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TABLE OF CONTENTS WHO TELLS OUR STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CREATIVE CONNECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 HEALING IN MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TRAUMA AND THE ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 MISSION: SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 COMING UP: JOSHUA LOZOFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Thank you for helping the Wortham Center stay strong during this crisis. The Wortham Center launched an end-of-year challenge campaign in November, and thanks to all of you, the Wortham exceeded its goal and raised $101,262.36. Thank you for helping the Wortham Center continue to be the heart and soul of our community, bringing you the world-renowned artists in music, theatre, dance and special attractions you love. A special thanks to the following Friends and Board Members who comprised the challenge team and matched gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

As co-presidents of the Board of Directors, it is our privilege and pleasure to welcome you to the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. Last year, we welcomed you to our two new theatre spaces, as well as a refurbished Diana Wortham Theatre and lobby. We began a rollicking, jam-packed, celebratory season of artists from all over our region and from around the world. Then the pandemic struck. We were forced to a grinding halt. But our creativity was not. We knew that the performing arts must find a way, and it could not be limited to indoor stages. Our reduced staff quickly rescheduled many artists, moved performances into courtyards and parking lots, and created safe spaces for local performing groups to record and stream shows — and, ultimately, built a season of part-live, part-streamed performances from world-class artists in the same high quality you’ve come to expect. Our season is taking on flesh, with an eventual return to our three stages in mind. The Wortham board and staff are still here, continuing the work of serving our community. We are grateful and happy to have you join us for this historic season. Enjoy!

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WHO TELLS OUR

STORY by Rae Geoffrey Managing Director Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

It is our obligation and pleasure to make sure everyone is included in the story.

et’s be honest. Black History month exists in part because Black people have long been left out of the narrative of American history. The story of our nation is contrived, controlled, and conscribed by white men.

a dance class, play an instrument or participate in a school choir, is limited to those with means? When that happens, our story morphs into a false narrative. It becomes dominated by the voices who have the ability to participate in its creation and dissemination. When the arts are accessible to everyone, our story changes and becomes more representative of the richness and totality of our experiences.

Wait. This sounds political. Uh oh. Should I click away? Could this be controversial? Why are you even talking about this? What does this have to do with an arts center? Aren’t you here to entertain us?

To change the narrative, those with privilege must use it to make sure everyone has access. Black history is our history.

Yes. And more. At the Wortham Center, we are in the business of stories — the keepers, tellers, and writers. As such, our mission stretches beyond entertainment to build a future that reflects and celebrates the totality of our collective experiences, to present and cultivate works that represent who we are as a people, who we choose to become and why, and to build tomorrow’s artists, philanthropists, and leaders. It is our obligation and pleasure to make sure everyone is included in the story. The arts hold our history. Through song, dance, theatre, poetry, we document and celebrate the human experience. But what happens when only a part of humanity has access to the arts? When the ability to experience a play, take

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n an ongoing commitment to the arts, the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts is offering free virtual educational programs in winter and spring 2021 — inviting individuals, students, classes and families to get up and move in dance workshops, experience the timeless magic of Shakespeare in hands-on activities or interpret visual works of art through music.

these virtual workshops in different ways, adapting existing programming or tapping into new ways of teaching in the virtual format.” Throughout the past year, he continued, “we’ve all learned that connectivity is key to weathering the pandemic — connections with our neighbors, our community, our families.” Not only is the Wortham Center dedicated to bridging the gap and making connections in this difficult year, but it also recognizes the need for creative outlets and educational stimulation. “Artists need to create, and we all can benefit from their creativity.”

“Artists are creative problem solvers, and almost immediately they set out to explore new ways of connection as soon as the pandemic hit,” said Jared McEntire, community engagement director at the Wortham Center. “And different performers have approached

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is offering several options to get children, families and communities up and moving during the winter and spring months, including its “Get Up and Move!” workshops, for grades K-12, which invites classrooms or groups of students to learn core curriculum through dance standards in subjects — ELA, math, history, science and P.E. — to encourage learning and retention.

Longstanding student and teacher favorite Aquila Theatre Company is also offering their skills this winter and spring, working with teachers to aid with Shakespeare lesson plans that fit within the time frame of a single class. The tools shared will offer an approach to reading Shakespeare that can carry over into the rest of the unit as students explore the timeless tale of “Macbeth” with their teachers, with offerings for grades 5-12.

“For many of us, our first step into reading and writing was done through song — singing the alphabet,” McEntire said. “Learning through song and dance happens so often in early development, but as we get older, we tend to forget that we’re all performers. Something as simple as a melody to teach us the alphabet is how most of us first grasped grammar and speech.”

“A major benefit of virtual programs is that we can serve families and classrooms on their own schedules,” McEntire said. “The pandemic has complicated access to education and education through the arts — but these virtual programs allow teachers and parents to access this enriching material at any time. And with many parents doubling as teachers at home during the pandemic, these programs for children and parents are fun ways to learn together at home.”

And for dancers and nondancers of all ages, Black Box has created “Rovin’ Ronnie’s Human Yard Art,” which gives individuals and groups the opportunity to host in-person performance parties from their driveways, neighborhood or other outdoor community location. In this workshop, Black Box founding member Ronald West leads engaging, uplifting dance sequences from the back of a truck — getting people moving, excited and connecting with one another in a socially distanced, screen-free way.

And in two virtual workshops, talented musician and former Wortham Center Artist-in-Residence Shana Tucker captures the creativity of children through musical interpretation of visual art, and also inspires and coaches fellow performers to host their own livestreamed concerts. “Virtual programming is no replacement for face-to-face experiences,” McEntire added, “but we can find positives in the ease of access. It’s never been simpler to attend a workshop, learn new skills and expand our horizons — all by just visiting a website.”

