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MAY 2014 APRIL 18—MAY 18, 2014 2013—2014 SEASON Jerry Manning, Artistic Director Benjamin Moore, Managing Director UW MEDICINE | S TOR I E S A CRUSHING WEIGHT. A TRAPPED SPIRIT. A HELPER SET FREE. T HE PERSON YOU SEE here is the real me — Queen of the Habitual Helpers. But two years ago, I was nowhere to be seen. It started as heartburn, and then chronic respiratory infections. Eating to soothe the pain, I gained weight. Steroids to treat the infections only compounded it. Before I knew it, I was nearly 300 pounds and constantly sick. I was a prisoner in my own body and practically made myself a prisoner in my house. I couldn’t be the mother, helper or person I wanted to be. Worse still, at this rate I wouldn’t be around at all much longer. When I met Dr. Oelschlager (UW Physician, UW Medical Center), everything changed. Seeing the downward spiral I was in, he proposed gastric bypass surgery as my best chance to stop it. It saved me. Two years later and 150 pounds lighter, the real me is back — and I’ve rarely felt healthier. I truly believe that my purpose here is to help people. I feel like I have a second chance to do that. READ KRISTINE’S ENTIRE STORY AT uwmedicine.org/stories U W M E D I C I N E . ORG A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dear Theater-goer, Welcome to the classic play you thought you knew. In my opinion, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is one of the five great American plays. When planning the season, I was frankly surprised that the play had never been produced on Rep stages – until tonight. When it premiered in 1962, Woolf was groundbreaking. It capitalized on the theatrical form, setting up tension between the actors and the audience that exaggerated the already heightened realism. At its core, Woolf illustrates the breakdown of two marriages and unmasks the way husband and wife can perform for each other. It gives the audience an uncomfortably public view of aspects of marriage that are usually kept private. It is a striking unveiling of the roles people play. All four roles in Woolf are considered iconic in American theatre and almost Shakespearean in scope. The actors must take the audience on an epic journey that encompasses deep tragedy and biting comedy. As an artistic director, it is a delight to be able to offer our local acting community roles with this kind of depth and challenge. Director Braden Abraham has assembled a talented ensemble of Seattle actors – Bob, Pamela, Amy, and Aaron – to bring the drama to life. Like you, I can’t wait to see their performances. As always, thanks for joining us at the theatre tonight. What a season Seattle Repertory Theatre is having! Three stunning world premieres balanced by recent New York smashes, and now a classic I have hoped the theatre would stage since I saw Rep veteran Bill Irwin and Kathleen Turner on Broadway in 2005. Edward Albee’s work hasn’t graced the Bagley stage since our spectacular production of The Lady from Dubuque in 2007. The payoff is well worth the long wait. With Pamela Reed returning to the Northwest and making her first Rep appearance, and with Bob Wright still glowing from his wildly successful The Hound of the Baskervilles, expect to see a stellar production led by these two veterans. This Seattle Repertory Theatre season, like all our seasons, is made possible only by the support of our many donors—who understand that ticket revenue covers not even half the cost of presenting the high-quality theatre for which Seattle Rep is known. Our deep gratitude to those of you who are already donors. If you are not a donor, please join our ranks and share our pride. Stellman Keehnel Vice President, Board of Trustees Jerry Manning Artistic Director Seattle Repertory Theatre BOARD OF TRUSTEES Shauna Woods Chair Becky Lenaburg President Jean-Pierre Green Vice President/Treasurer Bruce Bradburn Vice President Stellman Keehnel Vice President Amy Bautista Vice President Phil McCune Vice President Earle J. Hereford Secretary Hal Strong Chair Emeritus Tamra Chandler President-Elect TRUSTEES Clodagh Ash Lynne Bush Donna Cochener-Metcalfe Jim Copacino Adam Cornell Tracy Daw Mark Dickison Bill Franklin Sherri Havens Toni Hoffman Winky Hussey Bruce E.H. Johnson John Keegan Deborah T. Killinger Jerry Manning † Marcella McCaffray Phil McCune Kevin Miller Terri Olson Miller Kevin Millison Benjamin Moore † Jerry Nagae Rebecca Pomering Tim Rattigan Renée Ryan Julie Sandler Laurette Simmons † Richard B. Stead, M.D. Christine Stevens Julie Villegas Pallavi Mehta Wahi Marisa Walker Nancy Ward Scott R. 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All rights reserved. ©2014 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Jerry Manning, Artistic Director | Benjamin Moore, Managing Director presents BY EDWARD ALBEE DIRECTED BY BRADEN ABRAHAM Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Fight Coordinator Dance Coordinator Matthew Smucker Heidi Zamora L.B. Morse Matt Starritt Geoffrey Alm Kathryn Van Meter The Cast Martha Pamela Reed* George R. Hamilton Wright* Nick Aaron Blakely* Honey Amy Hill Stage Manager Cristine Anne Reynolds* Assistant Stage Manager Shellie Stone* Running time is approximately three hours and 15 minutes including two intermissions. 2013 –2014 SEASON SPONSORS TITLE SPONSOR Matthew N. Clapp Jr. PRODUCING PARTNERS Bob & Clodagh Ash Allan & Nora Davis Winky & Peter Hussey Lynn Manley & Lex Lindsey Tom & Terri Olson Miller Ann Ramsay-Jenkins PRODUCING ASSOCIATES Davis Wright Tremaine LLP H.D. Fowler Company K&L Gates LLP KPMG LLP McAdams Wright Ragen Inc. April 18—May 18, 2014 *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. 