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Read about Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's regional premiere of AN ILIAD, by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare.
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EnsEmblE ThEaTrE CinCinnatiThe 2014-2015 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season
D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director
The photographing, video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.
Directed by Michael Evan Haney†
October 14-November 2, 2014
Set & Lighting DesignerSound Designer
Costume DesignerProperties Master & Design Assistant
Production Coordinator & Master ElectricianTechnical Director
Production Stage Manager
Brian c. MehringMatt CallahanReba SenskeShannon Rae LutzMatthew HollsteggeJack MurphyBrandon T. Holmes*
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This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
an iliadby Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare
based on Homer's The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles
*Cast/production member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. This theatre operates under an agreement between Actors’ Equity Association, Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
AN ILIAD was originally developed as part of the New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspects Program,
Off-Broadway premiere produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Jim Nicola, Artistic Director; William Russo, Managing Director) in 2012.
AN ILIAD was originally produced by Seattle Repertory Theatre (Jerry Manning, Producing Artistic Director; Benjamin Moore, Managing Director).
It was subsequently produced by McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton, NJ(Emily Mann, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director; Mara Isaacs, Producing Director).
AN ILIAD was developed in part with the assistance of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program.
AN ILIAD is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
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educational Outreach SupportersEleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee
William P. Anderson FoundationThe Charles H. Dater Foundation
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Donald C. and Laura M. Harrison Fund ofThe Greater Cincinnati Foundation
P&G FundThe William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation
The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee
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Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A. and Karen B. Wachs, Co-Trustees
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CaST & CrewCaSTThe Poet ......................................................................................... Bruce Cromer *
The Muse ............................................................................................. Emily ScottThe Chorus ................................................................................. Deirdre Manning
running Crew1st Assistant Stage Manager ........................................................ Patrick E. Phillips2nd Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................ Aziza MacklinSound Board Operator ..............................................................Kadeem Ali HarrisLight Board Operator .............................................................. Natalie Joyce SmithRunning Crew/Wardrobe ..................................... Terrance J. Ganser, Molly Israel
underSTudieSTerrance J. Ganser, Kadeem Ali Harris, Molly Israel, Aziza Macklin, Patrick E. Phillips, Natalie Joyce Smith
SeTTingTime and place: here; now.An Iliad is performed without an intermission. Approximate total running time is 90 minutes.
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DIrEctor's NotEs • 9
direCTOr'S nOTeSA human being telling a story to other human beings. Simple. Primal. Theatre.
An Iliad is a new adaption and interpretation of Homer’s classic epic poem The Iliad. An Iliad was created by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare using the brilliant translation from the Greek by Robert Fagles. Iliad means “of Troy.” (The topless towers of Ilium,” as Shakespeare calls the city in Hamlet.) The story is that of the Trojan War focusing on a feud between the leader of the Greeks, Agamemnon, King of Men, and their greatest warrior Achilles and the subsequent dishonor suffered by him. The poem's initial word is μῆνιν, which means “rage.” It is the manifestation of Achilles’ personal rage and wounded soldier's vanity that propels the events of the story. It is a story of war and the havoc it wreaks on all of the participants, armed and civilian. How amazing that even three thousand years ago man knew all there is to know about the folly of war.
Homer is a Greek name meaning "hostage" or "he who accompanies; he who is forced to follow," and although nothing definite is known about him, many legends abound. One tradition, which asserts that he was blind, may have arisen from an alternate meaning of his name in some Greek dialects. I personally like “he who is forced to follow.” Our storyteller or Poet in An Iliad seems somehow compelled against his will to tell this story of the folly of war. Although he is a reluctant storyteller—with the help of The Muses—he is a splendid one.
What drew me to this version of this classic story is how modern it is. The great achievement of An Iliad is that Ms. Peterson and Mr. O’Hare, without losing the power or the beauty of the original poem, have brought the tale up to date and given it a contemporary feel. The ancient Poet, finding himself singing his song for a present-day American audience, is forced to adapt and explain and cut away the more antique and cumbersome sections of the 15,693 line poem. The Poet’s need to connect to his audience breathes new life into this marvelous tale written almost three thousand years ago.
It is always such a pleasure for me to be here at Ensemble Theatre with Lynn Meyers and her superb staff and collaborating with the supremely talented Bruce Cromer. We have all strived to make this production compelling and entertaining. This is an Iliad for the 21st Century.
