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HersHey Felder and the GeFFen PlayHouse Presentthe eiGHty eiGHt entertainment, samantHa F. Voxakis,

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From the artistic Director

Mona Golabek has an extraordinary story to tell about her mother. like those of so many who escaped occupied europe during hitler’s reign, lisa Jura’s story is a triumph of will infused with a staggering sense of loss for family left behind. What is distinct about this story, though, is the choice of lisa’s parents to save this daughter — one of three — because of her gift for music. even in the darkest times of human history, our desire to perpetuate and cultivate art is as strong as our will to live — an artist’s gift is not taken lightly.

and so we proudly welcome back Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane. this project came to us through hershey Felder, a member of the Geffen family, with whom we have collaborated on numerous occasions. When he spoke to us of Mona’s extraordinary talent and conveyed the story of lisa Jura’s life, we were immediately enamored. this production reminds us that in cultivating relationships with theater artists we benefit from having them return home to the Geffen time and again. and, as in this case, they bring to our attention new and exciting projects so that we have the opportunity to premiere them in los angeles. hershey, who our audience knows is a perfectionist in his own work, has helped Ms. Golabek hone this story into a mesmerizing evening of theater that transports us to austria, england and, finally, the United states, incorporating performances of some of the most beautiful piano concertos ever written.

since premiering here two years ago, Mona has gone on to perform for sold-out houses all over the country. she is the toast of the town from boston to berkeley, and with great pleasure we welcome her back for this limited engagement. We are pleased that those of you who missed her the first time around will now have the opportunity to enjoy an evening with this incredible storyteller.

enjoy the show.

Randall Arney Artistic Director

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thank yoU For beinG Part oF the GeFFen PlayhoUse family. We are delighted to welcome you to this spotlight entertainment series performance of mona golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane.

We would love you to join us for Backstage at the geffen on saturday, March 22, 2014. Backstage at the geffen, our biggest fundraiser of the year, is an evening of laughter, music and never-before-told stories from the other side of the curtain. hosted by steve carell, this year we will present alan horn, chairman of the Walt disney studios and long-time friend of the Geffen Playhouse, with our distinction in service award and the incomparable steve Martin with our distinction in theater award. through the participation of our extended family of actors, playwrights, directors and surprise guest artists, this event never fails to be lively and unforgettable and sells out every year! the success of Backstage at the geffen is absolutely critical in helping us reach our goals in 2014, and we hope you will be a part of it. to learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets, please contact chief development officer regina Miller at 310.208.6500 ext. 112 or visit geffenplayhouse.com/backstage.

We look forward to getting to know each of you and sharing with you our love for the Geffen Playhouse — both the artistic initiatives and our educational programming, which we provide to more than 15,000 underserved students, seniors and veterans throughout los angeles every year. Please look for more information on these programs in the following pages as well as at geffenplayhouse.com/education. these essential outreach programs, along with our innovative artistic initiatives, could not continue without your support.

thank you for joining us for today’s performance, and we hope to see you again at the theater for Backstage at the geffen on March 22.

Pamela Robinson hollanderCo-Chair, geffen Playhouse

Martha henderson Co-Chair, geffen Playhouse

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this March, GeFFen PlayhoUse artistic director randall arney reunites the same cast and designers for the West coast premiere of his critically acclaimed production of slowgirl. With arney as director, the play garnered rave reviews last summer at chicago’s steppenwolf theatre where he is an ensemble member.

William Petersen and rae Gray — who originally rehearsed the play with arney in los angeles before the chicago run, make their Geffen Playhouse debuts.

arney creates an astonishing “tennis court” design in the intimate audrey skirball kenis theater at the Geffen Playhouse that will allow audiences to experience the play from two sides of the action.

Greg Pierce’s funny, introspective and absorbing new play reminds us that escape is easy but redemption is hard. When seventeen year-old becky is shipped off to her Uncle sterling’s costa rican home — a sanctuary to which he escaped many years ago — the two lost souls navigate contrasting philosophies and a maze of regret.

raves For slowgirl“Under the sensitive direction of Randall Arney, two marvelous actors — William Petersen and Rae Gray — deliver finely tuned, often surprising performances ... The intriguing chemistry between these two masters of the intimate stage is delicious to observe.”— Chicago sun-Times

“Engaging, compassionate and well-written … you’ll likely find yourself touched by how well it charts the loving complexities of families.”— Chicago Tribune

“Petersen and Gray make an absorbingly off-kilter onstage pair.”— Time out Chicago

When herschel Grynszpan, a young Jewish Pole, received news that his parents, residents of Germany since 1911, had been expelled from Germany along with thousands of other Poles, he was despondent. When the Jews tried to return back to Poland, they found they were not welcome there either, and were interned in a refugee camp to await a place to go. outraged by the treatment of his parents, Grynszpan sought revenge on the diplomatic official who had been assigned to help him and his family, and on november 7, 1938 he shot ernst vom rath who died two days later.

When the news of this reached nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels, he positioned the event as a conspiracy of the Jews, when all evidence pointed to the fact that it was simply one young man in desperate straits to save his parents. the Propaganda Minister assured the German people that if they were to take mob action against the Jews, steps would not be taken to stop or punish their actions. the statement from Munich, where the nazi leadership convened read: “demonstrations should not be prepared or organized by the Party, but insofar as they erupt spontaneously, they are not to be hampered.”

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lisa JUra’s story as told by her daUGhter, Mona Golabek, is one story oF thousands, many of which have never been heard. although each story is entirely unique, as is each person who lived through these horrors, there is a commonality in having survived what led to the evacuation of 10,000 children to england, now known as the kindertransport. the events leading up to the kindertransport began with nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels who instigated widespread pogroms (violent mob attacks against Jews) in Germany and other German-occupied areas in november of 1938. and although we could track violent anti-semitism further back, for the purposes of contextualizing the kindertransport we begin with Joseph Goebbels and his propaganda machine.

