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Sutton Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Yefim Bronfman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Art of Time Ensemble: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Reduced Shakespeare Company: . . . . . . 32 The Complete History of America (abridged) Election Edition

Wharton Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Wharton Center Staff Directory. . . . . . . . 88

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YEFIM BRONFMAN, PIANO Sunday, September 18, 2016 Catherine Herrick Cobb Great Hall

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OPUS 3 ARTISTS presents

YEFIM BRONFMAN PIANO

PROGRAM Suite, Op. 14, Sz. 62, BB 70 ����������������������������������������������������������� BÉLA BARTÓK I. Allegretto (1881 – 1945) II. Scherzo III. Allegro molto IV. Sostenuto

Humoreske in B-flat Major, Op. 20 ���������������������������������� ROBERT SCHUMANN Einfach (1810 – 1856) Sehr rasch und leicht Hastig Einfach und zart Intermezzo Innig Sehr lebhaft Finale

Intermission Suite bergamasque �������������������������������������������������������������������CLAUDE DEBUSSY Prélude (1862 – 1918) Menuet Clair de lune Passepied

Petrushka................................................................................ IGOR STRAVINSKY Danse russe (1882 – 1971) Chez Pétrouchka La semaine grasse

Mr. Bronfman is a Steinway Artist. He has recorded for Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon, BMG/Arte Nova, EMI, Canary Classics, RCA and Dacapo Records. Exclusive Management: Opus 3 Artists • 470 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 • www.opus3artists.com

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YEFIM BRONFMAN Internationally recognized as one of today’s most acclaimed and admired pianists, Yefim Bronfman stands among a handful of artists regularly sought after by festivals, orchestras, conductors and recital series. His commanding technique, power and exceptional lyrical gifts are consistently acknowledged by the press and audiences alike. At the center of last season was a residency with Staatskapelle Dresden, which included all the Beethoven concerti conducted by Christian Thielemann in Dresden and on tour in Europe. Mr. Bronfman also performed the Bartók concerti with the London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev in Edinburgh, London, Vienna, Luxembourg, and New York. Recital performances captured audiences with the cycles of the daunting complete Prokofiev sonatas over three programs in Berlin, New York’s Carnegie Hall, and Cal Performances, Berkeley. As a regular guest, Mr. Bronfman performed with the Vienna, New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, Mariinsky, Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, as well as the symphonies of Boston, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco and Seattle. Following the success of their first U.S. tour last spring, Mr. Bronfman also rejoined AnneSophie Mutter and Lynn Harrell last May for a European tour that took them from Madrid to Berlin, Moscow and Milan. Always keen to explore chamber music repertoire, his partners have also included Martha Argerich, Magdalena Kožená, Emmanuel Pahud, Pinchas Zukerman and many others. Mr. Bronfman works regularly with an illustrious group of conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Herbert Blomstedt, Semyon Bychkov, Riccardo Chailly, Christoph von Dohnányi, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Daniele Gatti, Valery Gergiev, Alan Gilbert, Mariss Jansons, Vladimir Jurowski, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Andris Nelsons, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Sir Simon Rattle, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Franz Welser-Möst, and David Zinman. Summer engagements have regularly taken him to the major festivals of Europe and the U.S. He has also given numerous solo recitals in the leading halls of North America, Europe and the Far East, including acclaimed debuts at Carnegie Hall in 1989 and Avery Fisher Hall in 1993. In 1991 he gave a series of joint recitals with Isaac Stern in Russia, marking Mr. Bronfman’s first public performances there since his emigration to Israel at age 15. That same year he was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, one of the highest honors given to American instrumentalists. In 2010 he was honored as the recipient of the Jean Gimbel Lane prize in piano performance from Northwestern University. Widely praised for his solo, chamber and orchestral recordings, Mr. Bronfman was nominated for a Grammy® Award in 2009 for his Deutsche Grammophon recording of EsaPekka Salonen’s piano concerto with Salonen conducting, and in 1997 he won a Grammy® Award, again with Salonen, for his recording of the three Bartók piano concerti with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His prolific catalog of recordings includes works for two pianos by Rachmaninoff and Brahms with Emanuel Ax, the complete Prokofiev concerti with the Israel Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, a Schubert/Mozart disc with the Zukerman Chamber Players and the soundtrack to Disney’s Fantasia 2000. His most recent CD releases are the 2014 Grammy®-nominated Piano Concerto No. 2 by Magnus Lindberg, commissioned for Yefim Bronfman and performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan

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Gilbert on the Da Capo label; Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 with Mariss Jansons and the Bayerischer Rundfunk; a recital disc, Perspectives, complementing Mr. Bronfman’s designation as a Carnegie Hall ‘Perspectives’ artist for the 2007-08 season; and recordings of all the Beethoven piano concerti as well as the Triple Concerto together with violinist Gil Shaham, cellist Truls Mørk, and the Tönhalle Orchestra Zürich under David Zinman for the Arte Nova/BMG label. Now available on DVD are his performances of Liszt’s second piano concerto with Franz Welser-Möst and the Vienna Philharmonic from Schoenbrunn, 2010 on Deutsche Grammophon; Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto with Andris Nelsons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from the 2011 Lucerne Festival, and Rachmaninoff’s third concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle on the EuroArts label. Scheduled for DVD release later this year are both Brahms concerti with Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra. Born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union, Yefim Bronfman immigrated to Israel with his family in 1973, where he studied with pianist Arie Vardi, head of the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University. In the United States, he studied at The Juilliard School, Marlboro School of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music, under Rudolf Firkusny, Leon Fleisher, and Rudolf Serkin. He is a 2015 recipient of an honorary doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music. Yefim Bronfman became an American citizen in July 1989.

PROGRAM NOTES Béla Bartók (1881-1943) was one of the 20th century’s greatest composers for piano and was also known for operas and orchestral works. In addition, he was fascinated by Magyar folk music – the language, people and music that became known as Hungarian – and collected thousands of examples. He carefully distinguished these from the better-known gypsy music, which spanned the borders of several countries. The suite form had been used in earlier centuries to indicate a grouping of dance movements. The order could vary according to the country and the composer; they were not necessarily meant to be danced. Bartók borrowed this organizing principle for his Suite, Op. 14, Sz. 62, which was written in Budapest in 1916. He used only one dance form, the scherzo. By using the concept of the suite, Bartók was reaching back in time. Given his interest in folk music, one might also expect this work to include folk melodies. However, although the first movement of the suite sounds like folk music, it is actually completely original, with a decidedly rustic character. The short and occasionally modal themes are enhanced by syncopation and the frequent exchange of high and low passages. The scherzo movement begins with a ten-note motif, outlined one note at a time, first descending and then ascending in patterns spanning more than two octaves each. Following these rapid passages, the tranquillo section begins with sharp dissonances; these two themes alternate throughout the movement. Allegro molto, the third movement, begins in the low bass clef for twelve measures, adds treble clef phrases, and then alternates the sections. This intensely driving rhythmic movement leads directly into the Sostenuto, which is slow and melodic, with subtle Continued on next page.

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syncopation, frequent half-step melodic movement, and a dynamic marking that begins piano and ends pianississimo. It is unusual for a work to end with a slow and quiet movement, but Bartók’s choice shows his self-confidence and his mastery of the piano. The Suite is considered the first real masterpiece of his thirty piano works and is a highlight of 20th-century piano music.

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) composed his Humoreske, Op. 20, in late 1838 and early 1839, while living in Vienna. He described the work in a letter to Clara Wieck, who was later to become his wife, as “somewhat melancholy but with more joyful aspects.” It is dedicated to Julie von Webenau, a friend and fellow pianist and composer. The title is not meant to indicate a humorous work but rather to indicate humors, or moods, by the variety of musical subjects. The opening phrase feels as though something should have preceded it, as if one had come into the middle of a conversation. It is a most unusual beginning, presaging a most unusual work. The printed key signature throughout the work is B-flat, but a key change occurs after the first eight bars. Keys are constantly shifted by means of accidentals and alteration between major and minor scales. Changes of mood are indicated in the score by titles or musical instructions as well as by new musical material. There are no designated movements, although the many relatively brief “humors” divide into five larger sections. Within each section, many different melodies, rhythms and dynamics are used, with little development or connection between them, although some themes do recur. Despite its general air of calm, there are measures where the music is sufficiently complex that it is printed in three staves rather than two. Schumann is known for his melodic gifts, which are on full display in the Humoreske, a work of often-subtle contrasts.

Claude Debussy (1868-1918) began piano studies at the age of 7 and considered a career as a concert pianist. However, as a young man he began to focus on composition. With the insight gained from his keyboard studies, he excelled at creating unusual colors, textures and sonorities in his piano works. The Suite bergamasque is a perfect example of Debussy’s ability to depict an atmosphere, in this case one of nostalgia, mystery and longing. French poetry of the latter half of the 19th century was very popular and was known for its almost-mythical atmosphere of the ancien rêgime and the fêtes galantes of the late 17th century, in which the upper classes were portrayed as spending their lives in languid pleasures. The works of Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) were especially evocative. Also, Debussy intentionally took the name of an earlier dance form, the bergamasque, which may have referred initially to peasant dances from the region of Bergamo, Italy. (Even Shakespeare, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, has a character call for a “bergomask.”) The form had been popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries, then fell out of favor until the late 1800s. The composition was dated 1890 on Debussy’s corrected first edition proofs, although alterations may have been made up to its 1905 publication. Throughout the work, common features include the use of parallel thirds and rippling accompaniments, an almost harp-like effect throughout the piano’s range, and a predilection for triplets. The first movement, with its gently flowing melody, is marked forte but after that, dynamic levels rarely reach above piano until the final fortissimo chords. The Menuet, although in three-quarter time, is not a dance but a delicate

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movement echoing some of the first movement’s figurations. It begins in A minor but moves to several other keys before its pianississimo ending. The third and most famous movement, Clair de lune (Moonlight), is a depiction of Paul Verlaine’s poem of the same name. Debussy himself was apparently fascinated by moonlight, which may have influenced this wonderful depiction of an ethereal moonlit evening. The opening melody is composed of widely-spaced intervals, with prominent parallel thirds above a fairly static accompaniment. The second main theme has a narrow range but is equally melodic, with a fluid accompaniment. The finale, Passepied, has an air of stately forward motion in keeping with the original dance of that name. Staccato passages provide a change of pace, alternating with arpeggiated passages and chordal triplets over arpeggios. The final upward sweep leads to three delicate pianississimo chords.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1972) was born in Russia and lived in Paris in the early 1900s. In 1911, he began composing a piece for piano and orchestra, using the familiar Russian stories of the puppet Petrushka as his inspiration. When the impresario Diaghilev heard the sketches, he begged Stravinsky to turn the work into a ballet. The Ballet Russes premiered Petrushka in June, 1911. The Petrushka character was somewhat similar to the French Pierrot/Harlequin character, and even to the English exploits of Punch (of “Punch and Judy” fame) audiences therefore responded enthusiastically to the ballet. In 1921, Stravinsky was approached by the pianist Arthur Rubinstein to write a piano version of the ballet. Stravinsky selected three episodes and developed them for the virtuoso, with the title Mouvements de Pétroushka. (Transliteration of the Russian name into French or English results in different spellings.) The story is set in a pre-Lenten carnival, at which Petrushka is one of several puppets being manipulated on a stage. Petrushka escapes from his handlers and becomes half-human. In the “Russian Dance,” the puppet runs into the crowd and begins to dance in jerky fashion. The action is depicted in short, rhythmic, pulsing phrases, with no thematic development. A few bars of quieter music are interspersed but overall the energy level remains very high. The next movement, “Petrushka’s Room,” begins vigorously and includes a number of what Stravinsky himself called “diabolical arpeggios.” The music is bitonal – in different keys simultaneously – and continues the jerky motion as Petrushka stumbles around. In the finale, the Shrovetide (Carnival) Fair once again becomes an important element of the action; the music indicates the rustling of the crowd, the awkward Petrushka evading his pursuers, and the denouement as he is returned to the puppet stage. The textures and harmonies shift dramatically, and at times the music is so complex that lengthy passages are published in three and even four staves. Stravinsky viewed the piano as a percussive instrument and makes fantastic use of that quality in the Mouvements. He wanted to create a work that would be worthy not only of Arthur Rubinstein (who played it frequently), but also would appeal to other virtuoso pianists. He succeeded in creating a work of lasting excitement for pianist and audience alike.

– Mary Black Junttonen Mary Black Junttonen retired this past summer after serving as the Music Librarian for the MSU Libraries for the past 24 years.

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REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY:

ELECTION EDITION Wednesday, September 28 & Thursday, September 29, 2016 Shirley K. & Anthony J. Pasant Theatre

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Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor WARNING: This show is a high-speed, roller-coaster type condensation of the entire history of America and is not recommended for people with heart ailments, back problems, History degrees, inner ear disorders, and/or people inclined to motion sickness. The Reduced Shakespeare Company can not be held responsible for expectant mothers.

