My Fair Lady at Triad Stage by Triad Stage

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A Broadway Legend book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion

April 7 – May 5, 2013

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Our 12th Season: A Season of Change A wise man once said, “Change in all things is sweet.” Triad Stage completely agrees. We’ve always believed that theater can change your life. And this season, we’ll prove it with five thrilling stories of people transformed. But in our 12th season, change isn’t just about what happens in plays. In December, we launched an ambitious Challenge to raise $250,000 which, if made, would be matched through the generous contributions of The Cemala Foundation and The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. After receiving 877 gifts from 25 states and 51 cities across North Carolina, we exceeded our goal. We can’t think of a better way to say thanks than by continuing to produce the highest quality professional theater for our community. Our 13th season, The Lucky Season, will kick off in September and we are thrilled to share it with you. Turn to page 44 in this playbill for a preview of what’s to come. Because of you – your continued support and encouragement – Triad Stage is here to stay. Whether you are a donor, a Season Passholder, a Cabaret Club Member or a single ticket buyer, we thank you for being an important part of our family. Preston Lane Artistic Director

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Triad Stage began as a dream... Co-founders Preston Lane and Richard Whittington forged their artistic partnership as graduate students at the Yale School of Drama. After managing a theater in Connecticut for two years, they undertook the three-year task of creating a professional not-for-profit regional theater to serve the communities of the Triad. In September 1999, Triad Stage purchased the former Montgomery Ward building, which had been built in 1936 and sat vacant for almost 40 years. Renovations commenced in the spring of 2001, transforming the five-story building into a theater center now called the Pyrle Theater, complete with a 300-seat theater and thrust stage, rehearsal hall, offices, two spacious lobbies, special events areas and other audience amenities. Photo courtesy of Greensboro Historical Museum

The theater’s grand opening took place in January 2002 with Tennessee Williams’ modern classic Suddenly Last Summer. Since then, Triad Stage has produced over 90 productions, holiday shows and special events, and has sold over 400,000 tickets. In 2008, Triad Stage finished a second round of renovations to The Pyrle. A scene shop annex was added in the basement. The top floor underwent major construction to turn what was previously a storage center into the 90-seat UpStage Cabaret performance space, the Sloan Rehearsal Hall and the studio and office facilities of WUNC Public Radio’s new Greensboro Bureau. In 2011, Triad Stage purchased a 30,000 square foot building near the Greensboro Coliseum Complex to serve as a new production facility, relocating its scene, costume and properties shops as well as its warehouse. Now in its 12th season, Triad Stage has over 3,000 Season Passholders and more than 400 annual donors. The company has received accolades on national, state and local levels, including being named “One of the 10 Most Promising Emerging Theatre Companies” by the American Theatre Wing and “One of the Best Regional Theaters in America” by New York Drama League; voted the Triad’s “Best Live Theater” by the readers of the News & Record’s Go Triad nine years in a row; and named “Professional Theatre of the Year” by the North Carolina Theatre Conference in 2003 and 2011. Its production of Tobacco Road was listed among the “Best of 2007” by The Wall Street Journal, its production of The Glass Menagerie was named “Best North Carolina Production of 2010” by Triangle Arts & Entertainment and 2012’s production of Reynolds Price’s New Music trilogy was named among the “Best Productions” of the year in Triangle Theatre by Independent Weekly.

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book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner music by Frederick Loewe adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion directed by Bryan Conger Scenic Design by Howard C. Jones

Costume Design by Lindsay McWilliams

Lighting Design by Norman Coates

Sound Design by Jeff Russell

Music Direction by E. Marie Denig

Choreography by Donna Baldwin-Bradby

Casting by Cindi Rush Casting

Stage Manager Emily J. Mails

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Cast (in order of appearance) Michael McKenzie*.......................................................................Henry Higgins Julia Osborne*.................................................................................Eliza Doolittle Bill Raulerson*.........................................................................Colonel Pickering Nick Cartell*....................................Freddy Eynsford-Hill/George/Ensemble Gordon Joseph Weiss*..................Alfred Doolittle/Mrs. Higgins/Ensemble Rosie McGuire*...........................Mrs. Eynsford-Hill/Mrs. Pearce/Ensemble Rob Kahn*..........................................................Hoxton Man/Harry/Ensemble Scott Pattison*.....................................Selsey Man/Jamie/Charles/Ensemble David Coolidge*.............Cockney Man/Butler/Lord Boxington/Ensemble Miranda Barnett...........................Lady Boxington/Mrs. Hopkins/Ensemble Emily J. Mails*.................................................................................Stage Manager Amy E. Jonas*................................................................ Assistant Stage Manager E. Marie Denig............................................................ Musical Director/Pianist Ben Blozan.................................................................................................... Pianist Perry Morgan............................................................................................... Pianist Billy Summers.............................................................................................. Pianist The place is London, the time is 1912. The play is performed with one fifteen-minute intermission. Musical Numbers Act I Why Can’t the English?.............................................................................Higgins Wouldn’t It Be Loverly............................................................Eliza and Quartet With A Little Bit of Luck.........................................Doolittle, Harry and Jamie I’m An Ordinary Man................................................................................Higgins With A Little Bit of Luck (reprise)...............................Doolittle and Friends Just You Wait......................................................................................................Eliza Poor Professor Higgins............................................. Mrs. Pearce and Servants The Rain in Spain...................................................Higgins, Eliza and Pickering I Could Have Danced All Night................... Eliza, Mrs. Pearce and Servants Ascot Gavotte.....................................................................Spectators at the Race On the Street Where You Live.................................................................Freddy 12

Act II You Did It................................... Higgins, Pickering, Mrs. Pearce and Servants Just You Wait (Reprise)..................................................................................Eliza On the Street Where You Live (Reprise)..............................................Freddy Show Me........................................................................................ Eliza and Freddy Wouldn’t It Be Loverly (Reprise)................ Flower Girl and Cockney Man Get Me to the Church on Time.............Doolittle, Harry, Jamie and Friends A Hymn to Him...........................................................................................Higgins Without You................................................................................Higgins and Eliza I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face....................................................Higgins

