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KurtBeattie CarloScandiuzzi ArtisticDirector ExecutiveDirector
ACT–AContemporaryTheatrepresents
Opening NightSeptember 16, 2010
Seasonalsupportprovidedby:
The 2010 Mainstage Season is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend Buster Alvord.
THELADYWITHALLTHEANSWERSByDavidRambo
DrawnfromthelifeandlettersofAnnLandersWiththecooperationofMargoHoward
OriginallyproducedbyTheOldGlobe,SanDiego,California
JackO’Brien:ArtisticDirector
LouisG.Spisto:ExecutiveDirector
THELADYWITHALLTHEANSWERSispresentedbyarrangementwithDramatistsPlayService,Inc.inNewYork.
A Contemporary Theatre Foundation
Eulalie Bloedel Schneider Artists Fund
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A-1 TitlePage
A-2 WelcometoACT
A-3 TheCompany
A-4 UpNext
A-5 Director’sNote
A-6 ProgramNotes
A-8 Who’sWho
A-10 GivingMessage
A-11 OngoingSupport,SpecialThanks,SpecialFundDonors
A-12 CommunityPartners&Patrons
A-13 ACTCircleofDonors
A-16 BoardofTrustees,ACTStaff
WELCOmE TO ACT
IstumbledonAnnLanders’columnonedaywhenIwasan
eleven-year-oldkidonLongIsland,leafingthroughourdaily
Newsday.UpuntilthenI’dnevercaredmuchaboutanything
inthepaperotherthanYankeeboxscores,butshehookedme
withabizarreletter.Awomanwroteinabouthowmuchshe
lovedherhusband,butforonealarminghabitofhis:whenhe
drankmartinis,hispreferredcocktail,hecouldn’thelptaking
outtheolives,shakingtheboozeoff,thenstuffingthemuphisnose.DearAnn,whatam
Itodoaboutthis,thewomanwantedtoknow.IrememberlaughingsohardIfellonthe
floor.Idon’trememberAnn’sreply.Ithink,onoccasion,shejustprintedaletterforher
reader’samusement.Butfromthatmomenton,Ibecameafan,inspiteofmyself.
Inthe1950sandearly1960,when
newspaperswerestillnumerousand
distinct,AnnLanderswasacultural
presence.Shewasthepopularmember
ofagroupofmiddlebrowpress
personalitiesandcolumnistslikeher
sisterAbbyandthelongshoreman
philosopherEricHoffer.Theywere
theeverydaypsychologistsandadvisorssprungfromthepost-warpopulistheartof
Americansociety,ministeringtoanoutwardlyconformistandinwardlycrazyAmerica.
Theirwisdomhadtheringofcommonsense,ofintelligencetemperedbylife.Despite
theircommercialobligationtoentertain,thetoneoftheirruinationshadademocratic
inclination,anunspecializedhardwondecency,likeagoodcountrydoctorwho’sheard
itall.UnlikeshowbizandgossipcolumnistsLouellaParsonsandWalterWinchell,who
werefundamentallycontemptible,acovenofgleefuldestroyersandliarsinthepolitical
serviceofmediathugslikeWilliamRandolphHearst,Landersandhercohortsaimedto
helppeople.
Now,inanageofdoctoraldegrees,accreditedgurus,andoceansofinformation,
Landersmightseemquaint,andevenunderqualified.ButIthinkweshouldremember
thatsherespectedandtookseriouslytherealpainandconfusionofherreadersinthe
letterstheywrote.Sheconsideredheranswerswiththeaidofexpertsanddidherbest
withwitandcaretohelpthem.
WhatIlovemostaboutDavidRambo’s“TheLadyWithAllTheAnswers”isitsheart.
Itcapturesthestruggleofathroaty,optimisticsoullikeAnnLanderstryingtoanswer
thedifficultchallengesofherlifeandourswiththetruth.And,withabitofhumorwhen
appropriate,howshesomehowmadeusfeelthatwewerecapableofchangingourselves
andtheworldforthebetter.
KurtBeattie
ArtisticDirector
Now, in an age of doctoral
degrees, accredited gurus,
and oceans of information,
Landers might seem quaint,
and even under qualified.
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ACToperatesunderagreementswiththefollowing:
ThE COmpANy
CAST
JulieBriskman EppieLederer("AnnLanders")
prOduCTiON TEAm
ValerieCurtis-Newton Director MartinChristoffel ScenicDesigner MelanieTaylorBurgess CostumeDesigner RobertAguilar LightingDesigner BrendanPatrickHogan SoundDesigner Tocome/holdingspace AssistantLightingDesigner JRWelden StageManager VerhanikaWood ProductionAssistant
Setting:Thestudyofaluxurioushigh-riseapartmentinChicago,lateJune1975
Running Time:Twohours.Therewillbeoneintermission.
TheActorsandStageManagersinthisproductionaremembersofActors’EquityAssociation,theUnionofProfessionalActorsandStageManagersintheUnitedStates.