“Michelle [Pearson, artistic director of Black Box Dance Theatre], sent me an email with the subject ‘Roving Ronnie,’ and I was like, ‘Michelle, what is Roving Ronnie?’” West recalled, laughing. “I’d already been doing this for a while — showing up at organizations and other spaces and getting people up and moving. So, in the pandemic, it just made sense to meet people where they are — which, right now, is at home — and get them to come outside, be safe, be smart and move around, rather than feeling the despair of sitting in front of the computer again, day in and day out.”

The Winter/Spring 2021 free virtual programs are made possible through the Wortham Center’s Youth Education Scholarship Fund, with additional support from the Asheville Area Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest and Shakespeare in American Communities. For more information on these and other classes, visit worthamarts.org. 17

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With Sincere Appreciation It would not be possible to produce the Wortham Center Season and Matinee Series as well as provide first-class performance venues to numerous local arts groups without the generous, annual support of individuals, businesses, foundations, and funders. A listing of these donors can be found beginning on page 37.

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HEALING IN MOTION

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ometimes we all need an avenue for release — especially in a year of uncertainty, isolation and unrest. And for the founding members of Black Box Dance Theatre, that release is often best expressed through movement. Together, the founding members of Black Box travel near and far, all over the world, spending time with both experienced and beginner students, teaching them to access healing and selfexpression through the power of motion.

Black Box Dance Theatre, the Wortham Center’s ArtistIn-Residence for the 2020/2021 Season, currently offers a variety of virtual and in-person workshops

person is capable of and use that to allow them to grow in whatever direction they need to grow in. “Especially right now with COVID,” he continued, “people want their kids to be happy, so they force this curriculum on them to be like, ‘You’re going to dance, and it’s going to make you happy.’ But when we get there, we sometimes see that, right now, they maybe just need to be sad. And they need it to be OK to be sad — or to be mad — and to release that and get through these roadblocks so that they can eventually be happy. And we’re with them. We use those emotions as a jumping off point to connect, refocus and create a unique experience.”

They’ve worked with for students, students of the arts, students with special families, Black Box Dance Theatre, needs, seniors with the Wortham Center’s limited mobility, military classrooms and Artist-In-Residence for the veterans with PTSD, 2020/2021 Season, currently individuals. people with physical and offers a variety of virtual mental disabilities, and, and in-person workshops in their travels, there’s for students, families, often a language barrier classrooms and individuals between the dancers in the area — with the goal and their students. Even of connecting, learning, so, they always find one thing in common: experiencing and creating in a year with Movement is a universal language — fewer opportunities for self-expression. capable of breaking down barriers, communicating thoughts and ideas and Prior to arriving at the Wortham Center, releasing endorphins through physical though, West and Black Box’s other activity, big or small. founding members, Artistic Director Michelle Pearson and Kathryn Auman, “It’s different every single time,” spent time in China as cultural diplomats, explained Ronald West, founding using dance as a universal language member of Black Box Dance Theatre. to connect with groups and individuals “We’re taking notes continuously and of mixed abilities. The trip was funded always adapting our methods to meet by the U.S. State Department’s Cultural people where they are. We use a lot of Democracy Mission. humor to make people laugh and get their guard down. Then we pay attention, “One of the places we visited in China listening and watching, to see what each was a hospital where all the students 23

were adults who had either had a stroke or had some other neurological issue, and their children or caretakers were there with them,” West recalled. “It was a lot of parents that didn’t recognize their children, and everyone in the room looked like they were just trying to hold it together and get through the day — and, on top of that, most of them didn’t understand anything we were saying because translation can only do so much.”

duty military and their families. Through multimedia dance, theater and storytelling, “Patriot” uses the stories and experiences of real military veterans — many of which they gathered through their involvement in the nationally recognized Warrior, Spouse and Family Reset Programs. “We’re taking the stories of not one person but every single person, both in the company and from people we have met along the way,” West said. “It’s a true representation of real events — it’s a dramatization, but we’re not making up material. It’s all real, lived experiences.”

The three dancers quickly realized they needed to come up with an activity that would not only be beneficial and enjoyable for both parties, but would also bring them together.

The company’s work with Resets supports military service members and their families through movement, dance and storytelling workshops, helping them deal with the ongoing mental wellness challenges of military life and giving them an avenue to process their emotions through physical movement.

“The funniest thing was: We asked them to take a newspaper and roll it up with their hands — just to work on utilizing their muscles — and then we had them turn this newspaper into different things: It’s a baseball bat. It’s a fishing pole. It’s a flyswatter,” West continued. “So in the middle of this, you’re seeing caretakers, children and their mother or father who may not always remember them, swatting each other with baseball bats — and it’s hysterical. We open up this dream world where they’re no longer in a hospital worrying about their memory, worrying about taking their pills. They’ve escaped to a place where they’re just having fun. We try to get people to a place where they’re no longer worried about judgement and can just be present with the people around them.”

“We’re trying to get people to open up and feel a response,” West said. “If trauma is the story that we need to tell, that’s what we’re going to tell. And it’s important to remember that ‘healing’ doesn’t always mean ‘happy.’ Healing is about being able to release whatever it is that you need to release and not putting a timeline on it. We experience that with veterans all the time. They’re used to being physical but not talking, and dance is great for being physical and releasing all of that angst, which is an understandable effect of military life. It’s anything but a self-serving job.”

In 2019, Black Box Dance Theatre partnered with the North Carolina Arts Council and the USO to begin creation of their newest work, “Patriot,” an emotionally charged living memorial that examines the service and sacrifice of U.S. veterans, active

Stay tuned to the Wortham Center for more information on a future performance of “Patriot,” and, in the meantime, read about or schedule a free virtual or in-person workshop with Black Box by reading the story on page 16.

