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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

proudly presents

WRENS

Written by ANNE MCGRAVIE

Directed by KAREN KESSLER

A revival of their 1996 Award Winning World Premiere Production

September 6 – October 13, 2012

At the NEW Rivendell Theatre, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble is partially supported by a CityArts Program 1 Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

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Director .........................................................................................................................................KAREN KESSLERAssistant Director ................................................................................................................. THOMAS MURRAYProduction Stage Manager .................................................................................STEPHANIE HUROVITZ*+Scenic & Property Design ................................................................................................JOANNA IWANICKAOriginal Costume Design ..........................................................................................................AMY GABBERTAdditional Costume Design .......................................................................................CHRISTINE PASCUAL°Sound Design ............................................................................................................................ KATE HOPGOODLighting Designer ........................................................................................................DIANE D. FAIRCHILD+°Associate Lighting Designer.........................................................................................................NICK BELLEYProduction Manager ................................................................................................................. JEN SELEZNOWTechnical Director .................................................................................................................. JASON PIKSCHERMaster Electrician .......................................................................................................................NOAH HAYMANDramaturg ......................................................................................................................................PAIGE BOURNEGraphic Design ........................................................................................................... MELISSA BLUMENTHALMarketing & PR ...............................................................................SHOUT Marketing & Media RelationsProducing Artistic Director ...................................................................................................TARA MALLEN*+Director of Community Engagement ............................................................................ MEGAN CARNEY+Audience Services and Business Manager ...................................................................TRISHA HOOPER+

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors and managers

+ denotes member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble ° denotes member of United Scenic Artists Association

SPECIAL THANKS

Special Thanks to the following amazing individuals and organizations who helped make this production possible: Apart Pizza Company, Paige Bourne, Jeromy Hopgood, Patrick Fries, Sharon Furiya, Amy Gabbert, Dawn Gray, Lookingglass Theatre, North Park University Theatre, Maggie Fullilove- Nugent, Spectrum Creative Solutions, Pat Strong, and Scott Verissimo.

CAST

Gwyneth ........................................................................................................................................MARY CROSS*+Jenny ......................................................................................................................................REBECCA SPENCE*+Doris ....................................................................................................................................................MEG WARNERCynthia ............................................................................................................................................JODI KINGSLEYDawn ................................................................................................................................................ASHLEY NEAL+Meg............................................................................................................................................AMANDA POWELLChelsea ........................................................................................................................................ KATRINA KUNTZ

There will be one 15-minute intermission

TIMEMay 6 -7, 1945

PLACEA Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm Station near Scapa Flow Orkney Islands,

off the north coast of Scotland

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FROM THE ARTS ITIC D IRECTOR

Over the past several months, as we selected the projects that would be part of our first full season in our new artistic home, we were particularly mindful of work that both aligned with our mission and was reflective of the enormous growth and transformation Rivendell has recently experienced. Thus it seemed an obvious choice to kick-off our season celebrating the transformative power of “Reinvention” by mounting a revival of our 1996 World Premiere production of Anne McGravie’s semi-autobiographical play WRENS.

In 1994, soon after I arrived in Chicago, I had the great fortune to participate in a workshop of WRENS as part of Famous Door Theatre’s annual “Women at the Door” program. The workshop provided an introduction to Karen Kessler who was directing and solidified my relationship with playwright, Anne McGravie. Two years later, Karen and I teamed up again, pooled our (rather limited) resources and, with Anne’s blessing, went on to mount a fully realized produc-tion of WRENS. It was a smash hit, running in Chicago for twelve weeks with a break during the summer for a three-week stint in upstate New York. The production received rave reviews and our nascent company was honored with three Equity Wing Jeff awards – Best New Work, Best Supporting Actor and the coveted Best Ensemble. Rivendell Theatre Ensemble was borne.