Audiencemembersarecordiallyremindedtosilenceallelectronicdevicessuchascellphones,watchalarms,andpagerspriortotheperformance.
Allformsofphotographyandtheuseofrecordingdevicesarestrictlyprohibited.
Pleasedonotwalkonthestagebefore,duringoraftertheshow.
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Aswecontinuethe2010seasonofMainstageplays,wewant
torecognize,salute,andTHANKthepeoplethatmake
thispossible:YOU,ouraudience.YourattendanceatACT
representsanimportantgestureofsupport,forwhichweare
verygrateful.2010atACTisuniqueinthatthroughour
CentralHeatingLabinitiative,wehavegrownourmission
beyondMainstageplays,toalsoproduceforourcommunitya
vibrantvarietyofliveentertainmentspanningtheatre,music,
film,dance,visualart,andmore.SinceearlyJanuary,ourstages
havelitupwithpartnerartistssuchas14/48,Shadow&Light,
SeattleDanceProject,MarkSiano&TheFreedomDancers,
YoungPlaywrightsFestival,MoistureFestival,NewCentury
TheatreCompany,KTNiehoff/LingoDance,ShortStories
Live,PinterFortnightly,andRAWSTOCKtonamejustafew.
OurvisionofbecomingSeattle'sdowntowncenterforthearts
iscertainlybecomingareality.Andhowisthisallpossible?
BecauseofYOU,ourdearaudience.Andforthat,weare
forevergrateful.
THANKYOUforsupportingusandourvisionfor
contemporaryarts!
(L to R)AnneAllgoodinDasBarbecü,photobyChrisBennion;MarkSiano&TheFreedomDancers,photobyStephenVest;JuddHirschinBelowtheBelt,photobyChrisBennion;CastofAGlimmerofHopeorSkinorLight,photobyKevinKauer;NickGarrisoninNEWVOICES,photobyVictoriaLahti.
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A gleefully gruesome comedy from the Oscar-nominated author of In Bruges.
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by Stephanie timm
Advicecolumnscanbetrackedasfarbackas1693,whenthefirstBritishwomen’smagazine,TheLadies’Mercury,promisedtoanswerquestionsrelatingtolovewiththe“zealandsoftnessbecomingtothesex.”AccordingtoGuardianreporterKathrynHughes,allthereaderswereinstructedtosendindetailsofbafflinginstancesofmalebehaviorlikeprospectivefiancéstakingtoolongtopropose,toacoffeehousenearSt.Paul’sandwaitfor“theLadiesSociety”theretocrackthecode,oratleastcomeupwithsomebracingadviceaboutnotbothering.
Whilemostofthetopicscontainedinadvicecolumnswereaboutwomen’sissues,theywerepopularinmen’speriodicalsaswell.TheAthenianMercurytargetedordinarypeoplefrommiddleandlowerclasses.Complaintsinthemagazineabouta“KnotofApprenticesmisbehavingwithaservantmaidofnogoodreputation”werefrequent.Themagazinewarnedapprenticesthatsuchbehaviorrisked“scandalanddanger”totheirreputations,andtheterminationofindenturecouldberuinoustoayoungmanprospects,andwereathreattohis“Fame,Estate,Bodyand‘tistobefear’dSoulandall.”
IntheVictorianperiod,somemagazinesprintedentirelettersthatofferedopinionratherthanadvice,thoughforthemostpart,thepracticewastoprintonlytheanswerstoreaders’letters,leavingoutthequestion,oronlyreferencingitintheletter.Thisletterfrom1870wastakenfromTheLady’s
OwnPaper:
A Brief History of Advice columns
Sir,—Onthissubject,andinreplytothe
motherwhocomplainsofheruntoward
boy,Iwouldadvisehertoreadtheremarks
ofayounggentlemaninthesupplemental
conversazioneoftheEnglishwoman’s
DomesticMagazineforAprillast,andthen
shewillfindacureforhertroublesomeson.
Afterinnumerablewhippingshadfailed,the
governesstookitintoherheadtodresshim
inhissister’sclothes,which,thoughthefeat
wasaccomplishedaftermuchkickingand
plunging,hadthedesiredeffect;andhetells
usthatwheneverhetransgressedorfailed
inhislesson,ifhisgovernessrangthebell,
anddesiredthehousemaidtobringsome
petticoats,&c,,heeitherbeggedpardonforhis
offencesorsettodiligentlytolearnhislesson.
HeafterwardswenttoEton,andheaffirms
thatthewhippingstherewerenothalfso
severeasthosofhisgoverness.
—Yoursobediently,M.Walker
ItwasalsopopularforgeneralmagazinesduringtheVictorianperiodtoruncompetitionswithprizesforthebestletter.
