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Bjarke Ingels at Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Photo by MA2LA.jpg
Bjarke Ingels, the Danish architect, founder, and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) working on the conceptual design for Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s new performance home, sat down with TPAC to share his creative process and what makes this project so unique. TPAC: How would you describe the balance of art and science in architecture and how does that factor into your approach? BJARKE INGELS: In many ways, I am using both the left and right side of the brain. On one hand, you have to trust in your intuition and go with your hunch with a certain confidence. On the other hand, you have to solve a lot of real problems by asking many pointed questions and listening to the thoughtful answers you receive. In architecture, you have to be able to put into words exactly why something is relevant – exactly why something is interesting and why we would want to pursue this. Architecture really is an art and a science, and it’s by bringing these two spheres together that you accomplish something with the potential to be interesting or beautiful, but also practical and realizable. TPAC: Designing a performing arts center is considered one of the hardest, most intricate projects. What makes them so unique? INGELS: Wagner called opera the Gesamtkunstwerk, which means “the total work of art” because you have all the arts coming together in a singular expression. The music,
drama, theatre, storytelling, set design, and costumes need to be funneled through a single delivery. It is so interesting for an architect to design one of these cultural spaces because the architecture is that single expression. TPAC: As an architect with projects all around the globe, what are you wanting to bring to Music City? INGELS: As an art form, architecture is a bit like portraiture. I often get the question, “In architecture, isn’t it annoying that you always have to listen to clients with their demands and requests?” But because architecture is like portraiture, you may ask, is the Mona Lisa an expression of DaVinci as an artist, or an expression of Mona Lisa the woman, the subject? The answer is both. A great portrait captures the likeness of the subject, but also the character, the personality, the soul – and maybe the potential of the subject. In this case, the subject is TPAC, which is very much alive and active in the city and is going to be one of the cornerstones of the new Nashville. And it could be a building that expresses to the city, “Here is a performing arts center where you can enjoy the performing arts,” and a building that expresses to the rest of the country and the world what kind of a state and what kind of a city Tennessee and Nashville are. TPAC: Why did you say yes to this project?
INGELS: A performing arts center is a project where an architect can unleash all the aspects of the art and the profession. And, it isn’t very often that a significant city sets out to create a new one. In Europe, many of them are from former centuries. So, that in itself is an amazing opportunity and worth traveling far for. Also, I think Nashville really is a city in America that is having a renaissance. It is about to redefine itself as it goes into a new stage of its evolution as a city. It is a very exciting thing to be part of as an architect. TPAC: How do you envision TPAC’s new performance home impacting Tennessee and Nashville in the future? INGELS: One thing that is important to understand about architecture is that our city isn’t the way it is because it always has been. It is the way it is because that is exactly how far the people that came before us got in creating a framework for the life they wanted to live. Because we know that life is always evolving, the life of the city is always evolving. The city we live in, the framework that was created; it was for how the city was, not how the city is today. As an architect, you don’t know what building you’re going to design when you begin. You discover it along with everyone else and arrive there together. I think we’re arriving at something that will be a unique expression of Nashville today and will allow the people of Nashville and citizens of Tennessee to see themselves in a new way.
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Audience members help Justin Rogers prepare food during a performance of Mrs. Krishnan’s Party. Photo by Grabb for Image Excellence.
YOU’RE INVITED TO MRS. KRISHNAN’S PARTY STORY BY
Robert Viagas There is a seat at the table for you at Mrs. Krishnan’s Party, which is coming to Tennessee Performing Arts Center March 6-9. But it’s not your typical play experience; it’s the latest addition to the genre known as immersive and interactive theatre, and it’s coming to Nashville! What Is the Show About?: Step into the back room of the widow Zina Krishnan’s convenience store (called a “dairy” in New Zealand, where the story is set). She is part of the immigrant community there, from the Indian state of Kerala. The party, which is framed as the Hindu harvest festival of Onam, begins as a surprise for Mrs. Krishnan (Kalyani Nagarajan). As it turns out, Mrs. Krishnan is considering selling the store and moving back to India. But the party’s deejay, Jimmy J (Justin Rogers), dresses as the Hindu King Mahabali and hosts a party that he hopes will change her mind. As the delicious Indian lentil dish known as dahl simmers on the stove, laughter abounds, and strangers become friends in this joyous celebration of life.
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What Is Immersive Theatre?: Audiences don’t just watch the show; they are invited to be part of it, serving as one of Mrs. Krishnan’s guests, helping to prepare and cook the dahl, and interacting with the professional actors who juggle cooking, music, dancing and improv. As a result, no two performances are exactly the same. Audiences are not required to take part. How Seating Is Arranged: This show has four General Admission sections: Top Table (at the table where dinner is being set), Inner Circle (surrounding the table), Cheeky Seats (just behind those) and Wallflowers (set further back but still surrounding the playing space). The actors themselves will assign specific seats and escort ticket holders to them upon arrival, within the section they purchased. Who Created the Show?: The script was written by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis. The North American touring production, which originated at the Indian Ink Theatre Company in New Zealand, is directed by Lewis. “We have this idea of a serious laugh,” Indian Ink co-founder and co-writer Rajan told an interviewer. “We want to entertain, but we also want people to think and to feel. It’s the idea of using laughter to open people up to talk about serious themes.” How Long Does the Show Run?: 75 minutes Was There Another Show Like This Before?: Mrs. Krishnan’s Party is a sequel to Krishnan’s Dairy, the troupe’s highly successful 1997 play about an immigrant couple’s corner shop, which first showcased the company’s storytelling style. How Have the Reviews Been?: The Vancouver Sun wrote, “The real magic is made by very funny Nagarajan with her killer smile and sly interactions with the audience.. She singles out a handful of people and keeps returning to Kalyani Nagarajan in the title role of Mrs. Krishnan’s Party. Photo by Ankita Singh. them in a series of sweet comic riffs. Quick to improvise hilarious throwaway comments, she gets the audience willingly involved….Nagarajan’s narrative of demon King Mahabali and the god Vishnu is spellbinding. And her powerful tabletop Indian dance to end the show puts an exclamation mark on an enjoyable theatrical party.”
