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ContentsFrom the President & CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5From the Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Annual Fund Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Title Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Musical Numbers . . . . . . . . . . .19The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Who’s Who in the Cast

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Staff and Credits

A Connection Made of Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Des Moines Performing Arts in the Spotlight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Q&A With the “Magicians” Behind the Scenes

Reflections From Area Music Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Des Moines Performing Arts Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . .58Des Moines Performing Arts Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Guest Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

WHO’S WHO in the CAST

Juliet, Caesar and Cleopatra, Macbeth. Metropolitan Opera: Rodelinda, Iphigénie en Tauride. Mr. Rankin is also a mandolinist with the folk/bluegrass artist Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting) . Broadway/Tours: A Streetcar Named Desire, Leap of Faith, Evita, The Best Man, Newsies, Magic/Bird, Porgy and Bess, Godspell, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark, Sister Act, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Bring It On, The Addams Family. Off-Broadway: Carrie (MCC), Rent, Million Dollar Quartet (and Tour, Chicago), Atlantic, Signature. Film: The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Joyful Noise, Friends with Kids, Margin Call, Howl, Sex and the City 1 & 2, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Across the Universe. TV: “Smash,” “A Gifted Man,” “The Big C.” www.telseyandco.com.

DARYL WATERS (Co-Orchestrator). Orchestrations: Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; Street Corner Symphony (Broadway). Dance music arrangements: The Color Purple; Jelly’s Last Jam (Broadway). Original music: Noise/Funk (Tony/Grammy nominations), Drowning Crow (Broadway). Longtime music director for Eartha Kitt. Mr. Waters is a music graduate of Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC.

ALVIN HOUGH JR. (Music Director/ Conductor). Dreamgirls (National Tour); Innocence—workshop (Manhattan Theatre Club); Saving Aimee by Kathie Lee Gifford (New 42nd St Studios); One Night Only Benefit with Sheryl Lee Ralph (Memorial Theatre); Say It Ain’t So (Kennedy Center); Night at the Oak Room (Algonquin). Graduate of Harvard University, 2006.

AUGUST ERIKSMOEN (Dance Arranger). Broadway: The Addams Family, Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, All Shook Up, Rent. Off-B’way: Romantic Poetry, Walmartopia, Imperfect Chemistry. 1st nationals: All Shook Up, The Full Monty. Other arranging/orchestrating credits: A Christmas Story (5th Avenue, Tour), James

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Dear friends,

When DuBose Heyward published his book Porgy in 1925, he likely had no idea that it would inspire one of the greatest musical works of the 20th century. The work, Porgy and Bess – by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward – has been called an opera and even a “folk opera”. With its roots on Broadway, the production premiered at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon) on October 10, 1935. Since then, it has had no less than seven major revivals in New York City. In 1985,

it received its first-ever production at the Metropolitan Opera, with Iowa’s own Simon Estes singing the role of Porgy.

In 2011, a new revival opened at the American Repertory Theater, adapted by a team of fantastic contemporary American theater artists including Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Tony® Award-winning director Diane Paulus. This adaptation, now titled The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, was intended to be less operatic and more intimate than the original.

It was a resounding success. The show transferred to Broadway and it is the national tour of that production that we are pleased to present here as part of our Willis Broadway Series. Des Moines Performing Arts is an investor in this production ofThe Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess as a member of the Independent Presenters Network.

This is an iconic work and I love the new production. The characters are brought into much sharper focus than in traditional stagings, and the orchestrations by William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke are incredible, performed in this engagement by an orchestra with many of Central Iowa’s best professional musicians.

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2012. Later this month, we present the 2012 winner of the Tony for Best Musical, Once. It is because of the support of our loyal donors and season ticket holders that we are able to bring the best of Broadway to Des Moines. So thank you, and please enjoy the show.

Jeff ChelesvigPresident & CEODes Moines Performing Arts

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FROM THE CHAIR

Dear friends,

Welcome to the Des Moines Civic Center and to the Willis Broadway Series.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, please accept our sincere thanks to our loyal season ticket holders and to our donors whose generous gifts are the foundation for all we do. We truly appreciate your support.

In addition to the Willis Broadway Series, Des Moines Performing Arts presents The Dance Series, the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Series, and three offerings within the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series – the Temple Comedy Series, Live at the Temple and Lunch Unplugged.

The staff and board take great pride in making our four venues performance homes for our entire community, including the Des Moines Symphony, StageWest Theatre Company and the SmartTalk Connected Conversations Series. To embrace our roots, we welcome local artists, dance studios, students and more onto our stages each year.

Des Moines Performing Arts is also a national leader in theater and arts education. More than 50,000 students attend curriculum-connected performances in our facilities each year. Teachers learn to incorporate the arts into traditional classroom topics. The new Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards are elevating and showcasing the work of high schools and their students.

As a non-profit organization, Des Moines Performing Arts requires your help to make all of this happen. We ask for your support as a donor and appreciate your help in creating a world-class performing arts center.

To learn more about attending any of our performances or about making a donation, please visit DesMoinesPerformingArts.org or call (515) 246-2300.

Thank you for being here. Enjoy the show!

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DES MOINES CIVIC CENTERA Des Moines Performing Arts Theater

Jeff Chelesvig, President & CEO

April 1-6, 2014PRESENTED BY DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS

Jeffrey Richards Jerry Frankel Rebecca Gold

Patty Baker Joseph & Matthew Deitch Scott M. Delman Independent Presenters NetworkThe Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust John Frost/Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Ron Simons

Cheryl & Ted Lachowicz Luigi Caiola/Rose Caiola Judith ResnickSHN/SHN Presents Dallas

Michael & Jean Strunsky Irene Gandy Will Trice GFour Productions

present the AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER production of

THE GERSHWINS’®

PORGY AND BESS®

Associate Producers

Greenleaf Productions Michael Crea PJ Miller Olivia Smith-Dews

Orchestrations by

William David Brohn and Christopher JahnkeChoreographed by

Ronald K. BrownDirected by

Diane PaulusFirst performed at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University August 17, 2011. Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer.

The worldwide copyrights in the words of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family.

The national tour of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is dedicated to the memory of Associate Costume Designer Ashley Farra, who followed her dreams and dedicated her passions to the art of theatre.

Scenic Design

Riccardo HernandezWig/Hair/Makeup Design

J. Jared Janas and Rob Greene

Casting

Telsey + CompanyJustin Huff, CSA

Tour Booking Agency

The Booking GroupMarketing Direction

Type A MarketingGeneral Management

Richards/Climan, Inc.