From a personal perspective, it was the first time I had shared stage with a cast comprised sole-ly of women, in a production written, directed and produced by women. WRENS was without a doubt the most formative moment in my theatrical career. It continues to guide Rivendell’s mission, define our focus and inform our approach to developing new work. The original en-semble featured Mary Cross, Victoria DeIorio, Meighan Gerachis, Karen Hammer, Andrea Stark, Linda Waste, and myself. Elvia Moreno designed the set, Monica Rogina was production stage manager, Sharon Furiya produced it and of course, the wonderful Karen Kessler, with huge help from her Associate Director Scott Verissimo, was at the helm. During the last three weeks of the Chicago run, Jane Baxter-Miller stepped in and on the final performance in November of 1996, Consuelo Allan bared it all as “Chelsea.” The talent and dedication of each of these artists was, in huge part, why the production soared. But none of the success would have been possible had not Anne McGravie shared her personal journey in such a recognizable, humorous and ultimately, incredibly moving play. WWII acted as a catalyst for modernizing women’s lives. It provided women an opportunity to progress out of the traditional fields of women’s work into a variety of occupations that had previously been the preserve of men. We owe Anne and the fierce women who served alongside her a world of gratitude for cracking open so many doors that had previously been shut tight against us.

We have a very special evening planned on Sunday October 14th, when the original cast re-unites for a “one night only” performance and of course, in true Rivendell style, a hell of a party afterward with Anne, Karen and all the WRENS. I hope you will join us…..

Enjoy!- Tara

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DR A M ATURGICAL NOTES

The play takes place during WWII, on the eve of “VE” Day, the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany, thus ending the war in Europe.

The women depicted in this play are all members of the WRNS (Women’s Royal Naval Service), nicknamed the “Wrens”. The WRNS was founded in 1917, during the First World War, when the Royal Navy became the first of the three services to officially recruit women. Wrens were initially recruited to, as the recruiting posters promoted, “release a man to serve at sea”.

As the WWII wartime navy expanded, the WRNS followed suit, taking on tasks that the Royal Navy had previously considered well beyond a woman’s commonly perceived capabilities. Many Wrens were involved in planning naval operations, including the D-Day landings in June 1944. Wrens with language skills were drafted to stations around the coast to intercept and translate enemy signals. Wrens also worked at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park where

German and Japanese codes were broken. Although few served at sea, Wrens did operate small harbour launches and tugs close to shore. Some Wrens were trained to serve as pilots on D-Day, taking the smaller ships across the Channel and towing disabled vessels back into port for repairs, which were often carried out by WRNS mechanics. Many Wrens worked in signals, communicating with codes, lights, flags, and Morse code. Whatever job they had, it was a common feeling amongst the Wrens that they were doing something important and they were proud of their work.

Though many of the wartime changes in gender roles were short lived, there is no doubting that wartime changed the immediate experiences of many women. They had opportunities to experience types of work that would have been previously impossible for them.

The WRNS reached its largest size in 1944, with 74,000 women doing over 200 different jobs. 303 Wrens were killed on wartime service. After the war the WRNS was made a permanent part of the Royal Navy, though women did not serve in Royal Navy ships until the 1990s.

CAST

MARY CROSS (Gwyneth)Mary is back in Chicago after spending about 10 years living in NYC. She has been a company member with Rivendell since 1996 when she appeared as Meg in the original production of

WRENS. She performed in many other Rivendell shows before leaving for NY, including Faulkner’s Bicycle. In addition to Rivendell, she has worked with several Chicago theatres including Steppen-wolf, Shattered Globe and Famous Door Theatre. She was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Ruth O’Hare

in A Mislaid Heaven at Famous Door. In NYC, Mary was a founding member of The Production Company. Some of her TPC credits are Ross Muel-ler’s Pinter’s Explanation, Courtney Baron’s Not Our Last Hurrah, Beau Willimon’s The Patient, and Blair Singer’s Meg’s New Friend. Mary is the female lead in the film, Fools

REBECCA SPENCE (Jenny)Rebecca joined Rivendell Theatre Ensemble in 2012 after appearing in their original production of These Shining Lives and its remount on Theatre on the

A group of women sailors, pioneers in British history, are bound together by friendship in wartime.

A middle-aged textbook editor transforms himself into an elite cupcake chef.

A terrible accident connects the lives of six people in a journey toward redemption.

