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2018 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Cover art by: ESSER DESIGN DECEMBER 2017 Title Page 2 Cast 3 Musical Numbers 4 Letter from Artistic Director David Ivers 5 Letter from Managing Director Billy Russo 6 Director’s Note 7 The Cast 8 The Creative Team 14 Executive Leadership 19 About Arizona Theatre Company 21 ATC Board of Trustees 22 Donors 23 ATC Staff 30 Theater Information 32 The historic Temple of Music and Art, Arizona Theatre Company’s home in downtown Tucson 1

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I N T H I S I S S U E

Cover art by: ESSER DESIGN

DECEMBER 2017

Title Page 2Cast 3Musical Numbers 4Letter from Artistic Director David Ivers 5 Letter from Managing Director Billy Russo 6Director’s Note 7The Cast 8The Creative Team 14Executive Leadership 19About Arizona Theatre Company 21ATC Board of Trustees 22Donors 23ATC Staff 30Theater Information 32

The historic Temple of Music and Art, Arizona Theatre Company’s home in downtown Tucson

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MAN OF LA MANCHABY DALE WASSERMAN

MUSIC BY MITCH LEIGH LYRICS BY JOE DARIONORIGINAL PRODUCTION STAGED BY ALBERT MARRE

ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY ALBERT W. SELDEN AND HAL JAMES

On this original Arizona Theatre Company production, the ATC Production Staff is responsible for scenic construction,

costume construction, lighting, projections, sound, props, furniture, wigs, scene painting and special effects

2017 / 2018 SEASON SPONSORS: I. MICHAEL AND BETH KASSER

PRODUCTION SPONSORS: JIM AND DOLLY MORAN

David Bennett DirectorKathryn Van Meter ChoreographerTim Symons Music SupervisorGreg Fulton Associate Music Director, ArrangerWilliam Bloodgood Scenic DesignerMelanie Burgess Costume DesignerMary Louise Geiger Lighting DesignerAbe Jacob Sound DesignerWilliam Kirkham Associate Lighting DesignerGeoff Josselson, CSA CastingAmelia Moore, Jose Luis “El Nino” Uz Flamenco Dance SpecialistsBrent Gibbs Fight ChoreographerMicha Espinosa Voice / Dialects Bruno Ingram* Stage ManagerGlenn Bruner* Assistant Stage ManagerTimothy Toothman* Assistant Stage Manager

Billy RussoManaging Director

David IversArtistic Director

Man of La Mancha is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc , 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, 10022

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C A S T

Samuel Flores Macias Paco, a PercussionistMiguel Mejia AnselmoJose Luis “El Nino” Uz Jose, a DancerJoaquin Gallegos Tenorio, a Flamenco GuitaristPhilip Hernandez* Don Quixote / Miguel de CervantesAlex Gossard Captain of the InquisitionCarlos Lopez* SanchoJohn Patrick Lowrie* Governor / InnkeeperMichael Sharon* The Duke / Dr CarrascoAmelia Moore Fermina, a DancerLauren Villegas* AldonzaLouis Tucci* Pedro Alexander Sovronsky* Juan / BarberPatrick Connaghan* Quito / PadreKara Mikula* Maria / HousekeeperAna Marcu* AntoniaMax Anton Protzen Guard Marissa Salazar Prisoner

(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

Cell phones and other devices that make a noise can greatly disturb your fellow audience members and the performers. PLEASE TURN THEM OFF before the performance.

Emma DeVore Assistant to the Stage ManagerAmber Moldrem Production AssistantTori Mays Assistant Lighting DesignerMarissa Salazar Assistant to the Director

ADDITIONAL STAFF

MAN OF LA MANCHA IS PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.

*Denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

To learn more about Man of La Mancha, please visit the Learning & Education page on our website at arizonatheatre.org for a comprehensive free Play Guide. The Play Guide contains historical information, cultural context, and more.

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M U S I C A L N U M B E R S

Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) Don Quixote, Sancho

It’s All The Same Aldonza and Company

Dulcinea Don Quixote and Company

I’m Only Thinking of Him Antonia, Housekeeper, Padre

We’re Only Thinking of Him Carrasco, Antonia, Padre, Housekeeper

The Missive Sancho

I Really Like Him Sancho

What Does He Want of Me? Aldonza

Little Bird, Little Bird Anselmo, Pedro and Company

Barber’s Song Barber

Golden Helmet of Mambrino Don Quixote, Sancho, Barber, Padre and Company

To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dream) Padre

The Impossible Dream (The Quest) Don Quixote

The Combat Don Quixote, Aldonza, Sancho and Company

The Dubbing / Knight of the Woeful Countenance Innkeeper, Don Quixote, Aldonza, Sancho

The Abduction Aldonza and Company

The Impossible Dream (The Quest) – Reprise Don Quixote

Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) – Reprise Don Quixote

Aldonza Aldonza

A Little Gossip Sancho

Dulcinea – Reprise Aldonza

The Impossible Dream (The Quest) – Reprise Don Quixote, Aldonza

Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) – Reprise Don Quixote, Sancho, Aldonza

The Psalm Padre

Finale Company

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L E T T E R F R O M A R T I S T I C D I R E C T O R D AV I D I V E R S

Happy Holidays, Arizona!

By now you’ve enjoyed a taste of the holiday season and hopefully remembered to give thanks to those around you with special attention to your loved ones. Hold them close. I truly wish you and yours great health and joy and offer goodwill to each of you as you not only take part in your chosen holiday rituals, but continue to be curious about the world around you.

I continue to LOVE this new home and am invigorated by our community and the artists and staff that make Arizona Theatre Company an incubator of ideas. Speaking of ideas: David Bennett, Director of Man Of La Mancha, had a good one. Curious about the world, adventurous at heart, he asked a few important “what ifs” that led us to his bold, fresh, and utterly inventive staging of this seminal musical. Inspired by Spain and its traditions, he brings La Mancha to us in yet to be imagined ways. While still embracing the narrative and the essential essence of our heroic characters, David and his terrific creative team put the orchestrations in the hands of the cast and the geography of the story in the bodies of the on-stage artists. His team brings this to Arizona Theatre Company’s home (and home to Dale Wasserman’s wife, Martha, who lives in Arizona). Our role here is to support artists of the highest caliber. To allow our collabo-rators to soar in ways that allow for a new lens on existing work while always honoring author’s intent. In this way, we remain curious. And we celebrate each other even as we celebrate the great canon of classics. Thank you for supporting us in this effort. YOU are creating avenues for artists. YOU are the essential ingredient to our success. We here at ATC build every inch of what you see on our stages. These staff members live among you, buy bread from the same stores, and care deeply about the work you see tonight. Like the characters that fill La Mancha, they are vigourous, adventurous, bold and humble.

As Cervantes celebrates his quest for freedom and dares to “dream the impossible,” we celebrate and dream WITH you. What a fitting time of the year to be looking ahead, making new goals and reaching for that which may once have been unimaginable.

Happy Holidays,David

David Ivers Artistic Director [email protected]

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LETTER FROM MANAGING DIRECTOR BILLY RUSSO

Welcome to our third production of the 2017-2018 season, a soaring new look at the classic American musical, Man of La Mancha.

We are so grateful to the committed and passionate communities that make up Arizona Theatre Company’s audience (subscribers, donors, and new and repeat visitors alike). We appreciate how many of you serve as ambassadors for the work we do and how you help magnify our message of the importance of the theatre, and the arts in general, to the vibrant and thriving fabric of Arizona life.

To that extent, I am thrilled to announce a new arrangement that was made between the League of Resident Theatres (the venerated organization that represents professional regional theatres across the country, of which Arizona Theatre Company is the sole member representing our state), and United Scenic Artists, the union representing our enormously talented designers:

Audience members are now allowed to take photographs of the auditiorium and the stage before the show, after the show, and during intermission. Feel free to use them to post on your social media platforms! Please remember though, in no instance are photos allowed during the performance.

This is another way that you can help us spread the word about our productions and to share your love of the theatre with your friends and followers. We do ask that if you do this, you properly credit the artists whose work you are sharing in a form of: Scenic Design by William Bloodgood; Lighting Design by Mary Louise Geiger. It would be wonderful if you gave a shout out to Arizona Theatre Company’s production department, touting that the sets, lighting, cos-tumes, props, sound, and other physical elements of the production were built and realized IN Arizona and BY Arizonan artisans! Something in which we should all take enormous pride.

Again, I thank you for your support of our theatre and playing an essential role in the creation of innovative, ambitious, professional theatre in this great state of Arizona.

Best, Billy Russo Managing Director [email protected]

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“My man of La Mancha is not Don Quixote; he is Miguel de Cervantes.” - Dale Wasserman.

And so the playwright placed the artist at the center of his play. This Cervantes desperately needs his audience to ‘enter [his] imagination’ and see him as Don Quixote. He even invites them to become a part of the story – a dangerous proposition for individuals shut down by fear, isolation and cynicism. Can they find the courage to hope and dream again?

The primal power of humans joining together in drama and music is undeniable. Themes of indi-viduality, courage, nobility, sacrifice and grace resonate in Man of La Mancha. But for me, the true brilliance of La Mancha is the transformative power of storytelling. Beyond reason and logic, we all feel the necessity of character and narrative. It’s the essence of theatre.

An inspiration for our production is another great Spanish poet and playwright: Federico García Lorca. While working as a theatre director, Lorca developed an approach that he called ‘total theatre’: minimal scenic elements, props, costumes and staging; incorporating flamenco music and dance into the action. Lorca had a lifelong devotion to flamenco and Andalusian culture. He was executed by Franco’s forces in 1936.

Thank you for being here as a part of this story. Let’s come together in the spirit of Cervantes, Lorca, Wasserman, Leigh, and Darion. May we all find the courage to become our own man, woman, or person of La Mancha.

N O T E F R O M T H E D I R E C T O R

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THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Patrick Connaghan (Quito / Padre) has never been to Ari-zona and is grateful for the opportunity to work on such a fun show. He recently made his Broadway debut in Band-stand, where he was a standby for both brass players in the

Donny Nova Band as well as a swing in the ensemble. Before that, he debuted Icon Off-Broad-way through the NYMF. Regional houses include Florida Studio Theatre, Farmers Alley Theatre, and Mason Street Warehouse. BFA @ WMU. Repre-sented by TKO. www.patrickconnaghan.com

Samuel Flores Macias (Paco, a Percussionist) is from Arcos de la Frontera, Cadiz in Anda-lucia, Spain. Born into a leg-endary flamenco family, Samuel began playing percus-sion and touring as a small child with his family, all danc-

ers and musicians, to huge acclaim throughout Spain. In 1999, Flores was invited to perform in the Auditorio Manuel de Falla at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The next year, he toured to Caracas, Venezuela with the Compania Manuel Malena where he performed at the Teatro Teresa Careño and Tablao Melial for four months. In 2003, he moved to Madrid and worked with prominent Tablaos and toured the globe. Other credits include Teatro Falla de Cadiz with Cantaor Antonio Reyes, with Roman Vicenti in the Hom-enaje to Paco Cepero, an Andalucian tour with dancers Marco and Titi Flores, and years as the percussionist for Ballet Nacional de España (The National Ballet of Spain).

