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from the executive producing directorDear Friends, the notion of a “homecoming” has formed the basis of many great American dramas and playwright Amy herzog, making her Philadelphia debut here at PtC, has contributed a wonderful addition to the genre with her tender and wise 4000 Miles. this oBIE Award-winning play has quickly become a beloved staple of theaters throughout the country.  the script introduces us to Leo, a road-weary young man recharging his emotional batteries after enduring a grueling bicycle journey that has been marked by a

life-shaping event.  the fact that his grandmother holds the key to his other journey--the one back to wholeness--is what lifts both play and playwright to a place of distinction.  Although relatively young, herzog earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for 4000 Miles and demonstrates a potent knowledge of character as well as storytelling. We are honored to have her with us November 8th for our American Playwrights in Context series following the matinee performance when she’ll discuss 4000 Miles and her body of work, including The Great God Pan, Belleville and After the Revolution.  We are also pleased to offer a screening of the film Into the Wild directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile hirsch, as a thematic companion piece to 4000 Miles.  We hope it will add a new dimension to your theatre-going experience. We are particularly excited about the rest of our season, which I am thrilled to say includes the return of the musical NErDS!  After our wildly successful premiere in 2007, this hilarious musical comedy is back with a new creative team.  Although our world has gone increasingly digital in the last seven years, this tale of long-time rivals Bill gates and Steve Jobs as they transform from geeks to masters of the universe still maintains its sweetly analog charm.  NErDS is certain to provide audiences with a refreshing addition to traditional holiday fare. And of course, we couldn’t be happier that we are producing Christopher Durang’s  brilliant nod to Chekhov, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 tony Award for Best Play; the compelling and unconventional drama Tribes by gifted playwright Nina raine; and A Boy and His Soul, one man’s captivating and profound story of growing up and coming out to the sounds of Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, the Sylistics, and so many more, written and performed by one of Philadelphia’s favor-ite sons - the supremely talented Colman Domingo. Welcome to our 2013/2014 season and I look forward to chatting with you in the lobby!

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from the presidentDear Friends, Welcome to PtC’s 38th season! this year as always, PtC will offer Philadelphia-area theatergoers an exciting and diverse lineup of contemporary drama and musicals from award-winning playwrights and composers, brought to life on the Suzanne roberts theatre stage by the finest theatrical creative teams. the themes and social concerns that inform these productions will be even more deeply explored in PtC’s many patron engagement activities, post-show programs and community

forums throughout the season. We encourage you to delve deeply into the power of theatre to change minds and lives by attending as many of these programs as you can. Meet the playwrights, designers, actors and other professionals in front of and behind the scenes of PtC’s exceptional productions and find out why PtC is privileged to bring you their work this year. the high quality of theater and indeed all the arts in Philadelphia is both a source of civic pride and an undisputed driver of economic growth. Yet, as the Philadelphia Inquirer recently pointed out in a series of articles covering the financial problems of non-profit arts organizations and the shrinking philanthropic base supporting those organizations, there are significant threats to the future of Philadelphia’s dynamic cultural infrastructure. Declining regional government, corporate and other longtime institutional sources of support mean that the continued existence, let alone future growth, of the arts community will be in the hands of people like you who believe in the importance of the arts. It is more urgent today than ever that the patrons who buy tickets and otherwise benefit from Philadelphia’s arts institutions and cultural programs provide the financial support that will sustain them both now and for the future. If you wish to assist PtC, we’ve made it easy for you. Self-addressed giving envelopes are available in the theatre lobby or you can give online at philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/donate. And thanks very much for your support. Most important right now, we’re delighted you’re here for 4000 Miles and please enjoy the show!

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Who’S Whobeth Dixon (vera) Broadway: Major Barbara, Wrong Mountain, Royal Family (u/s rosemary harris). off-B’way: Rapture, Blister, Burn; Wings, Vieux Carre, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Mary Stuart, Endpapers, Terese Raquin, Booth is Back, America Dreaming, Unbound, The Grille Room. regional: Three Tall Women, Tartuffe, All My Sons, The Grapes of Wrath, The Glass Menagerie, Vincent in Brixton, The Constant Wife, Fuddy Meers, King Lear, etc. Film: Non-Stop, Infinitely Polar Bear, Off- Ramp, Ballad of

the Sad Café, Dark Tides. television: Zero Hour, Game Change, L&O Criminal Intent, Law and Order, Home Improvement, Queen, Storm of the Century.

Leigha Kato (Amanda) Leigha is overjoyed to be making her PtC debut in this production of 4000 Miles! Since graduating from the university of the Arts this past spring, Leigha has moved to New York to pursue her career in acting. theatre credits include: Arden: A Little Night Music (u/s Anne); uArts: Arabian Nights, High Fidelity, The Adding Machine, and Princess Ida. A million thanks to her family, friends and teachers! I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for You!!

Davy raphaely (Leo) is thrilled to be making his Philadelphia theatre Company debut. Most recently, Davy played the title role in the Arden theatre’s Pinocchio and the role of Vinny in the feature film Dead.tv. other recent stage credits include the internationally touring Proof (Walnut Street theatre); The Bomb-bitty of Errors (11th hour theatre Company); The History of Invulnerability (theatre J in Washington, DC); Saturn Returns (theatre Exile); If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Arden);

House Divided (InterAct); A Prayer for Owen Meany (Arden); Lungs (Luna); and the world premiere of The Eclectic Society at the Walnut Street theatre. Love to Allison.

Shannon marie Sullivan (bec) is thrilled to be making her debut with Philadelphia theatre Company. other theatre credits include: Romeo and Juliet, Happy Now? (Yale repertory theatre), Nicholas Maeve Marianne (FringeNYC, MCC theatre), The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Santa Barbara). tV credits include: Person of Interest, Blue Bloods (CBS). Shannon is featured as Sue in the upcoming untitled film with hugh grant and Marisa tomei, written and directed by Marc

Lawrence and as Megan in the independent feature To Whom It May Concern. She is a founding member of the NYC-based theatre company FrESh ProDuCE’d. Education: BFA uC Santa Barbara, MFA Yale School of Drama.