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THE CAST DAN SASKI has been helping the RSC reduce expectations for years. He’s performed internationally in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) and regionally in The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) and The Complete History of Comedy (abridged). Dan also workshopped the premiere of William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) and was introduced to the RSC when he was seen in The Complete History of America (abridged). He’s been an actor in and around the SF Bay area for the past 15 years and also teaches theater, so he can pay rent. Dan is a proud alumni of The Meisner Technique Studio. REED MARTIN has performed in forty-six states and eleven foreign countries, including New Jersey. Prior to joining the RSC in 1989, he was a clown with Ringling Brothers/ Barnum & Bailey Circus where he spent two years frightening children and smelling of elephants. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two sons, all of whom are much funnier than he is. Reed feels strongly that toilet paper should be fed over the top of the roll. AUSTIN TICHENOR wrote nine of the RSC’s ten Complete (abridged) shows, plus the irreverent reference book Reduced Shakespeare: The Complete Guide for the Attention-Impaired (abridged), with Reed Martin. He’s played recurring roles on Felicity, 24 and Alias, and guest starred as Guys In Ties on Gilmore Girls, The West Wing, and many shows like them. He and his wife Dee Ryan live in Chicago with two kids and too many cats. Twitter: @austintichenor

PRODUCTION STAFF ALLI BOSTEDT (Wardrobe Supervisor) took her first foray into theatre at age 4. She soon discovered that every stage has a backstage and has attempted to remain there ever since. A native of Las Vegas, Alli lives in California with a talking shower curtain and an extensive rubber ducky collection. ADAM LONG (Co-Author), although born in Manhattan and raised in California with Texans, now resides in London with his lovely wife Alex, his son Joe, daughter Tilly, 6 guinea pigs, two hens, a cat, two tortoises, a very old fish, and a gnat named Charlie. He cites his influences as Harpo Marx, Dogen Zenji and The Grateful Dead. JENNIFER RUYGT (Stage Manager) is a graduate of San Diego State University. This is her fourth project with Austin and Reed, having workshopped Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged), Complete History of Comedy (abridged), and William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged). Jennifer has worked for Naples Dinner Theater, Ashlawn Opera Festival, Berkeley Playhouse, and Spreckels Theater Company. She’s been a resident stage manager for Napa Valley Conservatory Theater and Music Napa Valley for the past eight years, and plans to attend a graduate program next year. DANIEL SINGER (RSC Founder) co-created The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), spent twelve years designing theme park attractions for Walt Disney Imagineering (particularly Disneyland’s Toontown) and is currently a CPL (Creative Person at Large). Visit stargodsmusical.net for information about his latest play.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED): SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION Any scholarly work is dependent on the research of underpaid graduate students, and The Complete History of America (abridged) Special Election Edition is no exception. The list below, though well-typed, is by no means complete: in our attempt to grasp some ephemeral notion of truth, we scoured more texts and rare primary sources than we had the energy or attention span to count. The books below are a mere sampling of the wealth of knowledge available to the casual historian, and from which we gleaned1 many valuable insights. The Complete History of America (abridged) Special Election Edition is the result of years of scholarship, innuendo, and over-the-counter narcotics. Any resemblance to historical fact is strictly coincidental.

SELECTED READINGS Barry, Dave: Dave Barry Slept Here – A Sort Of History of the United States. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1989. This thin book speaks volumes about the current state of the American educational system. Brogan, Hugh: The Penguin History of the United States. London, 1976. An informative look at America from the unusual perspective of the penguin. Chomsky, Noam: Year 501 – The Conquest Continues. Boston: South End Press, 1993. (PopUp Picture Series) This powerful revisionist work would have you believe, among other things, that genocide is a bad thing. Dahmer, Jeffrey: Serial Killer Color & Story – An Activity Book for Children. Milwaukee: Son of Sam Imprint, 1991. A bright and cheerful introduction to some colorful American misfits. Ages 2-7. Davis, Kenneth C.: Don’t Know Much About History. New York: Crown, Inc., 1990. A compulsively readable overview of American history from soup (the first Thanksgiving) to nuts (the current administration). Diamond, Neil: The Jazz Singer. VHS/DVD. A biting and incisive look at the American immigrant experience. (See also Spielberg, Steven: An American Tail.) Disney, Walt: Song of the South. VHS/DVD. A biting and incisive look at American slavery. Gaines, William C., ed.: MAD Magazine. The “Star Blecch!” issue. An important cultural reference. (See also “The Poop-Side-Down Adventure” issue.) Hamlin, Harry: LA Law – My Favorite Episodes (The Complete Scripts). Los Angeles: Full Selected Readings continued on next page.

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Court Press, 1990. A biting and incisive look at American jurisprudence. Hoff, Benjamin: The Tao of Pooh. New York: Dutton, 1982. Zen for morons. Kerouac, Jack: On The Road. The classic chronicle of soul-searching and experimentation that defined a generation. (See also Cassidy, David: On The Road, Too: My Years on The Magic Bus with the Partridge Family.) Loder, Kurt: Lewis & Clark Unplugged. New York: MTV Publishing, Inc., 1991. Manifest Destiny goes acoustic. Murray, Anne, as told to Loder, Kurt: Snowbird - The Anne Murray Story. Toronto: Bantam Paperbacks, 1984. The uplifting story of Canada’s favorite songbird. Seuss, Dr.: The Cat in The Hat. New York: Beginner Books, 1958. The searing and explosive book that first dared to expose the horrors of Vietnam. Ages 2-7. Shenkman, Richard: Legends, Lies, & Cherished Myths of American History. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. Yoko brought a walrus, there was magic in the air. Shenkman, Richard: I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode Or Not. New York: Harper & Row, 1990. He more or less didn’t. Spelling, Aaron: Buying Your Daughter A Career. Beverly Hills, 90210: Vanity Press, 1991. The struggle for acceptance and respect in a place they call...Hollywood. Tocqueville, Alexis de: Democracy in America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Did you know this book was originally written in the nineteenth century? We didn’t either. Tucker, Robert C., ed.: The Marx-Engels Reader. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1972. (Large-Print Edition). Recently discovered radio scripts featuring Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Friedrich. Zinn, Howard: A People’s History of the United States. New York: Harper Perennial, 1980. This subtle understated work makes a pretty convincing case that there’s corruption in government. Who knew?


A REDUCED HISTORY Since its pass-the-hat origins in 1981, the Reduced Shakespeare Company has created ten world-renowned stage shows, two television specials, several failed TV pilots, and numerous radio pieces, all of which have been seen, performed, and heard the world over. The company’s stops have included the White House, off-Broadway, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, London’s West End, Seattle Repertory Theatre, American Repertory Theatre and Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, as well as

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performances in Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Malta, Singapore and Bermuda, plus countless civic and university venues throughout the USA, the UK, and Europe. The RSC’s first three shows – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The Complete History of America (abridged), and The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) – ran for nine years at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus as London’s longest-running comedies. For years the RSC had more shows running in the West End than Andrew Lloyd Webber. They were also funnier. In 2016, in honor of its 35th anniversary and the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the RSC premiered its 10th stage show William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC. And in 2013, the RSC premiered the subject it was born to reduce – The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) – to critical and commercial acclaim at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. The “Bad Boys of Abridgment” have also applied their fast, funny and physical approach to World History in Western Civilization: The Complete Musical (abridged) [original title: The Complete Millennium Musical (abridged)], which toured simultaneously in the US, UK and Australia); Athletics in The Complete World of Sports (abridged), which played in London during the 2012 Olympics; Literature in All the Great Books (abridged); and the Movies in Completely Hollywood (abridged), which skewers the 197 greatest films of all time. All these shows have received critical acclaim across the US, UK, Belgium, Holland, Hong Kong, and Barbados, and played to packed houses at the Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seattle’s ACT Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Sweden (in Swedish!). And in 2011, the world premiere of The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) became Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s best-selling holiday show ever, and the third-bestselling show in MRT’s history. For TV, the RSC compressed the first five seasons of Lost into a ten-minute film called Lost Reduced, and was a Jeopardy! category in the 2005 and 2006 Tournaments of Champions. They wrote and starred in The Ring Reduced, a half-hour version of Wagner’s Ring Cycle for Channel 4 (UK), and reduced the Edinburgh Festival for BBC and the soap opera Glenroe for RTE Ireland. Shakespeare (abridged) aired on PBS and is available on DVD, as is America (abridged). For National Public Radio, the RSC has been heard on All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Talk of the Nation, Day to Day, West Coast Live, and To The Best of Our Knowledge. The BBC World Service commissioned the six-part Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show. The Reduced Shakespeare Company Christmas was heard on Public Radio International. The RSC won the prestigious Shorty Award in New York City and the Delft Audience Award in Holland. They’ve also been nominated for an Olivier Award in London, two Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, DC, the SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. Continued on next page.

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Getting it all? Don't despair! Ask the Reduced Shakespeare Company any serious question about American History! Below are questions we’ve answered in the past. We hope they inspire reflection and self-examination (doctors recommend at least one a month). Ask away!

SAMPLE HISTORY QUESTIONS 1. What was the Society of Cincinnati? An 18th-century group which endorsed an hereditary presidency. 2. What did the Know-Nothing Party stand for? They opposed immigration and Catholics in office; unwilling to divulge this, their response to questions was “I don’t know.” 3. Was Lincoln a Democrat or a Republican? Republican. 4. What’s the difference between the Federalist Papers and the Articles of Confederation? The Papers explained the Constitution and urged its ratification; the Articles predated it, serving as the nation’s first binding constitution. 5. Which two Presidents died on the same day? Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826. 6. What was Seward’s Ice Box? Alaska. 7. In whose administration was Elvis Presley an agent for the Drug Enforcement Agency? Richard Nixon’s. 8. When was the Era of Good Feelings? From 1817 to 1825. James Monroe was president and there was only one political party: the Democratic-Republican Party. 9. What does E Pluribus Unum mean? “Out of many, one.” 10. What did the Nineteenth Amendment do? Not adopted until 1920, it gave women the right to vote. 11. Who was Harriet Tubman? Abolitionist, spy, and escaped slave who made 19 trips back to the South to lead over 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

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ADDITIONAL CREDITS Company Manager �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Alli Bostedt Stage Manager ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Jennifer Ruygt Wardrobe Supervisor ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Alli Bostedt Additional Voice ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Jane Martin Set Design �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Phil Englehardt Props & Costumes..................................... Rose Blackshaw, Vernon Marshall, Sally Thomas U.S. Tour Direction ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Baylin Artists Management Legal Counsel ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Sharon Colchamiro, Esq. Company Founder ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Daniel Singer

For their contributions to the development of the script, the Authors wish to thank: Dee Ryan, Jane Martin, Mike McShane, David Stafford, Rick Reiser, Matt Croke, American Repertory Theatre, Jess Winfield, and Scott Ewing. Lobsters to the Firesign Theatre.

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Program to be announced from the stage. This evening’s performance will be approximately 90 minutes long, and will not include an intermission.

SUTTON FOSTER Sutton Foster is an award-winning actor, singer and dancer who has performed in 11 Broadway shows – most recently the revival of Violet – and originated roles in the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Young Frankenstein, Shrek the Musical, and her Tony Award® winning performances in Anything Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Sutton will star off-Broadway in the title role of New Group’s 50thanniversary revival of Sweet Charity this fall. She was first seen on television on Star Search at age 15, and has more recently appeared in Bunheads, Psych, Johnny and the Sprites, Flight of the Conchords, Sesame Street, Law and Order: SVU, and Royal Pains. She will soon be seen on the highly-anticipated Netflix revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. As a solo artist, Sutton has performed all over the country as well as internationally with her musical director Michael Rafter...featuring songs from her debut solo CD Wish as well as her follow up CD, An Evening With Sutton Foster: Live at the Cafe Carlyle. She has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Feinstein’s, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, Joe’s Pub and many others. In 2011, she received an honorary doctorate degree from Ball State University, where she also is on faculty as a teacher and advisor to the Department of Theatre and Dance. Sutton is currently starring in TVLand’s new series, Younger, created by Darren Star.

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SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND VOCALISTS:

Steven Page, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), Andy Maize, Craig Northey THE COMPANY Andrew Burashko, piano Colleen Allen, saxophone Krista Bennion Feeney, violin Carolyn Blackwell, viola

Bryan Holt, cello Larry Larson, trumpet Douglas Perry, viola Joseph Phillips, bass

Rob Piltch, guitar Rachel Pomedli, cello Rick Sacks, percussion Stephen Sitarski, violin

PROGRAM SIDE A Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band �������������������Arranged by Andrew Burashko Stephen Page, vocals With A Little Help From My Friends �������������������������������������Arranged by Dan Parr Wesley Stace, vocals Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ��������������������������� Arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith Craig Northey, vocals Fixing a Hole............................................................... Arranged by Cameron Wilson Wesley Stace, vocals Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! �������������������������������������Arranged by Shelly Berger Craig Northey, vocals

This program will run approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. There will be a 20-minute intermission as the record is flipped. Program continued on next page.

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Within You Without You...........................................Arranged by Andrew Downing Andy Maize, vocals When I’m Sixty-Four...................................................... Arranged by John Welsman Wesley Stace, vocals Lovely Rita......................................................................... Arranged by Jim McGrath Stephen Page, vocals Good Morning Good Morning........................................... Arranged by Robert Carli Craig Northey, vocals Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) �����Arranged by Andrew Burashko Steven Page, vocals A Day in the Life................................................................ Arranged by Robert Carli Andy Maize & Wesley Stace, vocals

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE I’ve been crazy about The Beatles’ music ever since I was a kid. When we first launched this project four years ago, the aim was to experiment with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band while staying absolutely true to the album’s genius – an enticing challenge, given how dearly fans of The Beatles hold the original music. In a process that’s become characteristic of Art of Time, I delegated each of the tracks on Sgt. Pepper to an arranger whose sensibilities felt in tune with the song. We’ve embroidered upon the music, pushing the boundaries of the songs without altering the brilliant melodies and harmonies that lie at their core. It’s a real pleasure to be performing this music with these great singers and amazing musicians gathered from all kinds of musical backgrounds. I hope you enjoy.