Joaquin Gallegos (Tenorio, a Guitarist) comes from a fam-ily of artists and musicians. He began his music studies at age seven. He spent several years living, studying, and perform-ing in Andalusia, with legend-ary Spanish artists in the

neighborhood of Sacromonte in Granada and in Sevilla, learning the art of accompanying the flamenco cante and baile. He won first prize at the 2002 EXPO Flamenco Competition at the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque and was a finalist at the 2007 II Concurso Inter-nacional Nino Ricardo de Murcia. His first album, La Jornada, was released in 2005 and his second album, Nuevos Comienzos, was released in 2015. His fluid technical expression, deep rhythmic sensibility, and prolific composing abilities have made Joaquin a sought after guitarist for solo performances and accompaniments for a variety of artists and as a composer for films.

Alex Gossard (Captain of the Inquisition) is making his debut at the Arizona Theatre Company. He is receiving his BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona, where he will graduate in 2018. He has appeared as

Gomez in The Addams Family at the Arizona Repertory Theatre as well as in 9 to 5 at Village Theatre in Seattle.

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Philip Hernandez (Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes) is the only man in Broadway history to play both Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert in Les Miséra-bles. He debuted on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Kander and Ebb musical Kiss

of the Spider Woman, directed by Harold Prince, where he originated the role of Esteban. He also created the role of Reverend Gonzalez in the original Broadway cast of Paul Simon’s The Cape-man. He has performed leading roles in national and international tours and in great plays at prestigious regional theatres. In addition, he has been a guest soloist with symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. and has recorded a very cool Latin-Jazz album with a big band. TV credits include Bull, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, The Path, Gotham, Nurse Jackie, The Mysteries of Laura, Elementary, Hostages, Damages, Person of Interest, Law and Order, Made in Jersey and Ugly Betty among others. In addition to acting, he is a private audition and performance coach in NYC and teaches master classes and workshops across North America. He is most proud of his beautiful twenty-year-old daughter, Mariah, three-year-old daughter, Tallulah, and his wonderful wife, Heidi. You can find him at www.philiphernandez.net or on Twitter and Instagram @philip24601.

Carlos Lopez (Sancho) recently played Mr. Krabs (The Sponge-Bob Musical), Billy Baba (A Bronx Tale), Gomez Addams (Addams Family Musical), Nathan Detroit (Guys & Dolls), Luther Billis (South Pacific), Moonface Martin (Anything

Goes), and Hot Blades Harry (Urinetown). Broad-way: Barber (Man of La Mancha), Sonny (Grease), Tommy Keeler (Annie Get Your Gun), Speedy (Wonderful Town), Mike / Paul (A Chorus Line), Pajama Game, Grand Hotel, Guys & Dolls. TV: The Sopranos, Law & Order, Guiding Light, All Fired Up, What Would You Do? Film: Brooklyn Sonnet, Stepford Wives, Death Wishes, Late Phases. Instagram: @Losman212.

John Patrick Lowrie (Governor / Innkeeper) has been nomi-nated for Gregory Awards for his work in My Fair Lady (Doolittle) at Village Theatre, directed by Brian Yorkey, and in Sugar Daddies (Ashley) at ACT, directed by Sir Alan

Ayckbourn. Not only has he worked at theaters all over the country and in Europe, he won Best Actor and Best Director for an Audio Drama at the Moondance International Film Festival in 2014 for Sherlock Holmes in Hound of the Basker-villes, co-won Best Script in an Audio Drama in 2015 (The Beast of Hyndford), voiced characters in over twenty-five video games including the Sniper in Team Fortress 2, and his novel, Dancing With Eternity, won the Foreword Firsts Award for Best Debut Fiction in 2011. Before he became an actor he was a jazz fusion guitarist and composer

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and led the critically acclaimed acoustic guitar duo The Kiethe / Lowrie Duet for nine years. He has been married to Ellen McLain, the voice of the murderous computer GLaDOS in the video games Portal and Portal 2, for over thirty years.

Ana Marcu (Antonia) most recently appeared as Brenda Walsh in 90210, The Musical! at Broadway Playhouse in Chicago. Off-Broadway: Georama: An American Pan-orama Told on 3 Miles of Can-vas, Joe Schmoe Saves the World

(NAMT); Bunny in A Warehouse (Access Theatre Workshop). Regional and Tours: Dyanne in Mil-lion Dollar Quartet (Norwegian Cruise Lines); Amiens & Hymen in As You Like It and Ensemble in Georama (The Great River Shakespeare Festi-val); Tiger Lily in Peter Pan and Tammy in Hair-spray (Syracuse Stage); Ring of Fire and Baby (Infinity Theatre Company); Gracie Shinn in The Music Man (Oregon Shakespeare Festival).

Miguel Mejia (Anselmo) has been playing guitar since the age of thirteen and singing opera since 1994. He then continued his musical studies at Wichita State University and sang for four seasons as a member of the Seattle Sym-

phony Chorale. During this time, he began to study flamenco and decided to focus on guitar and cante (singing). He formed Oleaje Flamenco in 2009 with his wife, Amelia Moore, and has performed in several productions of Lyric Opera

Northwest, including Amahl and the Night Visitors, Madame Butterfly, and Rigoletto. He currently lives, performs, and teaches full time in Seattle, WA and travels regularly to Spain to continue his flamenco studies.

Kara Mikula  (Maria / House-keeper) Off-Broadway: Alle-gro (Actor / Musician Swing / performed Marjorie), directed by John Doyle, at Classic Stage Company. Pre Broad-way: Fancy – A New Musi-cal (Fiddle Player / Pam Cupps),

directed & choreographed by Denis Jones; The SpongeBob Musical (created the role of Mrs. Puff), directed by Tina Landau. National Tours: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas  (Mrs. Snoring Man / understudied and performed Martha Watson), directed & choreographed by Randy Skinner. Regional: Heartbreak Hotel (Gladys / Ensemble / Piano, world premiere) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Mrs. Hoallum / Fiddle Player) at Ogunquit Playhouse;  Judge Jackie Justice  (Jackie, world premiere),  The Sound of Music  (Sister Margaretta), Ruthless! The Musical (Lita Encore) and more at Pittsburgh CLO; Hello Dolly! (Ernestina Money / Dolly standby) and Funny Girl (Mrs. O’Malley) at Riverside Theatre; A Christmas Story

– The Musical (Miss Shields / Head Elf ) and Mamma Mia! (Rosie) at Capital Repertory Theatre; The Music Man (Ethel Toffelmier) at KCStarlight. Proud member of AEA. www.karamikula.com

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Amelia Moore (Fermina, a Dancer) began her profes-sional dance training at the age of fifteen and began per-forming as a soloist at the age of seventeen. As a member of the world music group, Chil-dren of the Revolution, she

toured for twelve years as a belly dance soloist, percussionist, and vocalist, performing in venues from the Paramount Theatre and Meany Hall in Seattle, to audiences of thousands in Puli, Taiwan. After moving to Istanbul to study Turkish Romani dancing, she fell in love with flamenco, co-founded Oleaje Flamenco in 2009. She now performs and teaches full time in Seattle, and travels regularly to Spain to study with some of the world’s foremost flamenco artists.

Max Anton Protzen (Guard) is pleased to be making his ATC debut. He is a student at the University of Arizona in the BFA acting program. His previous credits include the Ensemble in Evita (Arizona Repertory Theatre); Ensemble

in Africa (In Strange Company, New York Pre-miere); Dick in The Bat (Theatre Rhinoceros); Kerchak in Tarzan (Play Conservatory).

Marissa Salazar (Prisoner) The River Bride (Arizona Theatre Company); Twelfth Night, Born Yesterday, and Epic Pro-portions (Arizona Repertory Theatre); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Boeing Boeing, Rumpel-stiltskin, and Anonymous

(Mesa Community College). Ms. Salazar is cur-rently in her senior year at the University of Arizona, where she is seeking a degree in the BFA Acting program at the College of Fine Arts: School of Theatre, Film & Television.

Michael Sharon (The Duke / Dr Carrasco) Leontes in The Winter’s Tale (GBS Theatre, London); Off-Broadway: El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Jerry Orbach Theater); The Most Happy Fella (NYCity Opera, Lincoln Center); Happy Hunt-

ing, Josephine’s Song (The York); This Side of Paradise (St Clement’s). Regional: Title roles: Macbeth (Los Angeles Theatre Center), Julius Caeser (Folger Theatre), Pericles (Connecticut Rep), Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Bristol Riverside); Rochester in Jane Eyre (Cincinnati Playhouse, Milwaukee Rep); Vronsky in Anna Karenina (Portland Center Stage); Mr. Knightley in Emma (Pioneer Theatre Company); Emile in South Pacific (Delaware Theatre Company); Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music (Broadway World, Carbonell Award nominations; Fulton Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre); Antony & Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night (Helen Hayes Award nomination; Shake-speare Theatre, DC); Actors Theatre of Louisville; Long Wharf; St. Louis Rep; 5th Avenue Theatre;

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Goodspeed Opera House; Utah, Alabama, Oregon Shakespeare Festivals. Film / TV: Identical; Unfor-gettable; According to Jim. Training: USC; RADA.

Alexander Sovronsky (Juan / Barber) ATC debut. Broad-way: Cyrano de Bergerac (star-ring with Kevin Kline). Off-Broadway: Romeo & Juliet, Measure For Measure (The Public / NYSF); Othello (TFANA); Bottom Of The

World (Atlantic); Volpone, Women Beware Women (Red Bull); Macbeth, King Lear, Marat / Sade, Romeo & Juliet (Classical Theatre of Harlem); The Little Prince (Hang A Tale / The Pearl); As You Like It (Happy Few); Cyrano de Bergerac (Resonance Ensemble); and the title role in Hamlet (Teatro Circulo). Regional and Interna-tional: Hartford Stage, Walnut Street Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Fools’ Theater, Wharton Salon, Barrington Stage, Shakespeare & Co., WAM Theatre, American Shakespeare Center, Long Wharf, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and the title role in Hamlet at Teatro Franco Parenti (Milan, Italy). Film: Sex & the City 2, Inside Man. www.AlexanderSovronsky.com

Louis Tucci (Pedro) Broadway: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Off-Broadway / NYC: Return to the Forbidden Planet (Variety Arts); The Joy of Going Some-where Definite, The Cider House Rules (Atlantic Theater Company); Le Bret in Cyrano

de Bergerac (Resonance Ensemble); The Fourth Sister (Vineyard Theatre); Woyzeck (The Public). Regional: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Comedy of Errors (Hartford Stage); The Heart of Robin Hood (A.R.T.); The Arabian Nights (Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, Kansas City Rep, and Lookingglass); Stand by Your Man (Goodspeed Opera House, Ivoryton Playhouse, Arrow Rock); and multiple productions of Pump Boys & Dinettes. Television: The Blacklist. Composer / Musician: Louis co-wrote “Artificial World” with Julee Cruise of Twin Peaks for Wes Craven’s hit horror film, Scream. Martin Gore of Depeche Mode released their song “In My Other World” on Counterfeit 2 (EMI). The Botch-a-Cools – Louis and his wife’s duo – play regularly around the NYC area. He was also the composer for Out of The Black and Blue web series; If You Could See: The Alice Austen Story; How to be a Good Italian Daughter… In Spite of Myself (Cherry Lane); Little Blood Brother (Backstreet Films). Awards: Certosa Award winner, Les Masque Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in Paradise By The River (Centaur Theatre).