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ALAN ARIANO DAVID BENOIT BEN BIGGERS PAUL BLANKENSHIP JENNIFER BLOOD ASHLEY D. BROOKS JUSTIN MICHAEL DUVAL RAYLA GARSKE MATT MANUEL KELLY McCORMICK SHARAÉ MOULTRIE HOSEA MUNDI WARREN NOLAN JR. ALI REGAN JAY RUSSELL JOHN SCHIAPPA CHIARA TRENTALANGE DANNY VACCARO JILL VAN VELZER JEREMY WEBB AIDAN WHARTON CARLA WOODS Booking and Marketing Direction
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CONOR McPHERSON GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY was first produced by THE OLD VIC on July 8, 2017 U.S. premiere produced by THE PUBLIC THEATER on September 11, 2018
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CAST Dr. Walker.........................................................................................................................ALAN ARIANO Mr. Burke.......................................................................................................................... DAVID BENOIT Gene Laine..........................................................................................................................BEN BIGGERS Elizabeth Laine.........................................................................................................JENNIFER BLOOD Joe Scott..........................................................................................................................MATT MANUEL Marianne Laine..................................................................................................... SHARAÉ MOULTRIE Mr. Perry..............................................................................................................................JAY RUSSELL Nick Laine.................................................................................................................... JOHN SCHIAPPA Kate Draper.................................................................................................. CHIARA TRENTALANGE Mrs. Burke.................................................................................................................. JILL VAN VELZER Reverend Marlowe........................................................................................................ JEREMY WEBB Elias Burke................................................................................................................ AIDAN WHARTON Mrs. Neilsen................................................................................................................... CARLA WOODS Soloists/Ensemble...................................... ASHLEY D. BROOKS, JUSTIN MICHAEL DUVAL, KELLY McCORMICK, HOSEA MUNDI UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
For Elizabeth Laine & Mrs. Burke—KELLY McCORMICK, ALI REGAN; for Nick Laine and Mr. Burke—PAUL BLANKENSHIP, DANNY VACCARO; for Marianne Laine and Mrs. Neilsen—ASHLEY D. BROOKS, RAYLA GARSKE; for Gene Laine—JUSTIN MICHAEL DUVAL; for Reverend Marlowe—PAUL BLANKENSHIP, JUSTIN MICHAEL DUVAL, WARREN NOLAN JR., DANNY VACCARO; for Joe Scott—HOSEA MUNDI, WARREN NOLAN JR.; for Dr. Walker—PAUL BLANKENSHIP, WARREN NOLAN JR., DANNY VACCARO; for Mr. Perry—PAUL BLANKENSHIP, DANNY VACCARO; for Elias Burke—JUSTIN MICHAEL DUVAL, HOSEA MUNDI, WARREN NOLAN JR.; for Kate Draper—KELLY McCORMICK, ALI REGAN. UNDERSTUDIES FOR SOLOISTS/SWINGS RAYLA GARSKE, WARREN NOLAN JR., ALI REGAN, DANNY VACCARO DANCE & FIGHT CAPTAIN: CHIARA TRENTALANGE THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
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Ali Ali Regan Regan
Jay Jay Russell Russell
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MUSICAL NUMBERS MUSIC BY BOB DYLAN “Sign on the Window”........................................................................................ New Morning, 1970 “Went to See the Gypsy”.................................................................................. New Morning, 1970 “Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love?)”...............................................................Empire Burlesque, 1985 “Slow Train”..................................................................................................Slow Train Coming, 1979 “License to Kill”.................................................................................................................. Infidels, 1983 “I Want You”................................................................................................. Blonde on Blonde, 1966 “Like a Rolling Stone”..........................................................................Highway 61 Revisited, 1965 “Make You Feel My Love”..........................................................................Time Out of Mind, 1997 “What Can I Do For You?”...............................................................................................Saved, 1980 “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere”.................................................................The Basement Tapes, 1975 “Jokerman”.......................................................................................................................... Infidels, 1983 “Sweetheart Like You”.................................................................................................... Infidels, 1983 “True Love Tends to Forget”.............................................................................Street-Legal, 1978 “Girl From the North Country”.......................................... The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, 1963 “Hurricane”.......................................................................................................................... Desire, 1976* “All Along the Watchtower”.............................................................John Wesley Harding, 1967 “Idiot Wind”............................................................................................... Blood on the Tracks, 1975 “Duquesne Whistle”.................................................................................................. Tempest, 2012** “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)”.....................................................................Street-Legal, 1978 “Is Your Love in Vain?”.........................................................................................Street-Legal, 1978 “Forever Young”.................................................................................................. Planet Waves, 1974 “Pressing On”.......................................................................................................................Saved, 1980 *Written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy **Written by Bob Dylan with Robert Hunter
