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Scenic DesignADAM MIECIELICA

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre presents

Agatha Christie’s

MURDER ON THE NILE

Lighting DesignSEAN STEWARD

Sound DesignTODD OLSON

Assistant DirectorMATTHEW MULLINS

Costume DesignCHARLETTE KENT-PLUNK

Properties Master & Scenic PainterTARA McDOUGAL

Stage DirectionCOURTENAY GILLEAN CHOLOVICH

Production Stage ManagerSANDY WHETMORE

Scenic DesignADAM MIECIELICA

Our 2018-2019 season is dedicated to the memory of Thomas Alford.

Cover photography by Brad Cansler

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THE CAST (in order of appearance)

Steward, the head waiter ................................................. SAMUEL CHASE DAYHelen Ffoliot-ffoulkes, a wealthy snob ............................. DEB MEEKSChristina Grant, Helen’s niece .......................................... SALLY PEIXOTOKay Ridgeway-Mostyn, the richest girl in England ............ KELSEIGH GARRETSimon Mostyn, Kay’s husband ......................................... CHEN ZHANGLouise, Kay’s maid ............................................................ HOLLI HUTSONDr. Bessner, a doctor from another country .................... DANA ROGERSCanon Ambrose Pennefather, Kay’s uncle and guardian ... DOUGLAS MAYJacqueline de Severac, Kay’s ex-best friend, Simon’s ex-fiancée .......................... JINNY JAGODITSCHWilliam Smith, a wise-cracking “kid” ............................... JACOB MOORE

SETTINGOn the observation saloon of the paddle steamer Lotus

on the Nile between Shellal and Wadi Halfa

TIME1944

ACTIONACT 1

At Shallal, late afternoon

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

ACT 2Scene 1: By the Temple of Abu Simbel, three days later, after dinner

Scene 2: The same, five minutes later

ACT 3The same, the following morning

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES“To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure.” –AuthorDedicationby AgathaChristie, “TheSecretAdversary”

As a theatre educator and teaching artist, I spend my days using guided questioning to lead my students to arrive at informed conclusions and opinions about the performing arts. “What is theatre?” I ask them. “Why and how did it begin?” “What purpose(s) has it served historically?” “What does ‘live performance’ mean in the age of digital connectivity?” and, by far not the least important, “Why do we still practice theatre today?”

Of course, there are countless responses, ranging from those based in philosophical theory (for example, the theory of the mimetic impulse, which suggests that we engage in theatre because of an innate desire to learn about the world around us through performance and repetition (pardon me while I push up my glasses) to answers rooted in slightly shallower ground (because we want people to look at us and love us, obviously).

But perhaps theatre’s noblest function is as a transportation device for the senses – to different times, to different places, to the company of different people. When we watch a play, we get the opportunity to look at the human condition in a light which often escapes us as we go about our everyday lives – we are able to see the art that is inherent in our very humanity.

I personally do not believe in such a thing as a “monotonous” life, but I deeply appreciate the function of theatre that reveals the virtue of the simple act of watching each other. It’s been my honor to help craft this voyage of intrigue on the Nile, and like Ms. Christie, I do dedicate it to you, the audience – may you have a most dangerously delightful experience and venture forth to see the adventure in your own journey.

–CourtenayGilleanCholovich

THE PLAYWRIGHTDame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English writer best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world’s longest-running play, a murder mystery, TheMousetrap, and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to literature. Christie was born into a wealthy upper middle class family in Torquay, Devon. Before marry-ing and starting a family in London, she had served in a Devon hospital during the First World War, tending to troops coming back from the trenches. She was initially an unsuccessful writer with six consecutive rejections, but this changed when The MysteriousAffairatStyles,featuring Hercule Poirot, was published in 1920. During WWII, she worked as a pharmacy assistant at University College Hospital, London, acquiring a good knowledge of poisons which feature in many of her novels. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 2 billion copies, and her estate claims that her works come third in the rankings of the world’s most-widely published books behind only Shakespeare’s works and the Bible. And Then There Were None is Christie’s best-selling novel, with 100 million sales to date, making it the world’s best-selling mystery ever and one of the best-selling books of all time. Christie’s stage play The Mousetrap holds the world record for longest initial run. It opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End in 1952, and as still running after more than 27,000 performances. Most of her books and short stories have been adapted for television, radio, video games and comics, and more than 30 feature films have been based on her work.

History of MURDER ON THE NILEThe play is based on Agatha Christie’s 1937 novel Death on the Nile which in itself started off as a play which Christie called Moon on the Nile. Once written, she decided it would do better as a book and she only resurrected the play version in 1942 when she was in the middle of writing the theatrical version of And Then There Were None and her actor friend Francis L. Sullivan was looking for a play in which Hercule Poirot might feature. Christie was tired of the character of Poirot and wanted to exclude him from the drama altogether. She managed to persuade Sullivan of this plan when she promised to write into the play the part of a church canon for him to play. Once backing had been found, rehearsals for the play began in January 1944 in which Christie enthusiastically joined in, now that she was thoroughly enamored of the theatre and its people. It premiered at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and the title of the play had also been changed to Hidden Horizon. The play, with the name Murder ontheNile, finally opened in the West End in 1946 at the Ambassadors Theatre, where six years later The Mousetrap would open.