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Jose Luis “El Nino” Uz (Jose, a Dancer) Jose Luis Uz, now known by the stage name “El Niño Uz,” was born in Cuba. He began his dance develop-ment while in elementary school and, at fifteen, entered the National Art School

(ENA). He followed his love of flamenco to the United States and participated in various festivals and with various companies, such as as the prin-cipal flamenco dancer with Havana Night in Las Vegas. He also starred with Flamenco La Rosa, performed at the International Festival of Cante Flamenco Miami on multiple occasions, and danced in the Ernesto Lecuona Festival as a soloist. Currently, he is dancing around Miami with the Madrid Tapas y Vinos and is developing a project called Miami Flamenco Movement, which aims to feed the city with this ancient art and intangible cultural heritage. Always hoping to learn more, he has taken courses with many acclaimed fla-menco artists, including Israel Galban, Mario Maya, Daniel Navarros, and, most importantly, Juan Manuel Fernandez Montoya.

Lauren Villegas (Aldonza) ATC debut. Off-Broadway: Forbidden Broadway’s Spamil-ton. Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magdalene), Daniela (In the Heights) at Ordway Center; Cats (Griza-bella) at Paramount Theatre;

Les Misérables (Factory Girl), West Side Story (Rosalia) at Drury Lane Theatre, former ensemble member of Teatro Luna, founder of Project Am I Right, Northwestern graduate, and proud mem-ber of Actors’ Equity Association.

Arizona Theatre Company operates under agreements between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States; Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union; and United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT Theatres are represented by Union Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE

The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in these productions are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

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T H E C R E AT I V E T E A M

Dale Wasserman (Book) wrote for theater, tele-vision and film for more than 50 years and is best known for the musical Man of La Mancha, a multiple Tony Award winner. He also wrote the stage play One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, based on Ken Kesey’s novel, which has won sev-eral Tony Awards. Both shows continue to be produced nationally and internationally, with an estimated 300 productions per year. In Janu-ary 1979, Dale met Martha Nelly Garza, who became his wife, loyal partner and loving com-panion. More than once, Dale commented that Martha Nelly was the best thing that ever hap-pened to him (aside from his work on Man of La Mancha) and that it was their 30-year part-nership that had been the greatest contribution to extending his life and his talents to age 94. Together, they worked on numerous musicals and several new plays, including the autobio-graphical Burning In The Night. On December 21, 2008, Dale Wasserman, with his loving wife at his side, passed away peacefully of natural causes at his home in Paradise Valley. Martha N. Wasserman is now the sole Owner / Licensor of Dale’s intellectual properties and spends her life promoting his works all over the world.

Mitch Leigh (Music) composed Man of La Mancha, which originally opened on Broadway in 1965 and went on to win five Tony Awards including Best Musical. Man of La Mancha ran for 2,328 performances on Broadway, making it one of the greatest musicals of all time, spawning nu-merous national and international productions. His other Broadway scores include Cry For Us All, Sarava, Chu Chem, and Ain’t Broadway Grand. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the NY Drama Critics Circle Award

and the Contemporary Classics Awards from the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame for “The Impos-sible Dream,” and he is the first composer to receive the Yale Arts Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition. He has been honored as the only living composer whose work was included in the Metropolitan Opera’s Centennial Celebration. Mr. Leigh produced and directed Yul Brynner’s farewell tour of The King And I. In 2001 the Music School at Yale University was named Leigh Hall.

Joe Darion (Lyrics) has worked in every field in which words are put to music, from popular songs to works for the concert stage. His op-era based on Don Marquis’ immortal charac-ters Archy and Mehitabel, was turned into the Broadway musical Shinbone Alley, for which Mr. Darion supplied book and lyrics. Popular songs for which he has supplied the lyrics include

“Ricochet,” “Changing Partners,” and “Midnight Rain,” selling in the tens of millions. One of the most popular has been “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha, which won Darion the Tony Award for Best Lyrics. He also sup-plied the lyrics for the Broadway musical Illya Darling, adapted from the film Never on Sunday. In addition to the Tony Award, he has the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Gabriel Award, the Ohio State Award, and the International Broad-casting Award.

David Bennett (Director) The Most Happy Fella, My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon, Buddy, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music (5th Avenue Theatre); Buyer & Cellar (Seattle Rep); Now, Now, Now (On The Boards); The Legend of Georgia McBride (ACT); Torso by Keri Healey (American Theatre Critics

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new play award); Hay Fever (Peterborough Play-ers); The Neverending Story (World Premiere), Junie B. Jones and Bunnicula (Seattle Children’s Theatre); Man of La Mancha and Once On This Island (Village Theatre). Other regional: Ordway Theatre, Casa Mañana, North Carolina Theatre, Pioneer Theatre, and Portland Stage Co.

Kathryn Van Meter (Choreographer) is a Seattle based director, choreographer and actress. She is honored to return to ATC where she choreo-graphed the award-winning Fiddler on the Roof, Xanadu, and Next to Normal. Recent credits include directing Into the Woods (Village The-atre) and choreographing the world premiere of Mario and the Comet (Seattle Children’s Theatre). Ms. Van Meter is a three-time Gregory Award Nominee and winner for her work on Mary Poppins. Her choreography recently debuted on television with the Netflix Original Series 13 Reasons Why, and at the Seattle Opera with The Magic Flute. In 2016, Ms. Van Meter worked with the US Deptartment of Labor to develop the national definition for the occupation of

“Choreographer.” Next up, Kathryn will be join-ing Spectrum Dance Theatre playing Margaret Mead in their touring production of A Rap on Race. She is a proud member of SDC and AEA.

Tim Symons (Music Supervisor) is delighted to re-turn to Arizona Theatre Company after rocking the keytar onstage in Xanadu (2014). Based in Seattle, Symons is the resident music director at Village Theatre, where he has served as music director / music supervisor on 50+ mainstage productions over 15 seasons, including Into the Woods, Billy Elliot, The Who’s Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Show Boat. Other credits: Romy &

Michele’s High School Reunion: The Musical (5th Avenue), Assassins (ACT / 5th Avenue), and work at all of the major Seattle houses. Symons com-poses and performs with Seattle jazz trio Fawcett, Symons & Fogg.

Greg Fulton (Associate Music Director, Arranger) is honored to work for Arizona Theatre Company. Previous accomplishments include: String and Cubamor (Village Theatre); Lyle the Crocodile, Dick Wittington and His Cat, Junie B. Jones (Se-attle Children’s Theatre); The Buddy Holly Story (5th Avenue Theatre).

William Bloodgood (Scenic Designer) returns to Arizona Theatre Company for his fifth produc-tion, having last designed the scenery for Bad Dates in 2005. Well known in American re-gional theatres, he has worked for many, includ-ing Arena Stage in Washington, DC, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Alley Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Denver Center Theatre Company, the Guthrie Theater, Indiana Reper-tory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, the Old Globe Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Rep-ertory Theatre, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where he has designed the scenery for 150 productions. In 2011, he was honored to design the United States national exhibit for the Prague Quadrennial of Performance and Space Design. He is the recipient of many awards for his designs, including the Oregon Governor’s Award for the Arts in 2002. Currently, he is a professor of scene design at the University of Texas at Austin.

Melanie Burgess (Costume Designer) has designed costumes for over 165 productions at: Seattle

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Opera, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT, Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, New Century Theatre Company, Seattle Theatre Company, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Taproot Theatre, Tacoma Actors Guild, and The Empty Space. Regionally for: the Guthrie, Cincinnati Playhouse, Playmak-ers, Arizona Theatre Company, Minneapolis Children’s Theatre, Tantrum Theater, Idaho Theater for Youth, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, and Hawaii Opera. Melanie received her MFA from the University of Washington. She is the recipient of the Gregory Award for Outstand-ing Costume Design 2010, has received seven Seattle Footlight Awards for her work, and was featured in Seattle Magazine in 2011. She is a member of USA Local 829.

Mary Louise Geiger (Lighting Designer) New York: Broadway: The Constant Wife (Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre); Off-Broadway: X, Julius Caesar (The Acting Company Tour / New Victory Theater); The Liar (CSC); Nat Turner In Jerusalem, Forever, Oedipus at Palm Springs (New York Theatre Workshop); My Mother Has 4 Noses (Duke); Bauer (59E59), The Morini Strad, Olive And The Bitter Herbs, Buffalo Gal (Primary Stages); Good Television, The New York Idea (Atlantic Theater Company); Kindness, Blue Door, The Busy World Is Hushed (Playwrights Horizons); Finn, Mabou Mines’ Dollhouse, Red Beads (Mabou Mines); Violet Fire (BAM Next Wave Festival). Regional: ACT Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cleveland Play House, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Cin-cinnati Playhouse in the Park, Geva Theatre,

Guthrie Theater, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Portland Stage Company, Virginia Stage Company, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Pioneer Theatre, Playmakers Reperto-ry Company, LA Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra. Upcoming: The Diary of Anne Frank (Cleveland Play House); Until The Flood (Rattlestick, Mil-waukee Rep, Goodman); Top Girls (Huntington Theatre). Training: Yale School of Drama. Fac-ulty: NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Abe Jacob (Sound Designer) returns to ATC where he was Sound Designer for Fiddler on the Roof, Snapshots, Xanadu, Next to Normal, Backwards in High Heels, [title of show], Hair, The Pajama Game, The Pirates of Penzance, The Fantasticks, The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm and Five Guys Named Moe, among others. His designs include the original Broadway productions of Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Chicago, A Chorus Line, The Act, Evita, Cats, Dancin’, Big Deal, Black and Blue, and RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles. A native of Tucson, his initial contribution to the performing arts was the creation of the concert sound for such legendary artists as Jimi Hendrix, The Mamas and the Papas, Peter, Paul and Mary, and the historic rock celebration, The Monterey Pop Festival. He is the recipient of the 2016 LDI Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theater Sound Design. Mr. Jacob also teaches sound de-sign master classes and has mentored generations of Broadway’s top theatrical sound designers.