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST ALAN ARIANO (Dr. Walker). Broadway: M. Butterfly, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Shogun, Miss Saigon (Original 1991 Cast), The King and I (LCT-Revival), Flower Drum Song (Tour). TV: “Law & Order SVU” (recurring), “FBI: Most Wanted,” “The Path,” “Tremé,” “Gotham,” “Leverage” and more at alanariano.com. This is for you mom. DAVID BENOIT (Mr. Burke). Broadway/ National: Phantom of the Opera (Firmin), Les Misérables (Thenardier), Jekyll & Hyde (Bishop/Spider), Young Frankenstein (Blind Hermit/Kemp), Avenue Q (Nicky/ Trekkie), All Shook Up (Sheriff Earl), Dance of the Vampires. Off Broadway: Forbidden Broadway, Forever Plaid (Sparky). BEN BIGGERS (Gene Laine). TV: “Law and Order: SVU,” “Power Book II: Ghost,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “The Good Fight,” “Elementary,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (Young Joe Biden). National Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (1st/2nd National.) Thanks Chris, CGF, Mom, Dad. PAUL BLANKENSHIP (Offstage Cover). Off-Broadway: The Fantasticks, Colette Collage. Regional: The School For Husbands (Westport Country Playhouse), The Bungler (Long Wharf), Wonderful Tennessee (McCarter), Mirette (Goodspeed), Buddy (Walnut Street), My Fair Lady (Cleveland Opera), The Grapes of Wrath (Cleveland Play House). TV: “The First Lady.” JENNIFER BLOOD (Elizabeth Laine). Broadway: GFTNC, Matilda (Miss Honey), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Violet. Favorite Regional: Sound of Music at Drury Lane. TV: “New Amsterdam,” “FBI,” “Blacklist.” Thanks to DGRW and all the North Country Family. For Nat, Jo and Will. ASHLEY D. BROOKS (Ensemble, u/s Marianne Laine, Mrs. Neilsen) is a native of Tallahassee, FL, and thrilled to make her Broadway Tour debut. Regional: The Wiz (Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe) and School Girls, or the African Mean Girls Play (Nashville
Rep). Ashley is grateful for God, her family, and WBTT. We Did it! JUSTIN MICHAEL DUVAL (Ensemble, u/s Elias Burke, Gene Laine, Reverend Marlowe). Tours: Happy Days the Musical, Cats, Jekyll & Hyde. Regional: Beautiful, Chaplin, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Rock of Ages, Desperate Measures, Year with Frog and Toad. Film: Valentine’s Day. Thanks to Samantha, Danny, Meghan at Hudson Artist Agency. @jmduvalsings RAYLA GARSKE (Swing) is thrilled to be joining the GFTNC Tour! B.F.A. AMDA College Graduate. National Tour: Rent (Joanne). Regional: Hairspray (Dynamite, PVPA). Repertory: Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Seasons soloist/ Joanne). Film: Playing with Beethoven (Diana). Sending love to her team at KMR, family, and friends. @raylagarske MATT MANUEL (Joe Scott) is a Detroit native singer/actor. Ain’t Too Proud (David Ruffin, Broadway), Motown: The Musical (Marvin Gaye, Tour), May We All (Dustin, World Premiere), “American Idol”, The Color Purple (Harpo, North Carolina Theater). He is elated to be touring with this incredible cast and crew. IG @mattmanuelmusic KELLY McCORMICK (Ensemble, u/s Mrs. Burke, Kate Draper, Elizabeth Laine). Broadway: Carousel. National Tours: Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Sound of Music. Regional favorites: Goodspeed, Sacramento Music Circus, North Shore, Ford’s Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Omaha & Cincinnati Symphonies. Alumna, Michigan State University & Cincinnati Conservatory. For JCB. SHARAÉ MOULTRIE (Marianne Laine) is an actor, singer, and commercial model. Notable roles: Deena Jones (Dreamgirls, International Tour), Aida (Aida), Ariel (Footloose), Nettie (The Color Purple), and Rizzo (Grease). TV: “Blue Bloods” and “FBI: Most Wanted.” Thanks to God, her family, friends, and agents for their support. IG: @sharae
20 | encore HOSEA MUNDI (Ensemble, u/s Elias Burke, Joe Scott) from Columbia, Maryland, is so excited to be joining GFTNC! He’s recently played Simon in the National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and Benny from In the Heights. He sends love to his family and Dog, Snowy.
DANNY VACCARO (Swing). NY/Tour: La Cage aux Folles, Wizard of Oz, Diary of Anne Frank, Nunsense A-men, Streakin’. Regional: Lost in Yonkers, Time Stands Still, The Foreigner, Slow Food. TV: “L&O,” “Younger,” “FUED.” Northwestern Alum. Love to Irish5, Jamie, Mom and Dad.
WARREN NOLAN JR. (Swing) is excited to be joining this incredible cast. Favorite roles: Rent (Collins), Memphis (Delray), The Color Purple (Mister), Raisin! (Walter Lee), Sister Act (Curtis). Thanks to Dave @ Daniel Hoff Agency, Tony & Scrappy for walking with me (143), Mom & Dad for always encouraging me!
JILL VAN VELZER (Mrs. Burke). Tours: Phantom of the Opera, King and I (Anna). Regional highlights: Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Utah Shakes, Artists Rep. Favorite roles: oodles of Noël Coward & Jane Austen, multiples of Music Man, Kiss Me, Kate, Camelot, others. This one’s for you, family.