2013–2014 SEASON The Servant of Two Masters Sept. 27– Oct. 20, 2013 Bo-Nita Oct. 18– Nov. 17, 2013 The Hound of the Baskervilles Nov. 15– Dec. 15, 2013 A Great Wilderness Jan. 17– Feb. 16, 2014 Venus in Fur The Suit Feb. 7– Mar. 9, 2014 Mar. 19– Apr. 6, 2014 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Apr. 18– May 18, 2014 Once Jun. 3– Jun. 8, 2014 encoreartsseattle.com 7 Choosing the Right Ensemble O n the first day of rehearsal for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? the Seattle Rep company gathered, as we always do, to listen to the artistic team present their vision for the show. Director Braden Abraham explained that Edward Albee’s play is an ensemble piece, and that “what really is going to give us success is our strength as a team.” Braden sees Woolf as a quartet, where four voices interweave and work in harmony to create a complex, whole picture. It’s a fitting analogy, given that Edward Albee has often compared playwriting to composing music, and even wanted to be a composer when he was young. Assembling the Team Before we could bring Albee’s play to life, Braden and Casting Director Erin Kraft had to figure out who would play theatre’s most dysfunctional couple, George and Martha. Several people mentioned to Braden that Pamela Reed was back in town after a successful film and TV career in New York and Los Angeles. Pamela’s prowess and her ability to convey viciousness and warmth in the same breath made her a perfect choice for the part. (It was a perfect fit for her too. She’s wanted to play this iconic role since before she became a full-time professional actress, and fun fact: she once played Uta Hagen’s daughter in Mrs. Warren’s Profession in New York—Hagen being the first Martha in the Broadway production of Woolf.) Of course, you can’t have a Martha without a George, and R. Hamilton Wright (Bob) came to mind almost immediately for Braden. Bob has spent a lot of time at the Rep in general, and especially this season, having last appeared in A Great Wilderness and as a co-adapter for The Hound of the Baskervilles. Braden was excited to work with Bob on this show— namely because of his acting range and his love of language. Braden knew he would understand the rhythm of the play. Choosing a Nick and Honey brought its own set of challenges, but once the team was assembled it felt meant to be. Aaron Blakely, who plays Nick, is working with Braden for the third time. “Braden and I have almost a shorthand now,” Aaron explained. “We understand the way each other works very clearly. I feel a freedom to be myself. Sometimes when I’m in the heat of something in rehearsal I’ll just let go, and he works with that.” Amy Hill, on the other hand, is completely new to the Rep and excited to be making her Seattle Rep debut as Honey. She and Braden discussed how Honey is the voyeur in the play and that we learn about her through the way she listens. “Honey doesn’t have the dialogue load that the other three have, but she’s constantly trying to latch onto something,” Amy pointed out. “That’s hard to convey when you don’t have the words to show it.” Each actor’s ability to listen and respond in rehearsal translates onto the stage to create a complicated arrangement of interlacing tensions that propels Woolf’s narrative. “The first day is like getting into a raft at the edge of the water and saying okay, we’re really going to do this.” –R. Hamilton Wright Getting in the Raft The beginning of rehearsals is always a special and defining part of the process for our actors. “As I do more theatre, the first day becomes more electric for me,” said a beaming Bob. “Intellectually, you know you’re going to do the play, and yet it really isn’t until you sit down and read it through the first time that comes the communal clicking in of an agreement.” In the beginning, what exactly that unspoken agreement means and what the “I tell my students, if you want to know something about the structure of a play, listen to some Bach preludes and fugues. I discovered classical music when I was eight, nine, ten years old, and I think I learnt something about the nature of dramatic structure from the nature of the music I was listening to. I probably think of myself half the time as a composer.” –Edward Albee, playwright play is about is a little different for every person. Braden knows this will be the case and enters the rehearsal process open to the unknown. “Generally, when I walk into the first day of rehearsal I’m only about 60% sure that the decisions I’ve made about where we are headed are the right decisions,” said Braden to the Seattle Rep company. “Don’t worry,” he added facetiously. It may seem alarming, that the director of what Artistic Director Jerry Manning calls a “great American masterpiece” is only a little more than half sure of what he’s getting into, and he has four weeks to pull it off. In fact, Braden’s openness to the spontaneity of the process is what allows some of the best work to come forward. Onstage Feuds, Offstage Family The openness that all the actors bring not only allows the best work to happen, but it creates a bond among them in the process. Amy talked about this unique bond, explaining how when there’s a small cast you get an “extra dose” of that connection with your fellow actors. And these bonds come through in the performance. “When I was at the University of Washington I knew that I wanted to play this role some day, and how wonderful that it’s come to pass here at home.” –Pamela Reed For example, Pamela just relocated back home to Seattle and is thrilled to be playing one of her dream roles on the Rep’s stage. “It’s finally come to pass [that I get to play this part]. I get to come home and be embraced by my other family: theatre.” She’s not exaggerating when she calls theatre her family. She and Bob had known about each other for a while and had been fans of each others work, but never had the opportunity to cross paths until the first day of rehearsal. “We walked into the rehearsal room and before we said anything we just hugged,” said a chuckling Bob. That’s the kind of camaraderie it takes to tackle this play, which is an epic emotional journey for any actor. (After the first readthrough Pamela said, “All I can think is ‘God, I have to do that standing up!’”) Creating a safe space to work together in the rehearsal room is crucial to maintaining stamina needed for a show that is almost Shakespearean in scope. We could tell from the very first day that our Woolf team had what it takes, especially because they were so kind and warmhearted with each other. (Offstage, that is.) Tonight you’ll see for yourself. Written by Rose Woodbury, Communications Assistant Above (l to r): Amy Hill, R. Hamilton Wright, Pamela Reed, and Aaron Blakely. Left (l to r): Director Braden Abraham, R. Hamilton Wright, Pamela Reed, Amy Hill, Aaron Blakely, Sara Keats, Matthew Smucker, Shellie Stone, and Cristine Anne Reynolds. Photos by Andry Laurence. Opposite: Playwright Edward Albee. Photo by Allan Gilmore Photography. BIOS Pamela Reed Martha Pamela Reed is a veteran actor of theater, film and television. On and Off-Broadway, her credits include: Fools, The November People, Standing on My Knees at the Manhattan Theater Club, and Getting Out at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (Drama Desk Award). At the New York Shakespeare Festival, Ms. Reed premiered Curse Of The Starving Class (Drama Desk Nomination); Aunt Dan and Lemon, Fen, Sorrows Of Stephen; and All’s Well That Ends Well. Other NY work includes Mrs. Warren’s Profession at the Roundabout with Albee’s original Martha, Uta Hagen; and