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ABOUT ART OF TIME ENSEMBLE Art Of Time Ensemble was formed in 1997 by artistic director Andrew Burashko, a renowned Toronto-based concert pianist, as an outlet for his vision to explore the intersection between high art and popular culture. With the support of a small group of like-minded musicians and prominent figures in other art forms including literature, dance and theatre, Andrew presented one-off concerts to small but enthusiastic audiences. Word of Art of Time began to spread through Toronto’s cultural scene, and the company has become a beacon for groundbreaking multi-disciplinary performing arts and artists in Canada and abroad. The ranks of Art of Time Ensemble’s artists are deep and their talents unmatched; featured collaborators include authors Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje, The Cowboy Junkies’ Margo and Mike Timmins, jazz legend Branford Marsalis, vocalists Madeleine Peyroux, Sarah Slean, Hawksley Workman, and Tony Award® winner Brent Carver, composers Gavin Bryars and Jonathan Goldsmith, and many more. www.artoftimeensemble.com

BIOS ANDREW BURASHKO (Piano; Art of Time Artistic Director) Andrew Burashko is the founder and creative force behind Art of Time Ensemble. Born in Moscow, Burashko trained as a concert pianist across North America, making his solo debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the age of seventeen. As a soloist, Burashko performed with some of the world’s most renowned conductors, including Sir Andrew Davis, Pinchas Zukerman, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. His eclectic musical interests have led him to share the stage with such diverse artists as Branford Marsalis, Peggy Baker and Madeleine Peyroux. In 1997, Burashko formed Art of Time Ensemble to produce unique concerts that ignore the barriers between genres and disciplines, with the aim of exposing audiences to a broad range of artistic possibilities. Under Burashko’s direction, Art of Time Ensemble has become a Canadian destination for today’s most accomplished artists working in music, dance, theatre, film, and literature. In addition to their annual concert series in Toronto, Art of Time Ensemble has toured extensively throughout Canada and

the United States, as well as in Russia and Finland. STEVEN PAGE (Singer) Steven Page’s distinctive and powerful tenor is among the most immediately familiar voices in popular music today. The singer/songwriter is a founding member of The Barenaked Ladies, with whom he toured the globe and sold millions of albums. On his own, Steven Page continues his artistic evolution with a diverse array of solo projects. Steven Page is working on his fifth Stratford Festival score, and in conjunction with Toronto’s innovative Art of Time Ensemble, he has collaborated on two releases, This Singer Must Die and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well as several live performances. With his flair for writing literate songs with catchy melodies, Steven Page continues to release original music including his critically acclaimed album Page One, his Genie – nominated track, “A Different Sort of Solitude” – featured in the film French Immersion – and his composition “A New Shore” – the theme for the 2014

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CBC miniseries Best Laid Plans. A lifelong food and travel enthusiast, Steven Page journeyed across North America last year as host of The Illegal Eater, a television series which uncovers underground eateries and explores off-the-grid dining experiences. The show, which airs on Travel + Escape in Canada and Esquire TV in the US, also features a theme song and incidental music penned by Steven. He recently released Heal Thyself, Pt. One: Instinct. WESLEY STACE, aka John Wesley Harding (Singer) Wesley Stace was born in Hastings, Sussex in 1965. Under the name John Wesley Harding, he released 19 albums, ranging from traditional folk to full-on pop. For his most recent, Self-Titled, he reverted to his real name. He has also published four novels, including the international bestseller Misfortune, the most recent being Wonderkid. He created Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders, a monthly show from NYC’s City Winery that airs on NPR. The New Yorker called it “one of the finest nights of entertainment this city has to offer.” Stace reviews for the Wall Street Journal and the Times Literary Supplement. He has taught at Princeton and Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lives in Philadelphia. ANDY MAIZE (Singer) Andy Maize is a singer-songwriter and co-founded the Canadian roots/rock band Skydiggers. The ‘Diggers have been writing and playing their way across the majestic landscapes of Canada for over a quarter-century. Skydiggers have 16 records to their name, including their debut Skydiggers (1990), and more recently Angels (2013). In celebration of their 25th year, Skydiggers released No. 1 Northern (2013), a covers album of classic Canadian folk and rock songs. Toronto-born and bred, Maize can also lay claim to co-founding Maple Music, a record label and e-commerce platform for Canadian artists and markets. Maple’s successes are

many, and include bolstering the careers of Sam Roberts and Kathleen Edwards, and distributing Radiohead’s three most recent records in Canada. Maize is no stranger to Art of Time Ensemble, having collaborated on projects for nearly a decade. His work with the Ensemble is diverse, and ranges from performing Abbey Road to writing songs inspired by Schubert; from joining the Lonely Hearts Club Band to singing songs of protest. Maize was a part of the original Ensemble production of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 2012. CRAIG NORTHEY (Singer) Vancouver’s Craig Northey is one of the principle singer-songwriters of the band Odds. Their debut album Neopolitan (1991) spurred a decades-long career, which saw their many records released in 20 countries. Odds went platinum with Good Weird Feeling (1995) and gold with Nest (1996), generating popular singles like “Someone Who’s Cool,” “It Falls Apart” and “Eat My Brain.” The Odds have been nominated for several Junos (including two nods for Best Songwriter) and acted as Warren Zevon’s backing band for the Mr. Bad Example tour. Northey is a “serial collaborator,” making albums and writing songs with friends such as Rosanne Cash, Steven Page, The Gin Blossoms, Tom Wilson, Rob Baker (of The Tragically Hip), Wide Mouth Mason and Colin James. His strong relationship to the comedy troupe Kids in The Hall opened the door to composing for film and TV. Amongst Northey’s credits are Brain Candy (1995), Dog Park (1996), Hiccups (2010-2012), Kids In the Hall: Death Comes to Town (2010) and the theme song for Corner Gas (2004-2009). Recently he scored Corner Gas: The Movie (2014) and is currently co-composing the series Young Drunk Punk with his pal, Art of Time composer Jim McGrath. COLLEEN ALLEN (Saxophone; Clarinet; Flute) Whether touring with Canada’s

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finest, or performing in jazz, blues, pop or gospel showcases, Colleen is one of the most cherished musicians on the Canadian music scene. Colleen plays all saxophones, flute, clarinet, and (a little bit of) accordion. She has performed extensively with Holly Cole, Molly Johnson, David Clayton Thomas, and Marc Jordan. Recent recordings include work with Carvin Winans, Michael MacDonald, Take 6 and Marth Reeves. Colleen has also toured with Cirque du Soleil (Germany), and is currently a resident artist with Soulpepper Theatre Company (Toronto). KRISTA BENNION FEENEY (Violin) Krista Bennion Feeney is concertmaster of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and a very active chamber musician. Solo highlights of ‘16-17 include The Lark Ascending with OSL and Simon Rattle, and Nardini’s Concerto and Paganini’s La Campanella on historical violin with the American Classical Orchestra. “Her deep notes were rich and melancholy...there was a tender exuberance in both tumbles of notes and sustained phrases...a dramatic interplay of ferocity and light slyness.” (The New York Times, May 2014) CAROLYN BLACKWELL (Viola) Carolyn Blackwell has shared the stage with Geoff Nuttall, Anssi Karttnen, Martin Beaver, Renaud Capuçon, Daniel Phillips and Mayumi Seiler. She performs with Art of Time Ensemble, the Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra and the Artists of The Royal Conservatory where she is featured on the group’s recording Two Roads to Exile from the RCA Sony Red Label. Carolyn performs regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and more recently, as Acting Assistant Principal Viola of the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company. Ms. Blackwell has performed as acting violist of The Aviv Quartet, collaborated with the Vienna Piano Trio and was recently appointed violist of the Tokai

String Quartet. BRYAN HOLT (Cello) Known for his artistic versatility, whether it be as a classical, jazz or contemporary music, cellist Bryan Holt has performed on three continents and appeared in numerous alternative venues. Mr. Holt is currently a member of Pocket Concerts (a new in-home recital series) as well as the Thin Edge New Music Collective. As a recitalist Bryan has presented various cutting edge programs including The Notorious B, I & G (July 2013), Arpeggio (September 2013) and his most recent North American Power Hour (January 2014), all of which include music of our time. He will also be making appearances in the cello section of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Esprit Orchestra and Soundstreams as well as other professional orchestras and ensembles in Ontario. Bryan completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, where he was a two-time recipient of the Felix Galimir Award in Chamber Music Performance (Persephone Trio and Trio Danzka). He also holds a master’s degree from McGill University in solo cello performance. Bryan is currently pursuing a doctorate of music in cello performance at the University of Toronto studying with Shauna Rolston. He is highly sought-after as a teacher and maintains a private studio in the downtown core of Toronto while also visiting several schools as a guest coach. LARRY LARSON (Trumpet) Larry Larson has been principal trumpet of the KitchenerWaterloo Symphony since 1993. As a soloist, Larry has been featured with Orchestra London and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2010, he released his first solo CD, Divertissement. Larry has developed nine critically acclaimed Pops programs for orchestra with conductor/ trombonist David Martin. You can also hear him every night fanfaring Lisa LaFlamme

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onto the CTV National News. He has had the great pleasure to work in back-up orchestras for Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Brian Wilson, Jann Arden, and many others. Larry has also enjoyed his jazz playing with his own combo, Larry’s Jazz Guys. Larry has been the trumpet and brass ensemble coach of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada for the past seven years. He is proud to work with Guy Few on the trumpet faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. DOUGLAS PERRY (Viola) Formerly artistic administrator for the KitchenerWaterloo Symphony, Douglas was artistic director of Array Music as well as a founding member of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, with whom he performed and recorded for over 10 years. He has been principal viola of the Santa Fe Opera, the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony and the Canadian Opera Company and has numerous recordings on various labels, including J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto 6 with the C.B.C. Vancouver Orchestra. He produced a jazz CD with Juno Award winners Dave Young, Phil Dwyer and Michel Lambert, and his recording of Harry Somers’ String Quartets with ACCORDES was nominated for a Juno Award. JOSEPH PHILLIPS (Upright; Electric Bass) A Toronto native, Joe studied double bass at the University of Toronto with the renowned virtuoso Joel Quarrington. Joseph Phillips has been principal double bassist with Orchestra London since 2007, a position he has also held with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia Toronto. He plays regularly with violinist Mayumi Seiler in her Via Salzburg Chamber Music series and in concerts with Art of Time Ensemble and the Sweet Water Music Festival. He performs with Sarah Slean, Patricia O’Callaghan, Jenny Whiteley, Andrew Downing’s chamber-jazz group Arts & Letters. Joe has contributed to many recordings, including Juno-nominated

albums by the Pierre Schryer Band, Joey Wright and The Wailin’ Jennys. Joe has written symphony orchestra arrangements for a number of Canadian artists, including blues diva Rita Chiarelli, and songwriter Ian Tamblyn. ROB PILTCH (Guitar) Rob Piltch has worked with the Bernie Piltch Quartet, the Ted Moses Quintet and Blood, Sweat & Tears. He has worked as a session player with Kim Mitchell, Shirley Eikhardt, Guido Basso, and Rob McConnell, and has recorded two albums: Bells and Rob Piltch. Rob has also performed and recorded with Colm Wilkinson, Molly Johnson, EmilieClaire Barlow, Louise Pitre, Steven Page, Sarah Slean, Sophie Milman, and Art of Time Ensemble. His CD, Chambers, is available on iTunes and on CD Baby. RACHEL POMEDLI (Cello) Rachel holds a master of music degree from Yale University and a bachelor of music degree from the University of Toronto. Her principal teachers have been Andras Fejer, Judith Glyde, Aldo Parisot and Shauna Rolston. As a member of the Vinca String Quartet, formed at Yale, Rachel was a graduate assistant to the Takács Quartet at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Vinca Quartet were prizewinners at the 2005 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana, and visiting artists at the Aspen Music Festival, Vail Music Festival, and the International Musicians Seminar in Prussia Cove, England. Rachel has participated in the Spoleto USA Festival (South Carolina) the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (Connecticut), the National Orchestral Institute (Maryland), and spent six summers at the Banff Centre for the Arts. She has performed in master classes for Janos Starker, Desmond Hoebig, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and Ralph Kirshbaum; and intensively studied chamber music with Laurence Lesser and the Tokyo, Takacs and Juilliard String Quartets.

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RICK SACKS (Percussion) Rick Sacks received his master’s degree in music at the State University of New York. After teaching for two years at Bennington College in Vermont, Rick began traveling to Toronto to perform in the art-rock band KLO.

an arranger, Stephen has arranged music for the Emperor Quartet, Quartetto Gelato and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Stephen is also on the faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University, Toronto’s Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Once settled in Toronto, Rick founded the PhenomeNONsemble which he used as a platform for his unique performance works mixing contemporary music practices with theatre techniques. Mr. Sacks also composes and creates sound designs for theatre and film. His work in children’s theatre has resulted in continuous performances throughout Europe and the U.S. Rick performs with the Canadian Opera Company, on film tracks, in modern dance works and with the contemporary and avant-garde groups Arraymusic, The Glass Orchestra, New Music Concerts, and many others.

EARL MCCLUSKIE (Sound Technician) Earl McCluskie received his classical music training at the University of Western Ontario in Theory and Composition, and recording training from the Sound Recording graduate program at McGill University. As producer for Chestnut Hall Music, he has produced and engineered CD recordings and live concerts for many ensembles, performers and composers including the Juno-nominated recordings of Timothy Corlis’ setting of Margaret Atwood’s Notes Towards a Poem that Can Never Be Written and Leonard Enns’ Nocturne from the DaCapo Chamber Choir award-winning release ShadowLand. Other recent recordings include violinist Jeremy Bell and the Penderecki String Quartet, violinist Mark Fewer (St Lawrence String Quartet), the Wellington Winds, the Menno Singers, Greensleaves, the big band Windjammers, Sandra Mogensen, Guelph Symphony Orchestra, Michael PurvesSmith and Kevin Ramessar, and live concert recordings for numerous ensembles and performers including the KW Symphony and National Youth Orchestra Canada. Live concert sound reinforcement gigs include Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jane Bunnett, Don Thompson, Terry Clarke, and Bernie Senensky.