William Kirkham (Associate Lighting Designer) is an award-winning Lighting Designer for theatre and live events. He recently resettled in Tempe, AZ to work as a visiting professor at Arizona

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State University. Local credits include: The Yel-low Boat, Pete - The Return of Peter Pan, Girls Who Wear Glasses (Childsplay); Calendar Girls (Phoenix Theatre), and eleven productions with Arizona Broadway Theatre. Regional credits in-clude Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, ArtsWest Playhouse, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Contemporary American Theater Festi-val, The Hypocrites, Lookingglass Theatre Com-pany, Portland Center Stage, Sideshow Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. William attended Northern Arizona University, Northwestern University, and is a proud member of USA Local 829. www.wckirkham.com

Geoff Josselson, CSA (Casting Director) is a New York-based casting director whose work includes productions for Broadway, off-Broadway, and major New York and regional theatre companies, including Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Lou-isville, Barrington Stage Company, Bay Street Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cleveland Play House, Denver Center, Marriott Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paramount The-atre, Public Theater, San Francisco Symphony, Sharon Playhouse, and The York Theatre Com-pany. He is responsible for casting the Broadway production of The Velocity of Autumn, starring Estelle Parsons, and many other acclaimed New York productions, including Southern Comfort, Yank!, Enter Laughing, Pretty Filthy, John and Jen, Himself and Nora, Sex Tips..., Altar Boyz, Sep-timus, Clarissa, and National Tours for Disney

and Nickelodeon. For more information, please visit www.geoffjosselson.com.

Micha Espinosa (Voice / Dialects) is an Arizona-based artist, activist, teacher, and vocal coach. She has performed and taught voice, speech, and acting globally since 1992. Associate Pro-fessor (BFA, Stephens College; MFA Acting, U.C. San Diego) of Voice / Acting at Arizona State University; master teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework (FV) / Director of Diversity for FV Institute; award-winning editor for the book Monologues for Latino Actors; and an affiliate art-ist with La Pocha Nostra.

Brent Gibbs (Fight Choreographer) is very happy to return to ATC where he has served as Fight Choreographer for multiple productions over the years including Romeo and Juliet, Disgraced, and Fences, to name a few. Brent heads the BFA Acting Program at the University of Arizona, where he teaches acting and stage combat. He is a certified teacher and fight director with the Society of American Fight Directors and he has gained recognition as an advanced actor / com-batant by The Society of British Fight Directors and Fight Directors Canada. He has taught stage combat workshops around the country and at the International Theatre School Festival in Amsterdam and the Royal Academy of Dra-matic Art in London. In Tucson, he also serves as Artistic Director for The Arizona Repertory Theatre, where he will direct The Merchant of Venice this spring.

Bruno Ingram (Stage Manager) has worked as a professional stage manager since 1998 for a

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number of companies. ATC: The River Bride, Ring of Fire, Talley’s Folly, The Underpants, Anna in the Tropics, Macbeth, Pride and Prejudice, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Ella, To Kill a Mockingbird, Somebody / Nobody, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Woody Guthrie’s American Song, and The Mountaintop. Other regional credits include productions at Cleveland Play House, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Penumbra The-atre Company, Dallas Theater Center, Pasadena Playhouse, and Theatre for a New Audience.

Glenn Bruner (Assistant Stage Manager) is in his 21st season at ATC where he has stage managed over 60 productions, including Chapter Two, La Esquinita USA, An Act of God, Of Mice and Men, Romeo and Juliet, Other Desert Cities, The Mountaintop, Clybourne Park, The Sunshine Boys, Next to Normal, The Great Gatsby, Hair, and the world premieres of Rick Cleveland’s Five Presi-dents, Jeffrey Hatcher’s Holmes and Watson, Sher-lock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club and Ten Chimneys, and Steven Dietz’s Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Rocket Man, In-venting van Gogh, and Over the Moon. Mr. Brun-er has worked at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Pasadena Playhouse, Centerstage, Studio Arena Theatre, and Maine’s Portland Stage Company. He was the Assistant Stage Manager for the world pre-miere of On the Waterfront at The Cleveland Play House and stage managed the Off-Broadway premiere of Alan Ayckbourn’s Season’s Greetings. He has been the voice for many radio and televi-sion commercials, and worked on-air for Texas Public Radio in his hometown of San Antonio.

For the past nineteen summers Mr. Bruner has been a member of the entertainment produc-tion staff for Major League Baseball’s All Star FanFest. He was the 2012 recipient of the Lucy Jordan Recognition Award, presented annually by the Western Region of Actors’ Equity Asso-ciation. Mr. Bruner has been a member of AEA since 1981.

Timothy Toothman (Assistant Stage Manager) is the Artistic Associate at ATC and has also stage man-aged 20 ATC productions since the 2002 / 03 season, most recently King Charles III, Fences and Wait Until Dark. He has also stage managed ATC co-productions at Geva Theatre Center, Kansas City Repertory Theatre and San Jose Repertory Theatre. Mr. Toothman spent five seasons as the Production Stage Manager for the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY and was then Company Manager for five years for Sunshine Too, a national touring ensemble of deaf and hearing actors. He has also managed producing and presenting theatres in Indiana and Maryland. Prior to moving to Arizona, Mr. Toothman spent eleven years as a program and grants director for the Maryland State Arts Council and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. Mr. Toothman stage managed the National Heritage Awards Program for the National Endowment for the Arts for ten years and was the Production Stage Manager for six seasons at the Vineyard Playhouse on Martha’s Vineyard.

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David Ivers (Artistic Director) began his tenure as Artistic Director on July 1, 2017, and is honored to be part of this vibrant and inspiring community. In partnership with the inimitable and insightful Managing Director Billy Russo, he is hard at work creating community-based ini-tiatives, advanced-planning procedures, and staff-focused partnerships aimed at fostering institutional stability. Other immediate goals include improving our patron / donor relations and executing the finest slate of programming in our buildings as we honor our loyal audiences and seek

to engage with new ones. He arrives in Arizona after seven seasons as Artistic Director of Tony Award-Winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, having acted in or directed over fifty-five productions over twenty seasons. As Artistic Director, he helped usher in a forty million dollar expansion of facilities including two new theatres, a new rehearsal hall, costume shop, and administrative offices. His tenure is marked by a significant re-brand of the organization and several key initia-tives including the launch of WORDS (cubed) new play program, which recently featured the World Premiere of Neil LaBute’s How to Fight Loneliness.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Ivers was the Associate Artistic Director of Portland Repertory Theatre while continuing to collaborate with Portland Center Stage, the Oregon, Alabama and Idaho Shakespeare Festivals, and others. He also spent ten years as a resident artist involved with over forty productions at the acclaimed Denver Center Theatre Company. He has acting credits in Seattle, Portland, Utah, Denver, Chicago, Massachusetts, Alabama, California, including: Salieri in Amadeus, a nightly “audience choice” rotation of Oscar and Felix in The Odd Couple, Scapin in Scapin, Truffaldino in A Servant of Two Masters, Richard in Richard II, Tony Wendice in Dial M for Murder, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Jake in Stones in His Pockets, Gary in Noises Off, Jonathan in A Prayer for Owen Meany, and has been involved with over one hundred other productions at LORT A, B+, and B institutions.

In the last several seasons, his directing work has been seen with The Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie Theatre (where where he directed Blithe Spirit this past November), Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Hand to God, One Man Two Guvnors), The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (The Coconuts, Taming of the Shrew), South Coast Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, and more. In addition, Ivers has taught at several colleges and universities and gave his first TEDx talk in 2015. He is thrilled at the opportunity to join Arizona Theatre Company and would like to extend his gratitude to the board and staff. He is eager to live with his wife, Stephanie, and boys, Jack and Elliot, in such a thriving and culturally rich community. Email anytime, he’d love to hear from you (really, he would) [email protected].

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Billy Russo (Managing Director) has served as Acting Managing Director of Arizona Theatre Company since 2015 and permanently took on the position beginning on July 1, 2017.

Previously, he was the Managing Director of American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University, where during his tenure they produced All The Way, starring Brian Cranston, and Finding Neverland. He served as the Managing Director of New York Theatre Workshop, a major Off-Broadway

Theatre company in New York, where he lead a financial turnaround of the organization, retiring an organizational deficit and rebuilding cash reserves. During his time there, he produced the original productions of the musical Once and the play Peter and the Starcatcher, both of which transferred to Broadway in the 2012 season, garnering 13 of the 26 competitive Tony Awards handed out that year. He also served as General Manager of Playwrights Horizons in New York, where he helped oversee the construction of a new six-story facility in the heart of Times Square. Notable productions during that period were the world premieres of I Am My Own Wife (Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for Drama), and the musical Grey Gardens. He was also the Associate General Manager at Manhattan Theatre Club.

While in London, Billy was the Associate Producer with David Pugh, Ltd; there, he produced, among others, the English Language Premiere of Yasmina Reza’s Art in the West End, starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, and Ken Stott.

Billy was an adjunct assistant professor for Columbia University’s Theatre Producing and Management MFA Program, where he taught Advanced Theatre Budgeting. He received a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

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Under new leadership – and now celebrating its 51st-season – Arizona Theatre Company boasts the largest subscriber base of any per-forming arts organization in Arizona, with more than 130,000 people each year attending performances at the historic Temple of Music and Art in Tucson, and the elegant Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix. Each season of carefully selected productions reflects the rich variety of world drama – from classic to contemporary plays, from musicals to new works – as audiences enjoy a rich emotional experience that can only be captured through live theatre. Touching lives through the power of theatre, ATC is the preeminent professional theatre in the state of Arizona. Under the direction of Artistic Director David Ivers in partnership with Managing Director Billy Russo, ATC operates in two cities – unlike any other League of Resident Theaters (LORT) company in the country.

ATC shares the passion of the theatre through a wide array of outreach programs, educa-

tional opportunities, access initiatives, and community events. Through the schools and summer programs, ATC focuses on teaching Arizona’s youth about literacy, cultural devel-opment, performing arts, specialty techniques used onstage, and opens their minds to the creative power of dramatic literature. With approximately 450 Learning & Education activities annually, ATC reaches far beyond the metropolitan areas of Tucson and Phoenix, enriching the theatre learning experience for current and future audiences.

Mr. Ivers and Mr. Russo continue to work on strategic planning, creative thinking, and adventurous programming all aimed at serving the current mission: “To inspire, engage and entertain – one moment, one production and one audience at a time.”

Stay tuned for announcements, new events and exciting new access initiatives. You’ll find us here: arizonatheatre.org.