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SAMUEL CHASE DAY (Steward) is making his CTC debut. He is a graduate of UTC, with a bachelor’s in social work. He has been in several performances from a theatre in his hometown and is making his return to the stage with this show. He wants to thanks all the attendants for coming to support local arts.

KELSEIGH GARRET (Kay Ridgeway-Mostyn) is thrilled to be back on the CTC stage after playing Gloria in last summer’s Boeing-Boeing. Some of her favorite roles include Doralee (9to5),Pearl(TheseShiningLives), Mrs. Gibbs (OurTown),and Lucinda (Into the Woods). Kelseigh is currently working on her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapy at Lesley University in Cambridge,

MA. Kelseigh would like to thank her friends and family for their love and patience though this busy year.

HOLLI HUTSON (Louise) is thrilled to be back on stage at CTC. She was last seen in Spamalot. Holli has also performed at the Chattanooga State Rep-ertory Theater, Oak Street Playhouse, and the Signal Mountain Playhouse. She holds an M.A. in Theater Education and teaches in the Professional Actor Training Program at Chattanooga State. Holli also teaches at Chat-

tanooga Ballet, Siskin Fitness Center, and Center for Creative Arts. Holli is an alum of the Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute and the founder/director of The Mary Holliday Dance Ensemble.

JINNY JAGODITSCH (Jacqueline de Severac), having spent most of her teen years participating in the Youth Theatre program, is excited to make her return to the Theatre Centre’s stage for her first “grown up” show here. Notable Youth Theatre productions include playing Hermia in Midsummer in 2008 and stage managing The Yellow Boat in 2009. She has spent the years interim

performing in various projects of film and stage, many in her home town of Dalton, including the role of Karen in August:OsageCounty at the Dalton Little Theatre. She would like to thank her parents for encouraging from a young age her love of classic film and television that inspired her performance today.

DOUGLAS MAY (Canon Ambrose Pennefather) is thrilled to return to CTC, having previously appeared in EpicProportionsand A Christmas Carol. He was most recently seen in the premiere of Deeper Roots at the Bachmann Center. After getting his degree in theatre at UTC, Douglas worked in San Francisco for three seasons at 42nd Street Moon, as well as Guilty Theatre, Playground

Emerging Playwrights Festival, the premiere of the long-running Are We Almost There and a number of independent productions. Since returning to Chattanooga, he has played leading or featured roles in two dozen productions, directed at Oak Street Playhouse and Tennessee Valley Theatre and appeared in twenty local commercials. Favorite roles include Cogsworth (BeautyandtheBeast),Peachum (ThreepennyOpera), Cowardly Lion (WizardofOz), Kulygin (ThreeSisters), good and evil twins in AsYouLikeIt, the villainous new landlord John Earl in Fat Shirley’s Trailer Park Opera and anything with Ballet Tennessee. He is probably best remembered for playing The Man in Chair in TheDrowsyChaperone as guest artist at Chatta-nooga State.

MEET THE CAST

COURTENAY GILLEAN CHOLOVICH (Director) returns for a second season to CTC, making her mainstage directorial debut. She first appeared last season as Mary Cavendish in Agatha Christie’s TheMysteriousAffairatStyles (Winner - Miss Annie Award for “Outstanding Debut Actress in a Play”) followed by serving as writer/director/host for the live radio comedy show, “The Riverbend Radio Revue.” Most recently she wrote and directed an original one-act, MaytheFourthBeWith

You, for the Dalton Little Theatre One Act Festival. Other local credits include The Long Christmas Ride Home (Woman) and Dancing at Lughnasa (Maggie) with Ensemble Theatre as well as Crimes of the Heart (Meg) at Dalton Little Theatre. Courtenay holds a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Florida, an M.F.A. in Performance from Arizona State University, and is currently the Theatre

MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM

DEB MEEKS (Helen Ffoliot-ffoulkes) last appeared on the CTC stage in Beautyand the Beast. Deborah received the Miss Annie “Featured Actress in a Musical” Award for Yenta in FiddlerontheRoof. Previous CTC credits include Sister Act and 9 to 5. Other local credits include Roald Dahl’s Willie Wonka at Signal Mountain Playhouse and AllMySons at Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga. Deborah holds

an M.Ed. in Speech and Theatre and is an adjunct faculty member in the Theatre Department at Chattanooga State. “I have been blessed to be able to continue to do what I love. As always, it is a joy! I hope a bit of that joy spills over to you, the audience, as we share this time together.”

JACOB MOORE (William Smith) made his CTC debut as Whit in Of Mice and Men and went on to appear in Harvey as Elwood P. Dowd and the Gentleman Caller in TheGlassMenagerie. He has performed with the Journey Company, the Serious Theater Collective, Artistic New Directions, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Improv Chattanooga, and the New York City Fringe Festival.

He’s having a blast on the Nile.

SALLY PEIXOTO (Christina Grant) is proudly returning to CTC for the third time since TheLibrary. Sally loves small animals and is the happy mother to two feisty rabbits. She also loves Chen (Simon), to whom she’s engaged.