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INDIVIDUAL SERIES & PERFORMANCE SPONSORS: Don & Nancy Ackermann Cole Joel & Marla Adams Derek & Elizabeth Allen Jack & Mary Anderson Michael & Catty Andry Shiner Antiorio & Kathy Robinson Rod & Bess Baird Diana Bilbrey Joel & Deborah Bohan-Berkowitz Lucy & Kirk Borland Joe & Janice Brumit Bill & Clarita Burton Charlie & Patricia Sloan Clogston Patty & Gary Coleman Bob & Carol Deutsch Lynne Courtney Diehl John & Marsha Ellis Dr. Alan & Suzanne Escovitz Hedy Fischer & Randy Shull Craig & Jacqui Friedrich Dan & Anna Garrett Catherine & Will Gay Jan & John Getz David Greiner & James Gray Terrie & Dale Groce Judith Hamill Richard & Francee Healy Steve & Rena Hoffman Susan Holden Hardy Holland & John Moody Nancy Houha Bill & Marilyn Hubbard Ed & Vicki Jenest Sherry Kellet Ann & Jon Kemske MaryAnn Kiefer & David Erwin James King & Jayne Cleveland Mark Kleive & Nicole Groves

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Elaine Lang & Michael Ferguson Joe & Jill Lawrence Joe & Mary Linville Elly Wells and Glen Locascio Amy Loether Rick & Janna Lutovsky Jerry McAninch Gail & Brian McCarthy Kenneth & Chris McClung Hugh & Carol McCollum Tina McGuire Anne McKenzie Karen & Robert Milnes Gay Murrill Alastair McDonald Odom Maureen O’Hallaron Richard Perry Bob & Martha Pierce Bill & Mary Ann Pruehsner Sheila Rains & Marjorie Sullivan Ronna & Rob Resnick Jim Rishebarger & Sue Fernbach Carol & Michael Rosenblum Susan & Charlie Shanor Dr. Albert and Judith Siemens Pat & Becky Stone Shirley Varela & Witek Siwanowicz Charlotte Watson David & Dianne Worley Hank Young Lach Zemp

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TRAUMA and

THE ARTS by Torre White Speaker, Author, Mental Health Advocate

Trauma significantly impacts a person’s emotional and physical health. When I think back on the history of the United States, traumatic events are ingrained in our history. While I, or many of you, may have not directly experienced certain traumatic events, those very traumas possess the ability to harm entire generations of people. Among the Black

population, generational trauma is seen in many families and communities. The origin of trauma dates back decades — and, in some cases, centuries. In the United States, this is the consequence of hundreds of years of slavery, followed by segregation, racism, and the creation of systems that still, in 2021, oppress Black communities and other communities of color. 28

Despite the horrific acts themselves and release their that happened centuries troubles. Think about it: ago and the acts that “The one thing How many times have continue to happen, you listened to music, that has remained at it is vital to our danced, drawn, etc., generation, and the forefront of my brain to help you through generations after us, an emotion? The is that we begin to heal that we heal. I know release of frustrations, you may be asking: through uncomfortable insecurities and But how? How do pain through art is conversations and, yes, we heal in the midst powerful and, in my of a pandemic and you guessed it, opinion, necessary. racial divide? How the arts.” One of my favorite poets do we heal in a society is Maya Angelou. Angelou where suicide rates have became mute for five years after increased tremendously over the her rapist was murdered. She believed last year? Trust me, I have asked myself that her voice had the power to kill. these very questions. I have pondered Despite feeling that her voice was deadly, where do I start, where do we start, she turned to reading and writing. She for many years. The one thing that has remained at the forefront of my brain is that allowed her pain to be released with a pen and paper. we begin to heal through uncomfortable conversations and, yes, you guessed it, the Never underestimate the power of the arts. Radical, right? arts and its direct correlation with mental health and healing. Personally, spoken word has helped me through some of my darkest moments. When I write, I am able to regain control over my thoughts and who I am. If you don’t take anything else from this article, please remember that art comes in various forms, which means there is a place for everyone.

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n Saturday, March 20, the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts presents “Virtually Impossible,” a brand-new and spellbinding show by internationally renowned magician Joshua Lozoff — live-streamed via Zoom to watch and participate in from the comfort of home.

combine his love for the art of magic with his fascination of psychology and the power of observation and influence. One moment, he’s making drawings come to life just by pointing at them, and in the next, he’s predicting audience members’ choices before they even know themselves.