Amy Herzog (Playwright) Plays include After the Revolution (Wil-liamstown theater Festival; Playwrights horizons; Lilly Award), 4000 Miles (Lincoln Center; oBIE Award for the Best New American Play), The Great God Pan (Playwrights horizons), and Belleville (Yale rep-ertory theater; New York theatre Workshop; finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize). She has received commissions from Yale rep, Steppenwolf, and Playwrights horizons. Amy is a recipient of the

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nary Creativity, and the New York Times outstanding Playwright Award. She is a usual Suspect at NYtW and an alumna of Youngblood, Play group at Ars Nova, and the Soho rep Writer/Director Lab. She has taught playwriting at Bryn Mawr and Yale.  MFA, Yale School of Drama. mary b. robinson (Director) Mary B. robinson’s past productions at PtC include At Home at the Zoo, Third, Dinner with Friends, This is Our Youth, Molly Sweeney, and Three Viewings. her work is also known to Philadelphia audiences from her five years as artis-tic director of the Philadelphia Drama guild, where she directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, A Moon for the Misbegotten, A Normal Life, Dancing at Lughnasa (with Beth Dixon), and Of Mice and Men (Barrymore Award), among others. In New York, she directed Women on Fire at the Cherry Lane, with Judith Ivey, and String Fever at Ensem-ble Studio theatre, with Cynthia Nixon. She was nominated for the Drama Desk Award in 1986 for her production of Lanford Wilson’s Lemon Sky at Second Stage, and she was the first recipient of the Alan Schneider Award in 1987. She worked most recently at Arena Stage in Washington DC, Pittsburgh Public theater, and Pioneer theatre Com-pany in Salt Lake City. She teaches directing at NYu and Brooklyn College, and her book “Directing Plays, Directing People: A Collaborative Art” was recently published by Smith and Kraus. Jason Simms (Scenic Designer) For PtC: Venus in Fur. other work includes the New York productions of Urge for Going (the Public theater), The Bad Guys (Second Stage theatre uptown), and Headstrong and Finks (the Ensemble Studio theatre), A Bright New Boise and After (Partial Comfort Productions), Dot and Vendetta Chrome (Clubbed thumb), and American Treasure and Melancholy Play (13P).  his regional credits in-clude The Whale (Denver Center theatre Company), A Thousand Clowns (two river theater Company), Dutch Masters and The Puppetmaster of Lodz (Berkshire theatre group), Rent (Bristol riverside theatre), and Talley’s Folly (hudson Stage Company). Simms received an MFA from New York university’s tisch School of the Arts and a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts. he received the 2012 uSItt rising Star Award. elizabeth Hope clancy (costume Designer) For PtC: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins. Broadway: A Christmas Story, Passing Strange, Bobbi Boland, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan. West End: A Few Good Men. Dublin: Death of a Salesman (gate). off-Broadway: The Lady from Dubuque, The Oldest Profession, The Last of the Thorntons (Signature theatre), Hamlet (tFANA), In the Blood, A Dybbuk (Public), Memory House, Recent Tragic Events, The Wax (Playwrights horizons), Waiting for Godot, Endgame, The Entertainer (Classic Stage Company), Finer Noble Gases, Acts of Mercy (rattlestick), The Cook (Intar), Waiting for Havana (Cherry Lane). regional: Arena Stage, Seattle rep, Intiman, huntington theatre, Shakespeare theatre Company, Kansas City rep, Bay Street theatre, oregon Shakespeare Festival, Mark taper Forum, hartford Stage, guthrie, Long Wharf, geffen, Yale rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, many others. op-era: Griffelkin, A Month in the Country, The Rape of Lucretia (Manhattan School of Music), Don Giovanni (Wolf trap). Dance: Yvonne rainer, Sally Silvers, Pat Catterson, Karen Sher-man. MFA: Yale School of Drama. Faculty: rutgers university.

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Who’S Whothom Weaver (Lighting Designer) For PtC: Venus in Fur. Philadelphia: Wilma, Arden, People’s Light, Lantern, Walnut, headlong, Delaware, InterAct, Azuka, Curtis opera, New Paradise, theatre Exile, 1812, PSF, and Flashpoint theatre Company, where he is Artistic Director. other credits: Milwaukee rep, theatre J, Shakespeare theatre, Cal Shakes, Children’s theatre Company, Virginia Stage, roundhouse, CenterStage, Folger, Cincin-nati Playhouse, hangar, Cleveland Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire theatre Festival, Williamstown, Signature, Lincoln Center Festival, Spoleto, Pittsburgh Public, and Yale rep, among others. 2011 and 2012 Barrymore, 14-time nominee, 3-time helen hayes nominee, and the 2007 AuDELCo Award. Education: Carnegie Mellon and Yale. bart Fasbender (Sound Designer) happy to be back at PtC; previous designs here in-clude: Venus in Fur, reasons to be pretty, The Mountaintop, The Outgoing Tide, Ruined and Humor Abuse. New York: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson on Broadway, Storefront Church and Port Authority (Atlantic theater Company), Lonely, I’m Not and Mr. and Mrs. Fitch (Second Stage theatre), Burning and Russian Transport (the New group), Apple Cove (Women’s Project), Three Changes and Drunken City (Playwrights horizons), Graceland (LCt3), The Revisionist, Asuncion and The Aliens (rattlestick Playwrights theater), A Body of Water (Primary Stages), Women on Fire (dir. by Mary robinson) and Bhutan (Cherry Lane) and Boozy..., Heddatron, and Hell House at St. Ann’s Warehouse (Les Freres Corbus-ier). regional: the old globe, Williamstown theatre Festival, New York Stage and Film, Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire theatre Festival, Center theatre group (Mark ta-per Forum and the Kirk Douglas theatre), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Virginia Shakespeare Festival and theaterWorks. hewes Design Award nomination. Danielle commini (Production Stage manager) Philadelphia theatre Compa-ny: Production Stage Manager; Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Venus in Fur, Seminar, and Bella: The Color of Love. Assistant Stage Manager; The Mountaintop, Stars of David, reasons to be pretty, The Outgo-ing Tide, The Scottsboro Boys, Red, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short, Ruined, Let Me Down Easy, Race, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. opera Company of Philadelphia: Stage Management Intern; Otello. Walnut Street theatre: Stage Man-agement Apprentice; Fiddler on the Roof, Fallen Angels, The Eclectic Society, Oliver!. received B.F.A. from university of the Arts. Special thanks to the PtC staff, es-pecially Bridget and Annie. Much love to Mom, Dad, and Will for unending support.

