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Sept. 25 – Oct. 31, 2015

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the crucibleoct 10 – nov 8 | outcalt theatre

The village of Salem is run wild with tales of witchcraft. Deep-seated jealousies, lust and greed are bubbling to the surface from the heat of each neighbor’s exaggerated accusations. Revenge has replaced reason; mere rumors are now damning evidence — and no one is safe. Astoundingly relevant, Arthur Miller’s controversial American classic dares to put us all on trial.

written by Arthur Miller directed by lAurA Kepley

a christmas storynov 27 – dec 23 | allen theatre

He’s back! One boy. One holiday wish. And a world that seems to be conspiring to make certain it doesn’t come true. The record-breaking show returns to the CPH stage in all its pink-bunny-suit, glowing-leg-lamp, triple-dog-daring glory. The perfect holiday treat for the entire family.

written by phil GreciAn based on the motion picture written by JeAn Shepherd, leiGh Brown & BoB clArK directed by John MccluGGAGe

little shoP of horrorsJan 9 – feb 7 | allen theatre

Seymour is a nerdy floral clerk with a knack for plants, but not much else. However, one peculiar plant might just be his ticket to fame, fortune — and the girl of his dreams. There’s only one teeny — but ‘growing’ — problem: This plant has an unquenchable thirst for the red stuff (type O, A, or B... he’s not picky). Mixing Motown and B-movies, Little Shop of Horrors is a gleefully twisted, screamingly funny hit musical.

book and lyrics by howArd AShMAn music by AlAn MenKen based on a film by roGer corMAn screenplay by chArleS Griffith directed by AMAndA dehnert

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Welcome..................................................................................................................... 4About Great Lakes Theater ........................................................................................... 5News & Notes ............................................................................................................. 6The Secret Garden ...................................................................................................... 9Scenes and Musical Numbers .................................................................................... 10Cast of Characters ..................................................................................................... 12About the Play .......................................................................................................... 13The Artistic Company ................................................................................................ 14Donors ...................................................................................................................... 23Trustees .................................................................................................................... 29Staff ......................................................................................................................... 30Sept./Oct. at Playhouse Square .................................................................................. 31

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Dear Friends,

On behalf of our artists, staff, and Board of Trustees, welcome to Great Lakes Theater’s 54th season! Our

mission, “to bring the pleasure, power, and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience,” guides our mainstage productions as well as our educational programming, in the belief that theater holds the capacity to illuminate truth and enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature and actions, and provide our student audiences a glimpse of a broader world and the wellspring of learning made possible through the arts.

Our fall repertory season is a study in contrasts, in which the natural environment plays a central role both metaphorically and

literally. Nature’s healing powers in The Secret Garden, and destructive powers in King Lear, constantly underscore the action of these two plays; just as the tragedy of an aging king’s disintegration, descent into madness and death are contrasted by a child’s experience of awakening, healing, and growth in The Secret Garden. Setting the plays against each other in “rep” creates an exceptionally profound experience of the human condition. Seeing the acting company move effortlessly between these productions — under the brilliant direction of Victoria Bussert and Joe Hanreddy — is a reminder of the incredible talent that has become the hallmark of Great Lakes Theater! I sincerely hope you will treat yourself to both productions.

As you read through your program and look around the theater tonight, you will see the names of many friends, partners, corporations and foundations, whose generous support makes all of this possible. Let me encourage you to join these donors by becoming a member of the Great Lakes Theater family with your gift! (As a reminder, ticket sales account for only 50% of the cost of producing our mainstage productions and educational programs.)

As the curtain rises on our 54th season, we offer special thanks to The Kulas Foundation for their support of The Secret Garden. We also express our appreciation to the “Shakespeare in American Communities” program of the National Endowment for the Arts for a generous grant in support of our production of King Lear.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all of our season sponsors and annual members, with continued thanks to our partners of more than 30 years at Playhouse Square and the tireless efforts of our dedicated administrative staff, board of trustees, and the tremendous generosity of this community!

I hope to see you in our audience again soon.

Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director

WELCOME

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The mission of Great Lakes Theater, through its main stage productions and

its education programs, is to bring the plea-sure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience.

Since the company’s inception in 1962, programming has been rooted in Shakespeare, but Great Lakes’ commitment to great plays spans the breadth of all cul-tures, forms of theater and time periods –– including the 20th century –– and provides for the occasional mounting of new works that complement the classical repertoire.

Classic theater holds the capacity to illu-minate truth and enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature and actions, revel in eloquent language, preserve the traditions of diverse cultures and generate communal spirit. On its main stage and through its education programs, GLT seeks to create visceral, immediate experiences for participants, asserting theater’s historic role as a vehicle for advancing the common good and helping people make the joyful and meaningful connections between classic plays and their own lives.

The company’s commitment to classic

theater is magnified in the educational pro-grams that surround its productions. Since its inception, GLT has had a strong presence in area schools, bringing students to the theater for matinee performances and send-ing specially trained actor-teachers to the schools for weeklong residencies developed to explore classic drama from a theatrical point of view. GLT is equally dedicated to enhancing the theater experience for adult audiences through Surround, a series of community programs that explore the themes of a main stage production. To this end, Great Lakes Theater regularly serves as the catalyst for community events and pro-grams in the arts and humanities that illumi-nate the plays on its stage.

Great Lakes Theater is one of only a hand-ful of American theaters that have stayed the course as a classic theater. As Great Lakes moves into a new era with a permanent home in the Hanna Theatre, the company reaffirms its belief in the power of partner-ship, its determination to make this com-munity a better place in which to live, and its commitment to ensure the legacy of classic theater in Cleveland.

Great Lakes Theater’s spring 2015 production of The Tempest. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)

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Sensory FriendlyFor a third consecutive season, Great Lakes Theater, in partnership with Theatre Development Fund: Autism Theatre Initiative, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Milestones Autism Resources, will present a sensory-friendly performance of its production of A Christmas Carol on Wednesday, November 25 (11 a.m.) at the Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, making live theater accessible to chil-dren and adults on the autism spectrum and their families. Tickets are $15 and seating is general admission. For complete information, visit GreatLakesTheater.org/event/sensory.

National HonorsCleveland’s Classic Company is in select company! Arts Midwest, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, recently announced $1M in grants to 40 non-profit, professional theater companies across 26 states to perform the works of William Shakespeare for stu-dents through Shakespeare in American Communities. We at Great Lakes Theater are proud to have been selected as one of this sea-son’s grantees for our cur-rent production of King Lear and we’re thrilled to be able to introduce future genera-tions to the classics as a result of this prestigious award of support.

Secret DelightsOn May 16, 2015, Great Lakes Theater patrons and guests enjoyed an evening of delights in one of Cleveland’s hottest re-emerging neigh-borhoods when the theater held its annual benefit at the Aloft Hotel on the east bank of the Flats. Catered by Lago Restaurant and Wine Bar, The Secret Gala celebrated the 2015 season opener, The Secret Garden, with guests attending in festive English garden party attire. The successful event was chaired by GLT trustees Beth Grove (pictured above with husband Rich Bedell) and Bill Caster, and sponsored by PNC Bank.

Happy 35th Birthday1980 was a memorable year. The U.S. defeated the U.S.S.R. in the “Miracle on Ice,” CNN hit the airwaves, Pac-Man was born … and in northeast Ohio, an even more extraordinary event was celebrated – the creation of Great Lakes Theater’s School Residency Program! From its visionary beginnings, the program has grown into a model of excellence in arts education. Today, teams of “actor-teachers” bring the excitement of classic drama to over 15,000 students in English classes at nearly 100 schools annually! And, if you’re wondering … the appropriate gift is coral.

NEWS & NOTES

Great Lakes TheaterPhoto: Roger Mastroianni

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2015 2016SEASON

FOR AN EXPANDED SEASON!Join us

Cleveland’s Classic Companyat Playhouse Squarepresents...

A Tony Award-Winning Musical for the Whole Family

the secret gardenSeptember 25 - October 31, 2015 / Hanna TheatreBook & lyrics by Marsha Norman / Music by Lucy Simon / Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Shakespeare’s Towering Tragedy

king learOctober 2 - November 1, 2015 / Hanna TheatreBy William Shakespeare

Northeast Ohio’s Favorite Holiday Tradition

a christmas carolNovember 28 - December 23, 2015 / Ohio TheatreBy Charles Dickens / Adapted and Directed by Gerald Freedman

Agatha Christie’s Murder Mystery Classic

and then there were noneFebruary 26 - March 20, 2016 / Hanna TheatreBy Agatha Christie

A Hilarious Labor of Love and Laughter

April 8 - 24, 2016 / Hanna Theatrelove’s labour’s lostBy William Shakespeare

The World’s Longest Running Musical

May 13 - 29, 2016 / Hanna Theatrethe fantasticksBook & lyrics by Tom Jones / Music by Harvey Schmidt

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Book and lyrics by MARSHA NORMAN Music by LUCY SIMONBased on the novel by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

Directed by VICTORIA BUSSERT

Scenic DesignerJeff Herrmann

Costume DesignerCharlotte M. Yetman

Lighting DesignerPaul Miller

Sound Designer David Gotwald

ChoreographerGregory Daniels

Musical DirectorJoel Mercier

Stage ManagerJennifer Caster*

Assistant Stage ManagerJessica Lucas*

The Secret Garden is part of the Kulas Musical Theater Series at Great Lakes Theater Sponsored by The Kulas Foundation.