A B O U T A R I Z O N A T H E AT R E C O M P A N Y

The historic Temple of Music and Art, Arizona Theatre Company’s home in downtown Tucson

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BOARD OFFICERSLynne Wood Dusenberry

Chair

Susan Plimpton Segal Chair-Elect

Kevin Gebert Vice Chair (Tucson)

Mary Hamway Vice Chair (Phoenix)

Robert Taylor Secretary

Jeffrey Gold Treasurer

BOARD OF TRUSTEESCameron C. Artigue, Past Chair

Michael FlattJay Glaser

Jeff GuldnerPam Hait

Liz HernándezDavid Ivers

Priscilla MárquezSandra C. Maxfield

Joseph MollicaKeith Murfee-DeConcini

Linda “Mac” PerlichKaren PetersBilly Russo

*Deceased

EMERITUS TRUSTEESPaul Baker, Katie Dusenberry, Darryl Dobras, Carol DuVal Whiteman, Shirley Estes, I. Michael Kasser, Donald Nickerson*, Marilyn Papp*, George Rosenberg*, Dr. John Schaefer, F. William Sheppard

HONORARY TRUSTEESBob Begam*, Betsy Bolding, Joan Kaye Cauthorn, Jack Davis, Slivy Edmonds, Norma Feldman, Catherine (Rusty) Foley, Joe Gootter, Carol Kraemer, Jessica Lazarus, Sally Lehmann, Gerry Murphy, Emily Rosenberg Pollack, Nina Trasoff, Janos Wilder, Ruth A. Zales

A special note of thanks to the partners and staff at Lewis Roca Rothgerber for hosting ATC’s Board of Trustees’ meetings

David Ira Goldstein Artistic Director Emeritus, Jessica L. Andrews Managing Director Emeritus

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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

ATC IS PROUD TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY PARTNERS JULY 1, 2016 TO OCTOBER 31, 2017

CORPORATIONS / ORGANIZATIONSAnonymous (1)Aloft HotelsAmerican ExpressAPSASU GammageBallard Spahr LLPThe Barber Family Legacy Fund

at Vanguard CharitableBeachFleischman PCThe Benevity Community Impact FundBreak-Away ToursThe Carriage HouseCourtyard by Marriott -

Phoenix DowntownCox CommunicationsCrest Insurance GroupThe DesertLeafDowntown Kitchen + CocktailsThe Employee Community

Fund of Boeing ArizonaExxonMobil Foundation

Matching Gifts ProgramFidelity Charitable Gift FundGolden Family Fund at

Fidelity CharitableDebbie Goodman-Butler and Patrick

Butler Advised Fund at Schwab Charitable

Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C.Michael J. and Charlotte A. Harris

Philanthropic Fund at the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona

Herberger Theater CenterHolualoa Arizona, IncHoneywell InternationalHotel CongressHotel Tucson City CenterIBM Matching Grants ProgramJewish Federation of

Southern ArizonaJim Click Automotive TeamI. Michael and

Beth Kasser Foundation at the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona

KXCI Community Radio

Law Office of Bernadette RuizLewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLPLightwave Technical ConsultingLincon EnterprisesMaynard’s Market and KitchenMcGraw Hill FinancialMeijer, Inc., Subsidiaries

and AffiliatesAllan and Alfie Norville

Philanthropic Fund at the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona

Ogletree DeakinsOsborn Maledon, P.A.Harry and Rose Papp Advised Fund

at Schwab CharitablePICOR Commercial Real

Estate ServicesDonald Pitt Family Foundation

at the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona

Raymond James and AssociatesResolution Copper MiningRenaissance Phoenix DowntownResidence Inn by Marriott –

Phoenix DowntownRiggins Farms, Ltd.RLI Charitable Gift Fund at

Fidelity CharitableSchwab Charitable FundScottsdale Cultural CouncilScottsdale League for the ArtsSmithfield Trust CompanySnell & Wilmer L.L.P.SRPSteptoe and Johnson, LLPThe Greenleaf / Molberg Family

Fund at Schwab CharitableTheater League Inc.United Way of Tucson and

Southern ArizonaUNS Energy Corp.Valley of the Sun United WayVanguard Charitable

Endowment ProgramWatermill Financial GroupWilson Property Services, IncZazu Pannee Park Regentt

FOUNDATIONSAbsolon FoundationActor’s Equity FoundationAkron Community FoundationJohn and Laura Almquist

Advised Fund at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

Andrew Family FoundationApplied Materials FoundationArizona Community FoundationArizona Community

Foundation of CochiseArizona Community

Foundation of FlagstaffArizona Community Foundation

of Yavapai CountyArts Foundation for Tucson

and Southern ArizonaAYCO Charitable FoundationBank of America Charitable

FoundationBD2 Donor Advised Fund

at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

Jeffrey F. Berg and Debra H. Paget Fund at the Cornell University Foundation

Leonard J. and Irene Brown Foundation, Inc.

Joan Kaye Cauthorn Advised Fund at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

Francis Chapin FoundationAlan and Gail Cohn Foundation, Inc.Community Foundation for

Southern ArizonaCornell University FoundationNancy M. and Peter E. Davis

Community Fund at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

The Bill and Donna Dehn Charitable Fund at the AYCO Charitable Foundation

Diamond Family Donor Advised Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation

Feldman Family Foundation

Joanie Flatt Family Foundation at the Arizona Community Foundation

Michael Flatt Charitable Fund at the Arizona Community Foundation

Mary Jo Ghory Advised Fund at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

The Harold and Jean Grossman Foundation

The Herberger FoundationHerbst Family FoundationThe Molly and Joseph

Herman FoundationThe Connie Hillman Family

FoundationHirsch Family FoundationHolsclaw Advisory Endowment Fund

at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, Inc.

Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona

Bill and Kathy Kinney Philanthropic Fund at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

David C. and Lura M. Lovell Foundation

McCulloh McTavish FoundationThe Minneapolis FoundationMargaret E. Mooney FoundationThe John and Helen

Murphey FoundationMyers Vitkin Foundation, Inc.PICOR Charitable FoundationVirginia G. Piper Charitable TrustRea Charitable TrustRochester Area Community

FoundationRuss and Carolyn Russo FoundationSalt River Community

Children’s FoundationShapiro Family Philanthropic

FoundationThe Shubert FoundationSarah B. Smallhouse Advised Fund

at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS

The Eliot Spalding FoundationThe Stocker FoundationStonewall FoundationTexas Instruments FoundationToday is a Good Day FoundationTorosian FoundationTucson Foundations

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation

Tucson Realtors Charitable Foundation

University of Arizona FoundationJames D. Wezelman

Donor Advised Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona

Joseph and May Winston Foundation

GOVERNMENTArizona Commission on the ArtsCity of Tempe Arts and CultureNational Endowment for the ArtsPhoenix Convention Center and VenuesPhoenix IDAPhoenix Office of Arts and Culture

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

ANGELS $25,000 AND UPAnonymous (1)Paul and Alice BakerShirley EstesJoanie FlattMichael FlattI. Michael and Beth KasserRichard and Sally LehmannBill Lewis and Rick UnderwoodAnn Lovell and Tom WarneDolly and Jim MoranAllan NorvilleCarol and Lex SearsChef Janos and Rebecca Wilder

PLAYWRIGHT’SGUILD $10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (1)Jessica L. Andrews and

Timothy W. ToothmanMary Jan and Paul BancroftMr. A. Frederick Banfield and

Ms. Eileen M. FitzmauriceIn Memory of Rick CallDonal DrayneBruce and Katie Dusenberry Bruce L. and Lynne Wood DusenberryJay GlaserEllyn and Jeff GoldDavid Ira Goldstein and

Michele Robins GoldsteinPaulette and Joe GootterJeff Guldner and Sydney Reed

Courtney JohnsonCarole and Richard KraemerSandra and Dr. Robert Maxfield Rosanna MillerJoseph A. Mollica and Dottie SellersSusan and Jeffrey ReinJill and Herschel RosenzweigGreg SchoenRichard E. Schoen Revocable TrustRon and Patricia SchwabeEnid and Michael SeidenJanie Shapiro and Slobodan PopovicNancy SwansonSusan Tarrence and Stephen GoldenJack Wahl and Mary Lou Forier

PRODUCER’SCIRCLE $5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (1)Fran and Jim AllenChristine and John AugustineCarmela and Michael BlankBetsy BoldingDr. Jose and Frances BurruelJoan Kaye CauthornDino J. and Elizabeth

Murfee DeConciniDarryl and Mary Ann DobrasNorma and Stanley G. FeldmanTed and Barb FrohlingGail and Patric GiclasBruce and Edythe GissingDavie Glaser in loving memory

of David H. Glaser

Rob and Laurie GlaserLauren and Michael GordonPamela GrissomEric HamburgerMary and Geoffrey HamwayJeffrey HatcherTheresa and William HawgoodBob and JoAnne HungateRebecca and Albert JohnsonTandy and Gary KippurDrs. Paul and Mary KossLori MackstallerJill and Kevin MaddenElyce and Mark MetznerJoseph A. Mollica and Dottie SellersJack and Becky MoseleyLyn Papanikolas and

David MackstallerMac and Russ PerlichMary Beth and Gerald RadkeSusan P. SegalF. William Sheppard and

Range P. ShawSarah B. SmallhouseMichael WilloughbyLinda Wurzelbacher

DESIGNER’SCIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (1)Laura and John AlmquistMary and Cameron ArtigueJacklyn Connoy and William MaguireVanne and Robert CowieBill and Donna Dehn

Jennifer Hecker DuVal and Fred DuValDeanna Evenchik-BravCatherine “Rusty” FoleyLois and Harry GarrettHarry George and Cita ScottDr. Mary Jo GhoryJennifer Gross and Jerry LeFevreElliott and Sandra HeimanMack JonesDrs. Steven and Marta KetchelHotchy KieneDrs. George and Maria KnechtMr. and Mrs. Mark LandayJanice and Robert LeffSusan and Stacy LitvakNancy and Steven W. LynnCaroline and Peter MorseDeborah Moss and Stephen CollinsJohn and Helen MurpheyCharles and Carol OttoMary and Matthew PalenicaSandy and James PeeblesValerie and Herschel RichterJody Summerset RollTom and Eileen RotkisKen and Judy RyanDrs. John and Helen SchaeferJudy SeinfeldJoanne SibleyIngeborg and Ralph SilberschlagCol. Mary Pat SullivanDanielle and Steven ThuBarbara VogenDr. Richard and Madeleine WachterNancy and Jeff WernerJames Wezelman and Denise GrusinMichael WilloughbyGary Wolff and Sandy Gibson

FOUNDATIONS(continued)

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DIRECTOR’SCIRCLE$1,750 - $2,499