DANA ROGERS (Dr. Bessner) is Dana’s second in CTC’s series of plays by Agatha Christie. He was John Cavandish in CTC’s sold-out production of TheMysteriousAffairatStyles last season, and hopes to come back next year for The Hollow. Dana is a 2005 graduate of Chattanooga State’s Professional Actors Training Program. Recently Dana has appeared as Ellard in TheForeigner at the Rinngold Playhouse,

Vinnie in Yellow Dragon Production’s The Odd Couple, and in the ensemble of both East Brainerd Community Theater and Christian Family Theater’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This fall he will start the next great adventure in life with the amazing Brittany Parks at his side and in his heart. She’s working as a volunteer backstage as you’re reading this, so after the bows, she’ll love to show you the ring. Dana lives in East Brainerd with his two dogs, Mouse and Molly. Thanks to Eve Hildebrandt Waffel for casting him in The Hollow back in 2013, piquing his interest in the stories of Agatha Christie.

CHEN ZHANG (Simon Mostyn) is proudly returning to CTC for the third time after appearing in TheLibraryandBeautyandtheBeast. Outside of theatre he likes to ride his bicycle and debate philosophy (although rarely at the same time). He would like to thank Sally (Christina) for nudging him to audition and Courtenay and Matt for casting him.

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Arts teacher at Dalton Middle School. She has performed and directed internationally (including a tour of her original one-woman show, IMAGINATIONMACHINE), has been featured in several short film festivals (including a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the NYC Short Film Festival for ThePicnic), is a regular contributing writer for the internationally-acclaimed horror podcast, “Fireside Mystery Theatre” (available on Stitcher, Audioboom, and Apple Podcasts), and may be spotted on occasion performing as part of Chattanooga’s stand-up scene. Infinite thanks and gratitude to Todd Olson and the CTC crew and her many chosen families near and far. For Mom, who is always there for her, and for Dad, who will always be with her.

TARA McDOUGAL (Properties Master and Scenic Painter) is an alumni of CTC’s Youth Theatre from back when it was the Little Theatre. She has always loved the creativity and family in the theatre community. Tara attended the University of Evansville, in Evansville, IN, and received her B.F.A. in Theatre Design and Technology. She has spent most of her career working in props or as a scenic artist, in various professional and regional theatres. Favorite props include a magic trunk for TheFantasticks, the bean stalk for Into the

Woods, and many different props for You Can’t Take it With You. She enjoys the challenge and creativity that come with props and painting. Tara is married and has a daughter who she hopes learns to love the theatre as much as Mom does. Tara also enjoys hiking, painting, and spending time with family. She is excited to return to her roots and cannot wait to see where CTC goes next!

ADAM MIECIELICA (Scenic Design) is an Assistant Professor in the Performing Arts-Division of Theatre at UTC. He received his M.F.A. in Scenic Design and Technical Production from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He has worked professionally for many theatres across the country including The Santa Fe Opera, Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont, and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Before coming to UTC, Adam was Visiting Professor of Scenic Design at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

MATTHEW MULLINS (Assistant Director) attributes Murder on the Nile as his first show in over 15 years. He’s very excited to be back around the stage. Thanks to Todd and the rest of CTC for the opportunity to be involved. The cast has been awesome to work with and it has been a privilege to learn from Courtenay during this process.

TODD OLSON (Sound Designer/CTC Executive Director) has just finished his second year at CTC. Recently he spent 11 years as Producing Artistic Director at American Stage Theatre Company in St. Petersburg, FL. He was the 2013 recipient of the Florida Professional Theatre Association’s Richard G. Fallon Award for “Excellence in Professional Theatre.” Todd has directed over 150 plays, musicals, and operas, including MyWay (which he co-created) at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, and ILeftMyHeart(also co-created) at Milwaukee

Repertory Theatre. For American Stage, Todd directed over 30 critically-acclaimed plays, including A MoonfortheMisbegotten,AnnaintheTropics,TheSeafarer,SuddenlyLastSummer,ThreeDaysofRain,TheExonerated (with Sandy Duncan and Antonio Tarver), Dennis Lehane’s Coronado, Dinner withFriends,ThisWonderfulLife,Who’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?,August:OsageCounty,and Around theWorldin80Days.Original works include new adaptations of Lysistrataand Dracula. Original works include HurricaneClass,Section60,CasaBlue,thelastmomentsinthelifeofFridaKahlo,and JoeCorsoRe-EntersfromtheWings, which won the 2012 Holland New Voices Playwright Award at the Great Plains Theatre Conference. Todd received his M.F.A. from The University of North Carolina and is a graduate of the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard, where he took classes with David Mamet, Peter Sellars, Andrei Serban, Robert Scanlan, Robert Woodruff, Anna Deveare Smith, and Robert Brustein, among others. Todd was a teaching fellow at Harvard and has taught classes at Vanderbilt, Boston University, University of North Carolina, and the University of South Florida. Todd and his wife, Charlotte, are the proud parents of Jonas, Corinna, and May.