Student Subscriptions to Great Lakes Theater are subsidized in part by a generous gift from Eaton Corporation.

The Secret Garden is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. The video and/or audio recording of this production by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited.

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

With generous support from

Hanna TheatreSept. 25 – Oct. 31, 2015

Charles FeeProducing Artistic Director

Presents

Cassandra Bissell*Warren Bodily

Neil Brookshire*Gabriel Brown

Stephen Mitchell Brown*Robyn Cohen*

Jonathan Dyrud*Tom Ford*

Peter Gosik*Leah Jennings*Jillian Kates*

Giovanna A. LayneSara Masterson

Dougfred Miller*Mary MondlockLaura Perrotta*Katie Proulx* Colton Ryan

Dustin Tucker*

Company

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ACT I Opening:Opening Dream .................................................................... Lily, Fakir, Mary & Company

IndiaThere’s a Girl ...................................................................................................Dreamers

Traveling to YorkshireThe House Upon the Hill ..................................................................................Dreamers

Misselthwaite ManorI Heard Someone Crying .................................................Mary, Lily, Archibald & Company

Scene 1: Mary’s RoomA Fine White Horse ............................................................................................. Martha

Scene 2: The BallroomA Girl in the Valley ................................................................. Lily, Archibald & Dreamers

Scene 3: The Grounds of Misselthwaite ManorIt’s a Maze ...........................................................................Mary, Martha, Ben & DickonWinter’s on the Wing ........................................................................................... DickonShow Me the Key .....................................................................................Mary & Dickon

Scene 4: Archibald’s LibraryA Bit of Earth ................................................................................................. Archibald

Scene 5: The GalleryStorm I ............................................................................................................DreamersLily’s Eyes ........................................................................................ Neville & Archibald

Scene 6: The HallwayStorm II ............................................................................................... Mary & Dreamers

Scene 7: Colin’s RoomRound-Shouldered Man .............................................................................. Colin & Mary

Scene 8: The Grounds of Misselthwaite ManorThe Final Storm ...............................................................................................Company

SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS

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ACT II Scene 1: Mary’s RoomThe Girl I Mean to Be ............................................................................Mary & Company

Scene 2: Archibald’s LibraryQuartet .............................................................................Neville, Archibald, Rose & Lily

Scene 3: Colin’s RoomRace You to the Top of the Morning .................................................................. Archibald

Scene 4: The GardenWick ........................................................................................................Dickon & Mary

Scene 5: Colin’s RoomCome to My Garden ...................................................................................... Lily & Colin

Scene 6: The GardenCome Spirit, Come Charm ...........................Mary, Martha, Dickon, Fakir, Ayah & DreamersA Bit of Earth (Reprise) ........................................................................Fakir, Lily & Ayah

Scene 7: The LibraryDisappear ........................................................................................................... Neville

Scene 8: Mary’s RoomHold On.............................................................................................................. MarthaLetter Song ..............................................................................................Mary & Martha

Scene 9: ParisWhere in the World .......................................................................................... ArchibaldHow Could I Ever Know ..........................................................................Lily & Archibald

Scene 10: The GardenFinale ..............................................................................................................Company

Run TimesAct I: 1 hour

Intermission: 15 minutes

Act II: 1 hour

Total Run Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Stick around after Saturday (non-opening night) evening performances to meet and mingle with the cast and crew of the show in the Hanna Theatre lounge. The Hanna’s bar is open ninety minutes after the show on Nightcap Nights!

NIGHTCAPSATURDAYS

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Lily .......................................................................................................... Jillian Kates *Mary Lennox ....................................................................................Giovanna A. LayneMrs. Medlock. ........................................................................................ Laura Perrotta *Dr. Neville Craven ......................................................................................... Tom Ford *Martha .................................................................................................Sara MastersonArchibald Craven ......................................................................Stephen Mitchell Brown *Ben Weatherstaff .................................................................................. Dougfred Miller *Dickon ...................................................................................................... Colton RyanColin Craven ...........................................................................................Warren BodilyMrs. Winthrop ...................................................................................Cassandra Bissell *Ensemble ................. Cassandra Bissell*, Neil Brookshire*, Gabriel Brown, Robin Cohen*,

Jonathan Dyrud*, Peter Gosik*, Mary Mondlock, Katie Proulx*, Dustin Tucker*

DreamersFakir ........................................................................................................ Peter Gosik *Ayah ........................................................................................................Katie Proulx* †Albert Lennox .......................................................................................Neil Brookshire *Rose Lennox .......................................................................................... Leah Jennings *Major Holmes .........................................................................................Dustin Tucker *Claire Holmes ......................................................................................Mary MondlockLieutenant Wright ................................................................................. Jonathan Dyrud *Lieutenant Shaw .................................................................................... Gabriel BrownAlice .......................................................................................................Robyn Cohen *

Orchestra Conductor / Keyboard ...................................................................................Joel MercierViolin...........................................................................................................Callista KohCello ......................................................................................................... Heidi AlbertPiccolo / Flute ............................................................................................. Kyra KesterOboe / English Horn ................................................................................ Cynthia WarrenTrumpet ......................................................................................................... Joe MillerFrench Horn ............................................................................................... Sean YancerPercussion ........................................................................................... Andrew Pongracz

† Dance Captain

* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

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CAST OF CHARACTERS

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Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, was born in Manchester, England in 1849, the middle of five children. When she was just three years old her father passed

away; at age 15 her mother moved her family to Knoxville, Tennessee where Frances began to write her short stories. A gifted writer from the start, her work earned enough money to move her family into a better home.

Frances returned to England for what was to be a visit, only to fall in love and marry her childhood neighbor, Swan Burnett, with whom she had two sons, Lionel and Vivien. In 1879, Frances met Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women, and so began her interest in writing children’s fiction, beginning with Little Lord Fauntleroy. The book received good reviews and became a best-seller in the United States and England and ultimately was translated into 12 languages.

In 1890, tragedy struck Frances when Lionel, her eldest son, died from tuberculosis. This devastating loss caused her to turn away from her traditional Protestant faith and immerse herself in Christian Science and Spiritualism, shifting both her personal life and her writing. The Secret Garden has strong Christian Science themes; In fact, child protagonist Mary Lennox resembles Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy in many respects. At the beginning of the novel, Mary Lennox is a sickly girl who “has always been ill in one way or another.” When she comes to live with her uncle and cousin at Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire, Mary gradually begins to heal herself and then learns to cure others, much as Eddy did in the late 1860s and ’70s. Mary’s recovery involves strenuous outdoor exercise and gardening, as she begins to cultivate her uncle’s abandoned rose garden.

Once she recovers, Mary helps rehabilitate her bedridden cousin Colin, and indirectly helps to cure Colin’s father, the hunch-backed recluse Archibald Craven, who never recovered from the death of his wife ten years before. Neither father nor son has been helped by the medi-cal community, which encouraged patients to dwell on their symptoms and prognoses. Colin, for instance, had been persuaded that “if I live I may be a hunchback, but I shan’t live.” Once Mary helps Colin to abandon these false beliefs, he begins enjoying good health. Colin’s case seemingly proves Eddy’s teaching that illness stems from “fear of the disease and from the image brought before the mind” rather than physical causes.

Ultimately, The Secret Garden is a tribute to the human spirit, a celebration of resilience. The story reminds us that life follows a natural cycle; certain in its prospect of rebirth. At it’s heart is the promise of “wick” as Dickon explains in his song:

“ When a thing is wick it has a light around it. Maybe not a light that you can see. But hiding down below a spark’s asleep inside it, Just waiting for the right time to be seen.”

— Victoria Bussert Director The Secret Garden

ABOUT THE PLAY

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Cassandra Bissell*Mrs. Winthrop/EnsembleTwo seasons at Great Lakes TheaterCassandra is delighted to return to Great Lakes Theater,

having appeared previously as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She is based in Chicago where select credits include: Chicago Shakespeare Theater (The Tempest, Richard II, King John, Short Shakespeare!Romeo & Juliet and ShortShakespeare!Macbeth), Court Theatre (Arcadia, Hamlet), Northlight (Detroit ’67), Steppenwolf (The Berlin Circle), Victory Gardens (Memory House), Next Theatre (In The Blood, Measure for Measure), Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (Mary’s Wedding – Jeff nomination, Best Actress), Shakespeare on the Green (Othello). Regional (LORT) credits: Utah Shakespeare Festival (Sense & Sensibility, Comedy of Errors), Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Much Ado About Nothing, The Secret Garden, King Lear), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (My Name is Asher Lev, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play), Actors’ Theatre of Louisville (Memory House, In the Next Room), Cleveland Play House (Pride & Prejudice, Noises Off.) Small Professional Theatre (SPT) credits: Company of Fools (Proof), freeFall Theatre (Harvey), Renaissance Theaterworks (Amelia, The Understudy, Crumbs from the Table of Joy), and six seasons at Peninsula Players in Door County, WI. Cassandra holds a BA in Gender Studies from the University of Chicago and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA.