ThegrandmotherofalladvicecolumnistswasDorothyDix,apseudonymusedbyElizabethMeriwetherGilmer,thedaughterofawell-connectedSouthernfamilywhohadcometoTennesseefromVirginiawhowaslargely
self-educated.Gilmer’sfirstcolumnswereamusing,literatesocialsatire,manygearedtoearlywomen’sissues.Theywereaninstantsuccess,andreadersbeganwritingtoDorothyDixforadvice.In1917anationalsyndicatepickedupDorothyDix.Bythe1930sshewasreceiving400to500lettersaday.Evenafterachievingwealthandfame,sheansweredeachofherletterspersonally.
BeatriceFairfax,anothernameinextricablylinkedtothelovelorngenre,wasMarieManningwhooriginatedhercolumnin1898.BothDixandFairfaxinitiallyrespondedtotraditionalromantic/socialproblemsofthetimes,butsoondealtwithmoreessential
Eppie Lederer visiting wounded soldiers in Viet Nam.
One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. think of your three closest friends; if they seem ok, then you're the one.
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quandariesaswell.DixandFairfaxprovidedpractical,oftenprogressiveadvice—counselingwomentoseekeducation,andtoindependentlypreparetofendforthemselvesinaman’sworld.Gilmeroftenspokeofherpersonaldifficultiesasthebasisforherempathyfortheproblemsofothers.BoththeDixandFairfaxcolumnsquicklybecamenationalinstitutions,theirmutualsuccessalsoduetotheirappearanceinanerawhenthedepersonalizationofurbanlifewasweakeningthehandlingofpersonalandemotionalproblemswithinthedomesticenvironment.Helpwasnowbeingsoughtoutsidethefamilyviatheprintedword,andtheDix/Fairfaxcolumnswereanimpartialsourceofadviceformanywomenoftheperiod.
Inthe1890s,readersquestionedtheproprietyofreceivinggentlemencallerswithoutachaperone.Inthe1930sithadbecomewomen’sprimaryconcern.Bythe1940sgirlswerewonderingifitwasacceptabletotakeavacationwith
One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive
everybody everything before you go to bed.
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No. of years Esther Lederer wrote the Ann Landers column:47 ----------------------------------------------
Date of Esther’s first Ann Landers column:October 16, 1955 ----------------------------------------------
Date of Esther’s last Ann Landers
column: July 27, 2002 (posthumous publication)
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No. of newspapers running Ann Landers’ column at the height of its popularity: 1200
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No. of readers at the height of its
popularity: 90 million
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No. of letters received per day by Ann Landers:
2,000 (on average)
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No. of letters read by Esther Lederer personally:200 to 500 per day
Some Landers Lore
One of the last pictures taken of Eppie Lederer, 2001
Chicago Tribune photo by Chris Walker.
Top: Eppie staying in shape to deal with the daily mail. Above:
Chicago Sun-Times file photo by Gene Pesek.
theirboyfriends.Pickinguptherapidlychangingthreadofpublicmoralityinthe1950swereapairofadvicecolumnistswhotogethercorneredanationalmarketthattheystilldominatedintothe1990s,AnnLandersandAbigailVanBuren,pseudonymsusedbytwinsistersEstherandPaulineLedererrespectively.
Advicecolumnsnowareincreasinglyonline.Whileprintedadvicecolumnsarestillwidelyread,modernreaderscanclickonDearMrs.Web,whichsitsonline.
Fromlefttoright,toptobottom:
First, we started The Central
Heating Lab, and now ACT
is a year round destination
for the arts with theatre,
music, film, dance, literature,
lectures and more.
Then, we launched a game-
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Invest today in Seattle’s most innovative arts organization!
Next, ACT donors responded
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Now, we have a $150,000
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ACT gratefully acknowledges the following for their contributions to this production and season:
AJ Epstein
Alaskan Copper and Brass Company
Keith Johnsen, Daqopa Brands LLC
Moby’s Restaurant
Dan Savage
ACT ENdOWmENT FuNd dONOrSACT’sendowmentisadministeredbyAContemporaryTheatreFoundation.
Buster&NancyAlvordJoan&LarryBarokasMichaelCorliss-InvestcoKatharynAlvordGerlichBecky&JackBenaroyaCharlesBlumenfeld&KarlaAxellTheEwertFamilyBruce&DawnGotoWilliamRandolphHearstEndowedFundforEducation&OutreachPrograms
KreielsheimerRemainderFundDoug&NancyNorbergSallyPenceKatherine&DouglassRaffBrooks&SuzanneRagenHerman&FayeSarkowskyDavidE.&CatherineE.SkinnerKaylaSkinnerEstateofStuartSmailesDavid&JoyceVeteraneThePeg&RickYoungFoundation
NEW WOrKS FOr ThE AmEriCAN STAGE – A Special Thanks to ACT’s Commissioners
ACT’sNewWorksfortheAmericanStagecommissioningprogramattractscommissionerswhowanttocomeindirectcontactwiththecreativeprocess.Donorsgettoknowleadingplaywrightsandheartheirearliestdrafts,watchingasideasbecomescripts.Ourcommissionersareventurecapitalistsofnewideas,andwecommendtheirbraveryandcommitmenttonewwork.