Associate Director

Nancy HarringtonProduction Stage Manager

John M. Atherlay Technical Supervision

Hudson Theatrical Associates

Music Supervisor

Constantine KitsopoulosMusic Director and Conductor

Dale RielingMusic Coordinator

John Miller

Costume Design

ESosaLighting Design

Christopher AkerlindSound Design

Acme Sound Partners

by

George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin Book Adapted by Musical Score Adapted by

Suzan-Lori Parks Diedre L. Murray

Alicia Hall Moran Nathaniel Stampley Sumayya Ali Denisha Ballew Dan Barnhill Danielle Lee Greaves David Hughey Fred Rose

and

Alvin Crawford Kingsley LeggsVanjah Boikai Adrianna M. Cleveland Roosevelt André Credit Cicily Daniels

Dwelvan David Nkrumah Gatling Tamar Greene Nicole Adell Johnson James Earl Jones II Quentin Oliver Lee Cheryse McLeod Lewis Sarita Rachelle Lilly

Kent Overshown Chauncey Packer Lindsay Roberts Soara-Joye Ross

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CAST(in order of appearance)

Clara .......................................................................................................................SUMAYYA ALIJake .................................................................................................................... DAVID HUGHEYMariah ............................................................................................... DANIELLE LEE GREAVESSporting Life .................................................................................................. KINGSLEY LEGGSMingo, the Undertaker ................................................................................ KENT OVERSHOWNSerena ............................................................................................................ DENISHA BALLEWRobbins ....................................................................................................JAMES EARL JONES IIPorgy .................................................................................................... NATHANIEL STAMPLEYCrown ............................................................................................................ALVIN CRAWFORDBess ......................................................................................................... ALICIA HALL MORANDetective ............................................................................................................ DAN BARNHILLPoliceman ....................................................................................................................FRED ROSEThe Strawberry Woman ................................................................... SARITA RACHELLE LILLYPeter, the Honey Man .................................................................................CHAUNCEY PACKERThe Crab Man ..................................................................................................DWELVAN DAVIDFisherman ....................................................................................ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ CREDIT,

NKRUMAH GATLING, TAMAR GREENEWomen of Catfish Row ...............................ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND, CICILY DANIELS,

NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON, SOARA-JOYE ROSS

SWINGSVANJAH BOIKAI, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE,

CHERYSE McLEOD LEWIS, LINDSAY ROBERTS

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MUSICAL NUMBERSACT ONE

“Overture”“Summertime” ..........................................................................................................Clara and Jake“A Woman Is a Sometime Thing” ......................................................................Jake and Ensemble“Crap Game” .................................................................................................................... Ensemble“Gone, Gone, Gone” ........................................................................................................ Ensemble“My Man’s Gone Now” ........................................................................................................ Serena“Leaving for the Promised Land” ..................................................................... Bess and Ensemble“It Takes a Long Pull” .................................................................................Jake and the Fisherman“I Got Plenty of Nothing” .......................................................................................................Porgy“I Hates Your Strutting Style” ...............................................................................................Mariah“Bess, You Is My Woman Now” ............................................................................. Porgy and Bess“Oh, I Can’t Sit Down” .................................................................................................... Ensemble

ACT TWO“Entr’acte”“It Ain’t Necessarily So”.................................................................... Sporting Life and Ensemble“What You Want With Bess” .................................................................................Bess and Crown“It Takes a Long Pull” (Reprise) .................................................................Jake and the Fisherman“Oh, Doctor Jesus” ...................................................................................Serena and the Ensemble“Street Cries” ............................................................. Strawberry Woman, Honey Man, Crab Man“I Loves You, Porgy” .............................................................................................. Bess and Porgy“Oh, The Lord Shake the Heaven” .................................................................................. Ensemble“A Red Headed Woman” ...............................................................................Crown and Ensemble“Clara, Don’t You Be Downhearted” ............................................................................... Ensemble“There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon” .......................................................................Sporting Life“Where’s My Bess” .......................................................................................Porgy, Mariah, Serena“I’m on My Way”............................................................................................ Porgy and Ensemble

SETTINGTime: Late 1930s

Place: Catfish Row and Kittawah IslandCharleston, South Carolina

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ORCHESTRAConductor: Dale Rieling; Associate Conductor/Piano: Chip PrinceDrums: Mark O’Kain; Synthesizer Programmer: Karl Mansfield

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French Horns: Bret Seebeck, Dan PeichlViolins: Julie Henson, Tracy Engman Finkelshteyn, John Helmich, Leah Kolner

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTALICIA HALL MORAN (Bess) is thrilled to portray Bess in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess after performing in the Company of the workshop, the A.R.T. premiere, and finally as the Bess alternate and understudy in Broadway’s Tony-winning production. Moran’s musical background includes critically-acclaimed concerts and collaborations in Dance, Jazz, Classical Music and Fine Arts. A California native, Moran lives in New York with husband and frequent collaborator, pianist Jason Moran, and their sons. aliciahallmoran.com

NATHANIEL STAMPLEY (Porgy). West End: The Lion King (Disney UK Ltd.). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The Color Purple, The Lion King. Fiorello!, Lost in the Stars, NY City Center’s Encores!; Abyssinia, North Shore Music Theatre; Pacific Overtures, Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Strike Up the Band, Auditorium Theatre’s Ovations!; Violet, Big River, Apple Tree Theatre; The Skylight Opera Theater’s Girl Crazy, The King and I; Link Up with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall; Musical Introduction Series at 92Y.

ALVIN CRAWFORD (Crown). Broadway: The Lion King, Candide, Miss Saigon, The Buddy Holly Story. Off-Broadway/Regional: Pirates Of Penzance, Big River, A Raisin In The Sun, (Phylicia Rashad Dir.) Famous Orpheus, Martin Guerre, Street Scene. Film/ TV: And So It Goes (2014 release), It Runs In The Family, Clarence, Pray For Me, South Pacific. Alvin is a graduate of The Juilliard School.

KINGSLEY LEGGS (Sporting Life). Broadway: Sister Act, The Color Purple, Miss Saigon. Touring: Sister Act, Ragtime, Miss Saigon, It Ain’t Nothing but the Blues. Regional: NCT, 5th Avenue, Goodman Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, Seattle Rep, Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore Centerstage, Geffen Playhouse, Laguna Payhouse, Milwaukee Skylight, Alliance Theatre,

Marriotts Lincolnshire, The MUNY, St. Louis Black Rep. TV: “City of Angels,” “One Life to Live,” “Law and Order SVU.”