Warren BodilyColinGreat Lakes Theater debutWarren is thrilled to be work-ing with Great Lakes Theater for the first time. He is over-

joyed to be playing the role of Colin in The Secret Garden, a story he has loved all his life. Warren’s previous roles include Colin in The Secret Garden (Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Diablo the Raven in Sleeping Beauty (Meridian CUE); David in Newsies (Meridian City); Narrator in Hairy Tale Rock (Meridian CUE); Charlie in You’re a Good

Man Charlie Brown (Meridian City); and Oliver in Oliver! (Saratoga Springs). Warren also performs with the Cantus Youth Choirs of Boise, Idaho. He is currently enrolled at Idaho Fine Arts Academy where he studies vocal performance. Love to Mom, Dad, Claire, Isabelle, Lydia and Henry!

Neil Brookshire* Albert Lennox/EnsembleFive seasons at Great Lakes TheaterMost recently with Great Lakes Theater: Much Ado About

Nothing, Cabaret, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming of the Shrew. Other regional work: Boise Contemp orary Theater, Cadence Theatre Co, Company of Fools, dancing with Idaho Dance Theatre, ten seasons with Idaho Shakes peare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Opera Idaho, Peninsula Players, and Seattle Novyi Theatre. He is also a painter and a filmmaker. He appeared in The Pact and Stygian, and wrote/produced the short films Upper Fields, a Postcard, Flesh & Blood. He has a BA from Boise State and an MFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University.

Gabriel BrownLieutenant Shaw/EnsembleGreat Lakes Theater debutGabriel Brown is thrilled to be performing at ISF/GLT for the first time! He was most recent-

ly seen in Beck Center for the Arts’ production of Dogfight (Stevens). Other credits include A Chorus Line (Zach), Carousel (Billy Bigelow) at Baldwin Wallace, Les Misérables (Enjolras), and Joseph…Dreamcoat (Joseph) at Timber-lake Playhouse and Winsor! (Crooner) at Beck Center. Gabriel is a rising senior in the musical theatre department at Baldwin Wallace University. He would like to thank his family, Caroline, Czarnota, and MT ’16 for all of their support and love.

Stephen Mitchell Brown*Archibald CravenTwo seasons at Great Lakes TheaterGLT & Idaho Shakespeare

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Festival: Jean Valjean, Les Misérables (Cleveland Critics and Broadway World Cleveland Award – Best Actor); Bardolph, Merry Wives of Windsor; Topper, A Christmas Carol. Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde (revival). National Tours: Jekyll & Hyde; Chauvelin, The Scarlet Pimpernel; “Leadville” Johnny, The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Regional: Homer Hickam Sr., Rocket Boys (Legacy Theatre); Rochester, Jane Eyre (Legacy Theatre –Atlanta’s Suzi Bass Award – Best Actor); Oliver! (Paper Mill Playhouse); Manuel, Captain’s Courageous; Enoch Snow, Carousel; Prof. Bhaer, Little Women; Nicely-Nicely, Guys and Dolls (all at Cumberland County Playhouse); Beast, Beauty and the Beast (Fireside Theatre); Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Into the Woods; Thurston Wheelis, Greater Tuna (both at Jenny Wiley Theatre). BA in theater with music minor from Muhlenberg College. Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Special thanks to Charlie, Vicky and Greg; Eddie and Take 3 Talent; EMG; Mom, Dad, Ginger, Sadie, and my wife, Leah Jennings. Much love. stephenmitchellbrown.com

Robyn Cohen* Alice/EnsembleTwo seasons at Great Lakes TheaterMs. Cohen is delighted to return to GLT where she

recently played Margot Wendice in Dial M For Murder. Select Los Angeles credits include: The Exonerated opposite Jeff Goldblum, the West Coast Premiere of Neil Labute’s The Shape Of Things /Laguna Playhouse, No Way Around But Through /The Falcon Theatre (starring Melanie Griffith and Scott Caan), Proof/Long Beach Playhouse, Rigoletto /The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Grand Tour/The Colony Theatre (under Jerry Herman). NY/Regional performances with: The Actors Theatre of Louisville (Tom Jones), The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lincoln Center (NY), The Ford’s Theater (D.C.), Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacramento Light Opera, Bucks County Playhouse, and The National Tour of Cabaret. Ms. Cohen starred in the Television series Gravity for STARZ network and has made additional TV appearances on: Cristela, N.C.I.S., The Mentalist, The Defenders, Invasion, The Closer, Angel, The Strand, N.C.I.S. L.A.,

Starved, LAX. Select Film credits: Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic opposite Bill Murray, The Celestine Prophecy, Zzyzx, Beau Jest, Road Hard and James Franco’s films Good Time Max, Fools Gold and his soon to be released Bukowski. Appearances in over than 75 national commercials. BFA: The Juilliard School. LOVE to her Family. News/info: @TheRobynCohen –Enjoy!

Jonathan Dyrud*Lieutenant Wright/Ensemble Two seasons at Great Lakes TheaterJonathan is thrilled to be a part of Great Lakes/ISF this

season. GLT: Tony Wendice in Dial “M” for Murder; Antonio in The Tempest. New York: Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Caius Lucius in Cymbeline (Hip to Hip Theater Company,) Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew (Pulse Ensemble Theater) Huck in the world premiere of Minstrel Show (The Weasel Festival.) Regional credits: Four sea-sons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival- Medvedenko in The Seagull, Froth and Friar Peter in Measure for Measure, Ensemble in To Kill a Mockingbird, Solomon in Speech and Debate, C.B. in Dog Sees God, and Marcus Gee in Yellowface. His film credits include Bartender in My Crazy Love (Oxygen Network,) Captain in So SOHA, Pale Interviewee in Redheads Anonymous and Verder in Big House. Training: BFA in Theater Performance from Southern Oregon University. Visit him at JonathanWDyrud.com.

Tom Ford*Dr. Neville Craven Ten seasons at Great Lakes Theater Great Lakes Theater: Stephano in The Tempest, Sidney Bruhl

in Deathtrap, Dr. Caius in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Thénardier in Les Misérables, Sweeney in Sweeney Todd, Hastings/Tyrrel in Richard III, Argan in The Imaginary Invalid, Mr. Paravicini in The Mousetrap, the Baker in Into the Woods, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the King of Navarre in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Casca in Julius Caesar, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Nicola in Arms and the Man and Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Idaho

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Shakespeare Festival: The Tempest, The Secret Garden, King Lear, Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd, Richard III, The Imaginary Invalid, The Winter’s Tale, The Mousetrap, Into the Woods, Macbeth, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Merry Wives of Windsor, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and The Fantasticks. Other theaters include: Boise Contemporary Theater, Portland Stage Company, New London Barn Playhouse. Broadway: Alan Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s By Jeeves at the Helen Hayes Theater. TomFordActor.com

Peter Gosik*Fakir/Ensemble Great Lakes Theater debutPeter is elated to make his Great Lakes Theater/ISF debut! Favorite credits in clude

Enjolras in Les Misérables (Riverside Theatre), Robbie in A Man Of No Importance (Arvada Center for the Arts) El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Flat Rock Playhouse), Man #2 in The World Goes Round (Florida Studio Theatre), The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (First National Tour), and Smudge in Forever Plaid (Heritage Rep). Peter has workshopped new musicals with directors Jerry Zaks and Tony Stevens and appears in the An Idiot Abroad Christmas Special with Karl Pilkington and Warwick Davis. Peter holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. Love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Eddie and the team at Take 3 Talent. Thanks to Charlie, Vicky, Greg, Joe and Michael Cassara Casting for this tremendous opportunity. For Elenor, Lloyd, & Shirley. petergosik.com

Leah Jennings*Rose LennoxTwo seasons at Great Lakes TheaterPreviously at GLT: Les Misérables; The Merry Wives

of Windsor and A Christmas Carol. National tours: Molly, The Unsinkable Molly Brown; Milly, Seven Brides... Regional: Carrie, Carousel; Adelaide, Guys & Dolls; Meg, Little Women; Nancy, Oliver! (Cumberland County Playhouse); Madame Dindon, La Cage Aux

Folles (Theatre By The Sea); Mrs. Nordstrom, A Little Night Music; Camelot (White Plains PAC); Mrs. Phagan, Parade (Gallery Players); The Sound of Music (North Shore Music Theatre); Searching for Romeo (NYMF). Cabaret: The Amanda McBroom Project (MAC Award – Special Production); 54 Sings: Merrily We Roll Along (54 Below). MM in musical theater from Oklahoma City University. Proud Member of AEA. Special Thanks to Charlie, Vicky, and Greg; Eddie and Take 3 Talent; Florence Birdwell; Eric Michael Gillet; mom-Sarah; Dad; Ginger and Sadie; and my wonderful husband, Stephen Mitchell Brown. Huzzah! leahjennings.com

Jillian Kates*LilyTwo seasons at Great Lakes TheaterJillian Kates is thrilled to return, having previously

appeared in Cabaret and The Taming of the Shrew. She was most recently seen in the touring company of Wicked as the Glinda/Nessarose US and is a proud alumnus of the Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Depart ment. Some favorite credits include Young Edie in Grey Gardens, Reno in Anything Goes, Marian in The Music Man, and Cinderella in Into the Woods. Jillian would like to extend many, many, thanks to her family, squeebs, Charlie, Vicky, Greg, Joel, and the entire cast, crew, and staff of GLT for this amazing opportunity. For my Nanny who I know is there inside me.