WRENS A Revival of Rivendell’s Smash Hit 1996 World Premiere Production

by Anne McGravie directed by Karen KesslerSeptember 6 – October 13, 2012

AMERICAN WEE-PIE A World Premiere Production

by Lisa Dillman directed by Megan CarneyJanuary 10 – February 16, 2013

THE ELECTRIC BABY A Midwest Premiere Production

by Stefanie Zadravec directed by Tara MallenMay 16 – June 22, 2013

Visit RivendellTheatre.org or call 773-334-7728 for tickets.

As we settle into our dynamic new Edgewater home, we offer three original plays that reflect our own recent transformation. Whether facing the unknown, getting “repurposed” at work, or finding ourselves surrounded by unbearable loss, these plays remind us that the capacity for reinvention lies within us and, once tapped, has the power to radically transform our lives.


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Lake, for which she received a Joseph Jefferson nomination for the lead role of Catherine Donohue. Other Chicago credits include This with Theatre Wit; Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Jeff Nomination, Supporting Role) and The Voysey Inheritance with Remy Bumppo; The Crucible, Household Spirits, Our Lady of 121st Street and the world premiere of Pacific with Steppenwolf Theatre; Twelfth Night with Noble Fool Theatricals and Dracula with Defiant Theatre. She has also worked with Milwau-kee Repertory Theater in their production of Cyrano and its subsequent Wisconsin tour. Film Credits include: Man of Steel, FOOLS, Tiger Tail in Blue, Contagion, The Dilemma, Audrey the Trainwreck, Earthling, Public Enemies, Grace is Gone and The Break-Up. Television Credits: Detroit 1-8-7, The Chicago Code, The Beast, and Prison Break. She can be seen as the recurring role of Tina in the upcoming season of BOSS on the Starz Network. Rebecca holds a B.S. in Theatre from Hendrix College.

MEG WARNER (Doris)Having recently moved to Chicago from Fort Wayne, Indiana last fall, Meg is excit-ed to celebrate her one-year anniversary in Rivendell’s production of WRENS. Meg is a recent graduate

of Ball State University where she performed in The Importance of Being Earnest, Noises Off!, Intimate Apparel, and Frozen. She received two Irene Ryan nominations for her roles in Noises Off! and Frozen, and was awarded the Classical Acting award from the Kennedy Center Ameri-can College Theatre Festival. Many thanks to Karen, Tara, and the cast and crew for letting me be a part of such a spectacular ensemble!

JODI KINGSLEY (Cynthia)Jodi is a longtime fan of Anne McGravie, having had the honor of playing Brighid in the world premiere of The Cairn Stones, and she is thrilled to be making her Rivendell debut with

WRENS. Other local credits include Trap Door, Seanachai, Boho, and Bailiwick, and she has worked regionally with Indiana’s Wagon Wheel, the Houston Shaw Festival, and The HBO/WB Workspace in Los Angeles. She is also co-Artistic Director of the DIVISION theater company,

where she will direct Caryl Churchill’s Romanian saga Mad Forest next fall. A heartfelt thank you to Karen and Tara for inviting me into the cabin!

ASHLEY NEAL (Dawn)Ashley has been a member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble for 7 years. During that time she has appeared in Be Aggres-sive, Expecting Isabel, The Walls, These Shining Lives,

and most recently 26 Miles. As a graduate of Columbia College Chicago and having worked with numerous theatre companies through-out Chicago, Ashley is proud to call Chicago her home — and Rivendell her family!

AMANDA POWELL (Meg)Amanda comes from Gainesville, Florida, and was most recently seen as Gena in Profiles Theater’s produc-tion of Bachelorette. Other recent credits include Vic-toria in Ike Holter’s Big Bad

Spooktacular: Electric Boogaloo produced by Nothing Without a Company, Rosemary in Jose Rivera’s Brainpeople with Urban Theatre Company, for which she earned a Jeff Nomina-tion for Best Supporting Actress,” and as Lisa in Duncan Riddell’s short film Older Children, by Seven-Thirty Productions. She is delighted to be making her Rivendell Theatre debut!