From his full stage shows to close-up demonstrations, Lozoff’s performances

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and movies, he soon grew tired of the words, you and your family aren’t simply lifestyle’s constant stress — of auditions, watching a screen, you’re part of the waiting for callbacks and the future’s magic. Using the Zoom app, every uncertainty. “I was looking for something audience member has a front-row seat to that I had more control over the action. in my life,” he told CBS “It’s been really 17 in a 2016 interview. “...we interesting,” Lozoff “I still wanted to do said in a July 2020 certainly need something artistic. interview with WRAL I wanted to do morning news. magic now more something that “When everything had a connection than ever, so I’m first hit in March, with people I just thought, just doing my part — that made ‘Well I’ve just people happy. But to do it in gotta shut down something different.” for a while.’ And that any medium After 14 years as an was really painful in I can.” actor, Lozoff left Los a lot of different ways. Angeles to devote his time But then I started getting to service work, volunteering opportunities to perform throughout Latin America. It was during virtually, … and it’s been a challenge — this time that Lozoff had a chance but it’s been really wonderful too. I mean, encounter with a street magician in we certainly need magic now more than Bolivia, and his new passion for magic ever, so I’m just doing my part to do it in was born. Soon after, Lozoff began his any medium I can.” training, traveling across the globe to Lozoff is a talented speaker, magician, study with master magicians full-time. mentalist and former TV and film actor, Now, he shares his finely honed craft on with a notable recurring role as Gino stage all around the world. Tortelli on the TV show “Cheers,” as well “I don’t work with a showgirl or a lion as a role in the movie “Clueless.” Tickets or a big box that people levitate in,” he for “Virtually Impossible” go on sale on continued in the same interview. “To me, Tuesday, March 2. what feels magical is walking right up to “One of the great things about magic is somebody and doing something right in that you really see an interesting side of their hands or in their mind — combining people, and [sometimes] they have this psychology with slight of hand magic.” challenge mentality, where they want to And even though Lozoff’s signature figure it out,” Lozoff told CBS 17. “I feel technique is up-close-and personal like my responsibility is to make sure magic, he’s found a way to make his that it feels fun. ... I’m not trying to win interactive show work in a pandemicsomething by fooling you, and your job stricken world — his passion for the craft isn’t to try to catch me so that you can coming through more than ever in the win, either. It’s just about us all playing intimate, virtual setting. together and experimenting and having a good time.” In “Virtually Impossible,” Lozoff amazes and amuses his audience — often To purchase tickets for Joshua Lozoff’s reading their minds from hundreds or “Virtually Impossible” on Saturday, March thousands of miles away. The show is 20 ($25 per household; on sale March designed for all ages and calls upon 2), call the Wortham Center Box Office at the audience for participation. In other 828-257-4530 or visit worthamarts.org. 35

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Friends of the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts also play a vital role — providing arts education for children, and supporting an organization that brings world-class artists to our community for unforgettable performances and serves as a home for local arts groups.

Become a Friend of the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts today and enjoy: • Priority seating • Advance ticket ordering • Invitations to special events and VIP receptions • Access to artists • Discounts on class and workshop fees • Donor recognition • and much more Learn more and become a Friend today at worthamarts.org.

FRIENDS MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Wortham Center is grateful for the generous support provided by the following individuals and foundations. Lynne Courtney Diehl Jim Rishebarger and Sue Fernbach Craig and Jacqui Friedrich Dan and Anna Garrett Catherine and Will Gay John and Jan Getz David Greiner and James Gray Terrie and Dale Groce Mark Kleive and Nicole Groves Judith Hamill Bill and Marilyn Hubbard Ed and Vicki Jenest Sherry Kellett Ann and Jon Kemske James King and Jayne Cleveland Elaine Lang and Michael Ferguson Joe and Mary Linville Amy Loether Rick and Janna Lutovsky Gail and Brian McCarthy Kenneth and Chris McClung Hugh and Carol McCollum Anne McKenzie Karen and Robert Milnes Gay Murrill Maureen O’Hallaron Richard Perry Bob and Martha Pierce Sheila Rains and Marjorie Sullivan Ronna and Rob Resnick Carol and Michael Rosenblum Susan and Charlie Shanor Dr. Albert and Judith Siemens Pat and Becky Stone Shirley Varela and Witek Siwanowicz Charlotte Watson Hank Young Lach Zemp

LEADERSHIP: $10,000+ Arthur J. Fryar Charitable Remainder Trust Beattie Foundation Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Richard and Francee Healy Henry LaBrun PACESETTER: $5,000-$9,999 Joel and Deborah Bohan-Berkowitz Blackledge Foundation Joe and Janice Brumit John Ellis Dr. Alan and Suzanne Escovitz Steve and Rena Hoffman Nancy Houha Jill and Joe Lawrence Jerry McAninch Tina McGuire Bill and Mary Ann Pruehsner Elly Wells and Glen Locascio David and Dianne Worley PRODUCER: $2,500-$4,999.99 Anonymous Lucy and Kirk Borland John and Marsha Ellis Bob and Carol Deutsch Susan Holden Hardy Holland and John Moody MaryAnn Kiefer and David Erwin Alastair McDonald Odom Ronna and Rob Resnick Diana Wortham SPONSOR: $1,000-$2,499.99 Don and Nancy Ackermann Cole Joel and Marla Adams Derek and Elizabeth Allen Jack and Mary Anderson Michael and Catty Andry Shiner Antiorio and Kathy Robinson Rod and Bess Baird Diana Bilbrey Bill and Clarita Burton Charlie and Patricia Sloan Clogston Patty and Gary Coleman

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Just two blocks from the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, our unique property offers a 60-foot pool and Jacuzzi, fitness center, lounge, restaurant, 275 guest rooms, 21,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and the unparalleled service and first-class amenities that are distinctly Renaissance.

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Friends Make A Difference continued Keevon Baten Gretchen Batra Paul and Bonnie Bellows Richard Benonis Steve and Joanne Betso Dwight and Norma Bohm Allan and Jean Brown Steve and Linda Brown Otis Brown and Clara Ferguson Michael and Amy Clarke Bill Cosgrove and Margaret Davis Leslie and Jurgen Dierks Lina Evans and Ira Sloan Bolling Farmer Larry and Marian Fincher Peter and Jasmin Gentling Bill and Nancy Gettys Laurie and Jack Hamilton Maureen and Frank Hantke Susan Hill Robert and Linda Hollis Alberto Colonia and George Hunker Keith Keener David Keller and Nora Murdock Karen and Peter Kennedy Jan and Dennis King Andriette Kinsella Marjorie Locke Todd and Renita McDougal Donna and Fred Meyer Joni Mitchell Janine and Robert Obee Doug and Darcy Orr William and Joyce Ossmann Michael and Marlene Pendley Kathleen Quinlan and Marc Parham Susan and Randy Richardson Shearon Roberts Ken and Betsy Schapira Brad and Margo Searson Ilona and Michael Sena Marsha Shlaer Shirley Varela and Witek Siwanowicz Jimmy and Sandi Stringer John and Mary Ann Tiano Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Tollison, Jr. Linda Walker Mark and Debbie Ward

