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It’s nearly autumn, which means a new season at Perseverance Theatre. Welcome!In Anchorage, it is our fifth year offering subscription seasons for you, and the thirty-seventh season since Perseverance’s founding in Juneau in 1978. As Perseverance looks forward to the 40th anniversary season we can see how far the theatre has come, thanks to your warm welcome to Anchorage five years ago, and all who keep the seats full, purchase subscriptions, and make donations. Last season, Perseverance offered the theatre and theatre lovers throughout the state much to celebrate. Perseverance Theatre achieved a goal of 24,000 audience members statewide, and met the theatre’s million-dollar Fourth Decade Challenge on time. You, our subscribers, donors, and audience members, are the reason we are able to grow as we have. Thank you!This year, we have exciting new challenges and opportunities. Perseverance is producing six plays on the mainstage, including Annapurna, and five of them will play in both Juneau and Anchorage. The theatre is continuing its process of investing more in Alaskan actors and artists: We now have two actors-in-residence and a full-time production stage manager on our staff. One of the other changes we are happy to announce is a shift in our arrangement with Actor’s Equity Association. This year, Perseverance begins a trial transition to the “Small Professional Theatre” agreement with Actor’s Equity, which allows the theatre to issue union contracts more easily and give Alaskan actors a way into union membership via their work with Perseverance Theatre.Of course, we are just as excited about the work we are presenting as we are about the process of creating it. This season is full of drama, literature, comedy, and delight with Annapurna; Othello; A Christmas Carol; Our Voices Will be Heard; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; and Sweeney Todd. We are also in different stages of development of some groundbreaking new works. You may have had the opportunity to attend readings of Into the Wild, or House of Dreams this summer. We have more new Alaskan plays in the pipeline than ever. Just this summer, Perseverance was honored to become a core member of a national organization dedicated to the american playwright, National New Play Network. We are one of only 31 core member Theatres nationwide to receive core membership, a great testament to the theatre’s long commitment to new writers.Subscribing is the best way to know what’s happening first and have the opportunity to see more amazing theatre by and for Alaskans. As more of you in Anchorage subscribe, the theatre will continue to be able to support professional actors in Alaska, commission new plays about Alaska, and develop new audiences for Alaskan theatre. Information about subscriptions are in the lobby and online at PTalaska.org.
Enjoy Annapurna, and see you in the lobby!
Art Rotch Executive Artistic Director
FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
“ ...we are just as excited about the work we are
presenting as we are about the process of creating it.”
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Open 7 Days a Week
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Directed by
Art Rotch
Perseverance Theatre presents
Scenic Designer CollaborationCostume Designer Colleen Alexis Metzger
Lighting Designer Lauren MacKenzie MillerComposer/Sound Designer Lucy Peckham
Stage Manager BJ Brooks
Production Manager
Kathleen HarperTechnical Director
Earnest EckersonJuneau Master Electrician
Todd Hunt
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited.
Casting
Shona OsterhoutJuneau Sound Engineer
Betsy SimsPlaybill
Joshua Lowman
Production Stage Manager
BJ BrooksDevelopment Director
Maggie RabbMarketing and Box Office
Tom Robenolt
Art Rotch Artistic Director Molly Smith Founder
Bob Urata Board President
914 Third StreetDouglas, Alaska 99824 907-364-2421 • fax 907-364-2603
www.ptalaska.org
Anchorage RunSeptember 25 - October 3, 2015
Juneau RunMay 6 - May 29, 2016
is made possible by support from
WITH SEASON SUPPORT FROMAndrew W Mellon Foundation
City & Borough of JuneauJuneau Arts & Humanities Council
Shubert FoundationAtwood Foundation
800 KINY – 630 KJNO – MIX 106 TAKU 105 – 1330 KXJ
Juneau EmpireJuneau Community Foundation
KTOO – KXLL – KRNNAlaska State Council on the Arts
Alaska AirlinesCharlotte Martin Foundation
National Endowment for the ArtsAnchorage Press
Benito & Francis C. Gaguine FoundationAlaska Public Media
Anchorage Dispatch NewsAlpha Media
Alaska Experience Theatre
ANNAPURNAWritten by
Sharr White
with Kevin T. Bennett & Rebecca George
Costume Shop Manager
Colleen Alexis MetzgerProp Masters
Kathleen Harper & Anne Szeliski
ANNAPURNA is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Seivice, Inc., New York
ANNAPURNA was originally produced in New York City by The New Group: Scott Elliot, Artistic Director. ANNAPURNA received its world premiere on November 9, 2011 at Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Loretta Greco, Producing Artistic Director The play was commissioned by South Coast Repertory David Emmes, Producing Artistic Director; Martin Benson, Artistic Director; Paula Tomei, Managing
Director and was part of SCR’s Pacific Playwrights Festival 2011
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BUSINESS & ORGANIZATIONAL
FUNDERS2015 - 2016 Season
Grantors $50,000+Andrew W Mellon Foundation
City & Borough of JuneauJuneau Arts & Humanities Council
Shubert Foundation
Leaders $25,000-$49,999Atwood Foundation
800 KINY – 630 KJNO – MIX 106 – TAKU 105 – 1330 KXJThe Juneau Empire
Juneau Community FoundationKTOO – KXLL – KRNN
Advocates $10,000-$24,999Alaska Airlines
Alaska State Council on the ArtsAnchorage Dispatch NewsAlaska Experience Theatre
Alaska Public MediaAnchorage Press
Benito & Francis C. Gaguine Foundation
Charlotte Martin FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsMIX103.1 -KFQD / Alpha Media
Benefactors $5,000-$9,999Alaska Community Foundation
Alaska Technical SolutionsCIRI FoundationConocoPhillips
Hecla Greens Creek Mining CoKreielshimer Foundation
Lynden Transportalaskacapitalinn.com (888)588-6507
A few years ago, Perseverance produced Of Mice and Men, after I discovered that Bostin Christopher had never played Lennie. I expected him to have done the role at least once because he is such a big man and great actor. In addition to the time being right for Bostin to take on this demanding role, Of Mice and Men touched on themes that are so resonant today: the values of physical work, of friendship between men, and the price men pay when life is purchased by the hour. The story explores what makes us human, expressing feelings such as loneliness and hunger, fear of want, and our need for companionship.A few months later, Kevin T Bennet showed up at an Anchorage audition to read for the part of Lennie’s friend George. It was a terrific audition, and Kevin got the part. Sometimes, having an actor who is right for a challenging role and excited by the play, is a great reason to do something, and creates opportunities for others as well.Ulysses, the cowboy poet in Annapurna, is a challenge to cast because of his combination of physical decay, poetic eloquence, and an eclectic emotional range. Kevin seemed so perfect for the part, I was shared my excitement for it. Annapurna’s themes of mortality, regrets, and missed opportunities, all brought into focus by our own frailty and mortality, make it a deeply profound story that anyone who has considered the possibility of their own death, and wondered about second chances, can connect with.Perseverance is fortunate to work in Alaska where there are many talented theatre artists. We want to know as many of them as we can. Over the past four seasons, when Perseverance has produced plays in both Juneau and Anchorage, we have been getting to know theatre makers like Kevin across Alaska; we can now consider their skills and talents as we program. Joining Kevin onstage tonight is Alaskan Rebecca George, a member of Actors Equity who lives in Fairbanks and is a powerhouse performer with a tremendous emotional range and skill with text. Behind the scenes, the entire creative team- lighting, sound, costume and set designers, are all from either Anchorage or Juneau and are well matched to their design assignments. This team would not have been possible to assemble for Perseverance five years ago. Their collaboration tonight bodes well for continued growth of the Alaskan theatre community as we keep forming new relationships, despite the distances, and keep learning from each other and you in the audience.Playwright Sharr White’s remarkable story captures some of these very ideas: The need for shared lives, the collaboration between the writer and editor, or parent and child, and the terrible cost when trust is betrayed. Enjoy this exciting and profound, funny and tender play so ably put together by some of your most talented neighbors in our beautiful state.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
