2015 FINAL REPORT The Shakespeare Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following companies and friends who helped make Will on the Hill possible: WILL HILL ON THE On, Monday, June 15, the Shakespeare Theatre Company held its 13 th annual Will on the Hill event. The most successful event to date, we welcomed a phenomenal cast and distinguished Members of Congress, national media personalities, corporate VIPs, and senior Hill staff to Sidney Harman Hall and raised over $500,000 for the Company’s year-round education and community engagement programs. Following the pre-performance reception with the Who’s Who of Washington, the evening’s guests settled in for the show. The Will on the Hill performance was preceded by a disco-style take on the wrestling scene from As You Like It prepared by the Company’s star Text Alive! class from West Springfield High School—a key demonstration of the programs supported by Will on the Hill’s fundraising efforts. The illustrious cast of Peter Byrne’s original play, Midsummer Madness, then took the stage, featuring Helen Hayes Award-Winning STC Affiliated Artist Edward Gero (Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2), Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black), and Tony Award® Nominee Brandon Uranowitz (An American in Paris). Fellow cast members included Senators Chris Coons and Patrick Leahy, Fox News’ Rich Edson, NPR’s Robert Siegel, The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank, The Weekly Standard’s Kelly Jane Torrance, and nearly 20 U.S. Representatives including Reps. Jim McDermott, Elise Stefanik, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Ryan Zinke. The show “warmed our bipartisan-craving hearts” (Roll Call), finding creative ways to work in good-natured jabs at contemporary political issues as the play centered around the theme of working across the aisle—with the power of Shakespeare triumphing in the end! The evening concluded with a buffet dinner attended by Will on the Hill sponsors, cast members, the Honorary Hill Advisory Committee, and Will on the Hill’s Media Partner The Hill. On behalf of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and all those who participate in its programming, we would like to extend our most sincere gratitude and appreciation to all who made this year’s Will on the Hill possible. Your commitment is crucial to the continued success of the Company’s work to bring arts education programs to so many high school and middle school classrooms throughout the D.C. metro area each year. Thank you for your dedication to the Shakespeare Theatre Company! Kind Regards, FROM THE CO-CHAIRS: Bernie McKay Intuit, Inc The Honorable Tom Davis Deloitte LLP PRODUCER Aflac • Peter Cherukuri • CLS Strategies • Nissan • Sovereign Strategy Limited Vulcan Materials Company • Jonathan and Lynn Yarowsky PATRON Alston + Bird LLP • Amazon Web Services • Comcast NBCUniversal Ernst & Young LLP • H&R Block • Jerry and Isabel Jasinowski • K&L Gates LLP Oracle America Corporation • Reset Public Affairs Security Industry and Financial Markets Association Software and Information Industry Association • Southern Company Story Partners • TPG Capital • Wells Fargo BENEFACTOR AECOM • Airlines for America • AT&T Services, Inc. • Bank of America Capitol Counsel • Charter Communications • The Clearing House Cornerstone Government Affairs, LLC • Edison Electric Institute Michael Evans • Franklin Square Group • FTI Consulting Alice and John Goodman • Longview Strategies, LLC National Association of Realtors • National Credit Union Foundation National Multifamily Housing Council • National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Navigators Global LLC • OB-C Group LLC • QGA Public Affairs Rasky Baerlein Prism • Red Hat • The Smith-Free Group LLC SUPPORTER Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C. • William and Lorelei Bodie • BuckleySandler LLP Fierce Government Relations • Grant Thornton LLP • Greenberg Traurig LLP International Brotherhood of Boilermakers • Jones Lang LaSalle Maller Wealth Advisors, Inc. • Peter Mirijanian Public Relations Karishma and Jonathan Page • Podesta Group • Bernie and Janice Robinson Roy Schwartz • Thomas and Karen Vartanian • Washington Resource Associates MEDIA SPONSOR EXECUTIVE SPONSORS LEAD SPONSOR DIRECTOR SPONSORS Stephen & Lisa Ryan Nick & Maria Allard
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2015 FINAL REPORT
The Shakespeare Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following companies and friends who helped make Will on the Hill possible:
WILLHILLON
THE
On, Monday, June 15, the Shakespeare Theatre Company held its 13th annual Will on the Hill event. The most successful event to date, we welcomed a phenomenal cast and distinguished Members of Congress, national media personalities, corporate VIPs, and senior Hill staff to Sidney Harman Hall and raised over $500,000 for the Company’s year-round education and community engagement programs.