Anonymous (2)Judy Ackerman and Richard EpsteinRoberta AidemMara and Keith AspinallJudy Balan-PearlMary Ellen and Emery BartleBarbara and Franklin BennettBarbara and William BickelDenice Blake and John BlackwellSusan and Brian BoylanBarry D. BrownEd and Arlene CohenShelley M. Cohn and Mollie C. TriversLen and Doris CorisDon and Jonae DeLongMarnie and Harvey DietrichZoe and Andrew DowdMelissa and Gene EinfrankDrs. Thomas Elliott and Cindy RankinEllis F. Friedman and Irene

Stern FriedmanBecky and Dave GasparMary and Robert GillettPam and Glen HaitPauline and Gene HechlerLeslie Hall and Ted JarviRobert Hershey-LearDeborah and Jeffrey JacobJulianna KasperRobyn Kessler and Jeff TimanDr. and Mrs. Ronald KolkerJudy and Sam LinhartElaine LitvackPhil and Nora MazurElsa McTavishConstance MelendezDrs. Richard and Yvonne MorrisTrudi and Robert MurchPeggy and Gerry MurphyPat and Wayne NeedhamPatti Norville SpectorDr. and Mrs. Charles W. OttoSusan and Donald PittMallory and Donald RieggerLinda and Reid SchindlerCathy Shell

Evelyn G. and Daniel J. SimonSean D. SweatShoshana and Robert TancerStephen and Susan ThompsonRichard WalkerJohn and Connie Ann

Nygaard WareingRuss and Kay WeedTaryn and Mark WestergaardEllen Wheeler and David NixAllan and Diana Winston

BACKERS $1,000 - $1,749

Anonymous (6)Amy and Bob AdamsJoanne and Howie AdamsFlorence and Larry AdamsonCorbett and Pat AlleyNeil Ampel and Nancy MarchJeannette and Robert BarnesMary and Bret BatchelorNancy and Dave BaxterJoAnn and Dave BeckerSusan BergSandy and Chuck BonstellePatrick Butler and Debbie

Goodman-ButlerRay CarrollSara and Cristiano CastelliniShirley ChannVirginia Clements and Tom RogersJan CopelandJudie CosentinoBarbara and John CummingsMarjorie and George CunninghamA. Ennis DaleLeslie Dashew and Jack SalisburyCarol David and Hillary WylerJulie and Mark DeatherageGina and Rick DeGrawDeanna EvenchikSteven FassMargaret and Dennis FesenmyerRonna Fickbohm and Jeff WillisPatricia FluhrerPamela FrameMr. and Mrs. John FrancesconiElizabeth and Dietmar Gann

Michael Garrison and John J. LopezKevin Gebert and Whitney SheetsRenee and Peter GerstmanAngela and Jeffrey GlosserTerry GoddardKathryn and Edwin GossDonita GrossBetty and Leonard GuarraiaAnne and David HameroffRebecca and Todd HanleyCristine and Ed HansenSarajean and Jeri HarwoodKathy and James HaunJohn Hay and Ruth MurphySuzie Hazan and Michael BurnsJulie and Larry HeckerStephen and Amanda HeitzPat and Fred HenningLiz HernándezEd and Sandy HollandCathy and Michael HolmbergLee and Patrick HoweJohn HudakJacqueline Hufford-JensenJudy and William JenneyJohn Paul Jones IIIDenice JustJamie and Bill KelleyMartha and George KellnerMr. and Mrs. Joseph KendhammerTeresa Kim and Mark QualeJanice and Alvin KivelGabrielle KleinDon KlompJoan KoppenbrinkLynne Lagarde and Bob StankusEileen and John LamseSally LanyonMary and John LeavittStanley Lehman and Susan ChaikinChristiane G. LesliePhoebe LewisMs. Edith E. LutyAnne and Ed LymanMatthew and Jo Ann MadonnaPriscilla and Edmund MárquezDorothy and Roy MayeskeIrene MonsonDonnasu and Jim MoodyShirley G. Muney

Nina and Brian MunsonKeith Murfee-DeConciniRuth Murphy and John HayDouglas NgJean and Jordan NerenbergAnn Patterson-BartonLinda PulaskiMark Quale and Teresa KimSandra RauschChuck and Terri RoehrickRandee RossDr. and Mrs. Sanford H. RothJonathan Rothschild and

Karen SpiegelRuss and Carolyn RussoDrs. Adib and Vivi SabbaghMichael and Enriqueta SalvoJudy and Harold SamloffAnne and Elmon SappClaire SargentBetty Anne SarverCarol and Randy SchillingEllie and S.L. SchorrMarc and Tracy SchwimmerDeborah and Robert SharpeBruce SpencerPhyllis E. and Richard D. SternMs. Susan M. SwickCindy TraylorKarla Van Drunen and Fred LittooySally Van SlykeEmily and Bob VincentJean K. WagnerNancy and Ted WolterMarilyn and Peter WoodsPunch and Casey WoodsJulianne and Raymond WoosleyMargaret WunderRuthie Zales and Ken Greenfield

PATRONS $500 - $999

Anonymous (7)Michelle and Tim AbrahamJoseph AckerGail Adams and Jay GoodfarbRebecca Albrecht and Norris LivoniSusan and Larry AllenAl and Janet AndersonLori Angus Wilson and Jay Angus

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Judy and Ned ArmstrongChar and Alan AugensteinStephen R. and Suzanne K. BarberMichael BassRichard BatesJohn BechmanTrudie and Peter BeestrumTony and Maria BeramDavid and Bonnie BickfordNed and Sue BloomfieldSusan and Richard BookspanKay BoumaMartha BrightwellCarol and Daniel BronteSuzanne and Dan BrownSylvia and Herb BurtonJean and Michael ButterfieldHanna and Don CallaghanTyna Callahan and Dimitri

VoulgaropoulosBrian and Lauren CantoniElaine and Sidney CohenKris and Earl CohenSara CohenMary Kathleen CollinsArlan Colton and Kirk SmithSusan G. ConnellJoe CoyleMargaret and James CoyleGayla and Harlan CrossmanAlicia and Jon CrumptonDrs. Clara Curiel and Kai

LewandrowskiDavid DeConciniPatricia and Dennis DeConciniPhil Derkum and Flora YeeJan and Leo DresselKimberlyn Drew and Andy MooreGail E. DunlapMary Durham-PflibsenJohn DysterJanet and Harold EastinRoberta GoldsteinStevie and Karl EllerKaren and Lionel FaitelsonFred Farsjo and Patti PayneDr. Nelson FauxTom Feeney and Carmen BermudezMary Jo FitzgeraldJudy and Richard FlynnDenise Ford

Patricia and Gary FridleyDrs. Margot W. and J.D. GarciaGary and Gini GethmannRoberta GillilanLeslie and Richard GlazeCathleen and Thomas GodfreyMichael GodnickMuriel and Marc GoldfederStephen GraffSusan and Loring GreenTom and Nancy GreenDwaine GreerCas GrossmanJerome and Anita GutkinRita HagelMichael Hamant and Lynnell GardnerKathy and Bruce GarrettRobin and John HarrisElizabeth and Jerrold HatcherSuzanne and Lester HaytKen Hegland and Barbara SattlerMichael Heimbuch and

Mitchell BuntingSharon and Louis HekmanDr. and Mrs. Arthur L. HerbstSharon and Jesse HiseSidney HollanderCatherine HornessElaine Hoyne and Lisa RempeLori and David IaconisBrian IndrelunasLisa and Gary IsraelMargaret IversonAbe JacobFrank and Caroline JankDonald E. JenksHelen and Robert JennetteMarcelle and Leonard JoffeCelinda JohnsonRobert and Susan JohnstoneKaren and Charles JonaitisLeianne JonesJohn JordanNathan JosephJulia Waterfall-Kanter

and Brian KanterJulie Karcis and James SewardSandy and Richard KauffmanKathryn KellnerNancy and Burton KinerkSusan and Everett King

Jo and Bob KoeperKathryn LammJane Langenfeld and Duncan ChangJim and Gloria LawrenceAnne Leary and Bill HemeltKwan S. LeeMaxine and Jeffrey LeonardJim LeValley and Nancy PhilippiDr. Alan Levenson and

Rachel K. GoldwynCarol and Norman LevineNanci and Doug LevyDon LivesayDr. Howard LuberDebi Chess Mabie and Clint MabieBrendan Mahoney and Gordon StreetClementa Mannarelli and

Gary MolendaMr. and Mrs. Thom MansurSusan and Ron MarkDejan and Susan MarkovichLorene MartinRudy and Maria MathewsCecelia MatsonAndy McKnightKathryn and Richard MerkelFrances MerrymanDouglas and Jane MetzgerMarilyn and Robert MetzgerMichelle and Joseph MillstoneHelene and Michael MironRoger MorrisJudee MorrisonChristine MuldoonEssie NadlerCarolyn and Carl NauAnn NicholsPeggy OdendahlDeborah Oseran and Bobby PresentNorizan Osman and John IrbyRose and Harry PappAlyce PenningtonKathie and Bill PetersonTodd PetersonLaura and Tom PewTad and Linda PfisterBrian PrackoPaul RathjenPenny RauziBecky and Norman RebenstorfAnn H. Redding

Drs. Linda Riordan and David SiegelDouglas and Arlene RipleyJenni and Todd RockoffChristina and James RonstadtBobbe RosenbergSusan Rotkis and Patrick DeConciniBrenda and Jim RowlandBernadette and Joaquin RuizJune RussoDavid and Sonja SaarSarah and Noel SaltRita and Steven SchlosserEve SchocketJacqueline and Paul SchulzRobyn and Edward SchwagerArleen and Fred SchwartzArlene and Morton ScultPolly and Joe SeegerBarbara and George SeperichMary Jo Sheldon-DiVito

and William DiVitoKelley ShoreSteve and Shelly SilvermanHarvey and Rita SimonCarol and Barry SmithRichard Snodgrass and Merrie BrucksLinnet and Robert SpanglerAlice and Joel SteinfeldDarryl and Helen SternMolly Stranahan and Tom CurtinHerbert and Kerry StratfordOlga and James StricklandMark StrumphCarolyn and John StuartJohn SzafranskiSandra ThallCarol and Charles ThompsonHugh and Allyn ThompsonCarrie TothGayle A. TraverVera TuckerCatherine and Bruce UhlDavid and Nancy UlmerSusan and Evan UngerWendy WatsonSteven and Linda WegenerRonald and Mary WeinsteinBarbara WichKathleen and Robert WinderMichael Winters

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FRIENDS $250 - $499

Anonymous (9)Audrey and Daniel AbramsPauline AlbertKristin AlmquistDr. and Mrs. Joseph AlpertOvadan Amanova-Olsen

and Irina KirilovaShirley and Thor AndersonAlma and Dan AngeloJulia and Neal ArmstrongSusan Johnson-Ash and Gregory AshJudy and Bob AtwellRae and Peter AustEva and Martin BacalPamela and Frank BangsDr. and Mrs. Peter BankoffMartha BaronKathryn BatesCheryl BeardDr. Cash and Susanne BeechlerLarry BerleJudy BermanMary Bielski and Hal HolmanBetsy and Henry BogenJoyce and William BohnertMary and Daniel BooneBetsy and Bill BowenSusan and John BowersSharon and Barry BriskmanDiane and Donald BristowRichard Broderick and Roberta KingMartha BrodersenCorrine BrooksThe Honorable and Mrs.