SUMAYYA ALI (Clara, u/s Bess). Broadway/New York: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Ragtime!, Lost in the Stars. Favorite Regional: Master Class, Ragtime! (Kennedy Center), Oklahoma! (Portland Center Stage). TV/Film: Red Hook Summer, Something Whispered; Boston District winner of Metropolitan Opera Competition, Spelman College, BA, New England Conservatory, MM. Performance dedicated to my lovely teacher Mr. Bonds. www.sumayya.com

DENISHA BALLEW (Serena). Artist Highlights include: Eliza in Baber’s River of Time (Kennedy Center premiere), 1st Lady in Mozart’s Magic Flute (Nashville Opera), Bess in Porgy and Bess (Knoxville Symphony Orchestra) and Mozart’s Don Giovanni (AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria).

DAN BARNHILL (Detective). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Off-Broadway: The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite, dir.William H. Macy (Atlantic Theater Company), Graceland (LCT3). Other: Benten Kozo (The Flea), As You Like It (The Drilling Company), Emerging Artists Theater Co., NYC Fringe, DC Fringe. Toured Europe as the guitarist in a punk band.

DANIELLE LEE GREAVES (Mariah). Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire, Rent, Hairspray, Sunset Boulevard, Show Boat. New York: The Importance of Being Earnest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Purlie. National Tours: The Lion King, Rent. Film: Growing Up (and Other Lies). Television: “Smash,” “The Big C,” “Rescue Me,” “Damages,” “Whoopi,” “100 Centre Street.” Other: Broadway Inspirational Voices.

DAVID HUGHEY (Jake). Soundtrack: 12 Years A Slave. Broadway: The Gershwins’

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTPorgy And Bess. Regional: West Side Story, Into The Woods, Street Scene, The Wiz, Children Of Eden, Chess. Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Boheme, Carmen. This performance is dedicated to my amazing parents, Calvin and Linda, for their undying love and support! www.davidhughey.com

FRED ROSE (Policeman, u/s Detective). Fred has appeared on Broadway in Cyrano de Bergerac (w/ Kevin Kline), Company (dir. John Doyle), Cabaret, (Studio 54) and Phantom, as well as in the pit orchestras (cello) of The Boy from Oz and Phantom. He is proud to be a part of this incredible production!

VANJAH BOIKAI (Swing, u/s Jake) studied opera at Ohio State. Touring debut; Regional: Barn Theater, Weathervane Playhouse, Opera Columbus. He sings with Condola Rashad’s band Condola and the Stoop Kids. He is thrilled to join this family and tell this classic

story. Thanks to family, friends. For Mom and Dad Musu, Leroy Boikai.

ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Clara, u/s Serena). Native of Pittsburgh, B. M. in voice from Baldwin -Wallace College. Trained by world famous Heldentenor Dr. Timothy Mussard and his wonderful wife, Annie Mussard. Currently a member of the Nouveau Noir Vocal Ensemble directed by Maestro David Jennings-Smith. Thankful for my family and my teachers for inspiring me.

ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ CREDIT (Fisherman). B’way: Show Boat (and national tour), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Off B’way: Marie Christine, The Prince and the Pauper. Regional: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.), Ragtime, I Am Harvey Milk, For the People, (Majestic Theater, Gettysburg), The White House Cantata. Great to be back! Hugs for all!

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CICILY DANIELS (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Mariah). Broadway: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ursula u/s, Alana), All Shook Up (Sylvia u/s), Rent (Joanne u/s). National Tour: Caroline or Change (Washing Machine), TV & Film: “Boardwalk Empire” (Jazz Dancer), “Ugly Betty” (Zelda), Across the Universe. Yale University, B.A. Theater.

DWELVAN DAVID (The Crab Man, u/s Crown). First 1st National Tour. NY: Standby (NYMF 2013) Regional: Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Wiz, Caroline, or Change, Ragtime, Big River, Cats, Show Boat, The Nativity, Hot Mikado. Nominations: BTAA, Louie, Joseph Jefferson. BFA Millikin University. AEA Proud. Shalom Y’all! visit www.DwelvanDavid.com

NKRUMAH GATLING (Fisherman, u/s Jake). is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess! Broadway: Hair.

National Tours: Hair, Miss Saigon. Regional: Band Geeks (Goodspeed), Miss Saigon, Dreamgirls, Wonderful Life (TUTS). Many thanks and lots of love to Mom and my family!

TAMAR GREENE (Fisherman) is making his Broadway National Tour debut! Regional: RENT (Collins), The Wiz (The Wiz), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II). Opera: Buffalo Opera Unlimited, Rochester Lyric Opera, Oswego Opera. MM: Eastman School of Music. Much love to my family, friends, and fiancé Jen. www.TamarGreene.com

NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON (Woman of Catfish Row, Dance Captain). Baltimore native. Credits: The Lion King (Broadway, national tour), Companies: Lula Washington, Creative Outlet Dance Theater. Him and Us (film), Tannhauser (L.A. Opera). AEA Member. Thank you God, family and friends for your endless love and support.


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JAMES EARL JONES II (Robbins, u/s Porgy). Regional: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, First Folio, Writers Theatre, Marriott Theater, Lookingglass, Court Theatre, Lyric Opera Chicago, SF Opera, Theater at the Center, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Northlight, Ravinia, Broadway in Chicago. Love & thanks to his family, friends, Sam/Stewart Talent & Telsey. For Semaje.

QUENTIN OLIVER LEE (Swing; u/s Porgy, Crown) is proud and excited that this is his first professional credit. He sends love to his family, friends & all supporters of local performing arts. More info about Quentin at: www.quentinoliverlee.com.

CHERYSE MCLEOD LEWIS (Swing, u/s Bess) is thrilled to join this 1st national tour! Opera Highlights: Carmen (Carmen), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina), Hansel and Gretel (Hansel). Concert Highlights: Gettysburg Festival, Orchestra Seattle, Greensboro Symphony. Debut Solo CD: Spirituals. www.CheryseMusic.com

SARITA RACHELLE LILLY (The S trawberry Woman) . Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Swing). Regional: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.). Opera: Dead Man Walking (Sister Rose) (New England Premiere - BOC); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs. Ford); International: Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica - Urbania, Italy). Much love to Eagles 4.

KENT OVERSHOWN (Mingo, the Undertaker, u/s Porgy, u/s Sporting Life). Tour: Memphis (Wailin’ Joe, u/s Bobby, Delray, Gator). Regional: Casa Mañana, MUNY, Westchester Broadway Theatre. Endless thanks to friends and family without whose love and support I wouldn’t be here. Thanks to Telsey and Co and the phenomenal team at Harden-Curtis. Dad, this is for you! Go Blue!