October 5, 1938 the German government recalls all Jewish passports and marks them with a large, colored “J.” this is to prevent German Jews from passing as christians and smuggling themselves into switzerland.June 9, 1938 nazis destroy the Munich synagogue by burning it to the ground.

how hate breeDs heroismthe events leaDing up to the kinDertransportby amy levinson

two days later, the nazi Party and their supporters systematically attacked Jewish populations throughout Germany and the occupied territories. in the span of a few hours, thousands of synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses and Jewish homes were severely damaged or completely destroyed. the event came to be known as kristallnacht, translated to “the night of broken glass.” While the signs had been evident to the outside world all along that the nazi party sought to exile their Jewish populations, this singular event opened the eyes of many, most notably the british, who up until that point had resisted emigration en masse from Germany. the british government had recently denied the entrance of 10,000 children into Palestine, which was under british rule at that time, but in light of these blatant atrocities, britain’s leadership felt a duty to change their position, and thus the kindertransport began.

the british government agreed to permit an unspecified number of children (citizens under the age of 17) to come to the british isles for the period in which the crisis in Germany and the occupied countries continued. Parents or guardians were not permitted to accompany their children, and they were required to post a £50 bond for each child. it was understood that these children were on temporary travel visas and would be returned to their families when it was thought safe to do so. the bond was to be used for their travel expenses home.

the effort to organize these transports was painstaking work, and numerous organizations and individual british citizens answered the call. the first train left Germany on december 1, 1938. it arrived in harwich from the hook of holland, carrying 200 children, all of them orphans, who had left Germany with just 24 hours notice, each with two bags of clothing.

the kindertransport was a remarkable humanitarian endeavor as approximately 10,000 children were rescued between december 1938 and september 1939. as violence continued to escalate, it became more and more difficult to remove the children. in september of 1939 the Germans ceased the issue of travel visas for Germany and the annexed countries,

ending the opportunity for britain to offer a safe haven to more children.

the events are described in great detail on kindertransport.org:

Children of the kindertransport were dispersed to many parts of the British Isles. About half lived with foster families, the others in hostels, group homes and farms in england, scotland, Wales and northern Ireland. Those older than 14, unless they were fortunate enough to be sponsored by individuals and sent to boarding schools or taken into foster care, were frequently absorbed into the country’s labor force after a few weeks of training, mainly in agriculture or domestic service.

many families, Jewish and non-Jewish, opened their homes to take in these children. many of the children were well-treated, developing close bonds with their British hosts; however, others were mistreated or abused. A number of the older children joined the British or Australian armed forces as soon as they reached 18 years of age and joined the fight against the nazis. most of the children never saw their parents again.

it should be noted that many individuals and organizations are recognized for their assistance in implementing the kindertransport. the story of Mona Golabek’s mother, lisa Jura, helps us to understand how many acts of valor are required to save only one life, and here tens of thousands were saved. in 1989, a group of kinder, as they are now known, convened to create the kindertransport association (kta) in order to reunite the people who had shared this experience, to revisit an often horrific past that was frequently unspoken by those who had survived it, and to create a written history so their families and the world outside might understand what it meant to be part of this rescue effort.

Mona Golabek is a living beneficiary of what the kindertransport did for generations of Jews. her grandmother, who wanted so much to preserve the gift of music in the Jura family has certainly lived on in Mona’s extraordinary talent.

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July 6-14, 1938 an international conference is called by U.s. President Franklin roosevelt to deal with the Jewish refugee problem. the 32 nations attending decide that they will not permit large numbers of Jews to enter their countries.

nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels delivers a speech.

December, 1938 the british cabinet allows 10,000 unaccompanied Jewish children into britain in an action called the kindertransport.

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hershey felDer anD the geffen playhouse present

the eighty eight entertainment, samantha f. Voxakis, anD roBert m. Birmingham proDuction oF

settinG / tiMe vienna, 1938 and london, 1939–1945.

RunninG tiMe approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes

There will be no intermission.

CAstlisa Jura ....................................................................................................................................Mona Golabek

based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek & lee Cohen

adapted & directed by hershey Felder

scenic designers trevor hay & hershey Felder

lighting designer Christopher Rynne

costume designer Jaclyn Maduff

Production stage Manager Young Ji

dramaturg Cynthia Caywood, Ph.d

Projection designers Andrew Wilder & Greg sowizdrzal

sound designer erik Carstensen

MonA GolAbek (lisa Jura)american concert pianist Mona Golabek has appeared at the hollywood bowl, the kennedy center, and royal Festival hall. she is a Grammy nominee who has been the subject of several documentaries, including Concerto for mona with conductor zubin Mehta. her syndicated radio program, The Romantic Hours, combines music with poetry. her recordings include Carnival of the Animals and Ravel’s mother goose suite featuring Meryl streep, both recorded with Mona’s sister, renee Golabek-kaye. both daughters were taught by their mother, lisa Jura, who is the subject of Mona’s acclaimed book, The Children of Willesden Lane. Mona founded hold on to your Music, a foundation devoted to spreading the message of the power of music. With the help of the Milken Family Foundation, Facing history and ourselves, and the annenberg Foundation, she created educational resources which, with her book, have been adopted into school curricula across america.

heRsheY FeldeR (director/adaptor)Mr. Felder created and performed george gershwin Alone, which played on broadway at the helen hayes theatre, in the West end at the duchess theatre, and in theatres around the country including berkeley rep. his composers sonata — george gershwin Alone; monsieur Chopin; Beethoven, As I knew Him; maestro: Leonard Bernstein; Hershey Felder as Franz Liszt in Rock star — has been presented at dozens of theatres across the U.s. and around the world, including a command performance of monsieur Chopin for the Polish ambassador to the United states. his compositions include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and orchestra; Fairytale, a musical; Les Anges de Paris, suite for Violin and Piano; song settings; saltimbanques for Piano and orchestra; etudes Thematiques for Piano; An American story for Actor and orchestra. as director, he premiered Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden

Lane at the Geffen Playhouse in april 2012, and will soon direct Jack Lemmon’s son starring christopher lemmon. Mr. Felder has been a scholar-in-residence at harvard University’s department of Music and is married to kim campbell, former Prime Minister of canada.

tRevoR hAY(associate director / scenic co-design)directed the world premiere of hershey Felder’s An American story For actor and orchestra as well as subsequent productions. he is associate director for Mona Golabek’s The Pianist of Willesden Lane. he is a former member of the historic old Globe theatre in san diego where, at the age of nine, his first position was selling old Globe memorabilia. over the next 32 years, Mr. hay went on to various aspects of production on more than 80 presentations, including the broadway productions of Jack o’brien’s Damn Yankees, How The grinch stole Christmas!, and Twyla Tharpe’s The Times They Are A-Changin’. included in his 23 seasons at the old Globe were eleven seasons of the summer shakespeare Festival repertory, as well as work on tracy letts’ August: osage County, directed by sam Gold, and hershey Felder’s george gershwin Alone, monsieur Chopin and maestro.

ChRistoPheR RYnne(lighting designer)this marks chris’ third collaboration with hershey Felder. his other productions with hershey include An American story and Hershey Felder as Franz Liszt in Rock star. he has designed lighting for productions at the old Globe, san diego opera, south coast repertory, houston Grand opera, san diego repertory theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, the Geffen Playhouse, Michigan opera theatre, Madison opera, cygnet theatre company, north coast repertory theatre, and san diego Musical theatre. chris also designs lighting for museum exhibitions and special events, and lighting systems for new venues.

eRik CARstensen(sound designer / Production Manager)erik designed sound for Lincoln: An American story; The Pianist of Willesden Lane (2012 ovation award nomination); maestro: Leonard Bernstein; and Beethoven, As I knew Him (2009 ovation award). he was the master sound technician at the old Globe theatre from 1997 to

2012, and the production engineer on over 60 productions, including Allegiance, Robin and the 7 Hoods, A Catered Affair, george gershwin Alone, Dirty Rotten scoundrels, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Dr. seuss’ How the grinch stole Christmas!, The Full monty, Dirty Blonde, and Floyd Collins. erik is a member of iatse local 122.