John and Edythe Wingerter Pamela Winkler Charles Worley Charles and Patricia Zellerbach BENEFACTOR: $250-$499.99 Lorna and Michael Anderberg Kay Anderson Anonymous Charles and Stephanie Baer David Bate and Elli Schmeltekopf Susan Bicknell and Hardy LeGwin Jay Blanton and Richard Babb Carol and Morty Blumberg Anne Bonnyman John Bordley and Carolyn Fitz Frank and Jean Bourassa Sandra Bradbury Buck and Nancy Bragg Patrick Cafferty Robert and Ellen Carr Pat and George Collett Brent Coyle Deb Davis Lezli and Johnny Davis Jon Devorkin Melinda and Richard Douglass Karen and Bob Dunn Wendy Feinberg Mike and Rachel Figura Ric and Elizabeth Goodman Michael and Sydney Green Sue and Stan Greenberg Larry and Barbara Griswold Al and Betsy Gumpert Peter Wortham Hawes Cynthia Heitger and Jim Gannam Terry and Joanne Hess Dr. and Mrs. Stace Horine Wanda Hubert Diane and Jeff Hutchins Stanley Ingber and Laura Robbins InterPlay Asheville Randy and Mary Johnson Mena Kates Karl Katterjohn David and Angela Kemper Mr. and Mrs. Charles Killian Doris Kistler and Fred Wightman 39

Friends Make A Difference continued Anna and Bruce Koloseike Bruce and Frances Koran Michael and Caprice Krout Eleanor and Robert Lane Stephen and Barbara Lehrer Keith Levi and Patricia Cameron Theodore Luckman Andy MacPhillimy and Lois Sutton Bill and Janice Maddox David and Madeleine Maxwell Donna and Fred Meyer Lamar Noriega Larry and Pat Notestine Alice Io Oglesby Katharine O’Neal Patti and Cal Oppenheim Tommy and Donna Orr Maryann Parish Jack Parsons Jennifer Pasternack Narendra Patel, MD Clara Prado Kathy Rauch Jane and John Reeves Nancy and Robert Rietz Patricia Robertson and Curry First Judy Rose David Russell Cherry and Paul Lentz Saenger Pat Scherer and Sylvia Pardo Leigh Schwietz Babbie and Waid Shelton Mark and Barbara Shevory Mary Kay and Jim Smith Hans and Janet Somey Howard and Juanita Spanogle Heather Spencer and Charles Murray Mara Sprain and John Bates Robert and Patricia Stackman Martine Stolk Tami and John Summerour Dr. Shirley Taffel and George LeRoy Kathy and John Tempelaar-Lietz Fran and Doug Thigpen Cathey Turbyfill James Vaughn and Kevin Broadwater Rich Wasch and Karen Ziff

Dr. and Mrs. John and Heather Whitmire George Wilds and Steve Connell William Winkler Frank Wolf and Sandra Lance Drs. Emily and Jonathan Wood Sherrill and Ted Zoller STAR: $125-$249.99 Mr. and Mrs. Max Alexander Carl Alguire Mary Alm and Darrell Russell Sheldon and Juli Altschul Robert L. Anoff Anonymous Joy and Bob Appleton Bruce Armstrong William and Judy Arrants Bill and Sally Atkins Laura Austin Michelle and Bob Austin George Awad Kathleen Ayres Lisa Bailey Ken and Karen Bain Ann and Iain Baird Charles Baker Frederick Baker Patricia Baker Viva Banzon and Robert Evans Stan Baranowski Cynthia Barrager Barrie Barton Sylvia Bassett in Honor of Tom Tracy Barbara Bassler David Bate and Elli Schmeltekopf Tom and Kay Beardsley Barbara and Martin Beckerman Howard and Sandra Belfor Sandra and John Bell Linda Beltran Barbara Benisch and Jacque Allen Lyn Benjamin Joan Berk Elynn Bernstein Janet Bertinuson and Bridget Dunford Anny Bestel David and Pamela Beyer Martha and Julian Biller 41

WORTHAM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 2020/2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ile Adaramola

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Friends Make A Difference continued Stephanie Biziewski Don and Judith Bliss Ronna Bloom Rhea Bockhorst David and Abigail Doggett Bordeaux Belinda Boscardin Drs. Greg and Susan Braunstein Carl Bredahl Anita McCurley and Sandra Bromble Bill and Marilyn Brown Dr. Steve Brown David and Lin Brown Michael McCallion and Mary Byrd Buchanan Clinton Bugg and Jeff Nucey Bill and Lee Burdett Eve Burton Bonnie and Bob Busby Robin Byrne and Adam Thanz James Cahill M. Regina Cameron Susan Campbell Brad and Judy Campbell Jeannette and Robert Cannon David and Margaret Carle Michael Carroll and Glenda Overbeck Donald and Cynthia Carson Peggy Carson Georgia Case Phil and Laura Casey Jay Casselberry Louise Cate Robert Chapin John Chapman Mary Daniels and Jess Chapman Gene and Maggie Charleton Peter Chaveas Dr. Kenneth P. Chepenik Don and Sharon Christensen Bill and Meg Clontz Sharon Cohen Sarah Corley and Neil Peterson Mary and Keith Costello Thelma and Roland Cousins Ann Cowden Julie Cowden Bray Creech Stan Cross