CHAUNCEY PACKER (Peter, the Honey Man, u/s Sporting Life) is excited to perform

in his first Broadway tour. Chauncey has performed operatic roles in Porgy & Bess, La Boheme and others in the US and abroad. Special thanks to family and friends.

LINDSAY ROBERTS (Swing, u/s Clara). National Tours: Memphis (1st National, Felicia u/s). Off-Broadway/Regional: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Lost in the Stars (City Center Encores), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Ragtime (Sarah), Festival of The Lion King (Nala). B.M. University of Maryland. All glory to God! www.lindsayroberts.com

SOARA-JOYE ROSS (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Bess, u/s Serena, u/s Mariah). From Dance of the Vampires and Les Miserables on Broadway, Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall, to Elton John’s Aida, this award-winning actress has performed roles throughout the USA and abroad. “Grateful for my family, friends, agency & The Almighty!” www.Soara-JoyeRoss.com

GEORGE GERSHWIN (Composer) was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. George wrote 22 musical comedies, most with his brother Ira. From his early career George had ambitions to compose serious music, and his classical masterpieces include Rhapsody in Blue. In the late ’20s George became fascinated by DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy, recognizing it was a perfect vehicle for opera using jazz and blues idioms. Porgy and Bess opened in Boston on September 30, 1935, and had its Broadway debut two weeks later. In 1937 George was at the height of his career. While working on the score of The Goldwyn Follies in Hollywood, he collapsed, and on July 11, died of a brain tumor.

DuBOSE & DOROTHY HEYWARD (Libretto/Lyrics). DuBose Heyward (1885–1940) was a native and life-long resident of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1923 Heyward married Dorothy Hartzell Kuhns (1890-1961), an aspiring author from Ohio. His novel


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Porgy, was published with great success in 1925. Dorothy inspired, and collaborated in, the transformation of Porgy into a play, which ran a total of 367 performances on Broadway. The Heywards later collaborated with George and Ira Gershwin in the creation of the opera, Porgy and Bess, contributing the libretto, based largely on the play, and co-writing many of the songs, including “Summertime.”

IRA GERSHWIN (Lyrics), the first songwriter to receive a Pulitzer Prize (Of Thee I Sing, 1932), was born in New York in 1896. He wrote hundreds of songs for Broadway and Hollywood, the majority with his brother, George, but many in collaboration with composers Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren, Burton Lane, and Vernon Duke, among others. Nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Song, Ira also took great pride in his contributions to Porgy and Bess (1935), and in his acclaimed book, Lyrics on Several Occasions (1959). Ira died in 1983 at the age of 86.

DIANE PAULUS (Director) is Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard. Broadway: A.R.T.’s Pippin (2013 Tony Award-Revival), A.R.T.’s The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2012 Tony Award-Revival), and The Public Theater’s HAIR (2009 Tony Award-Revival). A.R.T.: The Donkey Show, Prometheus Bound, Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Best of Both Worlds, and Johnny Baseball. Opera: The Magic Flute, Il mondo della luna, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, L’incoronazione di Poppea, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, and Orfeo. Other work: Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. Awards: 2013 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical (Pippin) and Drama League’s 2012 Founders Award for Excellence in Directing.

SUZAN-LORI PARKS (Book Adapter). Broadway: Topdog/Underdog, winning 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and becoming the

first African-American woman to do so. Off-Broadway: 365 Days/365 Plays, and many others. Screenplays for Brad Pitt, Spike Lee, Oprah Winfrey. Novel: Getting Mother’s Body (Random House). MacArthur “Genius” Award; student of James Baldwin, who called her “an astounding creature who may become one of the most valuable artists of our time”; The Public Theater’s Master Writer Chair. Visit Suzanloriparks.com.

DIEDRE L. MURRAY (Musical Score Adapter), pioneering jazz and new music cellist, is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time Obie Winner. Compositional works include: Running Man (MTG); Best of Both Worlds (The A.R.T.); The Voice Within (Harlem Stage); The Blackamoor Angel (Bard College); Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard Theatre); Sweet Billy and the Zooloos (Colored Girls Productions). The recipient of numerous awards, she has appeared on more than 100 recordings and led numerous acclaimed ensembles.

RONALD K. BROWN (Choreographer). Brown founded Evidence, A Dance Company 1985. Brown has received two Black Theater Alliance Awards and a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography on Broadway for the Tony Award-winning The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. He is a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society. Arcell Cabuag, (Associate Choreographer) is the Associate Artistic Director of Evidence, A Dance Company.

RICCARDO HERNANDEZ (Scenic Design). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The People in the Picture (Studio 54); Caroline, Or Change; Topdog/Underdog; Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, Noise/Funk, Parade (Tony, Drama Desk noms); The Tempest; Bells Are Ringing. Recent: Il Postino (L.A. Opera, PBS “Great Performances”), Philip Glass’ Appomattox (SFO), Lost Highway (London’s ENO/Young Vic). More than 200 productions in the U.S. and internationally.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTESOSA (Costume Design). Broadway: Motown, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony nom.), Topdog/Underdog. Off Broadway: Water by the Spoonful, Vera Stark (Lucille Lortel Award), Trust, Crowns, Break of Noon, The Capeman, Romeo and Juliet. Regional: American Night; Ruined, Cuttin’ Up, Señor Discretion Himself (Helen Hayes Award nom.); Twist (2011 Ovation Award), Fences, Big Maybelle, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once on This Island, Gleam, Whaddabloodclot!!!, Sense & Sensibility. www.esosadesign.com

CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND (Lighting Design). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony nom.), 110 In The Shade (Tony nom.), Awake and Sing! (Tony nom.), Seven Guitars (Tony nom.), The Light In The Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics awards) among others. Over 650 productions for theatre, opera, circus, and dance, in US

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J. JARED JANAS & ROB GREENE (Wig, Hair & Makeup Design). Recent Broadway designs include The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Motown (Makeup Design), Peter and the Starcatcher, All About Me, and Next to Normal. Other productions include On the Town, Passion, And By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (NYC & LA).

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTCONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS (Music Supervisor). MD of eight Broadway shows including The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, La Bohème, Coram Boy and A Catered Affair. MD of Queens Symphony Orchestra and Festival of the Arts Boca. Artistic Director of OK Mozart. Guest conductor with the NY Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, NJ Symphony and many others. Conducting studies with Vincent LaSelva.