Becky’s New Car byStevenDietzCommissionedbyCharlieStaadeckerinhonorofBenitaStaadeckerDesert Birds byJulieMarieMyatt CommissionedbyArtWahlinhonorofEvaWahlHow to Remove Blood from a Carpet byLauraSchellhardt CommissionedbyPaulandPaulaButziTITLE TBAbyJasonGroteCommissionedbyGian-CarloandEulalieScandiuzziMaggie Cassidy byChrisJeffries CommissionedbyDennisForsythinhonorofElaineSpencerTITLE TBAbyKeithJosephAdkinsCommissionedbyGian-CarloandEulalieScandiuzzi
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SpECiAL ThANKS
ONGOiNG SuppOrT
A Contemporary Theatre Foundation
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Executive Underwriters ($100,000+)ArtsFund
Season Sponsors ($50,000 - $99,999)AContemporaryTheatreFoundationEulalieBloedelSchneiderArtistsFundNesholmFamilyFoundationOfficeofArts&CulturalAffairs,CityofSeattleTheShubertFoundation,Inc.TaprootFoundation*
Producing Partners ($25,000 - $49,999)4CultureAmazon.ComInc.TheBoeingCompanyGettyImages*JohnGrahamFoundationJPMorganChaseFoundationThePaulG.AllenFamilyFoundationPONCHOWashingtonStateArtsCommission
Performance Partners ($10,000 - $24,999)AlaskanCopper&BrassCompany
ArtsFund/MaryHelenMooreDiversityFundBallingerFamilyFoundationColumbiaCrestWinery*ContinentalAirlines*ElizabethGeorgeFoundationHarvestFoundationNationalEndowmentfortheArtsTheSeattleFoundationWashingtonAthleticClub*ThePeg&RickYoungFoundation
Stage Partners ($5,000 - $9,999)ApulentCateringandSpecialEventsCompany*NormanArchibaldCharitableFoundationTheDailyGrill*Joanie’sCatering*Responza*Tony’sEvents&Catering*Tuxedos&TennisShoes*
Benefactors ($1,000 - $4,999)AC/RServices,LLC*BeimFoundationBillSpeidelEnterprisesCityHardware*ConsolidatedRestaurants,Inc.*
EmeraldCityShoeRepairs&NorthgateCobblers*EpicenterFitness*FalesFoundationTrustHorizonsFoundationMarketPlaceSalon&DaySpa*MarquisJetPartnersMCSBInc.Moby’sRestaurant*PacificPlacePikeBrewingCompany*WymanYouthTrust
Media PartnersKING-FM
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ThislistreflectscommunitypartnersasofJune1st,2010.
The ACT Legacy Society
honorsthosewhoremember
ACTintheirwillsor
otherestateplans.Legacy
SocietymembersensureACT’songoingtradition
ofpresentingthebestofcontemporarytheatre
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ACTwouldliketorecognizeandthankalloftheindividualswhohavemadecontributionstoAContemporaryTheatre.TheCircleofDonorsisinvaluabletothesuccessofourmission,ensuringanurturingenvironmentforthecelebrationanddevelopmentofcontemporarytheatre.WithoutthegeneroussupportoftheindividualsintheACTCircle,noneofthiswouldbepossible.
ThefollowinglistreflectsthesumofpledgesandgiftsmadetotheAnnualProducingFundbyDonorsintheACTCirclebetweenJune01,2009andAug09,2010.
ACT CirCLE OF dONOrS
$100,000+Mrs.NancyAlvordKatharynAlvordGerlichGladysRubinsteinEulalieM.&Gian-CarloScandiuzziEulalieBloedelSchneiderAnonymous
$50,000 – $99,999David&JoyceVeterane
$35,000 – $49,999KurtBeattie&MarianneOwen
$20,000 – $34,999Chap&EveAlvordLaurieBesteman&JackLauderbaughPaul&PaulaButziLinda&BradFowlerChuckSitkinAnonymous
$15,000 – $19,999Becky&JackBenaroyaJeanBurchFallsMichael&LeslieLebeauKatherine&DouglassRaff
$12,500 – $14,999Allan&AnneAffleckLinda&TedJohnsonDouglas&NancyNorbergLinda&GeorgeOjemannMarcia&KlausZech
$10,000 – $12,499LindaBrown&LarryTrueBetsy&CharlesFitzgeraldGregory&DianeLindHerman&FayeSarkowskyElaineSpencer&DennisForsythDon&ColleenStevens
$7,500 – $9,999William&SandyJustenMcKibben/MernerFamily
FoundationJohnSiegler&AlexandraRead,MDBrianTurner&SusanHoffmanDavid&ShirleyUrdalVijay&SitaVasheeAnonymous
$5,000 – $7,499Richard&ConstanceAlbrechtStewartBallingerJoan&LarryBarokas
Jane&PeterBarrettPatriciaDaniels&BillKuhnAllan&NoraDavisJane&DavidR.DavisJamesDegel&JeanneBerwick,
BerwickDegelFamilyFoundationGordonW.(Skip)&MidgeGilbertGilmanFamilyFoundationThomas&ChristineGriesaJames&BarbaraHeaveyJohnHillJaneW.&JamesA.LyonsMarcellaMcCaffrayLouiseJ.&SamuelB.McKinneyKristinOlsonJoAnne&DonaldRosenJeanViereck&RobertLeventhalClifford&KarenWebsterRobert&MarjoryWillkensAnonymous(2)
$3,500 – $4,999AlaskanCopperWorksDanielAlexanderSusan&LaurenAnsteadEd&BettyBottlerColinChapmanRichardHesik&BarbaraJohnsKatherineAnnJaneway&H.S.