AndReW WildeR(Projection co-design)andrew’s experience in lighting design, web design, and photography has led him to the world of projection design, and he is thrilled to be working with the eighty-eight entertainment team once again. andrew designs websites and consults on internet strategy at blogtutor.com, writes about being a “healthy foodie” at eatingrules.com, and is the founder of healthyads.com, an online advertising network focused on health through food and fitness. Most recently, he led the october Unprocessed challenge, in which more than 6,000 people became healthier by avoiding processed food for the entire month. the challenge was featured by the Los Angeles Times, Food Inc., and Jamie oliver’s Food Revolution, among others. he is also the founder of international kale day, which is celebrated annually on october 10.

GReG soWizdRzAl(Projection co-design)Greg is a native of orange county. a member of iatse local 122, he has filled the roles of stagehand, master electrician, video engineer, audio engineer, and carpenter. as an automation operator with PrG, he has toured the U.s. on shows including How the grinch stole Christmas!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Robin and the 7 Hoods, and The First Wives Club. he made his graphic design debut on hershey Felder’s Lincoln: An American story.

YounG Ji(Production stage Manager) recently, assistant director for robert Falls, The Jacksonian at the new Group (nyc). Geffen Playhouse: Play Dead, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Yes, Prime minister, American Buffalo, nothing to Hide, Build, The exorcist, The Jacksonian, Radiance: The Passion of marie Curie, The elaborate entrance of Chad Deity, extraordinary Chambers, In mother Words, Love Loss & What I Wore, Ricky Jay: A Rogue’s gallery; Louis & keely: Live at the sahara. other regional: center theatre Group: The Cherry orchard (taper); Wrecks, Trial of the Catonsville nine, Pyrenees, A

Very old man with enormous Wings (kirk douglas theatre). other los angeles: Cousin Bette, king Lear, The Autumn garden (Producer); La Ronde, The glass menagerie (director); Tonight at 8:30, Phaedra (Getty villa), mother Courage and Her Children, Pera Palas, Chekhov X 4.

CYnthiA CAYWood, Phd(dramaturg)cynthia caywood is the chair of the department of english at the University of san diego and serves as co-director of the london summer Program. she is a founding faculty member of the old Globe/University of san diego MFa program in acting and has worked as a dramaturg on several MFa productions. her research interests include aphra behn, Jane austen, and august Wilson, with a special focus on british and american theatre history, stage production, and feminist theory.

JAClYn MAduFF (executive director)Jaclyn has been the director of hold on to your Music, inc since its formation in 2003. hold on to your Music is a nonprofit dedicated to providing educators and students with the book The Children of Willesden Lane. For more information, visit holdontoyourmusic.org.

RAndAll ARneY (director / artistic director)randall arney has been a theater professional for over 30 years and has served as artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse since 1999. in addition to his artistic programming and oversight at the Geffen, arney has helmed more than 10 productions for the theater, most recently slowgirl, American Buffalo, superior Donuts, The Female of the species, The seafarer, speed-the-Plow and All my sons. arney is an ensemble member and former artistic director of chicago’s steppenwolf theatre where his directing credits include: The seafarer, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Death and the maiden, Curse of the starving Class, killers and The geography of Luck, among others. arney also directed steppenwolf’s world premiere of

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the Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the los angeles county board of supervisors through the los angeles county arts commission.

this project was also funded in part by the department of cultural affairs, city of los angeles.the Geffen Playhouse, a non-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the University of california at los angeles.

steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile, as well as the subsequent national and international acclaimed productions. Mr. arney’s acting credits with steppenwolf include Born Yesterday, ghost in the machine, The Homecoming, Frank’s Wild Years, You Can’t Take it with You, Fool for Love, True West, Balm in gilead and Coyote ugly. as the artistic director for steppenwolf from 1987 to 1995, he oversaw the creation of a new state-of-the-art theater which is steppenwolf’s current home. broadway transfers under his leadership include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The song of Jacob Zulu (six tony award nominations) and The grapes of Wrath (1990 tony award, best Play). Mr. arney has an MFa degree in acting from illinois state University and has taught master classes and workshops at Ucla, steppenwolf, around the U.s. and in tokyo.

ken noviCe (Managing director)ken novice’s career in the professional theater spans 25 years and over 250 productions. Prior to joining Geffen Playhouse, he served as Managing director and director of external affairs at Pasadena Playhouse where his credits include the revival of Fences starring laurence Fishburne and angela bassett and the world premieres of sister Act the musical, Ray Charles Live, stormy Weather starring lesley Uggams and many others. he was director of Marketing and Public relations for san diego’s tony award-winning old Globe theatre where his credits include Jack o’brien’s acclaimed revival of Damn Yankees, the tony award-nominated musical

The Full monty, Henry IV starring John Goodman and sheldon epp’s tony-nominated hit Play on! among many others. his credits also include marketing and public relations for the tony award-winning denver center theater company and new york’s circle repertory company. as director of Programming for youthstream Media networks he developed national marketing and public relations programs for most of hollywood’s major motion picture studios. novice also served as head of the theatre Management MFa/Mba program at california state University, long beach and has been a guest lecturer at san diego state University and the University of california, san diego. he holds a ba from Pennsylvania state University and an Mba from san diego state University.

behnAz AtAee (General Manager)behnaz ataee is a financial professional with more than 25 years of experience in for-profit and nonprofit financial management and auditing. behnaz joined the Geffen Playhouse in 1999 and this marks her ninth season as the theater’s General Manager. she began her career in the bay area as a partner in a small family start-up before joining Fbs Management where she acted as director of accounting, overseeing the finances of more than 25 non-profit organizations. behnaz continued her work with non-profits as an auditor for trump and van sloten cPa and then returned to the for-profit sector at Ultratech, before ultimately landing at the Geffen Playhouse. behnaz has a Master’s degree from Pepperdine University.

ReGinA MilleR (chief development officer)regina has been a development professional for over 18 years, working with non-profit institutions, foundations and corporations on strategy, analysis and fundraising. she has worked for simon Wiesenthal center, the clinton Foundation, ben affleck’s eastern congo initiative, hank azaria’s determined to succeed, the Millan Foundation and Whole child international, among others. Prior to the Geffen, regina served as the director of Partnerships for big brothers big sisters of Greater los angeles and the inland empire where she led strategic planning and development while executing policies that advanced the organization’s visibility and growth. regina also has a strong passion for teaching. after graduating from

University of north carolina school of the arts, she taught in preschools and kindergartens in new york. From the age of 13, regina worked as a professional dancer on broadway as well as with a number of prominent modern dance ensembles. Fusing two of her interests, she created a highly successful program which incorporated dance therapy and creative movement into an early childhood curriculum as well as wrote and produced a television show based on this concept. in addition to being a published author and photographer with tallfellow Press and Prometheus books, regina has taught and lectured at numerous schools in new york, los angeles and abroad.

eiGhtY-eiGht, llC (Producer)eighty-eight entertainment was created in 2001 by hershey Felder, and is devoted to the creation of new works of musical theatre. current projects include the new musicals Abe Lincoln’s Piano and Jack Lemmon’s son. its recordings include Love songs of the Yiddish Theatre; Back from Broadway; george gershwin Alone; monsieur Chopin; Beethoven, As I knew Him; and An American story for Actor and orchestra.