Giovanna A. LayneMary LennoxGreat Lakes Theater debutGiovanna is excited to be part of GLT/ISF making her debut in The Secret Garden. She is

11 years old and attends Sheffield Middle School. She loves any opportunity to sing or perform for an audience. Past regional credits include A Christmas Story (Esther Jane) at Cleveland Play House. Her past theater cred-its include The Music Man (Amaryllis) and Annie (Annie), Lorain County Musical Theatre; Les Misérables (Young Cossette), Happy Ending Lyric Players; A Christmas Story the Musical (MaryBeth), Near West Theatre; Bye Bye Birdie Jr. (Penelope) and

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Annie (Molly), Beck Center; Charlotte’s Web (Avery), Suessical (Jo-Jo), Tarzan (Young Tarzan), and Annie Get Your Gun (Little Jake) at True North Cultural Center. She also volun-teers to sing for Achievement Centers of Cleveland. Giovanna has enjoyed spending this past summer with the ISF family in Boise and would like to thank the Lunn family for their hospitality and being a great host fami-ly! Huge thank you goes out to Charlie, Vicky, and Greg for believing in her, as well as all of her fellow cast mates for all of their support. She also would like to thank her family, friends and most of all her parents and brother for their love, continued support, and encouragement.

Sara MastersonMartha Great Lakes Theater debutSara is thrilled to be making her debut with GLT! Credits: A Little Night Music (Anne)

New London Barn Playhouse, Follies (Sally) Baldwin Wallace University, How to Succeed… (Ens./US Rosemary) Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Love Story (Jenny) Playhouse Square/BW, Carrie: The Musical (Sue) Beck Center for the Arts/BW. Sara is a senior pursuing a BM in musical theater at Baldwin Wallace University. Endless thanks to Vicky, Greg and all the happy players at GLT. All my love to BWMT’16 and my incred-ible family. “I am sure there is magic in everything.”

Dougfred Miller*Ben WeatherstaffEleven seasons at Great Lakes Theater

Previous appearances for Great Lakes Theater include

no fewer than four characters in Dial “M” for Murder (Lesgate, O’Brien, Pendleton and Williams), King Alonso in The Tempest, the Dukes in As You Like It, the title role in Macbeth, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Jonathan in Arsenic and Old Lace, Cassius in Julius Caesar, Jaques in As You Like It, Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest and a widely acclaimed Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing. In several seasons with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, his roles include Holofernes in Love’s Labor’s Lost,

Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Horatio in Hamlet, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, several Dukes, an Emperor in Amadeus, and Prince Hal in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. He has played Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Versati in The Underpants at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Jim Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Coach House Theatre, King Arthur in Spamalot at the Beck Center (opposite his real-life Lady of the Lake, Jessica Cope), Lysander in a Vietnamese/English production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Central Dramatic Theatre Company in Hanoi, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Portland Center Stage, Richard in Richard III and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at Tygres Heart Shakespeare Company, and Prospero in The Tempest and the Duke in Measure for Measure with the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Doug is a gradu-ate of the PTTP at the University of Delaware and a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Mary MondlockClaire Holmes/Ensemble Great Lakes Theater debutMary is ecstatic to join the GLT family for the first time! She has most recently been

seen in Playhouse Square’s production of Saturday Night Fever (Flo/Doreen). Other credits include: Carousel (Carrie Pipperidge), A Chorus Line (Maggie) at Baldwin Wallace, Cabaret (Sally Bowles) at Weathervane Playhouse, and West Side Story (Maria) at Interlochen Arts Academy. Mary is a senior Music Theatre major at Baldwin Wallace University. She would like to thank her fam-ily, teachers, John, and MT ‘16 for their everlasting encouragement and love.

Laura Perrotta*Mrs. MedlockFourteen seasons at Great lakes TheaterLaura is happy to return to GLT where she has performed

since 1999! A native New Yorker, Laura Perrotta has worked extensively in regional theater including off-Broadway and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She cur-

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rently resides in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and has enjoyed the last decade as a company member at Great Lakes Theater and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Favorite roles include Arkadina in The Seagull, Lady M in Macbeth, Amanda Prynne in Private Lives, Mrs. Cheveley in An Ideal Husband, and Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret. Last summer she returned to the Festival to play M’Lynne Eaton in Steel Magnolias directed by Sari Ketter.

Katie Proulx*Ayah/EnsembleTwo seasons at Great Lakes TheaterKatie is thrilled to be return-ing to GLT for her second

season with this incredible company. Past credits with GLT/Idaho Shakespeare Festival include Les Misérables and Merry Wives of Windsor. Katie is a graduate of The New York Conservatory for the Arts and was an original company member of the Roschman Dance Company. NY credits include Spike Heels, Wet: Shakespeare, The Art of Dining, and the independent film, Nothing Phases Me. Regional roles include the Mute in The Fantasticks as well as the title role in Aladdin, An Original Pantomime at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Adriana in The Comedy of Errors for ISF’s 2015 Shakespearience, Meg in Little Women, Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story, Nancy D. in A New Brain, and Val in A Chorus Line. Love and thanks to Joel, Charlie, Vicky and Greg.

Colton RyanDickonGreat Lakes Theater debutColton Ryan is so thrilled to be coming back to Cleveland to perform with Great Lakes

Theater! Some of his favorite credits include Eddie Birdlace in Dogfight and Tommy in Carrie the Musical at Beck Center for the Arts, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees and Gangster No. 1 in Kiss Me, Kate at New London Barn Playhouse, and Paul in A Chorus Line at Baldwin Wallace University. He is currently a rising junior at Baldwin Wallace as a music theater major. He wants to thank his mom and sister for raising him to be the man that he is, and to Adrian for showing him the man he wants to be.

Dustin Tucker*Major Holmes/EnsembleThree seasons at Great Lakes Theater Broadway: The Rainmaker (Roundabout). Off-Broad way

credits include: SoHo Rep, Manhattan Ensemble Theater, Primary Stages, Culture Project and HERE. For Great Lakes Theater he played Touchstone in As You Like It (BroadwayWorld Cleveland, Best Actor), the Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol and Trinculo in last season’s production of The Tempest. Mr. Tucker currently resides in Portland, Maine, where he is an Affiliate Artist with Portland Stage Company and has appeared in Fully Committed, Greater Tuna, Bach at Leipzig, The 39 Steps, Peer Gynt, Vigil, and six seasons of The Santaland Diaries (BroadwayWorld Maine, Best Actor). His other regional credits include: Williamstown, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Sierra Rep and Festival Stage of Winston-Salem. A proud and blessed member of Actors’ Equity Association. Much love to Peter. dustintucker.com

UnderstudiesKelly Autry, Gabe Brown, Ellis Dawson, Julia Hines, Nathan Klingenberg, John Kramer, Mary Mondlock, Erin Moylan, Caroline Murrah, Isabel Plana, Katie Proulx*, Dustin Tucker*, Malik Victorian, Chase Zadd, Callista Zajac

DirectorsVictoria BussertDirectorTwenty-nine seasons at Great Lakes Theater

Victoria Bussert balances the professional and academic worlds, dividing her time between an active career as an award-win-ning freelance director while holding the position of Director of Music Theatre for Baldwin Wallace University. Nationally, her work has been seen at Manhattan Theatre Club, York Theatre, New World Stages, Goodspeed Opera, Playhouse Square, Portland Stage, Dallas Theatre Center, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Pegasus Players, Anchorage Opera, Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Play House and Beck Center for the Arts, among others. Her international

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credits include Friar Tuck in Russia, The Who’s Tommy in Brazil, the Danish premiere of Avenue Q (2012 Reumert Award nomina-tion) and the European premieres of [title of show] and Lizzie for the Fredericia Teater in Denmark. Prior to her teaching career, Victoria served as associate director for Great Lakes Theater and continues her long association with that company as resident director, most recently directing the award-winning Les Misérables. Upcoming projects include In The Heights at the Beck Center and The Tragedy Of Carmen at BW. Special thanks to Charlie, Greg, Joel, Jeff, Charlotte, David, Jen and the entire ISF/GLT families. This is for you, dearest Kyle – how could we ever know.

Gregory DanielsChoreographerFour seasons at Great Lakes TheaterGregory is thrilled to return to GLT after cho-reographing Les Misérables, Cabaret and Sondheim On Sondheim. Credits include the

regional premieres of Dogfight, Carrie: The Musical and Spring Awakening (2012 and 2014 Cleveland Critics Circle award for Best Choreography), all at Beck Center for the Arts. Other choreographic credits include Anything Goes; the world premiere of a new musical, My Own Song; and Putting it Together (Syracuse Stage), starring Tony Award winners Lillias White and Chuck Cooper; Dreamgirls; Lizzie: The Rock Musical; Murder Ballad and Saturday Night Fever. He also had the rare honor of creating and cho-reographing a brand new number for The Rockettes for The Commerce Bank Wow Awards. As the head of the Dance Department at Baldwin Wallace University since 2010, he has choreographed many shows including A Chorus Line and this fall All Shook Up. He is a proud member of SDC. Special thanks to my creative collaborating partner Vicky, to Charlie, Chris, Bob and the entire GLT family and to Jared for always being there with smiles, support and inspiration. For more info, please visit gregorydaniels.net

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Charles FeeProducing Artistic DirectorFourteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater

Directing credits at GLT: Dial “M” for Murder, Deathtrap, Blithe Spirit, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet, Hay Fever, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Charles holds a unique position in the American theater as producing artistic director of three indepen-dently operated, professional theater compa-nies: Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (since 2002), Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise, Idaho (since 1991) and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Lake Tahoe, Nevada (since 2010). His appointments have result-ed in a dynamic and groundbreaking produc-ing model for the companies, in which more than 60 plays have been shared since 2002.