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BUSINESS & ORGANIZATIONAL
FUNDERS2015 - 2016 Season
Sponsors $2,500-$4,999Alaskan Brewing Company
Altman Rogers & CoAlyeska Pipeline Service Company
AvisDriftwood Lodge
ExxonMobileHeidi Reifenstein Design
The Historic Anchorage HotelHolland America Line
Prospector HotelThe Skaggs Foundation
Valley Medical CareWells Fargo Bank
Sustainers $1,000-$2,499Alaska Laundry & Dry CleanersAlaska State Employees Union
Alaska USA Federal Credit UnionThe Boardroom
Coeur Alaska – Kensington MineElgee Rehfeld Mertz, LLC
ENSTAR Natural GasFirst National Bank Alaska
GCIGoogle
Haight & AssociatesJuneau Emergency Medical
AssociatesMalia Hayward, State Farm Agent
Municipality of AnchorageNorthland Audiology & Hearing
ServicesNorthrim Bank
NorthWind Architects, LLCOscar Gill House
Rookery CaféRoyal Printing
Sealaska Heritage InstituteShattuck & Grummett
CASTKevin T. Bennett ........................................................................................................ UlyssesRebecca George* ........................................................................................................Emma
*Members of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFFAssistant Technical Director ....................................................................Kordel ThompsonSet Design Collaborators ........................................................................... Rebecca George......................................................................................................................Kevin T. Bennett.................................................................................................................................Art RotchDobro and Lap Steel .............................................................................Peter Dunlap-ShohlAdditional Audio Recording ......................................................................Michael SakariasVoice of Jennifer .......................................................................................... “Peat” DworianAppetite of Jennifer ........................................................................................“Kronk” Busic
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Annapurna is a Sanskrit name meaning “Goddess of the Harvests.” She is “… the universal and timeless kitchen-goddess… the mother who feeds. Without her there is starvation, a universal fear: This makes Annapurna a universal goddess,” (Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, mythologist). She is the Hindu goddess of nourishment, with “Anna” meaning “food” or “grains,” and “Purna” meaning “full, complete, and perfect.”Annapurna, located in Nepal, is the 10th highest mountain in the world. In 1950, it became the first 8,000m peak ever climbed. That expedition, led by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, resulted in Herzog losing his toes and most of his fingers. As Ulysses describes it in this play, “This one thing he’s done, it’s… ruined him,” (Annapurna, Sharr White). While recovering in a French hospital, Herzog wrote Annapurna, a best-seller book about his expedition. This book ends with the now-famous mountaineering quote, “There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men.”Playwright Sharr White lives in Putnam County, New York. His plays have been developed and performed all across America and Europe. White originally studied acting at the American Conservatory Theatre before moving into writing. For a little over 13 years he worked a day job in marketing and wrote plays in his free time. He got his regional theatre break in 2006, with the world premiere of his show Six Years at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. He debuted on Broadway in 2013 with his play The Other Place. Now he works as a writer full time. White’s Annapurna premiered at Magic Theatre in San Francisco in 2011. Later productions included The Odyssey Theatre in LA, and in New York at the Acorn Theatre and The New Group.
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BUSINESS & ORGANIZATIONAL
FUNDERS2015 - 2016 Season
Patrons $500-$999Alaska Combined Federal Campaign
Alaska Communications Pride Foundation
Western States Arts Federation
Donors $250-$499Baxter, Bruce & Sullivan
Breeze InFred Meyer Community Rewards
Juneau’s Imagination StationInternational Brotherhood of
Electrical WorkersOne Hour Fireweed Dry Cleaners
RockwellSalon DaVinci
UASValley Auto Parts Alaska
Supporters $100-$249Dr. Emily Kane
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Contributors $1-$99Costco
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTSharr White’s plays have been developed or produced at theatres across the country, including MCC Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Marin Theatre Company, Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab, Key West Theatre Festival, and more. He has been honored with a Dr. Henry and Lillian Nesburn Award as part of the Julie Harris Award in Playwriting (The Escape Velocity Of Savages); a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (Six Years); and the 2009 Skye Cooper New American Play Prize (Sunlight). The Other Place received the 2010 Playwrights First Award, the 2011 Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation’s Theatre Visions Fund Award, and was an Outer Critics Circle award nominee for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play.
Keivn T. Bennett (Ulysses) is an American screen and stage actor, director, filmmaker, producer, and business entrepreneur. A veteran of the arts with over 34 years of performance experience, his accolades include over 100 productions throughout stage and film, making him a highly recognized and visible Alaskan resident artist. Notably, appearing as Scrooge in Perseverance Theatre’s A Christmas Carol in 2014; he’ll reprise the role in 2015, and his recurring role as General Haiger, with Oscar winner Jon Voight in The Baby Geniuses sequels. Highly sought after as a production collaborator, with 9 years of service, Mr. Bennett is the past President of the Board of Directors at Anchorage Community Theatre. A successful businessman, Mr. Bennett is the founding owner of Alaska’s oldest independently operated elevator enterprise, Alaska Stairlift & Elevator, LLC. A member of SAG-AFTRA, Kevin is originally from Alaska and makes his home in Anchorage. In his recent film, Six Dead Bodies Duct Taped to a Merry-Go-Round, he directs and stars.Rebecca George (Emma) has performed with Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, Hyperion Theatre Company, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Vermont Stage Company, Clarence Brown Theatre and most recently in Perseverance Theatre’s production of Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England. Rebecca has directed for Opera Fairbanks, Hyperion Theatre Company, The Winter Bear Project and Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre. Rebecca has taught acting at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and will be directing Theatre UAF’s 2016 spring production. Rebecca has a BFA from University of Colorado, MFA in performance from the University of Tennessee, and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. Rebecca is thrilled to be performing in Anchorage again, thanks to Art and PT for making it happen! And always, special thanks and love to my wonderful partner CJG!Art Rotch (Director) See Leadership on page 13.