ALI REGAN (Swing). Regional: Grand Ole Country (Charlene, Little Theatre on the Square) and The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Jeannie). NY Concert Stagings: Dude 50th Anniversary and Tribute to Ashman/ Menken. Thank you Mama, Papa, family, friends, Michèle Ivey, and Baker Management. @kjall JAY RUSSELL (Mr. Perry). Broadway: End of the Rainbow, The Play What I Wrote. Tours: Wicked, Beauty and the Beast. Off-Bway: Our Town, The Normal Heart, lots more. Regional: a lot. TV/ Film: “Gotham,” “Louie,” “Sopranos,” “Ugly Betty,” Morning Glory, Queen of Knives. Carbonell Award (Indecent) www.jay-russell.com JOHN SCHIAPPA (Nick Laine). Broadway: GFTNC, The Other Place, Take Me Out, Rocky, Wicked, Assassins, Jekyll & Hyde, Blood Brothers, Women on the Verge… Starlight Express, OffBroadway/regional: Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, Diner. TV/ film: “Equalizer” “The Good Fight,” “The Americans,” “L&O,” Stray Dolls. Love to PJS! Johnschiappa.com CHIARA TRENTALANGE (Kate Draper, Dance & Fight Captain). Broadway: GFTNC. Regional: Singing in The Rain, Hercules, Anything Goes, Hair. Education: Emerson College. Many thanks to Mikey at The Collective, Lake and the Wolff pack. McPherson and Dylan, endless gratitude for your words and music. For Pop-Pop and Bright Eyes. @chichitrent
JEREMY WEBB (Reverend Marlowe). Broadway: Take Me Out, Burn This. OffBroadway: The Glorious Ones (Lincoln Center), Tabletop (Drama Desk Award), Help (Shed), Baltimore Waltz (Signature), Photograph 51. Concert: Carnegie Hall & Broadway. Regional: Williamstown, Old Globe, Shakespeare Theatre Company. TV: “Guiding Light,” “Law & Order,” “SVU,” and “Criminal Intent.” AIDAN WHARTON (Elias Burke) made his Broadway debut with GFTNC and is honored to continue telling this story. Select theatre: Wicked, Footloose, Hair. Select film: Fire Island, Bros. Proudly LGBTQ+. A huge thank you to his family, friends, CGF and so much love to Casey. @aidanwharton CARLA WOODS (Mrs. Neilsen). Recent credits: The Harder They Come (Public Theater). National Tours: Sister Act, All Shook Up. Regional favorites: Mamma Mia!, Beauty and the Beast, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods. Recent TV: “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “New Amsterdam,” “Life & Beth.” CONOR MCPHERSON (Writer & Director) was born in Dublin in 1971. He attended University College Dublin where he began to write and direct. Apart from GFTNC (Old Vic London, West End & Broadway) his work for the theatre includes The Weir (Royal Court London, West End & Broadway), The Seafarer (National Theatre London & Broadway), Shining City (Royal Court London & Broadway), The Night Alive
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22 | encore (Donmar Warehouse London, Atlantic Theatre NYC), Port Authority (West End, Atlantic Theatre NYC), St Nicholas (Bush Theatre, London, Primary Stages NYC) and This Lime Tree Bower (Bush Theatre London, Primary Stages NYC). His recent West End adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya was filmed for the BBC and broadcast by PBS in the United States. Awards for his work include the Laurence Olivier Award, five Tony Award nominations, The Evening Standard Award, London Critics’ Circle Award, Meyer-Whitworth Award, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, New York Outer Critics Circle Award, The George Devine Award, four Irish Film and Television Academy Best Screenplay Awards and the South Bank Show Sky Arts Theatre Award. BOB DYLAN (Music & Lyrics) is one of the world’s most influential and groundbreaking artists. Since first bursting into the public’s consciousness via New York City’s Greenwich Village folk music scene in the 1960s, Bob Dylan has sold more than 125 million records and amassed a singular body of work that includes some of the greatest and most popular songs the world has ever known. He continues to traverse the globe, performing more than 85 concerts annually. Dylan’s work as an author and visual artist has further burnished his popularity and acclaim: a worldwide best-selling memoir, Chronicles Vol. 1, spent 19 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list in 2004, and several major exhibitions of his artwork have been shown at some of the world’s most prestigious museums and galleries. Bob Dylan’s contributions to our culture have been recognized with numerous honors and accolades. In 2012, Dylan was awarded America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Barack Obama. In December 2016, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
RAE SMITH (Scenic & Costume Design). For the Royal National Theatre: Paradise, Translations, Barbershop Chronicles (also BAM, world tour). For West End: Walden (and film), Uncle Vanya (also film, Olivier nom), Rosmersholm (Olivier nom). For Broadway: War Horse (Tony and Olivier Awards, world tour), Seafarer, The Weir. Off- Broadway: Oliver Twist (Obie Award), Juno and the Paycock and Street of Crocodiles (world tour). Pagliacci (Met, NY), Le Nozze di Figaro (Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, France) and Rigoletto (Opera North). SIMON HALE (Orchestrator, Arranger, Musical Supervisor). Theatre includes GFTNC (Tony Award for Best Orchestrations, Grammy nomination; The Old Vic, West End, The Public Theater; Olivier and Drama Desk nominations), Tootsie (Broadway, Tony nomination); Bedknobs & Broomsticks (U.K. tour), Kiss My Aztec (Berkeley Rep), Spring Awakening (Broadway/West End), Women on the Verge... (Broadway/West End, Drama Desk nomination), Get Up, Stand Up! (West End, Olivier Award for Best New Orchestrations). Film as orchestrator: Spectre – The Writing’s on the Wall. Recording as arranger/orchestrator: Björk, Jamiroquai, George Michael, Oasis, Simply Red and Sam Smith (Grammy nomination). MARK HENDERSON (Lighting Design) was the recipient of the 1992, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards for Lighting Design, and received a Tony Award in 2006 for The History Boys. Mark has lit extensively for all major theatre, opera and dance companies in the UK, including over 80 productions for the National Theatre, over 70 in the West End and over 20 Broadway productions. SIMON BAKER (Sound Design). Theatre credits include Wise Children and Malory Towers (Wise Children tours); Lungs, Present Laughter (The Old Vic); Girl From the North Country (also U.S. tour and West End); Groundhog Day and A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic/Broadway, Tony Award for Best Sound Design); The Birthday