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a note from mona golaBekMy Mother, lisa JUra, Was My best Friend. she taught me and my sister renee to play the piano. We loved our piano lessons with her. they were more than piano lessons — they were lessons in life. they were filled with stories of a hostel in london and the people she knew there. her stories were our folklore, bursting with bits and pieces of wonderful characters who bonded over her music. sitting at the piano as a child, i would close my eyes and listen to her lilting voice and imagine her world. she always believed “each piece of music tells a story.” her legacy has inspired my music and my life. i pass along her story in the hope that it may enrich the passion and music that lie in each of us.

proDuction staff for Mona Golabek in the Pianist oF Willesden lane

associate direction trevor hayProduction Manager erik Carstensenscenic decoration Meghan Maiya, emma hay & Jordan haylight board operator Yelena babinskayaProduction assistant leia Crawford

acknowleDgements

lighting equipment provided by entertainment lighting servicessound equipment provided by Jon sound inc. Production Photographer Michael lamontMedia Filming Four leaf Media

special thanks

uClA school of theater, Film and television scene, Prop, sound and Costume shops; london Cleaners; Peet’s Coffee & tea

ucla school of theater, film anD teleVision

the Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with the University of california at los angeles, specifically the Ucla school of theater, Film and television. the Geffen Playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists such as alan ayckbourn, Jon robin baitz, annette bening, ed harris, david ives, neil labute, david Mamet, donald Margulies, terrence Mcnally, John rando and kathleen turner in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production. the Geffen Playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research.

special thanks from mona golaBek

i offer my gratitude to the following individuals who have journeyed with me through the years with enormous love, support, and kindness: richard burkhart, christine burrill, lee cohen, chuck hurewitz, steve robinson, Pebbles Wadsworth, doug ordunio, and Julie anderson. thank you to my beloved family. you give me strength and inspire me every day. Jackie (for her unparalleled dedication), london, Jesse, Manny, and to my beloved sister’s children — Michele, sarah, Jonathan, and rachel — who continue the musical legacy passed down by their grandmother, lisa Jura. thank you to ron losby and steinway & sons. i am honored to be a steinway artist. thanks to randall arney, ken novice, amy levinson, behnaz ataee, andy Perez, and everyone at the Geffen Playhouse. i am grateful to everyone who has entered my life in connection with The Pianist of Willesden Lane: my acting coach, howard Fine, samantha voxakis, and the incomparable hershey Felder who believed in the story “of the little girl who was sent away and told to hold on to her music.”

Ms. Golabek is a steinway concert artist. the concert grand piano used during the show is graciously provided by the steinway Piano Gallery.

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2013 Backstage at the Geffen artists enjoying the show

A look back at backstage at the geFFen

2013you never know who will tell a story ...

who will perForm ...anD who will steal the show!

Musical performance by Josh Gad Storyteller Annette BeningStoryteller Topher Grace

Rita Wilson and Jackson Browne performing

2013 honoree Billy Crystal with storyteller Morgan Freeman

2013 honoree Bruce Ramer with presenter Clint Eastwood

Join the fun this year! backstage at the geFFen

saturday, march 22, 2014Hosted by steve carell

Join us this year in honoring

For more information or to purchase tickets please call Development at 310.208.6500 ext. 136

or visit geffenplayhouse.com/backstage

steve martinDistinction in Theater Award

alan hornchairman oF the walt Disney stuDios

Distinction in service Award

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your impactvisit geffenplayhouse.com/education to learn more about the impact

of our education and outreach Programs on the students, parents, teachers, principals and community partners with whom we worked last year.

and help us continue this critical work in the community by donating to the Geffen Playhouse.

for more information, call DeVelopment at 310.208.6500 ext. 141

beFore the GeFFen caMe, i hated WritinG. thanks to this program, i now write a lot more, and i read a lot more, too. it has helped me improve my writing and reading a lot, and it has inspired me to be open to new experiences, to the new worlds that the plays can take you to.— 10th grade student, mendez High school (Boyle Heights)

the Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our annual Fund and Backstage at the geffen. donors are listed at the associate level and higher for gifts made between november 1, 2012 and January 15, 2014.

in appreciation, donors enjoy a host of special benefits including house seats, complimentary drinks, receptions and much more. For more information, please call Jamie Mikelich at 310.208.6500 ext. 128.

chairman’s circle $50,000+anonymousaria resort & spaaudi of america, incben/Joyce eisenberg Foundationcity national bankMary ann cloyddavid Geffen Foundationsusan & John ebeyedgerton FoundationJoyce eisenberg-keefer & Melvin keeferFox entertainment Groupherbert M. & beverly J. Gelfandin Memory of alice Ghostley & Felice orlandiJim & ann Gianopulosthe adi & Jerry Greenberg FoundationGuggenheim Partnerscarole & bill haberharold & Mimi steinberg charitable trustMartha hendersonrabbi Uri d. herscher & dr. Myrna herschercindy & alan hornJ.P. Morgan Private bankMarilyn & Jeffrey katzenbergGlorya kaufmanloretta everett kaufman & victor kaufmankeyes automotive Groupsandra krause & William Fitzgeraldlatham & Watkins llPMr. and Mrs. Jason & yvonne leeGinny ManciniFay & Frank MancusoJohn Mccrite & Juan lopezdonna Mckenna & Flynn chernosron & kelly Meyerann & Jerry MossMoss FoundationPricewaterhousecoopersralph M. Parsons FoundationMadeline & bruce ramerlinda bernstein rubin & tony rubinrichard & barbara shermanshubert Foundationskirball Foundationkaren & vic smithkate capshaw spielberg & steven spielbergdeeanna staats, staats & co.cynthia P. stafford & lanre idewuJudith & bruce sternJodi & howard tenenbaumthe Ucla dream Funddeborah & Michael e. Walshthe Walt disney company Westfield GroupJudy & chancellor charles e. youngdirk & natasha ziff

executiVe proDucer $25,000 - $49,999anonymousPatricia kiernan applegatethe backyardrobert c. baralbulgari corporation of americastephanie & Jonathan carsoncbs corporationclassic Party rentalsdesigner 8 event Furniture rentalthe douglas Foundationthe edward a. & ai o shay Family FoundationGang, tyre, ramer & brown, inc.Greater los angeles new car dealers associationhilton bora bora nui resort & spainteractive corpJ.P. Morgan chase Foundationlaurents / hatcher Foundationthe lear Family Foundationlos angeles county arts commissionlos angeles magazinelouis xiii de remy Martin