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PROFILESLauren MacKenzie Miller (Lighting Designer) is a graduate of the esteemed North Carolina School of the Arts and has designed for Academy Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia; Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Alaska Light Opera Theatre, Anchorage Opera and Carolina Opera. Prior design credits for PT include The Mountaintop, Rush at Everlasting, Raisin in the Sun and The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry. She is the Technical Director for the Anchorage Concert Association, Anchorage Symphony, and Anchorage Concert Chorus. Her lighting credits with the Anchorage Opera include: The Magic Flute; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; The Mikado and numerous others. She has designed the lighting for the premiers of Echoes and Triumph with the Anchorage Symphony. Lauren is a recipient of the Anchorage Mayor’s Arts Award for Individual Artists of the Year and was recently nominated for the BP/YWCA Women of Achievement.Lucy Peckham (Composer/Sound Designer) is reveling in the chance to collaborate again with director Art Rotch. Lucy was last seen and heard as the live musician for An Iliad also directed by Art. Recent music compositions and arrangements include The Blue Bear, A Christmas Carol, and Othello. Other recent designs include Boeing Boeing, Rush at Everlasting, Warriors, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike for Perseverance, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for TBA Theatre. Regional Theatres include Thalia’s Umbrella, Seattle Shakespeare, Intiman, and the Old Globe. Recent documentary work includes Alaska’s Marine Highway airing on public television nationally. Lucy is a recipient of an L.A. Critics Circle Dramalogue Award for sound design. She is also a cellist, a live music engineer for events like the Anchorage Folk Festival, and collects and creates custom sound effects. www.both-ears.com Colleen Alexis Metzger (Costume Designer) Annapurna is Colleen’s third collaboration with Perseverance Theatre. Colleen is a Professor of Costume Design and Technology at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Prior designs include God of Carnage (Perseverance Theatre), William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead and Spamalot (University of Alaska Anchorage), Dangerous Liaisons and Hay Fever (Indiana University). Please visit colleenmetzgerdesigns.com. BJ Brooks (Stage Manager) is excited to explore Alaska with Perseverance Theatre. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, BJ has been across the world on tour and is thrilled to be in the beautiful landscape of Alaska to continue working with talented artists. After receiving a BS from the University of Evansville, BJ has stage managed in Atlanta at The Center for Puppetry Arts, The Rialto Center for the Arts and Pinch ‘N’ Ouch Theatre; in Annapolis with Compass Rose Theatre and spent summers in Holland, Michigan with Hope Summer Repertory Theater. When not stage managing, BJ can be found mixing concerts or experimenting in the kitchen.
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WHO WE AREPerseverance Theatre believes theatre going creates shared experiences for our communities, which fosters empathy, builds relationships, and cultivates skills at communication, and in the process better equips us all to solve problems together and create more vital and just communities. The mission of Perseverance Theatre is to create professional theatre by and for Alaskans. Perseverance values community engagement, cross-cultural collaboration, professional rigor, and regional voice. Alaska is full of stories and characters that aren’t found anywhere else in the world. Perseverance is committed to creating theatre that represents all that is great about Alaska, and to bringing great live theatre to our Alaskan audiences.In 1979, Molly Smith founded Perseverance Theatre, following her dream of starting a professional theatre company in her hometown. Over thirty seven years, Perseverance has grown to serve 24,000 audience members, in both Juneau and in Anchorage, employ over 150 artists, and engage 200 volunteers annually to produce a season of classical, contemporary, and world premiere productions on our stages.Perseverance believes that professional theatres play a vital role in training and cultivating the next generation of artists and audiences. The theatre’s education department produces extensive education and training programs including the new Drama School, Summer Theatre Arts Rendezvous, Theatre in the Wild, mainstage student matinees and internships. Perseverance is the resident theatre at the University of Alaska Southeast, where we develop curricula, provide teachers for the theatre minor program, and invite UAS students into the theatre to work and learn along-side theatre professionals from all over the world.Perseverance has premiered over 70 new plays by Alaskan and national playwrights. Perseverance has a national profile and a grass roots style. We are committed to developing artists, volunteers, audiences, and programming reflective of the Alaskan community, and to delivering the finest professional theatre anywhere to our loyal, local audience.
A PLACE TO HANG
YOUR HAT
Perseverance Theatre’s visiting artists have a place to call home thanks to these people, who have so generously donated housing since July 1, 2015:
Kristin GarotJames HouckLynn Schooler
Bob and Christine UrataGwen and Gary Gervelis
Schatzie SchaeffersJoshua and Monica Lowman
Kathleen Harper and Bo AndersonSally Saddler and David Teal
Mike Sakarias and Anne FullerBud and Annie Carpeneti
Cristina Della RosaChuck and Kathryn CohenNan and David Tomasko
George StranskyYeilyadi OlsonLucy Peckham
Patricia Partnow Bob and Mary Ellen Mitchell
Carole Anderson
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LEADERSHIPArt Rotch (Executive Artistic Director) has worked in Alaskan theatre since 1988, and is in his eighth season as artistic director at Perseverance Theatre. He holds a BA in history from Harvard and a MFA in theatre from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His home is in Juneau with his wife, Akiko Nishijima, who is theatre designer, professor and scenic artist. As Artistic Director at Perseverance, Art has commissioned half a dozen plays, and produced the premieres of Battles of Fire and Water (performed in Russian, English and Tlingit) and Warriors by Dave Hunsaker, The Blue Bear by Luan Schooler and Leon Ingulsrud and Rush at Everlasting by Arlitia Jones. A set and lighting designer, Art has designed dozens of productions for Perseverance, Anchorage Opera and many more Alaskan producers; for regional theatres, including the People’s Light and Theatre Company, Sacramento Theatre Company, Aspen Opera Center; and, in New York City, Juilliard, The Manhattan School of Music. Art is a member of the National Theatre Conference (nationaltheatreconference.org), and is a graduate of the Foraker Group’s Catalyst for Non Profit Excellence program. Art was selected as one of 50 arts leaders from around the world by National Arts Strategies to participate in their Chief Executive Program and completed the Foraker Group’s Catalyst for Non Profit Excellence program. Thank you for supporting Alaskan theatre.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORSBob Urata ...............................................................................................................PresidentCodie Costello ................................................................................................Vice PresidentAnn Metcalfe ..........................................................................................................TreasurerAnnie Caulfield .......................................................................................................SecretarySarah Asper-Smith ......................................................................Member-at-Large Juneau James Bibb...................................................................................Member-at-Large JuneauJoe Bedard ..............................................................................Member-at-LargeAnchorageJennifer Miller .............................................................................Member-at-Large JuneauEvan Rose ..............................................................................Member-at-Large AnchorageMiriah Twitchell ..........................................................................Member-at-Large JuneauPatricia Wolf ..........................................................................Member-at-Large AnchorageTerri Ulrich ...................................................................................Member-at-Large JuneauEric Vang ......................................................................................Member-at-Large Juneau
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFArt Rotch ..................................................................................... Executive Artistic Director Shona Osterhout .............................................. Artistic Associate & Director of EducationMaggie Rabb ....................................................................................Development DirectorJoshua Lowman ....................................................................Anchorage General ManagerAmy O’Neill Houck .................................................... Outreach & Development AssociateTom Robenolt ..............................................................................Marketing and Box OfficeEnrique Bravo ......................................................................................... Actor in ResidenceJames Sullivan ........................................................................................ Actor in ResidenceBryan Crowder .............................................................................. Administrative AssistantLaura Wallrath .............................................................................................House ManagerHeidi Reifenstein .......................................................................................Graphic DesignerJoy Atrops-Kimura ....................................................................... Development ConsultantElizabeth Buchanan ........................................................................................Artistic InternAnne Szeliski .............................................................................................Production InternMarley Horner............................................................................................. Technical InternElgee Rehfeld Mertz, LLC .................................................. Accounting & Financial Advisor Alaska Technical Solutions ................................................................................... IT Support
Perseverance Theatre’s Alaska Business Partners are a consortium of local and statewide businesses who band together around Perseverance Theatre to show their support for excellence in the arts, educational opportunities, and outreach activities in our community. Ticket sales account for about 50% of the theatre’s revenues, so your contribution is critical to the theatre’s long-term sustainability. As an Alaska Business Partner, you can choose to support Perseverance Theatre’s programming as a whole, or designate your donation for a specific program. For more information contact: Amy O’Neill Houck at 364-2421 ext. 230 or [email protected]
ALASKA BUSINESS PARTNERS
A l A s k A B u s i n e s s PA r t n e r2013–2014
Alaska Business PartnersLevels of Support
$10,000+ Production Sponsors• Prominent, above-title
sponsorship recognition on show-related publicity and printed materials.