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carrie chapter (Literary manager/ Dramaturg) A graduate of Washington College and Villanova university, her workshop and production credits include the National Mu-sic theatre Conference and the National Playwrights Conference at the o’Neill theater Center; PlayPenn New Play Development; geva theatre Center; Playwrights horizons; Primary Stages; and Inis Nua theatre Company. Ms. Chapter also provided workshop dramaturgy for Broadway’s The Book of Mormon. recently, she proudly acted as the facilitator/dramaturg for a seed grant project at temple university entitled, que[e]ry, a student-written performance piece on the experiences of LgBt youth. Ms. Chapter is a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). Alan Filderman (casting) Broadway: 33 Variations, Grey Gardens, Marie Christine, Mas-ter Class, Once On This Island. off-Broadway: Langston in Harlem, Boys in the Band (2010), Dessa Rose, Here Lies Jenny, Listen to My Heart, Miss Evers Boys, A New Brain, A Beautiful Thing, Three Tall Women, From the Mississippi Delta, Song of Singapore, The Sum of Us. Many regional theatres across the united States including 21 years with the Philadel-phia theatre Company. Film: Ice Age, Broadway Damage, Anastasia. Amy Dugas brown (Ptc casting Director) is a casting director, director, audition coach, senior lecturer at university of the Arts, and project director for the Actors’ Proj-ect at university of Pennsylvania’s Brain Behavior Laboratory. She spent ten seasons as Associate Artistic Director at Arden theatre Company and is a graduate of Barnard Col-lege, Columbia university. She is married to Philadelphia actor Ben Dibble and together they have three children. Sara Garonzik (executive Producing Director) has directed and produced for Philadelphia Theatre Company since 1982, and introduced more than 140 world or regional premieres of major new American plays and musicals to Philadelphia including new work by terrence McNally, David Ives, Bill Irwin, Jeffrey hatcher, Chris-topher Durang, John henry redwood, tracey Scott Wilson, Naomi Wallace and Bruce Graham, among others. In 1991 she was named to the Philadelphia Theatre Company Board of Directors. other service has included: Board Member of Artreach and the greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (gPCA); theater panels for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and ohio State Councils on the Arts; theater panels for the Philadelphia theatre Initiative, the McKnight Foundation Advancement Awards for Playwriting, and the o’Neill Playwrights Conference; the tCg Fox Foundation Actor Fellowships, and as a judge for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is listed in “Who’s Who of American Women” and was named one of Business Philadelphia’s and Philadelphia Magazine’s “People to Watch.” She has received the Award of honor from the Alumnae Association of the Philadelphia high School for girls and the President’s Award from the Phila-delphia Young Playwrights. In 2007, she received the Achievement Award from the American Association of university Women, an honor she proudly shared with Dawn Staley and terry D’Alessandro. In June 2008, she received the first Arts Pioneer Award created by Councilwoman Blondell reynolds Brown. She currently serves as an advisory Board Member of the Arts & Business Council of greater Philadelphia, Board member of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (after serving 3 years as president), and on the advisory board of PlayPenn, a new play development organization.

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Who’S WhoPriscilla m. Luce (President) has a broad background that covers virtually all aspects of non-profit management, positioning, philanthropy, and volunteerism. She served 11 years as vice president of a national non-profit fund-raising and management consult-ing firm, guiding the boards of trustees and staff of more than 50 schools, colleges, museums, performing arts, hospitals and other organizations in raising annual, capital, endowment and deferred gifts for their institutions. Previously, she held public rela-tions positions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mount holyoke College. her long career in corporate communications with trW Inc., a Fortune 100 company based in Cleveland. She also directed a $16 million fund-raising campaign for the Cleveland Public Schools, and is an expert in crisis management, strategic planning, marketing communications and issue communications. Luce has been volunteer president and executive director of the Albert M. greenfield Foundation in Philadelphia since 2000. under her leadership, this family Foundation is developing a leading-edge grant-mak-ing style that emphasizes collaboration with non-profit partners to implement innova-tive approaches addressing evolving community and social needs in Philadelphia. She is executive producer of a documentary film, “Mr. Philadelphia – the Story of Albert M. greenfield,” which aired on WhYY in Philadelphia. Since 2003, Luce has consulted with non-profit organizations as well as companies in the manufacturing and real estate sectors. her work has included strategic and operational planning, fundraising feasi-bility analysis and planning, constituency development, organizational positioning and marketing communications. Luce is a graduate of the university of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and attended executive marketing programs at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke university; the London Business School, and the J. L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern university. She is currently listed in Who’s Who of American Women and is a member of the union League of Philadelphia, the Forum of Executive Women and the Pennsylvania Society. She currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of Philadelphia theatre Company.

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herzog first gained attention in New York in 2010 with After the Revolution, an epic, semi-autobiographical family drama which spans three generations of an American communist family in New York and Boston. Vera, the matriarch of fam-ily, is a recurring character in both After the Revolution and 4000 Miles. The House recently caught up with herzog to chat about her work.

Gerard raymond: Is Vera based on your own grandmother?

Amy Herzog: Yes, she’s based quite directly on my real biological grandmoth-er, who is 95 and lives still in Greenwich Village. her name is Leepee; it’s an

unusual name. She’s very sharp-tongued and quick, very loving and also very critical, and is just a legendary figure in my family. She actually worked in the theater—as a production secretary and assistant—and she remains a very devoted leftist. After the Revolution was largely about her late second husband, who was my father’s stepfather, his kids, and their kids, and also my step-cousins and step-uncles. But I left my own family out of this series of plays so Vera has no biological children.

Gr: In 4000 Miles, Leo and his grandmoth-er have a very special relationship. Do you have a similar friendship with your own grandmother?

Slant‘s Gerard raymond interviewed playwright amy herzog for the blog column “The house next Door” in april 2012 when 4000 MILES had opened for the second time at Lincoln Center Theater in its Mitzi E. newhouse space. In the interview, raymond discusses herzog’s inspiration - her grandmother, who later passed away in april 2013. here is an excerpt:

AH: Yeah, I think so. And it’s something I began to appreciate after I became an adult—that she isn’t very grandmotherly at all, despite being extremely affection-ate. She’s just sort of a contender in the room. She’s tough on people whether or not they’re related to her, maybe especially if they’re related to her. And she doesn’t assume that grandmotherly posture of sweetness and deference and distance with younger people. She just gets in the ring and engages with you, which can be wonderful and can be hard. this character, Leo, isn’t me at all, but I did live with my grandmother for a while when I first graduated from college and I encountered what it’s like to be her roommate. I’m very grateful for that period, mostly because we got in some fights, which I now think is completely remarkable. I worked through fights with my grandmother. Very few people can say that.

Gr: the play encompasses issues of growing old, impending death, and invisible life histories, as in the case of Vera’s off-stage neighbor. Did you intend to write about all this when you started work on 4000 Miles?

You know, I never think in terms of themes or overarching concept when I begin plays. It’s usually something very specific. When I was doing a workshop of After the Revolution, in the spring of 2009 at Williamstown, I heard the news that one of my cousin’s closest friends

had been killed in a rafting accident. I had met this young man briefly. that was the seed of 4000 Miles. I don’t think I had decided beforehand to write another play with Vera. I guess when I heard this horrible news about this very young man dying, there was some connection for me to how my grandmother deals with death at her age constantly. She’s just losing people it seems like several times a month. And, of course, she’s confront-ing the fact that she’s now 95; there are a limited amount of things that she can still sort of expect.

Gr: has your grandmother seen the play?

AH: Yes. She read it first because her hearing isn’t great and she wanted to hear every word of it. She thought all the actors spoke too quietly; that was her criticism of the production. But she has been proud of me for both of these plays. After seeing After the Revolution she said, “Well, Amy is very creative, but ultimately she’s a conservative.” She didn’t have a zinger like that for 4000 Miles. I think she was moved to see herself represented so specifically and to have such a large role, but honestly I don’t entirely know what she thought.

Gr: Are you still close to her?