CHARLETTE KENT-PLUNK (Costume Design) makes her CTC debut as designer in Murder on the Nile. A graduate in A.F.A. Theatre from Asheville, Charlette has worked as designer on productions in the past such as Sense&Sensibility,MidsummerNight’sDream,and Night of the Living Dead. Other credits include DeathTakesaHolidayandHolyWeek with Back Alley Productions, as well as Stories from the Table andToKillaMockingbird in NC. She is excited to be a part of the Chattanooga arts scene and would like to thank the patrons for keeping theatre alive. She would also like to thank her supportive family and Jennifer Treadway who have taught her everything she knows.

SEAN STEWART (Lighting Design) is in his third year as the UTC Fine Arts Center Manager and Technical Director for the Hayes Concert Hall. Sean has designed sets and lights for numerous productions including Macbeth,TheHostage,RosencrantzandGuildensternareDead,Dreamgirls,Something’sAfoot,andOnceuponaMattress, to name a few. Last season he designed lights for CTC’s The Amish Project. Prior to coming to Chattanooga, Sean was a stay-at-home dad and raised his two children for eight years. Before that, he was the Technical Director at the Embassy Theater in Fort Wayne, Indiana and was also the TD at IPFW University.

SANDY WHETMORE (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be calling this show. “Working with Courtenay has been delightful, as she guided us through the process of discovering insightful, creative, and humorous ways to interpret Agatha Christie’s classic story for our audiences.” Sandy has enjoyed theater in the past as an actress, director, costume designer, stage manager, and pup-peteer. She and is married to her high school sweetheart and teaches future

teachers at Cleveland State Community College. She loves playing word games with her four amazing children whenever they can all get together and never tires of sharing stories with her four absolutely astonishing grandchildren.

MEET THE THEATRE CENTRE STAFFEVAN BRACKETT (Master Carpenter) has an A.A.S. in Construction Man-agement as well as ten years of experience in technical theatre, working as a carpenter, grip, rigger, scenic painter, electrician, sound engineer, and designer. He is from Rome, GA, where he worked as the Technical Director for the Rome Shakespeare Festival and the Facilities Manager for the Historic Desoto Theatre where he built and designed numerous pro-ductions. He is excited to be a part of the CTC family and put his hands to

work on the shows this season.

KATIE CAMPASSI (Education Associate) graduated with her B.A. in Theatre, Cum Laude, from Oglethorpe University. She interned at the Alliance Theatre and has an extensive background in theatre education. She has been teaching and directing for nine years. She also performs professionally throughout the southeast in theatre, film, and improvisation with a focus on children’s programming. A guitar player, makeup artist, and fitness enthusiast, Katie loves exploring all the possibilities of the performing arts.

She made her CTC debut in Boeing-Boeing and appeared most recently in A Civil War Christmas.

NICOLE COLEMAN (Box Office Assistant) has enjoyed the local arts scene since her first acting class at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre (then called the Little Theatre) and painting workshop at the Hunter Museum where the 7-year-old played a “Coke Machine” and painted an abstract stool only a mother could love. As her world became a stage, she entertained audiences in CTC

Youth Theatre productions and at the Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts. Appearing most recently in ACivilWarChristmas,other memorable shows in-clude TheWiz,TheWizardofOz,JackandtheWonderbeans,Bye-ByeBirdie,HouseatPoohCorner,SteelMagnolias,Jake’sWomen,ToKillAMockingbird,andPlant,Grow,Pick. Nicole also serves as a panelist for the ArtsBuild Community Cultural Connections Grant.

R. SCOTT DUNLAP (Youth Theatre Director) is an alumnus of CTC’s Youth Theatre program, graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1996, and was a member of their 1997 Acting Company. This season will mark his 21th sea-son with the CTC. He was Youth Theatre Designer from 1997 until 2000. He has been onstage in numerous CTC productions, including Miss Hannigan in Annie, Roger DeBris in TheProducers, and the Baker in Into the Woods. In 2008, he re-ceived the “Best Actor” award for Estrogon in WaitingforGodotat the Tennessee

Theatre Association Community Theatre Competition. He would later return to receive the 2012 “Best Director” and “Best Production” awards for The 39 Steps. His long history of directing CTC shows often includes designing his own productions. Some of his favorites include AlmostMaine,TheBestMan,Bloody,BloodyAndrewJackson,Camelot,DarkoftheMoon,DividingtheEstate,Hair,Love/Sick,Mr.&Mrs.M,PeterandtheStarcatcher,PigFarm,RingRoundtheMoon,ARoomwithaView,TheImportanceofBeingEarnest,Xanadu, and Disney’s BeautyandtheBeast in 2005, 2009, and 2018.

LISA GLISSON (Development Associate) is responsible for implementing our fundraising strategies. During her career, she has been a corporate trainer for high-tech companies such as EDS and Compaq, taught at Lone Star College and Cleveland State Community College, and published an award-winning memoir under her nom de plume. In recent years, she has written numerous grant proposals and case statements for nonprofits. Since she loves live theatre – and used to write plays for her third-grade classmates to perform

– Lisa feels that she has found her niche with CTC’s zany yet brilliant crew. A Texas native, she and her family spent 17 years in North Carolina before moving to Tennessee, where she has embraced the Volunteers and, at long last, country music. Lisa also roots for Texas A&M, where she earned

degrees in journalism and English. She and her husband are the parents of two young adult sons, a teenage daughter, and a completely crazy dog.