susan & Peter MalloryMarcia israel Foundation, inc.nancy & sir Paul MccartneyMontage hotels & residencesleslie Moonves & Julie chenMorgan stanleynapa valley Grillenorthern trust, naanna k. nupsonthe richenthal Foundationsocial by samantha sackler & tammy ratnershel & cynthia stonetransamerica insurance & investment GroupUniversal studiosWachtell, lipton, rosen & katzWarner bros. entertainment

proDucer $10,000 - $24,999ariel investments, llcbeth behrscharles a. black, Jr.James l. brooksbrotman Foundation of californiaeileen & harold brownGilbert cates, Jr. & elizabeth laceybrunello cucinelliMark burnett & roma downeythe capella resortscapital Group companiesMarcy carsey & leo yoshimuravalarie de la Garza & Michael centenocity of los angeles department of cultural affairscarole bayer sager & robert a. dalydreamWorks studiosFielding edlow & larry clarkedr. & Mrs. Paul eisenbergsusan & Mark Fleischercarol & Paul FrimmerG.e. FoundationPatty Glaser & sam Mudiearthur Greenbergc. curtis Grishamin Memory of Morrie hazanhboeric & samantha heerMellody hobsonvicki iovine & david coiroJoseph drown FoundationJoan kaloustiankenneth t. & eileen l. norris FoundationPeter & Janine lowycarla MaldenMona MaldenMalibu Family Winesnancy & Michael Mcclellandsandra e. Milkenthe Muse new york, a kimpton hotel

& nios restaurantoccidental Petroleum corpParamount Pictureslaurie Macdonald & Walter Parkesrollin ransom & chris lacroixreaders Fine Jewelersdr. Judith reichmanPamela robinson hollander & robert hollanderloren rothschild & hon. Frances rothschildrichard ruskell Pastriesronen levy eventsthe simms/Mann Family Foundationsony Pictures entertainmentFred specktor & nancy hellerheather thomas & skip brittenhamlynda thomassteve tischUnion bankU.s. bankvarietyW hotel WestwoodWells Fargo FoundationWilliam Morris endeavor entertainmentrita Wilson & tom hanksruth zieglerziffren brittenham llPken & ellen ziffren

Director $5,000 - $9,999Jehan F. agrama & dwora Friedamgen FoundationJack & hilary angeloanschutz Film Group/Walden Mediaannette blumMara & Jonathan blumbobcat Productions, inc.Jerry breslauer, Mickey rutman

& tammy andersonlinda & Jerry bruckheimerGlenn & lynn cardosodr. Fanya carter, Ph.d.creative artists agencycreative intelligence incorporateddirectors Guild of americalauren shuler & richard donnerMica ertegunandrew Fickmaneric Flamholtz & yvonne randleFour seasonsGary sinise FoundationMichael Gendler & Jessica teichGeorge hoag Family FoundationPriscila GiraldoGloria & Peter Goldstanley & ilene GoldJay Gordon & Meyera robbinsbrian & Myra GreenspunJill Greylynne & Michael heslovstanley iezman & nancy starkhugh Jackman & deborra-lee FurnessWendell & bernice JeffreyMannon kaplanJulie & david kavnerWendy kurtzmanla valencialeo s. Guthman Funddavid & susan levetondrs. Gerald & barbara leveyluxFit spaMarlene & sandy louchheimlucasFilm ltddes & bryna Mcanufftobias Meyer & sotheby’sMoca Foundationkate Moran & Mikki rosenbergMorris & libby singer FoundationMy vienna Gelatoneda nobari Foundationchristine Marie ofieshcarol & bill ouchishana & don Passmanbrenda r. Potterlee & lawrence* J. ramerkay & bob rehmecarl reinerJoyce reyMayor richard riordanJane rissman & richard sondheimerrikki rosenthomas l. safranted sarandos & hon. nicole a. avantJudi & bruce schindlerJody & arthur schmidsidley austin llPMr. & Mrs. keong simsimon strauss Foundationsondheimer Foundationst. regis Princeville resortben stiller & christine taylorlarry & kiki taylorlarry & barbara tenanthomas safran & associatestanino ristorantedavid tillman, Md & karen zoller, MdWilliam & karen timberlakeMiranda & brett tollmanthe travel companyalice & norman tulchinUbs Private Wealth ManagementUs Playing card companyJennifer young & katrina nasonGail zappa

robert & leslie zemeckisruth & stan zicklinin loving Memory of herman ziegler

sponsor$3,000 — $4,999anonymousJanis adams & John lyonsconnie kramer alexanderchancellor Gene d. block & Mrs. carol blocksusan booth & christopher Waddenrobert brook & Jacqueline kosecoffterri ann cooper konheimscott, susan & Joshua corwinvictoria dummerdora & neil kadishasally & dr. Manny J. karbelnigthea & neal kossrobin & seth kuglerPhyllis & ken lembergerPam, amanda, lianna & eddierenee & Meyer luskinMichael & cecil PulitzerPaula & allan rudnickanne c. taubman & david boylevernon, barry & dale tyerman

in honor of ruth tyerman lentzthe Waterman Family Foundationleslie White & al limonkaren & rick WolfenUniworld river cruises, inc.

eDucation aDVocate $1,000 - $2,999anonymous (3)23rd street JewelersGerald abramsharry & Gay abrams/abrams artists agencydr. richard ackerman & Miriam shakterMiriam aguiarolga s. aldersonrichard alonsoMerryl & david a. alpertPatti & harlan amstutzarizona biltmoreMargaret & howard arveyaudioQuestd.c. & carol ann bakemanalec baldwin Foundationrobert e. & Maria h. barronbattista Familyrichard bautzer & david Mcdowellrichard & shelley bayersusan & eric M. benderPeter & barbara benedekPatricia & Mark benjaminshelly & libby bergencathy & bill bindleyhelen bingJoe blackstone & Jamie Mohnthe bordy & leibovic Familiesbrenda & alan borsteinhelen breitwieser & James Jacksdr. Wallace P. brithineecarolyn & Gerald bronsteinWendy & david brotmanJanet & Mark brownMr. & Mrs. todd brown & FamilyMarcia burnamthe busch-schifino Familytimothy J. carlsoncassidy turleychancellor emeritus albert carnesale

& Mrs. robin carnesaledavid cates & christine vavakJane catesJonathan & elena catesMelissa cates & roger claman the chatwalsheldon cherry & carolyn runowiczrich-chiocchi Familyroy & dorothy christopherlaurel & aaron clark