AH: I see her probably every week or two weeks. She’s frustrated because her hear-ing has deteriorated quite a bit and it’s just harder for her to have a conversation at the pace that she would otherwise like. But yes, she’s still really present.

Gr: growing up in a leftist family gave you material for both After the Revolution and 4000 Miles. how did the politics of the family affect you personally?

AH: What’s interesting is that my immedi-ate family isn’t as engaged in this leftist tradition. My father and mother are liber-als I would say. Maybe they would define themselves as leftist, but the people in

AH: I did feel very strongly about writing an older character with the dimensions that I observed in my grandmother, because...I do think there’s a way that older people can just disappear. I feel, in a very pronounced way, my own grandmother’s fight to remain present and relevant.

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the plays are based on my step-relatives who are activists, whose lives are really defined by their politics. I always had more of an observer kind of role, but I also grew up proud that my grand-parents were communists and that my step-grandfather had been blacklisted. I think that was partly why, in my late 20s, I always felt eager to claim that tradition as my own. Now I’m really talking about what gave rise to After the Revolution. So even though my immediate family wasn’t as immersed in the tradition, I felt a really strong connection to it, and I began to examine it more as I got older.

Gr: Is it true that you might write a third play also based on your family?

AH: Yeah, there’s still talk about it in my head. I don’t know yet what it is.

Gr: What do you look for most when writing for the theater?

AH: I was just hoping today, idly, that I will have different phases in my writing career. I think the journey for me over the last so many years has been the emphasis on character. right now I’m interested in writing really complicated characters, so that it’s worth the time of great actors to play them. It’s a fairly naturalistic, realistic moment that I’m at right now. I know that 10 years ago I was thinking very differently and maybe will be 10 years from now.

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#1 rural Seemed Safer than urban - rural equals less cars and relaxed roads. generally speaking, people in rural and small town areas might be more friendly and willing to help you if you need it. this is completely my opinion, but I felt less safe in cities with road safety and the potential for crime.

#2 Sunday Mornings - Saturday and Sunday mornings are great times for cycling, as the morning rush hour won’t be happening. Also, many local com-mercial truckers are not on the roads on weekends. If possible, I suggest doing your best to time your rides through cities during these days. #3 Loose Dogs - Sadly, not all pet own-ers are responsible, and you may have an encounter with a dangerous or intimidat-ing loose dog. It isn’t funny when an un-leashed dog races toward the street and chases a cyclist. I suggest carrying pepper spray, mace or your weapon(s) of choice to defend yourself in sticky situations. #4 have a researcher - the advent of smartphones might make obtaining information easier, but I suggest having a real “on call” person to research anything you need to know while on the road. A researcher could be helpful with identify-ing campgrounds, lodging, bike shops or other services that would be otherwise difficult to research during your trip.

#5 Extra gloves that Cover Your Fingers - I must make a clarification about what I said in the video. I did not learn about this during my bike trip across America. this is my input based on my experiences cy-cling in Colorado. I don’t care how warm it supposedly is, if you›re riding fast in the mountains and the weather cools or rains (as it often does), the wind chill can be brutal on your fingers. If your route trav-els anywhere that could be potentially cold, you’ll probably be glad you carried that extra pair.

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Five tips from Steve Garufi to assist future cross-country riders: Steve is a cyclist and writer based in Colorado, who biked across the country in 2008, and created a YouTube Channel and website, “Bike across america.”

After a long and productive career in the health care field, Dorothy Del Bueno is living her passion for the arts. “I love philadelphia’s cultural scene – organiza-tions here are very welcoming and you can really get involved,” she says.

Dorothy lived for 25 years in new York City working both at Columbia presby-terian Medical Center and as a consul-tant in nursing staff development and administration for multiple hospitals. In 1984, she developed a methodology that has been in use for nearly 30 years at hundreds of hospitals and health care settings in Canada and all but four states. The three to five-hour individual assessment examines nurses’ compe-tencies and identifies areas in which they can improve their effectiveness.

Dorothy, a new Jersey native, first experienced philadelphia when she came here for nursing school. She later became associate Dean and faculty member at the nursing School of the university of pennsylvania.

While in new York, Dorothy was an ac-tive arts consumer, especially enjoying the museums. “My appreciation for theater grew from my love of the visual arts and of reading. The combination of literature and art is a perfect recipe for admiring theater,” she says.

after moving back to philadelphia in 1982, Dorothy immersed herself in the-ater and museums and began building her own fine art collection focusing on american art from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Eventually more than half of her collection will be housed at the Woodmere art Museum in Chestnut hill.

Dorothy believes in supporting what she loves. “If you appreciate the arts, you can’t be passive. You can’t just go; you have to make some kind of contri-bution in support of the organization’s mission and goals. pTC has a great ven-ue, great original productions and great people. I’ve been delighted to be part of the pTC family as a subscriber and donor.”

and pTC couldn’t be happier to have her with us.

DoNor SPotLIght DorotHy DeL bueno

If you appreciate the arts, you can’t be passive. You can’t just go; you have to make some kind of contribution in support of the organization’s mission and goals.“ ”

ANNuAL FuND 2013-2014Philadelphia theatre Company is deeply grateful for the support it receives from the many generous individuals, corporations, foundations and government partners who contribute

to the Annual Fund. For more information about how to support PtC’s artists, productions, and programs, please call the Development Office at 215-985-1400 ext. 117.

this list acknowledges donors as of September 20, 2013.

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DeSIGnerS cIrcLe ($2,500-$4,999)Anonymousmr. edward A. comer

steven J. engelmyer, esq. & Lisa Wer-shaw in support of drama contactJane and Joe goldblumJune and steve Wolfsonsusan Kaisermanchristine KanterArthur m. Kaplan & r. duane perrymadeleine & steve Kesslerdavid Lerman & shelley Wallockpriscilla m. Lucemaureen e. pughJune & stephen Wolfson

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enSembLe PerFormerS ($100-$249)Anonymous (6)mr. and mrs. Bennett AaronAlan Aaronsms. Janet m. Andereckrobert & Betty AndersonAnn Auerbachmrs. Liesel Bakermargaret g. mcLaughlin & dr. donald Bakovedr. William f. Barrrochelle & herb Bassrobert & sandy clay Bauercarroll W. Baylsonms. sok Bems. deanne L. Bennetttoni seidl & richard Berkmandrs. Alice hausman & Jesse Berlindr. martin BlackAnn & tom Blackburnhugh n. Blairdavid & michele Blaskms. Berry Boxley

