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ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATIThe 2015-2016 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season

D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director

The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production is a violation of United States copyright law and an actionable federal offense.

Directed by D. Lynn Meyers†

September 8-27, 2015

Set & Lighting DesignerSound Designer

Costume DesignerProperties Master & Design Assistant

Production Coordinator & Master ElectricianTechnical Director

Production Stage ManagerAssistant Stage Manager

Brian c. MehringMatt CallahanReba SenskeShannon Rae LutzMatthew HollsteggeJack MurphyBrandon T. Holmes*Elizabeth Freyman*

This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

LUNA GALEby Rebecca Gilman

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, Illinois.

Luna Gale received its world premiere at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 27, 2014, Robert Falls, Artistic Director, Roche Schulfer, Executive Director.

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*Cast/production member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. This theatre operates under an agreement between Actors’ Equity Association, Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

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CAST & CREWCASTPastor Jay ........................................................................................... Charlie Clark*Caroline .......................................................................................Annie Fitzpatrick*Karlie ................................................................................................... Molly IsraelLourdes .............................................................................................. Natalie JoycePeter ............................................................................................ Patrick E. PhillipsCliff ..................................................................................................Brent Vimtrup*Cindy ...................................................................................................Kate Wilford*

RUNNING CREWAssistant Stage Manager ......................................................... Elizabeth Freyman*2nd Assistant Stage Manager ........................................................ Ammon HollisterAssistant Director ................................................................................ Ben RaananSound Board Operator .................................................................... Lauren BowlerLight Board Operator ....................................................................... Kendra BeitzelWardrobe ..................................................................... Daniela Nikolaeva NenovaRunning Crew .....Brendan Getches, Katie Groneman, Joshua Harris, Stephen Kell

UNDERSTUDIESPastor Jay ............................................................................................ Stephen KellCaroline ....................................................................................... Ammon HollisterKarlie ............................................................................................... Kendra BeitzelLourdes ......................................................................... Daniela Nikolaeva NenovaPeter .................................................................................................. Joshua HarrisCliff ..............................................................................................Brendan GetchesCindy ................................................................................................ Lauren Bowler

SETTINGCedar Rapids, Iowa; The Present.

Luna Gale is performed with one intermission. Approximate total running time is 2 hours, 15 minutes.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDMENTSCincinnati Playhouse in the ParkDavid LoganSteve MillerUniversity of Cincinnati—College-Conservatory of Music

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DIRECTOR'S NOTESWe never see Luna Gale and yet she is the center of this play. The title of this play and the name of the child Luna Gale is a wonderful choice, I believe, by playwright Rebecca Gilman. It brings to my mind a magnificent dark night with a full moon shining brightly and yet a storm of enormous proportion about to strike and wipe it from the sky. Peace on the verge of destruction.

In any child’s life there are many elements. This play delves into the life of one child and the circumstances that will impact her destiny. We also meet another child of “the system” with Lourdes and get an inside view into the people who work these cases and who care for these children. Names not numbers, families not just files with facts, an overwhelming issue in our nation and as a nation we must be responsible for those who cannot take care of themselves.

Gilman has a way of presenting the norm and then tearing it away layer by layer the way a mystery unfolds. Each of the characters we meet in this play appear to be people who you would be in line with at any grocery store on any given day. The kid working at the drive through restaurant, the nurse at the doctor’s office, the guy driving an old truck in front of you on I-71. There are no villains here and no heroes, just people who make decisions as best they can.

When I first read the play I stepped back from it, it unsettled me, and then I quickly realized that I could not stop thinking about it. Unsettled is a good thing; it became clear to me that it needed to be in our season.

It is a deliberate choice to start our thirtieth anniversary season with this play. It embodies our mission of presenting plays that have a social conscience. It addresses our community in this moment. Over 400,000 children on any given day are in foster care. There were 70,000 deaths from drug overdoses and drug related deaths last year and this year threatens to show an increase. Centers for treatment and drug rehabilitation are over crowded, under funded, and the need grows daily. These are not just numbers, these are lives. Luna Gale is one life, one story, and our future.