the world premiere of Ezra Pound’s translation of Sophocles’ Elektra. Ms. Reed has received the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance in Theater. Selected films include Kindergarten Cop, The Long Riders, Bean, Junior, Melvin & Howard, The Best of Times, Cadillac Man, Rachel River, The Goodbye People, Chattahoochee, Passed Away, Proof of Life, and The Right Stuff. Reed has also been seen in many films for television; series credits include Jericho, Grand, Home Court, Family Album, and Robert Altman’s Tanner 88 (Cable Ace Award, Best Actress). Ms. Reed can be seen on NBC’s Parks and Recreation; she is delighted to return home to Seattle and to be onstage at Seattle Rep. Having last appeared at SRT as the dumb-show Queen in Hamlet (starring Christopher Walken) when she was in her final year of the University of Washington’s PATP class under Duncan Ross, Ms. Reed is thrilled to finally walk downstage into the legendary role of Martha. Ms. Reed will be seen this fall at ACT with Bob Wright in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. R. Hamilton Wright George R. Hamilton Wright has been a professional actor for over 35 years, and in that time he has appeared in over 130 productions, over 50 of them at Seattle Repertory Theatre, where he first worked as an actor in 1979. He was last seen on stage in Seattle Rep’s production of Sam Hunter’s A Great Wilderness and Will 10 Eno’s Middletown, directed by John Langs at ACT Theatre. He directed the world premiere of Katie Forgette’s Assisted Living last season at ACT. With Mr. David Pichette, he wrote the stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles which received its world premiere earlier this season at Seattle Rep. Mr. Wright lives in a little brick house in North Seattle with his remarkably talented wife, Katie Forgette. Aaron Blakely Nick Aaron is happy to return this season to Seattle Repertory Theatre. At Seattle Rep he has appeared in Photograph 51, Clybourne Park and How To Write A New Book For The Bible. Other regional credits include: How To Write A New Book For The Bible at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and South Coast Repertory; Other Desert Cities and Middletown at ACT Theatre; The Lion in Winter at Shakespeare Santa Cruz; Sense and Sensibility at Book-It Repertory Theatre; Much Ado About Nothing at Idaho Rep; and Cloning Judson at Southern Rep. Film credits: We Need to Talk About Kevin, Frayed, Taste, and We Go Way Back. Television: “Grimm” and “Leverage”. Aaron holds an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Washington. Amy Hill Honey Amy Hill is delighted to be making her Seattle Repertory Theatre debut. Seattle area credits include Mary in It’s a Wonderful Life (Theater Anonymous), Juliet in Romeo & Juliet (Papertrail Productions), Clara in Pygmalion (Seattle Shakespeare Company), as well as performances in Undo (Annex Theatre); Dog Sees God (Balagan); End Days, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Enrico IV, and The Ladies of the Camellias (Harlequin Productions); and 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theatre Festival. Amy received her bachelor’s degree in Theatre from Central Washington University. She would like to thank to her parents, family and friends for their constant love and support, and is excited to begin her next project: Marriage, with co-star Trick Danneker. ARTISTIC AND PRODUCTION Edward Albee Playwright Edward Albee was born on March 12, 1928, and began writing plays 30 years later. His plays include The Zoo Story (1958), The Death of Bessie Smith (1959), The Sandbox (1959), The American Dream (1960), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1961-62, Tony Award), Tiny Alice (1964), A Delicate Balance (1966, Pulitzer Prize; 1996, Tony Award), All Over (1971), Seascape (1974, Pulitzer Prize), Listening (1975), Counting the Ways (1975), The Lady From Dubuque (1977-78), The Man Who Had Three Arms (1981), Finding the Sun (1982), Marriage Play (1986-87), Three Tall Women (1991, Pulitzer Prize), Fragments (1993), The Play About the Baby (1997), The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2000, 2002 Tony Award), Occupant (2001), Peter and Jerry: (ACT 1, Homelife. ACT 2, The Zoo Story.) (2004), and Me, Myself and I (2007). He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council, and President of The Edward F. Albee Foundation. Mr. Albee was awarded the Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980. In 1996 he received the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts. In 2005, he was awarded a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. Braden Abraham Director As Associate Artistic Director at Seattle Rep, Braden’s recent productions include A Great Wilderness (premiere), The Glass Menagerie and Clybourne Park (Best Theater Production of 2012 – Seattle Weekly). Also at the Rep, he directed critically-acclaimed extended runs of Photograph 51, My Name is Rachel Corrie (US regional premiere), and Betrayal. Braden directed the West Coast premieres of This (Seattle Rep); The K of D, an urban legend (Seattle Rep, Pistol Cat, FringeNYC, Illusion Theatre); Opus (Seattle Rep); and White Hot (Marxiano Productions/West of Lenin). Premieres include: Riddled (Richard Hugo House); Clear Blue Sky (On the Boards/Northwest New Works); Breakin’ Hearts and Takin’ Names (Seattle Rep); The Ten Thousand Things (Washington Ensemble Theatre), and Kuwait (Theatre Schmeater). Additional directing credits include: True West and The Underpants for Spokane Interplayers, and Prometheus Bound at the Lincoln Center Directors Lab. Braden has developed new work with Seattle Rep, Denver Theatre Center, On the Boards, The O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Portland Center Stage, and The Playwrights Center. Member SDC. Celebrate Family ...honor their life Celebrate family... honor their life Matthew Smucker Scenic Designer Matthew Smucker is pleased to return to Seattle Rep where previous designs include: Or,, Circle Mirror Transformation, Three Tall Women, Speech & Debate, Memory House, and Living Out. Smucker’s work has appeared locally at The 5th Avenue (Oklahoma, Elf, Candide), ACT (Grey Gardens, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Sugar Daddies, Ramayana, First Date, In the Next Room, Prisoner of 2nd Avenue, Rock’n’Roll, Yankee Tavern, Trip to Bountiful, Eurydice, The Clean House, The Women, and The Pillowman among many others), Intiman Theatre, New Century Theatre Company, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Book-It, Empty Space, The Village Theatre, Tacoma Actors Guild, and Youth Theatre Northwest; and nationally at Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars, Arizona Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, San Jose Rep, Kansas City Rep, Tempe’s Childsplay, and Minneapolis’s Children’s Theatre Company. Smucker teaches scenic design at Cornish College for the Arts and received his M.F.A. from the University of Washington School of Drama. Funeral • Cemetery • Cremation Services www.BonneyWatson.com Heidi Zamora Costume Designer Heidi Zamora’s costume designs have been seen at the Seattle Opera (Orphee et Eurydice), Seattle Children’s Theatre (If You Give A Mouse a Cookie, Hamlet), Seattle Shakespeare Company (Pericles, Macbeth, School for Scandal, Much Ado About Nothing), The Empty Space (Stupid Kids), Book-It (Broken for You), and Strawberry Theatre Workshop (Lady Day, Leni). Heidi is a co-founder, former Co-Artistic Director and former board president of Washington Ensemble Theatre and has designed costumes for 17 of the Ensemble’s productions including Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Crave, blahblahblahBANG, and RoboPop! which she also co-directed. Heidi is the Assistant Costume Shop Manager and Resident Costume Design Coordinator at Seattle Opera and has served as the Costume Shop Manager BW 111912 celebrate 1 encoreartsseattle.com 11 for both The Empty Space and Seattle Shakespeare Company. Heidi received her M.F.A. in costume design from the University of Washington in 2002. L.B. Morse Lighting Designer L.B. Morse is a lighting, scenic, and multimedia designer for theatre and dance. Previous designs at Seattle Rep include: A Great Wilderness (lighting); The Hound of the Baskervilles (scenery, lighting and projections); Boeing Boeing (lighting); Photograph 51 (lighting); The Glass Menagerie (lighting); Clybourne Park (lighting); Or, (lighting); Sylvia (lighting); This (scenery and lighting); The K of D, an urban legend (co-scenic design); Dancing at Lughnasa (lighting); Opus (lighting); Breakin’ Hearts & Takin’ Names (scenery and lighting), Betrayal (lighting and multimedia); My Name is Rachel Corrie (lighting); Thom Pain (based on nothing) (lighting); and Twelfe Night (multimedia). He has also designed for ACT, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Intiman, Seattle Shakespeare Company, On the Boards, Lingo dancetheater, Maureen Whiting Dance Co., and Empty Space, among others. L.B. holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts and a Graduate Certificate in Scenic Design from University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the Associate Designer here at Seattle Rep. Matt Starritt Sound Designer Ben, for thousands of nights this house has thrived under your leadership, wisdom and passion for great theatre. We thank you for enriching our lives. Bravo! Matt is a freelance sound designer for both theatre and dance and a writer from Seattle. He recently designed the sound for A Crack in Everything for the Zoe|Juniper Dance Company, which premiered at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and toured nationally. He returns to Seattle Rep where he has designed the sound for American Buffalo, boom, Breakin’ Hearts & Takin’ Names, The Brothers Size, Clybourne Park, Glengarry Glen Ross, God of Carnage, How to Write a New Book for the Bible, Imaginary Invalid, Inspecting Carol, Photograph 51, The K of D, Opus, The Seafarer, and Speech & Debate. Matt has also designed for the Alley Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Cornerstone Theater Company, Illusion Theatre, Intiman, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, South Coast Repertory, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. Matt is a part-time lecturer at the UW School of Drama. 12 EAP 040114 moore tribute 1_3v.indd 1 4/4/14 1:33 PM Cristine Anne Reynolds Stage Manager Select work at Seattle Rep includes: Clybourne Park, The Great Gatsby, and Jitney. Locally, she stage manages at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Opera, and Icicle Creek Theatre Festival, among others. National credits include South Coast Repertory, Barter Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Long Beach Opera, and Music Theatre of Wichita. International touring credits include Edinburgh International Festival, Sadler’s WellsLondon, and Singapore Arts Festival. Shellie Stone Assistant Stage Manager Credits include: Venus in Fur, Boeing Boeing, Clybourne Park, Red (Seattle Rep); Oliver!, Secondhand Lions, The Music Man, RENT, Cinderella (5th Avenue Theatre); The Lion in Winter, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Santa Cruz); Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Intiman Theatre); The Wizard of Oz, Jackie and Me, Lyle the Crocodile, In the Northern Lands: Nordic Myths, A Tale of Two Cities, Bluenose (SCT); Don Quixote, The Barber of Seville, Amelia (Seattle Opera); La Cenerentola (Spoleto Festival ’08). Stage Management Intern for The Imaginary Invalid, Birdie Blue, and Twelfe Night (Seattle Rep). FOR SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Jerry Manning Artistic Director This year marks Jerry’s fourth season as Artistic Director. Mr. Manning joined Seattle Rep in 2000 as Associate Artistic Director overseeing casting. In 2008, he was named Producing Artistic Director. Seattle Rep directing credits include: Inspecting Carol, I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno and Patriot Acts. As a producer Mr. Manning was on staff at New York Theatre Workshop for seven seasons and at Arena Stage for eleven years. Jerry has done extensive casting work in film and television. He has conducted workshops at graduate theater programs across the country and has an ongoing relationship with the National Endowment for the Arts where he has served as a reader, site reporter and peer panelist. Benjamin Moore Managing Director In the 28 years Benjamin Moore has served as Managing Director of Seattle Rep, the theatre has operated as one of the most financially stable arts organizations in the country. Ben came to Seattle Rep in December 1985 following a 15-year association with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco where he held the positions of production director, general manager, and managing director. He has led Seattle Rep through compliance for a National Arts Stabilization grant, two Wallace Foundation grants, and the construction of the Leo K. Theatre. In 2001, Ben led a consortium of Seattle theatres in producing Peter Brook’s Hamlet. He also organized a consortium of five local theatres to develop technological advances in customer relationship management, and he has been instrumental in the building of the Cultural Resource Collective, a