encore Party, The Moderate Soprano, Shakespeare in Love (West End); Matilda the Musical (Olivier Award for Best Sound, RSC/West End/ Broadway/ U.K. tour); Pinocchio, The Light Princess, Amen Corner (National Theatre); Tristan & Yseult, Brief Encounter, The Red Shoes, The Wild Bride, Rebecca, The Flying Lovers (Kneehigh). LUCY HIND (Movement Director). South African-born choreographer and movement director, Lucy has worked on GFTNC since its premiere at London’s The Old Vic theatre in 2017, for which she won critical acclaim. Notable theatre credits include Billy Elliot (Leicester Curve), Hamlet (Young Vic), The Last Ship (U.K./Toronto/U.S. tour), The Light in the Piazza (London/ L.A./Chicago), Ugly Lies the Bone (National Theatre, London), Miss Littlewood (RSC), The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s Globe/U.S. tour) and Lucy is associate artist of Slung Low and works regularly for the BBC. ARC, INC. (Casting). 150+ productions across the globe. Broadway/NY Past & Present Productions include: Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Disney’s The Lion King & Beauty and the Beast, Hadestown, Lost in Yonkers, Great Comet of 1812, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, 39 Steps, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles. TV/ Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/ U.K./Tours: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory, 1776. ARC, Part of RWS Global. www.castingbyarc. com IG: castingbyarc CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES (Wig and Hair Designer). Broadway: The Shark is Broken; Funny Girl; The Music Man; A Beautiful Noise; Company; TINA–The Tina Turner Musical (Drama Desk); To Kill A Mockingbird; Les Misérables; Billy Elliot; Hello, Dolly!; Girl From The North Country; Carousel; Misery; The Ferryman; Jerusalem; Ghost. West End: Back to the Future; Leopoldstadt; Get Up Stand Up!. Film/ TV: “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Downton Abbey.”
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DEAN SHARENOW (Music Coordinator). Grammy™-winning record producer/engineer. Broadway: Girl From the North Country, The Band’s Visit, Tootsie, The Cher Show, Amélie, The Last Ship, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. OffBroadway: Buena Vista Social Club, The Bedwetter, The Total Bent, Fortress of Solitude. Album producer/engineer: Stephen Ulrich, Mamie Minch, Girl From the North Country, Oklahoma! (2019), Tootsie, The Band’s Visit, The Great Comet…, Women on the Verge…, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, David Sanborn, Shaina Taub, Joan Baez, Stephen Lynch, David Yazbek. TIMOTHY SPLAIN (Music Director). NYC: Adding Machine, Minister’s Wife (Lincoln Center), 3 Kinds of Exile (Atlantic), Rudolph (MSG), York, NYMF, Playwrights, Roundabout, Radio City. Tours: Phantom of the Opera, Little House on the Prairie. Film/TV: The End (J. Oppenheimer) Regional: Old Globe, Signature, Arts Emerson, Asolo, Writers, Milwaukee Rep, First Stage, Olney, Paper Mill, La Mirada. JUSTIN MYHRE (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Great Society. National Tour: Jagged Little Pill, The Prom, Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Roundabout Theatre Company, The New Group, New York Theatre Workshop, Page 73. Regional: Weston Playhouse, Barrington Stage. BA: Vassar College. @justcatsinspace RACHEL HEINE (Stage Manager). National Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary, The Illusionists, 42nd Street, Once. Off-Broadway: Primary Stages. Regional: Alley Theatre (Houston), Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, OH), Columbus Children’s Theatre, The Contemporary (Columbus, OH). Education: Otterbein University. Proud member of AEA. KATIE GIRARDOT (Assistant Stage Manager) (she/her) is thrilled to be a part of the GFTNC company! National Tour: Jagged Little Pill; OffBroadway: One Woman Show, Leo
24 | encore Reich: Literally Who Cares?!; Regional: Nickel Mines (ACT of CT). All of her love to her circle of support. @ktg45 BARBARA RUBIN (Associate Director) Broadway: GFTNC, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Elephant Man, The Dance of Death, The Road To Mecca. Off-Broadway: Signature, Lincoln Center, CSC, WP Theater, HERE, New Ohio, Theaterlab. Regional: St Louis Rep, Ogunquit, Williamstown, McCarter. International: Market & Baxter, South Africa. For Artie always. barbararubin.net JEFF BRANCATO (Production Supervisor) is thrilled to return to Duluth, having stage managed GFTNC since 2018 with the Off-Broadway, West-End/ Toronto & Broadway companies. Select Bway: Funny Girl, Waitress, SpongeBob, 1984, Heisenberg, Cabaret, All the Way. Thanks to Conor & Barbara for bringing me along! For Artie, GFTNC’s original family man. HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES (Technical Supervisor). Over 100 Broadway productions and tours. Recent: Days of Wine and Roses; Purlie Victorious; Once Upon a One More Time; New York, New York; Peter Pan Goes Wrong; Sweeney Todd; A Doll’s House; Pictures From Home; Hadestown; Hamilton; Aladdin. HTA is a member of Neil A. Mazzella’s Hudson family which includes Hudson Scenic Studios, Sam Ellis, Anastasia Olowin, Bridget Van Dyke, Sean Gorski, Brianna Stankiewicz, Brianne Tabak, and Irene Wang. BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com FORESIGHT THEATRICAL (General Manager) is comprised of partners Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader, and