We hope you enjoy it,
-Michael Evan Haney
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10 • wHo's wHo IN tHE IlIAD
whO'S whO in The iliadThe gOdSzeus—God of the sky, and king of the gods. Youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, he was the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and of the Pantheon of gods who resided there. He used the weather and nature to keep order on the Earh and most notably employed lightning bolts to spite his enemy.
Hera—Wife of Zeus, queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and childbirth. Defends the Greeks.
aTHena—Zeus' daughter and the goddess of war, reason, intelligence, the arts, and literature. Fights on the side of the Greeks.
apHrodiTe—Zeus' daughter and the goddess of love, desire, and beauty
apollo—Zeus' son and the god of music and prophecy. Punishes the Greeks with a plague when Agamemnon takes the daughter of one of his priests. Referred to as the son god since he used his chariot to drive the sun across the sky each day
HerMes—God of messenger and mischief. Helps guide Priam across the battlefield of Troy.
ares—God of war. Fights on the side of the Trojans.
HepHaesTus—God of fire. Makes a new set of armor for Achilles.
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whO'S whO in The iliadThe aChaeanS/greeKSaCHilles—The greatest warrior in the Greek camp, Achilles is a demi-god: half-man, half god. After a disagreement with Agamemnon, the supreme commander of the Greek army, he returns to his tent, refusing to continue fighting. Also known for his rage and stubornness in the Trojan War.
agaMeMnon—Supreme Commander of the Greek army. Kidnaps the daughter of a Trojan priest as the spoils of war, angering the god Apollo. When he is forced to give her back, he takes a girl promised to Achilles.
Briseis—Achilles' lover, taken by Agamemnon, causing conflict between the two soldiers.
Menelaus—King of Sparta, husband of Helen, brother of Agamemnon.
Helen—Considered the most beautiful woman in the world. Originally known as Helen of Sparta, as she was already married to Menelaus. She would later be called Helen of Troy and immortalized as "the face that launched a thousand ships." Throughout ancient texts, poets and storytellers offered varying contradictions as to whether she left Sparta with Paris of her own volition or whether she was kidnapped against her will.
paTroClus—Best friend and brother-in-arms of Achilles. He tries to convince Achilles to rejoin the fight and when Achilles refuses, he takes Achilles' armor and fights the Trojans in his place.
The TrOjanS/dardanSHeCTor—Prince of Troy, he is the greatest fighter for Troy and Commander of the Trojan Army. Priam's eldest son, married to Andromache, father of Astyanax. Kills Patroclus during battle, igniting the conflict between he and Achilles.
adroMaCHe—Wife of Hector and mother of the infant Astyanax.
asTyanax—Hector's newborn son.
paris—Brother of Hector, younger son of Priam. Stole Helen from Menelaus, setting the war in motion, yet manages to stay of the war. Handsome and cowardly.
priaM—The elderly King of Troy, the last King of Troy. Father of Hector and Paris.
HeCuBa—Queen of Troy, wife of Priam, mother of Hector and Paris.
THe dardan—Trojan soldier who wounds Patroclus before he is killed by Hector.
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Around EnsEmblE ThEATrE CinCinnATi in dollArs And CEnTsThe cost of producing professional theatre grows each year. The value—which includes education and community outreach—is immeasurable.
$276,300ArtistiC[ ] $124,900
MArKEting[ ] $287,410MAintEnAnCE & opErAtions
[ ] $75,000EDuCAtion & intErns
[ ] $90,200sEts, props, & CostuMEs
[ ] $184,791EMployEE bEnEfits[
Around the World in 80 Days (2014). Photo by Ryan Kurtz.
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Around EnsEmblE ThEATrE CinCinnATi in dollArs And CEnTsThe cost of producing professional theatre grows each year. The value—which includes education and community outreach—is immeasurable.
$32,470lighting & sounD[ ]$270,074
ACtors, DirECtors & stAgE MAnAgErs + Artist bEnEfits
[ ] $378,000MAnAgEMEnt
& ADMinistrAtion[ ] $57,855
royAltiEs[ ]$184,791EMployEE bEnEfits] $19,000
box offiCE[ ]
The figures quoted here are based on Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's budget for the 2014-2015 Season. Figures include salaries, benefits, intern stipends, payroll taxes, utilities, royalties, advertising, technology, maintenance, and other expenses related to operating a professional theatre. ETC is an Equity theatre and follows Equity, as well as Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, rules for salaries and benefits related to the employment of actors, directors, and stage managers.