CASSANDRA GROSS (Business Manager) has lived in Chattanooga for the last 20 years. Not coincidentally, she has been a 20-year volunteer or employee of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, performing in the Youth Theatre and Mainstage musicals, assisting in the box office, teaching Summer Academy, and chauffeuring TheatreQuest youth for their annual Atlanta theatre weekend. She holds a bachelor’s degree from UTC in Accounting (Go Mocs!), and now enjoys keeping a watchful eye over the financial life of her beloved arts

organization. Cassandra even met her husband, Lee, at the CTC and together they are raising three wild, loud, lovely children: Sam, Siddalee, and Moses. In Cassandra’s spare time she cooks, makes her husband laugh, and gardens…and knows the earth can heal you. Cassandra firmly believes in the mission of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre and believes that sharing our stories, in person, in our own voices, is one of the most powerful and loving things that we can do as a community.

N. ERIC KNAUSS (Technical Director) has spent most of the last 25 years working full-time in theatre in the D.C. area. He started at The Studio Theatre in 1992, moved to the Round House Theatre in 1999, then to the Olney Theatre in 2009. After leaving the Olney in 2012, he spent three years working in the theatre department at George Washington University. Eric just recently moved to Chattanooga to be closer to family and is happy to be able to continue working in theatre while here.

RICARDO C. MORRIS (Director) is a native of Chattanooga and attended Calvin Donaldson Elementary School and Alton Park Junior High School. He is a 1980 graduate of Howard High School. Ric continued his Tiger tradition by attending Tennessee State University where he received his B.S. degree in Speech Communication and Theater. After graduation Ric taught theater, English, and dance for eight years at Hixson High. In 1994 he left teaching to attend Yale University, where he earned an M.F.A. in Arts Administration. While

attending Yale, Ric founded the Dwight/Edgewood Project which worked with disadvantaged youth through play writing. This program earned him the honor of being the first School of Drama student to become a Yale Presidential Fellow. In addition to his current position at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre as Group Sales & Events Manager, he is also the owner and CEO of Renaissance Consulting and Management (renaissanceconsultingmanagement.com) and the founder of the Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas: Juneteenth Commemoration Day. His past positions include Executive Director of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham where he founded the Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival. He also led the Harris Arts Center in Calhoun, GA, where he created The International String Band Festival. He later founded the Green Street Arts Center in Middletown, CT, and served as its Executive Director for four years. Ric is also credited with founding and leading Chattanooga’s CultureFest for three years and the Glenwood Jazz Festival for five years. As a theatre artist Ric considers himself a dancer/actor/director and has appeared in several productions at CTC, including TheWiz,HelloDolly,AChorusLine,TheBestLittleWhorehouseinTexas,TheBoysNextDoor,Dreamgirls,and The Names of the Dead. At CTC he has directed AStreetcarNamedDesire,BluesforanAlabamaSky,Bourbon at the Border, and August Wilson’s Fences in 1997 and 2019. He has also directed Dinah Was… and The Amen Corner at the Carver Theatre in Birmingham, AL. His other artistic endeavors and hobbies include photography, quilting, cooking, gardening, home improvement, and design.

KITTY MURAKAMI (Box Office Assistant) is a relative newcomer to Chattanooga, having moved here from Ocala, Florida, in 2015. She was raised in upstate New York, graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, and has lived in great places like Denver and Maui. Her first and only experience with theatre (other than high school plays) started as a costume shop volunteer at Ocala

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Civic Theatre for two years. After retiring as a pharmacist and moving to Chattanooga, she continued volunteering at CTC in the costume shop. Af-ter finally being offered a part-time Box Office Assistant position in 2016, she was thrilled to become a part of the CTC family. “It has been an honor and a privilege as well as a wonderful learning experience to be involved with this organization. CTC is blessed to have such an amazing facility, talented dedicated staff and volunteers, and such supportive patrons.”

WAYNE SCHOCK (Patron Services Director) is celebrating his 19th season with CTC. He returned to Chattanooga after graduating college, saw some plays with friends, then became a subscriber. “I loved the shows and the evenings out with dinner and brought family and friends for a number of years.” Wayne would become the Box Office Manager; there have been only four in the 95-year history of the Little Theatre/Chattanooga Theatre Centre! “I feel honored to be a part of this great

community organization with such rich history. I am proud of the productions we bring Chattanooga on a yearly basis with local talent. I love getting to know the patrons show after show. I hope to be a part of this great institution for many years to come.”

CHUCK TUTTLE (Director of Education and Outreach) holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Children’s Theatre and Creative Drama from the University of Texas at Austin and has over 30 years of experience doing theatre with and for young people. His professional background includes serving as Director of Education at Austin Theatre for Youth and Children’s Theatre Workshop in Pleasanton, California. Chuck has taught theatre classes to all ages in acting, playwriting, technical theatre,

Shakespeare, voice, movement, improvisation, and comedy, among others. As an actor, he has taken on such roles as Scrooge in AChristmasCarol, Joaquin in ElCalifornio,Simon in The CaucasianChalkCircle,and Billy Crocker in AnythingGoes(which he performed in Hokkaido, Japan). Directing credits include WaitingforGodot,RomeoandJuliet,Hamlet,TheNight-ingale,TheCrucible,OnceonThisIsland,andGo,Dog,Go! Chuck has written several stage adaptations, most recently Plant,Grow,Pick for CTC’s Theatre for the Very Young program. For the past three summers, he has collaborated with composer Michael Huseman to create short musicals for CTC’s Summer Musical Performance Training Academy. As sponsor and advisor of CTC’s teen interest group, TheatreQuest, he contributes to and directs The Alphabet Plays, an ongoing series of plays for young children.