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dr. Joseph Lexmrs. Judith t. Liebdr. glen h. Loevdr. and mrs. paul t. maklermr. Brett mandelterri Loring & robert margoliesmr. and mrs. charles e. matherdr. rosalie matzkinLynne maxwelledythe & robert mazerJim mccafferymr. michael K. mcclurems. cynthia mcgovernJudith & martin millerdr. and mrs. manley mincermark & Laura moffadr. Wanda mohrJill & Al montagnaJeff & maxine morganmarianne morrisms. susan mullermr. James r. murray Jr.margaret goodman & Jack nachamkinearnestine p. nealmr. and mrs. Larry nessdr. and mrs. Andrew newmaneliot & Bonnie niermanetta & chuck nissmanstuart & carol ockmanA. p. o’connellLinda L. oslerJohn & sandi packelArthur panfilerichard J. pariseaudavid pierson & Barrie triminghammarsha & nathan pincusclaudia pine-simonJohn & Jo Anne pintomr. george pomerantzronald e. powersBarbara Z. presseisenmr. and mrs. Alfred W. putnam Jr.mr. and mrs. michael rathmillrobert & Wanda m. rauchJanet risercintra rodgersdulcie rommtony & Barbara rooklinJoan & Joel rosenbloomsally & edwin rosentholBrian rossBernard & harriet rothmanmr. and mrs. Joel rubinmr. and mrs. stuart rubinLisette & Jerry rudermanmr. and mrs. James santangeloArlene d. schaller

carl & mary ellen schneiderneal & sheila schneidermrs. miriam schneirovKate & stanley schreinermr. Bruce s. schwartzdr. Louis & Linda schwartzmr. and mrs. david scottBob and didi scottms. suzanne scottmarilyn & Jerome segalBubbles seidenbergmr. and mrs. richard shulmanmarilyn Z. Kutler & ira silbermanmorton & Joan sklaroffmr. israel skolnickdr. harris slavickms. Janet golupmrs. constance smuklerJay K. snydermanronnie and dr. robert somersmr. Jonathan J. spadaford and ms. Joy A. torittomr. and mrs. robert e. spallonedebbie & gary stahlmr. and ms. paul starkAnita & terry steenLucille B. steinBette steinbergphilip & doris steinbergethan and patricia stengermichael & marianna sullivanmr. and ms. Jim sumersonnina e. tafelBruce & christina tarkoffdr. and mrs. John taylormr. Blair thompsonmr. and mrs. Bruce e. tolltom & Joan troppKrista reichardJohn r. urofskyWalter vailmr. and mrs. vincent van Laardr. & mrs. Jack vinsonmr. and mrs. Alfred vogelnorman K. Walkermr. thomas e. Watkinsdr. charlotte c. & carroll Weinbergeileen Weinberggeorge h. Weiss, m.d.dr. and mrs. roger Weisstracey Weiss & Bill goldbergmr. and mrs. harold B. Wells Jr.fran and marvin Welschms. carolyn L. Whitakerevelyn Wienermr. donald e. Williamsconnie & sankey Williamssherry shamansky & Wallace Wing

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in memory of Ken Kaiserman from Arthur m. Kaplan & r. duane perry

in memory of Annie richardson from Jerome napson

in memory of carol schwartz from Bryna & Andrew scott

in memory of donald s. Wilf and in honor dr. peter Arger from elaine W. Baer and gloria A. moskowitz

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$50,000 to $99,999

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FounDAtIon SuPPortthe civic foundation, inc.the charlotte cushman foundationdolfinger-mcmahon foundationdramatists guild fundedgerton foundation new American plays AwardLinda & david glickstein fund of the philadelphia foundationthe Albert m. greenfield foundationthe hamilton family foundationindependence foundationKnights Arts challenge of the John s. and James L. Knight foundationvirginia and harvey Kimmel Arts-education fundLomax family foundationperforming Arts foundation, inc.fund for children of the philadelphia foundationthe suzanne f. and ralph J. roberts foundationmr. and mrs. ralph J. robertsthe caroline J. sanders trustthe victory foundationArchie d. & Bertha h. Walker foundationJune and steve Wolfson family foundationthe Wyncote foundation

Government SuPPortphiladelphia theatre company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the pennsylvania council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the commonwealth of pennsylvania and the national endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

philadelphia theatre company is supported in part by an award from the national endow-ment for the Arts.

philadelphia theatre company gratefully acknowledges the support of the philadelphia cultural fund.

this list acknowledges donors as of september 20, 2013.

ptc strives for accuracy in its donor listings. if there is a misprint or your name has been inadvertently omitted, please call 215.985.1400 x117

make a donation through your workplace united Way program.our donor choice number: 4273

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our educational programs with at-risk youth in philadelphia and the region.

Capital Campaign ContributorsPhiladelphia theatre Company applauds these major donors for their generous

support of the campaign to help bring Philadelphia theatre Company and the Suzanne roberts theatre to the Avenue of the Arts.

LeAD DonorS

the Arcadia Foundation

Marilyn and J. robert Birnhak

City of Philadelphia

Commonwealth ofPennsylvania

the horace W. goldsmithFoundation

the Kaiserman Family

Independence Foundation

Marguerite and gerry Lenfest

Suzanne F. and ralph J. roberts

Weight Watchers ofPhiladelphia, Inc.

June and Steve Wolfson

the William Penn Foundation

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Catherine roberts Cliftonand Anthony A. Clifton

the Comcast Family

Cozen o’Connor

the Dietrich Foundation

Linda and David glickstein

Daniel B. and Florence E.green Family Foundation

Phoebe W. haas Charitabletrust A at therecommendation of Carole haas gravagno

Mr. and Mrs. Jon harmelin

Kierantimberlake Associates

Monika Krug

richard and Dale Levy

Kim and rob roberts - the Fulcrum Foundation

Lincoln Financial Foundation Susan and James Meyer

Aileen K. and Brian L. roberts

Diane and Douglas A. roberts

Sue Perel rosefsky

Lisa S. roberts and David Seltzer

Anita and terry Steen

Shel and Karen thompson

u.S. Airways Community Foundation

harriet and Larry Weiss

Alan and Janet Widra

tHe cornerStoneSocIety beneFActorS

Ken and Edna Adelberg

Valla Amsterdam

Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the hartford Foundation for Public giving

Beneficia Foundation

Blank rome LLP

Connelly Foundation

Will and Lucille Daniel

Sir David Bruce Duncan andLady Deana Pitcairn Duncan

Samuel S. Fels Fund

otto haas Charitable trust#2 at the recommendationof Leonard C. haas

Sally Lyn Katz

the Lida Foundation

Jerry and Cookie riesenbach

Carol Saline and Paul rathblott

Bryna and Andrew Scott

ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Leslie MIller and richard Worley

tHe cornerStoneSocIety PAtronS

Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz

tracy and rick Burke

Citibank

Michael M. Coleman

David and Nancy Colman

Dorothy J. del Bueno

roberta and Carl Dranoff

Ernst & Young

Donna and Barry Feinberg

Debbie and Bob Fleischman

Matt and Marie garfield

teresa gavigan and Larry Besnoff

hamilton Family Foundation

Independence Blue Cross

Eleanor M. and herbert D. KatzFamily Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. thomas J. Maher

richard and Alice Norman Mandel

Frank and Barbara osinki

PNC

Don and Lynne rosenblit

Kenneth M. rutherford

Neal and Sheila Schneider

Shire Pharmaceuticals

James t. Smith andDebra I. Klebanoff

Laura and richard Steel

tracey B. Weiss and William I. goldberg

Special thanks to our many other donors.