Michael McKenzie* (Henry Higgins) Triad Stage: The Little Foxes. Broadway: Waiting in the Wings, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Eastern Standard. Tour: The Acting Company. Off Broadway: Kari Floren’s Voices of Swords, If Wishes Were Horses, A Late Supper. Regional: Denver Center, Baltimore Center Stage, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pioneer Theater, Portland Stage, Connecticut Repertory, Capital Repertory, Olney Theater. Film and Television: House of Cards (with Kevin Spacey), Law & Order, Kidnapped, Hack, Chicago Hope, One Life to Live, The Boy Who Cried Bitch and many episodes of Babylon 5. Julia Osborne* (Eliza Doolittle) Triad Stage debut. National Tour: Lincoln Center Theater’s South Pacific (first national) directed by Bartlett Sher. Off-Broadway: The Blue Flower (Second Stage); Soul Doctor (NYTW). Regional: A Little Night Music (Baltimore Center Stage); Something’s Afoot, Half a Sixpence (Goodspeed); Meet Me in St. Louis, The Baker’s Wife (Paper Mill); Pirates! (The Huntington); Crazy for You, Evita, Rags (Fulton Theatre). Education: Penn State University, BFA Musical Theatre. Bill Raulerson* (Colonel Pickering) Triad Stage: New Music trilogy, Brother Wolf, Bus Stop. Regional: Life After Death, Barrymore (Broach Theatre). Film/TV: Grade, Santa Barbara, Footsteps (Emmy nominated series). Eduation: UNCG, MFA Directing. Local and regional directing credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Death Trap and Periphery. Nick Cartell* (Freddy Eynsford-Hill/George/Ensemble) Triad Stage debut. Broadway: Scandalous (written by Kathie Lee Gifford); Jesus Christ Superstar (directed by Des McAnuff/performed the roles of Jesus and Judas). Off Broadway: Frankenstein (37 Arts/Original Cast Recording). Regional/Local: Plaid Tidings (Flat Rock Playhouse); The Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio/Phoenix Theatre/AriZoni Winner for Best Actor); Les Miserables (Marius/ Phoenix Theatre) to name a few. Education: BFA, Arizona State University. Other: faculty member, New York Film Academy. www.nickcartell.com; @nickcartell

Gordon Joseph Weiss* (Alfred Doolittle/Mrs. Higgins/Ensemble) Triad Stage: A Christmas Carol (2010 - 2012), Tartuffe (Tartuffe), Tobacco Road ( Jeeter Lester). Broadway: Sly Fox, The Life, Jelly’s Last Jam, The Visit, Ghetto (NY Drama Desk Award and Tony Award® nominee), Raggedy Ann, King of Hearts, Goodtime Charley, Jumpers. Off-Broadway: The Undertakers, God in Bed, Tourists of the Mindfield, Walk on the Wild Side, Ragtime Blues. Regional: Principal roles at Baltimore’s Center Stage, Ford’s Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Virginia Stage Company and Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Film: Awakenings, Reversal of Fortune, All the Vermeers in New York, Lustre, The Undeserved. TV: Law & Order, Third Watch, Spin City, Law & Order: SVU, NYPD Blue. Rosie McGuire* (Mrs. Eynsford-Hill/Mrs. Pearce/Ensemble) Triad Stage: A Christmas Carol (2010 - 2012), Tartuffe (Dorine), The Night of the Iguana (Maxine Faulk), Tobacco Road (Sister Bessie). Broadway: Cyrano (Mother Superior), Cats ( Jennyanydots). Off-Broadway: A Home Without (Lincoln Center Theater); Up in the Air (Theater for the New City); Radiant Baby (The Public Theater); Troilus and Cressida, King Lear (Riverside Theatre); The Enchanted Cottage (Primary Stages); Sheba (Playhouse 91). Regional/ Local: King of Hearts, The Chocolate Soldier (Goodspeed Opera House); Joyful Noise (Seven Angels Theater); Candide (Huntington Theater Company); Man of La Mancha (Barter Theatre); Sylvia and Color Me Neurotic (Heritage); Lizzie Borden (American Stage); Breathe and Dr. Sex (Raw Space). Film/TV: The Undeserved (Cathy Hunler); Happy Birthday (Mother), featured in over 40 international film festivals; Bittersweet (Susan); The Immaculate Misconception (Anne); East of Acadia (Brenda). Rob Kahn* (Hoxton Man/Harry/Ensemble) Triad Stage debut. Regional: Picasso at the Lapin Agile (National Tour & Chicago); Geffen Playhouse; Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Second City Chicago; Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte; Charlotte Shakespeare; Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; Interact Theatre Company Los Angeles (former Artistic Director); The Mercury Theater; Royal George Theater; EgoPo Classic Theatre; Act II Playhouse; Odyssey Theatre; Gangbuster’s Theater; Temple Repertory Theatre; Bailiwick Repertory; Apple Tree Theater. TV: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Numb3rs; The District; Turks. Film: National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze; The Unlikely’s; Chronicles of an Exorcism; Perfect Timing; Callers; The Fifth. Education: MFA Acting, Temple University; BFA Musical Theater, Syracuse University. Scott Pattison* (Selsey Man/Jamie/Charles/Ensemble) Triad Stage debut. West End: Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria Theatre). UK National Tours: Tommy, Oliver!. Regional: Blood Brothers (Walnut St.); Starlight Express (Vegas); Tommy (T.U.T.S., Houston, TX). Europe: Shakespeare & Rock n Roll (Berlin); Tommy (Offenbach). Film & TV: One Life to Live, MTV Host, Rollerjam, The Bill, Eastenders, Other: UK & US national commercials and voice-overs. Education: Redroofs Theatre School & College in Maidenhead, England, diploma in Theatre Arts. 14