JULIE VAN VALKENBURG (Marketing Director) is enjoying her second year as a member of the Theatre Centre staff, transitioning her 25 years of volunteer experience at the CTC into her dream job at her home away from home. She brings 30 years of experience in marketing, media relations, graphic design, and digital marketing to the role. As a volun-teer, she has worked onstage and backstage, including lending a hand as a stage manager (most recently Les Miserables andHarvey) and, over

the years, as a box office, costume shop, scene shop, and special events volunteer. A six-time Miss Annie Award winner, Julie appeared most recently in ARoomwithaView. After making her CTC debut in AStreetcarNamedDesire, she went on to other favorite roles in VanyaandSoniaandMashaandSpike,SixDegreesofSeparation,Rumors,GodofCarnage,SpinningintoButter,EnchantedApril,DearlyDeparted,and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Julie has appeared on other stages in August:OsageCounty,TheLaramieProject,and Hamlet. She shares her love of theatre with her husband, Rodney, and son, Jake, both of whom have appeared on the CTC stage.

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THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERSCostume Shop: Khaliyah Copeny, Jody Clevenger, Tinita Coulter, Kim Davis, Lynn Dunlap, Scott Dunlap, Sandy Franklin, Angie Griffin, Pat Longwith, Amy Meller, Kitty Murakami, Kiane Pelham, Patti Ann Smith

Scene Shop: Mary Hughes, Carina Miller, Lisa Fox

Marketing: Brad Cansler (photography), Jeremy Campbell (graphic design), Becki Jordan, Joanna Lewis, and Stefanie Oppenheimer (playbills)

Sound Engineer: Gary May

Front-of-House Coordinator: Becki Jordan

House Managers: Jan Belk, Rob Block, Debi Cate, Jo Coke, Dana Cole, John Echols, Stacy Helton, Karen Henderson, Vivian Hershey, Magge Hudgins, Sara Jackson, Becki Jordan, Faith Larson, Kathleen Monnig, Tim Newland, Howard Pires, Donna Pyers, and Sandy Smith

Ushers: The Drama Queens, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Chattanooga Alumnae Chapter Sorority, The Links, Inc., Chattanooga Chapter, Youth Theatre Alumni, the Echols Family, TN Paralegals, Debbi Ahlden, Cathy Andrews, Caleeta Beagles, Jan Belk; Jewel Berg, Alexis Boddy & Eli Courey; David, Christopher, & Benjamin Brown; Coylee Bryan, Ellen & Gene Cain, Stacy Casteel, Jill Cavan & Billy Campbell, Rena & Hannah Card, Anne, Kelly, Andrew & Preston Choyce, Dana Cole, Anne Curtis; Kathy Daniels & Louis Ware, Katie Darraj, Barbara and Anna Derthick, Lorrie Tipton DeWitt, E’tienne Easley, Mike & Karen Flores, Aleyce Fontenot, Judy Gallagher, Malinda & Greg Guider, Denise Hardee, Marty Hershey, Maria Hurt, Michael, Diane, Zachary & Noah Huseman, Mary, Don & Holli Hutson, Vanda Ingham, Kim Jackson; Becki Jordan, Linda Knoop, Faith, Erik, Aleah & Nathaniel Larson, Gail Lindsey; Jennifer, Adam & Annabelle Major, Amy & Nancy Martin, Christy & Joey Mathew, Doug May, Kelly Mayer & Beverly Brand, June McBride, Cindy & Samantha McCoy, Ruth McMillan, Tracy Medford & Uzziah Hall, Amy Meller, Kathleen Monnig, Yolanda Morton, Beverly Moye, Paula Owens, Linda Park, Linda Parker, Treva Parker; Marlene Payne, Tekoa Penrose, Diana Peterson, Jean Phillips, Martha Pigman, Donna Pyers, April Rector, Kitty & Carolina Reel, Katelyn Reeves, Kathleen & Mike Reinshagen, Jim Samples; Sara Scott, Patti Ann Smith; Sandy Smith, Stephanie Smith, Dick & June Stewart, Kaihan Strain, Jan Suhrbier, Sandy Vice, Stan & Roz Vogel, Teralyn Wade & Nathaniel Garth, Barbara Walker, Bird & Amariah White, Marte Williams, LaShunda Williams, Rebecca Williams

Box Office: Chairperson: Donna Pyers, Ginny Atkins, Barbara Bye, Nancy Collum, Kathy Daniels, Janice Groseclose, Vivian and Martin Hershey, Eunice Hodges, Susan LaGraff, Rhonda Langford, Faith Larson, June McBride, Linda Morris, Norman Oien, Vivian Pettigrew, Pat Randell, Glenda Rucks, Susan Russell

CHELSEA M. WEISS (Costume Shop Manager) hails from a small college town outside of Philadelphia, and attended Queens College in New York to receive a B.A. in Classics and minor in Textiles and Apparel. During her college years, she managed the costume shop at the QC theatre and spent a summer with Cornerstone Theatre Company in California. Post-graduation, she did some freelance jobs with People’s Light and Theatre, Steel River Playhouse, and various wedding alterations. She recently moved to Chatta-

nooga with her boyfriend and dog and enjoys all of the outdoor climbing this area has to offer.