community database that aggregates patrons from more than two dozen arts and cultural organizations. In the last year, Ben has worked with colleagues in the cultural sector to reconstitute a coalition dedicated to establishing a Cultural Access Fund (CAF) for the Puget Sound region and has a continuing role in the governance and funding of this three to five year initiative as a member of the Executive Committee for the CAF Coalition. Ben was honored with an award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts at ArtsFund’s 25th Annual Celebration of the Arts Luncheon in May 2013. Ben was the chairman of the Seattle Arts Commission in 1989 and served two consecutive terms on the Washington State Arts Commission beginning in 2001. He was the chair of the I.A.T.S.E. Local 15 Health and Welfare Trust from 1994 to 2010, has served on the boards of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and is currently a member of the board of the Tessitura Network, Inc. Ben has served as a peer panelist and evaluator for the NEA and a consultant for The Bush Foundation in Minneapolis. He received a Senior Fellowship and a BA from Dartmouth College and an MFA in Arts Administration from Yale University School of Drama and has taught a course in not-for-profits arts management offered in the Certificate Program at the University of Washington. Seattle Repertory Theatre is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a nationwide association of not for profit theatres. This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the I.A.T.S.E. Scenery Construction and Operations performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E. locals 15 and 488. Wardrobe services are performed by employees represented by T.W.U Local 887 Seattle Repertory Theatre is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre. Support the Businesses that Support Equality for Everyone. Find them at Equality is Good BusinEss encoreartsseattle.com 13 Untitled-6 1 3/12/14 4:38 PM 28 YEARS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP Newly hired in 1985 The 2013—2014 season has been Managing Director Ben Moore’s last at the helm. Ben has guided the Rep for 28 years, using his wisdom, foresight, and thoughtfulness to navigate the institution through shifting economic climates. He has also guided many individuals, serving as a warm mentor to countless aspiring arts managers. Ben joined Seattle Rep in December 1985 after earning an M.F.A. in Arts Administration from the Yale School of Drama and concluding a 15-year association with San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater, where he held positions as production director, general manager, and managing director. Since then Seattle Rep has operated as one of the most consistently financially stable arts organizations in the country. In 1990, Ben and Artistic Director Dan Sullivan accepted the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, awarded to Seattle Rep for displaying a continuously high level of artistic achievement. From 1993—1997, Moore guided the Rep through the fundraising for and construction of the Leo Kreielsheimer Theatre, a $10 million, 282-seat second theatre space meant to provide a home for new work. He was also instrumental in establishing the theatre’s $15 million endowment. A natural collaborator, in 2001 he organized a coalition of Seattle groups including Seattle Center, Intiman Theatre, ACT, The Empty Space Theatre, and the Seattle Center Foundation to produce legendary director Peter Brook’s Hamlet at Mercer Arena. Most recently, Ben is serving as the Co-Chair of Cultural Access Washington’s Advocacy Committee, pushing for an initiative that could lead to significant new funding for arts and cultural organizations like the Rep. When asked to comment on his career, Mr. Moore shared the following: “When theatre is done right, it is a remarkable blend of With trustee Debbie Killinger and Artistic Director Jerry Manning creative energy from an army of artists. Directors, designers, actors, and a fleet of artisans, technicians and administrators combine to tell a human story to which each audience responds differently. This diversity of role and experience with every play and every performance has always held my interest. But it was not the plays or the performances that attracted me when I was young and confused. It was the delicious array of human temperament and discipline and the promise of collaboration. It was about the people and the process. I champion the achievements of all who work—and have worked—in this building. Imagine this: a business where you have a different product line every year; you plan from the pages of a script knowing little about who will create the product or what it will look like; you market the product before and while it is being created; you fundraise to pay for half the cost as you produce the product; you do all this for on-time delivery to an audience when you finally know what Accepting the Tony With wife Marilyn the product is; and with good luck and the agile care of many participants you hope to manage this according to the plan and within the budget that was cobbled together 6 months or a year ago. That’s what this building and its people, artists and staff and trustees alike, do year after year—and better than ever today. I am most in awe of the deep trust and mutual respect that prevails in this dynamic environment between all who participate and collaborate, no matter the constraints that bind us, the stress of the risks undertaken, and the inherent messiness of making art. Many have asked what in my work has been most rewarding. The answer is mentoring young talent. I have watched the Rep’s internship program evolve over nearly all of its 30 years. I have marked my growth and the growth of the organization by the impact of the interns on our work and our lives, especially those who have joined the staff and grown through the ranks. There Opening Night with Lily Tomlin Meany Middle School mentor day are ten graduate interns on staff at the Rep today and scores of others who populate positions of all disciplines in theatres and arts-related organizations here and across the country. I’m excited about what’s next as I anticipate leaving the theatre’s day-to-day operations behind and shifting my focus to a larger role in arts advocacy for the community. At the same time, it’s a bittersweet decision for me. I will miss the daily interactions with Rep staff and patrons. It has been an extraordinary privilege to lead this organization for the past 28 years, and I am extremely proud of the theatre we have created together.” As an organization, all