldman
Bernice Gottschalk
Paula & Louis Green
Charlotte Haas & Gary Quirk
Patricia Haggerty
Mike Hall
Nancy & Stephen Hallock
Tom & Cynthia Helmer
Christopher Henke & Carolyn Hsu
Karl & Mary Herba
Kathleen Hinchman
Donna & Joseph Hipius
Harry Hood
Rachel Hopkins
Marie & James Jewson
Daniel & Rhea Jezer
Daniel & Janet Jones
Laura & Ed Jordan
Marjorie Julian
Philip & Judith Kaplan
Jan Kaplan
Rebecca Karpoff
Dana Keefer
Amy Kemp
John & Gloria Kennedy
Diane King
Russell & Joan King
Barry & Kathy Kogut
Steven Kulick
Robert & Lauren Lalley
Shannon & Alfonso LaPuma
Lori Lazipone
Amanda Lee
Tod Leggat & Shannon
Magari-Leggat
Dorothy Lennon
Bonnie Levy & Steven Faigen
Edward & Carol Lipson
John & Marian Loosmann
Gerald Mager
Anthony & Christi Mangano
George A. Mango
Julia & Lee Martin
Frederick & Virginia Marty
Elizabeth Mascia
Margot McCormick
John & Mary McCulley
Terri McGraw & Michael
Ringwood
Ben & Julie Merchant
Daniel & Terry Miller
David & Beth Mitchell
Pat & Jan Moore
Janet Munro
Alan & Rosalind Napier
Paul & Lesley Newman
Vickie Olcott
Judy Oplinger
Patricia Orr
John & Elizabeth O'Sullivan
David & Susan Palen
William & Ann Phillips
Eileen Ponto
Kevin & Rachael Porter
Duane & Karleen Preske
Gordon Prosser
Jeff & Wendy Purdy
Steve Reiter & Annegret
Schubert
Patrick & Kuni Riccardi
Terry & Monica Richmond
Michael Riecke & Anthony
McEachern
William & Gretchen
Roberts
Haley Rogacki
Jody Rozenblit
Elaine Rubenstein
Arnold Rubenstein
Susan Ryan
Roberta Savage
Susan Scharoun & Susan
Hynds
Cathryn Sellers
Sari Signorelli
Cynthia Slavinski
Judith Smith
Jeffrey Sneider & Gwen Kay
Michael Stanton
Arnie & Chris Steenstra
Mark & Beth Steigerwald
Susan Stred & Harold
Husovsky
Kathleen & Mark Sunheimer
Kristin & Steve Swift
Maria Tesorio
Ron Thiele & Lynne Pascale
Cora Thomas
James & Deborah Tifft
Ralph Torrillo
John & Jean Tromans
George Urist
Anthony & Martha
Viglietta
Bob & Claudia Visalli
TJ & Meghan Vitale
Judith Waite
Marc & Marcy Waldauer
Donald & Martha
Washburn
Sarah Whitehouse
Fred & Karen Whitney
Robert & Pauline
Williamson
Leslie & Jerry Zaborsky
Joyce Zadzilka
Steven & Judith Zdep
$100 - $149
George & Beverley Adams
Sarah Alden
Carly & Michael Allen
Jason Allers
John Andrake
Dianne Apter & Tom McKay
Rosanne Barbaglia
Jackie Bays & Joseph
McCaffrey
Helen Beale
Mary & Peter Bearkland
Jean Beers
Hunter Berthelot
Thomas & Carol Boll
The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2026. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
Angel Broadnax
Robert & Helene Brophy
Bob & Kathy Brown
Andrea Calarco
Phoebe Cannon
Richard & Nina Cantor
Lexi Carlson & Sebastian Karcher
Jonathan & Gia Carter
Janet & Bruce Chandler
Amy & Tom Clark
Patricia Clark
Patricia & Sandy Colabufo
Cheryl Cole
Al Coles
David & Peg Compton
Anthony & Mary Anne Corasaniti
Andrew Craig & Casey Kanala
Michelle Cretaro
Paul & Cynthia Curtin
Alec Del Gigante
Kristine Delaney
Diane Dimond
Laura Downs
Margaret Elliot
Pamela Ellis
Stanley & Penny Emerick
Lorraine Erlenback
Molly Carole Fitzpatrick
Lois & Jill Fowler
John Friedman & Polly Ann Heavenrich
Mark & Melanie Fullerton
Dan Gaffney
William & Jean Gamble
Jane & Dan Ganley
Caroline Garner
Margaret Gelfuso
Rosamond Gifford Foundation
Kathryn Glynn
Neil Gold
Michael & Wendy Gordon
Mark & Cynthia Greene
Seth & Lisa Greenky
Chip & Kate Grosso
James Hahn