Mark Shacket and Director of Operations Lane Marsh who oversee and supervise Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway and N. American Tour), Here Lies Love, and Purlie Victorious on Broadway, the National Tour of The Wiz, the upcoming Betty Boop and Water for Elephants, as well as the worldwide management of Kinky Boots. TRISTAN BAKER (Producer) is an award-winning Broadway and West End theatre producer of numerous productions over the last 20 years including: 2:22 A Ghost Story, Conor McPherson & Bob Dylan’s Girl From The North Country, Disney’s Newsies, 101 Dalmatians, David Bowie’s Lazarus, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, The Railway Children and Guys and Dolls. CHARLIE PARSONS (Producer) is best known for the TV reality show “Survivor,” which he created and turned into a global franchise. “Survivor” is in its 45th season on CBS Television but has versions in every continent. The program has received widespread acclaim and won many awards. As a result of this creation, Parsons is widely credited as being the inventor of reality television. Prior to that he founded the influential television company Planet 24 (with Bob Geldof and Lord Waheed Alli.) In theatre, with Tristan Baker, he founded Runaway Entertainment and has produced the musicals Never Forget, Guys and Dolls, David Bowie’s Lazarus, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights and GFTNC, and the plays 2:22 A Ghost Story and The Windsors. RUNAWAY ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) is an award-winning theatre and film company, founded in 2011 by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons. Runaway works with the most exciting talents in the theatre industry to produce award-winning and ambitious theatre. Productions include the Tony and Olivier Award-winning GFTNC (The Old Vic, Noël Coward, The Public Theater, Royal Alexandra in Toronto, Gielgud, Belasco, UK & Ireland Tour,
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DIANA DIMENNA (Producer). Tony-nominated producer and award-winning filmmaker. Broadway: Here Lies Love, Sweeney Todd; Thoughts of a Colored Man; What the Constitution Means to Me; Dana H./ Is This a Room; Network; Three Tall Women; Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812; Bright Star; A Doll’s House, Part Two. Film: What the Constitution Means to Me, Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (Producer). Sony Music Entertainment has played a pioneering role in music history, nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. As one of the leading music companies globally, Sony Music Entertainment has proudly represented the recorded music of Bob Dylan for six decades. NEDERLANDER PRESENTATIONS, INC. (Producer) is a production division of the multinational theatrical entities owned by James L. Nederlander. Prominent for three generations in management and operation of theatres and productions of distinguished entertainment, they have produced innumerable plays, musicals and concerts. The Nederlanders own a notable chain of legitimate theatres. Currently in their Broadway venues are Wicked, Disney’s The Lion King, Hamilton, SIX, MJ, Shucked and Sweeney Todd. ALCHEMATION (Producer). A theatrical, film, and television production and management company founded by producer Kevin McCollum, who received the Tony Award for Best Musical for Rent (1996), Avenue Q (2004), and In The Heights (2008). Current: SIX (Broadway, North American tours), Mrs. Doubtfire (UK), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (U.S. tour), Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong (Off-Broadway). Upcoming: The Notebook, The Devil Wears Prada, Night At The Museum.
28 | encore ANDREW TREAGUS ASSOCIATES (Producer). After over 50 years in the business as Production Manager, General Manager, Executive Producer and latterly Investor, both in the West End of London and in New York, Andrew Treagus died in June 2023. Andrew’s wife Sandra and fellow director Mark Whittemore are determined to continue his work of supporting productions with investment. They are delighted to be a part of this incredible and unique show. ERIC PASSMORE (Producer) is a Tony-nominated co-producer. Currently producing Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway, past works including New York, New York and Grey House. Excited to be on his first Broadway tour with many more to come! THE DODGERS (Producer). A theatrical producing partnership hatched in 1978. Responsible for over 175 productions in North America, UK, Europe and Australasia, they have been blessed by a host of awards from Broadway’s Tonys (56), London’s Oliviers, Australia’s Helpmanns and the like. The original producers of Jersey Boys, currently in London and on tour in the US and UK. Their president is Michael David, also Executive Producer of Broadway’s MJ. Their offices: Times Square and Covent Garden. AARON LUSTBADER (Executive Producer) has been a partner and general manager at Foresight Theatrical (previously AWA) for over 20 years. He currently oversees Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway and on tour (also co-producer, Tony Award Best Musical) as well as Here Lies Love on Broadway and The Wiz on tour and is the Executive Producer for the forthcoming Hell’s Kitchen. Aaron managed the Tony Award-winning production of Kinky Boots (as well as nine international companies of the show). Love to DJ and Dylan.