In 2009, Charles was honored to receive recognition for his leadership by the Cleveland Arts Prize as a recipient of the Martha Joseph Award. Other awards include The Mayor’s and Governor’s awards for Excellence in the Arts, in Boise, Idaho. From 1988 to 1992, he held the position of artis-tic director at the Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. He has also worked with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, the Milwaukee and Missouri repertory theaters, Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. In addition to his work with the companies in Ohio, Idaho and Nevada, Charles is active within the com-munity. He has served as a member of the strategic planning committee for the Morrison Center, as producer of the FUNDSY Award Gala (’96, ’98 and 2000), and as producer of the 1996 Idaho Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Charles has served on the board of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He received his B.A. from the University of the Pacific and Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego.

Along with his wife, Lidia, and 20-year-old daughter, Alexa, Charles resides in Boise, Cleveland and Lake Tahoe — a feat that is

only possible because of the incredible love and support of his family, and the generous communities he serves!

Joel Mercier Music DirectorTwo seasons at Great Lakes Theater

Joel is excited to be back at GLT after last year’s Les Misérables, which won the Cleveland Critics and Broadway World Cleveland Award for Best Music Director. An award-winning New England-based director, music director, composer and arranger, recent music direction credits include The Spitfire Grill, Nunsense, & Chicago (Northern Stage, VT); Ragtime, Legally Blonde, & Drowsy Chaperone (New London Barn Playhouse, NH); and the National Tour of A Christmas Carol: A Sparkling New Musical (CMI Entertainment, NYC). Additionally, Joel just finished up arrangements and orches-trations for INSPIRE, an original mega-musical review at American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA and directed the New England premiere of Sleepy Hollow for the NH Theatre Factory. Prior to relocating to NH, Joel’s work in NYC comprised of assisting numerous shows, readings, and concerts including off-Broadway and the Nokia Theatre Times Square as music director, music copyist and supervisor. A graduate of the Hartt School, Joel was Artistic Associate at the New London Barn Playhouse for six seasons, a Guest Artist at Dartmouth College for four, and is currently the Artistic Director of the NH Theatre Factory. Visit joelmercier.com for more info.

DesignersDavid GotwaldSound DesignerGreat Lakes Theater debut

A native Clevelander, David is thrilled to be making his debut at GLT and the Hanna Theatre – where he experienced his first Broadway road show. Over the last three decades, he was the sound mixer for numer-ous Broadway productions: A Chorus Line (1981), Dreamgirls (1983), Sweet Charity (1986), Cabaret (1988), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (1989), Crazy For You (1991), Passion (1994), Fosse (1998), The Producers (2000), Gypsy (2007), The Addams Family

(2009) and the 2014 Best Musical: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. In 2006, David designed the sound for the Tony Award winning Jay Johnson – The Two and Only and the off-Broadway hit The Musical of Musicals. In 1975, he designed El Grande de Coca Cola at the State Theatre as part of the rejuvenation of Playhouse Square. He has worked as a concert sound engineer for Tommy Tune, Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone and for special events at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and NY City Center Encores series. He was a member of the Cleveland Play House Youth Theatre and Production Manager at The Fairmount Center for the Arts in Novelty, Ohio. Currently, he is teaching at Carnegie Mellon University and freelance designing in Pittsburgh, Idaho and Lake Tahoe.

Jeff HerrmannScenic DesignerEight seasons at Great Lakes Theater

Jeff is pleased to return to Great Lakes Theater for his 8th season. Previous produc-

tions for GLT include Cabaret, Bat Boy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd and Les Misérables, all joint productions with Idaho Shakespeare Festival. For GLT and Playhouse Square, he designed the scenery for Sondheim on Sondheim. Other ISF production designs include I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, The Spitfire Grill, Little Shop of Horrors and Noises Off. For Cain Park, selected production designs include Bye-Bye Birdie, Damn Yankees, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver, Hair and Dreamgirls. For Dobama Theatre designs include the Cleveland premieres of Closer, Wit, Refuge, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Take Me Out, The Last Five Years, The Blue Door and Blackbird. For Beck Center for the Arts, he designed the scenery for Spring Awakening, Next to Normal and last season’s Mary Poppins. Jeff is a professor of Theatre at Baldwin Wallace University. He holds an MFA in scene and lighting design from Southern Illinois University and he is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

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Paul MillerLighting Designer Great Lakes Theater debut

On Broadway: Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. Off-Broadway: Clinton: The Musical, Pageant, Vanities: The Musical, Waiting for Godot, Addicted, Nunsense, Balancing Act. Regional theaters: Stratford Shakespeare, Chicago Shakespeare, Pioneer Theatre Company, Idaho Shakespeare, Asolo Repertory, A.C.T., Cleveland Play House, Pasadena Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Baystreet Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, The Maltz Jupiter Theatre and others. National tours: The Illusionists, Elf, Shrek, Story Time Live, Wizard of Oz, Legally Blonde, Sweeney Todd, Hairspray, The Producers, The Sound of Music. International: West Side Story (Milan), Legally Blonde (London and Vienna), Race for Love (China), Cinderella and Saturday Night Fever (Manila, Singapore and Malaysia). Television: Camelot (Live from Lincoln Center) and numerous Comedy Central specials. Paul has been the Lighting Director for The New Year’s Eve Celebration from Times Square for the last 15 years.

Charlotte M. YetmanCostume Designer Nine seasons at Great Lakes Theater

Charlotte is a Professor of Costume Design at Baldwin Wallace University where she recently designed Dark of the Moon, Romeo and Juliet, Saturday Night Fever, and Eurydice. Among her professional credits are designs for Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Comedy of Errors, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater); Lady With All The Answers, Custody of the Eyes (Cleveland Play House); Frankenstein (Tennessee Repertory Theater); Silver Dollar, John & Jen, Das Barbecue, Heartbeats (Goodspeed Opera House); Conrack (Ford’s Theater); Super Sunday and Widows (Williamstown Theater Festival); and the American premiere of Balanchine’s Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 with Tulsa Ballet Theater. Charlotte received her BFA from Pennsylvania State University and her MFA from New York University, Tisch School of

the Arts. She has been an assistant scenic designer with Oregon Shakespeare Festival and is a member of USA 829.

Stage ManagementJennifer Caster*Stage Manager Four seasons at Great Lakes Theater

Previously at Great Lakes Theater: perfor-mance stage manager for Dial “M” for Murder and Deathtrap, assistant stage man-ager for Les Misérables, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sweeney Todd and Guys & Dolls. Additional stage management credits include: The Secret Garden, Dial “M” for Murder, Steel Magnolias, Les Misérables (Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Evgeny Onegin (Opera Idaho); Yentl (Cleveland Play House); Water Ways, The Secret Social, Standing on Ceremony, Poor Little Lulu (Cleveland Public Theatre); Antony and Cleopatra, Burt Dow, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, Elizabeth Rex, Dying City, Brilliant Traces (Stonington Opera House, ME); Red Light Winter, Fefu and Her Friends, Passion Play, How I Learned to Drive (Bard College Fisher Center, NY); Septimus and Clarissa (Ripe Time, NY); Futurity (HERE Arts Center, NY); PITCH (LaMaMa, Etc., NY); and Waxing West (Dramalabbet, Stockholm). Jennifer is the production manager for Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant (NYC-based performance ensemble) and previously for the Cleveland, OH Station Hope multi-arts event.

Jessica B. Lucas* Assistant Stage ManagerFour seasons at Great Lakes TheaterThis is Jessica’s fourth season with Great Lakes Theater. Previous credits include Dial M for Murder, Les Misérables, A Christmas Carol and Deathtrap with Great Lakes Theater. Dial M for Murder, Secret Garden, and King Lear with Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Twelfth Night and The Misanthrope with Cleveland Play House/CWRU MFA Program. And Memphis, Rent and Aida with the All-City Musical program. Jessica earned her BA in theater from the University of Scranton. Jessica has also worked as the company man-ager for Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

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The trustees, staff and artistic company of Great Lakes Theater express our deepest gratitude to the hundreds of supporters of “Cleveland’s Classic Company.” The donors listed below made generous gifts between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. “I can no other answer make but thanks.” Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene iii

Make a ContributionGreat Lakes Theater served more than 100,000 students and adults last year through its Hanna and Ohio Theatre mainstage productions and education programs throughout north-east Ohio. This would not have been possible without the annual support of the hundreds of generous donors listed below. Please join the Great Lakes Theater family by making a tax-deductible contribution to support Cleveland’s Classic Company. Visit the “Support Us” section of our website (GreatLakesTheater.org) or call us at (216) 453-4442 to learn more about our membership and donation programs.