David Coolidge* (Cockney Man/Butler/Lord Boxington/Ensemble) Triad Stage debut. Broadway National Tour: Parade. Regional: Big River (Deaf West Theatre); Cabaret (Napa Valley Broadway Playhouse); Beach Blanket Bash (The Milwaukee Rep); Fiorello! (Musical Theatre West); Harlem Holiday – Harold Arlen (Stamford Theatreworks); Meet Me in St. Louis, 1776 (The St. Louis MUNY). Readings: The Huntington Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, The Abingdon Theatre Company. Education: UNCG, MFA; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, BFA. www.coolidgestudios.com Miranda Barnett (Lady Boxington/Mrs. Hopkins/Ensemble) Triad Stage debut. Regional/Local: Twelfth Night (The Distracted Globe), Whose Wives Are They Anyway?, Sweeney Todd, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Centre Stage); Cabaret, Metamorphoses, Lamplight & Shadow, Screwtape, and The Rocky Horror Show (The Warehouse Theatre). Educational: Hot ‘n’ Throbbing, At Home, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (UNCG). Education: MFA Acting Candidate, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. BA Music, Florida State University. Bryan Conger (Director) is the Artistic Associate at Triad Stage. Triad Stage directing credits include: tick, tick…BOOM!, A Christmas Carol (2011, 2012), The Mystery of Irma Vep, Billy Bishop Goes to War; Associate Director for New Music (2011); Assistant Director for A Christmas Carol (2010), Around the World in 80 Days and Ghosts. UNCG: Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You (THTR 232), Oklahoma!, Balm in Gilead and Blind Date. Indiana University Northwest (IUN): Fashion; Or Life in New York. Other: Souvenir, Burial at Thebes, Kiss Me Kate, Little Shop of Horrors, Gypsy, Always… Patsy Cline. Education: MFA, UNCG. Bryan is currently on faculty at UNCG. E. Marie Denig (Musical Director) Triad Stage debut. Musical Direction: Assassins, Cabaret, Forever Plaid (Winston Salem Theatre Alliance); Blood Brothers, Into the Woods (Open Space Cafe Theatre); Evita. Regional/Local: Hello Dolly (Stained Glass); Little Shop of Horrors, Grease (Dionysion Dinner Theatre). Educational: South Pacific, Bye Bye Birdie, Once Upon a Mattress (Northern Oklahoma College); Cendrillon (Oklahoma City University); Die Fledermaus (University of Missouri–Kansas City). Marie is the staff accompanist at Elon University and the director of Traditional Music at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church. Howard C. Jones (Scenic Designer) Triad Stage: New Music trilogy, A Christmas Carol, Around the World in 80 Days, Ghosts, Picnic, The Night of the Iguana, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Tobacco Road, Hedda Gabler (recipient of a World Stage Design 2005 honor), August Snow, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Matchmaker and A Streetcar Named Desire. Regional: Starlight Theatre, Goodspeed Opera, Missouri Repertory Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, American Heartland Theatre, Royal New Zealand Ballet and NC Shakespeare Festival. UNC School of the Arts faculty member since 1996. Prior to that, founder and owner of Cobalt Studios, an apprentice scene painting studio in upstate New York. 15

Lindsay McWilliams (Costume Designer) previously worked as Assistant Costume Designer at Triad Stage on the New Music trilogy. She recently was the Costume Design Intern on Kinky Boots: the Musical (Broadway) and Costume Production Assistant on feature film Goodbye To All That. Design credits include: The Hot L Baltimore (UNCSA), Old Dogs (UNCSA film), WSU Dance Concert (Wright State University), Eating Raoul: the Musical [Assistant](Theater Alliance). Currently finishing Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Design at UNC School of the Arts. Norman Coates (Lighting Designer) Triad Stage: Trouble in Mind, Dial “M” for Murder, The Glass Menagerie, Around the World in 80 Days, The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The Caretaker, “Master Harold”…and the boys, A Moon for the Misbegotten. Broadway: The News and Prince of Central Park. Off-Broadway: Here Are Ladies, Diversions and Delights, Blood Knot and Limbo Tales (Villager Award). Tours: The Who’s Tommy, Camelot with Richard Harris and Encounter 500. Regional: Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, American Stage Festival, NC Shakespeare Festival, PlayMakers Repertory, Burt Reynolds’ Jupiter Theatre, The Hirschfeld Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, The Princeton Festival. Norman is the Founder and Director of the Winston-Salem Light Project, in its fifth year of creating public art events in light, www. lightproject.org. He is the Director of Lighting at the UNC School of the Arts and a member of United Scenic Artists. Jeff Russell (Sound Designer) Triad Stage: Shipwrecked!, tick, tick…BOOM!. Regional: Guided Tour, Quilting the Sun (CentreStage South Carolina); Bash (The Warehouse Theatre); The B.F.G, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tab’s Contraption (Peppercorn Children’s Theatre); The Shape of Things, Self Destruction Opera, The House of Bernarda Alba, The Power Behind the Palette (Clemson University). Education: MFA candidate (2013) in Sound Design, University of North Carolina School of the Arts; B.A., Clemson University. Other: WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory (2007-2009). Christine Morris (Resident Vocal Coach) At Triad Stage since 2006: Shipwrecked!, Trouble in Mind, The Illusion, The Diary of Anne Frank, New Music trilogy, Educating Rita, Around the World in 80 Days, Picnic, many others. Coaching elsewhere includes: A Thousand Clowns (starring Tom Selleck) and Kudzu (musical based on Doug Marlette’s comic strip, with The Red Clay Ramblers); and The Critic (by Richard Sheridan) at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin. She is on the performance faculty at UNCG and also an actor, appearing most recently at Triad Stage as Taw Avery in New Music: Better Days, and in 2010 as Cordie Grindstaff in Providence Gap. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA). Donna Baldwin-Bradby (Choreographer) is Adjunct Professor and Director of Marketing and Publicity for the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at North Carolina A&T State University. Donna earned a BFA in Professional Theatre from NC A&T and an MFA in Arts Management from Virginia Tech. She appeared in Crowns at Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte and directed Eubie! at NC A&T. For Triad Stage, she was the director for Ain’t Misbehavin’: The “Fats” Waller Musical Show, The America Play, Ethel Waters: His Eye Is on the Sparrow, From the Mississippi Delta and The Old Settler; choreographer for A Christmas Carol and Das Barbecü; ballroom dancing coach for “Master Harold”...and the boys and movement 16

coach for The Matchmaker and The Diary of Anne Frank. Donna directed productions of Mad at Miles: A Black Woman’s Guide to Truth at Triad Stage, The National Black Theatre Festival, NC A&T and most recently in Atlanta at Seven Stages. Cindi Rush, C.S.A. (Casting Director) New York: Silence! The Musical, My Mother’s Jewish Lesbian Wiccan Wedding (NYMF Winner 2010), Jay Alan Zimmerman’s Incredibly Deaf Musical, Bonnie and Clyde, Rooms, Jacques Brel, Six Dance Lessons, The Thing About Men, Urinetown, The Hurricane Katrina Comedy Festival. Regional: Penguin Rep, Triad Stage, Act II Playhouse, Arena Stage, Goodman, Humanafest. Film: Ghoul, The Woman (Top 9 Sundance 2011), In the Family, Offspring, Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door, Headspace. Tours: “Barney”, “Curious George”, “Kidz Bop”. Consultant for National Alliance for Musical Theatre (2004–2008), Consultant for NYU Graduate Program for Musical Theatre Writing. Emily J. Mails* (Stage Manager) Triad Stage: Kingdom of Earth, A Christmas Carol (2012), Shipwrecked! An Entertainment—The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself), Trouble in Mind, The Illusion, Ain’t Misbehavin’: The “Fats” Waller Musical Show, The Mystery of Irma Vep (2011), The America Play, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Oleanna, Bloody Blackbeard, Mad at Miles, The Santaland Diaries (2008–2011), Dracula (2008) and “MASTER HAROLD”…and the boys. Regional: A Thousand Cranes (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival); Rigoletto (Greensboro Opera); Crime and Punishment, Merry Wives of Windsor, Into the Woods (Orlando Shakespeare Festival). Education: BFA in Technical Production, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Amy E. Jonas*(Assistant Stage Manager) Triad Stage: The Woman in Black (SM), tick, tick… BOOM! (SM), A Christmas Carol (ASM), A Doll House (ASM). Regional: Deck Carpenter for the 2008 Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2011 Carlotta Festival of New Plays at Yale School of Drama and The Piano Lesson at Yale Repertory Theatre. Education: BA, Theatre and Drama, Indiana University; two technical internship certificates from Yale School of Drama. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Triad Stage is very proud of the name of our theater building – The Pyrle Theater – made possible by a generous donation by Tobee and Leonard Kaplan in honor of Tobee’s mother, Pyrle Gibson.