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Suzanne & Bruce Caltrider ** Corie & Michael Costello Mohamed Elnabtity, MD, FACS & Rania Zagho ** Sandy & Gary Evans Judith & Sam Eyde Maxine Eyestone Drs. Jodi S. Flanders & James H. Deering ** Erin Frisch & Andrew Hagman Betty Gadaleto Dr. Charles & Marjorie Gliozzo ** Sally & Jeffrey Harrold Selma & Stanley Hollander Patty & John Hollenbeck Judith C. Holt Mark & Marcia Hooper James & Rosalie Huber Bob Hughes Mr. Stuart P. Jeffares & Dr. Kim Coleman Victoria & Kevin Kell Barbara & Thomas Kovachic Jackie & Bill Lack Marilyn Ledebuhr Don LeDuc & Susan Coley Margaret F. Metzger Marianne Miller P. Chad & Rebecca Myers David & Karen Noe Marilyn & George Nugent Mr. & Mrs. James D. Parish Mary Beth & John Pirich Mary & Edgar Ploor Sharon & Dave Regan ** Nancy & Mitchell Rinek Diane & James Shaheen Harvey & Barbara Sparks Debra & Donald Stoner Joni & John Sztykiel Michael A. & Lynn D. Tanner Sharon & Russell Thornton, II John Wales ** Dr. John White, Jr. Susan & Kenneth Wisser William Woodbury & Jody Young-Woodbury Judith A & Dr Paul M Zack Robert S. Zelmanski & Milo D. Woodard ** Janice & Jerry Zimmerman Businesses Brogan, Reed, Van Gorder &Associates/ Ohio National Financial Services Capital Region Community Foundation Comerica Foundation ** Comprehensive Psychological Services, P.C. Coral Gables Restaurant ** Edge Partnerships Foresight Group, Inc. ** Governmental Consultant Services, Inc. ** Heat’n Sweep Karyn’s Dance Place, Inc. Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E * Lansing Ophthalmology P.C. Marketing Resource Group Mercantile Bank of Michigan Michigan State Medical Society Piper & Gold Public Relations Plante & Moran, PLLC ProAssurance Casualty Company Richmond Brothers ** SuttonAdvisors, PLC White, Schneider, Young & Chiodini, P.C. CRYSTAL CIRCLE ($1,500 & above) Anonymous Virginia P. & Bruce T. Allen Allyse & David Anderson ** Sharon & Bruce Ashley ** Lynn & Michael Atkins Dr. Steven & Mrs. Janise Aubry Dr. James Bader Diane & Jeff Baribeau Laurie & Lawrence Bass Margie & Kenneth Bauer Leslie M. Behm David & Ethel Bell ** Nancy & Monty Bieber Linda & James Bissell Michael & Nancy Bobinski Charles & Kathleen Bonneau Cara A. Boucher Michele Boutwell David & Patricia Brogan Rhonda & Michael Bueche Jeanne Cargill ** Bradley Cassiday Eleanor Chapin Sue & Mark Chatterley Gerry Lynne & Tom Chirgwin Dr. Paul H. & Carol B. Conn ** Koula Curtis Becky & Mark Dantonio Lynette & Robert Davison Dr. Christina D. Difonzo Carol & Ronald Dooley Lauri & Kevin Draggoo Judith & Douglas Drake Judith Dunn ** Sharon Ellis & Mark Henne * Jackie L. Fondren Halen K. & Charles J. Foster Janet & Richard Fullmer Mary Lou & Roland Gifford Jay Gillotte Alan D. Godfrey Glenn & Trish Granger Pamela L. Gray Mr. & Mrs. John O. Grettenberger Dawn Ann Gribben ** Mark & June Haas Debra J. Hahn Vanessa & Steve Harkins Phillip & Nancy Harns Dr. Lauren Julius Harris Dave Havrilla & Karen Bush Havrilla Lawrence & Mary Hennessey LeNan & Curtis Howe Barbara & Jerome Hubbuch Laurie & Tomas Hult

** Jon P. Humiston Dr. Julie A. Dodds & William Humphrey Dr. Rafael Javier & Dr. Mary P. Sharp Linda Keenan Stephanie & Peter Kramer Elaine Kritselis & Nicholas Kritselis Linda & Lawrence Kruth ** Vivian Leung & James Sype Kathryn E. Lindahl Donald Loding & Sharon Watson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Van & Sharon Martin Sandra & W.D. Mason Maria & James McEvoy Maria & James McEvoy ** Mara McGill Drs. Cathleen McGreal & William Kerry Miller Judge David & Nancy McKeague Marvin McKinney Richard D. McLellan, J.D. Barbara D. McMillan Harvey J. & Elaine K. Messing Ron McNeill & Kathi Mikulka ** James M. & Sue O. Miller Miriam Mitchell ** David & Jill Mittleman ** Dr. Thomas K. & Sheila T. Moore Michael & Betty Moore ** C.A. & T.A. Moyerbrailean Richard & Sonja Murdock Barbara & Stephen Musselman Katherine & George Noirot David & Marilyn Nussdorfer ** Vincent & Nicole Nystrom ** Mary Lou O’Connell Dr. J. Keith & Helen Ostien Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Overway Brad & Barbara J. Oyer Lori Shader-Patterson & Ronan Patterson ** Mr. Dennis J. & Mrs. Debra L. Perry Drs. Chris & Debra Peterson ** Victor Rauch & Ellen DeRosia ** Mark & Char Reckase Bob & Joan Reinhart John P. & Joanne M. Ricci Kay & Chuck Sargent Scott & Stacey Schabel Julie & Rolland Scheels Dr. S. Paul Singh ** Mary & Jay Smith * Kathryn & Scott Smith Kathleen M. Soltow Lanette Stevens & Roger Brooks Dr. Dennis J. & Mary Dawn Sullivan Lisa L. Swem & Elizabeth A. Hoger Christine & Michael Swords Michael L. Thomson ** Susan & Jack Townsend Lynne & Ted VanDeventer Dr. Henry M. & Cathy J. Vaupel Richard D. Weingartner Patty Wieber ** Laura & Roger Wilkinson George W. Winchell ** Andrea L. Wulf Thomas Yaksich

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Rhonda & David Zimmerman Lyn Donaldson Zynda Businesses Lansing Institute of Behavioral Medicine Oade, Stroud & Kleiman, P.C. ** Set Seg Insurance Services Agency PLATINUM CIRCLE ($1,000 & above) Anonymous ** Jeanette & Norman Abeles Richard & Dawn Adams * Larry Alber & Patricia White William & Emily Anderson Ethel & John Anthony David Arend & Telka Arend-Ritter * Robert & Lorna Ashley Tammy & Ronald Averill Steven Bagnasco The Honorable Laura L. Baird & George Zulakis Jill Baker David Balas & James Sellman Susan & Scott Baldwin Deborah & Clark Ballard Greg & Michele Ballein Joyce M. Banish Lawrence A. Barnes Donald & Neil Baron Scott & Amy Basel * Gregory & Lisa Basore Susan & Vincent Benivegna Robert F. & Cheryl L. Best Monique & Roy Bierwirth Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Bill, II Judith & Stuart Birn Dr. Charles Blackman ** Jason & Danielle Blanchard Drs. David & Diane Boes ** Carolyn & Bob Boger ** Kristin & Russell Bradley Diane M. & Brian W. Brady ** Carol Brannan Phil & Vicky Branstetter Anita & Mark Brett Dr. John C. & Susan H. Brewster Greg & Chrissie Brogan Virginia & Kenneth Brooks David B. Brower Angela & Gregory Brown Elaine & Roger Calantone John & Irene Cantlon David & Donna Carpenter Julie Cavanaugh Kathy & Dan Chamberlain Drs. Chu-Hsiang Chang & Russell Johnson Tami Chapman Dr. Leonard H. & Eleanor M. Charchut Drs. Steve & Heather Charchut Helen & William Chynoweth Thomas Cobb Dr. Errikos & Maria Constant Byron & Dee Cook Wendy & Eric Cook ** Lynn D. Cooper Ruth & Richard Cottrell Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E Dr. John P. & Martha K. Couretas Elaine V. Cowen ** Mike & Gloria Danek Diana D’Angelo & Dr. Martin Hawley Stephen W. Davey William Davidson II & Mary M. DuChene Craig DeHaven Ernest Delfosse Kathleen & Kenneth Deneau * Patrick & Robin Dickson ** Julie & John DuPuis Jill Gawronski & Jeff Durbin ** James Dyson & Jeremy Nance Eileen Ellis C. Kim & Janet Emery ** Samuel & Tracey Epley Robert J. & Janet Fabiano Gloria & Robert Floden ** Kathy E. Fore Gretchen & John Forsyth Joan A. Foss Trustee Melanie & John Foster ** Harry Fratzke Matthew Frisch & Family Robin & Sharron Frucci Nancy Axtell ** Phyllis & Richard Gibson David A. & Debra R. Gift Dr. & Mrs. Gary Gillespie John F. Goodwin & Sheri Thelander David & Lorraine Green Bradley & Delight Greenberg ** Juanita K. Grew, Ph.D. ** Margaret Griffith Kathryn & Robert Groves Grant & Marie Guimond Renee & John Gulliver * Kiran & Sanjay Gupta Roberta & Clifford Hale James & Elizabeth Hallan ** Joyce & Dennis Haner Alane & Philip Hanses Dale & Mary Harpstead Cynthia & Patrick Harrington Dr. Stephen B. & Karen L. Harsh Kimberly & James Hartman Jennifer Hawkins ** Jan Hemenway ** Mary & Roy Henley * David E. Herbel Eric Hewitt Lisa Hildorf & Mark Castellani * Bob & Michelle Hill Jacqueline & Donald Holecek * Meegan Holland Nancy & Mark Hollis Brian Huggler & Ken Ross Teri & William Hull Amy Jo Jacobson Dr. Michael & Wendy James Spencer & Julianne Johnson Sandra & Richard Johnson Drs. Margaret Z. & John W. Jones Clarence S. Jones Dr. Padmani Karna Dr. John E. & Jean P. Kaufmann Neelam Kher & Susan Molstad

** Drs. J. James & Gloria H. Kielbaso Daniel & Lorri King ** Judy Kleeves Martha & Lee Kliebert Reverend James & Jean Kocher Kevin Korpi Karen & Patrick Kozdron * Pamela Lambropoulos Pat & Donald Lamison Dr. Ronald & Dawn Lanford Cathy & Craig Lazar ** Tammy S. Leach Laurie Linscott & Irivng Lesher, III ** Kathy & Joseph Lessard * John & Ann Marie Lindley ** Cheryl & James Little Pam & Gus Lluberes Erdmen & Karen MacKenzie ** Ralph & Judith MacKenzie Cecil & Clare Mackey Ruth Magen ** Edwin & Jane Marin Georgia Markakis Billi D. Mathias ** Pamela Bergeron & Joseph Mauro Gabriele Mayer & Steven Pueppke Drs. Patricia Barnes-McConnell & David McConnell ** Nancy & Bruce McFee Drs. Dennis L. & Estelle J. McGroarty ** Melanie & Benjamin McGuire Gaelen & Gerard McNamara Irene M. Mead Cathleen & Russell Meska * Roger B. Miles, Jr. & Kim M. Scherschligt ** Lyle Mindlin & Julie Laframboise Lucile J. Missimer Thomas O. & Patricia M. Mitchel Connie Mohney David C. Molenaar Beth Muelder Dr. Benson S. & Bette J. Munger Patricia K. Munshaw & Dana Munshaw Brazil * Emmie Musser * Eric Musser Dr. Nwando Achebe & Dr. Folu Ogundimu ** Cheryl & Gary Onstad Valerie A. Osowski Joseph G. & Lorraine E. Osypczuk Ellen & Douglas Paige Richard A. & Susan E. Patterson Jon-Jay & Ross Pechta Gay & Dwight Peterson ** Christal & Gar Pettit DeWitt & Dixie Platt David J. Price & Marcie J. Alling Bonnie & Dick Radway Brenda & Stephen Ramsby Jeanne Eberle Richter & Dr. Melissa Halvorson Smith Mary I. Ries Nora Rifon, Ph.D Brendan & Kimberly Ringlever Margaret A. Rohman Shirley & David Rumminger Nancy & Richard Runels