14 • tHE NINE musEs
The nine MuSeSThe Nine Muses were sister goddesses, born from Zeus' relationship with the Titaness Mnemosyne (memory personified), who was the inventress of language and words. As a Titan daughter of Ouranos (Heaven), Mnemosyne was also a goddess of time. She represented the rote memorization required—before the introduction of writing—to preserve the stories of history and sagas of myth. In this role she was represented as the mother of the Mousai (Muses), originally patron goddesses of the poets of the oral tradition.
The Muses are Clio (history), Urania (astronomy), Melpomene (tragedy), Thalia (comedy), Terpischore (dance), Calliope (epic poetry), Erato (love poetry), Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), and Euterpe (lyric poetry). In painting, the Muses are usually presented as ethereal women with divine beauty, holding laurels and other items depending upon their faculty. For instance, Thalia and Melpomene were always portrayed holding a comedy mask and tragedy mask, respectively. Over time, the masks have endured as remnants of these original depictions and have themselves become synonymous with theatre.
The Muses lived on Mount Helicon in Central Greece. They were expected to sing at various events for the gods on Mount Olympus, such as feasts, festivals, weddings, and funerals. Their most important job, however, was to inspire mortals in their particular artistic category and in so doing preserve the gods' stories and legacy. Not only are the Muses explicitly used in modern English to refer to artistic inspiration, but they are also implicit in words and phrases such as "amuse," "museum," (a place sacred to the Muses; a building devoted to learning or the arts) "music," and "musing upon."
In An Iliad, the main character—simply 'The Poet,' and otherwise nameless—references The Muses by calling out to them during his storytelling. The Poet could arguably be anyone, at any time, who has been charged with the awesome responsiblity of passing on the tales of the gods to future generations.
Within the script of An Iliad, the authors' note explains:"An Iliad started out as an examination of war and man's tendency toward war. In the end, it also became an examination of the theater and the way in which we still tell each other stories in order to try to make sense of ourselves, and our behavior. Someone started telling the story of the Trojan War, in all its glory and devastation and suprise, over 3,000 years ago. We pass it on."
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The CaSTBruCe CroMer (The Poet) has previously been seen at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati as C.S. Lewis in Freud's Last Session, Dan in Next to Normal, Richard in Time Stands Still, Butch in Next Fall, Dylan in Wayfarer's Rest, Dr. Smith in Blue/Orange, and the Librarian in Underneath The Lintel. He has been a proud AEA actor in American regional theatres for over thirty years, appearing at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the St. Louis Repertory, the Milwaukee Repertory,
Santa Fe Stages, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Cincinnati Shakespeare, etc. Mr. Cromer is a Resident Artist with the Human Race Theatre in Dayton, the Head of Acting in the Professional Actor Training Program at Wright State University, and a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He is husband to the beautiful Carol Allin and proud father of Charlie, Toby, and Elliot.
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18 • About tHE DIrEctor
MiCHael evan Haney (Director) is delighted to return to ETC where he has directed: Tribes, Freud's Last Session, Time Stands Still, End Days, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Souvenir (transferring to The English Theatre of Vienna and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Permanent Collection, Blue/Orange, Bed Among the Lentils/Underneath the Lintel, Syncopation, The Countess, and Private Eyes. He also directed Hound of the Baskervilles and Oliver Twist for Cincinnati Shakespeare
Company. As Associate Artistic Director for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, he has directed A Delicate Ship, Double Indemnity, Speaking in Tongues, As You Like It (co-directed with Ed Stern), The Understudy, Over The Tavern, The History of Invulnerability, Sleuth, Blackbird, Love Song, Around the World in 80 Days (transferred Off-Broadway to the Irish Repertory Theatre), Crime and Punishment, Reckless, Witness for the Prosecution, The Clean House, A Christmas Carol (1993-2013), Bad Dates, A Picasso, Hiding Behind Comets, The Drawer Boy, The Syringa Tree, Proof, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. His international credits include: The Syringa Tree (the English Theatres of Vienna and Frankfurt); and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mr. Haney’s regional credits include: All My Sons, Alabama Shakespeare Festival; The Drawer Boy, Actors Theatre of Louisville; The Heidi Chronicles, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; The Underpants, Capital Repertory Theatre; The Mystery of Irma Vep, Meadow Brook Theatre; Comedy of Errors and Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, Sacramento Theatre Company; Monument Boulevard, Missouri Repertory Theatre; The Potting Shed, Washington Stage Guild; Comedy of Errors, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; King of Dominoes, Passage Theatre Company; Scotland Road, Pacific Resident Theatre, Drama-Logue Award for direction; and As the Wind Rocks the Wagon (a one-woman show written and performed by his wife Amy Warner). He was also the Artistic Director of Allenberry Playhouse in Pennsylvania. Mr. Haney’s acting credits include seasons with The Arena Stage, Missouri Repertory Theatre, and Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival; a national tour of Nicholas Nickleby, Return to the River, Jail Diary of Albee Sachs, and The Devils (off-Broadway); and Elie Wiesel’s Zalmen on Broadway.