-D. Lynn Meyers, Director

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THE CAST • 13

THE CASTCHARLIE CLARK (Pastor Jay) is thrilled to be back at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, where he was last seen as Benny in Hands on a Hardbody. Previous Cincinnati credits include Don in Rapture, Blister, Burn, Dr. Rock in Next to Normal, Brandon in Next Fall, Joe/Jerry in Grey Gardens, Man #2 in Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over, Prince Ivan in The Frog Princess and Tweedledum in Alice in Wonderland, all with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati; Enoch Snow in Carousel, Fagin in Oliver!,

and Freddie in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, all at The Carnegie; and Boyet in Loves Labour’s Lost and Lord Chamberlain in Henry VIII, both with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. His other local credits include Jerry in The Full Monty, George in Sunday in the Park with George and Mason in Take Me Out, New Stage Collective; The Husband in See What I Wanna See, Know Theatre; The Husband in Hello Again, The Satori Group; and Charlie in The Charlie Clark Show, 2008 Fringe Festival. Prior Chicago credits include Gabriel in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Apple Tree Theatre; The Hawkshaws, The Baum House; and Frank in Merrily We Roll Along, Jack in Into the Woods, and Robert in Company, Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago, among others. Now based in Indianapolis, Mr. Clark was seen as Charlie in On Golden Pond with Indiana Repertory and Dan in Next to Normal at Phoenix Theatre. He would like to thank his wife, Greta, and sons Ben, Jack, and Owen for letting him play. You can see what he is doing next at facebook.com/charlie.clark.actor.

ANNIE FITZPATRICK (Caroline) recently appeared in Hands On A Hardbody at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Her other favorite productions include: Next Fall, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Rabbit Hole, String of Pearls (for which she received an Acclaim Award), Wayfarer’s Rest, Intimate Apparel, The Exonerated, Women of Lockerbie, and Earhart. Additionally, Ms. Fitzpatrick received Cincinnati Entertainment Awards for her performances in Copperheads, Dinner With Friends, and

Mauritius. She appeared in Pride and Prejudice and Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Little Women, A Man For All Seasons, and Blithe Spirit, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and Pluto and Collapse at Know Theatre. She has worked regionally at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Geva Theatre, Florida Stage, Florida Studio, CATCO, Human Race Theatre Co., Porthouse Theatre, and New Edgecliff Theatre. She was a founding member of The New Group in New York and toured internationally with Murder à La Carte. She has appeared in numerous soaps and in local and national commercials. Her TV and film credits include Those Who Kill on A&E, Army Wives, Little Accidents, Fun Size, and Milk Money.

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THE CAST CONT.MOLLY ISRAEL (Karlie) is deeply honored to be a part of the regional premiere of Luna Gale. Ms. Israel is a graduate of Muhlenberg College and was a member of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's 2014-2015 Acting Intern Company, where her favorite shows included Love and Information (Ensemble) and The Other Place (The Woman U/S). At Muhlenberg, her stage credits included Riley in the world premiere of Brighde Mullins’ The Bourgeois Pig and Hermia in A Midsummer

Night’s Dream, for which she received Irene Ryan nominations. Next up, she will be flying off to Neverland to play Molly Aster in the Cleveland premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher at Dobama Theatre in December. She is forever grateful to Lynn, the ETC family, the fearless 2014-2015 interns, and her family for their unconditional support. www.mollyisrael.com

NATALIE JOYCE (Lourdes) is thrilled to be returning to Ensemble Theatre for the opening of its thirtieth season! She is a proud alumna of ETC's 2014-2015 Acting Internship Program. Last year, Ms. Joyce served as an understudy in both Hands on a Hardbody (Heather) and An Iliad (The Poet) as well as performing in Sleeping Beauty (Stem) and Love and Information (Ensemble). She is originally from Philadelphia and is a graduate of Penn State's B.A. Acting Program. Some

of Ms. Joyce's favorite credits include Georgie in Spike Heels and Maria in The Sound of Music. She would like to thank Lynn, the amazing ETC staff and crew, and her family for their support. Finally, Ms. Joyce would like to thank the brand new acting apprentices and welcome them to the Cincinnati theatre family.