The Cleveland Foundation*** Cuyahoga Arts and Culture**

Company Sponsors$100,000 and above

The George Gund Foundation***The Kulas Foundation***

The John P. Murphy Foundation*

The David and Inez Myers Foundation***The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation***

Lead Sponsors$50,000 to $99,999

The Paul M. Angell Family FoundationThe GAR Foundation***

The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation***

PNC FoundationThe Reinberger Foundation***

Sponsors$25,000 to $49,999

Sponsors

*3 – 5 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor **6 – 9 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor***10 or more consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

The Business Alliance of Great Lakes Theater

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Individual donors of $1,000 and above are members of Great Lakes Theater’s “Shakespeare Society” and are entitled to certain benefits, including invitations to special Society events and activities. For more information, contact Don Bernardo at (216) 453-1068.

Avon Circle $10,000 to $24,999The Abington Foundation*Eaton Corporation***The Community Foundation of Lorain County***

Janet & Bob Neary***The Nord Family Foundation***Dr. & Mrs. Donald Palmer***Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pistell***Mrs. James O. Roberts***Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford***John & Barbara Schubert***The Shubert Foundation***

Stratford Circle ($5,000 to $9,999)Bridgewater Associates, Inc.**The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation***

Mr. Todd M. Burger & Ms. Kristie BeckBarry & Suzanne Doggett***Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill** Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Epstein**Ernst & Young, LLP***Fifth Third BankForest City Enterprises, Inc.*The Harry K. and Emma R. Fox Foundation***

The Giant Eagle Foundation*Jack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer***Paul R. & Denise Horstman Keen**The Laub Foundation***Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller***David P. Porter & Margaret K. Poutasse***

The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust**

Globe Circle ($2,500 to $4,999)Chuck & Bonnie Abbey**Walt & Laura Avdey**Dalia & Robert Baker***Robyn & David Barrie***William & Viia BeechlerMitch & Liz Blair***

Glenn & Jenny Brown***The Carmel Family FoundationBill & Judie Caster*Mr. & Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm***The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation***

Gail Cudak & Thomas Young***Richard & Evelyn Dolejs*Timothy J. Downing & Ken Press*Charles, Lidia & Alexa Fee**Dianne V. FoleyHenry G. GrendellMr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell***Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings**Diane Kathleen HuppWilliam W. Jacobs***Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust***

The Lubrizol Foundation***MAP Royalty, Inc.*Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Mayer***Mr. & Mrs. Douglas McGregor *Donald W. Morrison***Nicholas & Sue Peay***Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Peterman***Dr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast***Prof. Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ruhl***Dr. & Mrs. Gerard Seltzer*Kim Sherwin**Steve Gariepy & Nancy Sin***Sally J. Staley***Target*Arthur L. ThomasDonna & Richard Walsh***Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Wellener IV***John and Lori Wheeler

Folio Circle ($1,000 to $2,499)Michelle R. Arendt***John & Laura Bertsch*David & Carolyn Bialosky*Kim & Bart Bixenstine*H.F. & J.C. Burkhardt***Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP**Jack & Janice Campbell***Donald & Annamarie Chick***

The Alvah Stone & Adele Corning Chisholm Memorial Fund

Beverly J. Coen*Brian Wynne & Patrick Cozzens*Carolyn & Charles Dickson***Mr. Gerald FreedmanMr. Edward S. Godleski**Ms. Roe Green The Gries Family Foundation***Elizabeth Grove & Rich Bedell*William R. Gustaferro***John & Virginia Hansen***Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.***

Donna M. & Alex I. KolerCharlotte R. KramerJohn J. and JoAnn D. LaneKen & Mary Loparo***Jack McGrath***Mr. & Mrs. William E. MacDonald IIIMr. & Mrs. John C. Morley***Mr. & Mrs. William Osborne, Jr.***Thomas J. PajkMr. & Mrs. John S. Piety***John & Norine Prim***Linda Schlageter***Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph K. Schmeller*Laura & Alvin SiegalDonald A. & Catherine C. Sinko**Brit & Kate Stenson***Diana & Eugene Stromberg***Mr. Robert A. Tschannen***Gerald F. Unger***Mary C. Warren**Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Warren**Mr. & Mrs. Kevin M. White*Robert & Emily Williams*Julie Sabroff WilloughbyMargaret & Loyal Wilson*Patrick M. Zohn***

THE SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY

THE LEGACY SOCIETY

Marilyn* and Paul BrentlingerWillard and Donna Carmel

Mary* and Leigh CarterNatalie and Morton Epstein

Edward S. GodleskiSamuel S. Hartwell

Kate LunsfordMary Anne* and Jack McGrath

Janet and Bob Neary

James A. Nelson*Donald and Anne Palmer

Lynn and Tim PistellProfessor Alan Miles Ruben and

Judge Betty Willis RubenGeorge* and Marjorie* SpringerThomas G. and Ruth M. Staff ord

Arthur L. ThomasAudrey* and Dick Watts

LEAVE A LEGACY!

Great Lakes Theater’s Legacy Society honors individuals, families, foundations and other generous donors that make gifts to Great Lakes Theater’s Endowment Fund

or have made a provision for Great Lakes Theater through their estate plans.

Please consider becoming a member of the growing list of generous Great Lakes Theater Legacy Society supporters and help ensure that classic theater endures for

future generations in northeast Ohio by designating Great Lakes Theater a benefi ciary in your will, trust, or other estate plans.

“Evermore thanks.” Richard II, Act II, Scene ii

*Deceased: The legacy of these generous donors lives on for future generations.

For more information regarding planned gifts, please contact Don Bernardo, Director of Development,

(216) 453-1068 | dbernardo@greatlakestheater.org.

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Sustainers ($500 to $999)Dr. & Mrs. James E. ArnoldJeffrey Boecker & Susan IlerBette Bonder & Patrick Bray**The Rev. Dr. Joan Campbell*Beverly and Bruce CameronChristopher & Nancy Coburn***Ms. Leslie C. Dickson*The Phyllis H. & William H. Evans Charitable Foundation

Richard Furnstahl & Teresa Stankiewicz

Janet & Patricia Glaeser***Gary & Joanna GraeffLee & Peter HaasMr. & Mrs. Maurice HellerKenneth Karosy***Stewart & Donna KohlEva & Rudolf LinnebachRosa and Samuel Lobe Memorial Fund of the Jewish Federation**

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Lynch***Brian & Cindy Murphy**Francis & Viola McDowell**Helen & Harry Mercer**David & Leslee Miraldi***Deborah L. Neale***Ms. Karen Nemec*Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. O’ Connor**Thomas & Helen Rathburn**Dr. & Mrs. Bradford J. Richmond*Mrs. Kathy Salem*Mr. & Mrs. Mark Siegel**Naomi G. & Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland*

Lloyd Snyder & Margaret Terry Kathleen Turner***Raymond VoelkerDr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Watts*Women’s Committee of Great Lakes Theater***

Ms. Rebecca A. Zuti & Mr. Anthony D. DeCello *

John & Jane Zuzek***

Patrons ($250 to $499)Lori Adler*Thomas & Joann Adler**Mary ArchambaultMr. & Mrs. Benham S. Bates**Fred & Mary Behm**Dr. & Mrs. David F. BennhoffMr. & Mrs. Roger A. Boehnlein*Bernice A. Bolek***John Bolton**Paul & Heather BlonskyGary & Kay Bluhm**Julia & Ben Brouhard*Paul CampbellTim & Cindy Carr*Ms. Megan CasserlieTom & Anita Cook*Bruce & Maryellen CudneyAudrey DeClement***

Ms. Anne B. DesRosiers & Mr. Stephen Kadish*

Pete & Margaret DobbinsJeanne S. Epstein***James Eschmeyer***Jon & Mary Fancher*Ann & Harry FarmerMary Ann & Joseph FischerIlona K. Gram*John & Barbara HemsathKathy & Jamie Hogg***Mr. and Mrs. Douglas JahnRobert & Linda Jenkins*Bernie & Nancy Karr***Ruben KasapMs. Joylen J. Kent*Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kimmel**Bill & Susan KirchnerBob & Nanci Kirkpatrick***James KoehlerRonald G. Kollar**Jacob Kronenberg & Barbara Belovich**

Ms. Theresa Kuehn**Chris & Laura LarsonStephen & Lillian LevineMorton & Lola LittAnne R. & Kenneth E. Love*Mr. David McKissockRita C. McLaughlinJohn J. MeiburgerThe Mersol Family***Steven & Dolly MinterMary & Steve Mitchell***Dale Sr., Dale Jr. & Gayle Montgomery

Ms. Brenda NortonMr. & Mrs. Robert Oshinsky**Lou M. Papes*Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer M. Piper***

Thomas A. Piraino & Barbara C. McWilliams*

Progressive Insurance FoundationDr. Edward J. Rockwood***Mrs. Sharon M. Rogers**Otmar & Rota Sackerlotzky***Richard ShireyDr. Howard SimonDr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Smith**Karl & Carol Theil*Frank & Vicki Titas**Dr. & Mrs. Ken Tomecki**Robert & Marti Vagi*Mr. & Mrs. James D. Vail*Carol Lee VellaNancy-Anne WargoMr. John Wiedemann & Ms. Pamela Schnellinger