Pyrle Gibson (1909-2000) was a

woman with a great sense of humor, who found goodness in all people and beauty in the world around her. Her family always came first in her life and with them she shared her love of theater, music, and the thrill of sports. The theater is named for her in loving memory by the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Kaplan family with whom she shared her love, wisdom and joy of life. 17

Co-Founders Richard Whittington (Managing Director/CoFounder) has served as Managing Director of Triad Stage since its inception. Rich earned a MFA in Theatre Management from the Yale School of Drama and has a BFA in Acting and Directing from Marymount Manhattan College.

Preston Lane (Artistic Director/Co-Founder) is in his 12th season at Triad Stage where he has directed over 30 productions. Preston is the recipient of the 2008 Betty Cone Medal of the Arts and is in his fourth year as the Artistic Partner for Theatre for An Appalachian Summer Festival. He was formerly Artistic Associate at the Dallas Theater Center, where his productions included the US premiere of Inexpressible Island (Dallas Observer Best of Dallas Awards: Best Director, Best Production) and The Night of the Iguana (Dallas Morning News: 2002 Top Ten Theatre List).

In 2007, Rich was appointed by the Governor to serve on the board of the NC Arts Council where he is currently a member of the Executive Committee. He has previously served on the boards of ArtsNC and Downtown Greensboro, Inc. and has served on numerous grant panels throughout the state as well as for the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.

As a playwright, Preston’s adaptations have been produced at Triad Stage, Dallas Theater Center and Sonoma Rep. His work with musician Laurelyn Dossett includes Brother Wolf (Triad Stage, An Appalachian Summer Festival, The Human Race Theatre Company and St. Olaf College), Beautiful Star (Triad Stage and WaterTower Theatre), Bloody Blackbeard and Providence Gap. Brother Wolf, Beautiful Star and Ghosts are published by Playscripts Inc.

Rich has taught Theatre Management at Greensboro College and NC A&T University and has guest lectured at UNC Chapel Hill, UNC School of the Arts, Wake Forest University and UNCG. A native of Dallas, Texas, Rich previously served as Artistic Administrator for the Dallas Theater Center and Associate Producer of Dallas’ The Big D Festival of the Unexpected. Prior experience also includes work at the Roundabout Theatre in New York and StageWest in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Preston has taught at UNCG, NC A&T, UNCSA, Greensboro College, SMU, and the Professional Actors Workshop at the Dallas Theater Center. He is an alumnus of the Drama League of New York’s Director’s Project. A native of Boone, NC, Preston received his BFA from NCSA and his MFA from the Yale School of Drama.

In 2010, Preston and Rich were honored with Downtown Greensboro Inc.’s J. Edward Kitchen Leadership Award for their effective and persistent leadership resulting in making significant improvements in Greensboro’s center city.

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Foundation Support

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Annual Campaign We wish to thank the individuals, corporations and foundations who have contributed generously to Triad Stage through the Annual Campaign and the Matching Challenge. *Indicates donors who have renewed commitments for 2013. List complete as of March 15, 2013.

PRODUCERS CIRCLE ($10,000+)

Clem & Hayes Clement* The Honorable Aldona Wos & Mr. Louis DeJoy* Kyle Jackson, MD* Kathy Manning & Randall Kaplan* Kathryn & Bobby Long Marge Michel* Bob & Donna Newton Linda & Tom Sloan* Pam & David Sprinkle Susan & Eric Wiseman CENTER STAGE ($5,000-$9,999)

Anonymous Lindsey & Frank Auman* Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Pat & Pete Cross* Rob DaVanzo* The John G.B., Jr. and Jane R. Ellison Family Foundation* Robert Strickland Family Foundation Haynes & Ginger Griffin

Maureen & Bob Ihrie* Tobee & Leonard Kaplan Barbara Kretzer* Mindy & Chad Oakley* Debby L. Reynolds* Sylvia & Norman Samet* Bill Soles Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Turner III*

FRONT ROW ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous (2) Drew & Leigh Jones Steve & Jackie Bell John & Elizabeth King Ms. Brandon Bensley* Ernest & Shelby Lane* Jim & Louise Brady* Carol & Seymour Levin* Dr. Helen Brooks* Sue & Neil Lutins* Jeb Brooks* Kellie Melinda* Lisa & Willie Bullock* Donna & Don Pulitzer Linda & Jim Carlisle Garson & Catherine Rice Kristin & Craig Carlock* Roberts Family Foundation Holly Chambers & Richard Steedle* Dabney & Walker Sanders* The Copeland Family Lynn & Joe Stanley Rick & Rebecca Craig* Kay Stern Christine & Chris Hobson* Ruthie & Alan Tutterow* Laura & Alan Irvin* Richard & Courtney Whittington* Ron Johnson & Bill Roane* STAGE HAND ($1,000-$2,499)

Anonymous Betty & Dennis Barry Mr. & Mrs. W. Mente Benjamin Bert and Joy Bennett Family Fund Mary Gay & Don Brady Dora & Bruce Brodie Lynn & Scott Brogan Honorable & Mrs. Frank Bullock, Jr. Susan & Charles Calkins Joann & Bill Cassell Lynda Brown Clifford Karen & David Condon Sally & Alan Cone Jean & Ralph Davison* Carol & David DeVries* Laurelyn Dossett & Justin Cantanoso Dionis & Gordon Griffin Rusty & Van Gunter II Beth Harrington David Hemm Dina & Burney Jennings David & Emily Johnston Bonnie & John Knab Preston Lane*