THE OLD VIC (Producer) is an independent creative powerhouse for entertainment and education. A notfor-profit theatre, proud to be a charity. We believe that theatre makes the world better and that anyone should be able to access and experience it – to understand it, entertain it and benefit from it. We are uniquely placed to achieve all of this as a 1,000-seat theatre in the heart of London, focusing on creating equal access. We make world-class entertainment on an international scale, reaching audiences of 250k+ every year through eclectic seasons of work, and a further 5,000 through free programmes for engagement, employment and social mobility. THE PUBLIC THEATER (Producer) is a civically engaged theater that believes theater is a force for change and first opened its doors in the East Village in 1967 with the musical Hair. Most recently, Fun Home and Hamilton won Best Musical Tony Awards in consecutive years. The wide range of programming includes new work at its flagship home and on Broadway, national and international productions, and Free Shakespeare in the Park. Recipient of 60 Tonys, 190 Obies, 57 Drama Desks, 61 Lortels, 36 OCC Awards, 13 NY Drama Critics’ Circle Awards, 62 AUDELCO Awards, 6 Antonyo Awards, and 6 Pulitzers. PublicTheater.org
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30 | encore STAFF FOR GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY GENERAL MANAGEMENT FORESIGHT THEATRICAL Nick Ginsberg Devon Miller Aaron Lustbader Allan Williams Mark Shacket Lane Marsh COMPANY MANAGER Hilary Hamilton TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING & PUBLICITY BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com TOUR BOOKING Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Wendy Roberts Dave Stinson Madison St. Amour Laura Rizzo Nilesha Alexander TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY DJ Martin Marc Viscardi Melissa Cohen Elisabeth Reyes CASTING ARC Duncan Stewart, CSA Mark Brandon, CSA Amber Snead, CSA Patrick Maravilla, Jarrett Reiche, Anthony Pichette, CSA, Kyle Coker Ryan Stana, CEO RWS Global Ryan Saab, SVP RWS Global TECHNICAL SUPERVISION HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Neil A. Mazzella Sam Ellis Anastasia Olowin Bridget Van Dyke Sean Gorski Brianna Stankiewicz Brianne Tabak Irene Wang LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN LLP Neil A. Mazzella Sam Ellis Loren Plotkin Conrad Rippy Susan Mindell Daniel Watkins Emily Erstling Kevin Hess PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER......... Justin Myhre Stage Manager.................................Rachel Heine Assistant Stage Manager................ .Katie Girardot Associate General Manager................Devon Miller Hair & Wig Designer........Campbell Young Associates Associate Scenic Designer.........Frank McCullough Associate Costume Designer..............Evan Prizant Associate Lighting Designer.............. Vivien Leone Associate Sound Designer................ Charles Coes Assistants to Rae Smith for the U.K. Production...................William Fricker, Poppy Hall
Fight Director................................. David Anzuelo Boxing Specialist..................................Aldo Uribe Dialect Coach.................................... Susan Finch Production Carpenter.......................Evan Roonery Head Carpenter.............................. Ronan Havlice Flyman...............................................Glen Shafer Production Electrician................... Ronald Schwier Head Electrician..............................Dawn Kenseth Assistant Electrician...................... Jeremy Bolnick Moving Light Programmer..............Grant Wilcoxen Production Sound.........Phillip Lojo, Simon Matthews Head Sound.........................................Alec Harris Assistant Sound................................ Alex Spigner Production Props........................... Claire Kavanah Head Props....................................Glenn Calhoun Assistant Props........................... Meghan Calhoun Wardrobe Supervisor.........................Jaron Myers Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor.......Shannon Oliver Hair & Makeup Supervisor......George C. Deavours Casting Associate........................Patrick Maravilla General Management Associates........Andrew Joy, Cathy Kwon, Jalaina Ross, Alexandra Wolfe General Management Office.......Jennifer O’Connor, Edward Maar, William T. Harris, Ashley Kristeen Vega, Zarifa Adiba, Amanda K. Harper, Laura Kay, Sam Levine, TJ Bolden, Connor Norton, Jose Rodriguez Marmol BTC Broadway GM Fellow......Nia Arrington-Seward Booking, Marketing & Publicity Office........................BOND Theatrical/ Phillip Aleman, Jenny Bates, Melissa Cohen, Steph Kelleher, Scotland Newton, Simon Rosales, Linda Stewart, Jacob Stuckelman, Janiya Wade, Hannah Wallace Tour Social Media & Website..............ARTHOUSE/ Sara Fitzpatrick, Marc Mettler, Sara Rosenzweig, Matthew Lerner, Yael Matlow Content......................... Super Awesome Friends/ Jim Glaub, Scott Lupi, Rebecca Prowler, Crystal Chase, Nicholas Guldner, Jensen Chambers Production Assistants....... Emily Huber, Alisa Rabin Human Resources Consultant...............K+K Reset Accounting........................... Withum/Robert Fried Comptroller.......... Galbraith & Co./Sarah Galbraith Banking..................City National/Michele Gibbons, Marian Tejada Insurance.............. Dewitt Stern/Peter Shoemaker Payroll...............Checks and Balances Payroll Inc./ Sarah Galbraith Merchandising............................The Araca Group Physical Therapy.....................Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc. Drum Instructor.................................Ashley Baier Harmonica Instructor........................Marcus Milius Production Photographer............ Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade
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THE ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS EMPLOYED IN THIS PRODUCTION ARE MEMBERS OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Backstage Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), represents the Press Agents, Company Managers and House Managers employed on this production.
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
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JUNE 28-29 “Mark Morris’s tribute to Burt Bacharach is what the world needs now. Nothing is as it seems in this witty, wounding, and brilliant new dance production, The Look of Love.” –The Washington Post
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ACCESSIBLE SERVICES TPAC strives to present diverse experiences in the performing arts and arts education which are accessible to everyone.
Accessible services include parking, elevators, wheelchair seating, use of a TPAC wheelchair, designated restrooms, and services for patrons with limited hearing and vision. Sensory Friendly kits and infrared assisted listening devices are available at no charge and may be picked up at the patron accessibility kiosk in the lobby. TPAC offers American Sign Language, Open Captioning, Audio Description, and Braille programs on the Sunday matinee in the HCA Healthcare / TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC Season, presented in partnership with Nissan. Large print programs are available for Broadway at TPAC shows. Special accessibility requests and concerns may be discussed in advance by emailing Access@TPAC.ORG.