KATRINA KUNTZ (Chelsea)This is Katrina’s first show with Rivendell Theatre En-semble. Regionally she has performed with Nebraska Shakespeare On The Green (Luciana in The Comedy of Errors), Colorado Shake-

speare Festival (Juliet in Romeo and Juliet), Utah Shakespeare Festival (Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew and Olivia in Twelfth Night), and Illinois Shakespeare Festival (Miranda in The Tempest, Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Kitty in The Three Musketeers). Local credits include Light Opera Works (Maria in The Sound of Music), Theatre at the Center, Illinois Theatre Center, Fox Valley Repertory, Chicago Shakespeare, and Victory Gardens. She is a proud graduate of the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University.

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KAREN KESSLER (Director)Karen is tickled to be working on this amazing play again with the talented people of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, a company she helped to found. In addition to the original

1996 production of WRENS, Karen directed The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, 10 Tiny Finger Nine Tiny Toes, Hamlet and Cyrano de Bergerac for Rivendell. She is a proud ensemble member of A Red Orchid Theatre where she is currently directing a new play by Brett Neveu, The Opponent. Karen has directed the AROT productions of Louis Slotin Sonata; Pumpgirl; Sarah Kane’s Blasted; Gagarin’s Way (a play that won an After Dark award for Outstanding Ensemble); and Mr. Kolpert. Other Chicago credits include: Collaboraction’s Sketchbook 2009 Who Put the Dead Bird in My Mailbox? by Sarah Hammond; the US Premiere of Roddy Doyle’s War for Seanachai Theatre; A Going Concern, This Lime Tree Bower, Remembrance, A Mislaid Heaven, and the award winning Early and Often for Famous Door; the Midwest premiere of Sam Shepard’s The God of Hell at the Next Theatre; and the Midwest premiere of Steve Martin’s The Underpants for Noble Fool Productions. Credits outside of Chicago include: Glengarry Glen Ross for the Northern Stage Ensemble in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England; Macbeth for the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival; Measure for Measure for Connecticut Repertory Theatre; the world premiere of a new adaptation of The Three Musketeers, Scapin, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, and All’s Well That Ends Well at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival; and The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Complete History of America (Abridged) for Idaho Repertory Theatre. Karen is an Associate Professor of Directing and Shakespeare at Ball State University in Indiana.

DIANE FAIRCHILD (Lighting Designer)Diane is a proud ensemble member of Riv-endell, an Artistic Associate of Next Theatre, and adjunct faculty at The School of the Art Institute. Previous designs for Rivendell include Crooked, Precious Little, 26 Miles, The Walls, These Shining Lives and Psalms of a Question-able Nature. Other design credits in Chicago include shows at Next, TimeLine, Northlight, Pegasus Players, Neo-Futurists (at Northlight),

Redmoon, Infamous Commonwealth, Noble Fool, The Side Project, Wheaton College, and Court Theatre. In New York: The Juilliard School, Dixon Place, The Kitchen, Joyce Soho, HERE, New Georges; Regional: INTIMAN Theatre, Trinity Repertory, Syracuse Stage. Ms. Fairchild holds an MFA in theater design from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and she earned her BFA in design and technology for the theater from Wright State University in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio.

NICK BELLEY (Associate Lighting Designer) Nick’s previous Rivendell Credits include: Falling: A Wake (assistant), Precious Little (assistant). Selected Chicago design credits include: Spring Awakening, The Altruists, Or, The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion, Tartuffe, Synergy, The Lonely Soldier Monologues, Normal, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo. Assistant: Illegal Use of Hands, Woody Sez, Last Smoker in America, [Title of Show], Pippin, The Rivals, Snapshots, Working. Nick is currently working on his BFA at The Theatre School at DePaul University. www.nickbelley.com

JOANNA IWANICKA (Scenic & Props Designer)Joanna is thrilled to reconnect with Rivendell Theater Ensemble, where she has previously worked on Fighting Words, Eliot, A Soldier’s Fugue and Falling: A Wake. She is a Chicago-based scenic, props and puppets designer. She strives to combine her experiences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham-paign’s scene design BFA program and her tenure at The Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań (Poland) graduate studies to create unforget-table theater experiences for the audi-ences of all ages. Her local set design credits include Lifeline Theatre, The Division, Vintage Theatre Collective, the Library Theatre, Chopin Theatre and Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. She has also realized shows at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the State Theatre Academy’s Department of Puppetry Arts, The Białystok Puppet Theatre, Teatr K3 and Teatr Lalek Arlekin in her native Poland. Her puppetry will be featured in the Chicago Children’s Theatre’s rendition of Harold and the Purple Crayon in October 2012.