Mark & Carole Hansen
Beth Hansen
Ann & Richard Harris
Elizabeth Hayes
Barbara Heitzman
Steven Herwood
Lisa Hirsch
Barbara & Ronald Hoffman
Linda Imboden
Diana Ingraham Milkovic
InterFaith Works of CNY
Ralph Jahnige
Jon & Wanda Jukam
Vanessa Kalette
Michael & Audrey Kane
Randy Karcher
Noel Keith
David Kelly
Kathy Kennedy
Cynthia Killian
Bronson & Anna Kopp
Briana Kuneman
Sarah Ledwith
Dennis Lerner
Susan Lotierzo
Lynn Luteran Minney
Nancy Machles Rothschild
Jon Maloff
Megan Marzeski
Michael Masingale
Donyce & Kenneth McCluskey
Angela McGlaughlin
Linda McKeown
Timothy McLaughlin &
Diane Cass
Diane McRae
Marcia & Dave Mele
Merck
Charles Merrihew
David Michel & Peggy Liuzzi
Dr. Merrill L. Miller
Thomas Miller & Mary MacBlane
Jennifer Milligan
Julian & Jennifer Modesti
Joseph Moorman & Catherine Gerard
Andrea Nedoshytko
Kyle Nelson
Marty & Millie Newshan
Leslie Noble & Bill Morris
Douglas North
Jane Ondich
Craig Overbeck & Kathleen Kent
Nolan & Phyllis Palsma
John & Linda Parsons
Michael & Susan Petrosillo
Anita Pisano
John Poirier
Bud & Kathy Poliquin
William & Merriette Pollard
Sharon Putney
Steve & Kate Pynn
Paul Raulli
Scott Reinhart
Pam Reisman-Monaco
Sultan Reshamwala
Boyd & Julie Rimel
Stacy Roberts
Mary Roberts Bailey
Valerie Roy
Margaret Ryniker
John & Judy Sabene
Dominick & Ann Sageer
Richard & Jill Sargent
Jennifer Scalione
Jeffrey & Abby Scheer
Lois Schroeder
Sally Senecal
Katherine Sgarlata
Paul Silverstein
William & Marianne Smith
Paul & Jean Soper
Patricia & Michael St. Leger
Ross & Janet Stefano
Jennifer Stromer-Galley
Vinodhini Subramanian
Martha Sutter & David
Ross
John & Anne Sveen
Tom & Lauren Sweeney
Edward & MaryJane
Szczesniak
Miles Taylor
Delia & Sandy Temes
Marian Thompson
James Traver & Marguerite
Conan
Dennis & Debbie Trepanier
Shveta & Girish Trikha
Christopher Vecsey & Carol
Ann Lorenz
Kevin Wade
Diane & Kathleen Waldon
Peter & Cheryl Ward
Ardyth Watson
Leah Weinberg & Paul
Barron
George & Mrs Whitton
Christopher & Renee Wiles
Eleanor Williams
Bjorn Woldbeck
Deborah Wood
Duncan Wormer & Barbara
Benedict
Victoria Xlander
Mary Yurco
Mary Rose Ranieri
Ann Rothschild
The gifts listed in this program include those received or pledged between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2026. It does not include gifts to the special 50th Anniversary Campaign.
PLANNED GIVING
A planned gift is a way to make a significant and lasting gift to Syracuse Stage. By making a bequest to the theatre, you are assuring that Syracuse Stage will continue to inspire, stimulate, and entertain Central New York audiences for generations to come, as well as maintain its high artistic standards that are recognized locally, and nationally. For more information about planned gifts contact: Ana Díaz-Diez, Director of Development 315-443-3931 or ajdiazdi@syr.edu
Dr. William J. Clark, Jr. Fund
The Estate of Rosemary Curtis
Mary Louise Dunn Fund
Deborah O'Shea
In Honor and Memory of Sheldon P. Peterfreund and Josephine A Peterfreund
Michael and Rissa Ratner
The J. Zimmeister-Yarwood Estate
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
Many companies will match gifts of their employees, retirees, and spouses with a gift of their own to Syracuse Stage. Ask your personnel office for a matching gift form, send the completed form with your gift – and we’ll do the rest!