• Full-page advertising space in the show program.
• A framed copy of the show poster, signed by the director, cast, and company members.
• Up to 12 complimentary seats for the opening night performance.
$5,000+ Benefactors • Half-page advertising space in a
Mainstage program.• Up to 10 complimentary seats for
the opening night performance.
$2,500+ Sponsors• Quarter-page advertising space in
a Mainstage program.• Up to 8 complimentary seats for
the opening night performance.
$1,000+ Sustainers • Recognition on the marketing
materials for a Mainstage show of your choice.
• Up to 4 complimentary seats for the opening night performance.
$500+ Patrons• A pair of complimentary tickets
for any Mainstage show in Juneau & Anchorage.
• Invites to first rehearsals and special events.
$250+ Donors• A 25% ticketing discount for all
staff and clients to Mainstage shows in Juneau & Anchorage.
$100+ Supporters• Discounts on ad space in our
Mainstage production programs.• A Perseverance Theatre Alaska
Business Partner window decal.• Recognition with other Alaska
Business Partners on the website, as well as throughout the season in the production programs and lobby displays in Juneau & Anchorage.
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BUILDING ACTORS-IN-RESIDENCEBack in 2012, supported by Theatre Communications Group’s Think It program, Perseverance’s Artistic Director Art Rotch and Artistic Associate Shona Osterhout travelled to a dozen Alaskan communities, from Bethel to Ketchikan, to learn from Alaskan actors about acting in Alaska. We always asked: Do you support yourself acting? Do you know anyone who does? Everywhere we went, talking to dozens of great, committed Alaskan actors, the answer was the same to both questions: None. Alaska can do better.Perseverance believes that Alaskan actors, given more time to focus on their craft, have a lot to offer our communities and the theatre field. Actors are great communicators, often make fantastic teachers, and observe human behavior and relationships in fascinating ways. While most Alaskans will always choose to support themselves through more traditional work and act in the evenings and weekends, supporting a few exceptions whose primary focus is being an actor and bringing those skills to other parts of the theatre and community adds great value to Perseverance’s work and to Alaskans’ capacity to tell our own stories in our own ways.In 2013, with the generous support of the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Perseverance began a three-year experiment to explore supporting a small corps of actors working at livable wages at the theatre. Over a three year period, the goal is to learn the best way for Perseverance to invest in and support professional actors, and how they could work on the stage and also behind the scenes as teachers, engage in community outreach, and contribute to artistic projects that last longer than a twelve-week contract.The new Actor-in-Residence initiative will provide another tool to invest more in artists, especially actors, living in our state. The first phase began two seasons ago with hiring one of our most productive actors, Enrique Bravo, as the 2013-2014 Artistic Company Lead and continued with the addition of James Sullivan. In the new season, Bravo and Sullivan will transition from part-time to full-time positions. They will act on our stages, teach at UAS and the The Drama School at Perseverance, facilitate a monthly play-reading series, and help in other outreach opportunities. The new answer to how many actors in Alaska support themselves from their craft is now: at least two.To share your thoughts about this project, or learn more about training and employment with Perseverance Theatre as an artist, contact us at [email protected]
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ACTORS-IN-RESIDENCE PROFILESEnrique Bravo’s Perseverance credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Treasure Island, Oklahoma!, Seminar, Bigfoot and Other Lost Souls, A Christmas Carol, O Lovely Glowworm, Yeast Nation, Equus, Tommy, and Hair. Enrique is an ensemble member of Generator Theater Company with whom he has performed in True West, Romeo and Juliet, Dying City, and [title of show]. Enrique is also a regular at The Colonial Theater, in Westerly, Rhode Island and has performed in Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and recently, The Tempest. Enrique holds a B.F.A. in Regional Theatre from Webster Conservatory in St. Louis, MO and an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin.James Sullivan’s past performances with Perseverance Theatre have been The
Odd Couple, Boeing Boeing, A Christmas Carol, God of Carnage, Oklahoma!, Animals Out Of Paper, Vashon, Tuesdays With Morrie, and Circle Mirror Transformation. He has a BFA in Theatre from Syracuse University. James comes from Portland where he performed in Jaker’s production of Silence, Integrity’s production of Wonder of the World, in Public Playhouse’s The Nerd, Moonlight and Magnolias, and It’s a Wonderful Life. James also performed in Chicago, including five years of long-form improvisation at Improv Olympic and several plays with Zeppo Productions.
Announcing Perseverance
Theatre’sDouble Date
We’re teaming up with local restaurants to provide
you with discounts to all mainstage plays and your pre-
or post-show dining.
How does it work?
If you start at a participating restaurant, tell your server
you’re doing the Double Date and they’ll give you a sticker for your receipt. Bring that receipt when you buy your tickets to get 10% off your
purchase.
If you start at a play, bring your ticket stub to a
participating restaurant to get your dining discount. Don’t
forget to tell your server you’re doing the Double Date!
You can use your restaurant receipt to get a discount on another mainstage show.
Participating Restaurants(This list may grow, check the web site often to see what restaurants
have joined.)
Cake StudioSacks Cafe
Humpy’s Great Alaskan Ale House
Flattop PizzaSub Zero Bistro &
MicroloungeKinley’s Restraunt
Alaska Bagel Restraunt
Perseverance Theatre’s Internship program provides the only on-the-job theatre training in the state for a season-long experience in our artistic, production, or administrative departments. Over the last 20 years, we’ve included 90 interns aged 17-65 from rural and urban Alaska (e.g. Klukwan, Homer, Sitka, Cheva, Hooper Bay, Nome, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Tok) as well as from the Lower 48.Anne Szeliski (Production Intern) hails from Seattle and went to Whitman College
where she graduated with a BA in Theatre with a focus in Stage Management. This past summer she interned at Chicago Shakespeare Theater working in their Costume Crafts Department. She is very excited to be working at Perseverance and thanks them for this wonderful opportunity.