WrightIIIKellyMiller&RuthannStolkNadine&JohnMurrayDr.Arnie&JudyNessGraceNordhoff&JonathanBeardTheNordhoffFamilyBrooks&SuzanneRagenH.StewartRossEricandMargaretRothchildBarry&ColleenScovelCarol&RonSperlingCharles&BenitaStaadecker
$2,000 – $3,499Kermit&DannaAndersonMelinda&WalterAndrewsHeidiBeckPeter&FranBigelowMr.&Mrs.WaltW.BraithwaiteCorinneA.CampbellSteven&JudithCliffordGrad&SusanConnKathy&DonDeCaprioDarrel&NancyDochowBettyM.EdererElizaFlug-CoburnRichard&MaryBethGemperleNatalieGendler
MelissaHaumersonLura&DavidKerschnerJosefKrebsSteven&AnneLipnerJeffManzolli&SingBingKangMark&SusanMinerichAlanRabinowitzJacquelynRardinWilliamSaltzsteinMichaelC.ShannonM.Darrel&BarbaraSharrardDebraSinick&DavidBallengerDavidE.&CatherineE.SkinnerRobert&ShirleyStewartKimStindt&MarkHeilalaAnnetteToutonghi&BruceObergJim&KathyTuneChris&ToryVisserRenŽeSalant&SamWeisJane&LeonardYerkes
$1,000 – $1,999Bill&JanetteAdamucciJohnAkin&MaryStevensKendall&SoniaBakerVictoriaBennettJon&BobbeBridgeNancyBuckland&JohnScearceDr.WilliamCalvin&Dr.Katherine
GraubardDiana&CharlesCareyJohn&ArleneCarpenterRonald&LeilaCathcartDonaldCavanaughD.T.ChallinorMs.CindyChinLinda&RandyClarkKathyClarkJudy&BobClineSue&RobertCollettTheodore&PatriciaCollinsKatherineDiamondJaniceDilworth&GregDentonLoriEickelbergJoanneR.EusterJeannieFallsJim&GretchenFaulstichGaryH.FergusonDeborahFialkowCarl&JanFisherMartinGibbins&PaulaCrockettBoyd&AnnGivanMr.&Mrs.RichardGreavesJoel&AngieGregoryLibbyHanna&DonFlemingLawrence&HyltonHardDaniel&WhitneyHazzard
KellanneHenryStephanieM.HilbertStephenB.HilbertFran&WalterHolderGary&ParulHoulahanDavidB.JohnsonLew&SoniaJohnsonFundRobertJohnstonLisa&NormanJudahDeborahKillingerGregKucera&LarryYocomJoanneM.KuhnsPetraFranklinLahaieGeorge&LindaLambJim&MicheleLechnerLauraLundgrenAliceMaillouxTheodore&MaryAnnMandelkornAndrew&CynthiaMarinBill&HollyMarklynBarbaraMartynPamelaBurnsMcCabeAnnMcCurdy&FrankLawlerBrenda&ThomasMelangMichael&SarajaneMilderGloria&DavidMosesDayleMoss&DavidBrownPamMulkernBill&MaryAnnMundyMardiNewmanJamesNicholsChris&B.J.OhlweilerDavidOsgoodValeriePayneDouglasJamesPerryMaryPigott&RogerGieseckeBill&BethPittPamela&GilbertPowersAnnRamsay-Jenkins&WilliamM.