Key CodeAll productions are philadelphia premieres unless otherwise note

v World premiere

l co-production

n east coast, professional or American premiere

m production moved on to nY or other regional theater.

the suzanne roberts theatre(2007 - present)

2012 - 13vstArs of dAvid book by charles Busch adapted from book by Abigail pogrebin the mountAintop by Katori hall seminAr by theresa rebeck l venus in fur by david ives

2011 - 12red by John Loganthe scottsBoro BoYsmusic and Lyrics by John Kander and fred ebb book by david thompsonnthe outgoing tide by Bruce graham

reAsons to BY prettY by neil LaBute

2010 - 11the 25th AnnuAL putnAm countY speLLing Bee book by rachel sheinkinmusic and lyrics by William finnrAce by david mametLet me doWn eAsY by Anna deavere smithvBeLLA: the coLor of Love by theresa tova and mary Kerr ruined by Lynn nottage coLin Quinn: Long storY short

2009 - 10humor ABuse by Lorenzo pisoni and erica schmidtthe Light in the piAZZA by craig Lucas and Adam guettel

vgoLden Age by terrence mcnallyvred hot pAtriot: the

KicK-Ass Wit of moLLY ivins by margaret engel & Allison engelmA rAineY’s BLAcK Bottom by August WilsonchicAgo’s the second citY 50th AnniversArY tour

2008 - 09vunusuAL Acts of devotion

by terrence mcnally25 Questions for A JeWish motherby Kate moira ryan & Judy goldresurrection by daniel BeatyAt home At the Zoo by edward AlbeegreY gArdens book by doug Wright, music by scott frankel, Lyrics by michael Korie

vthe citY of nutterLY Loveco production with chicago’s the second city

2007 - 08vBeing ALive music & lyrics by stephen sondheim, conceived and directed by Billy porter

m. ButterfLY by david henry hwangthird by Wendy Wasserstein

vthe hAppiness Lecture by Bill irwin

plays & players theater (1982 - 2007)

2006 - 07nmurderers by Jeffrey hatcher

the frog Bride by david gonzalezvnerds://A musicAL softWAre sAtire

by Jordan Allen-dutton, erik Weiner, music by hal goldberg

lin the continuum by danai gurira & nikkole salterorson’s shAdoW by Austin pendleton

2005 - 06vmAdrift in mAcAo book & lyrics by

christopher durang, music by melnickBen frAnKLin: unpLugged by Josh Kornbluth in collaboration with david dower After AshLeY by gina gionfriddointimAte AppAreL by Lynn nottage

vmsome men by terrence mcnally

2004 - 05trumBo by christopher trumbowith Bill irwinthe storY by tracey scott WilsoneLegies: A song cYcLe by William finn tAKe me out by richard greenberg

2003 - 04topdog/underdog by suzan-Lori parksnicKeL And dimed by Joan holden

vAccording to goLdmAn by Bruce grahamthe goAt or, Who is sYLviA? by edward Albee

2002 - 03

fuLLY committed by Becky modeKing hedLeY ii by August Wilsonthe LAst five YeArs by Jason robert Brown

vmA picAsso by Jeffrey hatcher

2001 - 02dinner With friends by donald marguliesnthe infideL by Bruce norristhe pLAY ABout the BABY by edward AlbeeBArBrA’s Wedding by daniel stern

2000 - 01mcompLeAt femALe stAge BeAutY

by Jeffrey hatcher vmno niggers, no JeWs, no dogs

by John henry redwoodthis is our Youth by Kenneth Lonerganthe LArAmie proJect by moisés Kaufman and members of the tectonic theater project

1999 - 00ldinAh WAs: the dinAh WAshington

musicAL by oliver goldstickvWhite peopLe by J.t. rogers

Wit by margaret edsonside mAn by Warren Leight

1998 - 99hoW i LeArned to drive by paula vogel

vmLives of the sAints by david ivesgross indecencY: the three triALs of oscAr WiLde by moisés Kaufmanthe BeAutY Queen of LeenAne by martin mcdonagh

1997 - 98fuLL gALLop by mark hamptonand mary Louise Wilsonminutes from the BLue route by tom donaghy A Question of mercY by david rabe

nmBirdY by William Wharton, adapted by naomi Wallace

1996 - 97vmBunnY BunnY by Alan Zweibel

moLLY sWeeneY by Brian friellsYLviA by A.r. gurney

seven guitArs by August Wilson

1995 - 96three vieWings by Jeffrey hatcheri Am A mAn by oyamoBroKen gLAss by Arthur miller

PhILADELPhIA thEAtrE CoMPANY ProDuCtIoNS

Love! vALour! compAssion! by terrence mcnally

1994 - 95ALL in the timing by david ivesKeeLY And du by Jane martinthe Woods by david mamet

vmmAster cLAss by terrence mcnally

1993 - 94sight unseen by donald margulies the WorLd goes ‘round by John Kander and fred ebb

n“2” by romulus Linney night sKY by susan Yankowitz

1992 - 93preLude to A Kiss by craig LucasmountAin by douglas scott with Len cariouvtinY tim is deAd by Barbara Lebow

Lips together, teeth ApArt by terrence mcnally

1991 - 92nAtionAL Anthems by dennis mcintyremiss evers’ BoYs by david feldshuh

nLAdY-LiKe by Laura shamasvmnAgAsAKi dust by W. colin mcKay

1990 - 91speed-the-pLoW by david mametthe cocKtAiL hour by A.r. gurney with celeste holm

npiLL hiLL by samuel Kelley

1989the middLe of noWheresongs by randy newman and tracy friedman

1988 - 89eLAine’s dAughter by mayo simonthe voice of the prAirie by John olivefrAnKie And JohnnY in the cLAir de Lune by terrence mcnallygLengArrY gLen ross by david mamethAnnAh senesh by Lori Wilner and david schechter adapt: of senesh diariesAvner the eccentric with Avner eisenberg

1987 - 88vlstAuf by eric saltzman and

michael sahlco-produced with the American music theater festivalorphAns by Lyle Kessler

nsouthern exposure: sister And miss Lexie

by eudora Welty, adapt. by Brenda curran; and from the mississippi delta by endesha ida mae holland

vmhospitALitY by Allan havisout! by Lawrence Kelly first fully-mounted production

1986 - 87WiLLiAms & WALKer by vincent d. smith

vlcitiZen tom pAine by howard fast with richard thomas, co-produced with the Kennedy centerdAYs And nights Within by ellen mcLaughlinAs is by William m. hoffman