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linda & John colemanlou colented cordesJames costacarolyn crandall & harley kornblumshelley Wike cranleyJanine cristianoin loving Memory of ed cypertruth daughertylawrence G. davidshirley lu & norman davidsonPam dawberGavin de beckerdeluscious cookiesbill & kate in honor of blanche schimmeldaniel & Gayle devincarolyn dirks & brett doughertydennis & Jeralyn dotydr. laura’s Wholesome Junk FoodJan & thea drayerdream Warrior GroupGerald & sally ducotWilliam duncanMarilyn P. dunncolleen M. ellisterri & david elstonthe english language centerkevin Watts & christine enlowcarl & courtenay enrightenyart, doyle & daniels Family Fundcarol & J.b. esterkinFairmont Miramardonnovan Fieldlawrence n. FieldGloria & Morton FieldMichael Filermanburt & nanette ForesterJoan & charles Foxsteve Freedmanthomas Fuller & William kellyFuture lightingG2 Graphic service, inc. Pat & sandy Gagesharlene & sol Galperkathleen GarfieldJeanne & arnold GeffnerMr. & Mrs. arthur Geoffriondiane & bruce Gewertzrose Gilbertkiki & david Gindlercherna & dr. Gary Gitnickcharlotte Golddr. irene GoldenbergMarion Goldenfelderic Goodmanadrienne Grant & Paul Jenningsheidi GreggJack Grossbart & Marc schwartzallen & deborah GrubmanMichael Grunwaldthe Guerin Foundationharlan d. GulkoMadeline Gussmanandrea & Marc Guthhalbert hargrove Global advisors, llcMonty & Marilyn hallalan & Michelle heilpernMel & Faith henkinhernand FamilyGrant & lysa heslovheys UsaJean himmelstein & david colemanstephen sass & steven hochstadtdr. John d. hofbauer & dr. laura e. FoxGail & stanley hollanderin honor of developmentroger & linda howardtoni hoytlisa ingallslynn hunt & Margaret JacobJason & courtney JandaJerome & linda JangerJordan strauss PhotographyJoseph b. Gould Foundationlinda & david kagelkarney Guren Family Foundationrobert katzPatricia keatinglenny & david keltonlauren & richard kingbarbara & stuart klabinkent klavens & Judy vourlasklingenberg FamilyJudy knappleslie & norman koplof

carol krauseeric & Melissa kurtzmandeborah lacusta & daniel castellanetalas ventanas al Paraisohelene & arthur laublaura & harvey alpert charitable FoundationJohn liebessteven & nancy lippmandorothy lipskyJudith locke & dennis Massiekaren & Frederick lorigthe Jennifer & Greg Malins FoundationMr. & Mrs. Frank Mancuso Jr.eric G.c. Marksherry MartinJanis b. Mceldowneysue Mchugh & herb seesebarbara & Fred Millerandrew & laura MintzerJoanne & Joel MogyGarry Morris & kent harrison hayesGreg Morrisonin loving Memory of harvey s. Morserio & Frank Morselon Morse & toni hollander MorseJoan & Fred nicholasalbert & barbara nicholsbenedicta & Geoffry oblathbobbi & rory o’donnellornest Family FoundationGuy osearylondon, alex & Marty PadillaParadigm talent & literary agencyMichael Parks & Judith haywardamanda crick & Glenn PfefferJulie Piepenkotterherbert & Marilyn Pikenin Memory of Michael Pillerruth PopkinPopland studiosPortico by exclusive resortsJeanne Mcdonald-Powers & travis Powersrichard rasiej & Joan hermanharvey & Joyce reicharddonald b. & susan F. ricein Memory of Frances richmanesther & howard richmondbeth roberts & Warren smithJoseph & cynthia rodriguezcraig e. rogersbrad & nancy rosenbergsue Weiss rosenwasserlori & david roussoruss august & kabatlaura & John saadesabrina kay charitable Foundationdavid a. & karen richards sachsrichard & amber sakaiMark san Filipposarah leonard Fine Jewelerstoni & John schulmanJonathan schwartzsteve & Paula schwartzin Memory of diane barnett-shapirotraci sheltonsherak Familyshowtime networks inc.holly & larry shulmanrita & Jose sigalron silverman & soraya rosssnyder Family Foundationsold out crowddrs. Matthew & Marion solomonbruce & Patti springsteenst. regis Monarch beachst. regis Punta Mita Mitch & sherry steinJoannie sterneric strom & eileen Goodisalec sulkin & tal rabinowitzelaine F. & radoslav l. sutnarkaty sweetFred tatasciore FamilyJohn teeples & nicolas Martinez, Jr.audri & stan tendlerMichael e. tennenbaum FamilyPaul tetreaultdaniel tongbaithe lodge at torrey Pineslaura trice, M.d.daniel & shauna valenzuelaPeter & susan van haftenalan van vliet anthony vasekPeter & denise Walsh

rhonda & Mark WapnickJoanne & ken Weinmanroberta WeintraubGelena & seth Weissmanalison Whalen & steven MarenbergGeoffrey & susan Whartonanna & stephen yallourakisyoung FamilyMs. Patricia youngmandebra zavalabarbara & stanley zaxMarcie & howard zelikowellen & arnold zetcherrichard & Mae zimandavid & ellie zuckerman

artistic aDVocate $500 - $999anonymous (3)terry & richard abramsdale adrionkatherine amberross & lindsey avnerlucia barbaroJanet & irwin barnetdawn & Marshall beinJames & diane berlinerdiane & richard birnholzruth & Jake bloomFrances & thomas boothdr. r.W.G. bugentaldavid & kathy burkeMs. Martha chaseJP cherrybeverly & dennis chesterPhil Johnston & Jill cordesdonald & zoe cosgroveGail cottinghamcameron croweMorgan dameronJeffrey s. davidsondaniel dodsonthe Milton l. & betty J. dranow

Family FoundationPatricia l. eisenbergroni & ethan ellerMyrna & howard FabrickMimi Feldmanabby & Malcolm FieldMarjorie & arthur Finesydney M. Finegold, M.d.Michael & lynne FlynnMyrna ForestGlenn & Jane FowlerFran Fredella & scott rubinlois & Gerald Gallopbenita & bert Ginsbergdonna & lee b. Gold, M.d.Francine Golden & Marvin schlossmanlouis & linda Goldsmanellie & barry Goldsteinabner & roz Goldstineellie Goodmanlori & robert GoodmanMike & elaine Grayrobert & Gabrielle Greenberglance hagenbuchMary & alan halkettPeter e. hallcarolyn & bernie hamiltonstanley handmanronald hansenMs. tess harpersheila & chester hasdaybarbara & bud hellmanMurray & Gail heltzerhelene hendricksonneal hersh & lynda kleinandy heywardMrs. dorothy hoffmanrand hoffman & charlotte robinsonkelley M. hoganJudith hohmanGerald isenbergJackie & Warren Jacksonbill & tiiu Jacobsonnancy & len Jacobyterry & Marc J. Jacobyedward & aya JakobovitsJosh Jonesruth & Marvin kalintrudy & albert kallisdrs. elaine & Jeff kamil