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Restrooms for Jackson Hall are located one level down from the 6th Avenue entrance, and on each level inside the theater. Restrooms for Polk Theater are located down the stairs to the left of the entrance to the orchestra level and on the tier level. Booster Seats are available on a first-come first served basis, please inquire with an usher upon entrance to the theater. Bars and Concessions are located in the Orchestra and Tier level lobbies for most performances. An ATM is on G-Level, near the security desk at the Deaderick Street entrance to the building.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: Forest Sponseller Heidi Cook AUDIO DESCRIPTION: Beth Crabb OPEN CAPTIONING: Tennessee Captioning
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Board and Staff Listing BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
Melvin Malone, Chair James Schmitz, Vice Chair J. Reginald Hill, Treasurer Sheila Gibson, Secretary Martha Ingram, At-Large Executive Dr. Phil Wenk, Immediate Past Chair EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Victor Berrios Sheila Gibson Kefin Hartley Reggie Hill Martha Ingram Tracy Kane Melvin Malone Alexia Poe Jim Schmitz Claire Tucker Phil Wenk Gail Williams
MEMBERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Carter Emanual (Butch) Eads Don Hardin Robert Hebert Joy Heinrichs Debbie Hollenstein Steve Mason Nathan Poss Cybele Raver Dr. Christopher Rehm Adam Sansiveri Rhonda Taylor Claire Tucker FOUNDATION BOARD
Brad Bowlin Ansel Davis Rob Hebert Reggie Hill Jeff Hopmayer Quin Evans Segall Jennifer Turner John Wengraf
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP President and CEO, Jennifer Turner Managing Director & Chief Administrative Officer, James Timm Exec. Assistant & Board Liaison, Marlo Goff PROGRAMMING Director of Programming, Christian Lyhus Senior Manager of Programming, Caroline deGraaf Contract Administrator, Tanza Farr INCLUSIVE ARTS Chief Inclusive Arts Officer, Roberta Ciuffo West
Senior Vice President of Education and Community Engagement, Susan Sanders Senior Director of Grants & Special Projects, Lattie Brown Senior Director of Education and Community Engagement, Kristin Dare-Horsley Director of Education Enrichment, Cassie LaFevor Education Enrichment Manager, Treysia Jackson Manager of Education and Community Engagement, Nivedhan Singh HUMAN RESOURCES Vice President of Human Resources, Kim Marrone Senior Payroll Manager and HR Specialist, Mary Huffman FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Chief Financial Officer, Julie Gillen FINANCE
Controller, Dana Nolen Senior Accountant, Lindsay Johnson Accountant, Bryan Leftwich INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Vice President of Information Technology, Jeff Condon Senior Solutions Engineer, Andrew Astorino Database Administrator, Jeff Stahel Helpdesk Technician, Brandon Partida Network Engineer, Mike Sansom TICKETING & GUEST SERVICES SVP, Ticketing & Guest Services, Kimberly Darlington TICKETING
Director of Ticketing and Customer Service, Akil Lyle VIP Ticket Sales Coordinator, Leroy Loyal Patron Services Specialist, Riley Miller Patron Services Specialist, Kaylee Dixon Tessitura Systems Manager, Daniel Harris Asst. Manager of Ticket Operations, Johana Davila Ticket Operations Supervisor, Kayla Meehan Box Office Manager, Lori Joffs
Box Office Supervisor, Dana Lolas Box Office Coordinator, Rick Forshee
OPERATIONS Vice President, Operations, Leon Scioscia
GUEST SERVICES
Director, Event Management, Jeremy Knutsen Senior Event Manager, Kayla Bringelson Event Manager, Mary Kanani-Donaghy Event Manager, Taylor Tischhauser Event Manager, Rebecca Forrest Operations Coordinator, Tatyana Bristol
Director of Guest Services, Mary Blair Guest Services Manager, Kelley Ramirez Guest Services Manager, Emily Rich Guest Services Manager, Kevin Anderson Jr. MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Tony Marks Director of Communications, Josh Holliday Director of Marketing, Emily Sitton Senior Manager of Digital Marketing, Rebecca Bourne Senior Manager of Graphic Design, Brad DeLeone Graphic Designer, Jose Semidei Group Sales Manager, Lindsay Baleka Social Media Manager, Brandy Ferguson Marketing Manager, Presentations, Kiera Lytle Public Relations Manager, Brittany Portalatin DEVELOPMENT Vice President of Leadership Giving, Diana Pelham Director of Corporate and Membership Giving, April Posey Director of Leadership Giving, Mary Cate Conn Senior Manager of Development Operations, Kelsey Daly Development Manager, Membership & Events, Aja Price Manager of Development Information, Danny Harp CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Chief Campaign Officer, Suzanne Iler Prospect Analyst Manager, Zach Bobbitt
EVENT MANAGEMENT
SECURITY & SAFETY
Senior Director, Security & Food & Beverage, Ryan Curd Security & Safety Manager, Jasmine Gould Security and Safety Officer, OC Davis Security & Safety Officer, Phoenix KnoxWashington FOOD & BEVERAGE
Director of Food and Beverage, Beth Antram Food and Beverage Manager, Jim Parrish Manager of Hospitality & Merchandising, Jessica Ladd TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Director of Production, Sawyer Wallace Production Manager, Alex Poe Master Electrician, Brent Smith Production Electrician, Taylor Hulsey-Thomas Chief Audio Engineer, Jeff Ent Audio Engineer, Jamin Craig Audio Engineer, Chelsea Skinner Event Technical Director, Wrench Steinlage Event Technical Director, Zack Steenbergen Event Technical Director, Vincent van der Wolf
FACILITIES BUILDING OPERATIONS
Capital Projects & Facilities, Denise Minatoya Director of Building Operations, Samantha Borgen Facility Manager, Chris Voss
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