KATE HOPGOOD (Sound Designer)Kate is excited to be making her Rivendell debut. A performer from age 5, she holds a BA in Music performance and Education and


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has performed in hundreds of orchestras, pits, ensembles, and choirs. Kate is an artistic as-sociate for the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, where she serves as the festival composer and sound designer. As a sound designer, she has created original scores and effects for a multitude of shows, most recently including Richard III, Pygmalion, and Love’s Labour’s Lost. Before relocating to the Midwest, Kate worked as a vocal coach and guest-lecturer at Appalachian State University in North Caro-lina. She has served as musical director for shows including The Fantasticks and BatBoy: The Musical in addition to work-shopping her original musical Real Love.

CHRISTINE PASCUAL (Costume Designer)Christine is delighted to be designing for Rivendell again. Recently she designed In the Continuum at Pegasus Players, Tigers Be Still at Theater Wit, Living Large in a Mini Kind of Way for Teatro Luna. Additional credits: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Relatively Close, The Romance of Magno Rubio, Hambone, Concerto Chicago, Symmetry and Blackbird for Victory Gardens Theater, Teatro Vista/Goodman production of El Nogalar; Massacre (Sing to Your Children) with Teatro Vista; Black Nativity (co-production with Congo Square/Goodman) and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone with Congo Square, The Magic Flute and La Rondine at Roosevelt University; Megacosm at A Red Orchid Theatre; Crossed, Lunaticas, Jarred: A Hoodoo Comedy and GL 2010: Not Your Generic Latina at Teatro Luna; Madagascar at Next Theatre Company, Freedom, NY at Teatro Vista; 26 Miles at Teatro Vista and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble; Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Piano Lesson, The First Breeze of Summer, and Flyin’ West at Court Theatre; Our Lady of the Underpass at 16th Street Theater and Teatro Vista; The House on Mango Street at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Welcome to Arroyo’s, It’s a Wonderful Life, True West, Topdog/Underdog, The People’s Temple and Living Out at American Theater Company; Sanctified, St. James Infirmary, Seven Guitars, Elmina’s Kitchen, From the Mississippi Delta, and A Soldier’s Play at Congo Square Theatre Company; Ten Cent Night at Chicago Dramatists and Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue with Rivendell Theatre Ensemble and Teatro Vista at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Regional credits include

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at Second Stage Theatre, NY and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at Centerstage, Baltimore. Ms. Pascual was a 2010 Henry Hewes Design Award nominee and an exhibitor at the 2011 Prague Quadrennial and the 2012 United States Institute for Theatre Technology conference.

STEPHANIE HUROVITZ (Stage Manager)Stephanie has been stage managing in Chi-cago since 2003 and she is very happy to have a home with Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. She has stage managed Rivendell’s productions of Crooked; Falling: A Wake; Precious Little; Mary’s Wedding; The Walls; These Shining Lives (all four incarnations); and assistant stage managed Rivendell’s co-production of Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue with Teatro Vista at the Steppenwolf garage. She is very pleased to be working on the revival of the show that made Rivendell a company: WRENS. Other credits include: SuzBo Productions; Route 66 Theatre Company; Pegasus Players; Lifeline Theatre; Bailiwick Reparatory; Theatre Building Chicago, where she worked with Hancock Productions; Walk-About Theatre Company, in conjunction with Lookingglass; Collaboraction Theatre Company: Brown Couch Theater Company and Pyewacket Theater.

ANNE MCGRAVIE (Playwright)At 86, McGravie is having a busy year. Her most celebrated play, WRENS, (JEFF recipient, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, Rag-dale) reunites her with Tara

Mallen and Rivendell Theatre, first producer of WRENS, sharer in the JEFF awards, and now remounting it in its beautiful new theatre. At the same time, The Clown Next Door is being produced by Susan Padveen’s Neapolitans. In October, McGravie’s short play A Stone-cold Case will be part of the opening celebrations for Loyola University Drama Department’s Newhart Theatre, Sarah Gabel, Artistic Direc-tor. In addition, McGravie’s “Inishfree” was one of the short stories that introduced Brigham Young University’s production of Arabian Nights. Last, but by no means least, her first novel, Dancing on Ashes is being produced by Kathleen Thompson and her e-publishing company, Around the Block Press.