Beverly Wright Cutter Jon Daggerhart Donald Dahms and Lani Ray Philip C. Davis, MD Libby and Michael de Caetani in honor of Dorothy Westly Skip and Fran Dederick Betty Dickson John Donahoe Marta Donahoe Cynthia Donahue William N. Dorfman, Ed.D. Richard and Leslie Dressler Robert DuBrul and Judith Hoy Jan Duwelius Mary Edwards Laurie and Rudolf Ekstein Dreamwind Flutes David and Ellen Feingold Fred and Lynda Feldman Anita Feldman Patti and Rich Fertel David and Susan Feuer Carol Fisk Tom and Joy Flora Kevin Foley Ellen Foltz Priestley and Brent Ford Jean and Don Forrister Les and Jennifer Foss Joan Foster Patrick Fox Charles and Tricia Franck Mindi Friedwald Linda and Jeffrey Fromson Stephen Frost William Fryar James Gallagher Gertrude Galynker Linda and Dan Gilbert Marty and Carol Gillen Benevity Community Impact Fund Jan Gnadt Daniel Goddard Sid and Jane Goehring Rebecca Goggans Ellen Golden 43

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Friends Make A Difference continued Mary Goodkind and Lindley Garner Joen and William Goodman Tom and Linda Goodwin Barbara and Jeff Gould Ted Graczyk and Paul Gusmerotti Jaime Graeber Bill and Deborah Graham Betsy Gray and Ed Lunow Lisa Green Ray Green and Cathy Rezak Ron and Jane Greene Drs. Mary Ellen Griffin and Wendy Coin Raymond and Deborah Gurriere Ellen Guthrie Jean and Allen Haggar Cliff Hall Kay Hall Iris Hardin William Harding Patrick Hardy Crystal Harmon Melissa and Jerry Harrelson Gibbie and Chuck Harris Tom and Marie Hartye Ernie and Barb Harwig Rabbi Patti Haskell Philip and Sylvia Hawkins Debra Hawley Mary Beth Hayes Rebecca Heartz Barbara Heller Roger Helm and Deborah Freeman Alice Helms Hal and Constance Hemme Jim and Betty Henderson Marilynne Herbert Lyndi Hewitt John Hicks Ben and Martha Hill Dan and Linda Hinchliffe Alan Baumgarten and Judy Hoffman Michael Hofman Tonya Hogan Jo Hogan Sandra Holden Greg and Mary Howell Sam and Ann Hubbard

Jim and Bonnie Hull David Hurand and Martha Salyers Richard Hurley In Honor of Jim Trantham Mary Hutchison and Catherine Quinn Toby Ives and Sally Broughton-Ives Ronald Jacobs David Janson Jeanne Jeffrey Susan Jenkins David Jenkins Susan Jensen Cheryl Johnson Sally Jones John Ellery and Elizabeth Jones Robert Jordan and Martha Oatway Dr. Andrew Jurik Kate and Kevin Justus Charis and Bruce Kabat Charlotte and Harold Kaplan Jean and Joe Karpen Leah Karpen Ed and Carol Kaufmann Jess and Phyllis Key John King and Peggy Clark Richard and Linda Kirkendall Caroline Knox Susan Koenig and Tim Arem Drs. Louis and Marilyn Kolton Dwarshuis Linda Kooiker Helen and Matthew Kraus Mr. and Mrs. Michael Krimmelbein Diane Kyker Theresa and Gary Landwirth Thomas Lang and Deborah Lewis Ginger Lang Marc Langweiler Stephen LaPointe and Claudia Jimenez Jonathon Lawrie Lynn Lederer and Leslie Long Walter Leginski Nan Leininger Rose Levering and William Abbuehl Rob and Wanda Levin Becky Lewis Bill and Susan Loftis James Losse and Ellen Haack Paula O’Hara and Joe Luna 45

Friends Make A Difference continued Bonnie Luria and Kelly Gloger Mary Lynn David Mackel InterPlay Asheville Susan Macy Judy Major Howard Malovany Mr. and Mrs. William W. Mance Martin and Kathryn Mann Ernest Marshall Millie Massey Kate Mathews Michael Maxwell Judith McAfee Richard and Joy McConnell John and Jansen McCreary Kelly McEnany Fred McKinney Dr. Darryl McLeod Terry and Alexandra McPherson Gail Meadows Bob and Ulana Mellor Dr. Roger A. Miller and Judith Mishkin Miller Thomas and Martha Mills Nick Mimken Michelle Minks Elizabeth Minor Glen and Hanne Miska Jean Moburg David Moore Pattie Moore and Lea Stoll Aaron and Anna Morris Jann Nance and Chester Pankowski Joanne Neary and Les Dunne Kirk Avent and Nancee Neel Steve and Wendy Newman Cathy Nichols Priscilla Nullet Susan Oliver Rhea Ormond John Orr Marsha Ott Judy and Rick Ott Theresa Oursler Bradford and Deenie Owen Dana Owen Robert Pace Cindy Page

Danna and Bob Park Valerie and Ron Patton Rose and Fred Patz Jim and Carolyn Payton Lita Perkins in Memory of John E. Perkins and Quita B. Foster Vicki Phillips Kaye Phillips Elizabeth and William Phoenix Kelly and Lawrence Pierce Dan and Gloria Pincu Brayden Pitcairn Jane Pitt Peggy and John Ponak Susan Posey and Bill Jacobs Elizabeth Pou Mary L. Powell Morris Letsinger and Liz Preyer Amira and Thomas Ranney Pamela Reid Jonathan Reily Heather Hartley and Phil Reynolds Brook Reynolds David and Karen Reynolds Gail Rhodes Jennifer Rish and Constance Lofton John and Pam Roeth Alan Rosenthal Susan and Lewis Rothlein Rhonda Sachais Celeste Sandridge Betsy and Jimmy Savely Charlene Scharf and Sophie Steinberg Elizabeth and Gary Schenk Barry and Jackie Schieb Steve Schimmel Connie Schrader and Clay Rowan Lizz and Frie Schulz Donald and Jonel Schuster Tom and Jean Schwandes Jill and Bill Scobie Todd Seeleman Leslie Shaw Peter Shell Anita Shields Cynthia Shilkret Ellen Silver Janise and Rick Silverman 47