Lizzie Buchanan (Artistic Intern) graduated from Hamilton College in 2015 with a double major in Theatre and Mathematics. In 2014 she studied at the London Dramatic Academy, a conservatory acting program in London. Lizzie has moved from the suburbs of Boston, MA to join Perseverance Theatre for the 2015-16 season.Marley Horner (Technical Intern) has been both on and behind the stage his entire life in Alaska, between Haines, Sitka, Fairbanks and now Juneau. Having just finished
his BA in theatre at UAF, he is excited to be part of the Perseverance team as this years technical intern, as well as getting the chance to keep performing. His most recent productions have been as Amir in The Ash Girl, and his thesis role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls. When he’s not acting, building sets or designing sound, you’d find him brewing beer, rafting rivers, or trying to find a way to do all of it at the same time.
INTERNSHIPS
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UPCOMING ANCHORAGE SEASON
The lieutenant Iago, Shakespeare’s most fascinating villain, orchestrates the demise of the Moorish General Othello after being passed up for a promotion given to the soldier, Cassio. As Iago seeks to ruin both men, he plants the seeds of doubt and mistrust by staging a token of affection—a handkerchief. Under the spell of the charismatic “Honest Iago,” Othello’s new bride Desdemona becomes a pawn in his plot of revenge. Every loyalty is questioned in a tragic world where true love and irrational jealousy collide.
A powerful mother-daughter journey that reveals how generations face the choice of continuing to perpetuate—or disrupt—family violence. Through the lens of fiction, and the palette of Alaska Native storytelling, the playwright tells the true story of her mother’s strength against impossible pressure. Our Voices Will Be Heard weaves together legend and truth in a fierce call for healing and forgiveness.
Come discover how psychology and technology intersect at the dawn of the electric age. Perfect gentleman and inventor, Dr. Givings has created a new device to treat “hysteria” in his patients by inducing “paroxysms,” that attract the attention of his wife, who hears the sounds of success through the walls of his operating theatre. Meanwhile, Mrs. Givings struggles with a new baby and her own urgent desires. In the Next Room, or the vibrator play is a modern comedy of manners full of exploration and fulfillment.
Loyalty and trust crumble under the weight of a villain’s push for power.
A powerful mother-daughter journey with a fierce call for healing and forgiveness.
The dawn of the age of electricity births a groundbreaking piece of technology.
Sweeney ToddThe Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMusic by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler From an adaptation by Christopher BondMay 20 – May 29, 2016
Benjamin Barker returns to London bent on revenge after fifteen years in an Australian penal colony serving time for a crime he did not commit. Armed with a sharp, straight razor, he sets up shop as one of the finest barbers in the city, calling himself Sweeney Todd. When he meets Mrs. Lovett, a local pie maker who will do anything for him, Todd’s plan for vengeance takes the shape of a savory pie filling, and the blood starts flowing. How far will the gruesome scheme go before anyone catches a whiff of it? Will Sweeney Todd become London’s most notorious killer? This Tony-award winning musical is one tasty piece of theatre that will leave you wanting more!
A dark musical tale of love, London, vengeance and murder.
Othelloby William ShakespeareOctober 16 - November 1, 2015
A Christmas Carolby Charles DickensAdapted by Arlitia Jones and Michael HaneyDecember 18 - 28, 2015
Our Voices Will Be Heardby Vera StarbardFebruary 19 - 28, 2016
In The Next Room (or the vibrator play)by Sarah RuhlApril 15-24, 2016
This holiday season, witness Ebenezer Scrooge’s miraculous Christmas Eve transformation in a new adaptation by Arlitia Jones and Michael Haney. Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy businessman, with no place in his life for kindness, compassion, or charity. When Scrooge is visited by four ghosts, he is warned to change his ways or face a miserable afterlife. Directed by Michael Haney, whose love of the story has lead him to directing the show at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for over twenty years!
A family holiday favorite returns!
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Subscriptions have many benefits, including:• Order early for the best seats! Subscribers have first pick of seats and renewing subscribers can keep their existing seats from
year to year.• Free exchanges if your plans change -- Can’t make your scheduled night? Call the box office before your night for a free
exchange into any equally priced night, or just pay the difference to upgrade to any night you choose, all for no added fees.• Lost Ticket Insurance – Lost or forgotten subscriber tickets can be reprinted at no charge.• Bring-A-Friend – Perseverance “Companion Fare” coupons with every package. Call the Box Office to redeem.• Exclusive Invitations -- You’ll receive special invitations to events throughout the season to meet the artists involved in making
the theatre you love.• Additional Discounts and email notifications about selected special events at theatre.
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If you have nine friends, co-workers, or clients who would like to join you for a night at Perseverance Theatre, then we have a deal for you. Groups of 10 or more receive a 25% discount on tickets. Tours, and other incentives may be available for large groups. Ask your company to become an Alaska Business Partner to get this deal every time you call.
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Perseverance uses a group process to help select the plays you see here. Each year, a dozen or so people set goals for what the coming season programming can be, which are discussed with the staff for the practical issues, and board, artists and staff for big picture goals. The volunteer group spends a few weeks reading plays and each mem-ber makes a sample season line-up, and then we discuss each line up in detail consid-ering the goals. The group is picked to include a range of the kind of people involved with Perseverance, and includes actors, writers, other artists, board, staff, and audi-ence members. The goal is an ongoing thoughtful conversation about what makes a good season based on the goals we make together. The same group also reviews the comments you return to us in the audience response surveys, attendance, and our own impressions of the seasons, in order to learn from each season what worked well and where we want to do better for you in the future. The 15-16 season planning group is listed below, plus the goals we set for our work on the 2016-17 season selec-tions, which will be announced this winter. If you’re interested in participating in the future, you are welcome to leave your name and contact with our house manager.
Enrique Bravo, Actor-in-ResidenceJay Burns, Actor and Writer
Bostin Christopher, Actor and ArtistBryan Crowder, Actor and Student
Allison Holtkamp, ActorArlitia Jones, Writer
Dana Owen, Audience MemberTeresa K Pond, Director
James Sullivan, Actor-in-ResidenceLuan Schooler, Writer and Dramaturg
Erin Tripp, ActorHannah Jo Wolf, Director and Dramaturg
Summary of the goals we picked for 2016-17, which are similar to what was used for 2015-16:1. Serve Perseverance’s mission to make theatre for Alaskans.2. Reach an audience of a certain size.3. Give subscribers a fun and varied line-up so seeing the whole season is rewarding.4. Fill the calendar in Juneau and Anchorage.5. Be a good fit for the time of year the play runs.6. Not exceed the theatre’s budget.7. Include varied perspectives from diverse writers and roles for diverse actors.8. Appeal to many diverse audiences with variety over the course of the year.
HOW PERSEVERANCE PLANS SEASONS
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GET RECOGNIZEDDo you love theatre?
Do you want everyone to know it? Perseverance Theatre is less than 5% away from reaching its
one million dollar goal to support the Fourth Decade Plan to expand audiences
and reinvest in artists. The theatre invites you to
make a special gift today to help us reach this goal!