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Marcia & David Rysztak Susan & Timothy Salisbury ** Karen M. Salmon ** William F. & Mary L. Savage Earl & Margarette Schmidt Drs. Kara & Neal Schmitt ** Brent & Kimberly Scott ** Zelda Seidenberg Margery S. & Lawrence H. Shanker Dr. David A. & Ann D. Shneider ** Jeffrey B. Simbob Dr. Carol A. Miskell Simmons & Eric N. Simmons Martha & Richard Simonds Barbara & Karl Sjolander Donna & Edwin Skinner Dr. & Mrs. David B. Smith Patricia & Webb Smith Jeannette & John Smith Sandra E. Soifer & Paul Goldner William & Mary Lou Somerville Brian & Cindy Sommer Jim & Susan Spaniolo Dottie & James Spousta Jim & Sharon Stock Katie & Philip Strong Sandra C. & Noel W. Stuckman Barbara Sukenik Rosie Swart Dr. Peter B. & Victoria L. Tacia Thomas & Ruth Taliaferro Stephen & Carol Terry Carolyn & Bob Thomas ** Diane & Paul Thompson Dr. John E. & Trena E. Thornburg Teresa & Roger Thornburg Madeline Trimby & Robert Walter Dr. Gregory M. & Joan M. Uitvlugt ** Arthur & Barbara VanDyke Bruce & Beverly VandenBerg Merrilyn C. Vaughn-Hoffman Victor & Tammera Verchereau ** Patricia & John Wald Lois Walker Timothy Walling & Bobbette Marantette-Walling Gregory & Patricia Walthorn Darlene & Bob Wenner Christine & Jeffrey West Dr. Craig & Cindy Wheeler Rajkumari & Richard Wiener Stephen Wilensky, M.D. Jeff D. Williams & Joy M. Whitten Chuck & Nancy Wing Linda & Michael Woodrow * Jacob F. Wootten ** Gordon & Carol Wright John A. & Judy A. Wurzler Patricia Wysong ** Peter & Christen Yoo ** Konny & Nikki Zsigo Businesses B/A Florist & Plant House Indiana Michigan Power Modern Bookkeeping Paramount Gourmet Coffee Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E ** Mrs. L. Jean Jowett MaryJo & Arthur Kelley Nancy & Thomas Klug Sally & Richard Knoll Dr. David & Aletha Kuenstler James D. & Kathleen M. Lammers GOLDEN CIRCLE ($500 & above) ** Mary Lannoye & Kathryn Kacynski Anonymous ** Thomas & Bonnie Lawitzke Mary Anne Adams Beverly & Charles Levy Theodore K. & S. Joanne Anderson Suzanne J. Levy Jill M. Andringa Mary L. Liechty Peg & Randy Asmus Stephen & Iris Linder Carol L. Besse Brad & April Lunsford Paula & Roger Bjornstad Lois Lynch Sabine Blaxton Olin & Jan Mace Coralene & Basil Bloss Joseph J. Bonk II, Esq. & Andrea Ellis-Bonk Katrina & Larry Mackley ** Diann Maldonado Cosme Alexis & Dennis Branoff Phyllis E. Maner Dr. Suzanne H. E. Brouse Janet & Dennis Martinich Edgar & Darlene Brown Lori McAllister * Harry Brunet & Ruth Foiles Brunet Victoria & Patrick McPharlin * Jean & Douglas Buhler Gavin J. Smith & Mary C. Mertz-Smith Joan Burke Carol & Doug Miller Wendy R. Carnegie Dr. James Miller & Dr. Rebecca Lehto Denise & Thomas Carr * Robert D. Miller Jim & Fran Casper Elizabeth Moore Lyle & Lois Chick Jana & John Moore Mary L. Christian ** Edward & Jean Napierala Barbara & James Cleland ** Timothy Nelson Connie Cogswell Judith & Wayne Niles Sarah & Steven Cook Theresa & Timothy Owen Joy L. Costar Drs. Leslie Papke & Jeffrey Wooldridge Nancy E. Craig W. Spencer Parshall Janice A. Curry Carma Philip Carol S. Demlow Ronalee M. Polad * Maureen & Douglas DeYoung ** Siri & David Rainone Dr. James & Marcia Engelkes Tom & Mary Reed Mike Farrell Mary & David Reinhart ** Karlene Gehler & Justus Fiechtner * Helen G. Reinhart J. Louise & John Findley Vivianne & Anthony Robinson ** Colleen & John Fitzpatrick Laurie M. Rozek ** Colleen & John Fitzpatrick ** Stephen Schwitzer ** Mark & Stephanie Fleming ** Mary & David Sciamanna David & Janis Forbord Irene M. Seahawk Betty L. Francis David & Sheri Seaman ** Maggie & Kenneth Frankland * Joseph & Debra Serwach Alice Gale & Michael Spaniolo ** Linda Sowers & William O’Brian ** Jennifer & Michael Gardner Brenda & James Spackman Mary G. Guyer Vesna & Gordan Srkalovic Joyce Gingrich Sara & Peter Stid Susan & Jonathan Hall Dr. Gale M. Strasburg & Christine H. Reay ** Donna Hamilton Carolyn Studley Michael G. & Deborah L. Harrison Lori & Rich Studley Sarah & Frederick Hawley Drs. Ellen R. & Richard E. Templeton James & Mayette Hicks Ilene Tomber Carol Hill ** Joan Travis Dr. D. Bonta Hiscoe ** Catherine A. Variano Kathleen & Joel Hoffman JoAnn & George Walter Dr. Lynne & Thomas Hoffmeyer ** Sandra K. Walter ** Dr. David D. & Iris O. Horner Stephanie & Stephen Ward Kathleen & Kirk Horrocks Col. Joseph L. Webster, Jr. Anne M. House ** Jefferson & Wendy Westwood ** Carrie & Maxie Jackson Drs. Richard & Andrea Witkowski * Debra & William Jackson ** Joan & Richard Witter Jack & Roberta Jacobowitz ** Valerie & Christopher Wright ** Karin & Mark Jaeger * Ken & Carole Yerrick Dr. Richard S. Johnson * Joanna & Darren Young Wilford & Mary Johnson

Serkaian Communications The Mansfield Family Foundation Ultra Clean Frandor Wash & Lube Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop

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** Mark J. & Andrea R. Zajac ** Sally & Dan Zimmerman Businesses Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau * Health Management Associates, Inc Maner, Costerisan & Ellis, CPA, P.C. MSU School of Hospitality Business In Memory Of: Mrs. Madeline J. Endsley SILVER CIRCLE ($250 & above) Anonymous Maryalice Abood Nancy L. Abramson Becky & Brian Acheson Donna Ackley Mr. Valery N. Aginsky Edith & Bruce Allen Sandra A. Allen Jennifer & Matthew Allswede Connie & Matthew Anderson ** Jeanne & Jason Tippett Kip J. Anderson ** Jane Andros Dr. Joseph H. Anthony * Evan W. Aue Sam M. & Mary E. Austin Katherine K. & John R. Aylsworth Valma Bader & Richard Randolph ** Carolyn & William Baird Carol & David Baker Dr. & Mrs. John A. Baker, III Frank Baker Jack Baker & Robert Welch Suzanne C. & Samuel A. Baker Fred Baker-Nowinski Dr. F. W. & Paula Bakker-Arkema Lorie Seitz-Barbieri & Charles E. Barbieri Beth Barna Kelly Barson Catherine Bartlett Dale Bartlett Kelly Bartlett Drs. Sandra S. & Robert E. Batie Kenneth C. Beachler Shannon & Mark Beckman Susan Fleming Bence & James Bence Cheryl L. Benjamin David & Mindy Berridge Karen & Thomas Bird M. Bird Pamela & Donald Bishop * Brad B. Bivens * Danielle & William Bivens ** Charlee & Alan Black * Gerald W. Blanchard Sarah Blom Jean & Shane Bolley Jenny Bond Diane Boroughf ** Dr. Hugh F. & Mrs. Lynn L. Brainard Emmett & Karen Braselton Pamela & Jeffrey Brenner Michael & Deborah Brenton Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E Allison Breuer Gretchen Bria & Richard Scala David J. & Loretta K. Briggs Dr. Daniel A. & Leona B. Bronstein Patricia & George Brookover Arlene M. Brophy Arlene & Daniel Brown Penny & Gary Brydges Jane M. Buher Lawrence & Evelyn Burgess Mark & Sandra Burkhart ** Sandra Burr Lawrence P. & JoAnne A. Burrill Patricia Burton ** Sherry Byrnes * Waneta & Robert Byrnes JodieAnn Boyd Cady & Dean A. Cady Karen & John Caldwell Andrea & Doug Campbell Anna & Dennis Campbell Nancy & Thomas Campbell * Gregory & Karen Canestraight Renate Carey Rosemary Carey ** Marlene & David Carron Karen & Barry Casler Diana M. Catallo Laurie & David Chapin Nancy K. Chapman & Robert Karabees Kay Cherry Cynthia & Edgar Church Shelley & Ronald Cichy * James & Terri Cicorelli Harlow Claggett Gary L. & Judy H. Clark Marjory L. Clay Richard & Charlotte Climer Dr. James S. & Constance R. Close Dr. David J. & Noel E. Closs David K. & Nancy A. Colflesh Rod & Jennifer Conklin Charles H. & Judith L. Connelly Andrew P. & Sandra D. Conner Marion & George P. Contompasis Mr. & Mrs. Jacob E. Cook Jacqueline & Bruce Cook * Judith A. Corr, Ph.D. Tom & Sherry Corwin Carol & Howard Cousineau Geoffrey Cradit & Joyce O’Brien-Cradit Carol & Robert Cramer David & Loraine Craun * Al Craven & Susan Nottingham ** Linda & Louis Cravotta Peter & Karen Cronk Vickie Crouch Maura K. Cullen John Cunningham Patricia & John Czarnecki Elizabeth & Douglas Daligga Donna & David Daly William D. & Linda E. Dansby David & Michelle Dart Don Davis Julie E. Day Cheree A. DeGolia Sharon R. DeBar

Paula & Theodore Debnar * Sherri DeMarco Christopher Dembowski & Mary Dembowski-O’Connell Robert C. Dickins ** Dr. Nikolay Dimitrov Ms. Terra Dodds Eleanor Doersam Pamela & Thomas Dolan Carol Doocy Phillip Doud Anthony & Ruth Drago Kelly & Erik Drake Carol & John Ducat Stanley & Diane Dudek Tad & Sue Duemler, III Kathi Dunn Teresa & Rick DuPuis * Peter & Janice Eckel Nancy Edminster ** Georganne D. Ehlert Ellen M. Eisele Dr. Frances F. Ekern * Corless & Keith Eldred Katherine & Trent English Nancy Enslin Stephen Esquith & Christine Worland * Lorel & Thomas Evans * Karen Everhart Beverly & Robert Fairbanks Kimberly & Daniel Farley Mary Farrand Theresa A. Fedewa-Wells Dale F. & Kathleen C. Feldpausch Richard Ferro Jill & Jerome Fine Mr. Glenn Fink Timothy Fisher Kay Fitzgerald ** Patricia Fitzpatrick Mary Jane Flanagan & Grant Skomski Nova & William Fleming Judith & Michael Flintoff * Monique Floer, Ph.D. Edward W. & Jacqueline D. Flynn Mary & Ralph Fogwell Richard W. Fortner Dr. Edward & Linda Foster Phyllis & Ronald Fox ** Mary & Gary Fralick Lisa & Jay Francisco Janet & Ed Franks Jean & Arthur Frentz Susan & Chris Friend * Mitsuko Furuhashi * Ruth A. Galas Laurie & James Gallagher Deborah Galvan Sarah & Joseph Garcia Patricia Geoghegan Martin L. Gibbs Scott & Sara Gillespie Anna Glaser-Platte Kenneth S. & Karen B. Glickman * Dale & Susan Glynn Kathleen Gorton ** Julia & Gerald Gracik

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Dr. George & Susan Graeber Linda K. Graesser ** Ruth B. Greenbaum Richard D. & Patricia K. Greene Arnold Greenfield & Patricia Brown Timothy D. Greenman Roger & Marilyn Grove Mark & Linda Grua Dr. Peter & Charlotte Gulick, Sr. * Dave S. Gupta ** Kurt & Barbara Guter Terry Hackler Dr. Howard & Mrs. Joan Hagerman Al Hakala Patricia & Raymond Hammerschmidt Kurt & Claire Hankenson Thelma Hansen Drs. Ann Tukey Harrison & Michael J. Harrison Theresa Harrison Linda Harrold Drs. Mary & Lynn Harvey Charles Hathaway Phyllis & David Hayhurst Kendra & Edward Heath Howard & Judith Hedlund Lynda Heinig, Cheryl R. Rusk, Oveta Heinig, Christine Heinig, Leona Rybka * Susan & Michael Henderson Marilyn Hennon Dr. Richard E. & Lynn O. Hensen ** Dr. Ralph E. & Patricia A. Hepp Susan & Robert Herner Joseph & Mary Herriges Donna Herrle Linda L. Hill Susan J. Hill Donald & Helen Hillman Marlene & Robert Hind Richard A. & Donna C. Hoefer ** Sharon Holzschu Drs. Frederick L. & Barbara A. Honhart Richard Honicky & Kathleen King ** Steven & Robin Hooks Joan & James Hornak Marti Howe Sharon A. Hoy Shirley & Roger Hughes Mary & Dan Hunt Charles Hutchins ** Elaine & Emil Jackinchuk * Kelly Jacobs Michelle L. Jacobs ** Sharon Jaksa Pamela & Vernon Jarvi ** Karen & Jerry Jennings * Barry T. Johnson Douglas Johnston Karen A. & Gregory A. Jonas Pamela & Gerald Jones * Nancie & Martin Jones Edwardeen & Paul Jones Sandra & Mark Jordan Rebecca & Donald Jost Dr. John W. & Nan B. Judy, Jr. Karen Jurgensen & Robert Parks Goran & Mandy Jurkovic Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E Arlene Jury Jane & Thomas Kalchik Timothy & Melissa Kaltenbach Michelle Kaminski & Dan Hamilton Susan & Larry Karnes Wendy & Gary Kashenider Constance & Gus Kavalaris Mary J. & Robert C. Keller Kim & Paul Kelly Linda Ketcham Mary & Ronald Kinne Margie & Boyd Kinzley Gaylord L. & Eileen E. Kleuckling M. Ellen & Stuart J. Knickerbocker Anne & William Knox Cheryl L. Kompsi Marina Kotsifis Kimberly & Michael Kovalchick Jeanne & Kenneth Krapohl Mary Krasny Deidre & Kevin Krause Vivienne Kreer ** Deborah Kress Michael & Melanie Krohn Joe Kunk Dr. Alan & Judith Labovitz Michael & Ellen Lander Mary Ellen Lane Drs. Peter A. & Glenda L. Lappan Marilyn Laughlin Cleo-Rae Lavey Rita Richardson & Thomas Law Donna & Carl Lawson Susan Lawther & William McShane Jane & Michael Laycock Hue T. Le Mike & Sue Leffler Dr. Louis W. & Alicia J. Lessard Diana & Steven Lett Dr. Carol B. Levin * Timothy & Laura Levy Robert Lipscomb Dr. Gus M. & Katie E. Lo David & Laurie Lockman Judith & Wayne Loescher ** Joseph Lonstein Kathryn & Robert Lovell * Kelly & Mary Lynch Michelle & John Madden * Marcia L. Maes ** Marguerite Mahler ** Daniel & Tracey Malin John & Maureen Malone ** Katharine Manganello Roger & Carolyn Manning * Patricia Marin Catherine & David Marr Dr. David N. & Audrey H. Matisoff Robert Matson Christopher May & Jennifer Owen Maureen & Duane Mayhew Rebecca McCavit Pam & Michael McCormack Mary McCulloch Frank & Jeanne McKowen * Matthew McKune Claudia McLoughlin