Friends Make A Difference continued Ernest and Vicki Skidmore Hope Skilling Anna Skinner Sarah Slechta Bret Sleight Mr. Cameron Smail and Dr. Wendy Willoughby Penny Smith and Margaret Bray Ann and James Smith Howard and Honey Solomon Sandra Sonner Karen Spacek Elke and Ted Spirakis Barbara Stalzer Peter and Melissa Stanz Amy Star and Robert Falanga Louis and Sally Stein George and Leslie Stephens Bonnie Stewart Nancy Stewart Marty and Barbara Stickle Jeff Stillson Stewart Stokes Robert and Pat Stolz Dr. Shelley Stone Hank and Maria Strauss Darrell and Caroline Strong Cathy Stryker Susan Swiger Bob and Christine Swoap Margery Tabankin Lee and Kate Thayer Deborah Thompson Richard and Katherine Thornburgh Claire Tiernan

Bruce Black and Helen Toms Lorili Toth Katherine Triplett John and Lori Turk Steven Turner and Charlotte Kassab Terry Van Buren Charles and Joanna Vanderkolk William Swarts and Susan Waldman Deb Walker Ann Ward Timothy Warner and Barb McCampbell Hope Warshaw and Don Kraus Harold and Anita Watsky Michael Way Philip Weast and Keith Bramlett Virginia Weiler Marilyn and Mark Weinstein Dr. Gretchen Whipple Dave Nelson and Margo White Cliff and Lisa Whitfield Guy and Linda Wierman Paul Wilczynski and Joan Brasier George Wilds and Steve Connell William and Gail Wiley Karen Wilkinson Steve WItherspoon Anne Wolf Sherry Wothke Michael Wrenn Lynn Wright and Sybil Adcock Carroll Ann Wykoff Michelle Yanik Gregory and Marjorie Zack Michael Ziecheck and Debra Bowen

This listing reflects membership donations between March 1, 2019 and January 31, 2021. Thank you!

FOUNDATION SUPPORT Arthur J. Fryar Charitable Remainder Trust of the CFWNC Asheville Area Arts Council The Beattie Foundation Blackledge Foundation Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

Eaton Charitable Foundation Hamill Family Endowment Fund of the CFWNC National Endowment for the Arts New England Foundation for the Arts North Carolina Arts Council The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation SouthArts 49

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With thoughtful estate planning, you can provide lasting support today for tomorrow’s audiences. Your gift ensures the best of the performing arts in Western North Carolina for years to come. Your legacy gift: • maintains award-winning performances in dance, music, and theatre. • says Y.E.S. so all children have access to the arts through the Youth Education Scholarship Fund. • nurtures the arts in our community. • creates opportunities for local artists. • secures the future of the Wortham Center. Contact the Wortham Center to learn more about easy ways to make a lasting impact with a planned gift through a will or trust, retirement plan, insurance policy or annuity, or through many other giving vehicles.

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Not only am I a native of Asheville, but also my ancestors first settled in Sandy Mush around 1795, which was the year Asheville was incorporated.

Friends and good conversation make for the best eating out experiences. I like Chestnut, Benne on Eagle, Limones, all near to the theater. And in a throwback to high school days, I occasionally pick up at Little Pigs; their basic barbecue still delights!

What is on your bucket list?

What do you like to do when

Travel is an obvious interest, especially in connection with art and history. So, St. Petersburg, Athens, Rome, Paris, Norway and Australia would rank high on my post-COVID-19 list.

you are not working?

might be surprised to know about you?

I enjoy history, crafts and museums, exploring the outdoors, and many local events and activities, especially those such as basketball at UNCA, a real gem of a university here in Asheville.

If you could have lunch with one person (dead or alive) who

What is your best piece of

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advice that you could share?

I would love to have lunch with my grandparents. In our youth, we miss so much in understanding our elders and knowing more of their story — yet their history, their values, make up who we are. Unfortunately, we do not understand this missed opportunity until after they are gone.

Be honest, fair and sincere — and if you are blessed with gifts or talent, these are to be shared, not hoarded. What fuels your passion to support the Wortham Center?

Arts feeds the soul and elevates our humanity. The Wortham brings “big city” programs to our community, and I especially appreciate the mission to expose our young people to the performing arts.

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Youth Education Scholarship FUND

Children from economically challenged families are used to hearing the word “no.” At the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, we believe that all children should have access to the arts – regardless of their economic status.

With your help, we say “YES.”

YES to field trips.

For many children in Western North Carolina, a field trip to the Wortham Center is their first exposure to a live performing arts event. Unfortunately, school funding for activities is increasingly limited. Most teachers must ask students to bring money from home to attend a performance with their class. For some students, this is simply not an option. No child should miss the opportunity to learn through the arts. Donors to the Y.E.S. Fund make it possible for thousands of children in Western North Carolina to experience the arts every year regardless of economic circumstances. All it takes is $10 to ensure that a child is not left behind. For only $250 you can send an entire classroom of children to the theatre.

YES to artists in schools and community. The Y.E.S. Fund sends nationally recognized artists into local classrooms and community centers, and makes possible to access virtual experiences in order to deepen learning, provide students with positive role models and expand the arts experiences beyond the walls of the theatre.

YES to emerging artists.

You can open doors for the next generation of performing artists through a new scholarship program for promising high school seniors. The Emerging Artists Fund supports students pursuing a career in the performing arts by providing scholarships to further their professional studies.