Mr. & Mrs. bernard kamineanita karbelniglaurence o. karshroy kaufmanrima & saul rima kaysusan & Greg kayMilly & robert kayyemJoyce & don kaisermanavi kamiennydr. ann kirsch & Mr. Jonathan kirschkouy t. kolarMary koppeldr. Marina & yana kovalevskyron & Joanne kramarJay & billie kubrincarol & richard kurlandtam & david lachoffJoan & christopher larkinJeanne & christopher lavagninoJoyce ledererPeter levin & audrey davis levinbarry levinsonburton & anita levinsondr. isaac & barbara levycharles & lydia levydonald lipschutzloris & kory lunsfordneil l. & ora d. Macfarlaneelizabeth MarcellinoMr. & Mrs. Phillips h. MarshallJim & kathryn Mccafferycindy Mediavillarobert MercerPhilip & Joan MillerPamela & Mark Mischelallan M. Mohrman Jr.bill & Gail Morinosandra MossJohn & sandy Murdocksherri & arnold nelsonadrienne & arthur omanskyMark Paluch & bryan ozamotocynthia Palmdr. & Mrs. emil & dolores Pascarellibarbara & Gary Pasquinellic. alexander PayneMr. John Perkinscarol F. Phillipslisa PierozziJon PolitoJack & Jane PollockGary & Gail racheletskylinda & Manny ridercarlene ringerrichard robertsondolores rogersronda & Fred roseMaxine & Gene rosenfeldlawrence ross & linda nussbaumPaul a. rudnick, M.d.nancy & ted sanbornlarry & carole scherzerMalcolm schneer & cathy liuelaine carey & vincent J. schodolskidavid & Margaret schwankebob & susan schwartzdr. & Mrs. Jack schwartzsusan schwarzMichele & Peter serchukrobert shadurannette & leonard shapiroPeggy & robert shapiroPearl shultzMelinda & yossi sidikarosteven siegel & lily careysignificance Foundationcarol & arthur F. silbergeldrobin & robert sillssteven sillsdon & Marie sirneyMartin & leah sklardione & Joe smithkaren smitstrudy sokolroberta sperosusan & alfred sternedith l. stoell & linda Gach rayaaron stroudlance & Maureen tanMr. & Mrs. david tannJudy & art tompkinsbrigitta troydeborah valdezira & laurie WaldmanMarcia & dr. charles Wasserman

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associate $250 - $499anonymous (10)norman & toshka abramselaine & Michael agrantheo alexandercharles & annick allensylvia almstadtJan altemusrobert c. andersonelise andrewsPhilip angerhofer & stephen a. Jonesnancy antonioueloise & Mark appelaudrey & Martin appelbonnie arnoldbarbara & ethan aronoffcharles & tana axelrodMarc & betsy axelrodakWlynne & lee babbittbetsy bakersheila & raymond bangsanne barrycecile bartmanrandall c. bassettlynne & bernie basseysheila spiro & dr. Gregory bearmanMr. & Mrs. Paul bechelyarnold & susan beckerWayne biswurm & brock bennettcarole a. & charles bennettbarbara berenyroger P. bergGeorge e. bergerrichard n. bergerkaren berkowitzJoann bernardlaurie bernhardbeverly biererMr. & Mrs. William birnkrantadrienne & Michael blackmanMrs. Marilyn blankruth & donald blumkinPamela & bill bohnertsusan boiko & Martin schwartztoby bornsteinbetsy bosakWanda boulgaridesPaula brandMona brandlerlaura brawnerFelix brennerdr. and Mrs. neal & ruth brickerdr. Gerald buckbergG & ashley buonannoMark & Penny burleyhoward bushinskylaura d. campbellGrace diehaus & Pauline cannyandrew carlbergMarlene & david capellcindy carlin & Jeff roussobarry charlesbeverly & dennis chestercarole & leslie cohendavid conney, M.d.dino contesusan Georgine craigsandy & alan crollJudith & Mel cronerelse dahlMuriel dancehedva & dr. dudley danoffJaye t. darbydiana davidow & deborah constancedebra davisJeffrey davisruth b. davis & Pearl schultzhal & roberta delevievirginia dibonasusan & kevin dobsonbruce & suzanne doddscarol Jean doehringFred & Marilyn dorersteven & beverly dorfman

daryl & Paul F. doucetteMs. susan downeysharon & ron dunas dr. & Mrs. William M duxlerchris easleyin loving memory of howard eichenMr. & Mrs. epelbaumlarry & elke ereshefskydavid & Joyce evansalan & barbara Faiolacarole Faxonbarbara & denny Federmancarolyn Fernandezlila & Fred FinkPaul & karen FinkelFran FlanaganWilliam & elisabet Fleischmanin loving Memory of Frank & eileen Floodedward Floressandy FrancisMarilyn FreemanFrancine Freidkenneth J. Friedman & Marilynn J. Friedman

Family Foundationlynn & barry FriesenMs. laurelle Fromeyury & yelena Furmanlee Gardenswartzlarry & Judith Garshofskyadleen & richard Gibbslinda Gibbskaren berko Gibsondiane Glazerann M. Goldbergcarol & neil GoldbergMarilyn & allen Goldendr. Peter Goldmanlouis & linda Goldsmanellie & barry GoldsteinMark Gordonroger Gordonsusie & bruce Gorenellen Greenesusan & Michael GregoryGary GrossMarcy & edgar Grosssuzi & bob Guerineve haberfield & david JohnsonPeter & sarah hallMark & Monica haloossimcarolyn & bernard hamiltontess harperkay harringtonsalli harrisnancy harrisondr. & Mrs. samuel havesonhbc Protocols inc.richard hefner & Greg hoffmanallan heinbergMr. & Mrs. William hellmanzvia hemplingJackson henrycarla & alan a. herdMichael & candice hermanMs. kathryn hibbscina hodgesshirley hoffJackie & dr. irwin hoffmandr. sharron holmanMr. & Mrs. John hopmansMr. & Mrs. John huberlonnie levi israelrobert & Gail israelcraig & lynn JacobsonJosh JacobsteinFred & nancy JacobusMr. & Mrs. vernon d. Jonescarolyn & dan JordanPeter & cynthia JoyceMarlene kaneJean kaplanJo ann kaplandr. & Mrs. Mitchell karlanharris katlemanowen katoJudith P. katzclaudia kazachinsky & richard a. shererJames kellyJordan & nicola kerner Familyirwin kishnerPhyllis kleindr. Phyllis kleindonna & Jeffrey kleinannette & charles kleemanlaurie & Milton klormancharles kolstadMr. & Mrs. richard korchiendolph kornblum & Florence robins