ABOUT R IVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE

Over the past sixteen years, Rivendell has grown to fill an important role in the Chicago the-atre community as the only Equity Theatre in Chicago committed to producing works that integrate and promote the talents of women in theatre. Although lavished with numerous Jeff awards and critical acclaim, Rivendell has remained an itinerant theatre company.

Until now.

In March of 2012, Rivendell became the resident theatre company in this stunning new storefront space. Rivendell is rapidly becoming a leader in new play development, a major port for new women writers, and now, offers a brick and mortar artistic home for women theater artists.

ARTISTIC ENSEMBLE

Tara Mallen, Producing Artistic Director

Trisha Hooper, Business Manager

Megan CarneyMary CrossDeb DoetzerVictoria DeIorio Lisa Dillman

Diane D. FairchildPatrick FriesRegina GarciaMeighan GerachisRae GrayStephanie HurovitzKathy LogelinJane Baxter MillerKeith Kupferer

Elvia MorenoAshley NealJanice PytelJaymi Lee SmithShera StreetRebecca SpenceMark UlrichRachel Walshe

BOARD OF D IRECTORS

Don Wiener, President Mark Becker, Vice PresidentCathy Dixon, Vice PresidentCindy Geskin, TreasurerTim Bresnahan, Secretary

Jodi BrewerDawn GrayTara Mallen, Artistic DirectorJennifer Masi

CORPOR ATE , FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble proudly acknowledges its civic partners whose annual contributions provide major programming support.

Reflects contributions received between February 1, 2011 and August 31, 2012.

$10,000 +The Alphawood

FoundationThe Gaylord and Dorothy

Donnelley FoundationThe Richard H. Driehaus

FoundationThe John D. and Catherine

T. MacArthur Foundation PAV Fund

$2,500 - $9,999BMO Harris BankCall OneThe Ronald A. Greene

Memorial Fund, a Donor Advised Grant from the Chicago Community Trust

Illinois Arts Council, a State Agency

Up to $2,4993ArtsCheevers and CompanyThe Chicago Foundation

for WomenCityArts Program 1 Grant

from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

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INDIV IDUAL CONTR IBUTORS

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble sincerely appreciates the following individuals for their efforts to advance our work and would like to express a special thank you to Alderman Harry Osterman, State Representative Kelly Cassidy, and their staffs for their support and generosity in welcom-ing us to our new home.

Reflects contributions received between February 1, 2011 and August 31, 2012.

$5,000 +Sharon FuriyaCindy GeskinScott and Jody MallenDon Wiener

$2,500-$4,999Toni and John BurtCathleen and David DixonDawn and Rick GrayAnonymous

$1,500-$2,499Jodi BrewerCynthia Barnard and Leonard

GrossmanTim BresnahanAnonymous$500-$1,499Julieanne EhreEric FisherBrenda GruseckiJeanine JesbergBeth KiesShirley LittTara MallenJennifer MasiTerri PlineKaren SchneiderDenise SchneiderRoche SchulferEmily SiefkenShelley Ziacik

$250-$499Jeffrey BakkerAndrea Biel-CohenCarol Ann BlackSusan BowenBarbara CalabreseClare CossCharles DenisonDr. Katherine DillonAnn GiffordLinda KimbroughJeanne LamarMichael Litt

Anna and Jaime MorenoLorna and Webber NealRachael PattersonDr. Daniel RobinsonRebecca SpenceGuy Van SwearingenScott M. Verissimo

$100-$249Christina AdachiJudith AdamsDonna AdlerAnonymousAleen BayardMark BeckerAmy BlumenthalPatrick Bova and James DarbyJoan CallahanRebecca CallcottMegan Carney Michal EskayoAlexander ChangMark Clymer and Mark