Louise & Bill Latture Connie Mahan Eric Manuel Julie Olin* Mr. & Mrs. William M. Parham Richard A. Parker Susan & Jim Phillips The Poteat-Smiths* Dennis & Nancy Quaintance Greenest Hotel, LLC & Friendliest Hotel, LLC Tim & Carolynn Rice John Riley* Nancy & Frederick Sharpless Joy & Steve Shavitz In Memory of Cassandra Shelton Kim & Bassam Smir Pat & Gordon Soenksen Paula Stober & Bill Bucklen Willie Taylor Margaret M. Thompson* Bob & Nancy Thurston Will & Mary Truslow* Mr. & Mrs. Jack Warmath

STAGE HAND CONTINUED

Comer & Ralph Wear Katherine & Mike Weaver Katie & Randall White Len & Judy White Judy & Bob Wicker

Greg and Wallace Williams The Windsor Family Woodruff Family Law Group*

GALLERY ($500-$999) Anonymous (3) Lee & John Atkinson Jon & Allison Bell Catherine & Peter Bergstrom Sylvia & Michael Berkelhammer Tony & Barbara Blake Bill & Gay Bowman* Jonathan Brady & Morgan Bain Joe & Betty Brantley Nancy & Jim Bryan* Carol & Jeff Burgess Charles & Mary Ann Byrnes Leanne Willis & James Caress Robin & Shu Chadwick Lori & Murray Clayton Irene & Irv Cohen Betty Cone Mr. & Mrs. David Craft Mylene & Andy Duffy Mr. Alan W. Duncan Pierce & Lynn Egerton Karl B. & Deborah L. Fields* Kim & Brian Freedman Florence & Bob Gatten Patti & Douglass Gilbert* Nancy Hoffmann Jim Hoyle Rep. Maggie Jeffus & Ted Thompson Sharon T. & Bill Jenkins Kevin & Corinne Jones Olive & William Jordan Amy & John Kelly Ray & Doris Kiszely* Leigh Ann & Steve Klee Harriette & Bob Knox Mr. & Mrs. William Knox Lex & Brent Kulman Rhiannon & Michael Laffan

Margery Lane Robin & Timothy Lane Greg & Barb Laskow Sherry Dickstein & Kurt Lauenstein Kimberly & Ronald Lawrence Gail & Eugene LeBauer Mimi Levin Liberty Oak Christopher Mattern Judy & Dan McGinn Cara & Ted Medina Rob & Karen Melhem* Scott Michaels & Steve Willis Jane & Dan Moore* Peg & Skip Moore * Carolyn & Charlie Morazan Linda Mortenson Steve & Eleanor Mosh Pamela Murphy Nancy & Brian Napier Marion Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien* In honor of Bruce Ogden & Jill Seagraves Mr. & Mrs. David F. Parker Lloyd & Jane Peterson* Barbara & Dale Phipps Todd & Kimberly Rangel* Sheri & Ray Raymer Lynn Wooten & Paul Russ Susan Samuelson Mark & Heather Setzler Phyllis Shavitz in honor of Linda Sloan Tony Hooimeijer & Cynthia Soemita Jim & Linda Starmer* Charles & Barbara Stinnett Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Stone Elaine & Nelson Stover Tom & Maggie Styers Mark Tarnacki 38

GALLERY CONTINUED Suzanne & Tom Tilley May Toms* Melanie & Charles W. Tuttle Jeff & Shirley Vestal Jim & Michelle Walter

Michael Wilson Alexander Woo Lauren & David Worth Volvo Group of Companies PATRON ($250-$499)

Anonymous Clare & Mike Abel John & Virginia Achey Tom Adachi Richard Allen Arthur Black Family Fund Pat & Michael Artman Alexa Aycock Betsy & Richard Bain Kate R. Barrett Laura & Bill Barrier Dr. Phil Barrineau* Dee & Wes Bartlett Victor Lindsley & Jim Battinelli Shari & Richard Beavers Elizabeth Bennett Annette Benson Mary & Frank Biggerstaff* David Bouska Steven Box & MaryEllen Etienne Gary Bradt Joe & Kate Brower Kat Rice & Grumpy Dr. & Mrs. Robert Buccini Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Burns Allan Calarco Hodges & Joe Carroll Chen Chen Kathy & Bill Cissna* Ashton & Bryan Clemmons Jim & Sallie Clotfelter Faye & Michael Collins Doug & Jean Copeland Janet Ward Black & Gerard Davidson* Fran DeChurch & Hugh Fraser Katie G. Dorsett Cathy Dudley & Laura Simmons Pete & Sandra Ennever Erickson Advisors Richard & Nancy Evans*

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William & Cynthia Mangum David & Kathy Mazzola Bonnie & Dan McAlister* Amanda McGehee* Lou & Don McMillion Lora & Dean McPhail Jim & Fray Metcalfe* Sherry Mordecai Kate Muchmore Eberhard Mueller-Heubach Al & Linda Munns* Maureen & Doug Murray Jane & Ron Norwood* Ted & Susan Oliver William Osborne Jeff & Diane Pettus Marie Elizabeth Price Claudia Reich Susan & Thomas Rieke Dr. & Mrs. William R. Rogers Dee & Jason Roghelia Robin & Connie Saul Beatrice Schall* Susan & Jerry Schwartz* Martha Shafer Donna & Mark Shapiro* Misa & Alex Shuford Kelly Sigle The Jonathan and Anne Smith Family Foundation Kathleen Smith Joe & Michelle Soler Sonitrol of the Triad Amy Speas* Boo & Mark Stauffer Michiko Stavert Pamela Stearns Octoberlight Design Christine Stinson Charlotte A. Straney Harold Surratt Adeline & David Talbot* Zee Tart

PATRON CONTINUED Ernestine & Stuart Taylor Bryan & Billie Toney* Don & Nancy Vaughan Lisa & Davis Vu Jon & Ashley Wall James & Barbara Walls William E. Waters* Eileen Watson

B.J. Weatherby & Verne Nielsen* Christine Morris & Jeffery West Ralph David Westfall & Barbara Ann Peters Jack & Karen Whiteside* W. Fred Williams

Howard Williams Melissa & Ed Wolverton Carmen & Robert Wood* Anne Woodward & Robert W. Lee Nancy Young