FRIENDS OF THE THEATRE CENTREThe Chattanooga Theatre Centre would like to acknowledge our donors since December 1, 2017.(Note: * denotes a member of the Centennial Birthday Club)

$15,000 and aboveAlice P. Lupton estateUnum

$10,000 - $14,999 ArtsForwardBarnett & CompanyCome Clean EntertainmentFood City Charitable FoundationJohn Foy*Hamico Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999Mitch & Jackie Collins*First Tennessee FoundationSee Rock City

$1,500 - $4,999Owen Allen*Gary & Sally Chazen Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.Jo CokeEPB Ted & Cora Feintuch Nancy R. Jolley Dr. Dan Kennedy*Tom & Kristina Montague The Nicely Family Performing Arts League Dr. & Mrs. B. Winfred Ruffner, Jr. Scott & Alison ShawAlice & Alfred Smith SunTrust Foundation

$750 - $1,499 AnonymousWade & Brenda Brickhouse* Mr. & Mrs. K. Harrison BrownMartha S. & William C. CarrigerChattanooga Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association Steve & Joni Darmody Donald D. DesRosiers*Buddy & Sally Faulkner*Dr. Stefan & Shirley FrommAngela Griffin Tom & Marion GriscomDan & Linda KeeneySallie & Dale LawrenceCharles & Betty LebovitzMartha MackeyDennis McGuire

Jim & Marsha OlsonJohn & Carolyn PhillipsDr. & Mrs. B. Winfred Ruffner, Jr. Louise SpectorBob & Linda Thompson Imre & Jean Volgyi $250 - $749 AnonymousAnonymousAlec & Kristine Badger Family Dr. Sam & Dana BanksRobert & Victoria BerghelMr. & Mrs. Thilo BestMarcia Biggs Claire S. BinderMartha ButterfieldD. Gaither Cate Nancy CollumRoy & Donna Cooper*Daniel Dejan & Anne Swedberg John & Roberta Echols*Johann & Angelik EckerEd & Deborah EnglishKitty & Walter Forbes Rick & Lisa Glisson* Juan & Amada Gonzalez James B. & Lynn Hall Hamilton Funeral Home & Cremation ServicesBob & Carol Hansen Jaye & Susan HarrisHap & Linda Harwell*Karen & Lawton Haygood Rita Heckrotte & Jim Roxlo Carl & Paula Henderson*Tomas Hernandez & Keith ReasBill & Bennie Johnson Becki Jordan*Andrew & Carolyn Kamada James & Barbara Kennedy Allan A. LedfordThe Lowery Family Robert & Linda McAllester Tresa & Franklin McCallie*Gary & Diane McCluskeyDonna McConnicoReba McEntire Fund Dr. Sally McKellar Dr. Judith & Robert McNewDr. Frank & Pam Miller*Kathleen MonnigCannon & Rick MontagueLinda D. MorrisLouisa Nicholson Ruth & Fred ObearJohn & Carolyn Phillips

Dr. Melissa Phillips Daniel & Pat Poteralski*Cheryl PowellHugh & Verbie Prevost Margaret Reisman Dr. Richard & Patricia RiceBob & Anne Roza SankofaScenic City SignsDoug & Gerre Schwert Secoa Technology Mary Lucile SharpDr. Reginald SherrillFred & Carol ShumakerPris & Robert SiskinGloria & Randy Smith Terry & Kerry Smith Southern Star Restaurants, Inc. John & Mary Ann StewartKaihan Strain Rodney & Lynn StrongThe Suhrbier Family Therese & Michael Tuley Unum Volunteer Service Grant Program Julie & Rodney Van Valkenburg*Drew & Sterling Vanosdale Sue Anne Wells Bill & Peggy WhiteDan & Joan Williams Dr. & Mrs. Robert YoungSonia Young*

$150-$249 Lee & Iris AbelsonDebbi & Mark Ahlden*Bill & Ann Aiken AnonymousMichael BidermanJohn & Ellyn BrooksBarbara ByeMary R. CarlsonDrs. Rob & Janet CoombsMalcolm A. CrossGary & Susan Galante*Denise GammelKaye HagadornGeorge & Elaine HatchJulia HolofcenerDave & Wendy HolscherMargaret HubbuchJeff JacksonFrank & Dorothy JumpMark & Sandy Koss Gary & Millie LanderJane Lupton Bea LyonsJack MarcellisMaribeth

Roy Marie-France John Maynard & Rhea ThurmanNorm OienKatherine H. PriorJuliana RatliffStephen RayDavid & Patricia SeayChuck & Angela Tuttle Phillip & Wende Westhoff Nancy & John Williams May E. Wood