we can say is thank you. We look forward to seeing Ben in the audience for many years to come. GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF BEN Thank you to the following individuals who have made gifts to Seattle Repertory Theatre in honor of Ben Moore’s significant contributions to the theatre and field during his 28 year tenure as Managing Director. Chap & Eve Alvord Patti & Jimmy Barrier James & Jacqueline Copacino Allan & Nora Davis Barry & JoAnn Forman Toni & Rod Hoffman Dean M. Ishiki Brent & Catherine Johnson Calvin & Maureen Knight Morgan B. McGinn Mrs. Harry Pryde Ann Ramsay-Jenkins H. Jon & Judith M. Runstad Shauna Woods & Benjamin Arenas Anonymous Leo K. Groundbreaking THANK YOU! Seattle Repertory Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more made April 8, 2013 through April 8, 2014. This list includes gifts made to our Annual Fund and Endowment, Gala Raise the Paddle donations, and Matching Gifts. Each year contributions from audience members, subscription holders, as well as single ticket buyers help ensure Seattle Rep’s artistic excellence and financial stability. Every gift makes a difference. We thank all of you for being a part of the Rep community. Join Seattle Rep’s donor family. To make your gift, please go to seattlerep.org/support/donate or contact Jamie Herlich at 206.443.2532 or [email protected]. $100,000 AND MORE Matthew N. Clapp, Jr.* $50,000 - 99,999 Linda & Ted Johnson* Stellman Keehnel Marcella McCaffray* Ann Ramsay-Jenkins & The William M. Jenkins Advised Trust* Bagley & Virginia Wright Fund $25,000 - $49,999 Chap & Eve Alvord* Mrs. E.C. Alvord Steven A. & Connie E. Ballmer* Donna Cochener-Metcalfe & Christian Metcalfe* Allan & Nora Davis Deborah T. Killinger Lynn Manley & Lex Lindsey* David & Valerie Robinson* Elizabeth D. Rudolf* Taucher Family Foundation Richard L. Weisman Thomas Wright & Alexandra Brouwer-Wright Ann P. Wyckoff* $15,000 - $24,999 Bob & Clodagh Ash* Alta & Stan Barer William E. Franklin* Jay Hereford & Margaret Winsor* Winky & Peter Hussey* Kawasaki Foundation* The Knossos Foundation Becky Lenaburg & Paul Urla* Tom & Terri Olson Miller* Vic & Mary K. Moses Carlyn J. Steiner* The Estate of Mary F. Stowe $10,000 - $14,999 Ken & Marleen Alhadeff Fund for Theatre Practitioners* Amy & Bob Bautista* Matthew P. Bergman Eileen & James Birge Joan Cremin Jane & David R. Davis 16 Dick & Jill Davis Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. 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([email protected] or 206.443.2203) – – Trip Trip Advisor's Advisor's 2012 2012 Traveler's Traveler's Choice Choice Award Award Breakfast Breakfast dd 1 Lunch Lunch Happy Happy Hour Hour 601 Queen Anne Ave North, Seattle 601 Queen Anne Ave North, Seattle 18 | | Dinner Dinner toulousepetit.com toulousepetit.com | | Late Late Night Night 206.432.9069 206.432.9069 11/4/13 4:25 PM INSTITUTIONAL DONORS PRODUCING PARTNERS Seattle Repertory Theatre proudly honors our Title Sponsor and Producing Partner for this production: TITLE SPONSOR The Office of Arts & Culture supports the health and vitality of our city through arts and culture, advances the role of artists in our community, and advocates for issues affecting the entire cultural community. Here at Seattle Rep, Arts & Culture financial support allows us to take chances in our season programming and to expand our reach in the classroom. We share the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s continued belief that arts and culture are essential to the quality of life in our city– and are grateful that we can include it among our 2013-14 season supporters. PRODUCING PARTNER 4Culture, the cultural services agency for King County, Washington is committed to making our region stronger by supporting citizens and groups who preserve our shared heritage, and create arts and cultural opportunities for residents and visitors. Public exhibitions and performances, public art, preservation of significant sites and interpretation of local history deepen our connections to the places in which we live and work. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank 4Culture for its longtime support of our artistic programs. BUSINESS, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Seattle Repertory Theatre is proud to acknowledge the support of the following regional and national organizations. Their generous gifts make possible a wide variety of artistic, educational, and outreach programs that serve approximately 100,000 audience members each year. For more information about sponsorship programs and benefits, please contact Karen O’Shea at (206) 4432210 ext. 1014. This list reflects contributions made through January 31, 2014; gifts received after this date will be recognized in future issues of Encore. $500,000 or more Seattle Repertory Theatre Foundation $50,000 - $499,999 Paul G. Allen Family Foundation ArtsFund The Boeing Company Charitable Trust 50th Anniversary NCTF/Ford Foundation Fund for New Work John Graham Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Seattle Office of Arts & Culture The Shubert Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 The Chisholm Foundation Robert & Mercedes Eichholz Foundation 4Culture MarketFitz, Inc. Microsoft National Corporate Theatre Fund Nesholm Family Foundation Seattle Repertory Organization $10,000 - $24,999 Alaska Airlines ArtsFund/John Brooks Williams and John H. Bauer Endowment for Theatre Award The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC Clark Nuber Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Encore Media Group U.S. Bancorp Foundation Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) $5,000 - $9,999 Aviation Capital Group CTC Consulting | Harris myCFO Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Esterline Corporation Guggenheim Aviation Partners H.D. Fowler Company Holland America Line Inc. Horizons Foundation KPMG LLP Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart PLLC The Loeb Family Charitable Foundations McAdams Wright Ragen Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. The Safeway Foundation Summit Law Group $3,000 - $4,999 Chateau Ste. Michelle City Catering Fales Foundation Trust K&L Gates LLP KeyBank OS Winery Perkins Coie LLP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Under $2,999 AT&T Foundation Aviation Partners Boeing Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream BioPharma Consulting Services C3 Research Associates Dendreon Four Park Avenue Hale’s Ales The Hilen Foundation/Ingrid Savage Greg Kucera Gallery The Melting Pot Pacific Northwest Statistical Consulting Phototainment The Sitting Room