PATRICK E. PHILLIPS (Peter) is ecstatic to be a part of the opening production of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s thirtieth anniversary season. He is a graduate of Xavier University where he received his BA in Theatre and English. He is also the recipient of the League of Cincinnati Theatres’ 2014 Rising Star Award and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor the same year. He appeared on ETC's stage in the 2014-2015 Acting Intern production of Love and Information (Ensemble)

and in Sleeping Beauty (Branch/Dragon). During his internship, he understudied some amazing talent including Michael G. Bath (Hands on a Hardbody, The Other Place), Bruce Cromer (An Iliad), and Brian Isaac Phillips (Outside Mullingar). Some of Mr. Phillips’ favorite collegiate credits include The Crucible (Rev. Hale; co-production with Cincinnati Shakespeare), From White Plains (Gregory), Avenue Q (Princeton), and The Taming of the Shrew (Lucentio). Mr. Phillips sends his love and gratitude to D. Lynn Meyers for this opportunity, Shannon Rae Lutz, Stephen Skiles, his family, friends, and his beautiful fiancé, Julia. You can find out more about Mr. Phillips and his work at www.PatrickEPhillips.com.

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THE CAST CONT.BRENT VIMTRUP (Cliff) is so very pleased to be making his ETC debut. He makes his artistic home as part of the resident ensemble at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company where he has played a slew of amazing roles including: John Proctor in The Crucible (League of Cincinnati Theatre Award for Best Actor), and title roles in Hamlet and Richard II. Selected additional credits include: The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Syracuse Stage; The Voysey Inheritance, Milwaukee Rep; and

Sight Unseen, InProximity Theatre (for which he was a nominated for a 2011 New York Innovate Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role). He sends much love to his wife-to-be, Eileen, for her inspiration and support.

KATE WILFORD (Cindy) is honored to join the Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati in their thirtieth season opener. She was seen last season in Hands on a Hardbody and Sleeping Beauty. Her last holiday show was Alice in Wonderland. Her other past Ensemble favorites are Becky’s New Car, Good People, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Women of Lockerbie, as well as the world premieres of the musicals Snow White, Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over, Keeping The Faith, and Joe McDonough’s

drama Wayfarer’s Rest. Elsewhere, she won Acclaim and CEA awards as best actress for her performance in Death of A Salesman. Other award winning performances were in When the Rain Stops Falling at Know Theatre and Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over here at ETC. She has appeared at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in Romeo and Juliet, The Cherry Orchard, All My Sons, and Bedroom Farce. Regionally, she has worked at The Lyceum Theatre, Beef N Boards, Westgate Theatre, The Kenley Players, and was a founding member of The Troupe, here in Cincinnati, as well as directed at Xavier University, Thomas More College, and for three years at Cincinnati Children’s Theatre. She is the Executive Director of Afterschool Acting, a non-profit dedicated to experienced actors teaching the acting experience in area schools. She is also an adjunct acting and directing teacher at Thomas More College, CCM, and Chatfield College. She sends her love and thanks to Lynn and the Wilford family for their love and support.

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THE PLAYWRIGHT

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR D. LYNN MEYERS (Director) is in her seventeenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Hands On A Hardbody, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She directed The Pavilion at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She directed Off- Broadway at the York Theatre with Marsha

Norman’s Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. Her several Canadian national tours included Mass Appeal with the late great Gale Gordon. As a producer for Dove Audio, she produced and directed dozens of audio books. She served as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse for several seasons where she cast over a hundred productions as well as directed. In addition to directing, she is a member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her feature credits include serving as Location Casting Director for Shawshank Redemption, Carol, and Miles Ahead. She was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, honoring directors whose work is making an impact on the art form and their community. She was honored as a YWCA Woman of Achievement and given the Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Continued Excellence. She's a graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.