$50-$149 Cathy AndrewsAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousMarie Awad Joan BarnesMary-Helen BoehmJohn & Ellyn Brooks Coylee BryanRichard & Margaret BurnsPaul & Emily CampbellTom & Judy CarterLinda T. CollinsDouglas CooperPaul & Ana Cornea Jonnie Cox Ella H. Davis Mrs. Oscar L. DavisMs. Del PinoRuth Hines Dickson David & Tara DiercksThomas DuboseJane Franz Gary & Susan GalanteGE Foundation Jeannine & Gary GroggFred, Kim & Sarah HenckePaul & Snoda HendricksAlan & Betty Hofses Marilyn & Al HokeDavid & Page HousemanPeggy HuffstutlerRichard H. Hundley Susan Ingham Vanda Ingham Kim & Will JacksonAmanda JelksR. Steele & Marcey Jones Mabry King Hal & Merrill Levine Beth & Rob LoweShane & Melissa Loyd*John & Roxie MacNeil Cherie C. MartinezKen & Beth Maury* June H. McBride*

Hazel & Leroy McDermott Scott & Susan McKenzie Dave & Robin McMahonBarbara Meindl Ron & Sandy Morris Beverly Moye Leonard Murray John & Laurel Niemeyer Carla Nixon Brenda Nunn Mark & Arden OglesbyBarbara Oxenhandler Richard & Pamela Park Connie PattersonDr. & Mrs. Albert PiattWoody & Katie Piper Edward & Donna Pyers Sarah Rad Anne & Pete Rittenberry*Marilyn J. RogersRussak Family Louise RussellJerry Scola Helen Burns Sharp Fred & Carol Shumaker Susan Slappey Dick & Judy SmithJohn & Susan SmithStanley & Helen SmithMary Kay SmithPaula SouthwoodBetsy TannerChuck & Angela Tuttle Valamont Women’s Club Vulcan Materials Michelle Anderton WaterhouseBill & Cissy West*Andrew WilliamsPam Williams Rebecca H. WilliamsLinda Wilson Steve & Janet Wixson William M. Wynot

$5 - $49 AnonymousBarry & Nancy BoettnerPat & Travis Boles Rebekah Bromley Nan BrooksAmy Burton Jewell CousinJanet DanielGrant & Tamara Davis Lloyd & Barbara Davis Larry Duke Paul FertalPeggy JusticeTreva Parker

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The following sponsors have designated their gifts for Youth Theatre:

$10,000Come Clean Entertainment

$2,000Performing Arts League

$1,500 Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling

The following donors have designated their gifts for Youth Theatre:

$1,000 Co-ProducerMitch & Jackie Collins

$500 Co-ProducerAnonymousOwen AllenMark & Pamela Bracher Brandon & Mandy Culpepper Lily & Iris HambyEunice Hodges Sallie & Dale Lawrence Dennis McGuire in memory of Mary K. McGuire

$300 Co-Producer The Champion Family Chattanooga Handyman Rick & Lisa Glisson Diane & Michael Huseman Martha Mackey Amy & Steve Meller Papercut InteractiveRyan & Nicole Rogers Dave & Jan Suhrbier Julie & Rodney Van Valkenburg Michelle & Brett Warren

IN MEMORY OFShirley Daniels Alderman, given by David Alderman, Owen Allen, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Gwen Barker, Pat & Travis Boles, Rebekah Bromley, Mark & Jane Chronister, Jo Coke, Becki Jordan, Ed Lusk, Roy Marie-France, the Reba McEntire Fund, Janet Reeve, Louise Russell, the Slappey family, Alice & Alfred Smith, Rebecca Tucker, Rodney & Julie Van Valkenburg, Attollee Viall, Dan & Joan Williams

Thomas Alford, given by Todd & Deanna Bowden, Marti Caputi, Clif & Ruzha Cleaveland, Jo Coke, Carl & Paula Henderson, Kim Jackson, Becki Jordan, Peter & Dainy Masic, June McBride, Sharon Mills, Linda Morris, Cheryll Smith, Rodney & Julie Van Valkenburg, Dan & Joan Williams, Sonia Young

Libby Edwards, given by Becki Jordan Milly Fariss, given by Nancy Collum, Becki Jordan, June McBride, and Rodney & Julie Van Valkenburg Guelda Malone, given by Becki JordanDel Dixon Moore, given by Jo Coke Julius Spector, given by Louise Spector Edith & Jim Steakley, given by Michael Steakley Christie Ensign Wright, given by Malone Grass

IN HONOR OFWarren Barnett, given by Paul & Emily CampbellJackson Curran, given by Paul Fertal Sue & Gary Galante, given by Thomas DuboseLinda Harwell, given by Harry & Lucy Powell Becki Jordan, given by Deborah Ahlden, Terrence Harris, Aaron LoveAllan Ledford, given by Dr. & Mrs. B. Winfred Ruffner, Jr. Beth McClary, given by Beth Ryburn Todd Olson & Ric Morris, given by Playback Theatre Chattanooga The Purple Lady, given by Susan & Steve RichChuck Tuttle, given by Donna McConnicoSonia Young, given by Carl & Paula Henderson and Jane Lupton

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