MullendoreEdda CoscioniPat CurtisDaniel and Carol CyganowskiSilvino da SilvaNedda DeIorioLisa DillmanDeanna DunagenMaureen EisenbergDiane D. FairchildStephanie FrenchKulmeet GalhotraSarah GeskinCynthia GiacchettiCindy GoldMick Hans and Ellen DamlichSheila HooperShari HurovitzJudy Faulkner KrauseLily LauresMarcella MencottiMaureen MillerEmily MorenoElvia MorenoJeffrey Pavlik

Douglas PawlowskiJerry ProffitElaine RivkinJohn RohsenowLarry Saint GermainDaniel SchlemmerSandy ShinnerJayma SmithPatrick SmithShera StreetCathy TaylorMeg ThalkenBob ThompsonRick UlirchKimbra WalterJoyce WellmanCharlotte Ziporyn

Up to $99Adrian AguilarKelly AiglonAkvavit TheatreBergen AndersonArdith ZakesNeal BallStacey BallisMichael BarinTaresh BatraKeith BeckAdam BelcuoreShana BenderMatthew BeresTrish BerryBecky BlomgrenSteve BloomKen and Hope BradleyJim CarneyCheri ChenowethErnie ConstantinoLauren ConwaySandi CookseyCheryl CoonsSean CooperDonald Guy CopperMary CrossChristel De VriesJason and Prudence DePew


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Jean DevenJane DeweyDeb DoetzerJessica DonnellyDiane DorseyNancy DrescherVictoria DuranIrene ElkinVictoria EllisIris FelicianoAnnette FerdinandsenMary Beth FisherKirsten FitzgeraldKevin FoxMark FranzenMaggie Fullilove-NugentPatti GardnerJohn GawlikBrigid GeraceAnders GoldmanHannah GomezLucky GormanLola GrapeySuzanne GraySusan GreenbergKathleen GreeneKathy GregoryMichael HalberstamPeter HandlerLisa HickeyChris HodakElizabeth HoffmanTrisha HooperKaren HoughGeri HuttKatybeth JensenCalvin JesbergRebecca JohnsonMyra JohnsonMartina Schlauch JonesRonna and Allen KayeKaren KennyMary KingJacqueline KirleyCarolyn KmieckRobert and Jean Marie KoonSarah KoverCaitlin KunkelMonica KunkelFrank and Mary Ellen LavinAlice Austen Lawton

James LeamingDr. Samuel and Marcia LeiterIsabel LissGuadalupe LoydConnie LueckeBob MagruderAlanna MaloneMarissa ManosSandra MarquezJane MartinGuy MasseyMary MatthewsCaitlin McGloneAnne McGravieBonnie MetzgarJane Baxter MillerJasminka MilpakSteve MiseticMelissa MoodyBrigid MurphyAshley NealJulia NearyNick and Theodora NicolandisJanice O’NeillMele OrtizStacey OtteTanya PalmerMickie PaskalRon and Karen PayneGreta PemslAnne PennistonAimee PerkinsHelen Ramirez-OdellBernadette RaspanteBrian ReiserDuncan RiddellBarbara RobertsonChaya RubensteinMarguerite Louise ScottRev. Gordon and Donna

SenechalMadelyn SergelChristopher ShinnPeggy ShinnerD. SikorskiDasha SnyderClaudia SoldanoThomas SollersDavid S. SperlingDawn Starks

Martha Wade SteketeeTari StrattonGinny SykesJennifer Joan TaylorDorothea TobinBrian and Karen UlrichNancy I. UlrichMark UlrichErika Van HoofAngela VosnosDeb WatassekNatalie WestWendy WhitesideMarcy WienerNicole WiesnerCheryl ZachariahClaire ZawaRhyan Zweifler

IN-KIND Mark Becker and Doug

Widener Jodi Brewer Broadway Cellars Café 28DePaul UniversityMary Ellen DiazCathy and Dave DixonRichard DriehausDriehaus Enterprise

Management Inc.First Slice Pie Café Rae Gray Meighan Gerachis J&L Catering Caitlin McGloneJane Baxter Miller Brigid Murphy and Marc

Grapey Ashley Neal Provenance Food & Wine Janice Pytel Riverside GraphicsSenn High School Neil Smith and Ken Bertrand Spectrum Creative SolutionsSouthern Wine and SpiritsTasty CMSWilla TaylorDon Wiener

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