Following the pre-performance reception with the Who’s Who of Washington, the evening’s guests settled in for the show. The Will on the Hill performance was preceded by a disco-style take on the wrestling scene from As You Like It prepared by the Company’s star Text Alive! class from West Springfield High School—a key demonstration of the programs supported by Will on the Hill’s fundraising efforts.
The illustrious cast of Peter Byrne’s original play, Midsummer Madness, then took the stage, featuring Helen Hayes Award-Winning STC Affiliated Artist Edward Gero (Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2), Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black), and Tony Award® Nominee Brandon Uranowitz (An American in Paris). Fellow cast members included Senators Chris Coons and Patrick Leahy, Fox News’ Rich Edson, NPR’s Robert Siegel, The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank, The Weekly Standard’s Kelly Jane Torrance, and nearly 20 U.S. Representatives including Reps. Jim McDermott, Elise Stefanik, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Ryan Zinke. The show “warmed our bipartisan-craving hearts” (Roll Call), finding creative ways to work in good-natured jabs at contemporary political issues as the play centered around the theme of working across the aisle—with the power of Shakespeare triumphing in the end!
The evening concluded with a buffet dinner attended by Will on the Hill sponsors, cast members, the Honorary Hill Advisory Committee, and Will on the Hill’s Media Partner The Hill.
On behalf of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and all those who participate in its programming, we would like to extend our most sincere gratitude and appreciation to all who made this year’s Will on the Hill possible. Your commitment is crucial to the continued success of the Company’s work to bring arts education programs to so many high school and middle school classrooms throughout the D.C. metro area each year. Thank you for your dedication to the Shakespeare Theatre Company!
Kind Regards,
FROM THE CO-CHAIRS:
Bernie McKay
Intuit, IncThe Honorable Tom Davis
Deloitte LLP
PRODUCERAflac • Peter Cherukuri • CLS Strategies • Nissan • Sovereign Strategy Limited
Vulcan Materials Company • Jonathan and Lynn Yarowsky
Ernst & Young LLP • H&R Block • Jerry and Isabel Jasinowski • K&L Gates LLP Oracle America Corporation • Reset Public Affairs
Security Industry and Financial Markets Association Software and Information Industry Association • Southern Company
Story Partners • TPG Capital • Wells Fargo
BENEFACTORAECOM • Airlines for America • AT&T Services, Inc. • Bank of America
Capitol Counsel • Charter Communications • The Clearing House Cornerstone Government Affairs, LLC • Edison Electric Institute
Michael Evans • Franklin Square Group • FTI Consulting Alice and John Goodman • Longview Strategies, LLC
National Association of Realtors • National Credit Union Foundation National Multifamily Housing Council • National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Navigators Global LLC • OB-C Group LLC • QGA Public Affairs Rasky Baerlein Prism • Red Hat • The Smith-Free Group LLC
SUPPORTERBarnett Sivon & Natter, P.C. • William and Lorelei Bodie • BuckleySandler LLP Fierce Government Relations • Grant Thornton LLP • Greenberg Traurig LLP
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers • Jones Lang LaSalle Maller Wealth Advisors, Inc. • Peter Mirijanian Public Relations
Karishma and Jonathan Page • Podesta Group • Bernie and Janice Robinson Roy Schwartz • Thomas and Karen Vartanian • Washington Resource Associates
MEDIA SPONSOR EXECUTIVE SPONSORS
LEAD SPONSOR
DIRECTOR SPONSORS
Stephen & Lisa Ryan
Nick & Maria Allard
THE 2015 HONORARY HILL ADVISORY COMMITTEEMembers of the Congressional community who have agreed to support Will on the Hill
Keith HigginbothamDaniel HillenbrandRosie HilmerWally HsuehLaura Kenney HughesEmily HunterTim D. HysomJenny JacobsJulian M. JohnsonLauren JohnsonMary Margaret Johnson Rachel KellyHannah KimCasey KustinMichael LevinChristine LofgrenClint M. LohseLeo LutzRachel MacKnightMichael MahaffeyCynthia A.R. MartinMaria Robles MeierKelsey MelletteMelissa MillerKelsey MishkinMika MorseMark MozenaAshley MushnickAnnie NguyenAlly O’ConnellMegan M. O’NeillCara PavlockKatherine PereiraJ. Scott Petersen
DeBorah L. PoseyLori and Mark PraterJeanette QuickMatthew RamosCraig RobertsAlex RochaDavid RosenbaumJerr RosenbaumSam RubinoPhil RuddJohn RyanNorma SalazarValli SanmugalingamFrank SantanaAlex SarnowskiBob SchwalbachAllison SchwierElizabeth J. ShepherdKathryn ShorrDiane ShustArthur D. Sidney, Esq.Amanda B. SladeCassie SmedileSean SnyderGabriela SterlingAnna SwickCaitlin TeareAlicia TigheJessica TurnerCaroline VanvickTodd WashamKrystyl WatsonLona WattsAdam Webb
2015 WILL ON THE HILL COMMITTEE
2015 HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Nick Allard, Past Chairman Squire Patton Boggs LLP Joseph Crea Dean and Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
Janet C. Boyd The Dow Chemical Company
Peter Cherukuri POLITICO
Carol Danko Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
Michelle Dimarob Altria Group, Inc.