** Julie McMahon Evalyn & Paul McNamara Nancy & Charles Meddaugh ** Lauri Ellen Mendelsohn & Daniel Dunn ** Mary Ann & David Merchant Dick & Renee Merchant ** William & Sara Metz Nancy & Robert Metzger Kristen E. Metzger Dr. David W. & Alison K. Michelson Dr. Steven Miller & Sandra Schian-Miller Drs. Shelagh Ferguson-Miller & Robert J. Miller Edna & Everette Miller Jennifer Miller Dr. Anna E. & Michael E. Miller * Deborah Diesen & Tobin Miller Donna Mills Sheryl & Barry Mintzes * Kenneth & Jodie Misiewicz Tom & Laurie Mitchell David & Magdalena Mooberry Nathaniel Moore & Angelika Kraemer * Glynda & Donnell Moorer, Sr. Mike Mowery Robert & Nancy Muhlbach Linda Mulder Patricia & Gary Murphy * Jamie L. Myers Sharon L. Myers Andrew & Marilyn Nathanson Linda & Howard Neely, Jr. ** Mary Nehls-Frumkin & Jeffery Frumkin Henry J. & Nancy L. Nelson Barbara Nielson Barbara & Kevin Nilsen Thomas & Rosalie Nitzsche Sally & Carlton Nogle * Pamela & Robert Oberski Julia & Michael O’Connor Kathleen & Kenneth O’Hara Dr. Harold E. & Donna M. Old, Jr. David & Jan O’Leary Cyndi & James Oleniczak Zola & Stanley Olson Eleanor E. Omoto Dr. Ronald C. & Katherine H. O’Neill Allison Ouellette Kathleen & Jeffrey Padden Robert & Kitty Padget Connie Page & Thomas Conner Bruce & Maggie Papesh Louise & Lee Paquette ** Lois Park Sharon & T.D. Park Laurie & Curtis Parker * Pamela & Brent Parkinson Barbara & Robert Parsons Jane & Douglas Paterson William & Shirley Paxton Maria & Richard Pearse William Peloquin Katy & Leslie Perino Dr. Kenneth Pero Robert & Barbara Perrin Odile & Richard Perry Janice & Dale Pettengill

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William & Mary Pfaff Gary Philpott Jane A. Harrell & Judith Pick Andrew Pittsley ** Patricia Podoll Brenda & Bruce Poland Chloe E. Polzin * Richard M. Pomeroy ** Rachell Pomerville Daniel Popoff ** William F. Porter Helen J. Preston Laura J. Priebe ** Tara & Douglas Pugmire John & Cindy Raven Cheryl & James Reed ** LeAnne Reed Daniel & Lucy Reeves Diane & John Revitte * Colleen R. Reynolds Koyne & Charles Rice Melissa & Daniel Richardson Brian Riley Thomas & Susan Rippy Karen & Chuck Risch Gail & John Roberts * Alice Rogers Coral & Stuart Roller Winifred H. Rome Christine & Donald Root Merry A Rosenberg ** Ronald Rosenberg Gretchen & Dennis Rosenbrook Nancy & Mark Rudd Robert E. Ruigh Karen Ruthenberg Ruth L. Sablich Jeanne & Lawrence Sartor Jeanne & Curt Schaberg Marietta & Francis Schafer Robert & Rosemary Schaffer Alice & Frank Schehr Linda & Kenneth Schelb John & Deborah Schneider Eric Schneidewind Betty & John Schoepke Christine & Alex Schram Jerry R. & Pamela J. Schreiner Denise & Thomas Schroeder Judith & Richard Schroeder Polly & Ben Schwendener, Jr. ** Christina Schwitzer Susan & Michael Scieszka Mary J. & Stephen G. Scofes ** Carl Seabold Jo Ann & Donald Sefcik Karen & Robert Seppala Sharon S. Shamka William W. Shelley Jack G. & Carol A. Shepard Tim Shireman Rebecca & John Shives ** Dorothy Shonkwiler Elizabeth Simmons & R. Sekhar Chivukula Susan & James Simons Zoe P. Slagle & James M. Gillespie Nancy J. Small Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E * Deidre & Douglas Smith * Shelly & Mark Smith Kate & Andrew Snyder Pauline Sondag ** Robert & Wendi Spagnuolo Linda A. Spang & Denise Elwart Steven T. & Esther M. Spees ** Carol & James Spoelma Carol Squires Leslie & Michele Starr Laura D. Stebbins JoAnn Stefani Dr. Barbara & Mr. James Steidle Bill & Sue Stelzer Daniel McCole & Jill Stephenson-McCole Mariellyn & Robert Stevenson Ann K. Stocum Marlene & Don Stone Thomas W. & Janet L. Stone Kenneth D. & Nancy A. Stringer Joseph & Barbara Strittmatter Elizabeth & John Stucko Dr. Leslie N. & Anne P. Stumpos Ronald & Georgina Styka ** Linda & Wayne Summers Rose Ann & Fred Swartz Shirley A. Swick Laura L. Tafelsky Norma & William Taylor Carl Taylor & Florene McGlothian Taylor Patricia & Gary Taylor * Holly Taylor Thomas & Connie Taylor William & Joianne Tennant ** Phyllis & Mark Thode Carol Ann & Morris Thomas * Kathy A. Tilley ** Marcia & Michael Torrey Sherry & Peter Trezise * Penelope Tsernoglou John & Allene Tucker Gary L. Unruh * Kim & Gerald Van Valkenburg Kathryn VanDagens & Daniel VanOverbeke Jacqueline Vandenbosch Richard M. & Kathy L. Vanderbeek Lillian & Ronald VanHouten Chris Veldman Kathleen & Gary Vermeulen ** Jane Vieth Suits & Alan Suits David & Sandra Vietti Arthur F. Vine Louis & Mary Vlahakis Ann & Timothy Vogelsang Mizue & James Wagner * Julie Wagner Penny L. Wallace Dr. John & Angie Walling, Jr. Rebecca & Eric Walters Julia & Kenneth Walz Cynthia & Mark Warnshuis Joann Warren * Josephine J. Washington James Waun Jane Waun Ronald & Nancy Wefel

** Teresa & Paul Wehrwein Barbara S. Wepman ** Linda L. Widener Katherine Wilcox Robert & Catherine Wilson Amy J. Winans Debbra J. Winans Laurie K. Sommers & David W. Winder Mr. & Mrs. Phil Wolfe Catherine & Michael Wood Karen Wood * Lisa Woodcock-Burroughs * Kathryn Woodyard Sandra Wright Marcia & John Wynalda ** Abby & Daniel Zarimba Ms. Sandra Zarr Mary D. Zehner Suzanne Ziel Paul J. & Jamie A. Zimmer Lori & Michael Zimmerman ** Susan K. Zimmerman Kirsten Miller-Zisholz & Kenneth Zisholz Businesses Public Policy Associates, Inc Rick’s Family Barber Shop * William T. Stelzer, P.C. BRONZE CIRCLE ($100 & above) Anonymous Ms. Marsha E. Albritton & Mr. James T. Leffler William C. & Jane E. Allen Bonnie J. Allmen * David & Gloria Ambrose Donna S. Anderson Gloria & Stephen Anderson Anita M. Andringa Betty & Keith Apple Charles G. Apple Jill & Thomas Archambeau Janice & Anthony Armada Ethel J. Armeling Rebecca S. Armstrong Robert Arnold Lawrence Aronson Kathryn & James Ault Mary Ann Austin ** Dr. Karlis E. Austrins & Mariana Mendez Austrins Jacqueline & Philip Babcock Nancy & Wayne Babin ** Michele & James Bair * Cheryl A. Baker Dr. Richard L. & Carol M. Baldwin * Rose & Bryan Bareham Polly & Douglas Barr Lynn & Thomas Bartley * Joanne & Jack Bass * Wilma Bass * Debra & Mark Bathurst Carol & Glenn Baxter Carol & Richard Beard Jane & Gary Beaudoin Laurie Bechhofer & Leon Puttler * Susan & David Beck

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Samantha Salvia Drs. Arnold & Claire Berkman Miriam B. Bethards Roberrt & Sandra Bierwagen Donna & Joe Billig Charlene Birgy Frederick W. Bissinger * Dorothy Blackwell Paula Bladen Brooke & James Bleicher Charlene M. Bodary Lance & Angie Boldrey ** Sarah & Allan Boron Marilyn M. Bowker Roselinde & David Boyne * Jennifer Bradley Dr. Harold & Jeanne Braeutigam Julia Ryan-Brawner & Bobbie G. Brawner Kathleen & Gerald Brazil Doris Brewer Irma J. Briggs-Hooker Dr. Martha W. Bristor Michelle & Donovan Brittain * Elaine & Murray Brown Kimberly & Charles Brown Laurann Brown & Frank Shoemaker Susan L. Brundage Tori M. Buckley * Linda Bullen Rosemary & Earnest Bullion Megan Buonodono Eileen M. Bur * Ms. C. Lark Burger Diana & George Burgoyne Barbara J. Burke * Suzanne & Arthur Burke * Karren L. Burzynski Kristen & Shawn Calabrese * Anita Calcagno Christina & Herman Calderon * Peggy & George Campbell ** John Campbell Cammie & Thomas Cantrell Susan & William Carley Kathleen & Wayne Carlson * Sandra & Daniel Carpenter * Gianina Cazan-London Debra Chamberlain Michael Chapman Maynard A. & Carol M. Christensen Sandra & Frank Ciloski Janet & Robert Clark * Ann Clifford Susan & Peter Cobbett Barbara Coey * Paul & Tracy Collins * Lisa Compton Sharon & Jim Conroy * Rick Cook & Cathy Zell * John Cordell David Corrie Frank & Diane Cranmer ** Tina Croley Connie & Robert Cullum Sharon & Gary Dawson Mary Day * William & Nancy DeFrance Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E * Lilia Denney * Heather DeRose Kathryn Dewsbury-White & Gilbert White * Judith & Daniel Dickinson Sheila M. & Scott W. Dill MaryLou Dillon Laima & Ernest Dome Conrad & Judith Wharton Donakowski Sophie & Bruce Donley Lou Douglas Linda & Steven Dow Linda & Walter Downes * Davia & John Downey Tonya Droessler & Daniel Goatley Amanda & Trajan Dubiel Mrs. Darrell F. Duffield James & Shelley Duthie Christine & Lynn DuVal Jennifer J. & Jason R. Early Kobra Eghtedary & Michael Mullins * Dr. Patricia A. Edwards Janet & Gerald Eidt Rev. James F. Eisele Jeanette Eiserman Nancy Estes Dr. Eva L. Evans Patricia A. Fackler Dr. Philip L. & Elaine K. Fanson Samuel F. & Elizabeth M. Febba Marilyn Fedewa * Keith Ferguson & Mallory Martin * Ryan Fewins-Bliss Kris & Scott Flint Andrea Flitton Jim & Elaine Flore Joan Forgrave June F. Mills Dan Fox George A. & Diane M. Fox ** Pamela Fraley Donna & Paul Freddolino Lynda K. Freeman Barbara J. Frey & Nicholas R. Thines Arlene Friedland Jacqueline & Stephen Fuller Eric Gafner Heather & Craig Galecka * Christopher Gallick Donna Gardner * Esther L. Garfield * Sheri & Matthew Germane Diane Gewirtz Thomas Giddings Dianne Gill * Linn & Troy Gladstone Yvonne N. Glenn John & Tomoko Gnodtke Monica & James Goble Diane & John Goddeeris * William F. Goodwin, Jr. Steve & Patricia Goorin Mary J. Graesser * Jean Green Casey & Mary Griggs Richard J. Groshek Dr. Allan E. & Phyllis E. Grunewald Lynda Gugel

Lucille & Robert Gustafson Frances Hackney * Stephanie L. Halbert Marge Hall * Shirley Hall * Lauren Hall-Tate Dorisa J. & John P. Hamm Witawas Handee Charles R. Handley Michael Hardy William & Joan Hartwig Mr. & Mrs. M. D. Hastay Evelyn Haueter * Durwood & Hilda Hawkins * Richard & Nancy Hawkins Genevieve Healy Margaret L. Hebekeuser Colleen & Eric Hegg Eileen & Howard Heideman Marion Heil Christine Hennessey Christopher & Tara Herald Shawna Hessling Tamara Hicks-Syron Tom & Michele Hile Richard & Alice Hill * Stephanie & Hedlun Hirchert-Walton Mr. & Mrs. Douglas & Marisol Hissong * Thomas F. Hodgman Kathleen & Erin Hoffman * Marie & Douglas Holem Melvin & Verna Holley * Karen Holoweiko & Jana Jirak Patrina & David Hoppe Colleen & Brock Howard Linda & Ross Howard Merritta C. Hunt-Proctor Fayyaz Hussain Dr. & Mrs. Gary Hutnik Barbara & Daniel Ilgen Margaret & John Janssens * Jan L. Jensen James Jersey & Barbara Stevens Jersey James & Nancy Jewett David & Gretchen Jewison Colleen Johnson & Ellen Ives * Nancy Johnston Debra Jones Herbert L. Jones * Elizabeth & Mark Jones Drs. Herbert & Mary Jim Josephs ** Virginia Judge ** Brad Jurgensen * Judith & Aram Kabodian Gwynne & Mark Kadrofske * Eileen & Kenneth Kapka Drs. Donald Kaufman & Elizabeth Hutchinson Hanna & Norman Kelker Roger P. & Meredith A. Kennedy Mike & Lynda Kerns Delphine L. Kerr Catherine Kerschen * Samantha Kies Justin & Virginia King Karen A. Kiser JoAnn R. Kistler

* New Donor ** Donors who have increased support to new membership levels.