1985 - 86pAinting churches by tina howe

lspLit second by dennis mcintyre. co-produced with freedom theatre. original commissioned from grover Washington, Jr.greAt AmericAn sideshoW: one Actsby romulus Linney, Alan Zweibel and robert pineextremities by William mastrosimone

1984 - 85 terrA novA by ted tallygeniuses by Jonathan reynoldsto giLLiAn on her 37th BirthdAY by michael BradyfooL for Love by sam shepard

1983 - 84getting out by marsha normantrue West by sam shepardstrAnge snoW by steve metcalfefifth of JuLY by Lanford Wilson

1982 - 83Wings by Arthur KopitLone stAr/LAundrY & BourBonby James mcLurefinAL pAssAgesby robert schenkkandYLAn thomAsby Jack Aranson with Jack Aranson

1981 - 82When You comin’ BAcK, red rYder by mark medoffthe vietnAmiZAtion of neW JerseY by christopher durangnuts by tom topor

various theatres(1975 - 1981)

1980 - 81the rimers of eLdritch by Lanford WilsonALice through the LooKing gLAsscompany developed by Lewis carroll hooters by ted tallyJesse And the BAndit Queen by david freeman

getting out by marsha norman

1979 - 80streAmers by david rabe

vthe insAnitY of mArY girArd by Lainie robertsonthe emperor Jones by eugene o’neill

vdementiA 80 by don steele

1979Ashes by david rudkin

vthe exhiBition by thomas gibbonsvsome of mY Best friends Are Women

by don steele and edward earle

1978the seAguLL by Anton chekhovthe trAnsfigurAtion of Benno BLimpie by Albert innaurato

vthe persecution of eugene WAtermAn by Louis Lippa

vthe finAL concert tour of micKeY coLossus by peter mattalianoA midsummer night’s dreAm by William shakespeare

vcenter citY soAp by dorothy Louise

1976 - 77vthe Lion And the LAmB by Joseph orazivfuture tense by John sevcikvthe Keeper by Karolyn nelke

27 WAgons fuLL of cotton by tennessee Williams

vmArs by clay gossshe stoops to conQuerby oliver goldsmith (theatre in the court)tWeLfth night by William shakespeare (theatre in the court)

1976 vmArLoWe by John Yinger

rAin by W. somerset maugham, adapted by colton and randolph

vthe crossing/As i LAY dYing A victim of springby david rabe & Leslie Lee

vthe three dAughters of m. dupontby e. Brieux, translation by pauline JonestWeLfth night by William shakespeare(newmarket)

1975the Adding mAchine by elmer ricesArgeAnt musgrAve’s dAnce by John Arden

vBetWeen noW And then by Leslie Lee

ABout our thEAtrE

the Suzanne roberts theatre, designed by Kieran timberlake Associates, is owned and operated by Philadelphia theatre Company and is the Company’s first permanent home. PtC is proud that the creation and development of its home, in partnership with Symphony house developer Carl Dranoff, has become a model for civic redevelopment; one that capitalizes on the ability of the arts to reinvigorate districts for

residential and commercial revival. the space is contemporary, elegant and urbane, and features a 160’ double height glass facade on the Avenue of the Arts. The interior is defined by a uniquely warm and sculptural 365 seat main stage auditorium with a proscenium arch of interlocking leather tiles, a spacious and contemporary mezzanine, and a planned 100 seat flexible second stage for new play development, intimate performances, and educational programming. our stage house significantly enhances our ability to respond to the most imaginative visions of our creative teams with its spacious wings, soaring fly gallery, and trapped stage. the theatre offers a full range of public amenities with an on-site box office, ample public restrooms, a concession stand, and lobbies designed for patron comfort and engagement with the City visible through large expanses of glass. the grand staircase leads from the main floor to the double height mezzanine lobby. the theatre’s contemporary universal design makes it one of the country’s most accessible performing arts venues and supports one of PtC’s core values ensuring that our artistry is accessible to everyone in our community.

ABout SuzANNE roBErtS

Philadelphia theatre Company is honored to name its home after Suzanne roberts--actress, playwright, director, educator, producer and philanthropist. For more than 40 years, Suzanne has been a leading champion of the Philadelphia theater community. An actress by training, Suzanne has engaged as an artist in meaningful public service with projects as diverse as performing in dramas to inspire the purchase of war bonds during World War II to national appearances in plays discouraging racism and alcoholism. Demonstrating the breadth

of her artistry, Suzanne has performed on many stages throughout our region in plays from Shakespeare to A.r. gurney. She has also performed in a variety of media including radio and television and is well known to audiences as the creator and host of the Emmy Awardwinning “Seeking Solutions with Suzanne.” one of Suzanne’s lifelong passions has been using theater to improve the lives of young people. through the Suzanne roberts Cultural Development Fund, she has supported the outreach work of theater and dance companies in sharing their creativity with school children and young adults.

Portrait of Suzanne roberts by Alan Kole. Photo of Mainstage of Suzanne roberts theatre, home of Philadelphia theatre Company, by Mark garvin

For Your INForMAtIoNbox office Hours:During Productionstuesday - Sunday: 12:00pm to showtimeMonday: Closed

Between ProductionsMonday – Friday: 10:30am to 5:30pmSaturday & Sunday: Closed open caption Performance:11/2/13 at 2pm

For audience members who are hearing impaired. A large LED captioning screen, positioned beside the stage, scrolls text of the lyrics/dialogue in tan-dem with the lyrics/dialogue of the performance.

Assisted Listening Devices:State-of-the-Art assisted listening headsets that use an infrared signal to wirelessly deliver all dialogue, music and sound from the show at a personally adjustable volume are available for free at every PtC performance through the house Manager or concessionaire. Please ask about t-coil device options that are compatible with your hearing aid.

Audio Description Performance & Sensory Workshop10/26/13 at 2pm

For audience members who are blind or low vision. Assistive listening devices are provided, through which a trained audio describer fills in the visual details and action on stage, live while it is being performed. A sensory workshop is provided before the show in which teaching artists provide in depth explanations of the visual aspects of the show, with patrons often invited on stage to touch and experience the set and costumes. Large Print programs available upon special request. Contact the box office to make a reserva-tion for this workshop and/or performance.

ptc’s accessibility programming is sponsored by the Lincoln financial foundation and the pennsylvania council on the Arts’ Accessibility to the Arts in pennsylvania for individuals with dis-abilities program. Accessibility technology in the suzanne roberts theatre was made possible by a grant from the Lincoln financial foundation.

Photographythe use of photographic or recording devices is strictly prohibited. Please note: the audience may be photographed by PtC staff for archival and publicity purposes. If you prefer that your likeness not appear in PtC materials, please notify the house Manager.