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lisa peTerson (Co-Writer) is a theater director who wrote and adapted An Iliad with actor Denis O’Hare, for which they won 2012 Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards. Her other adaptations include The Waves, adapted from the novel by Virginia Woolf, with composer David Bucknam (Drama Desk nominations), the upcoming The Good Book with Denis O’Hare, and Insurance Men with composer Todd Almond. She was Resident Director at the Mark Taper Forum for ten years, and Associate Director
at La Jolla Playhouse for three years before that. Her directing credits include the world premieres of Tony Kushner’s Slavs!, Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories and The Model Apartment, Naomi Wallace’s Trestle At Pope Lick Creek, Janusz Glowacki’s The Fourth Sister, John Belluso’s The Poor Itch, Beth Henley’s Ridiculous Fraud, José Rivera’s Sueno, Marlane Meyer’s The Chemistry of Change, and many others. She has worked at theaters around the country including New York Theater Workshop, The Public, Playwrights Horizons, The Vineyard, Primary Stages, Manhattan Theater Club, MCC, Guthrie Theater, Seattle Rep, Berkeley Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, Yale Rep, and the McCarter Theater. Ms. Peterson won an Obie in 1991 for Caryl Churchill’s Light Shining in Buckinghamshire at NYTW, and Dramalogue, Drama Desk, and Calloway Award nominations for many other productions. She was the recipient of a TCG/NEA Career Development grant, and regularly develops new plays with the Sundance Theater Lab, New Dramatists, The Playwrights’ Center, and the O’Neill Theater Center. She is a graduate of Yale College, and a member of Ensemble Studio Theater and the executive board of SDC.
denis o'Hare (Co-Writer) is an actor and writer who lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Mr. O’Hare attended Northwestern University where he studied poetry for two years under Alan Shapiro, Mary Kinzie, and Reginald Gibbons. He ultimately received a B.S. in the theatre department and pursued an acting career in Chicago while maintaining a literary salon called the “Ansuz.” In 1992, Mr. O’Hare moved to New York to continue his acting career where he appeared in numerous
productions on Broadway and Off-Broadway, all the while exploring creative writing in the form of plays and screenplays. He has written three screenplays, numerous poems, and one other play. Mr. O’Hare and Ms. Peterson began collaborating on An Iliad in 2006 and honed the project through multiple workshops with New York Theatre Workshop at Vassar and Dartmouth and with the Sundance Lab Institute. He is married to Hugo Redwood, an interior designer, with whom he has a son.
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Brandon T. HolMes (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his third season with ETC. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. He served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also worked with Music Theatre Wichita for four summers where he assistant stage managed over twenty productions. He moved to Cincinnati to spend two seasons at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a stage management intern. His other credits include the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Theatre in the Park, Kansas City Starlight, and Wichita Center for the Arts. His favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thank you to the cast and design staff for making this fantastic experience. Love to MDRJMLAT. He is a proud Actors' Equity Association member!
Brian c. MeHring (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 100 productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.
sHannon rae luTz (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master’s degree in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. Ms. Lutz would like to thank the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive and tenacious spirit. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC’s stage during the 1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Intern Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: the Intern Company. She would like to thank her family for their persistent love and support, Ruth D. Sawyer for lessons in art, life, and integrity, and D. Lynn Meyers for her dedication to our dreams.
reBa senske (Costume Designer) is CCM's Associate Costume Designer. She's designed costumes for ETC's Becky's New Car, Dead Man's Cell Phone, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, Mary's Wedding, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC's world premiere holiday productions of Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Singin' in the Rain, The Boys from Syracuse, Oklahoma!, and Big River. She designed Noah's Flood for the May Festival and is Cincinnati Opera's costume coordinator. She designed Ainadamar, Cosi Fan Tutti, and most recently, Calisto for the Cincinnati Opera.