DALE RIELING (Music Director and Conductor) was the Musical Supervisor/Director for the Broadway production of Les Misérables. He supervised/music directed the First & Third National and the International tours of Les Misérables. Also on Broadway: Miss Saigon and Mary Poppins. He appeared with the Kansas City Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Syracuse Symphony and conducted Boublil and Schönberg’s Do You

Hear The People Sing with the Colorado Symphony and in Mazatlan, Mexico.

JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Broadway (over 100 shows, including): Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Pippin; Once; Jersey Boys; Newsies; Rock of Ages; The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess; Jesus Christ Superstar; Godspell. Musician (bass): Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon. His album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: Takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. www.johnmillerbass.com

WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestrations). Miss Saigon, Oliver!, The Secret Garden, Carousel, Oklahoma!, Crazy For You, Ragtime, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Curtains, Wicked.

CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE (Orchestrations). Cry Baby, Memphis, Grease (2007), Just So,

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTDessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables (new orchestrations currently used worldwide.)

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/Tours: If/Then, The Bridges of Madison County, All the Way, Motown, Kinky Boots, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Evita, Sister Act, Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends with Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City. TV: “Masters of Sex,” “The Sound of Music Live!,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com

NANCY HARRINGTON (Associate Director). With Ms. Paulus, Tony Award-winning productions of Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, HAIR. Additional Broadway include I Am My Own Wife, A View from the Bridge, Fool Moon, The Full Monty, The Regard of Flight, Largely New York, The Play What I Wrote.

JOHN M. ATHERLAY (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Fela, Xanadu, Beauty and The Beast, A Small Family Business, The Seagull, Prelude To A Kiss. National Tours: Anything Goes, Fela, Young Frankenstein, The 101 Dalmatians, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Little Shop of Horrors, The Producers, Stardust with Betty Buckley.

SHARIKA NILES (Stage Manager). Broadway: Motown, Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Tours: The Color Purple 1st National, What My Husband Doesn’t Know, Without You (Korea). Apollo Theater: Production Coordinator/ Stage Manager 2012/2013 Season. Film: Black Nativity (NYC), Baggage Claim (LA), Our Song(NYC). TV: BET’s “106 & Park.”

WILLIAM GILINSKY (Stage Manager, u/s Policeman). has stage-managed, supervised and even performed in professional

theatrical productions throughout the world, including five Broadway shows, thirty five national and international tours and more. Bill is a proud member of AEA, IATSE, SAG/AFTRA and AGMA.

MIA WALKER (Assistant Director). Broadway: Pippin (Asst. Dir); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Asst. Dir). Upcoming: assisting Diane Paulus on American Repertory Theater’s productions of Witness Uganda and Finding Neverland. B.A. Harvard University.

ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Choreographer) of the Bay Area is the Associate Artistic Director of the Ronald K Brown EVIDENCE Dance Company. Winner of the 2004 BESSIE NY Dance Award, his is also a professor of dance at Long Island University. “Follow your Bliss!”

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HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES (Technical Supervisor). Over 65 Broadway productions and tours. Recent: A Night with Janis Joplin, The Glass Menagerie, Romeo & Juliet, Forever Tango, The Trip to Bountiful, Cinderella, Glengarry Glen Ross, Newsies, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. HTA is part of the HUDSON family which includes Hudson Scenic Studio and Hudson Sound & Light.

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JEFFREY RICHARDS (Producer) is proud to present The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and is grateful to Diane Paulus and Diane Borger, who gave this production its initial home at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard. He would also like to thank all the writers, directors, actors and actresses, designers, managers, agents and theatre owners that he has had the pleasure of working with for making his career possible.

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JOHN FROST (Producer). Australia’s most prolific theatrical producer. Tony Awards: The King and I, Hairspray. Other productions: The Producers, The Secret Garden, The Phantom of the Opera, Driving Miss Daisy, Chicago, Annie, Wicked.

CHERYL WIESENFELD (Producer). Broadway: Three-time Tony-winning producer of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Elaine Stritch: At Liberty.

RON SIMONS (Producer). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony). Ron produced two films in theaters now: Blue Caprice and Mother of George. www.simonsaysentertainment.com

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JUDITH RESNICK (Producer). Productions include The History Boys (Tony), All About Me, Desire Under the Elms, Blithe Spirit, Flower Drum Song, and more. London: David Mamet’s Cryptogram and From the Mississippi Delta. Trustee: Channel 13/WNET, Israel Museum.

SHN/SHN PRESENTS DALLAS (Producers). SHN is pleased to launch The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco’s mid-Market district. SHN owns and programs the Curran, Golden Gate, and Orpheum Theatres and nourishes artists and audiences and celebrates the digital and diverse creativity in the Bay Area.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTIRENE GANDY (Producer) is a Tony Award-winning producer who is proud to have been associated with Jeffrey Richards for 28 years.

WILL TRICE (Producer). Credits include The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony Award), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award), Gore Vidal’s The Best Man (Tony nom), Glengarry Glen Ross. Also this season: The Glass Menagerie, The Bridges of Madison County, All The Way, The Realistic Joneses, Lady Day.

GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Kenneth Greenblatt, Seth Greenleaf, David Beckerman, Alan Glist, and Marc Goldman. Productions include Tony winners Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Nine, La Cage Aux Folles. Recent: The Glass Menagerie, Glengarry Glen Ross, Menopause The Musical. Combined: over 40 Tony Awards, over 50 Drama Desk Awards. GFourProductions.com

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MICHAEL CREA (Associate Producer). Broadway: The Glass Menagerie, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Upcoming: The Bridges of Madison County. BFA Shenandoah Conservatory.

PJ MILLER (Associate Producer). Broadway: Ghost the Musical, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Anarchist, The Glass Menagerie. Love to Mom, Dad, Katie, and James.

OLIVIA SMITH-DEWS (Associate Producer) has been the Accounting Administrator for the Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts since April 2000, overseeing all financial matters for Ira Gershwin Trusts.

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER. A.R.T. at Harvard University is one of the country’s most celebrated theaters and winner of numerous awards, including three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. Since becoming Artistic Director, Diane Paulus continues the A.R.T.’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater by originating innovative work such as Sleep No More, Once, Prometheus Bound and Pippin. OBERON, A.R.T.’s club theatre, also serves as an incubator for local artists and a groundbreaking producing model.