JenkinsCraig&MelissaReeseKenSanchez&LarryAndersonBarbaraSandoPatandBudSchaferSeanShanahan&KathleenMcGillStacya&DavidSilvermanAnne&LangdonSimonsRonaldSpauldingSam&JanetStanleyDanaM.StoutCraig&PattyTallTamzenTalmanTaucherFamilyFoundationAndrewTelescaMark&ArleneTibergienSergeiTschernischEricWeber
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ACT CirCLE OF dONOrS
NathanWeismanJennessa&RobertWestMericaWhitehallTheWhitsittFamilyGeorge&ColleenWilloughbyScott&ShirleyWilsonGerald&HollyWilsonShariZanettiRobertZielkeAnonymous(8)
$500 – $999DonnaC.AdlerCharles&LynetteAinslieBobAlexander&KathleenDevonSarah&BobAlsdorfTomClementRobertM.ArnoldBruce&KarenBabbittDerekBaylorLuann&IrvBertramThomasBleakney&Margaret
StanleyCharlesBlumenfeld&KarlaAxellCleve&JudithBorthStan&BarbaraBosseBen&MarianneBourlandBeth&JohnBrennenMaryC.BrownJanBruckerStephenBurwellJoelBuxbaumAlyssaC.ByerKate&BillCarruthersAline&DennisCaulleyClarkFamilyCharitableFundJackClayZan&StephanCollierRichard&MinnieCollinsGeorge&CarolynCoxEiron&PatriciaCudabackChrisCurryRuthDardenJoelDeagueroDottieDelaneyBen&KathyDerbyGail&ShmuelEl-AdA.J.EpsteinJohn&MarileyFerensTeresaFergusonK.DeniceFischer-Fortier&James
M.FortierWilliamL.FlemingBruceFlorsheimRickFreedmanEleanor&JeffFreemanRichard&DorothyFuhrmanMaradelKrummelGaleTeresaGalloPamGates&CliffSolomonSergeyGenkinGenevraGerhartPatGervaisKeriGrasslJeff&KellyGreeneHelen&MaxGurvich
Paul&SheilaGutowskiCharles&LenoreHaleDr.Eugene&RenaHamburgerTteeRandallLeeWhiteside&Valerie
HamrickKristineHansonDr.Benson&PamelaHarerHashisaki/TubridyFamilyMarjorieK.HemphillMargot&PaulHightowerVaughnHimes&MartieAnnBohnDonnaHolpainenSaraComingsHoppinSusan&PhilipHubbardJenniferA.HuertaJoseph&LindaIacolucciDeanM.IshikiGail&DavidKargesDebraKelleyMargotKenlyJaneJollineauKennedyTimKerr&CynthiaWellsJerryKimball&MarjorieRaleighKarenL.KoonAllan&BethLasRhodaA.R.&ThomasV.LawrenceLawrenceReddingInvestmentsRobertLehmanJimLobsenz&ElizabethChoyLarry&PhyllisLoebKathleenLowerKevinLynchC.GilbertLynnFredO.andCatherineMarshallLiz&LyleMartinMayLouiseMcCarthyCatherine&BarryMcConnellNicoleMcHaleLachlan&ShawnaMcLeanJoyMcNicholsMs.SallyMellisGail&JohnMensherEugene&DonnaMikovCol.NormanD.MillerMeganMoholtDonnaM.MonizWesleyMoore&SandraWalkerSallieandLeeMorrisJohnNarverJohnNayeDanNilesCraig&DeannaNorsenLairdPatterson,MDMorningsideFoundationVivianPhillips/EstateofDelphiaL
PhillipsDonaldPogoloffMelvyn&RosalindPollJoanPotterMs.DebraPriorJohnReichmannLance&CindyRichmondCatherine&ThurstonRoachShannynRobertsStephanieRyan&CraigFleckIngridSarapuu&MichaelAnderson
Jerry&MarybethSatterleeShelleySchermerJoe&JudySchockenRandolph&LynnBeatySealeyDeborahSennPrestonBriggs&MaryaSilvernaleDon&KathySmith-DiJulioJohn&RoseSouthallRicardaC.SpeeGarth&DrellaSteinRebeccaSteinfeldCynthiaGossett&DerekStormKristenSummersbyNorm&LynnSwickMs.LynTangen&Mr.Richard
BarbieriLore&HenryTenckhoffEzraTeshomeI.M.ThomasGailThompsonArthur&LouiseTorgersonKim&AnnTorp-PedersenSusanTrapnell&ErikMullerPaulG.&MaryLouDiceVibransBeverlyJ.WagnerScottWarrender&JohnBianchiWadeSowers&JudithWarshalCarolWebb&DonHolzHowardWestMr.&Mrs.PhilipC.WhiteMarciWing&JeffRobbinsSusanWolcottandGeorgeTaniwakiAnnP.WyckoffAnonymous(13)
$250 – $499Diana&WarrenAakervikMarcia&RhettAldenGilbert&MaryJaneAndersonSherriAndersonSherriM.AndersonJulieAndersonBrian&JaneAndrewBasil&GretchenAnexTheArmoFamilyRonBaltrusisDeniseBassettEric&NicoleBaylessMargeandDaveBaylorMichele&DougBellJim&KathleenBellomoMike&MarieBenderCrystalBernsteinLindaBettsMarilynJ.BiermanDennisBirch&EvetteLudmanGail&RandyBohannonWendyBradburyKristiBranch&JamesMooreMatthewBrantleyKarenBrattesani&DouglasPotterCarleneBrown&ElvisCampbellDarrylBrown-ArchieDr.James&DonnaBrudvikClaraBryanCarol&JonathanBuchter