Mr. Lee C. Zeiszler*Ms. Margaret E. ZellmerRuth & Sidney Zilber***

Associates ($125 to $249)Chuck & Maureen AdlerRandy & Pam Ballard*Donna Beletic*Ms. Pamela BensonJerry & Kathy BerkshireJohn & Jeannene Bertosa*Tom & Dorothy Bier***Elizabeth BishopDenise Blanda*Susan Bobey**Ms. Dorothy F. BorerMs. Robin Herrington Bowen***Joanne R. Bratush**Mr. James BrownV. Elizabeth Brown**

Richard & Mary Ann BrockettLarry & Andi Carlini**Jean McQuillan & Richard Christ***

John & Donna Clifford***Rollin & Anne Conway*Dr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Cooper*David & Gayle Cratty**Lowell & Carole Davis***Chad & Andrea DealMarilyn P. Demeter***Daniel & Joyce Dyer *Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eikenburg***Dr. & Mrs. Michael Eppig***Mr. & Mrs. L. William ErbHoward P. Erlichman**Susan L. Fike***Mary Eileen Fogarty***David V. Foos**Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Frei**Lillian FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Lou Galizio***Mrs. Barbara J. Garris*Deborah A. Geier***Gary & Katie GeoffrionGreg & Gail Gibson***Larry & Jean Gilbert*Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Gray**John GreeneTom & Kirsten Hagesfeld**Michael & Suzanne Harris*Arlene & William Hazlett*Curt & Karen Henkle**Clyde A. Horn***Ron & Joanne Hulec***James & Gale Jacobsohn*Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Janson*Ms. Margaret KaczmarekMarilyn & Howard Karfeld***Lauren Kawentel**

Donors Support: Audiences & ArtistsDid you know that ticket revenue covers only half of the cost of creating a Great Lakes Theater production? Generous donors ensure that our productions of timeless classics, “re-imagined” for contemporary audiences, are of the highest quality. Thanks to donors like you, we’ve connected over four million people to the classics over the last five decades!

Learn more about how you can play a part at GreatLakesTheater.org.

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David & Sue Klepac***Michael & Lynn Kleinman*Mr. Thomas KnoxFred & Joann Lafferty***Mr.& Mrs. Brian Lawler*Ms. Carla Licastro*Frederick C. LuckayRobert MacMurrayMr. & Mrs. Robert E. McDonald***

Jennifer & Peter MeckesNan Miller**Toni & Linda Moore**Roy & Cindy Moore**Nordson Corporation Foundation**

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. PatalonBrian Perry & Ka Pi HohAndrew & Brenda PongraczMs. Betsy R. QuinnMs. Lori Riga*Reinhold & Ginny Roedig***Mr. & Mrs. James A. Saks**Mr. Mark J. Salling & Ms. Cindie Carroll Pankhurst***

Donna Schuerger**Donna Sheridan***John & Susan SiegfriedMr. & Mrs. Thomas Slavin**David & Rita Smith***Mr. Joseph A. SopkoMr. & Mrs. John SouthworthWilliam E. Spatz**Kathlyn & Harry Stenzel***Jan & Bill SternSusan St. John**Anita K. StollAlbert Stratton*Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Sullivan**Mr. & Mrs. William W. TaftMr. Joseph E. TalabaElizabeth Twohig**Anne Unverzagt & Richard Goddard**

Ryan VidmarJames L. Wagner*Ms. Kathleen Waits*Mrs. Barbara S. Walker*Mrs. Betty S. Weiss*Thomas M. WladykaJames & Sandra Wood*Mr. & Mrs. James Xinakes**John & Dianne YoungDr. C. Russell & Cynthia Zachem

Friends ($75 to $124) Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. BahlerMr. & Mrs. Donald BercuDr. & Mrs. Dieter F. Bloser***Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton***Mr. D. Stephen Botorff & Ms. Patricia J. Moyer**

Mr. Stanley C. Brandt & Ms. Mary K. Whitmer***

Carol BrennemanMike & Carole BrownBarbara J. Burke*Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. CharlickSamuel Cowling**Judith DarusChris & Mary Ann Deibel***Ms. Marilyn DeweesMr. & Mrs. Bernard DohertyDonna Douglas***Bob & Ginny EckardtThe Eldridge Family***Mr. & Mrs. Oliver F. EmersonDeena & Richard Epstein**Janice Evans*Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Field***Mr. & Mrs. Ralph C. Frey*Katherine A. GanzVirginia T. Goetz Jean E. Gubbins*Betty HaberkampHazel Haffner***Marian Hancy**Debra & Tom HayesJean HellerMs. Eleanor W. HelperRobert T. HexterFrank & Gerry Hoffert*Mark & Lynn HofflundMarie IvkanecDennis Kelly*Mr. Gilbert P. Kenehan*Samuel C. KennellWilliam & Marion Kettering*Larry & Janet Kilgore**Mr. & Mrs. Albert KirbyStuart & Anne KleinMary Jo KlementsMr. & Mrs. Mark D. Kozel***Debra KrauseMr. & Mrs. Gregory G. KruszkaPat Murphy & Mike Kupiec*Leslie LahrThomas & Anne LaMotteMr. & Mrs. Robert Larson*Howard S. LevinGregory & Vickie Leyes*Ted & Mary Lomac***Mr. & Mrs. John M. LovettMr. & Mrs. John S. LupoRonald & Elizabeth Manolio***Gretchen Mates**Rev. Edward E. Mehok***Antoinette Miller**Tom & Mary Neff*Ken Noetzel*Fulton & Thea O’DonoghueDavid Oldham**Joan M. Oravec***Peggy & Michael Partington**Mr. William PlesecMs. Mary L. PollakMr. Alan A. Pomiecko

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Pongracz*Jeffrey PowellLarry & Susan Rakow*Judy & Clifford Reeves**Donna & James Reid***Heath & Kathryn ReinhardtThe Reinker Family***Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P. RencehausenMs. Jacqueline Y. Rhodes*Barbara S. Robinson*Keith & Margaret RobinsonBarbara SaboWilliam & Lisa SchonbergDina & Richard Schoonmaker***Doris A. Schultz**Steve & Kathy Schultz*Linda Sebald Randall & Sara ShanerDr. Dave & Faye SholitonAlma L. SmithTom Wagner & Malinda Smyth*Darwin L. Steele ***Katherine Stokes-ShaferAlbert & Bernice Strasshofer***Ms. Elizabeth SwensonMr. & Mrs. Edward J. TatmanMr. & Mrs. George ThomasMr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Tyler, Jr.Carol A. Vidoli***Adele VigueraMs. Kimberly A. VivoloNatalie VloedmanMichael WagnerRev. & Mrs. David M. Walker***Gordon & Virginia Wepfer*Sharon & Yoash Wiener***Arthur & Deborah Zinn**

*3 – 5 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

**6 – 9 consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

***10 or more consecutive years as an Annual Fund donor

Matinee IdolsDonors who underwrote tickets to 2015-2016 Student Matinees so more students can attend.

Chuck & Bonnie AbbeyAmerican Tank and FabricatingMrs. Al A. Archambault Robyn & David BarrieMs. Melanie Bingham Richard & Mary Ann BrockettJack & Janice CampbellMr. & Mrs. Richard L. ChernusChad & Andrea DealMr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Garfield, Jr.Ted & Nancy GobleMrs. Mary Jane HartwellRon & Joanne Hulec Dr. Shelly & Jan Jones ArtzJack & Mary Ann Katzenmeyer

Bob & Nanci KirkpatrickMr. & Mrs. Timothy PistellMr. & Mrs. Harold I. Pittaway IIIMr. & Mrs. Richard W. Powers Jeff & Bethann SedamThomas G. & Ruth M. StaffordSally J. StaleyDr. & Mrs. Ken TomeckiMatha C. Towns Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. VailJohn & Dianne Young

Matching Gift CorporationsEaton CorporationFirstEnergy FoundationGlaxoSmithKline FoundationIBM CorporationThe Lubrizol CorporationNordson Corporation Foundation

Gifts were received in honor of:Gail CudakMort and Natalie EpsteinChris FornadelTodd Krispinsky Michael PetermanTom StaffordSally J. Staley

Gifts were received in memory of:Paul BrentlingerGeoffrey Michael HellerH. Ronald Pottorff

The Women’s CommitteeFormed in 1961, the committee is Great Lakes Theater’s longest standing volunteer support group. Members act as hosts for our actors, provide support in our administrative office and at events, and cheer us on through-out the season. If you would like to become a member, call Joanne Hulec at (216) 252-8717 for more information.

OfficersBarbara Cercone, PresidentJanice Campbell, Vice ChairViola McDowell, Recording Secretary

Bernice Bolek, Corresponding Secretary

Nanci Kirkpatrick, Treasurer

Every effort is made to ensure that our Donor records are current and correct. Please call the Development Office (216.453.4442) with questions or to report updates and revisions.

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Great Lakes Theater is extremely grateful to the following generous donors who recently contributed to match a $200,000 grant from The Cleveland Foundation to create the “Great Lakes Theater Innovation Fund.” This permanent endowed fund will provide entrepreneurial capital to enable Great Lakes Theater to pursue projects designed to further enhance the company’s growth and sustainability.