Help students dream BIG. Make a donation to the Y.E.S. Fund today. For more information or to make a donation, call 828-210-9849 or visit worthamarts.org. 58

Y.E.S. Fund Supporters Thanks to the generosity of the following donors, thousands of children attended a live performance at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts free of charge in the past ten seasons. Donors to the Y.E.S. (Youth Education Scholarship) Fund make it possible for children to deepen their learning by sponsoring artists in schools and providing scholarships to promising high school seniors to pursue a career in the arts. The following list reflects donations received to the Y.E.S. Fund between March 1, 2019 and January 31, 2021. Bobbi Powers Kathryn Ramirez Susan and Lewis Rothlein Mara Sprain and John Bates James Vaughn and Kevin Broadwater Lynn and Stephen Weinrib

Program Sponsors: $1,000+ Joel and Marla Adams Arby’s Joel and Deborah Bohan-Berkowitz Lyn Dunn Eaton Charitable Foundation The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation Huisking Foundation Sherry Kellett Ann and Jon Kemske Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors (DARN) Henry LaBrun Jill and Joe Lawrence Bob and Martha Pierce PNC Holly and Greg Pollock Dianne and David Worley

Student Sponsors: Up to $249.99 Deborah and José Alvarez Shiner Antiorio and Kathy Robinson Kathleen Ayres Ken and Karen Bain Frederick Baker Sylvia Bassett in Honor of Tom Tracy Gretchen Batra Janet Bertinuson and Bridget Dunford Susan Bicknell and Hardy LeGwin Martha and Julian Biller Linda Blair Walter Brewer Lana S. Burns M. Regina Cameron Susan Campbell Jeannette and Robert Cannon Joshua Canter Don and Sharon Christensen Gracemarie Cirino Madelon and Scott Clark Michael and Amy Clarke Patty and Gary Coleman Bill Cosgrove and Margaret Davis Bob and Carol Deutsch William N. Dorfman, Ed.D. Melinda and Richard Douglass Richard and Leslie Dressler Robert DuBrul and Judith Hoy Karen and Bob Dunn John and Marsha Ellis Lina Evans and Ira Sloan Wendy Feinberg Fred and Lynda Feldman Marshall and Heidi Fields Joan Foster Charles and Tricia Franck Jonas Gerard Fine Art, Inc

Classroom Sponsors: $250-$999.99 Mary and Jack Anderson Rod and Bess Baird Diana Bilbrey Anne Bonnyman Steve and Linda Brown David and Margaret Carle Deb Davis Lynne Courtney Diehl Larry and Marian Fincher Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Jan and John Getz Terry and Joanne Hess Susan Holden Nancy Houha Bill and Marilyn Hubbard Alberto Colonia and George Hunker Suzanne Jones Sally Jones Becky Lewis Ann and Bob Lewis Tina McGuire Donna and Fred Meyer Jim and Pat Morris Janine and Robert Obee Ruth Planey 59

Y.E.S. Fund Supporters continued Mary Goodkind and Lindley Garner Barbara and Jeffrey Gould Lisa Green Sue and Stan Greenberg Larry and Barbara Griswold Al and Betsy Gumpert Kay Hall Laurie and Jack Hamilton Maureen and Frank Hantke Pilar Hartman Ernie and Barb Harwig Sam and Pamela Hausfather Cynthia Heitger and Jim Gannam Hal and Constance Hemme Susan Hill Dan and Linda Hinchliffe Steve and Rena Hoffman Alan Baumgarten and Judy Hoffman Sandra Holden Diane and Jeff Hutchins Ronald Jacobs Ed and Vicki Jenest Susan Jensen Randy and Mary Johnson Kate Justus Ellen Kaczmarek and Gary MacPeek Jean and Joe Karpen Leah Karpen Jess and Phyllis Key John King and Peggy Clark Anna and Bruce Koloseike Michael and Caprice Krout Janet Laube Stephen and Barbara Lehrer Susan and Jeremy Lerner Rob and Wanda Levin James Losse and Ellen Haack Paula O’Hara and Joe Luna InterPlay Asheville Kathryn and Martin Mann Marilynn Mattox Pat McCauley Hugh and Carol McCollum Susan McDaniel James and Linda McDonald Thomas and Martha Mills Susan Minkler Glen and Hanne Miska David Moore Aaron and Anna Morris Marianne Newman

Patti and Cal Oppenheim John Orr Bradford and Deenie Owen Dana Owen Rose and Fred Patz Jim and Carolyn Payton Lita Perkins in Memory of Quita B. Foster Susan Posey and Bill Jacobs Mary L. Powell Morris Letsinger and Liz Preyer Kathleen Quinlan and Marc Parham Anna Reese Frank Reynolds Gail Rhodes Patricia Robertson and Curry First Penny Rose Carol and Michael Rosenblum Betsy and Jimmy Savely Ken and Betsy Schapira Tom and Jean Schwandes Todd Seeleman Anita Shields Barry Silverstein and Sharon Wood Ernest and Vicki Skidmore Sarah Slechta Barbara Sloss Ann and James Smith Brian Smith Howard and Honey Solomon Sandra Sonner Robert and Patricia Stackman Mary Stair Pat and Becky Stone Darrell and Caroline Strong Kathy and John Tempelaar-Lietz Shirley H. Tenney and Paul Merriken Fran and Doug Thigpen Charles Throckmorton Mark and Debbie Ward Timothy Warner and Barb McCampbell Virginia Weiler Guy and Linda Wierman Karen Wilkinson John and Edythe Wingerter Pamela Winkler Drs. Emily and Jonathan Wood Sherry Wothke Lynn Wright and Sybil Adcock Hank Young Sherrill and Ted Zoller 61

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