FRIEND ($100-$249) Anonymous (7) Rose & Victor Ackermann Sophie & Eric Adamson Hattie & John Aderholdt Sandra & Rondal Alexander Mary Allred Jill Alventosa-Brown Gary S. & Linda M. Anderson* Leanne Angell* Margaret & Howard Arbuckle III Robin Armstrong Jaimie & Carl Ashby Brenda P. Atkins John and Pam Attayek Led & Sally Austin Martha & John Barlow Sherry Barr Joan & Eddie Bass Yvonne Cousino & Don Bastian Betsey Baun & David Horth Jane & Joe Beatty Susan & Richard Beard* Sally & Frederick Beck Deb Bell & Keith Cushman Barbara & Bill Bennett Catherine & Peter Bergstrom* Margaret Bertrand Robert Beseda Shera Bilisoly Kate Black William (Hugh) Black Jr. Barbara & Dave Blackman Louise & Jerry Boothby* Lou Bouvier & Denny Kelly* Lynn Bresko J. Roger & Jackie E. Brown* Christel Bullock Becky & Julian Bullock Elizabeth & George Burfeind Alex & Maureen Burns Bill & Beth Bursuck Misti Byler David Byrd & Jeff Stanley Nancy Cameron Julia Smith Capone John Carney Mr. Waban Carter

Kay Cashion In honor of Holly Chambers & Rick Steedle Leon & Vee Cheek David Christenson Louann A. Clarke Nettie Coad Barbara & John Coker Benita & Ron Cole Margaret & Ray Collins Lynn & Roland Connelly CompuSystems Diane Conrad* Pat W. Copeland Ann Marie Costa Ross & Debbie Cox Melanie Crenshaw William F. Cromartie Catherine Crowder JoAnn & Larry Currie Linda Cykert* Amy da Luz & Anthony da Luz Mac Darnell Mr. Larry Davis Jim & Sandra Daye Henry Dold Mark H. Dold Ann Dortch Gerald & Marge Doty In Honor of Debbie & Bert Fields Nancy Dunham Karen Dyer Debra Dykes Mona & Emanuel Edwards Nancy & Jim Edwards* Tracy Ennis In honor of Emily Johnson-Erday Becky Feldmann Jean & Robert Finley* Ellen & Gary Fischer Catherine & Michael Flannery Janet Allard & Josh Foldy Carl Forsman Susan & Bill Fraser Ms. Marcia Freed Gerald A. Freedman Dr. Deborah Friedman*

Robert W. Fuller Silvia & Thomas Gahm* Lisa & George Galvin Karen Garafola Evans & Ron Garber Kenneth Garner Felice Gavin Mary Ann & Allen Gerhard Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Gideon, Jr. Betty Godwin* Robert & Terri Goldberg Christopher A. Gordon Michele & Pat Levy Murray C. Greason III Greensboro Community Yoga, LLC Ms. Martha J. Greer Melissa Greer A.J. & Linda Grogan Guilford Merchants Associations Patricia Gutzwiller & Alan Spiewak Jay & Deb Gyure Mary Pat Haaf Libby Haile & Donald Martin* Joseph Haj Lynn & Wayne Hale Mark & Linda Hale Barbara Hall* Marty & Porter Halyburton Ron & Becky Hampton Brenda Hampton Ms. Anne Hardin Karyn Harrell & Cindy Kimbrell, DVMs* Jerry & Melissa Harrelson* Ellis Harrington Nancy Harrington & Bill Watkins April & Jay Harris James R. & Marie C. Harris Lori Ann Harris Wanda Harris Cyril & Judith Harvey Claire Haskins Hon. & Mrs. A. Robinson Hassell David P. Haxton Angela Hays Tom & Elaine Head Dr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Hedgpeth

FRIEND CONTINUED Miriam & Tom Herin Rez Hester, Jr. Garth & Amy Heutel Sidney & Jed Holland Wes & Rose Hood* Gary & Marion Hosey Mary Hoyle Laura & Stuart Hunt David & Rodna Hurewitz* Sallie & Hoke Huss* Ms. Judith Hyman Tomasita Jacubowitz Bob Johannesen Will Johnson Jim & Sue Keith Brendan Kelly MXIII, LLC Eleanor & John Ketcham Robert Kilpatrick Virginia King Martha & Charles Kirkman Suzannah Kleese Bob & Levina Kollar Paul & Laura Kotz Derek Krueger & Gene Rogers Mr. Eric Lee William Leiner Jean & Paul Leslie Ms. Carolyn Lester Ms. Grey Lineweaver Annabel Link Clarence Lloyd Rett Saslow & Kathryn Lochra Mandy Lotz in honor of Sherry Barr* William Lowder Jr. Jack & Judy MacDowall* William & Phyllis MacKenzie Steve & Leslie Mackler Mary & Gustav Magrinat Rachel Maris Wayne Martin Dr. & Mrs. Paul Masem Marcy Maury Rebecca Maust Bud & Reba Maxson* Tom & Marilou May Judith & Mac McAlister Joe B. McCollum Donald & Eleanor McCrickard* Mary Ann & Davis McDonald Don & Cathy McDonald Ernest F. Mcilwain In honor of Mary Beth Phillips, Charlie Kelly, Clarissa Marshall, Molly Mullins, Anne Givan & Patty McIvor Joyce & Jim McKenzie Dana McLeroy Celia & Randy McMullen Nancy & Bill McNabney

Carol H. Melvin* Benedicte & Christian Mengel* Robert & Bonnie Miller Gary & Nancy Miller* Mary Miller Ms. Jane Mitchell Susie Mitchell Hal & Amy Mohorn Diane Monnier Mr. & Mrs. David Moore Barbara & Bill Moran* Mr. & Mrs. Jay Motsinger Dan & Ninevah Murray John Naples Family Jay Nash Judith ( J. T.) Nebenzahl* Floyd & Joann Nesbitt Karol & John Neufeld Margaret & Vernon Newlin Gaynelle Nichols Carolyn & Douglas Norry in honor of Linda Sloan Allison Norton-Rimron In Honor of Danny & Ellie O’Brien’s Wedding John & Emily Odom David Olson Zack & Nancy Osborne* Nancy Oschell John & Laura Overton Jill A. Painter* Jane Parker Bill Payne In Honor of Bill Payne & JoAnne Smith Jack & Mary Pentz Dorothy Peters Meredith & Gary Piatt Paula Pile Allison & Jeff Polish in honor of Linda Sloan Joan Poole Roger & Nan Poplin Margaret Y. Price* Erica Procton Ron and Jean Pudlo Jesse Pugh* Nancy Radtke & Bob Brown Fern Ragan Mary & Frank Rakestraw Kathryn Ramsay Elisabeth Raulerson Andrew Rein Carol & Russell Remy John & Kathy Retartha Rewards and Recognition, LLC Allen Ridenour Rex Riley Ms. Elisabeth Ritson Roberta & George Roberts