T.S. McHugh’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Ten Mercer Italics represent in-kind. encoreartsseattle.com 19 NATIONAL CORPORATE THEATRE FUND National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) is a not-for‑profit created to increase and strengthen support from the business community for this country’s most distinguished professional theatres. The following donors support these theatres through their contributions to NCTF: CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($250,000+) Ford Foundation* The James S. and Lynne P. Turley Ernst & Young Fund for Impact Creativity** LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($100,000+) Clear Channel Outdoor**† CMT/ABC**† The Hearst Foundations** THEATRE EXECUTIVES ($50,000-$99,000) AOL† Bank of America BNY Mellon Ernst & Young BENEFACTORS ($25,000-$49,999) American Express Cisco Systems, Inc. Citi Goldman, Sachs & Co. MetLife Morgan Stanley Pfizer, Inc. Wells Fargo** PACESETTERS ($15,000‑$24,999) Acquis Consulting Group† Bloomberg Steven Bunson** McGraw Hill Financial Frank Orlowski** Southwest Airlines** Theatermania.com/ Gretchen Shugart James S. Turley UBS DONORS ($10,000‑$14,999) James E. Buckley Christopher Campbell/ Palace Production Center† Datacert, Inc. Dorfman and Kaish Family Foundation, Inc. Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Pamela Farr Marsh & McLennan Companies New York Life Lisa Orberg** RBC Wealth Management** Sharp Electronics† Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLC The Schloss Family Foundation** George S. Smith, Jr.** John Thomopoulos** Time Warner Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP SUPPORTERS ($2,500‑$9,999) Mitchell J. Auslander** Dantchik Family Datacert, Inc. Disney/ABC Paula Dominick** Dramatists Play Service, Inc. John R. Dutt** Christ Economos** Epiq Systems** Bruce R. and Tracey Ewing** Richard Fitzburgh John Gore for Broadway.com Jeffrey Gural/Newmark Holdings Mariska Hargitay** Gregory S. Hurst Howard and Janet Kagan** Joseph F. Kirk** Michael Lawrence and Dr. Glen Gillen Jonathan Maurer and Gretchen Shugart** The Maurer Family Foundation** John G. Miller John R. Mathena Ogilvy & Mather† Theodore Nixon** Edison Peres Thomas C. Quick** TD Bank Evelyn Mack Truitt Michael A. Wall Isabelle Winkles** *NCTF/Ford Foundation Fund for New Work †Includes In-kind support ** Impact Creativity is an urgent call to action to save theatre education programs in 19 of our largest cities. Impact Creativity brings together theatres, arts education experts and individuals to help over 500,000 children and youth, most of them disadvantaged, succeed through the arts by sustaining the theatre arts education programs threatened by today’s fiscal climate. For more information on how “theatre education changes lives,” please visit: www.impactcreativity.org List complete as of August 2013 TRIBUTE GIFTS Tribute gifts to Seattle Repertory Theatre are a wonderful way to remember a loved one, honor a friend, or celebrate a special occasion. Seattle Rep joins in paying tribute to the following individuals: In Honor of Mary Kay Haggard by Nancy & Bob Grote In Honor of Stellman Keehnel by John Zagula MATCHING GIFTS Matching Gifts double the value and impact of your donation. Please check with your employer about its matching gift program. Thank you to the following companies and foundations who generously matched gifts to Seattle Rep from their employees (as of June 30, 2013): Amgen Foundation Matching Gifts AT&T Foundation Matching Gifts Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gifts Program Boeing Matching Gifts Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC 20 Citrix Systems Matching Gifts Coca-Cola Matching Gifts Expedia Inc. Matching Gifts Google Gift Matching Program Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts JP Morgan Chase Matching Gifts Microsoft Matching Gifts Network for Good PepsiCo Foundation Matching Gift Satori Software Matching Gift Program Union Pacific Matching Gift Program West Monroe Partners Matching Contributions Program 79 CLUB The 79 Club is a group of loyal Rep donors who pledge their support for future years, as a commitment to the long-term sustainability of Seattle Repertory Theatre. 79 Club members enjoy special events and benefits that provide an opportunity to meet other theatre lovers and become more involved with Seattle Rep. For more information or to join the 79 Club, contact Jamie Herlich at 206-443-2532 or [email protected]. SEATTLE REPERTORY ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD 2013-2014 The Seattle Repertory Organization is a 100+ member volunteer group established in 1963 for the purpose of supporting Seattle Repertory Theatre. Through The Shop at the Rep, New York and London theatre tours and more, the SRO donates more than $30,000 and over 12,000 volunteer hours each season. Learn more about SRO at seattlerep.org/volunteer. Laurette Simmons President Cynthia Baber 1st Vice President Bonnie Briant 2nd Vice President Milton Moorhead Treasurer Gay Moorhead Corresponding Secretary Dottie Delaney Recording Secretary Lynne Bush SRT Representative encoreartsseattle.com 21 On Saturday, March 15, a capacity crowd joined us on the Bagley Wright Theatre stage for our annual gala fundraiser. This year’s event paid special tribute to departing Managing Director Ben Moore and his legacy of mentorship. The best part of the night? Grossing more than $600K in honor of Ben! Funds raised support Seattle Rep’s arts and education programs, with a special emphasis on the Rep’s internship program, the Professional Arts Training Program. Established in 1984, more than 400 young theatre professionals have trained here and gone on to work at the country’s top arts organizations, including right here at the Rep. A special round of applause goes to all of the gala guests who raised their paddle in support of the Rep. Thank you for investing in our future! Braden Abraham & Cheyenne Casebier Virginia Anderson Holly Arsenault Bob & Clodagh Ash Alta & Stan Barer Jim Barnyak Sharon Barto Roger Bass & Richard Nelson Amy & Bob Bautista Lisa & Nick Beard Eileen & James Birge Laurie Bohn & Mike Carnovale Mollie Boliek Crews & Deron Crews Bruce Bradburn & Meg Holgate Patricia Britton Rachel Brown Christopher & Liz Browning Michael & Lynne Bush Jeanne & Jon Cantalini David & Melanie Carbon Tamra Chandler & Jeff Mosier Karen Rippel Chilcote Bernard Choi & Susan Boasi Margaret Clapp Matthew N. Clapp, Jr. Alexis Clements Donna Cochener-Metcalfe & Christian Metcalfe Lynn & Carolyn Cockrum Patrick Conrardy Adam & Whitney Cornell Jack & Susan Cortis Robert Cundall Joe & Christine Cunningham Diane Daggatt Erin Daly & Chris