Gloria Dittus Story Partners
Mike House, Past Chairman Hogan Lovells US LLP
Jerry Jasinowski Business Consultant Former President of National Association of Manufacturers
Karen Kuhlman United Airlines
Gail McKinnon Time Warner Cable Inc.
Karishma Page K&L Gates LLP
Steve Ryan, Past Chairman McDermott Will & Emery
Bill Signer The Carmen Group
June Silverberg Silverberg Associates
Julie Slocum Wells Fargo & Co
Robert L. Smith Venable LLP
Ali Sternburg The Computer and Communications Industry Association
Karolyn Stuver FLUOR
Katie Vlietstra National Association for the Self-Employed
Rich Whiting, Past Chairman American Association of Bank Directors
Jonathan Yarowsky WilmerHale
The Honorable Tom Davis, Co-ChairDeloitte LLP
Bernie McKay, Co-ChairIntuit, Inc.
YOUR GIFT SUPPORTS STC’S ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
We seek to empower learners to think critically, question freely, share openly, and engage in an ongoing exploration of Shakespeare.
The central mission of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Education Department is to deepen understanding of, appreciation for and connection to classic theatre in diverse learners of all ages through accessible programs that celebrate multiple perspectives. We seek to fulfill this mission through strengthening our collaborations with schools locally and nationally, engaging in scholarly dialogue with community and audience members, and increasing our use of technology.
Jonathan Allen Vox
Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
Representative Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
Ron Christie Christie Strategies
Steve Clemons The Atlantic
Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA)
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)
Bob Cusack The Hill
Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL)
Rich EdsonFox News
Representative Janice Hahn (D-CA)
Representative Jim Himes (D-CT)
Amy Holmes Anchor, The Blaze TV
Rick Klein ABC News
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Dana Milbank The Washington Post
Representative Jim Moran (D-VA)
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform
Latoya Peterson Fusion
Representative Jared Polis (D-CO)
Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY)
Christina Sevilla Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
Robert Siegel Senior Host, NPR’s All Things Considered
Pamela Lynne Sorensen Pamela’s Punch
Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Representative Dina Titus (D-NV)
Kelly Jane Torrance The Weekly Standard
Representative Mike Turner (R-OH)
Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO)
Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
Cast of Will on the Hill and students from West Springfield High School. Photo by Kevin Allen.
Photos (clockwise from top left): Grover and Samah Norquist with Will on the Hill Co-Chair Bernie McKay (Intuit) and Mary McKay; Actor Edward Gero; Representative Jim McDermott; Senators Patrick Leahy and Chris Coons; Representative Ryan Zinke; Christina Sevilla (Deputy US Trade Representative), Dana Milbank (The Washington Post), and Amy Holmes (The Blaze); Actors Brandon Uranowitz and Samira Wiley face of in Midsummer Madness; Representatives Joyce Beatty, Gerry Connolly, and Janice Hahn; Will on the Hill Co-Chair The Honorable Tom Davis (Deloitte) with Shannon Kellogg and Steve Hartell (Amazon Web Services); Senator Chris Coons and actor Brandon Uranowitz. Photos by Kevin Allen.
Speaker John A. Boehner (R-OH)
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
The Honorable James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
2015 WILL ON THE HILL CASTFeaturing Edward Gero, Brandon Uranowitz, and Samira Wiley