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CASTINGTELSEY + COMPANY

Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA,

Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA,Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA,

David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casi CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Condrad Woolfe

Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Scott Galina

Production Stage Manager ........................................John M. AtherlayStage Manager ............................................................... Sharika NilesStage Manager ........................................................... William GilinskyAssistant Director ...............................................................Mia WalkerAssociate Choreographer ..............................................Arcell CabuagAssistant Company Manager .......................................... Jose SolivanDance Captain ....................................................Nicole Adell JohnsonDialect Coach ...........................................................Dawn-Elin FraserAssociate Scenic Designer ..................................... Stephen A. DavanAssociate Costume Designer .......................................... Ashley FarraCostume Design Assistants ...................................... Kathryn Squitieri,

Jennifer Stimple-Kamei, Casandra LollarAssociate Lighting Designer .....................................Anthony PearsonLighting Programmer ...................................................Justin FreemanAssociate Sound Designer .............................................Jason CrystalProduction Assistants ...........................Sean Szaller, Sammi CannoldProduction Carpenter .................................................Andrew SullivanProduction Electrician ...................................................Michael BrownProduction Sound ............................................................. Colle BustinSynthesizer Programmer ...............................................Karl MansfieldProduction Props ..........................................................Worth StreckerHead Carpenter ........................................... Christopher “Clem” ZajacCarpenter.................................................. David “Sideshow” BurgdorfHead Electrician ....................................................................Zak KnollAssistant Electrician/Spot Operator ...............................William NallettHead Audio ...................................................................Brett RothsteinAssistant Sound.......................................................... Anna-Lee CraigHead Props.......................................................................Dan BoeschAssistant Props............................................................... Jillian BartelsWardrobe Supervisor ............................................... F. Steven WeldonAssistant Wardrobe Supervisor ................................Christine GoodallHair/Makeup Supervisor .......................................... Jason GoldsberryAdvertising ......................................................The Marketing Division

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Social Media Outreach .................................Broadway’s Best Shows/Andy S. Drachenberg, Lindsay Hoffman

Marketing & Outreach Consultant ........... It Is Done Communications/Linda Stewart

Banking..................................................................City National Bank/

Michele Gibbons, Erik PiecuchInsurance ...................................................... DeWitt Stern Group Inc./

Peter Shoemaker, Anthony PittariAccountants .............................................Fried & Kowgios, CPA’s LLPComptroller ..................................................................Elliott AronstamLegal Counsel .................................................. Lazarus & Harris LLP/

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Physical Therapy ............................Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, IncPayroll............................................Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc/

Sarah Galbraith, Anthony WalkerHousing .....................................Road Concierge, an Altour Company

Lisa MorrisTravel ............................................................ Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Janice KesslerTrucking ...............................................................................Janco Ltd. Production Photographer............................................Michael J. LutchArtwork Photography .....................................................Jeremy DanielMerchandise ........................................................ Max Merchandising/

Randi Grossman, Ellie DunnMerchandise Manager ..................................................... Jose SolivanCompany Mascots .................................................... Skye and Franco

CREDITSScenery constructed and automated by Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc. Lighting equipment from Hudson Sound & Light LLC. Sound equipment from Sound Associates. Costumes constructed by Giliberto Designs, Jennifer Love Costumes, Katrina Patterns, Jonathan Sharpless, Tricorne, A.R.T. Costume Shop. Fabric dying and distressing by Hochi Asiatico. Millinery by Arnold Levine and Denise Wallace. Dance shows by Worldtone. Undergarments by Bra*Tenders. Makeup provided by MAC.Hair products provided by PRAVADA.

Rehearsed at Foxwood Studios

SPECIAL THANKSTo A.R.T. Board of Trustees and Advisors and

the Porgy and Bess Leadership Circle.

www.PorgyAndBessTheMusical.com

Facebook.com/TheGershwinsPorgyandBessNationalTourYoutube.com/PorgyandBessTour

Twitter.com/PorgyBessTour

The 2012 Broadway Cast Recording of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is now available on PS Classics.

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The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managersof the United States.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees(or I.A.T.S.E.).

The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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Des Moines Performing Arts donor Lance Hanson has fond memories of the Des Moines Civic Center that go beyond productions, concerts and special events. In the late 1970s, when the Civic Center was being built, he was one of the ironworkers who hung thousands of rods, rails and stairway parts to help support the structure of the building. The job took about four months for 10 ironworkers, including Hanson, to complete.

Hanson recently went on a “behind-the-scenes” tour with Des Moines Performing Arts staff members to inspect his work from more than 35 years ago. He remembers calling the ceilings in the Main Hall “clouds” and the job being intricate. “When we hung all the rods, they had to be in a specific place and set in a specific height.”

Hanson was an ironworker for 18 years through Ironworkers Local Union #67 and is now a managing broker at RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts in Altoona. Although he hasn’t worked in the structural steel industry for several years now, the tour refreshed memories of Hanson’s experience at the Civic Center before it opened in 1979.

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TOP: Hanson with his wife Donna and children Josh and Nikki about the same time he was working as an ironworker at the Civic Center.

CENTER: Members of Ironworkers Local Union #67 in the 1970s. Hanson is the fourth ironworker from the left.

BOTTOM: Above the “clouds” at the Civic Center, Hanson said, “It’s nice to see the rods again.”

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Des Moines Performing Arts donor Lance Hanson has fond memories of the Des Moines Civic Center that go beyond productions, concerts and special events. In the late 1970s, when the Civic Center was being built, he was one of the ironworkers who hung thousands of rods, rails and stairway parts to help support the structure of the building. The job took about four months for 10 ironworkers, including Hanson, to complete.

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Hanson was an ironworker for 18 years through Ironworkers Local Union #67 and is now a managing broker at RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts in Altoona. Although he hasn’t worked in the structural steel industry for several years now, the tour refreshed memories of Hanson’s experience at the Civic Center before it opened in 1979.

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TOP: Hanson with his wife Donna and children Josh and Nikki about the same time he was working as an ironworker at the Civic Center.

CENTER: Members of Ironworkers Local Union #67 in the 1970s. Hanson is the fourth ironworker from the left.

BOTTOM: Above the “clouds” at the Civic Center, Hanson said, “It’s nice to see the rods again.”

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DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

With the “Magicians” Behind the Scenes WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR ROLE?

BA: We work really hard to make things look easy.

AD: It’s always a learning experience! Every day backstage is fun for us.

GT: Every day is a different challenge. It’s definitely not routine.

NR: It’s fun to see old friends from other shows.

JS: It’s fulfilling, especially when you feel a unique energy in a room. I take pride in helping make that happen.

WHAT ARE SOME MEMORABLE MOMENTS AT THE CIVIC CENTER?

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NR: I was a part-time stagehand when the Civic Center first opened and then spent many years on the road touring with shows. When I would come back to the Civic Center, it was great working with the crew I worked with early in my career.