Chuck & Bonnie Abbey Walt & Laura Avdey David & Carolyn Bialosky Kim & Bart Bixenstine Mitch & Liz Blair H.F. & J.C. Burkhardt Bill & Judie Caster Beverly J. CoenGail Cudak & Thomas Young Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill Richard & Evelyn Dolejs Timothy J. Downing & Ken Press Dr. Howard Epstein Dianne V. FoleyGeoffrey Michael Heller Memorial Fund

Dr. Edward S. GodleskiElizabeth Grove & Rich BedellMr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell Susan C. & Jeffery A. Hastings William W. JacobsJack and Mary Ann KatzenmeyerPaul R. & Denise Horstman KeenDonna M. & Alex I. KolerJohn J. and JoAnn D. LaneDr. Lawrence E. Lohman & Mrs. Mary J. Lohman

Ken & Mary Loparo Mr. & Mrs. William E. MacDonald IIIMr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Moeller Donald W. Morrison

Janet and Bob NearyDr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast Elizabeth & Harlan PeterjohnLynn & Tim PistellDavid P. Porter & Margaret K. Poutasse

John & Barbara Schubert Kim SherwinSquire Patton BoggsThomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford Brit & Kate StensonDiana & Gene StrombertGerald F. UngerMr. & Mrs. Kevin M. White Julie Sabroff Willoughby

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ChairThomas G. Stafford*

PresidentSamuel Hartwell*

SecretaryKim Bixenstine*

TreasurerWalter Avdey*

TrusteesMichelle ArendtDalia BakerDavid Bialosky*Mitchell G. Blair*Todd M. Burger*William Caster*

Beverly J. CoenGail L. CudakCarolyn Dickson+Leslie DicksonWilliam Barry Doggett+Carol Dolan*Timothy J. Downing*Dr. Howard G. Epstein*Natalie Epstein*Dianne V. Foley*Rudolph Garfield+Stephen H. GariepyHenry G. GrendellElizabeth A. Grove*Susan HastingsDiane Kathleen HuppWilliam W. Jacobs*Faisal Kahn John E. Katzenmeyer

Denise Horstman KeenJonathan LeikenWilliam MacDonald III+Ellen Stirn Mavec+Mary J. MayerJohn E. McGrathLeslie H. MoellerDanielle M. MorrisJanet E. Neary*Robert D. NearyPamela G. Noble*Michael J. PetermanThomas A. Piraino, Jr.Timothy K. PistellDavid P. PorterGeorgianna T. RobertsAna G. RodriguezRudolph K. SchmellerJohn D. Schubert+

Peter Shimrak+Laura Siegal+Mark C. SiegelSally J. StaleyDiana W. StrombergGerald F. UngerDonna WalshThomas D. WarrenNancy WellenerKevin M. WhiteJulie Sabroff WilloughbyPatrick Zohn Rebecca A. Zuti

*Executive Committee+Life Trustee

In 2002, Great Lakes Theater (Cleveland, Ohio) and Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, Idaho) conceived a unique, strategic producing alliance designed to maximize return on organizational investments, increase production efficiencies, create long term work opportu-nities for artists and share best practices. In 2010, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (Incline Village, Nevada) joined the collaborative — further contributing to the momentum of the revolutionary producing prototype's success. The long term results have been remarkable. The alliance's three independent, 501c3 regional theaters have shared 50 jointly-created productions — each featuring long term, multi-city employment opportunities for artistic company members. This revolutionary producing model has realized its vision and exceeded expectations while simultaneously resulting in notable audience growth for each company.

TRUSTEES

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

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LeadershipCharles Fee, Producing Artistic DirectorBob Taylor, Executive Director

Management TeamDirector of Development ........................Don BernardoProduction Manager ..............Christopher D. FlinchumDirector of Educational Services ................Kelly Schaffer FlorianDirector of Marketing & Strategic Advancement .....................Todd KrispinskyDirector of Educational Programming ..... Lisa Ortenzi

ArtisticArtistic Associate ........................................Sara BrunerArtistic Associate .............................................Tom Ford

EducationEducation Outreach Associate ...............David HansenSchool Residency Program Actor-Teachers .......................................... Luke Brett,

Chennelle Bryant-Harris, Chelsea Cannon, DeLee Cooper, Khaki Hermann, Tim Keo,

Shaun O’Neill, Will Sanborn

AdministrationAudience Engagement Manager ...........Chris FornadelDonor Relations Associate .....................Rebecca FrickAssistant Production Manager ..............Corrie PurdumFinance Associate ................................Stephanie ReedTrinity High School Intern ..................Heather CochranOffice Volunteers ........ Janice Campbell, Janet Glaeser

ProductionTechnical Director ......................................Mark CytronAssistant Technical Director .........William LangenhopMaster Carpenter ......................................Lindsay LoarCarpenter/Welder ..............................Richard HaberlenProperties Master ............................ Bernadine CockeyProps Assistant ....................................Rachel BertrandCostume Shop Manager ................Esther M. HaberlenAssistant Shop Manager ................................Leah LoarWardrobe Supervisor ................... Colleen McLaughlin

Wardrobe Crew .....................................Tamara French, Miranda Marti, Zach Hickle

Wig Design ....Mary Schilling-Martin and Caitie MartinMaster Electrician ................................... Tammy TaylorCharge Scenic Artist .....................................Angi GrowAudio Supervisor ............................. Richard IngrahamProduction Stage Manager ................Jennifer Caster*Assistant Stage Manager ................. Jessica B. Lucas*Production Associate ..................................Amy EssickAssistant to the Director ............Alyssa Kay ThompsonStage Management Intern ................. Dayne SundmanRun Crew ............... Richard Haberlen, Patrick Kiernan,

Gary ZsigraiHanna Theatre Crew .......... Thomas Boddy, Chris Guy,

Shaun Milligan, Robert Prah

Special ThanksMark Liderbach and Arrow Video

Great Lakes Theater is a member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT) and operates under agree-ments with LORT, Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Musicians, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and the United Scenic Artists, which are unions representing professional actors, stage managers, musicians, stagehands, directors, choreographers, and designers, respectively, in the United States.

LORT

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Cornhole Tournament

North Union Farmers MarketLabatt Blue Light Lime Concert Series:

Cornhole Tournament A Comedy of TenorsSummer Movie Series: The Hunger Games- Catching Fire

A Comedy of Tenors A Comedy of Tenors A Comedy of Tenors North Union Farmers Market Dynomite Game Day TailgateA Comedy of TenorsAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards

A Comedy of TenorsJim JefferiesDistrict Block PartyDance Showcase

A Comedy of TenorsCleveland Jazz OrchestraCleveland Pops

A Comedy of Tenors A Comedy of Tenors Dynomite Game Day TailgateA Comedy of Tenors

North Union Farmers MarketA Comedy of TenorsLabatt Blue Light Lime Concert Series:Death and the Maiden

A Comedy of TenorsDeath and the MaidenSummer Movie Series: The Avengers

A Comedy of TenorsDeath and the MaidenAn Evening with Kathryn MorganSparx City Hop

A Comedy of Tenors A Comedy of Tenors Death and the Maiden

Death and the MaidenThe Secret Garden

Death and the MaidenAn Evening with Sascha RadetskyThe Secret Garden

A Comedy of Tenors A Comedy of Tenors

A Comedy of TenorsDeath and the Maiden

A Comedy of TenorsKing Lear Death and the Maiden

A Comedy of TenorsKing Lear Death and the MaidenPast. Present. FutureCertified Crazy Comedy Tour

King Lear Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway The Secret Garden

Bullets Over Broadway King Lear

Bullets Over Broadway King Lear Gigantick DimensionsGladys Knight & The O’Jays

Bullets Over Broadway The Secret GardenGigantick DimensionsThe CrucibleJosh GrobanThe Dancing Wheels

Bullets Over Broadway The Secret GardenThe CrucibleLast Comic Standing

Bullets Over BroadwayThe Crucible

Bullets Over Broadway The Secret GardenThe Crucible

Bullets Over Broadway King Lear The Crucible

Bullets Over Broadway The Secret GardenThe CrucibleGroundWorks Evil Dead/MusicalThe Investigation

Bullets Over Broadway King Lear The Secret GardenThe CrucibleGroundWorksEvil Dead The MusicalThe InvestigationRussell Peters

The Crucible King Lear The Crucible

The Secret GardenThe Crucible

King Lear The CrucibleThe Investigation1964 The TributeBill Burr

King Lear The Secret GardenThe CrucibleThe InvestigationDavid SedarisJoel Grey: Up Close and Personal

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

The Secret GardenThe CrucibleAir PlayAlvin and The Chipmunks

The Secret GardenThe CrucibleThe InvestigationAir PlayRoberta Flack and Peabo Bryson

The Secret GardenKing Lear The CrucibleThe InvestigationAir PlayPerfectly Marvelous: John Kander

The CrucibleAir Play

The Secret GardenThe CrucibleAir Play

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A Comedy of TenorsDeath and the Maiden

A Comedy of TenorsDeath/MaidenHome Free

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Bullets Over Broadway The Secret GardenThe CrucibleEvil Dead The Musical

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