Brian and Eileen Robinson Carla & Stephen Robinson* Ruth & Lloyd Roghelia The Rose Family David Gilbert & Margaret Rowlett Kathryn Callahan & John Ruddiman Suzanne & J. Byron Rudy Judith & Howard Rush Debbie & Eugene Russell* Rebecca Saitta Greg & Laurel Sanders Sara Lee & Paul Saperstein Bill & Jayne Satterfield Dodson Schenck David Schram Jim Scott Ralph Senter Matthew Sergio & Steve Stonecypher* Teresa Shackleford Jane & Trevor Sharp Jeff & Juliana Shealy Butch & Marian Sherrill Lee & Mary Ellen Shiflett Paul Siceloff Patrice & Allen Sigmon Geraldine N. Simmons Bill Sims Laura Dold Skinner Barbara & Robert Smith David & Diane Smith Donald Smith & Kembra Howdeshell Claude & Tamara Smith Beverly & Lawrence Snively Laurey Solomon Suci Sorensen* Carol Soter Donna Speas Cindy & Rick Stark Andy Stern & Judy Pellarin Meg & Ben Sternberg The Stichter Family James Stimpson & Peggy Young John T. Strickland Glenn & Marylou Strohl* Martha & Tom Stukes Joan Sullivan in loving memory of John L. Sullivan* Janice & John Sullivan Steve Sumerford Florence Sutler Cilie & Roger Sutton Gary & Ellen Taft Peggy R. Tager Frieda Taylor Tom & Julie Taylor In honor of Willie L. Taylor Lee Templeton Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Tew The Printery

FRIEND CONTINUED Jerry F. Thompson W. Thomas Tice III Jean L. Toms Marta & Rogelio Tornero James M. Torrey & Ellen P. Ashley Betsy Trent Mike & Jody Troxler Jonathan Tudge In Honor of Alan Tutterow Bert & Rebecka VanderVeen Dave & Carol VanSchoick Virginia B. Vanstory Robin & Jim Vaughn Cheryl Viglione & John Curnes Rob & Robin Vocci Jane Volckmann

Dean & Kate Wahlberg Barbara Walker Robert C. Walker David & Nancy Wallace Tommy & Karen Walls Wes & Sarah Ward Lisa Watts & Bob Malekoff Laura Way Gordon Joseph Weiss & Rosemary McGuire Linda Weiss Andrea West Penny & Ed Whiteheart Jackie & Dan Wiggers Barbara and Jim Williams

Russell Williams & Ann Lynch Otis Wilson Brook & Paul Wingate Sally & Ed Winslow Gretchen & Richard Winter Robert & Mary Woodrow Frank Workman Earle & Lynette Wrenn Sarah & Richard Wright Carlos & Judy Yanez Theresa Yon Lynn York Jeanne Young Ruth Zeemer Kay & Charlie Zimmerman

LEGACY DONORS Anonymous Sylvia Samet Linda & Tom Sloan Martha & Harrison Turner Ruthie & Alan Tutterow Legacy Donors have made bequests in support of Triad Stage.

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES AIG United Guaranty American Express* Bank of America* Community Foundation* Dow Corning IBM Johnson & Johnson Kinder Morgan Foundation Levi Strauss Lincoln Financial Foundation Nike Reynolds American Foundation* Schneider Electric/Square D Foundation SunTrust Foundation Weaver Foundation* Wells Fargo*

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The Lucky Season

WAIT UNTIL DARK

by Frederick Knott September 1 – 22, 2013

Don’t turn off the lights.

THE MOUNTAINTOP

by Katori Hall October 20 – November 10, 2013

Take the first step.

SNOW QUEEN

by Preston Lane original music by Laurelyn Dossett inspired by The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen December 1 – 22, 2013

Drive the winter away.

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2013–2014

ANNA CHRISTIE

by Eugene O’Neill February 9 – March 2, 2014

Set to sea.

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES

book, lyrics and music by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmell and Jim Wann April 6 – May 4, 2014

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ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL by William Shakespeare June 8 – 29, 2014

Follow your heart.

Check out the insert in this playbill or visit the box office during intermission to secure your seats 45 for next season!

Special Thanks With our roots deeply planted in the Triad, Triad Stage takes pride in working with other local companies. Of our $1.9 million dollar budget, 90% is pumped back into the local economy. This production of My Fair Lady is made possible through the products and services of many local organizations including: 4DD Studios Advance Direct Alamance Iron Works Allen Tate Realtors Antique Market Place Benjamin’s Piano Service CNC Cutting Factory Carolina Laser Cutting Carpenter Company Donut World Duo-Fast Carolinas

Elon University Feeny Piano Fortuna Enterprises Granddaddy’s Antique Mall High Point University Horizon Forest Products LRNC Office Products, Inc. Musser Lumber Company Pegram-West, Inc. Piedmont Music Center Premedia

Rental Works Rosa’s Kitchen, Inc. Ryerson Steel stitch-FX Tea Hugger UNCG UNCSA Department of Design and Production Robert Wooten Videography Young Graphics

We also wish to thank our local corporate sponsors listed on page 34 and our local advertisers listed on page 54.

80 th Anniversary June 13-July 27 Durham, NC

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Partnerships Triad Stage has a strong belief in creating partnerships. We are committed to sharing resources, ideas and talent with other organizations to benefit the well-being of our community. Working together we can expand audiences, provide more employment for artists and strengthen the local arts community�which benefits us all. This season’s partnerships include (but are not limited to) the following artists and organizations:

LAURELYN DOSSETT Georgia Rogers Farmer and Kelly M. Smith

Josephus III Cyrus Art Production ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org.