Group ticketing & eventsContact PtC’s Sales Director, Carol Flannery at 215.985.0420 x104

Student matinees, In-School Workshops, and Summer campContact PtC’s Education Department at 215.985.1400 x111

Facility rentalsContact Meg Morris at 215.985.0420 x105 or mmorris@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

volunteer opportunitiesContact PtC’s Patron Services Manager, Meg Morris at 215.985.0420 x105

Advertising opportunities Contact Carol Flannery at 215.985.0420 x104 or cflannery@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

Parking and Public transportation the theatre is easily accessible by theWalnut/Locust and Lombard/South SEPtA Broad Street Subway stations, 15th/16th PAtCo station, route “C” bus, or taxi. on-site parking is available at the InterPark lot, as well as nearby garages along Broad Street. PtC Subscribers can pick up $2-off parking vouchers for the Interpark at the Box office.

restrooms, elevator, Water FountainsLADIES’ & MEN’S rooMS are located on theorchestra level of the theatre. All restrooms are ADA compliant. the ELEVAtor is located to the left of the concession stand which may be used to reach the mezzanine level. WAtEr FouNtAINS are located outside the restrooms.

Lost & FoundIf you have lost or found an item, please see the Box office or house Manager. PtC is not respon-sible for loss or theft of personal belongings.

Lobby video Installationthe klip//collective is dedicated to creating high-end, large-scale and unique video installations. klip//collective transforms architectural spaces into immersive visual experiences. For more information visit www.klip.tv/about.html.

2013/14 boArD oF DIrectorS priscilla m. Luce, presidente. gerald riesenbach, esq., chairmandavid L. colman, AiA, vice presidentJulia ericksen, ph.d., vice president glenn gundersen, vice presidentneal cupersmith, treasurer Brigitte daniel, secretary sara garonzik, executive producing director

marilyn BirnhakAlice L. georgesally Lyn Katzvictor Keenmonika Krugdale penneys LevyJames m. meyer, cfAKristen phillipsdonald rosenblit, chairman emerituscarol salineelliot schwartzBryna silver scott, esq.James t. smith, esq.harriet WeissAlan Widra

memberS emerItuSJoanne harmelinsheldon L. thompsonBettyruth Walter, ph.d.tracey Weiss, ph.d.

Former boArD PreSIDentSKenneth Kaiserman*robert greenfield* thomas m.s. WheelockLewis c. rosscarole phillips*John friedman donald rosenblitWilliam f. o’donnellmonika Krugcheryl green Bernard A. Weidenaar sheldon L. thompsone. gerald riesenbach, esq.michael m. coleman

*deceased

PHILADeLPHIA tHeAtre comPAny StAFF

executive producing director president

Literary manager and dramaturgdirector of education

Assistant director of educationeducation coordinator

master teaching Artists

teaching Artists

greenfield teaching Artist fellows

education interns

Artistic intern

manager of Board and Administrative servicesdirector of development

development Associate development intern

director of marketing & communicationsmarketing manager

sales directorvenue services manager

Audience services managerpublicist

Audience services supervisors

Audience services Associates

house managers

marketing intern

director of production company manager

crew chief/technical coordinator Assistant costume designer Assistant Lighting designer

Assistant stage manager props master

sound supervisorWardrobe supervisor

Lighting supervisor Lighting programmer

deck crew

Sara GaronzikPriscilla M. Luce

Carrie ChapterMaureen SweeneyWill DennisRashanda FreemanKrista Apple David O’ConnorDonja LoveJarrett McCreary Christina Binder Justine Brannon-Buss Adriana Lopez,David Pershica Jessica Wallace Josh Campbell Kristall Smith Robert Phillip Smith

Sharon KlingChristine MickletzJessie PasquarielloMica TaliaferroAmy LeboRose Schnall Carol Flannery Meg MorrisSarah BlaskDeborah FleischmanLesley BerkowitzR. Eric ThomasAdriana Lopez Kasual Owens-FieldsAlexander RiohRon Hunter Laura AspenSamuel Chattin

Roy W. Backes Bridget A. CookMichael L. CristaldiTina McCartneyJoe Glodek Annie Halliday Melissa Cristaldi LittleDaniel A. LittleMaxine JohnsonAlyssandra DochertyMatthew Lewandowski II Jacob Lyon Goddard

ADMINIStrAtIVE StAFF

ArtIStIC/ ProgrAMMINg StAFF

LEADErShIP

ProDuCtIoN StAFF

Sara GaronzikPriscilla M. Luce

Carrie ChapterMaureen SweeneyWill DennisRashanda FreemanKrista Apple David O’ConnorDonja LoveJarrett McCreary Christina Binder Justine Brannon-Buss Adriana Lopez,David Pershica Jessica Wallace Josh Campbell Kristall Smith Robert Phillip Smith

Sharon KlingChristine MickletzJessie PasquarielloMica TaliaferroAmy LeboRose Schnall Carol Flannery Meg MorrisSarah BlaskDeborah FleischmanLesley BerkowitzR. Eric ThomasAdriana Lopez Kasual Owens-FieldsAlexander RiohRon Hunter Laura AspenSamuel Chattin

Roy W. Backes Bridget A. CookMichael L. CristaldiTina McCartneyJoe Glodek Annie Halliday Melissa Cristaldi LittleDaniel A. LittleMaxine JohnsonAlyssandra DochertyMatthew Lewandowski II Jacob Lyon Goddard

p h i l a d e l p h i a t h e a t r e c o m p a n y. o r g / p e p

our Free Patron Enrichment Programming gives the audience a chance to see behind-the-scenes of each production and discuss

the ideas and issues raised by each show.

pep events

AmerIcAn PLAyWrIGHtS In context (APIc)

november 8 post-show Delve into the world of the playwright with an exclusive onstage in-

terview with Amy herzog and guest interviewer, howard Sherman.

AuDIo DeScrIPtIon october 26 2PM performance

bAcKStAGe tour october 26 post-matinee Join a member of PtC’s staff for a post-matinee backstage tour of the set. Learn how the set was conceived and built, and how the crew runs the show!

booK cLub october 17 @ 6:30Pm Join us in the lobby alcove for snacks and a discussion of Travels with My Aunt by graham greene.

HAPPy Hour october 18, 25 & november 1 Mix, mingle, and enjoy great drink specials at PtC’s pre-show happy hour from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

meet-tHe-ArtIStS (mtA) october 17 & october 31 Stick around right after the show for a talk-back and audience Q&A with the cast of 4000 Miles.

oPen cAPtIonInG november 2 2PM performance

SPecIAL toPIcS october 22 post-matinee Catch the onstage conversation immediately following the 6:30pm performance! “going the Distance: the Emotional Journey of Cross-Country Cycling”

g GrouPS oF 8+ SAve! Call Carol at 215.985.0420 x104

Ptc FILm nIGHt monday, october 21 at 7Pm PtC presents a cinematic companion piece to 4000 MILES with a one-night screening of INTO THE WILD. the 2007 film, based on the best-selling book by Jon Krakauer, and adapted for the screen by Sean Penn, recalls the true story of a promising college graduate who gives up his life and possessions to explore the Alaskan wilderness.

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