PatriciaCostello&CarlBunjeSteve&MidgeCarstensenDr.&Mrs.SamCastilloTony&MargaretCatanzaritiJoni&PaulCervenkaSarah&StephenChurchTami&StevenClarkArianBolachisJim&JanColemanJudith&ThomasConnorLovedayConquestMrConway&MsWilliamsJerryCox&OliviaWeitzJohn&LesleeCurrieValerieCurtis-Newton&KimPowellBarb&PhilCutlerKimDancyDan&EstherDarrowPaul&SandyDehmerRon&JanDelismonJamesandAmandaDevinePaulaDiehr&FrankHughesDanielDierks&SallyAvensonStanDollarPamela&SturgesDorranceEllenDowneyKathyDugawMarvinK.EckfeldtLisbethEddySuzanneEdisonMickey&JeanneEisenbergHeleneEllenbogenKevinWilson&EmilyEvansThea&AlexanderFeferMerlyn&RuthmarieFlakusMaryVintonFlemingMakotoFletcherCorinneFligner&MarkWenerJames&SandraFreetMr&Mrs.PhillipFrinkJrRaymond&JeanetteGalanteJeanGarber&ClydeMooreBrianGartnerMaxGellertLezliGibbsWilmot&MaryGillandBruce&PeggyGladnerCarolynGleasonSara&JayGlerumCarol&TalGoddingWilliamGoldbergandVirginiaLeenClaire&PaulGraceJames&RhondaGreerDrs.Verena&BasilGriecoAlexandreGrigorovitch&Vera
KirichukLynnRyderGrossLowell&KathieHaganHarveyHailerDiana&PeterHartwellRichard&SusanHechtBarbara&RandallHieronymusSeattleInternationalChildren’s
FestivalJim&LindaHoffDr.&Mrs.JohnHowe
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TheresaHuardArt&MerriHuffineGordon&JulieHungarMs.ConnieHungateEarl&MaryLouHuntJoelIvey&SherylMurdockStu&SandyJacobsonBonnieJardineDr.&Mrs.TedJohnsrudeClareKapitan&KeithSchreiberMr.&Mrs.FrancisKarekenPaulKassenVernettaKeelsCarolynKeim&ConnieRinchiusoThomasKellyDavid&LaurieKellyJerryKenneyJeffreyD.Kephart&AmyS.FahertySteven&PatriciaKesslerPeggyKleynWeldonIhrig&SusanKnoxAgastyaKohliNancyKuehnoel&MarkProulxJim&JeanKunzJillKurfirstEdieLacklandSharonLammMaxLangleyDavid&CatharineLawsonJ.RobertLeach&VickieNorrisLyn&DougLeeRichardLeeds&AnneKroekerDavid&LindaLeisyMarthaS.LesterMarkP.LutzAlexMacdonaldSusan&MikeMacFaddenGregMahughLoriMaloneLeslie&DavidMattsonDavid&KarenMcCulloughToddR.Looney&LuciaE.
McDonaldJames&KaarenMcElroyDonMcLaren&JoanneChaseMaryMcNeillEuanMenziesHeathMillerTom&NancyMillerMillimanUSAChuckMitchellHenryMiyoshi&SusanWoynaRogerMorrisAnnette&GordonMumfordGraysonMyers&AdrienneWileySarahNavarreNetworkforGoodLinda&PaulNiebanckJeneenandBrianNixonJerryOlsonKatherine&JamesOlsonBetty&GordonOriansNancyOrsbornDon&HelenOwensMichaelPagliariniCynthia&BruceParks
SusanPerkinsLolaPetersCyndiePhelpsGreg&SherrePiantanidaJudyG.PollBrianPowerSheilaPrestonComerfordRobinPrichardKathyHagiwaraPurcellMegan&GregPursellMichelleQuackenbushLindaQuirkMr.&Mrs.JohnRadovichKathrynRaich&DavidJonesBenandMargitRankinAlan&BarbaraRappoportCharles&DorisRayDenise&StevenReibmanCeciliaPaul&HarryReinertKerry&JanRichardsPegRiederBruceRobertsonLorna&LouisRoebkePaulaRosePatricia&DavidRossDanRothgebJames&LoisRussoBrianBranagan&CarissaSanchezMelissaSchaferAlex&LauraSchaussCatherine&DrewSchembreDr.CarolScott-Kassner&Kirk
KassnerMichaelK.ScullyMikeScullyDavid&ElizabethSeidelKarenShaw&LarryHolmPeterSill&MarciaJoslynSillWarren&NancySmithJulie&SamSmithDaveandKarenSmithAlan&SusanSmithGregoryL.SniderGail&RobertStagmanMonica&DavidStephensonAlec&JaneStevensMargaretStoner&RobertJacobsenGary&BeckyStreitmatterJeffreyA.SutherlandJudyTangenBill&PatTaylorStephenTerrellJanetUpjohnEugeneH.UsuiDirk&MaryLouVanWoerdenMr.&Mrs.S.RaoVaranasiMary&FindlayWallaceMike&JudyWaringCarol&JeffWaymackJoanWeberRandallWeersRobert&BarbaraWelshJoeOates&DebWexlerLeoraWheelerDr.WilliamWomackJudyWoods