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Board of Trustees Audience Services

Officers

Sherry Barr, Director of Audience Services Justin Nichols, Box Office Manager Amanda Waterhouse, Asst. Box Office Manager Teresa Clifton, House Manager Joseph Rollins, UpStage Cabaret House Manager Amy E. Jonas, Emily J. Mails, Mary Beth Pazdernik, Box Office Associates Robin Campbell, Phoebe Dillard, Jenna McMillan, Carrie Miller, Bar Staff

Kathy E. Manning, Chair Mindy Oakley, Vice Chair Susan Schwartz, Vice Chair Tom Styers, Treasurer Holly Chambers, Secretary Alan Tutterow, Immediate Past Chair Linda Sloan, Founding Chair Preston Lane, Artistic Director Richard Whittington, Managing Director

Production

Members at Large

Ryan Retartha, Production Manager Chad Hain, Technical Director Emily J. Mails, Resident Stage Manager Amy Peter, Properties Master Christina Casstevens Santarelli, Costume Shop Manager/Draper Liz Stewart, Master Electrician Meredith Riggan, Scenic Artist Cory Raynor, Sound Engineer Amanda Warriner, Lead Carpenter Matthew Crane, Carpenter Andrew Landon Cutler, Wardrobe Supervisor Kathleen Ludwig, Stitcher Mary Beth Pazdernik, Rentals Coordinator

Linda T. Adams, Jeb Brooks, Craig Carlock, D. Hayes Clement, Lynda Clifford, Jim Fisher, Chris Hobson, Sandra Hughes, Christina Johnson, Marcus Johnson, John Kelly, Dan McAlister, Marge Michel, Julie Olin, Todd Rangel, Debby L. Reynolds, Paul Russ, Dabney Sanders, Tom Sloan, Kathleen Smith, Amy Speas, Willie Taylor, Margaret Thompson

Advisory Council

Judy Wicker, Chair Ralph Davison, Danny Gatling, Lesley Hunt, Ron Johnson, Tobee Kaplan, Ancella Livers, Dennis Quaintance, Sylvia Samet, Joy Shavitz, Ralph Shelton, Harrison Turner

For This Production

Andy Scott, Assistant Director Christine Morris, Resident Vocal Coach Rachel Dane, Assistant Stage Manager Jonathan Fredette, Assistant Sound Designer Kendra Peine Weeks, Assistant Costume Designer Jason Torres, Wig Master Lane Ellison, Assistant Technical Director Elura Rogers, Andy Scott Dustin Vandenberg, Run Crew

Staff Artistic

Preston Lane, Artistic Director Bryan Conger, Artistic Associate Andy Scott, Artistic Intern Price Felker, Dramaturgy Intern

Administrative

Triad Stage is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), Arts NC, the North Carolina Theatre Conference (NCTC) and the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC).

Richard Whittington, Managing Director Andrew Rush, Business Manager Brook Wingate, Director of Development Megan Mabry, Marketing & Social Media Manager Robin Campbell, Company Manager

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House Rules and Other Helpful Information No food is permitted inside The MainStage Theater. Drinks are permitted, but not in glass bottles or in cups with ice. No outside food or drink is permitted inside The UpStage Cabaret. If you have any questions, please ask the bartender or House Manager for clarification. Smoking is prohibited throughout the building. Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the House Manager. All electronic devices, such as pagers, beepers, cellular phones and watch alarms must be turned off prior to the performance. Patrons cannot be paged during the performance. Pagers and beepers may be checked with the House Manager, who will notify the patron in case of an emergency. Listening assistance devices are available at our Box Office. Photographing or sound recording of the performance is expressly prohibited by law. So, no cameras or recorders, please. Your cooperation is appreciated. For the enjoyment of all audience members, every attendee must have a ticket and sit in his or her own seat (no “babes in arms” or children in laps). Triad Stage 232 South Elm Street Downtown Greensboro North Carolina 27401

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A Season of Violinists

SEPT 27/29, 2012

NOV 8/10, 2012

JAN 17/19, 2013

FEB 28/MAR 2, 2013

MAY 9/11, 2013

Dima’s Birthday at the Viennese Ball!

Romantic Soul-mates

Spanish Night: Mad about Carmen!

Americans Abroad

STRAUSS Overture to “Fledermaus” Brahms Violin Concerto Dmitry Sitkovetsky Nathaniel Beversluis, conductor

DVORAK

Slavonic Dance in E minor

ALBENIZ Two Tangos

COPLAND El Salon Mexico

The Perfect Violin Concerto and Symphony

BRAHMS Hungarian Dances No. 1 & 5 STRAUSS JR. “Eljen a Magyar!” Polka, “Ohne Sorgen” Polka, Blue Danube Valse

DVORAK

Violin Concerto Mayuko Kamio

RACHMANINOV

Symphonic Dances Op. 45

STRAUSS SR. Radetzky March

(orchestration by Shchedrin)

BIZET Nocturne from Carmen Suite No.2 SARASATE Carmen Fantasy for violin & orchestra Elizabeth Basoff-Darskaya

BIZET/SHCHEDRIN Carmen Suite for strings and percussion

BARBER Violin Concerto

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Alexander Sitkovetsky

Stefani Collins

ADAMS Chairman Dances from “Nixon in China” GERSHWIN American in Paris

Included in Masterworks subscription A SPECIAL CONCERT!

BACH Double Concerto for 2 violins

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto Op. 64 Alexander Sitkovetsky

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. “10”

(combination of movements from Symphonies No. 8, 6, 3 & 4)

Aleksey Igudesman, violin Hyung-Ki Joo, piano

APRIL 12, 2013

A Little Night “mare” Music A Little Night “mare” Music is a unique show, full of virtuosity, enchanting music and zany, outrageous humor. The show includes music by Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Igudesman and Joo.

OCT 27, 2012

DEC 31, 2012

FEB 14, 2013

MAY 4, 2013

The Three Phantoms in Concert!

Steve Lippia in Simply Swingin’!

Mark McVey Christy Tarr-McVey

The Music of John Williams

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you. Hear it, feel it secretly possess you…. on opening night with the Greensboro Symphony POPS.

Prepare to be wowed, Back by popular demand, captivated and mesmerized by Mark McVey performing the an evening of greats featuring best of living legend Marvin hits by Nat King Cole, Bobby Hamlisch on stage with the Darin, Tony Bennett, Frank GSO for Valentine’s Day! Sinatra, Vic Damone and more!

Relive the thrill of Superman, Star Wars, Jaws, E.T. and Harry Potter! Don’t miss a special presentation by international Star Wars Costuming Groups, appearing as characters of the Star Wars saga and more!

www.GreensboroSymphony.org • 336.335.5456, ext. 224 60

Proud supporter of Triad Stage

Wake Forest University Theatre presents

(336) 333-2220 www.belcantocompany.com

by Michael Frayn April 5-6 & 10-13 at 7:30 pm April 14 at 2:00 pm Mainstage Theatre directed by J.E.R. Friedenberg Tickets: 336.758.5295 or college.wfu.edu/theatre

5 W O R L D - C L A S S H O S P I TA L S 5 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 2 MEDCENTERS 3 URGENT CARES 1,000 SKILLED PHYSICIANS 2,500 CARING NURSES 8,600 PROFESSIONALS

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