REBECCA GILMAN (Playwright), an American playwright, was born in Trussville, Alabama. She graduated from Birmingham-Southern College and earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop at the University of Iowa (1991). She currently lives in Chicago where she is an associate professor at Northwestern University, an Artistic Associate at the Goodman Theatre, and serves on the board of the Dramatists Guild of America. Her plays include Soups,

Stews, and Casseroles: 1976, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, The Glory of Living, and the Goodman Theatre world premieres of Luna Gale, A True History of the Johnstown Flood, Dollhouse, Spinning Into Butter, Boy Gets Girl, and Blue Surge. Her plays have also been produced at the Lincoln Center Theatre in New York, Royal Court Theatre in London, the Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Manhattan Class Company, as well as other theaters around the country and abroad. She is a three-time Joseph Jefferson Award-winner. The Glory of Living was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The play was also named a Time Magazine Top 10 play for 2001, and it won Gilman the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright. Ms. Gilman was the first American playwright to win an Evening Standard Award. She was awarded the 2008 Harper Lee Award.

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THE PRODUCTION TEAM

BRANDON T. HOLMES (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his fourth season with ETC. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. For four summers, he served as an Assistant Stage Manager with Music Theatre Wichita where he worked on over twenty productions. He also served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2010, he moved to Cincinnati and spent two seasons at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a stage management intern. His other credits include the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Theatre in the Park, and Wichita center for the Arts. Favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Hands on a Hardbody, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Outside Mullingar, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thank you to Lynn, Matt, Shannon, and Brian for imagining such beautiful productions and creating the magic that is seen onstage. Love to MDJATA for sending their love and support from KC & Seattle. He is a proud members of Actors’ Equity.

ELIZABETH FREYMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to ETC for the full season. A graduate of CCM’s Stage Management Program (BFA, 2014), she is now a proud member of Actors' Equity. Previous Ensemble Credits: Freud’s Last Session, Black Pearl Sings!, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, and Sleeping Beauty. Other selected credits include: Le nozze di Figaro (PSM), The Princeton Festival; Il Trovatore (ASM), Knoxville Opera; Magic Flute (PSM), Piedmont Opera; Street Scene (ASM), Opera North; and Der fliegende Holländer (ASM), Piedmont Opera. Love to her amazing family and the best friends.

BRIAN c. MEHRING (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 100 productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.

SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master's degree from UC-CCM in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. Ms. Lutz would like to thank the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC's stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC's essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company. "Happy 30th ETC and thank you Ruth and John Sawyer, the Mahlers, D. Lynn Meyers and countless others for making that possible."

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REBA SENSKE (Costume Designer) is CCM's Associate Costume Designer. She's designed costumes for ETC's Becky's New Car, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC's Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Singin' in the Rain, The Boys from Syracuse, Oklahoma!, and Big River. She designed Noah's Flood for the May Festival and is Cincinnati Opera's costume coordinator. She designed Ainadamar, Cosi Fan Tutti, and Calisto for the Cincinnati Opera.

MATT CALLAHAN (Sound Designer) was the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for seven seasons. Most recent designs include The Pavilion, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Bob, LMNO Pea, The End, Sirens, The Cherry Sisters, Ground, A Christmas Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hard Weather Boating Party; Detroit '67, Size Matters, Other Desert Cities, Mrs. Mannerly, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Mr. Callahan was also a co-creator/designer of Rock n’ Roll: The Reunion Tour. He has spent two seasons as the resident sound designer at The Eugene O’Neil Center for their National Playwrights Conference. He was formerly the sound engineer for The Steppenwolf Theatre, the Assistant Engineer for Blue Man Chicago and a member of the disbanded Defiant Theatre. He received a Jeff Citation for Red Dragon, a nomination for Fortinbras, and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes.

JACK MURPHY (Technical Director) grew up in the Cincinnati area. He went to undergrad at Hanover College where he studied technical theatre. While there he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres such as Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation he moved to Bellport, NY to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger. When he left Gateway, he went to work on The Pride of America, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati. Since he has been back, he has worked at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and River City Scenic as well as ETC.