Donors giving $250 or more between now and December 31, 2014 will
receive recognition in our programs through our
40th anniversary season in 2018-2019. You can make an impact! Give today and get recognized for many
years to come!
You can give online at ptalaska.org
For more information, contact us at 907-364-2421
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PERSEVERANCE THEATRE SPOTLIGHTMany different kinds of people collaborate to create the experiences you enjoy at a Perseverance performance. The actors are supported by other creative team members like directors, designers and stage mangers. The administrative team includes fundraisers, marketing, and outreach specialists, finance people and more. The production staff includes painters, stitchers, carpenters, sound engineers, and stage lighting specialists. The education department brings teaching artists in all these specialties together to share their knowledge with Alaskans of all ages. Each one of these hundreds of people has a story, and one of those stories is spotlighted here:
Aaron Abella started working with Perseverance Theatre at the age of twelve. He spent two summers getting professional training with the Summer Theatre Arts Rendezvous (STAR) program when he was in middle school. Through his work, he earned the roles of Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as well as Daddy Warbucks in Annie. Aaron’s experiences with STAR sparked an ongoing interest in theatre. He continued to train through PT’s after-school program, Young Company, and participated in productions at Juneau-Douglas High School. Aaron says, “It was my goal to perform on the Perseverance Theatre mainstage, because that’s the Broadway of Juneau.” He spent time expanding his skills through vocal workshops and coaching with Perseverance Theatre company members. Aaron was excited to have so many opportunities to train. After he finished high school, he was offered a leading role as Jim Hawkins in the theatre’s mainstage production of Treasure Island. Through this production, working with professional actors, Aaron learned how demanding and rewarding working in theatre can be. From there, he worked with Shona Osterhout, Director of Education, to expand on his vision, researching theatre programs across the nation, and preparing audition materials. In the fall of 2014, Aaron earned a chorus role in Perseverance Theatre’s mainstage production of Chicago, the longest-running American musical on Broadway. This was a pivotal experience for him, combining song, choreography, and acting in such a large production that drew sold-out houses through its entire run. It was also an opportunity for him to work on a production with his university acting instructor, PT Actor-in-Residence, Enrique Bravo. Reflecting on his experiences, he shared, “Perseverance Theatre is such a blessing for the Juneau community and all of Alaska. I love that the staff is so involved with the community, with STAR and Young Company. It really makes a difference… Everyone should be exposed to art.”Aaron is the twenty-year-old son of Filipino immigrants. He is chasing his dream today because of the opportunity to train and work in Juneau with theatre professionals. As a student, he received scholarships from PT to participate in STAR and vocal training. He developed a group of peers out of the theatre and believes in the arts as a way for young people to find their uniqueness, to relieve stress, to find out what makes them special. Before Chicago, Aaron’s parents were not thrilled about his passion for theatre. Today, they are behind him as he pursues his visions and his goals. Perseverance Theatre is proud to have talented, young people like Aaron Abella in the company.
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VOLUNTEERING AT
PERSEVERANCEHave you ever wanted to
learn about directing, stage managing, design and
construction in the areas of scenery, costumes, lights, or sound? Do you have an hour or two to devote to working in the office, costume shop, or scene shop? Would you enjoy finding and building
props for a show? If so, please email us [email protected]
orCall us at (907)364-2421
for more information.
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DONATE TO PERSEVERANCE
Support from our friends is critical to achieving the artistic quality you enjoy at Perseverance Theatre.
Your tax-deductible donation makes it possible for the theatre to continue
to grow and take risks. It makes pay-as-you-can
performances and student matinees possible. It
also demonstrates to our national funders that
the theatre is a beloved Alaskan institution,
making it possible for Perseverance to bring dollars into Alaska and
strengthen our local creative economy. Your contribution makes a
difference. Give today.
ptalaska.orgor contact us at 907-364-2421
MAJOR FUNDERS
ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS
MEMBERSHIPS
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RECEIVED 7/1/14 – 8/ 18/15 Benefactors$5,000-$9,999Nishijima SachikoJulie North SinclairBob & Chris Urata*
Sponsors$2,500-$4,999Joanne Alcantara & Boo TorresJames Bibb*Terry CramerDave Dierdorff & Madeleine LefebvreSara & John RasterArt & Akiko Rotch
Sustainers$1,000-$2,499Kate Bowns & Mike PetersonAnnie & Rick Caulfield*Sharon Gaiptman & Peter FreerKathleen Harper & Bo AndersonTom & Sue KoesterLinda & Leah KuminJohn Kuterbach & Vickie WilliamsAnya Maier & Hank LentferMarjorie Menzi & Bill HeumannMac & Ann Metcalfe*Jennifer Miller*Rachel Stewart & Jay NelsonJulie & Peter NeyhartShona OsterhoutKathy Kolkhorst RuddyElaine & Bob SchroederAnne and Doug StanderwickJames & Sarah Woods
Patrons$500-$999Charlie Anderson MemorialJoe & Vera Bedard*Joel Bennett & Ritchie DorrierMarla Berg & John GreelyBud & Annie CarpenetiCodie & Brendan Costello*Jim CucurullTor DaleyIrene GallionJeff Hedges
* PT Board of Directors
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Jeffrey Herrmann & Sara WaisanenBob, Glenda & Ashley HuttonIn Memory of Tom LinklaterAnthony & Amanda MallottJill & John MathesonMark & Esther MilleaThe Frances & David Rose Foundation*Carl & Sue SchraderMolly Smith & Suzanne Blue Star BoyMoira Smith & James MetcalfeSally SmithMiriah & Lance Twitchell*Burton VanderbiltRobin Walz & Carol PrenticeTwo Anonymous Donors
Donors$250-$499Sarah Asper-Smith*Tom & Sheila BarrettAnissa BerryBenjamin BrownJack Cannon & Jamie McLeanSharon J. ClawsonKaren Crane & Dan FruitsCraig & Leslie DahlDeCherney FamilyKaren & Paul DillonMerry Ellefson, Wayne Carnes, & ArnieAnne Fuller & Michael SakariasJane McMillan GinterHugh & Shari GrantPhilip GutlebenLeesa HallBeverly HaywoodJoshua HemsathSusan & Mark HickeyAmy O’Neill HouckLucy & Bill Hudson
Original FoundersAlascomAlaska Coastal Real EstateAlaska Ship ChandlersChevron Company U.S.A.Bruce & Sharon DentonDon Abel Building SupplyFirst National Bank of AnchorageGross Alaska TheatresJuneau TravelMiner PublishingKitty MullinsPomtier, Duvernay & HoranRasmuson FoundationSOHIO (BP Exploration)Larry Spencer & Carola Thompson
HOST AN ARTIST
Each year, Perseverance Theatre brings theatre artists to Alaska
to perform, direct, design, inspire, and share skills. If you love Juneau and want to share
your home, your car, a trail, or a meal with a guest artist during
the mainstage season, we would love to connect you! Our local hosts make an incredible
difference in our artists’ experiences.
Connect today!
Contact Kathleen Harper,
Production Manager, at [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Sometimes we make mistakes. If your name is missing, has been misspelled, or has been misplaced, please let us know.