Nelson Allan & Nora Davis Tracy & Suzanne Daw Liz & Wayne Deckman Dottie Delaney Mark & Julie Dickison Joe & Sue Diehl Charles Dillingham Greg & Theresa Jones Jim & Gaylee Duncan Dan Dunne & Layne Presho John Gray & Jeanne Eagleson Julie Elmuccio Vicki Fabre Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland & Gary Moreland Basma & Nadim Fattaleh Matthew & Heide Felton Kent Fisher & Barbra Richardson Robin Fleming & Bernie Russell Karen Fletcher Mr. & Mrs. Bob Flowers William E. Franklin Mr. & Mrs. Carver Gayton Elizabeth Gentile Matt Giles Tiffany Gray & Scott King Jean-Pierre Green & Jennifer Ladd Sean & Bernadine Griffin Leeds & Wendy Gulick Melissa Handler Linda Hartzell Stephanie Harvey Katie Haster Sherri Havens Jennifer Havlin Anne Helmholz John W. Hempelmann Jan Hendrickson & Chuck Leighton Jay Hereford & Margaret Winsor Jamie Herlich Wanda Herndon Barbara & Bo Hight Toni & Rod Hoffman Heidi Howeiler Winky & Peter Hussey Mark & Debra Jacobson Brent & Catherine Johnson Bruce E. H. Johnson & Sandra E. Davis Linda & Ted Johnson Frances Kao John & Nancy Jo Keegan Stellman Keehnel Deborah T. Killinger Calvin & Maureen Knight Scott & Kara Koh Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles & Alexander Welles Erin Kraft Jessica Kurtz Pokorny Ted & Susan Kutscher Josh Labelle Sherry Ladd Anita Lammert Renee Lamphere Andry Laurence Becky Lenaburg & Paul Urla Paul Lewis & Maggie Taylor Dawn & Chris Loeliger Dick & Betty Lunceford Stephen H. & Ellen O. Lutz Kevin Maifeld Jerry Manning Donald Marcy Aaron Marks Marcella McCaffray Dani McClellan Christine & Sandy McDade Andrew Mellon Anastacia Miles Tom & Terri Olson Miller Kevin Millison & Jeanne Ballot Karen Rose Mitchell John & Barbarann Moga Mr. Benjamin Moore & Marilyn McGuire Lily Moore & Hector Ramirez Alina Morris Vic & Mary K. Moses David & Pamela Mushen Jerry & Marcia Nagae Robert & Jane Nellams Robin & David Nelson Peter & Mari Offenbecher Glenna Olson & Conrad Wouters Patti Payne Nancy & Mark Pellegrino Rebecca & Grant Pomering Dan Pronovost Dawn Rains & Heather Laird Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Timothy & Paula Rattigan Christine & Allen Rickert Rachel Robert Lee Robinson Tracy Robinson Valerie & David Robinson Rodrigo & Sonya Rocha Deborah & Doug Rosen Elizabeth D. Rudolf Julie Sandler Shelley Saunders & Andy Benjamin Cynthia Saver Peggy Scales Carlo & Lalie Scandiuzzi Robert Schenkkan Janet Schmidt & Tim Sweeny Hoyt Scott Seattle Theatre Group Jane & Eric Seibel Owen Sharp & Karen Pizzuto-Sharp David & Stacya Silverman Karen Skadan Rene & Diane Spatz Carlyn J. Steiner Christine & Josh Stepherson Christine Stevens Hal & Ann Strong Marty & Colleen Taucher Susan Thomas James & Katherine Tune Kate Turpin & Michael Cvitcovic Chris Underwood Pallavi & Ashish Wahi Marisa & Brad Walker Nancy Ward & Toby Bright Fred & Deborah Wilds Zoe Wilson Jen Winter Rose Woodbury Gary Woods Shauna Woods & Benjamin Arenas Jane Zalutsky & Mark Kantor Anonymous (3) Photo by Chris Bennion Jack Willis in All the Way. Photo by Jenny Graham. 22 SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE STAFF Jerry Manning* Artistic Director Benjamin Moore* Managing Director Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland Producing Director ARTISTIC Constanza Romero Artist In Residence Braden Abraham* Associate Artistic Director Erin Kraft Casting Director William (L.B.) Morse* Resident Designer ARTIST RELATIONS Christy Bain* Director of Artist Relations Sarah Scherzer Company Manager EDUCATION Frances Kao* Education Administrative Director Scott Koh* Education Programs Director Zoe Wilson Education Program Officer PRODUCTION Brian Fauska Technical Director Matt Giles Associate Production Manager Sann Hall Production Coordinator Wiley Assistant Technical Director Matt Starritt Sound Associate Robert J. Aguilar Lighting Associate Carpenters Jon Zucker* Scene Shop Foreman Denny Hartung* Master Shop Carpenter Ben Bryant* Patrick Robinson* Randall Reece Benjamin Radin Scenic Carpenters Costume Shop Denise Damico Costume Department Director Anastasia Armes Assistant Costume Department Manager Kimberley Newton Design Assistant Naomi Weber Tailor/Draper Lisa Lockard* Laura Mé Smith* 1st Hands Kellie Dunn Craft Artisan/Dyer Sarah Gladden* Costume Stock Manager Joyce Degenfelder* Wig Master Imelda Daranciang* Bagley Wright Wardrobe Supervisor Cindy Sabye Leo K. Wardrobe Supervisor Properties Jolene Obertin* Properties Director Alisha Flaumenbaum Properties Assistant Nick Passafiume James Severson* Nicolette Vannais* Properties Artisans Scenic Arts Maureen Wilhelm* Charge Scenic Artist Ruth Gilmore Lead Scenic Artist Linda Jo Nazarenus Scenic Artist STAGE CREWS Bagley Wright Theatre Catharine Case Lutes* Master Stage Carpenter Andrew Willhelm* Master Electrician Jeremiah Foglesong* Master Properties Nathan Kahler Head Sound Engineer Tony Smith Head Flyman Dave Scamporlina Swing Technician Leo Kreielsheimer Theatre Noel Clayton Master Stage Carpenter Rachel M. Robert* Katie Jackman Director of Finance & Operations Lynne Ellis Master Electrician Bradford Howe Sound Engineer STAGE MANAGEMENT Jessica C. Bomball Michael John Egan Stina Lotti Michael B. Paul Cristine Anne Reynolds Shellie Stone EXECUTIVE Sarah Newell* Director of Board Relations HUMAN RESOURCES Katrina Miller Director of Human Resources Dottie Kelly Volunteer HR Assistant FINANCE & OPERATIONS Gi Hara* Controller Gina Lopes A/P and Payroll Administrator John R. 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Hunter Marc Kenison Lisa Peterson David Pichette Laura Schellhardt Robert Schenkkan Cheryl L. West R. Hamilton Wright YES PROJECT COMMISSIONS Francis Ya-Chu Cowhig Justin Huertas WRITERS GROUP Holly Arsenault Scot Augustson Frank Basloe Lisa Halpern Keri Healey Brendan Healy Arlitia Jones Bryan Willis * Indicates an employee of 10 or more years. PLUS AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE Playing May 27—June 8 Seattle Rep Subscriber performances: June 3—8 by Enda Walsh music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová directed by John Tiffany See more at: seattlerep.org Presented in association with Seattle Theatre Group and KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount Meet the artists of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at our SRO Spotlight Lunch: Thursday, May 8, 11 a.m. in the Rotunda seattlerep.org/ SROspotlights encoreartsseattle.com 23 A New Online Arts Experience Where the performance never ends Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Carla Körbes in Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quixote. 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