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The Premiere Society recognizes individuals who have made gifts totaling $1,000 or more within the past year. The exceptional generosity of these donors enables ETC to present world class new works and works new to the region by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality possible. The following list was updated August 3, 2015 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000+  since June 1, 2014. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

Betsy & Paul SittenfeldMary StagamanSummerfair Foundation, Inc.Ed TrachThe Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen FundJeff Wyler

CINCINNATI CIRCLE ($1,000-$2,499):Anonymous (3)Anatole AlperRenee AlperAmericana Arts FoundationNicholas ApaniusNorita Aplin & Stanley H. RagleLen BerenfieldMichael Berry & Melanie GarnerRobert L. BogenschutzAlicia Bond-LewisKaren & Christopher BowmanMrs. Charlene BreidsterKen & Joan CampbellDenise & Martin ChambersBurton & Susan ClossonThomas R. DietzJohn DuBoisGrace A. EpsteinMary & Bob FitzpatrickJudith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonoughIrving HarrisSuzanne & Dr. Bob HaslMarilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*Daniel HurleyWilliam & Mary Jane JamesLorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*Kroger Community Rewards ProgramThe Links Inc. Cincinnati ChapterMr. Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo MelnykDiane & Dave MocciaNorah & joe MockJohn & Deborah MoffattNetherland Rubber Co.Marilyn Z. OttPepper Family Fund*Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*Hera ReinesMarvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund*Jane Bogart SellersShelly Shor GersonPaul & Jill StaubitzPaula SteinerJudith B. TitchenerHoward & Marty TombUPSMaureen & Larry VignolaIrwin & Barbara WeinbergStuart & Melinda Woolley

WORLD CIRCLE ($10,000+):Anonymous (2)Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeArtsWaveRosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund*Lucille K. & Charles O. CarothersThe Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.Harry & Linda FathWilliam A. Friedlander Fund*John & Gloria Goering Family Gift FundThe Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank FoundationDonald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund*KrogerMacy'sMitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers FoundationP&G Fund*PNC FoundationRichard Postler & Manuel HernandezOhio Arts CouncilThe John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, TrusteeThe Shubert Foundation, Inc.Nellie Leaman Taft FoundationThompson Hine LLPMarilyn & Martin Wade/Rookwood Pottery Company

NATIONAL CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999):William P. Anderson FoundationCrosset Family Fund*GBBN ArchitectsDennis & Rita GeigerChip GerhardtMarcene & Jim KinneyLPKMesser Construction Co.Lynne Miller & Stephen KingValerie Newell & Tim SmithCharles Scott Riley III FoundationMoe & Jack RouseElizabeth Sawyer Selnick Fund*Glenda SuttmanThe Dudley S. Taft Charitable FoundationToyotaThe Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation

REGIONAL CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999):AnonymousMary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*Kathy DeLaura & Ron SteinhoffLinda Greenberg Fund*Bob & Judy HeatonMr. & Mrs. Skip & Susan HickenlooperThe Raymond C. & Anna T. Johnson FoundationEdward & Anita MarksDavid & Judith Morgan Fund*Rotary Foundation of CincinnatiDigi & Mike Schueler

* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

OUR SUPPORTERS

24 • OUR SUPPORTERS

STAGE MANAGERS COLUMN ($250-$499):Anonymous (6)Anne AikenMike & Juliette BezoldNeil E. Billman, In Memory of Taffy BillmanDavid & Elaine BillmireEileen & William Bishopdabby BlattMark BowenBristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift ProgramDaniel Brown & Mark HaggardPhilip & Marjorie ComptonRoger CranosJudith de LuceKelly M. DehanRobert & Elizabeth EhrsamTerrell & Susan FinneyMary FioriniGulf Coast Combined Federal CampaignBetsy & Tom HamptonSue Harris & Meredith GreenJulia Hawgood & Harry KangisEmily M. Hodges FundFlorette HoffheimerBetty HuckIndian Hill Episcopal-Presbyterian Church 2014 Vestry/

Session, In Honor of Rev. Anne WriderTim & Grace KerrPinky & Sam KocoshisToni LaboiteauxRenee & Bradley LembergAl & Mary LopezWilliam M. & Karen P. McKimDr. Ralph MeyerWilliam & Sibyl MillerHatsuki MiyataAnne Mulder & Rebecca GibbsPatti Myers & Alan FlahertyLinnea & Norbert NadelRoy & Cheryl NewmanPaul & Mary Ann OdegardSara H. PritchardMargaret M. ReidSteven & Carol ReubelJ. R. RulonJude SamuelMark SchlafmanRussell SchnurrPatrick & Ida SepateArnie & Ina ShayneBarbara & Ethan StanleyEd & Anne SternElizabeth Stites & Kevin RandallElizabeth A. StoneJennifer Stucker & John EckDennis & Helen SullivanCarol Thaman

* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

ETC gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generous support makes it possible for us to present exceptional theatre and unique educational outreach programs for our community. The following list was updated August 3, 2015 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+  since June 1, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

30 FOR 30 CLUB:Bob Amott & Janice FlanaganMark DaunerErvin W. HoustonDr. Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton-KeithBarbara & Michael PorteJennifer Stucker & John EckBarry & Karen Webb

ACTORS COLUMN ($500-$999):AnonymousActors' Equity Foundation, Inc.Bob Amott & Janice FlanaganMalcolm A. & Glenda BernsteinWalter BlairBob & Elaine BlattClay & Emily BondGary & Jackie BrysonBrenda CarterWilliam & Catherine CodyMeredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*Richard & Carol FenclNora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*Kenneth J. FurrierGE Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramHelen & John HabbertMrs. C. H. Harrison IIIDebra Hartsell & Michael JamesErin Houlihan & John BostickDiane & Ervin HoustonJohn Isidor & Sandy KaltmanKeith & Patti JamesArleene KellerKnickers of Hyde ParkWilliam Morgan, in memory of John SawyerKit & Jack OverbeckMorris & Patricia Passer Family Fund*Alice & Burton PerlmanBarbara & Michael PortePresidential Plaza Associates, LTDBob & Connie ReedBecky & Ted RichardsB.W. RobbGeorge & Caroll RodenRichard RoedersheimerJohn J. Schiff, Jr.Linda & Andy SmithJohn & Martha SpiessThornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift FundJennifer VerkampBarry & Karen WebbLarry WeberJo Ann WieghausDr. & Mrs. James & Ronna WillisThe Rev. Anne WriderMike & Liz Zimmer

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OUR SUPPORTERS CONT.Virginia KuertzJohn & Pat LeikhimDavid Logan & Dale HodgesJackie Mack & Ted SilbersteinMary McDonoughLaura S. MengeJan & Marilyn MethlieAnu & Shekhar MitraSally Moore Eunice H. MurphyFred & Leila OliverTerry & Jill ParsonsDavid M. Piatt*Irene & Daniel Randolph FamilyAl RoaneDr. Raymond H. RolwingSondra & Fred RossBarb & Rich RuddyRichard RussellPatti & Mitchell SacksAlfred & Stephanie SasslerCarol SchaberJeanie SchmidtJim SchmidtAbby & David SchwartzElizabeth Sherwood & Tina StoeberlJulie & Steven ShifmanMrs. Barbara B. SimonMary Lee & Louie SirkinRichard & Jackie SnyderJean SpringerHoward & Nancy StarnbachFred & Anne Straus Charitable FundTom TepeJ. Michael & Patricia ThieraufMarcia TogneriJeffrey T. UetrechtRev. Thomas & Dr. Nancye Van BruntRosalie P. van NuisDr. & Mrs. George WaissbluthPriscilla S. WalfordPann & Terry WebbMike WedigJoseph D. Williams

JOHN SAWYER MEMORIAL:AnonymousDaniel & Frances BaileyJane BennettPeter & Charlin BriggsSue Cohen & Rob SchmuellingRobert & Mary FitzpatrickJoyce HildebrandAllison KahnJeff & Wendy JohnsonWilliam & Sara MorganMarjorie MotchJean Marie & Tom NelsonJohn J. SchiffLinda SilvatiPaul & Betsy SittenfeldTom & Diane WagnerLarry Weber

VendiniBuzz WardSteve F. Warkany Fund*Ann & Victor WarnerWendy & Norm WassermanJoseph WesslingLois WidlanskyJay & Kate Wilford