HOW DO YOU PLAN FOR THE NEXT BIG SHOW?BA: We’re always planning – there’s a lot of set-up, coordination and strategy; handling logistics; figuring out how much labor is needed, etc.

GT: Huge shows like Mary Poppins take months of planning. We have a reputation of being one of the best theaters in the country.

NR: When there are technical difficulties or challenges, we problem-solve and figure out how to make things right.

JS: We start talking to shows as early as one year in advance, even the smaller ones.

When catching a performance at the Des Moines Civic Center, Stoner Theater or Temple Theater, there is no doubt that all eyes are focused on the stage. With that said, the magic on the stage wouldn’t happen without the “magicians” of Des Moines Performing Arts – the in-house production team members. They recently answered questions about their roles, their most memorable moments and what it takes to create the magic behind the scenes.

Brian AnstedtProduction Director I manage the

Production Department and organize the technical logistics involved with the

shows.

Al DyerTechnical Operations Manager/

Head Electrician

I start and end every show with the lighting. I design lights for shows that come in and integrate the shows’ lighting systems with our

lighting system.

Greg Tracy Production Manager/

Head AudioIf you don’t hear

noise, there’s something wrong. I make the noise.

Nick Romano Stage Operations Manager/

Head Carpenter

I manage the stagehands and the overhead rigging.

Jamie L. SteppProduction Supervisor

I handle the technical aspects for our smaller venues.(Stoner Theater and Temple Theater)

Q&A

Did you know? · The combined tenure of

Des Moines Performing Arts’ Production Team is more than 70 years, with Al Dyer working at the Civic Center since it opened in 1979.

· The Civic Center sound system has about 100 miles worth of cable.

· When asked what their favorite show they’ve worked on is, the Production Team chuckled and said, “The next show.”

· Des Moines Performing Arts hires stagehands locally from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (Local 67).

EXPLAIN YOUR ROLE WITH THE SHOWS.

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DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

With the “Magicians” Behind the Scenes WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR ROLE?

BA: We work really hard to make things look easy.

AD: It’s always a learning experience! Every day backstage is fun for us.

GT: Every day is a different challenge. It’s definitely not routine.

NR: It’s fun to see old friends from other shows.

JS: It’s fulfilling, especially when you feel a unique energy in a room. I take pride in helping make that happen.

WHAT ARE SOME MEMORABLE MOMENTS AT THE CIVIC CENTER?

BA: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007), because it had so many weird things, like the live animals!

AD: Everything is interesting because there’s always so much going on behind the scenes.

GT: Many times, I think about the last day I used the old sound system and then when the new one came in 2004.

NR: I was a part-time stagehand when the Civic Center first opened and then spent many years on the road touring with shows. When I would come back to the Civic Center, it was great working with the crew I worked with early in my career.

HOW DO YOU PLAN FOR THE NEXT BIG SHOW?BA: We’re always planning – there’s a lot of set-up, coordination and strategy; handling logistics; figuring out how much labor is needed, etc.

GT: Huge shows like Mary Poppins take months of planning. We have a reputation of being one of the best theaters in the country.

NR: When there are technical difficulties or challenges, we problem-solve and figure out how to make things right.

JS: We start talking to shows as early as one year in advance, even the smaller ones.

When catching a performance at the Des Moines Civic Center, Stoner Theater or Temple Theater, there is no doubt that all eyes are focused on the stage. With that said, the magic on the stage wouldn’t happen without the “magicians” of Des Moines Performing Arts – the in-house production team members. They recently answered questions about their roles, their most memorable moments and what it takes to create the magic behind the scenes.

Brian AnstedtProduction Director I manage the

Production Department and organize the technical logistics involved with the

shows.

Al DyerTechnical Operations Manager/

Head Electrician

I start and end every show with the lighting. I design lights for shows that come in and integrate the shows’ lighting systems with our

lighting system.

Greg Tracy Production Manager/

Head AudioIf you don’t hear

noise, there’s something wrong. I make the noise.

Nick Romano Stage Operations Manager/

Head Carpenter

I manage the stagehands and the overhead rigging.

Jamie L. SteppProduction Supervisor

I handle the technical aspects for our smaller venues.(Stoner Theater and Temple Theater)

Q&A

Did you know? · The combined tenure of

Des Moines Performing Arts’ Production Team is more than 70 years, with Al Dyer working at the Civic Center since it opened in 1979.

· The Civic Center sound system has about 100 miles worth of cable.

· When asked what their favorite show they’ve worked on is, the Production Team chuckled and said, “The next show.”

· Des Moines Performing Arts hires stagehands locally from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (Local 67).

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Reflections Fro m Area Music Professionals

A FOLK OPERA IS BORN By Michael Egel

Porgy and Bess is composer George Gershwin’s magnum opus. He wrote it after more than a decade of studying the music of the African-American experience. He was drawn to ragtime as a young pianist.

But the initial idea for this work came in 1926 when he first read Dubose Heyward’s novel, Porgy. He enthusiastically responded to it as if to the voice of destiny and thus was inspired to write his first full-length opera. Gershwin composed the legendary music, and his brother Ira – in collaboration with Dubose Heyward and his wife Dorothy – wrote the lyrics.

Gershwin called Porgy and Bess a “folk opera.” His belief in the need for a label was strong and understandable as this work was questioned from the beginning. His lack of large-form compositional experience generated some doubt that he was truly up to the task. His conception of the work was that it would be a fusion of classical and popular musical traditions.

The show’s New York opening was at Broadway’s Alvin Theatre on October 10,

1935, with trained opera singers filling most of the roles. While jazz fans were dismissive of his use of African-American music, opera critics complained that Gershwin’s “opera” was basically just a string of hit tunes – thus it was not an opera. However, few 20th century composers have ever written songs as memorable or as powerful as “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty Of Nothing,” “Bess, You Is My Woman” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.”

Although the first production of Porgy and Bess was by no means a flop, it did fail to return its original investment. In 1976, the first production of Gershwin’s complete score was given by the Houston Grand Opera. When that production was hailed as an artistic triumph, the critical tide finally began to turn. In the final analysis, despite its various production types and versions, Gershwin set out to write a masterwork. And that’s exactly what he did.

Today, it seems obvious that it is a highly successful work of art, demonstrated by more than nearly a century of performers’ commitment and audience acceptance. In retrospect, now that the 20th century can be viewed in its entirety, it is this writer’s opinion that Porgy and Bess stands alongside Britten’s Peter Grimes and Berg’s Wozzeck as one of the three most monumental operatic achievements of the last century. And now, it is a beautiful new Broadway musical revival.___________________________________________Michael Egel is the General & Artistic Director for the Des Moines Metro Opera.