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Beverly Kitsmiller Patrice A. Klein Sheri A. Knowles Janet Koberstein Betty Koch Norm Koivu ** Delphine Kolacki Michael & Lihting Kostrzewa Evelyn & Paul Krause Carol Krieger * Russell & Susan Kropschot * Cynthia Kruska Karen Kumon-Sinclair Mary Jo & Robert Kunkle, II ** Kristyn & David Ladd Jacqueline & William Land Tara & John LaRose * Adriane Lau Brenda Lawson Richard & Carol Lehman Ruth & Robert Lendt Christopher Lewis * Jason Lilly & Dana Tatman-Lilly Karen Lincoln Dr. James T. Linnemann & Ruth L. Eggert-Linnemann April Logghe Susan Long Ronald & Judy Lott * Arlene Loucks Betty J. Lounsbery Greg Ludden Sue & Robert Lutton * Dawn Y. MacCreery, O.D. Joanne Mahoney & Deborah Wieber * Judy Manus * Dena & Michael Markey Christy & Bradley Marks * Mary & Kenneth Marton Mrs. Gigi Masterson-Streeter Raymond & Susan Murphy Mathews Brian & Elise Mattes * Emily & Aaron Matthews Dr. Colin Mayers Shalimar & Robert Maynard * Teddi M. McAttee Judith & Darold McCalla Pollyanne & Larry McKillop Patricia & Michael McKimmy * Mike & Annette McKinley Helen & John McLaughlin * Stan & Lynn McMann Kay McNeal Susan & John McPhee Judith McQueen & Vern Fesco Mrs. Hugh B. McVicker Kathleen E. Melville-Hall * Richard & Susan Mermelstein * Elizabeth Meurer ** Marci Middaugh Susan & Charles Millar Murley & Alan Miller ** Frederick & Beverly Miller Robin & Betsy Miner Swartz * Leslie Moore-Grant Marie & Craig Moreland Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

W H A RTON CIRCL E * Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Morley * Donna Mullins Gordon D. Murphy * Maggie & Jacob Myers * Theodore Neff Robert & Carol Nelson ** Monique & Joseph Nelson Cathy & Karl Newkirk Irv Nichols * Jessica A. Nieuwkoop Elaine A. Noffze Eric Nolan Patricia & Ronald Norman Betty & Douglas Noverr Pamela Nyquist Georgia A. Old Michele Olind Carol Oliver Jane C. Olson John & Beverly O’Malia Lola O’Meara Douglas Osborn Debbie Osborne * Jennifer Osborne & Stephen Haselschwerdt Karen A. Ostermiller Dr. Edward & Tina Oxer Bridget & John Paff Richard Pallister & Kathleen Wight * Anne Paquet-Howard & George Howard Shirley & Joseph Paris Susan & Edward A. Pavwoski * Linda Pell Dorothy & Giovannino Perri John Person & Terry McKenney Person * Kristina Person David R. & Judy K. Pfaff Karen J. & Joseph J. Phillips Nancy & David Pike Carol Ann Pixley Ted R. Plocharczyk ** Rodney & Therese Poland Connie Black-Pond & Patrick Pond Jeffrey & Phyllis Poorman * Carol Prahinski & Flemming Mathiasen Drs. William P. & Sally B. Pratt, Jr. * Bonnie & Philip Preston Kristen & Steven Pricco Judy Puca * Joesph Quick * Mark Quimby * Alisha & Ross Ramsey Sarah & James Raynak ** Matthew Redshaw * Gary Reetz & Barb Stone Reetz Thomas Remington Lewis D. Resnick * Susan & William Richardson Christopher B. Ricketts Mary Rienstra * Howard Rittman C. Dee Robertson Margaret L. Rockwell Gordon Rohman Daniel & JoAnne Romanek Esther & Edward Romblom Judy & Charlie Rosebush * David Roth & Elizabeth Hepola

Marilyn & Lowell Rothert Robin & Jeffrey Rudnick Janice D. Ruppert Sue Safir Richard Samson Teri & Jeff Sand Roy Saper & Nell Kuhnmuench * Kathryn Sartori * John A. Sauer Carol & Michael Saunders Richard Saxton Dr. Rachel A. Schemmel Freida & John Schneeberger Judith & James Schneider Robert & Margaret Schneider Linda & Dean Schultz Mary A. Scoblic Drs. Arthur & Elizabeth Seagull Kay & John Serratelli Michele & Christopher Shafer David Shane Allyn Shaw, Ph.D. Mary Ellen Sheets & Thomas Amiss Deborah Sherrod Brian & Sally Silver Charlotte Sinadinos & Russell Launer Sharon & David Sinclair Mr. Jurgen O. Skoppek Kenneth & Donna Slater * Misty Smaltz Joan & Ronald Smith Marian E. & Dennis Smith Mary E. Smith * Katherine & Samuel Smith Rhonda & Richard Seder * Tom & Deborah Southworth Esther & Todd Quiring Lillian & David Spencer * Jackie & Eric Staib * Connie & Michael Stevens Sylvia & Robert Stevens Judith Stoddart & Alfred Goodson * Andrea L. Stoecker Dr. Seneca A. Storm Roger H. & Barbara M. Stuart * Ruth & Daniel Stump * Patricia & Hamed Suffety * Anita Sukis Lee E. & Cynthia J. Sundberg * Jessica & Joel Sweat Cindy & Michael Swix David & Ann Szczesny ** Betty J. Tesner * Brendon P. Thiede Gladys M. Thomas Rocky Beckett & Julie Thomas-Beckett Paula & Mark Thompson * Kay Toben Deanna L. Toth William C. & Linda S. Trevarthan Joan & Robert Trezise Elizabeth Turpin Patricia & Raymond Ugorowski * Vickie Vandenbelt Kara & John Villarreal * Jennifer M. Vincent * Alexa Marie Vitek

* New Donor ** Donors who have increased support to new membership levels.

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Ronald Voelker Candy & Robert Voigt Janet & Donald Volk ** Edith Wacksman Dr. & Mrs. William Wadland Melinda Waffle Eva & Peter Walacavage Pamela & Patrick Walsh Sheridan Warden Jane & Paul Wei Carol M. Welch Larry R. Welch Dr. Timothy & Jan Wellemeyer * Joelene & William Wellman Jill E. Westmoreland-Ayers & Frank L. Ayers Barbara V. White * Angela Wieber Barbara Wild Amy & Christopher Wilson Gloria & Robert Wilson Joseph T. Wing Ralph & LeAnn Witgen * John & Dortha Withrow Gail & Alan Wolfe Ken & Kay Woodring Elaine Wright Linda K. Wright Mary Donoghue Wrigley Gwen Wyatt * Yoshishige Yamazaki Constance Zanger Kyan D. Zeller * James Ziebell * Timothy J. Zlomak Cheryl & Carl Zuidema In Honor Of: Diana J. Baribeau

Donors since our 1982-83 Opening Season appear in boldface.

SE ATS 4 K IDS Seats 4 Kids is a scholarship fund that provides free tickets to local youth who could not otherwise afford to attend a performing arts event. Anonymous Janet Alleman-Trumbull & George T. Trumbull Mike & Carol Anderson Linda K. Arens Lisa Armstrong Charles Barbieri & Lorie Seitz-Barbieri Dale Bartlett Deborah & Michael Baughman, Jr. Ulysses S. Beasley Kim Beattie Bigfoot Properties Stuart & Judy Birn Charles Blaksmith & Linda Byers-Blaksmith Christina C. Boesen Hugh & Lynn Brainard Allison Breuer Chrissie & Greg Brogan Patricia & David Brogan Lanny & Molly Brunette Norris & Carol Bryson Matthew & Julia Buck Joan Burke Kristen & Shawn Calabrese Cynthia A. Cameron, Ph.D. Tami Chapman John C. Chiodini Joy Clay Carol & Paul Conn Robert & Mary Coscarelli Corie & Michael Costello Lana Dart Lynette & Robert Davison Dewpoint Frances C. Dittrich Lori L. Dobias Julie Dodds & William Humphrey Jerry & Carole Dodgson Sara & Brent Dolan Daniel F. Dykstra Corless & Keith Eldred Catherine & Rodney Ellis Equity Vest, Inc. Sandy & Gary Evans Kathleen & Roger Fendt Dr. Hiram & Dolores Fitzgerald Susan & Chris Friend Jeffery Frumkin & Mary Nehls-Frumkin Barbara Garvey

Deanna & Timothy Gates Martin Gibbs Mary Lou & Roland Gifford Sharon E. Gillison Joseph Gillotte Daniel Goatley & Tonya Droessler Judy Green & G. Ron Welch R. Vincent & Valerie Green Robert & Sharon Greenlees Margaret Griffith Dave Gupta Jermaine & Charlotte Hannah Linda & David Hanson Lynne & Kenneth Harned Deborah & Michael Harrison Nancy & Richard Hawkins Lawrence & Mary Hennessey Kathleen & Joel Hoffman Tamara & Stephen Holder Karen Holoweiko & Jana Jirak Marcia & Mark Hooper Iris & David Horner Carol & Ron Horowitz Judy & Paul Jackson Michelle Jacobs Russell Johnson & Chu-Hsiang Chang Karen Jurgensen & Robert Parks Bill & Jan Kahl Melissa & Timothy Kaltenbach Thomas & Deanne Kelleher Marsha & Warren Kifferstein Amy & Robert Kilbridge Mary Ellen Lane Glenda L. Lappan Erik Larson Karen & Charles Lawler Carol Levin Daniel & Carly Litwok Larry & Katrina Mackley Drs. Wilford & Sarah Maldonado Audrey & Robert Martin Brian & Elise Mattes Emily & Aaron Matthews Melissa & Dan McCance Cordree & L. Robert McConnell, Jr. Marvin McKinney Matthew T. McKune Helen & John McLaughlin Mary M. McVicker Marilyn & William Meadowcroft Sara & William Metz

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Susan Molstad Dru & Adam Montri Elizabeth Moore Marilyn & Eddie Moore Sheila & Thomas Moore in memory of Sharon Nolen Marie & Craig Moreland Barbara & Kevin Nilsen Mary Lou O’Connell George Orban & Rae Ramsdell Helen & Keith Ostien Susan M. Palac Richard Pallister & Kathleen Wight Jan & Jim Parish Kathleen Phelps Gary Philpott Jane & Craig Pilditch Marilyn & Thomas Pinnavaia Charlotte & Freddie Poston, Jr. Rebecca Pratt & Kenneth Moon William & Sally Pratt Gerald & Malia Pruitt Ron Reynolds Rick’s American Café/Harrison Roadhouse/Beggars Banquet Kimberly & Brendan Ringlever Renee Ripley Shirley & David Rumminger Susan & Timothy Salisbury Laura & Jeff Schwennesen Timothy R. Schmitt Christina Schwitzer Zelda Seidenberg Catherine Short Weaver Michael Shoudy & Ryan Ranzino William & Janice Simpson David Slater & Julia Goatley Christopher & Charlotte Smith Nancy Snow Patricia & Raymond Ugorowski Underground of Good Kathryn VanDagens & Daniel VanOverbeke Deborah & Stephen Walton Sharon Watson & Donald Loding Richard D. Weingartner Jane & Clarence Weiss Rajkumari & Richard Wiener Thomas Yaksich Sally & Dan Zimmerman

L EGAC Y CIRCL E Wharton Center gratefully thanks those who have chosen to remember and support the performing arts through a charitable bequest in their estate plans. Anonymous Ethel & John Anthony Sue & Bruce Augenstein John Depew Barkham Betty & Jack Barnes Kenneth C. Beachler Jane M. & Robert H. Becker John L. & Marie J. Black Thomas J. Block & David L. Easterday Charles & Kathleen Bonneau Gregory & Christine B. Brogan Dr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Bronstein Mr. David Brower Mr. & Mrs. Douglas D. Brown Roy & Carolyn Buckingham Clyde & Ellen Burton Jeanne Cargill Stella & Jerry Cash Phoebe (Pat) Clark Andrew P. & Sandra D. Conner Ms. Diana E. D’Angelo & Dr. Martin C. Hawley Kevin & Lauri Draggoo Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Eckel, Jr. Dr. Maxine A. Eyestone Joe & Betty Gadaleto Shirley & Bruce Goodrich Maxwell & LeAnn Goodwin Frances & Daniel Hamermesh Linda K. Graesser Dorisa J. & John P. Hamm Dr. Gilbert & Mrs. Susanna Harrell Michael G. & Deborah L. Harrison David E. Havrilla C. Richard & Susan M. Herrold Meegan Holland Selma & Stanley Hollander Annie D. Holmes Marcia & Mark Hooper Robert B. & Dolores L. Hughes Jack & Roberta Jacobowitz

Rich & Tracy Johnson Mrs. June E. Johnston Walter J. Kachelski Drs. Lois J. Karl & J. Roy Black Warren M. Kifferstein Sam & Cheryl Knox Jacquelyn & William Lack Ms. Marilyn R. Laughlin Arthur R. Luedders Joseph & Jeanne Maguire William Marklewitz Martha Miller Maxwell Joanne & E. Jerome McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. J. Bruce McCristal Donald R. & Barbara D. McMillan Robin and Betsy Miner-Swartz Milton Muelder Patricia K. Munshaw Mr. & Mrs. James D. Parish Max & Shirley Ploughman Richard & Shelley Pulliam Dave & Mary Ann Reinhart Ms. Sharon K. Skinner Dr. & Mrs. David B. Smith Sharon & Richard Smith Judith A. & Lonny L. Snow Andrew Sulen, Jr. Mrs. Sally A. Swiss Barbara & Michael Szkotnicki Linda A. Tanner, in memory of Elizabeth Charles Frank A. Tegge Joe, Maggie & Eloy Trevino Celia Tulloch Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Vine Richard D. Weingartner Carol M. Welch Clifton & Dolores Wharton Albert A. White George W. Winchell

With thoughtful and creative estate planning, you can provide future support to Wharton Center for Performing Arts. We invite and encourage you to contact the Development Office at (517) 353-4640 to explore estate planning strategies.