CREW COLUMN ($125-$249):Anonymous (6)Christine O. AdamsLarry & Debby AdamsLucy AllenAmerican Express Employee Giving ProgramAlbert & Lillian AndrewsDaniel & Frances Bailey, in memory of John & Ruth SawyerHenrietta Barlag Norman BatesJane BennettWilliam BlakeNeil BortzDavid A. BrashearCharlin & Peter BriggsJack & Sue BuescherWarren & Gail CatoKevin & Linda ChaneyAnne E. Charles, in memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca ParkerSally Chatfield DunnJames CissellSue Cohen & Rob Schmuelling, in memory of John & Ruth SawyerJacqueline ConnerBarbara & Gary CumminsSonia DaoudSteve & Daina DennisJane & Igor DumbadzePeggy EberhardCharles K. EckertCharles & Harriet EdwardsAndy & Deborah Emont ScottLinda ErpeldingFrederick FinkBruce W. FisherAmy FitzgibbonsCarol S. FrielEugenie GogginDiane & Stanley GoodmanMichael Gumbleton & Teddy GumbletonMichael Haney & Amy WarnerJoe & Susan HartenAnn E. HicksDave & Susan HillJacquelyn HirtDavid & Karen HoguetJanice KagermeierBarbara KelleyDick & Mona KerstineCharles D. KingMary Alice KochCarmen & Rich KovarskySusan Kruezmann* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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MUSICDISCOVER

OUR STAFF

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EXECUTIVE BOARDStephen M. King, President Marcene Kinney, Vice President

Mitchell Meyers, Treasurer

Jane Sellers, Secretary

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFD. Lynn MeyersThe Ruth Dennis Sawyer/Mary Taft MahlerProducing Artistic Director

Richard J. DiehlManaging Director

Julie CarpenterDevelopment Manager

Ashley JohnsonGrants & Annual Fund Manager

Jocelyn MeyerDirector of Marketing & Communications

Amy JanowieckiMarketing & Development Associate

Jared D. DorenPatron Services Manager & Development Associate

Ben RaananDirector of Education & Outreach, Assistant Director

John DiehlOperations Associate

BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATES Warren BrysonJohn DiehlBecca HowellSarah NixSharisse SaundersBecca Schall

HOUSE MANAGERSBecca HowellSharisse Saunders

BOARD OF TRUSTEESNick ApaniusAlicia Bond LewisOtto M. BudigBrenda A. CarterKathy DeLauraTom DietzDennis GeigerChip Gerhardt

Skip Hickenlooper Dan Hurley Edward G. MarksRichard L. PostlerRich RoedersheimerPaul SittenfeldSimón SoteloMary StagamanMike Zimmer

PRODUCTION STAFFBrian c. MehringResident Set & Lighting Designer

Matthew HollsteggeProduction Manager & Master Electrician

Shannon Rae LutzProperty Master, Design Assistant & Director of Intern Programming

Jack MurphyTechnical Director

Melissa BennettAssociate Technical Director

Bryce EdmonstonTechnical Apprentice

Brandon T. HolmesProduction Stage Manager

Elizabeth FreymanAssistant Stage Manager

Starr FishCostume Assistant

HEAD OF SECURITYOfficer Nick Ligon

FINANCIAL ADVISORChet Cavaliere

PROFESSIONAL ACTING APPRENTICESKendra Beitzel Joshua HarrisLauren Bowler Ammon HollisterBrendan Getches Stephen KellKatie Groneman Daniela N. Nenova

PATRON SERVICES

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ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org(513) 421-3555

ETC BOX OFFICE HOURS & ACCEPTED PAYMENTMonday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards.

TICKET RESERVATIONS & SALE POLICYReservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are a final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets.

TAX CREDITSIf for any reason you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution. No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits.

PARKINGPatrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage.

CHILDRENChildren under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.

LATECOMERS & ADMITTANCELatecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time.

RESTROOMSRestrooms are located at the front of the lobby. Should you need to use the restroom during a performance, please exit the theatre the same way you came in. Readmittance will be at House Manager's discretion.

ACCESSIBILITY Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair-accessible seating or have special seating needs and our staff will be happy to accommodate you. Audio-enhancement available. Generally, sign-interpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.

CAMERAS, CELL PHONES & STAGEActors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. Kindly turn off any cell phones or pagers prior to the show starting. Text messaging during the show disturbs other audience members and actors and will not be tolerated. For safety reasons, audience members are strictly prohibited from standing, sitting or otherwise being or putting anything onstage at any time.

GROUPS & DISCOUNTS Groups of 8 or more can save over single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave ArtsPass, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).

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