Contact Development Direct
Maggie Rabb [email protected]
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Contact Amy O’Neill Houck364-2421 ext. 230 or
[email protected] more information
Alaska Business Partners and Production
Sponsors get employee
discounts on all tickets!
Does Your
Employer
Support
Perseverance
Theatre?
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Donors ContinuedDave Hunsaker & Annie CalkinsDr. Emily A. KaneMary Knopf & Craig RiceLinda Kruger & Jeff GnassIn Honor of John LongenbaughSharon LoweStan & Amy LujanWalter Majoros & Lori BrothertonJoe & Evelyn McCabeMartha McCulloughMarcia & Craig McKenzieBonita Nelson & Ron Heintz
Jorden Nigro & Bret ConnellDana Owen & Joyce ThoresenVirginia PalmerIn Memory of Carolyn Hobbs PetersonTimothy PetersonTim & Luann PowersArthur & Irene RobinsonLinda & Paul RosenthalJohn RoxburghBrad & April SappLeon Shaul & Kathleen JensenJudy Sherburne & Bob LipchakKirk & Liz SherwoodGail and Jan SiebertsStephen SueWing & Susan JabalAnne SuttonSue Ellen TatterDavid & D.J. ThomsonTina Tomsen, M.D.Rebecca Van DeWaterLaura WallrathLisa Weissler & Marshal KendziorekAlex & Peggy WertheimerWoy Bug
Supporters$100-$249Ricci AdanJayne Andreen & Patrick SheppardJeff BairdKathy BalaskoOlivia Barrow & Matthew WestVicki Bassett & Eric OlsenRichard A. BenavidesDr. Lawrence Lee Oldaker & Linda May BlefgenAnn Boochever & Scott MillerTom & Eva BornsteinJoan BrownAlison BrowneTeresa BruceMarsha BuckConstance M. CarnesL. Diane CastoBostin ChristopherBill & Susan CluttonBarbara Sheinberg & Norm CohenRobert CohenCosgrove FamilyCristine Crooks & Dean Guaneli
Nora DauenhauerLeslie & Hal DaughertySandra DeLongDarin & Terri FagerstromPeg Faithful & Bob HumeGary Fournier & Kathleen RheaCharlotte Fox & Michael StinebaughLynne Gallant & Chris KennedyKathleen GambleMike & Berta GardnerKristin N. GarotBrenda GlazeDaniel & Wendy GlidmannCarolyn GouldTyler Gress & Shannon BellKaren & Charlie GriffinRenee GuerinShaadoo Gunaaxoo’KwaanIn Memory of Jerry HarperJoy & Ken HarperSandra Harris & John W. SivertsenArland & Bina HarrisGary & Margaret HedgesAndy & Nancy HemenwayJim & Katharine HeumannMorris & Lorrie HorningKhodayar Houshmand-ParsiWilliam Todd Hunt & Kristin MabryBev Ingram & Steve WolfSarah Isto & Gordon HarrisonRachael JohnsonLindy & Colleen JonesCorey JosephGretchen Keiser & Bob WildLynne Gallant & Chris KennedyDoris KirchhoferDonna Knight-StatonJohn & Dolly KremersGordon & Micky KruseKathryn L. KurtzJeff LandvatterSheila Lankford & Joe MathisKeith and Jan LevyJoshua & Monica LowmanDavid & Janet McCabeKathryn & Mike McCormackMcDowell GroupMary McDowellAlan McPhersonRobin Merritt
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Supporters Continued Jason & Charlene MorrisonIn Memory of Bill OverstreetKerry & Connie OzerTom Paul & Janice CaulfieldLucy PeckhamDr. Catherine PeimannArt Petersen & Tina PasterisJim & Judy PowellMichael & Catherine PriceJohn & Margaret PughMaggie & Ian RabbMargaret Rea & Mark RileyBob & Karen RehfeldGeorge & Deb ReifensteinTom RobenoltJeff RogersNatalee Rothaus & Mike StanleySally & Frank RueSaddler TealsDon & Sherry ShieslAmy Skilbred & Eric JorgensenShelly SmithKim & Ethel SmithPhilip & Deborah SmithRichard & Dolores SmithSteve Behnke & Larri Irene SpenglerCassandra StalzerSondra Stanway & Tom LaneMichael Stark & MJ GrandeJohn Staub & Stephanie HoagAustin TagabanBrenda Taylor & Joe RothJohn and Barbara ThurstonDianne ToebeSteve & Nila TrestonTerri & Alan UlrichGary VetesyTom & Sharon WarrenBob & Dixie WeissJetta Whittaker & Rob SteedleGreg WilliamsIn Memory of Kevin WilsonGlen Wright & Lisa KramerSix Anonymous Donors
Contributors$50-$99Aaron AbellaNicholas AdamsonWillie AndersonPatsy Bearden
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORSMelissa BeedlePatricia & Steve BowerReed Stoops & Betsy BrennemanKristi & Eric BuergerSharon & Greg BuschLaura CameronTresvant CauseyJudith CavanaughDavid ClausenEmily CoateKarey Cooperrider & Joe GieferChristopher & Amra CusterBobby Lee DanielsShirley DeanGreg Burger & Mary DeSmetDonald & Margaret DorseySteve DrakeDennis & Sharon EarlyAnita EvansAllison & Jack FargnoliAmanda FiloriTatiana FletcherMichael GalginaitisLaw Office of Joe GeldhofIn Memory of Jane HoldenKathryn GerlekDon & Marion GotschallJanice L. GrayAnne GrosshansBarbara & Donald HaleDavid & Maggie HallSusan HarneyKathryn HarschEran Hood & Sonia NagorskiJames HouckNancy L. JonesJessica JonesDr. William KueffnerBuck & Angela LindekugelMargaret MackinnonJ. Allan & Margaret MacKinnonRochelle MahoneyTeresa & Richard MarshallPua Maunu & Leonard JohnsonKathrin McCarthyBruce & Wendy McDonoughScott & Denice McPhersonMalcolm & Elaine MenziesJames MetcalfeJohn T. MillerStanton MollSandra & Stephen Morris
BUYING ADS IN THE
PERSEVERANCE PROGRAMS
Want to see you business here? Your ad will be seen by the more than 25,000 local and visiting patrons
who will attend our Mainstage Season.
We have an ad size for every budget!
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Roman MotykaJoel & Jill Bess NeimeyerHadassah NelsonFrederick J. Pellum, Jr.Peter PorcoJenny PursellBrigitte ResselDeborah RudisRon & Nan SchonenbachCarla B. SeibelKaren SewellJeff & Susan SlossJerry SmetzerMary Lou SpartzMargaret StockVirginia StonkusJim & Mary SuttonSherry & Robert TamoneTheresa TavelJudy & Joseph ThomasGail & Mack ThompsonLaisne and Brad WaldronPatty Ware & George BuhitePatricia Watt & William DillonTwo Anonymous Donations
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ACT OUTACT OUT at uas
“Whether you are interested in theatre, visual arts, biology, or creative writing, it is easy to get absorbed into the Juneau community and find ways to amplify your learning experience through activities outside the classroom.”