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2016 − 2017 A DV ISORY COUNCIL The Advisory Council is a volunteer organization, composed of community and business leaders who share Wharton Center’s commitment to bring world-class performing artists and educators to the state. The council is dedicated to supporting the current and future financial health of the Center through fundraising and advocating for Wharton Center in the greater community. J. Keith Ostien, President

Karen Schroeder

April Clobes, Vice President

Arlene Sierra

Jan Alleman-Trumbull

Barbara Sjolander

Amy Basel

Jay Smith

Thomas Block-Easterday

Kate Snyder

Mark Brett

Vic Verchereau

Christine B. Brogan

Greg Walthorn

Ginny Brooks Liberty Title

Angela Witwer Edge Partnerships

Frank Bustamante

William Woodbury

Comprehensive Psychological Services MSU Federal Credit Union

Community Representative Delta Dental of Michigan Community Representative Sparrow Health Systems Community Representative

BZEMS Group at Merrill Lynch

Paul Conn

Community Representative

Karen Grannemann University Club, MSU

Dee Greenberg

Community Representative

June Haas

Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn

Nancy Hollis

Michigan State University

Bonnie Knutson

The School of Hospitality Business, MSU

Marvin McKinney

Outreach & Engagement Strategic Investment, MSU

Robin Miner-Swartz

Miner-Swartz Editing & Consulting

Sheila Moore

Community Representative

Emmie Musser GUD

Ken Ross

Michigan Credit Union League & Affiliates

Susan Salisbury PNC Bank

Mayberry Homes

MSU Department of Radiology Community Representative The Christman Company Piper and Gold Public Relations Farm Bureau Insurance Plante Moran, PLLC

Auto-Owners Insurance PAST PRESIDENTS:

Nancy Axtell (2013-2014) Joe Maguire (2011-2013) Chrissie Brogan (2009-2011) Patricia Lloyd Barnas (2008-2009) Bonnie Knutson (2007-2008) John Pirich (2006-2007) Carol Conn (2005-2006) Rod Krol (2004-2005) Arlene Sierra (2003-2004) Kevin Kelly (2002-2003) Jan Alleman-Trumbull (2001-2002) David McKeague (2000-2001) Jane Becker (1999-2000) Shawn Grady (1998-1999) Van Martin (1997-1998) Gary McRay (1996-1997) Chuck Clark (1995-1996) Mark Hooper (1994-1995) Mary Collins (1993-1994) Wayne Sternberg (1992-1993) Jack Davis (1990-1992) Andrew Sheets (1989-1990) Lila Radway (1988-1989) Joy Adcock (1987-1988) Gary Mayhew (1986-1987) John Seaman (1985-1986) Alan Suits (1982-1985)

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2016 − 2017 IN N ER CIRCL E BOA R D Inner Circle is Wharton Center’s volunteer organization which supports the performing arts and offers members an opportunity to enhance their knowledge, appreciation, and enjoyment of the arts. Through membership dues, volunteer activities and educational outreach, members help sustain the performing arts in our community. Barb Sjolander President

Eva Evans

ACT ONE USHERS

PAST PRESIDENTS:

Gladys Thomas Terri Brantley

Barb Free (2015-2016) Nancy Bobinski (2014-2015) Mary Lou O’Connell (2013-2014) Janet Emery (2012-2013) Dottie Spousta (2011-2012) Rhonda Zimmerman (2010-2011) Shirley Rumminger (2009-2010) Patty Hollenbeck (2008-2009) Lauri Draggoo (2007-2008) Marilyn Laughlin (2006-2007) Sue Patterson (2005-2006) Dawn Gribben (2004-2005) Eleanor Charchut (2003-2004) Jan Parish (2002-2003) Debby Harrison (2001-2002) DeDe Coy (2000-2001) Karen DeVine (1999-2000) Sharon Regan (1998-1999) Shirley Minarchan (1997-1998) Mary Lou Gast (1996-1997) Maggie Frankland (1995-1996) Jane Becker (1994-1995) Joan Stapleton (1993-1994) Lola O’Meara (1992-1993) Arthur R. Luedders (1991-1992) Murley Miller (1990-1991) Claire Byerrum (1989-1990) Frances Overholt (1988-1989) Signe Bates (1987-1988) Mary Collins (1986-1987) Frieda Silverman (1985-1986) Patricia Muth (1984-1985) Lotta Hunt (1982-1983)

Vice President Elect

BOX OFFICE

Jacqueline Babcock

Sharon Skinner Mary Savage

Secretary

Judy Schuster Treasurer

Barb Free

Past President

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Shirley Rumminger Kathy Long EDUCATION

Dee Greenberg Mary Cullen ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES

Sue Patterson MEMBERSHIP

Kathy Rhodes Maggie Frankland MEMBERSHIP EVENTS

Mimi LaLonde Nancy Bobinski NEWSLETTER

Carolyn Boger TASK-AT-A-TIME

Jean Kaufmann Emma Reardon WHARTON GIFTS

Barb McMillan Cindy Wheeler ARCHIVIST

Cheryl Benjamin PUBLICIST

Denise Carr MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

Linda Cravotta Jane Salstrom Barbara Sukenik

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E N D OW M E N TS Endowments provide a foundation of stability and support. Gifts to endowments are made with the understanding that the principal is continually preserved and the total amount of the gift is invested. Each year, only a portion of the interest earned is spent while the remainder reverts to principal. In this respect, an endowment is a perpetual gift. Wharton Center gratefully acknowledges those individuals/organizations that have funded named endowments through gifts of cash or their estate plans. John D. Barkham Endowment Kenneth C. Beachler Arts Management Internship Stuart and Judy Birn Endowment for Youth Tickets John L. and Marie J. Black Endowment for Broadway and Education Thomas & David Block-Easterday Endowment for Jazz Performance Charles & Kathleen Bonneau Endowment Michael and Margaret Brand Endowment for Arts Education John R. and Martha L. Brick Endowment for Classical Music/Education Christine B. and Gregory D. Brogan Endowment for Dance Performance April M. Clobes and Glen F. Brough Endowment for Dance Kevin and Lauri Draggoo Endowment for Volunteerism and Community Engagement Endowment for Arts Education Maxine A. Eyestone Endowment Foster Swift Collins & Smith Law Firm Endowment for Jazz Performance and Education Robin & Sharron Frucci Endowment Joe and Betty Gadaleto Endowment for Performing Arts Internship Dr. Shahriar & Dokhy Ghoddousi Endowment Maxwell Asa & LeAnn B. Goodwin Endowment Glenn D. and Sherry K. Granger Endowment for Family Performance/Education Gilbert & Susanna Harrell Endowment for Arts Education Michael G. & Deborah L. Harrison Endowment for Arts Education Robert & Carol Hildorf Endowment for Jazz Performance and Education The Elizabeth Hoger and Lisa Swem Endowment for Arts Education Stanley & Selma Hollander Endowment Stanley & Selma Hollander Endowment for Chamber Music Meegan Holland Endowment for Music, Dance and Theatre Annie D. & Robert A. Holmes Perennial Garden Endowment Marcia & Mark Hooper Endowment for Performing Arts Education Carol & Ronald Horowitz Endowment for Youth Access to the Arts In The Wings @ Wharton Center Inner Circle Endowment for Arts Education Jazz and Classical Music Endowment

The Jackie Killingsworth Endowment for Arts Education The Hari Kern and late Ralph Edminster, M.D. Endowment for Arts Education Warren M. Kifferstein Discretionary Endowment Bonnie & Robert Knutson Endowment for Musical Theatre Larry P. Lee Endowment for Youth & Family Access to the Arts Joseph and Jeanne Maguire Endowment for Jazz Mansfield Family Foundation Endowment for Seats 4 Kids Martha Miller Maxwell Endowment for Arts Education Joanne N. and E. Jerome McCarthy Endowment for Arts Education Richard D. McLellan Endowment for Dance Performance Patrick and Victoria McPharlin Endowment for Arts Education MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway Endowment MSU Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts & Creativity Endowment Dennis & Deborah Muchmore Backstage Endowment Patricia K. Munshaw and Dana Munshaw Brazil Endowment for Arts Education William R. & Denise Nielsen Management Internship Nancy S. Passanante Endowment for Arts Education Betty Price Retail Management Internship Endowment Shelley and Richard Pulliam Endowment for Youth Tickets Tom and Mary Kay Shields Endowment for Musical Theatre Arlene and Lawrence Sierra Family Endowment for Arts Education Sharon Kouts Skinner Endowment Drs. Lou A. and Roy J. Simon Endowment for Jazz Performance/Education Richard C. and Sharon M. Smith Endowment Karen E. Spak and Dale K. Howe Endowment for Arts Education Frank A. Tegge Discretionary Endowment Joe & Maggie Trevino Performing Arts Education Watson-Shannon Management Internship Richard D. Weingartner Arts Education Endowment Wharton Center Endowment Wharton Center Endowment for Jazz Joan Wright Endowment for Young Playwrights Festival and Arts Education William Wright Endowment for New Works & Initiatives

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COR P OR AT E SP ONSOR S Wharton Center wishes to thank the following corporate partners who help to underwrite the 2016-2017 season. AF Group Arts Council of Greater Lansing Arts Midwest Touring Fund Auto-Owners Insurance Brogan, Reed, Van Gorder & Associates/Ohio National Financial Services BZEMS Group at Merrill Lynch Capital Region Community Foundation The Centennial Group The Christman Company Comerica Foundation Comprehensive Psychological Services, P.C. Coral Gables Restaurant Delta Dental of Michigan Demmer Corporation Dewpoint The Doctors Company Edge Partnerships Farm Bureau Insurance Foresight Group Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. Gannett Foundation/Lansing State Journal Governmental Consultant Services Granger Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn Jackson National Life Insurance Company Karyn’s Dance Place, Inc.

Mercantile Bank Merrill Lynch Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and National Endowment for the Arts Michigan Public Radio Michigan State Medical Society Mid-Michigan MRI MSU Federal Credit Union Palmer, Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes Physicians Health Plan Piper & Gold Public Relations Plante Moran, PLLC Portnoy and Tu, DDS, PC PNC Bank ProAssurance Casualty Company Retailers Insurance Company Rick’s American Café/Harrison RoadHouse/Beggar’s Banquet Stanley & Selma Hollander Endowment Fund SuttonAdvisors, PLC Tri-Star Bank The Walt Disney Company Wharton Center Inner Circle White, Schneider, Young & Chiodini, P.C. William Wright Endowment Fund for New Works WKAR Radio & Television Wolverine Development Corporation

Lansing Ophthalmology Marketing Resource Group Mayberry Homes

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W H A RTON CE N T E R FOR PE R FOR M I NG A RTS Michael J. Brand, Executive Director To inspire, celebrate, challenge and strengthen our community and the state through the performing arts To enrich lives and strengthen the value of the arts in everyday life by serving as a leading resource for renowned arts entertainment and education programs

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

DEVELOPMENT

Michael J. Brand Executive Director

Douglas E. Miller Director of Development

PROGRAMMING

Kristen L. Calabrese Associate Director of Development

Diane E. Willcox Director of Marketing & Communications

D. Bryan Jao Director of Programming

Mayette S. Hicks Development Assistant

Ryonn D. Clute Senior Marketing Manager

FINANCE & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

MSU FEDERAL CREDIT UNION INSTITUTE FOR ARTS & CREATIVITY

Tara D. Peplowski Marketing & Group Sales Manager

Bert L. Goldstein Director of the Institute

Kristina E. Moore Graphic Artist

Kris Koop Ouellette Associate Director of the Institute

Patricia M. Roost Marketing Assistant

Douglas Mactaggart Director of Finance Elaine Sklar Finance Assistant Carmen Thayer Finance Assistant Carrie Pearson Finance Assistant

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Robert A. Hoffman Public Relations Manager

Laurie Briseño Education Program Coordinator

Diane Rardeen Finance Assistant

OPERATIONS TICKETING & DIGITAL SERVICES Jennifer R. Richard Ticketing Operations Manager Roslyn K. James Senior Ticket Office Assistant Manager Samantha Pond Bailey Ticket Office Assistant Manager

Jarrod Bradford Director of Operations & Administration Steve Ouellette Assistant Director of Operations Roslyn Riddle Receptionist

Dustin M. Boehmer Education & Group Ticketing Coordinator Amy Haggart Digital Content Coordinator HOUSE MANAGEMENT Nina Silbergleit Director of Patron Services

Nick Wujcik Operations Manager

Sandra A. Thomley Senior Production Manager Ronald R. Fenger Facility Stage Manager Steven A. Heinrich Facility Stage Manager Maureen Murphy Facility Stage Manager

Wharton Center would like to acknowledge the members of IATSE local 274. 274

David Barnum Head Carpenter Chad DeLisle Head Electric Dustyn Peiffer Head Audio Dean Perry Head Audio

Matthew H. Kribs Associate House Manager Ana A. Whitman Assistant House Manager

PRODUCTION & STAGE MANAGEMENT

Michael Wright Head Electric

Wharton Center also acknowledges the many students and volunteers who assist in its operations.

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James Yocum Head Carpenter