SYRACUSE STAGE STAFF
Artistic Director.............................................................................................................Robert Hupp
Managing Director.............................................................................................Carly DiFulvio Allen
Associate Artistic Director............................................................................................Melissa Crespo
Resident Playwright..............................................................................................................Kyle Bass
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann
Associate Director of Production Operations.......................................................Stuart Plymesser
Student Employee.............................................................................................Nikky Spencer†
Company Manager and Production Management Associate......................................Brian Crotty
Assistant Company Manager.....................................................................................Sarai Ford
Technical Director..................................................................................................Randall Steffen
Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Rebecca Schuetz
Scene Shop Foreman...........................................................................................Michael King
Technical Assistant...................................................................................................Liz Daurio
Carpenters...............................................................................John Gamble, Brian McBurney
Student Employee................................................................................................Bailey Olson†
Student Workstudy..............................................................................................Bella Molino†
Scenic Charge Artist...................................................................................................Emily Holm
Lead Scenic Artist................................................................................................Laurel Arnold
Scenic Painter....................................................................................................Jessica Culligan
Props Supervisor............................................................................................................Mara Rich
Associate Props Supervisor...................................................................................Andrew Babb
Craftpersons....................................................................................Alexis Frizzell, Nora Galley
Student Employee..............................................................................................Emma Henry†
Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty
Assistant Costume Shop Manager.....................................................................Amanda Moore
Cutter-Drapers..............................................................................Emily King, Kathryn Rauch
First Hand.......................................................................................................Katelyn Yonkers
Stitchers.................................................................................Sidney Barmoha, Sophie Shahan
Craftsperson/Shopper..............................................................................................Wyatt Kim
Wardrobe Supervisor.........................................................................................Dylinn Andrew
Electrics and Projection Supervisor...............................................................................Jed Daniels
Associate Electrics and Projection Supervisor......................................................Andy LiDestri Electrician/Board Operator...................................................................................Kat Larrabee
Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer......................................................Jacqueline R. Herter
Audio Engineer...............................................................................................Kevin O’Connor
Sound Engineer/Board Operator..........................................................................Garrett Frink
Stage Management Assistants................................................................Katie Barnes, Erin C Brett
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
General Manager....................................................................................................Michael McCurdy
Comptroller..............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale
Associate General Manager........................................................................................Jacob Ellison
Director of Information Management & Technology...................................Garrett Diaz-Wheeler
Director of Development.............................................................................................Ana Díaz-Diez
Development Associate.....................................................................................Candice Bermudez
Development Assistant............................................................................................Polly Gilmore†
Development Intern...............................................................................................Natalie Harris†
Director of Community Engagement..................................................................Joann Maria Yarrow
Director of Education.......................................................................................................Kate Laissle
Community Engagement and Education Coordinator.....................................................Zizi Majid
Education Interns........................................................................Aliana Aspesi†, Nat Wilson†
Director of Marketing and Communications..............................................................Joanna Penalva
Audience Development Manager..............................................................................Tracey White
Creative Director, Marketing..................................................................................Brenna Merritt
Marketing Content and Publications Manager.....................................................Matthew Nerber
Graphic Designer.................................................................................................Jonathan Hudak
Marketing Intern......................................................................................................Mady Mohat†
Box Office Manager.....................................................................................Courtney Richardson
Assistant Box Office Manager.............................................................................Clari Atherlay
Box Office Assistants.............................................Aliana Aspesi†, Josh Cooper†, Molly Evert†, Tess Feldman†, Ben Ferrara†, Polly Gilmore†, Skye Robinson†
Show Supervisor......................................................................................................Lisa Doerle
Audience Services Manager.......................................................................................Luke Centore
Assistant Audience Services Manager..............................................................Bianca Stevenson
Audience Services Associates.....................................Hannah Blumenthal, Michelle Cannizzo, Khayman Clancy, Pat Condello, Roy Crosbie†, Talia Gabriel-Shenandoah, Asia Green, Siri Jolliffe†, Aidan Karp†, Hannah Mendillo, Meg Pusey, Phineas Roy†, Reyna Sanchez†, Esme Schaus†
Executive Assistant............................................................................................................Judi Dixon
Sign Language Interpreters.....................................................................Brenda Brown, Sue Freeman
Open Captioning........................................................................Jacob G. Ellison, Michael McCurdy
Audio Description..........................................................Brad Beckman, Kate Laissle, Joseph Whelan
Artistic Intern..................................................................................Ella Femino†, Amanda Podhurst†
Community Services Officers............................Chris Deutschman, Stacey Emmons, Martha Farmer
Custodians........................................................................Tony Rogers, Ron Taylor, Candace Velario
†Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama.