Michael J. BrownJeanne and Eugene BryanSharley and Graham BryceBonnie and David BurnettKaren L. Campbell and Joseph TylutkiJennifer and Michael CaplanElaine and Morton CederbaumJudith ChapmanMaureen and John ChestnutAnne and Fred ChristensenJoyce A. and Richard S. ClarkJoyce Cohen and Leon SmithFrances Cohen

Shirley and Mark CohenLorraine CrawfordJanice S. CrebbsVic and Ronald CroweMichael CrumlySherry DaileySandra and Anthony DalessandroJames Darling and Gina

Murphy DarlingAugusta DavisJudith and Chauncey DaytonMartin de Wett and

Suzanne ChudnoffJeff DeConciniPennie DeHoff and Larry WurstTom Dinwiddie and Jackie KeithKathy DixonMaedell and Harold DixonAimee and Stephen DoctoroffPatricia and Ronald DonnellCathy DresbachNann and Tony DurandoLee and Spencer ElliottElaine and Mario EspericuetaAnn and Charles FinaNancy and Richard FintzyHelen V. FisherMarcia FisherLaurie FitzgeraldSherman and Sarilyn FogelRobin Hiller and Tim FullerJane GellmanCleona GenzerAmi and John GiardinaLynn and Gary GieserTobey GitellePatricia and R. Terry GloverElaine and John GoetzElaine and Stanley GoldbergMidge and Gerald GolnerRita GolubVeronica and Arthur GonzalesDr. Robert W. GoreJanet GraceEllen GurewitzSara and Andrew GyorkeRobert Haddock and Ann StantonTerrence HansonAthia HardtBonnie and Michael HarrisLynn and Michael Harris

Michael and Phyllis HawkinsCandy and Jeffrey HazenJames HerzfeldSusan HetheringtonDonna Hetler and Richard NewmanBethany and William HicksTom and Sandy HicksMarcia and Gregory HilliardLynn HoffmanMarta and Robert C. HollGerri and Barry HoltCharlotte HoweyDarrell and Frances HutchinsonSusan and Richard ImwalleDr. Ralph A. and Anna L. JacksonFrank and Stephanie JacobsonDeborah Jamieson and Scott DeWaldLinda and Ralph JensenDavid JohnsonKimberly JohnsonMary and Thomas JohnsonRichard JohnsonBeverly and Robert JonesRobin and Michael KaisermanHy Kaplan and Sue VardonLynn and Chris KarabinasPhilip KellerCarol and Allen KernSandra A. KilkutsKim and David KingRoberta King and Richard BroderickDon and Susan KjerlandMarsha and Donald KleinLinda and Bill KnoxKaren and Sherwin KoopmansKay and Philip KornNina and Michael KotinJessica and Stephen KozloffLynn Krabbe and Bruce KilbrideBarbara and Theodore KraverTamar Rala Kreiswirth

and John DeLucaKaren and Arvie LakeLarry LarsonJoan Le FevrePatricia and David LebowitzMark and Susan LederAdrienne and Keith LehrerLori Levine and Gary BennaBertie Levkowitz and Thomas Herz

Mary Jane LipshieJennifer Lohse and Jason DePizzoTiffany LopezSharon LudwigMark LuprechtGypsy and David LyleCarol and Phil LyonsSuzan MakausWilliam MakiJackie ManningStan MarksIrene MarshLoraine MartinMichael MatichShirley and Stanley MatlickNaomi and Gene MatusowAnn and George MavkoKenneth and M. McQuadeLynda MenisGloria and Walter MerkelDarrel and Ann MerwinJeffrey MessingKim and Forrest MetzD.B. and Margaret MichelJoyanne and Fred MillsMr. and Mrs. George MinkPhyllis MorganMelvin E. MountsJohn MunicDana and Rick NaimarkEleanor NellemannRichard Newman and Donna HetlerMichael and Patricia OreMarilyn and Michael OrensteinShana and Richard OseranStephen OttSusan and Chuck OttAlisha OwensGreg Parston and Judith HargadonEllie PattersonClyde and Jane PerleeKaren and William PetersonThomas Pickrell and Barbara ZippelMargo and Steven PikeDavid Plane and Katharine JacobsBrian PopadakRobert PrattSheila and Robert PressWilliam Rapp and Kathy KolbeLu and Jim Reffkin

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Kurt ReinkeJoan RobertsJanet and Roger RobinsonAnne RoedigerElaine RomeroEmily Rosenberg PollockGerald RosenquistDeborah and Daniel RoweCarol and Arnold RudoffSharon and Richard RundleBilly RussoDee Ann and James SakrisonEllen and Stephen SaltonstallJennifer and Charles SandsSarah Sanford-MillerDina ScaloneTom and Chris SchatzmanJennifer SchneiderDr. Howard and Trudy SchwartzAnn and Perry SellsSusan and Mark SendrowNeelam and Gulshan SethiRobin ShafmanBeverly and Herb ShealthelmRobert SheelyDr. Marvin Siegel and

Ms. Eileen BloomDr. Caren SiehlAmy and Lee SilverthornRita and Harvey SimonPatricia SimpsonMary SmithSusan and Eddie SmithRichard Snyder and Linda JensenBarbara SolinLois and Lowell SorensonJan and Paul SpaethGloria and Mark SpiesRica and Harvey SpivackConnie StapletonLinda StaubitzClaire SteigerwaldAnna SteinerLorraine and Adolph SternChristopher StocksBecky and Harold Strain

Chris SwahnJay SykesLinda and David TansikShirley and Ted TaubeneckJean P. ThomasPatricia and Martin ThomasMarjorie and Neil ThorntonCheryl and Howard ToffMarlene TompkinsC. and Dale TretschokRick Unklesbay and Margaret NoremDavid and Kathryn UngerAustin UrtonJoan and Gerald VandevoortClague Van SlykeSharon and Marc WeiselLouise and James WeissWendy and Elliott WeissLovable Bill and Ann WelchMarjorie and Lester WestphalConstance Whitehead and M. CappLois and Martin WienshienkSteven WiesenbergerBrad WinesPamela and Dennis WinstenDavid WohlBarbara and Michael Wright

THE ENCORE CIRCLE

HONORS THOSE FRIENDS OF ATC WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED A GIFT THROUGH A BEQUEST, TRUST ARRANGEMENT, OR OTHER ESTATE PLAN PROVISION

Anonymous (1)Cameron and Mary ArtigueHelen and Robert BegamDr. and Mrs. James F. Blute, IIIBetsy BoldingMr. and Mrs. Vincent Buonomano*Joan Kaye CauthornSteven Cohen and Michael GodnickJacklyn Connoy and William MaguireLen and Doris CorisVirginia Dayton*

Mrs. Dorothy D. DeMiller*Lorenzo and Slivy Edmonds CottonNancy and Bob EschrichCarol FinkTed and Barb FrohlingHarry and Lois GarrettDr. Mary Jo GhoryMr. Terrance M. HansonMr. and Mrs. Edward J. HarrisonMrs. Arthur Henderson*Andrew F. HoltzMs. Tana JonesMrs. Theodosia P. JoyceI. Michael and Beth KasserEverett King*Bill and Kathy Kinney Maxine and Jonathan Marshall*Les and Phyllis MinsukJoan A. MorrisMelvin E. MountsPeggy and Gerry MurphyDon* and Peg NickersonMartha and Terry Allen Perl

Endowment for the ArtsJohn D. Ratliff, Jr. and Vicki RatliffRonald Robinette and

Sharon RoedigerArnold and Carol RudoffRobert V. Schauer*William C. and Deborah

Chisholm ScottF. William SheppardDaniel J. and Evelyn G. SimonGeorge E. and Margorie G. Springer*Robert and Shoshana TancerRoy Van NoteJessica Spencer Walker*Taryn and Mark WestergaardLinda and Richard H. Whitney

YOUNG PATRONS

A GROUP OF THEATRE-LOVERS 45 AND UNDER WHO SUPPORT ATCKevin Gebert and Whitney SheetsKim and David KingKeith Murfee-DeConcini

THEATRE BUFFSMartha BrightwellPauline and Gene HechlerDrs. Steven and Marta KetchelKim and David KingLynne Lagarde and Bob StankusEileen and John LamseMary and Dennis McMackenMichael and Patricia OreRita and Steven Schlosser

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF

Clara Gay Ashton by Nancy and Jerry Williams

Rick Call by AnonymousDon Conn by Margot ConnDavid Fisher by Marcia FisherGwendolyn Fletcher

by Barbara F. WentzRose Gottlieb by AnonymousRoy L. Gross by Donita GrossSandy Hatfield by Shirley EstesAnne and Paul Hochberg

by Davie GlaserBob Maxfield

by Dr. and Mrs. Ronald KolkerAlfie Norville

by Anonymous, Regina and Gregory Byrne, Kimberly Anne Clements and Scott Mackenzie, Stevie and Karl Eller, Lynn and Gary Gieser, Charlotte Harris Philanthropic Fund, Allan and Alfie Norville Philanthropic Fund, and Carol and Jacob Strubles

Judy Oswald by Ms. Edith E. LutyGeorge Rosenberg

by Debby and Doug KennedyJohn Schroeder by Ann-Marie

and David CristofaniPaulita Sedgwick

by Henrietta S. BarassiLarry Smith by Frank Davis

and F. William Sheppard and Range P. Shaw

FRIENDS (continued)$250-$499

*Gifts have been actualized

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Diane Carol Stone by Bruce Maach Mary-Lynn Carmichael

by Cathy Dresbach , David Ira Goldstein and Michele Robins Goldstein, Janet Arnold and Tom Rees

Dino DeConcini by Susan Rotkis and Patrick DeConcini

William Dehn by Kathryn Myers

Mary Ann and Darryl Dobras by Nancy and Reese Woodling

Lynne Wood Dusenberry by Joe Coyle

Tadeusz and Stefania Eminowicz by Miss Tillie

Shirley Estes by Pauline and Gene Hechler

Judith and Ken Falewicz by Jeff Falewicz

Stanley Feldman by Deborah Oseran and Bobby Present

Jay Glaser by Linda and Jordan Brickman

Rob and Laurie Glaser by Deborah and Jeffrey Jacob

David Ira Goldstein by Roberta Aidem, Jeanne and Eugene Bryan, Joan Kaye Cauthorn Advised Fund, Jay Glaser, Lori and David Iaconis, Frank Jacobson, Jennifer Lohse and Jason DePizzo

Grandchildren Mason Kelber, Jacob Kelber and Nadia Hutchinson by Alice and Marty Kelber

Great Theater! by Michael Hyland

Shannon Harral by Tad and Linda Pfister

Pauline Urbano Hechler by Sant Singh and Sant Kaur Khalsa and William Finley

David Ivers by Susan Tarrence and Stephen Golden

Mike and Beth Kasser by Joan Kaye Cauthorn Advised Fund, Eglin & Bresler Architects, Harry George and Cita Scott, Frances Merryman, Law Office of Bernadette Ruiz, Judy Seinfeld and Sarah B. Smallhouse

Sandy Maxfield by Joan Kaye Cauthorn Advised Fund

Jack McConnell by Margie McConnell

Hugo Molina by Marcela Molina

Phoenix Box Office Personnel by Marjorie and Lester Westphal

Jeffrey Rein by Meijer, Inc.