Visit DesMoinesMetroOpera.org.

A REVIVAL BREATHES NEW LIFE By Maestro Joseph Giunta

The 1976 performance of Porgy and Bess by the Houston Grand Opera was my first live experience of this masterpiece. While it was the first time the full score was performed, it was also the first time an American

opera company – rather than a Broadway production company – had tackled the work. Plus, it won both a Tony® Award (the only opera company ever to receive one) and a Grammy® Award. In 1985, I attended it at the Metropolitan Opera (starring Iowan Simon Estes and Grace Bumbry), a successful production which went on to appear in several seasons at the Met.

In the summer of 2012, I was in New York meeting with Todd Gershwin (the grandson of the “other” Gershwin brother, Arthur) about a project. He offered me tickets for the latest production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, which his family had endorsed. What my wife and I did not expect was to witness one of the most moving, engaging and creative productions in our extensive Broadway experience.

I noticed the 23-piece live orchestra

immediately – something that has become almost extinct on Broadway. The sound was glorious, with the perfect balance and harmony between actors and musicians. Indeed, the plot had changed, along with the score and dialogue from the opera world, but actors Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier were marvelous. It felt like we were actually transported to 1930s Catfish Row.

George Gershwin’s music is a combination of genius and authenticity. His New York jazz roots, combined with his keen awareness of southern black folk music traditions of blues, spirituals and work songs, was innovative and perfectly appropriate. The new twists in the score made the evening even more special.

Yes, there have been some critics who questioned the purpose of shedding new light on an iconic work like Porgy and Bess to speak to today’s generation. In the orchestra world, I deal with this dilemma all the time. But great live theater productions and concerts are not museum pieces, where we dust off the artifacts and place them back on the shelf. Great productions respect tradition but are not bound by it, and I believe creating something current and new with this in mind is what makes live performance so exciting and relevant.

The morning after we saw this revival, Todd Gershwin asked, “How did you like the show?” My response was, “Your Great Uncles George and Ira would have been proud.” ___________________________________________Maestro Joseph Giunta is celebrating his 25th anniversary as the Music Director & Conductor for the Des Moines Symphony.

Visit DMSymphony.org.


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Reflections Fro m Area Music Professionals

A FOLK OPERA IS BORN By Michael Egel

Porgy and Bess is composer George Gershwin’s magnum opus. He wrote it after more than a decade of studying the music of the African-American experience. He was drawn to ragtime as a young pianist.

But the initial idea for this work came in 1926 when he first read Dubose Heyward’s novel, Porgy. He enthusiastically responded to it as if to the voice of destiny and thus was inspired to write his first full-length opera. Gershwin composed the legendary music, and his brother Ira – in collaboration with Dubose Heyward and his wife Dorothy – wrote the lyrics.

Gershwin called Porgy and Bess a “folk opera.” His belief in the need for a label was strong and understandable as this work was questioned from the beginning. His lack of large-form compositional experience generated some doubt that he was truly up to the task. His conception of the work was that it would be a fusion of classical and popular musical traditions.

The show’s New York opening was at Broadway’s Alvin Theatre on October 10,

1935, with trained opera singers filling most of the roles. While jazz fans were dismissive of his use of African-American music, opera critics complained that Gershwin’s “opera” was basically just a string of hit tunes – thus it was not an opera. However, few 20th century composers have ever written songs as memorable or as powerful as “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty Of Nothing,” “Bess, You Is My Woman” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.”

Although the first production of Porgy and Bess was by no means a flop, it did fail to return its original investment. In 1976, the first production of Gershwin’s complete score was given by the Houston Grand Opera. When that production was hailed as an artistic triumph, the critical tide finally began to turn. In the final analysis, despite its various production types and versions, Gershwin set out to write a masterwork. And that’s exactly what he did.

Today, it seems obvious that it is a highly successful work of art, demonstrated by more than nearly a century of performers’ commitment and audience acceptance. In retrospect, now that the 20th century can be viewed in its entirety, it is this writer’s opinion that Porgy and Bess stands alongside Britten’s Peter Grimes and Berg’s Wozzeck as one of the three most monumental operatic achievements of the last century. And now, it is a beautiful new Broadway musical revival.___________________________________________Michael Egel is the General & Artistic Director for the Des Moines Metro Opera.

Visit DesMoinesMetroOpera.org.

A REVIVAL BREATHES NEW LIFE By Maestro Joseph Giunta

The 1976 performance of Porgy and Bess by the Houston Grand Opera was my first live experience of this masterpiece. While it was the first time the full score was performed, it was also the first time an American

opera company – rather than a Broadway production company – had tackled the work. Plus, it won both a Tony® Award (the only opera company ever to receive one) and a Grammy® Award. In 1985, I attended it at the Metropolitan Opera (starring Iowan Simon Estes and Grace Bumbry), a successful production which went on to appear in several seasons at the Met.

In the summer of 2012, I was in New York meeting with Todd Gershwin (the grandson of the “other” Gershwin brother, Arthur) about a project. He offered me tickets for the latest production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, which his family had endorsed. What my wife and I did not expect was to witness one of the most moving, engaging and creative productions in our extensive Broadway experience.

I noticed the 23-piece live orchestra

immediately – something that has become almost extinct on Broadway. The sound was glorious, with the perfect balance and harmony between actors and musicians. Indeed, the plot had changed, along with the score and dialogue from the opera world, but actors Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier were marvelous. It felt like we were actually transported to 1930s Catfish Row.

George Gershwin’s music is a combination of genius and authenticity. His New York jazz roots, combined with his keen awareness of southern black folk music traditions of blues, spirituals and work songs, was innovative and perfectly appropriate. The new twists in the score made the evening even more special.

Yes, there have been some critics who questioned the purpose of shedding new light on an iconic work like Porgy and Bess to speak to today’s generation. In the orchestra world, I deal with this dilemma all the time. But great live theater productions and concerts are not museum pieces, where we dust off the artifacts and place them back on the shelf. Great productions respect tradition but are not bound by it, and I believe creating something current and new with this in mind is what makes live performance so exciting and relevant.

The morning after we saw this revival, Todd Gershwin asked, “How did you like the show?” My response was, “Your Great Uncles George and Ira would have been proud.” ___________________________________________Maestro Joseph Giunta is celebrating his 25th anniversary as the Music Director & Conductor for the Des Moines Symphony.

Visit DMSymphony.org.


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