donald kottlerbarbara & stan krasnoffJanice White & eugene kriegercharles kristensonMichelle & bob laemmlecarol d. landedr. & Mrs. eric leibovitchGinger leibovitzann lelandMarla e. levineWayne levinedr. isaac & barbara levyrichard & vivian levynan lewisMae & hugh lichtiglee & therese lindenvictor & Madeline lindenheimJoanne lindsayirma & allen lipinleslie & adam lobelGeri loelori & tom lowann & bill lucasanne l. lynchteresa l. MaguireGuillaume & crystal Mailletcarol & doug MancinoJeannette & Mervyn MandelbaumMyrna & irving Margolrobert b. & dona Martinsylvia MasonPhyllis & bert Massingstewart Mayedadavid israeli & dr. Marie Mazzonesheri & Jim Mccashincheryl Mccormicklawry & charles Meisterkimberly Meyeteddie J. MilnerPamela & Mark Mischelthomas Mitchelldr. & Mrs. leon Mizrahiandrew Molaskysusanna Morganshelagh MoriartyJohn Moschittabill Mullinsbonnie nashdavid neilanFran neimanMark & diane neubauersheila newmanrobert & anita nittanapoleon & afra nobayshelby notkinelad offersandy & alan olickJudy orlanskianton & olivia Pacinoallen Pack & rikki Gordonbill Palmerbob Parisedward Parkerdara & Greg Paynekathy & Jeff PerkinsMichael Perlsteinnaidu & Jane Permaulsusan Petelik bruce PetersFrank Pfizenmayer & Josh brownFrank Piontekdr. ronald & alyson Podellzazi Popedavid PosnerPhilip PritchettJoan & Martin ransohoffkaren reckampMildred reidvicki reissMr. & Mrs. anthony rennicklinda & steve richmanlee rodgerselizabeth roewebarbara & david rognlienMr. avi & Mrs. Janis rojanyrose brandGeorge M. rosenbeverly & Melvin rosenthalJoyce & deane rossdr. Martin & lorraine ross

bert royal & clay blackadrienne & stanford rubinblanche & bruce Joel rubinJoyce hokin sachs Mr. & Mrs. daniel sackheimMr. & Mrs. simon salloomJanet salter

in Memory of hon. Maxwell hillary salterkaren sandlerdr. victor sands & Mrs. charlene sandssusan & kenneth sarnoMaxine savitzcarole & Michael scheinbergcarole scherzerGary & karen schneidernancy & steven schneiderJane & bill schopfbarbara schulmansusan & Peter schwabMr. charles schwartz & Mrs. carol schwartzJohn h. scottearlene & herb seymourscott shagrinMary & Paul shanetom & Judy sharpMadeline & robert sharplesshelly & Greg sherwinsideshow rare & remarkable books, art &

curiositiesrenee & Joe siegelseymour & dorothy siegelbonnie sturner Phd in memory of Peter siltonJoan silverdiane Good & Frank smithdiane smithMarcia l. & Mark J. smithkaren smitsJoan & Jerry snyderFanya & sidney sollMichael & Millie sondermannanne-Marie & alex spatarudebra & bruce spectorMs. rita spiegelMs. M.l. stearnsdr. Jay stein & Mrs. carol steinMr. & Mrs. tom stempelarthur stern Gloria stroock sternsally stevensholly stromMr. kayser sume & dr. renee sabshinkatherine sungi.h. sutnickdeepak swarupdonna thompsondorothy thornhillJay & courtney tobinMr. & Mrs. art tompkinsdavid trainerlaura & John lincoln Uelmenrobin & Gary Ungarcatherine Unger leon & stephanie vahnPia & steve vaianthony vasekvital research llclois von Morganrothcarole Wagner-vallianos & Peter vallianosJane Wangbunny & Jay Wassermanelisa Wayneannette & david WeilJulie & Peter Weilin Memory of eunice WeinerMarsha & steven WeissJohn Westonrae Jeane Williamsbruce & Marci Wisemandeborah Wissrowie & Jeffrey WolfGeorge Wolfbergalbert WolskyJess Womacklynn Woods karen & Frank Wurtzelkevyn Wynnharriet zaretskylynn & Meir zivsandy zwirn

Randall Arney artistic director

ken novice Managing director

behnaz Ataee General Manager

Regina Miller chief development officer

artistic

Mary Garrett artistic ManagerAmy levinson artistic associate / literary directorPhyllis schuringa artistic associate / casting directorshannon noel artistic coordinatorkristina leach literary associate nick Johnson literary internkristen osborn intern

DeVelopment

ellen Catania director of Major Gifts & corporate/Foundation PartnershipsJessica brusilow Rollins director of education Partnerships & donor relationsJamie Mikelich associate director of individual Givingkristen smith eshaya Grants Manager & Major Gifts executive assistantscott kriloff development associate & database ManagerAva bogle development assistantJessie sherman development assistant

aDministration

Frankie ocasio executive assistant to the Managing directorMaryam Meehan accounting and Payroll Manager Francisca lopez accounts PayableMarguerite harris receptionist

eDucation

Jennifer zakkai education Projects leaderConnor White resident teaching artist & education associate

proDuction

daniel ionazzi Production ManagerJill barnes associate Production Manager Matthew Carleton technical directorthomas Watson assistant technical director Rich Gilles Properties MasterJames Grabowski sound Masterdarren Rezowalli Master electricianleah A. lewis Wardrobe supervisor

marketing & sales

karen Gutierrez director of advertising & sponsorshipsMark san Filippo ticket services director & database administrator stephanie strand audience services Manager brian dunning Graphics / Production artist Jodi Feigenbaum advertising & Promotions assistantl.J. stevens Group sales Janice bernal associate box office Manager bryan Martin associate box office Manager korie benavidez, Audrey Cain, Clay dzygun, zack hamra, Richard Martinez, lilach Mendelovich, Alyssa tyson,Martin Wurst box office staff

puBlic relations

Andy Perez Public relations director

front of house

Jeni Pearsons director of special eventsdavid Gerhardt supervising house ManagerMichelle Cantrell, kevin Cernansky, Amy Farkas, tommy French, Matt Jones, erik odom, Julianne tveten house Managers Abdoulaye n’Gom head Ushersevana baghdasarian, taylor Cerny, vianney Cossyleon, Josiah davis, dan Foote, netta lee Joseph, erica keller, Caroline harrison kohler, brigid leahy, nathaniel Meek, keith Mitchell, Roxana Meyers, lindsay nyman, Chase o’donnell, Jonathan schwartz, Chelsea smachetti, danielle Weisberg UshersRob Mersola bar ManagerManuel Mayorga Weekend bar ManagerAdam Carr, brenda davidson, Jared White, lyndsi laRose bartenders

facilities management

Miguel del Castillo Facility ManagerMario santillan-Perez custodialJuan Carlos umaña cleaning custodial

this theater operates under agreement between the league of resident theaters and actors equity association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United states.

the scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in lort theaters are represented by United scenic artists local Usa-829, iatse.

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