Janice and Howard Richard by Betsy and James Morrow

Bill Sheppard and Range Shaw by Keith Bevan, Shirley Estes and Susan Watchman and Terry Corbett

Rick Small by Edward Leven

Mary Stofft by Robert Stofft

Herb Stratford by Dejari and Susan Markovich

Summer on Stage by Vicky Loebel

Mary Swallow and Jerry Turner by Ruth Reiman

Sarah J. Wich by Barbara Wich

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

GIFTS IN HONOR OF

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S TA F F

ARTISTIC

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Tim Toothman

COMPANY MANAGER John Geersten

ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER Shannon Harral

PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE Elaine Romero

RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER Kish Finnegan

RESIDENT SOUND DESIGNER Brian Jerome Peterson

CASTING ASSOCIATE Matthew Wiener

LEARNING & EDUCATION

DIRECTOR OF LEARNING & EDUCATION Israel Jimenez

LEARNING & EDUCATION ASSOCIATES Holly Ann Garner, Jasmine Roth

TEACHING ARTISTS Kate Haas, Mark Swinerton, Jessi Young, Rania Zeineddine

TEACHING ARTIST APPRENTICES Shana Brewer, Elizabeth Broeder, Heather Lee Harper, Jamie Hogan, Darryl Ordell, Christine Peterson, Nicholette Shaffer

PRODUCTION MANAGER Jennifer Smith

ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER Christopher Gerling

PRODUCTION INTERNS Evan Forbes, Amber Moldrem, Monica Munoz, Ashley Wright

STAGE MANAGEMENT

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Glenn Bruner

STAGE MANAGER Bruno Ingram

ASSISTANTS TO THE STAGE MANAGER Emma DeVore, Tajh Oates

STAGE OPERATIONS

STAGE OPERATIONS MANAGER Kasi Love

STAGE CARPENTER (PHX) Scott Wagner

SCENERY

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Phillip Blackwood

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Dominic DeRiso

MASTER CARPENTER Arthur Potts

STAFF CARPENTERS Nick Fleming, Scott Greenleaf, Sara Hill

OVERHIRE CARPENTER Zach Lee

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST Brigitte Bechtel

STAFF SCENIC ARTIST Mallory Harwell

PAINTERS Christine Bolles, Liz Weibler

OVERHIRE PAINTERS Christine Bolles, Michaela Dennenbrink, Liz Weibler

PROPERTIES

PROPERTIES MASTER Paul Lucas

ASSISTANT PROPERTIES MASTER Jason Dearing

PROPERTIES ARTISANS Rebecca Laff, John Wareing

COSTUMES & WARDROBE

COSTUME SHOP MANAGER Darcy Elora Hofer

COSTUME DESIGN MANAGER Kish Finnegan

STAFF DRAPER Phyllis Davies

WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Sandahl Masson

LEAD DRESSER (PHX) Paul Elliott

DRAPER Liz Weibler

FIRST HANDS Mariah Bowers, Marthe Witte

STITCHERS Kyra Jones, Robin Strand

COSTUME CRAFTS Robin Strand

WIG MASTER Athena Hagen-Krause

LIGHTING & PROJECTIONS

LIGHTING & PROJECTIONS SUPERVISOR Kat Seaton

MASTER ELECTRICIAN Lexy Canon

STAFF ELECTRICIAN Thomas Goldkuhl

LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR (PHX) Sawyer C Stroud

SOUND

SOUND SUPERVISOR Brian Jerome Peterson

PRODUCTION SOUND ENGINEER Mathew DeVore

SOUND BOARD OPERATOR (PHX) Billy Lopez

PRODUCTION

David Ivers, Artistic Director Billy Russo, Managing Director

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ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL MANAGER Herb Stratford

MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE Ashley La Russa

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Angela Aldrin

FRONT OFFICE VOLUNTEERS Pat Boysen, Elizabeth Claiborne, Barb Dominick-Price, Mary Donovan-Popa, Ellen Gurewitz, Cindy Morseth, Lynda Rigoletti, Wendy Sander, Linda Vogel

ACCESSIBILITY

ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR Eileen Bagnall

DEVELOPMENT

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Julia Waterfall-Kanter

MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER Pauline Urbano Hechler, CFRE

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OFFICER Carley Elizabeth Preston

STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR Elizabeth Westrick-Von Ogden

FINANCE

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Carrie Toth

ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATES Debbie Archuleta, Katie Christensen, Maria G Moreno

MARKETING

PATRON RELATIONSHIP MANAGER Ron May

ONLINE ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR Erin Treat

MARKETING COORDINATOR Colin Buck Columna

FACILITIES – TUCSON

TEMPLE MANAGER Kellie Ann Murphy

FACILITIES MANAGER Horace Ashley

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS Dean Morgan, Andrew Baker

TICKET SALES & HOUSE MANAGEMENT

TICKET SERVICES MANAGER Geri Silvi

BOX OFFICE MANAGER (TUC) Michi Yamasaki

ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER (PHX) Linda Schwartz

ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER (TUC) Carrie Luker

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (TUC) Sara Kavitch

BOX OFFICE AGENTS (TUC) Ellie Fimbres, Mirella Majalca, Sara Smiley

HOUSE MANAGER (TUC) Bill Bethel

SUBSCRIPTION SALES REPRESENTATIVE Karen Cuthbert

CONSULTANTS

GRANTS Alexis Smith-Schallenberger

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Crowley Communications

IN-HOUSE GRAPHIC DESIGN Richard Giuliani

PROGRAM BOOK COORDINATOR Chloe Loos

AUDITORS Beach, Fleischman & Co

IT SUPPORT Lightwave Technical Consulting

PUBLIC RELATIONS The Kur Carr Group, Inc

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T H E AT R E I N F O R M AT I O N

THE TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ARTThe Temple of Music and Art is a beautifully refurbished 1927 theatre, built in the Spanish Colonial style that flavors so much of our city. ATC has identified the following services and policies to ensure your comfort and enhance your experience at the theatre.

THEATRE POLICIESLatecomers will be seated only at an appropriate and predetermined break in action. In order not to disturb patrons who are already enjoying the performance, latecomers may be seated in alternate locations until intermission. As a courtesy to our patrons and the actors, the use of cameras and recording devices is not permitted within the theatre. Please restrict cellular phone use to the courtyard only. Children under five are not permitted in the theatre during performances.

Emergency calls may also be made to the House Manager’s direct line: 520-884-4868.

Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the building. Designated smoking areas are located in the front of the theatre only. In the event of smoking onstage, a sign will be posted in the lobby.

ACCESSIBILITY SERVICESThe theatre is equipped with an in-house infrared transmission system for use by patrons with partial hearing loss or limited range of hearing. Complimentary assisted listening headsets are available prior to every performance at the Box Office. Please be prepared to leave a driver’s license or other form of identification while using your headset. Every production is available in American Sign Language. For information on the dates of our ASL performances, please contact the Box Office. An in-house FM broadcast system is used to provide a running audio description of the movement and activities onstage for patrons with limited vision. Pre-show tactile tours of the backstage area and a pre-show narration about our building, the performers, and interpretive information about the play itself are available upon request. Contact the Box Office to make your reservation for the audio described performances. Coordinated with the action onstage, those in open-captioned seating will be able to read the play’s dialogue displayed in large green letters on an LED screen. For open-captioned performance dates, contact the Box Office. Large print and Braille playbills are available for all performances in the House Manager’s office in the lobby of the theatre. Accessible seating is available via the Box Office for all performances. If you would like seating assistance at the theatre, please contact the House Manager at 520-884-4868.

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Archie Andrews is lead singer and guitarist of the “Archies”. He is 17 years old.

Archie Andrews is lead singer and guitarist of the “Archies”. He is 17 years old.

Guitarist Uni Big

Guitarist Uni Big

Allan Holdsworth Super Guitarist

Allan Holdsworth Super Guitarist

Fam ily ENOPLOTEUTHIDAE Pfeffer, 1900

Fam ily ENOPLOTEUTHIDAE Pfeffer, 1900

Alchemical Guitarist

Alchemical Guitarist

Flamenco Guitarist Los Angeles

Flamenco Guitarist Los Angeles

DigiTech HarmonyMan - Guitarist

DigiTech HarmonyMan - Guitarist

Ily Good Eyes - Chronicling America

Ily Good Eyes - Chronicling America

BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAFÍA...a great flamenco guitarist, should end up being a guitarist should not surprise us, that he has become a phenomenon is less common, but that he also knows how

BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAFÍA...a great flamenco guitarist, should end up being a guitarist should not surprise us, that he has become a phenomenon is less common, but that he also knows how

Instrumental Guitarist

Instrumental Guitarist

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Nul. Ily una;;~ - NSA.gov:, , Ily Authority of ihe una;;~Commandinq General ... and 1~he use of the alphabet in spelling out names and code ... wasl tormed trom the cover name of 11

The Performers...accomplished flamenco guitarist. At 8 he took flamenco guitar classes in Spain for 5 weeks. Last year he performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Harry says:

The Performers...accomplished flamenco guitarist. At 8 he took flamenco guitar classes in Spain for 5 weeks. Last year he performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Harry says:

GUITARIST - ms.bestservice.com

GUITARIST - ms.bestservice.com

A MONTI-ILY IRAPIO

A MONTI-ILY IRAPIO

Guitarist TV Magazine

Guitarist TV Magazine

Guitarist and Their Guitars

Guitarist and Their Guitars

JOHN LEHMANN-HAUPT, GUITARIST

JOHN LEHMANN-HAUPT, GUITARIST

Galbraith guitarist article

Galbraith guitarist article

Anaerican Fingerstyle Guitarist

Anaerican Fingerstyle Guitarist

FUN FAM ILY ACTIVITIES - Respectful Ways

FUN FAM ILY ACTIVITIES - Respectful Ways