—Richard Carter, Outstanding Graduate, Art, Class of 2014
UAS Theatre Minor
Sample Courses
Studies in Theatre
Acting I
Directing
Advanced Studies in Theatre
Theatre Internship
“The Country Club”, S.C.R.I.P.T., UAS Drama Club
The University of Alaska Southeast partnership with Perseverance Theatre offers professional training and practical experience in mainstage productions. Receive university credit while studying acting, dramatic literature, playwriting and directing, or participate in a live theatre production!
Learn more about the UAS partnership with Perseverance Theatre:(907) 796-6100 | www.uas.alaska.edu/admissions UAS IS AN AA/EO INSTITUTION
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Friends$25-$49Catherine AgnewDianne Anderson & Mark VinselPaola BancheroVivian L. BeardenMegan BehnkeKristine BensonIn Honor of Kenneth BurchKen BurchPortia CarneyJames ChapmanSusan & Jim ClarkElizabeth ClementBruce & Sue ConantMarguerite CrawfordRico Demientieff WorlPaul DickGinny EckertMartin & Machelle EldredAran & Matthew FelixMichael FloodJoanne GartenbergRachel GreenbergJohn Hermle Jr.Jan & Pete HuberthLeslie IshiiVirgina JacobsDeborah & Leroy JefferyThomas JudsonJohn A. KellyClay KentJoyce LandinghamAurele LegereDerek LofstromMaureen Longworth, M.D. & Lin DavisHaymes-MacNaughton Family
Kevin MadsenJamie MarcusMorgan MitchellRobina MoyerLinda & Tony NewmanJoan O KeefePatricia PartnowBarbara PavittVirginia Reed & Douglas HanonLinda RichardsMary RiggenWilliam B. RozellDonna ShawBarbara ShepherdSpencer ShroyerPaul SkanMarilyn SmithMarnell SteinerLacie & Daniel StevensJames, Maura, & Seamus SullivanFrancine Lastufka TaylorCarla ThomasPam WattsArdyne WomackThree Anonymous Donors
Members$10-$24Deanne AdamsMark BattaionElizabeth BishopJennifer BuckscottChristy CiamborLouise & Daniel CornwallJodi DeBruyneKelly EricksonJohn & Deb Etheridge
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Elizabeth FigusJeanne FoyJeannette GannEvgenia GolofeevaJoe & Kristen GrieserMaren HaavigJanice HurleyAnne JohnsonJoyce LevineJulia MillarJustin ParishRay PastorinoJulie PierceJeff & Katy RiceIra RosenMyria ShakespeareThomas SikesPaula SmedleyDeborah SpencerTiffany StaceyTerrence ThompsonPamela TippetsSheri VidicVan WaggonerSix Anonymous Donors
Are you a Federal Employee?Did you know that Perseverance Theatre is a registered charity with the Alaska Combined Federal Campaign? Visit www.alaskacfc.org and use charity code 17484 to pledge a gift to Perseverance today! Together, we can
create a vibrant community!
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FOURTH DECADE FUNDIn 2010, Perseverance Theatre’s thirty first season, the theatre launched its Fourth Decade Plan to secure a strong future for professional theatre in Alaska by expanding audiences and investing more in the Alaskan theatre artists we employ. The theatre set a goal of raising $1,000,000 in the first 4 years, above and beyond typical annual fundraising, is proud to have met this goal in December, 2014. Funds supported the theatre’s development of its actors-in-residence program, the expansion of Anchorage programming and our efforts to offer more livable wages to Alaskan artists. Going forward, the larger audience base secured through working in more of Alaska will ensure a strong and vital Perseverance out into the future. Thank you to all the donors who joined the Fourth Decade Fund by giving $250 or more, beyond their annual gifts.
Leadership GiftsAndrew W. Mellon Foundation Rasmuson Foundation
Major GiftsAtwood Foundation M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Hearst Foundation Juneau Community Foundation
Challenge GiftsAlaskan Brewing Company Alaska Community FoundationAlaska Experience Theatre Alaska Public Media Altman Rogers & Co Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Anchorage Dispatch News Anchorage Media Group Anchorage Press Avis The Boardroom Charlotte Y. Martin FoundationThe CIRI FoundationCity & Borough of Juneau Coeur Alaska – Kensington Mine Driftwood Lodge
Business and Organizational DonorsENSTAR Natural Gas First National Bank Alaska Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co Heidi Reifenstein Design Historic Anchorage Hotel Juneau Arts & Humanities CouncilJuneau Empire Juneau Radio CenterKINY – KJNO – MIX – TAKU – KXJ KTOO – KXLL – KRNN Lynden Transport Malia Hayward, State Farm AgentMunicipality of AnchorageNorthland Audiology & Hearing ServicesNorthrim BankNorthWind Architects, LLCOscar Gill House Princess Cruise Lines Prospector Hotel Rookery Café Royal Printing Shattuck & Grummett The Skaggs FoundationUn-Cruise AdventuresValley Medical CareWestmark Hotel
Joanne Alcantara & Boo TorresTorrie AllenIn Memory of Charlie AndersonTodd Antioquia & Brendan SullivanJeff BairdTom & Sheila Barrett Joel Bennett & Ritchie Dorrier Marla Berg & John GreelyAnissa Berry James BibbKate Bowns & Mike PetersonBenjamin BrownIn Honor of George & Carolyn BrownJack Cannon & Jamie McLeanBud & Annie Carpeneti Rick & Annie CaulfieldCodie & Brendan CostelloTerry CramerKaren Crane & Dan Fruits Jim CucurullCraig & Leslie Dahl Tor DaleyGeralyn DavisDave Dierdorff & Madeleine LefebvreChristine Eagleson & William LubkeAnita EvansLydia FortCharlotte Fox & Michael StinebaughJohn B. GaguineSharon Gaiptman & Peter FreerLynne Gallant & Chris KennedyIrene Gallion Paul & Cathy GardnerMike & Berta GardnerJane McMillan GinterMaria Gladziszewski & Eric KueffnerNancy GordonHugh & Shari GrantPhilip Gutleben Jim & Susie Hackett
Nancy & David HarbourKathleen Harper & Bo AndersonKriss Hart Jana HayengaBeverly HaywoodJeff HedgesAndy & Nancy HemenwayJoshua Hemsath Jeffrey Herrmann & Sara Waisanen Amy O’Neill Houck Lucy & Bill Hudson Patricia HullLindy & Colleen Jones Dr. Emily A. Kane Diane Kaplan & Mel SatherMarshal Kendziorek & Lisa Weissler Mary Knopf & Craig Rice Tom & Sue Koester Linda & Leah KuminJohn Kuterbach & Vickie WilliamsGeoff & Marcy LarsonJan & Keith LevyIn Memory of Tom LinklaterSimon & Petra LisieckiIn Honor of John LongenbaughStan & Amy Lujan Jill & John Matheson Joe & Evelyn McCabe Martha McCullough Dennis & Stephanie McMillianMarjorie Menzi & Bill HeumannMac & Ann MetcalfeJo & Peter MichalskiJennifer Miller Lloyd & Joan MorrisJo Ann & Rick NelsonJulie & Peter NeyhartLaw Office of Debra O’GaraDana Owen & Joyce Thoresen Virginia Palmer
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