Jay&CathyZagerMarieR.ZobristAnonymous(22)
Gifts in TributeThislistreflectsgiftsmadetoACTbetweenJune01,2009andAug09,2010inrecognitionofthefollowingpeople:
In memory of Ellsworth “Buster” Alvord: Suzanne&BrooksRegan,RiddellWillams,P.S,Katherine&DouglassRaff,Nadine&JohnMurray
In memory of Stewart Ballinger:Virginia&ThomasRiedinger
In memory of Sally Brotman:KimKrasne
In memory of Philip & Helen Fialkow:DeborahFialkow
In memory of Mary Vinton Fleming:Brooks&SuzanneRegan
In memory of Ken Keith:JefferyKeith
In memory of Robert “Bob” Paul:Laura&WilliamBailey
In memory of Mr. Walter “ Walt” Walkinshaw: Anonymous,HorizonHouse,Nadine&JohnMurray,TheLakesideSchool,Ms.LynTangen&Mr.RichardBarbieriJoan&SteveWaldo,WashingtonStateHospitalAssociation,Brooks&SuzanneRagen,Katherine&DouglassRaff,TinaBulllit,Ed&BettyBottler,RiddellWilliams,P.S.,A.M.&S.Putter,Mrs.SusanClaeys
In memory of Scott Weldin: JanWeldin,
In memory of Dr. Robert “Bob” Willkens:CarolynKeim,Nadine&JohnMurray
In honor of Helen & Robert Brockway:DerekBaylor
In honor of Joan & Larry Barokas:Norman&EleanorSadis
In honor of Barbara & Don Cohen:Gail&JohnMensher
In honor of Jean Burch Falls:JeffGerson
ACTwouldliketothankthefollowingCorporationsfortheircontributionsthroughGiftMatchingPrograms.Wegreatlyappreciatethesupportoftheseinstitutionsandtheiremployees.
AdobeSystemsInc,MatchingGiftProgram
AlaskanCopper&BrassCompanyAmgenFoundationBankofAmericaFoundationBentallCapitalBill&MelindaGatesFoundationTheBoeingCompanyCarillonPointAccountCBICInsuranceChevronCIGNAMatchingGiftProgramCitibank,N.A./CiticorpEliLilly&Co.FoundationGoogleHarborProperties,IncIBMInternationalFoundationKeyFoundationMerckMicrosoftCorporationMatchingThePrudentialFoundation
MatchingGiftsPugetSoundEnergyRealNetworksFoundationSAFECOMatchingFundsSatoriSoftwareSunMicrosystemsFoundationUnitedWayofKingCountyTheUPSFoundationUSBancorpFoundationVerizonFoundationWashingtonChainandSupply,IncWashingtonMutualFoundation
MatchingGiftsProgramZymogeneticsInc.
ACTworkstomaintainourlistofdonorsasaccuratelyaspossible.Weapologizeforanymisspellingsoromissions.Shouldyoufindany,pleasecontactourofficesothatwemaycorrectanymistakesinfuturepublications.
EmailorcallKelseyMabbottatkelsey.mabbott@acttheatre.orgor206.292.7660x1331.
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ChairChuckSitkinVicePresidentatLarge,Board
DevelopmentChairAlanJ.RappoportVicePresident,Audience
DevelopmentChairDanielB.HazzardVicePresident,FacilitiesChairIngridSarapuuTreasurerElaineSpencerSecretaryBradFowlerPastPresident
DanAlexanderJoanD.BarokasLanceBeckerLauraP.BestemanKyleBranamPaulButziRonJ.CathcartColinChapmanGradConnKatherineDiamondCharlesFitzgeraldWhitneyV.HazzardRichardHesikStephanieHilbertJohnE.JacobsenIIWilliamJ.JustenPetraFranklinLahaieLaurenMikovJudyJNessDr.GeorgeOjemannShannynRobertsBarryB.ScovelSeanShanahanJohnC.Siegler
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EmEriTuS COuNCiLRichardC.ClotfelterP.CameronDeVore*
EstherSchoenfeldMarvelStewart*
A CONTEmpOrAry ThEATrE FOuNdATiONPhilipM.ConditChairmanKermitAndersonPresidentJohnC.SieglerVicePresidentKatherineL.RaffSecretaryCatherineRoachTreasurerBradFowlerLucindaP.RichmondBrianTurner
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