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MaTT CallaHan (Sound Designer) has been the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for the past seven seasons. Most recent designs include The Pavilion, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Bob, LMNO Pea, The End, Sirens, The Cherry Sisters, Ground, A Christmas Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hard Weather Boating Party; Size Matters, Other Desert Cities, Mrs. Mannerly and Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati; This Beautiful City, All Hail Hurricane Gordo, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Tempest and Sherlock Holmes. Mr. Callahan was also a co-creator/designer of Rock n’ Roll: The Reunion Tour. He has spent two seasons as the resident sound designer at The Eugene O’Neil Center for their National Playwrights Conference. He was formerly the sound engineer for The Steppenwolf Theatre, the Assistant Engineer for Blue Man Chicago and a member of the disbanded Defiant Theatre. He received a Jeff Citation for Red Dragon (Defiant Theatre), a nomination for Fortinbras (Defiant Theatre) and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes (St. Louis Rep and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park).
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The Premiere Society recognizes individuals who have made gifts totaling $1,000 or more within the past year. The exceptional generosity of these donors enables ETC to present world class new works and works new to the region by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality possible. The following list was updated September 20, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000+ since August 1, 2013. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
regional CirCle ($2,500-$4,999):AnonymousGallagher SKSDennis & Rita GeigerChip GerhardtSteve KingMarcene & Jim KinneyKroger Community Rewards ProgramEdward & Anita MarksNorah & joe MockDavid & Judith Morgan Fund*Pure RomanceRotary Foundation of CincinnatiPete & Ginger Strange Family Fund*Ed Trach
CinCinnaTi CirCle ($1,000-$2,499):Anonymous (4)Anatole AlperNicholas ApaniusAmericana Arts FoundationMichael Berry & Melanie GarnerMary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*Gene H. BowlingKaren & Christopher BowmanMrs. Charlene BreidsterKen & Joan CampbellDenise & Martin ChambersMr. & Mrs. A. B. Closson, Jr.William & Catherine CodyKathy DeLaura & Ron SteinhoffThomas R. DietzDee & David Dillon Fund*John & Jen DuBoisGrace A. EpsteinMary & Bob FitzpatrickLinda GreenbergSuzanne & Dr. Bob HaslBob & Judy HeatonWilliam & Mary Jane JamesLorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonoughMr. Ihor and Dr. Lisa Jo MelnykSharon & Graham MitchellDiane & Dave MocciaDr. Patricia O'ConnorPepper Family Fund*Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*Hera ReinesDigi & Mike Schueler
world CirCle ($10,000+):AnonymousArtsWaveEleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeRosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund*The Otto M. Budig Family FoundationLucille K. & Charles O. CarothersThe Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.William A. Friedlander Fund*John & Gloria Goering Family Gift FundThe Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank FoundationDonald C. and Laura M. Harrison Fund*KrogerLPKThe H.B., E.W., & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank & Narley L. Haley, Co-TrusteesMacy'sMitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers FoundationOhio Arts CouncilP&G Fund*PNC FoundationRichard Postler & Manuel HernandezThe William O. Purdy, Jr. FoundationJohn & Ruth Sawyer Fund*Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family FoundationThe Shubert Foundation, Inc.Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A & James S. Wachs, Co-TrusteesMarilyn & Martin Wade/Rookwood Pottery CompanyThe Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
naTional CirCle ($5,000-$9,999):AnonymousWilliam P. Anderson FoundationErma A. Bantz FoundationCitiGroupClement and Ann Buenger FoundationCrosset Family Fund*Harry & Linda FathGBBN ArchitectsMesser Construction Co.Judy PostlerJack & Moe Rouse Fund*Glenda SuttmanThe Dudley S. Taft Charitable FoundationThompson Hine LLPToyotaWestern & Southern Financial Fund
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Our SuPPOrTerS
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Linda & Andy SmithJohn & Martha SpiessMaureen & Larry VignolaLarry WeberIrwin & Barbara WeinbergJo Ann WieghausDr. & Mrs. James & Ronna WillisNora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*
sTage Managers ColuMn ($250-$499):Anonymous (6)Anne AikenLen BerenfieldMike & Juliette BezoldNeil E. Billman, In Memory of Taffy BillmanMark BowenDaniel Brown & Mark HaggardDorota BurgessGary & Jackie BrysonJan and Gerald CheccoSusannah Davids & Steve MyerJudith de LuceKelly M. DehanDarin DuganRobert & Elizabeth EhrsamRichard & Carol FenclTerrell & Susan FinneyMary FioriniHelen & John HabbertHennekes CPA Services, LLCFlorette HoffheimerGrace & Tim KerrJean KinmothKirkwood's Sweeper Shop, Inc.Carmen & Rich KovarskyStar LeWarren LeightRenee & Bradley LembergAlfonso & Mary LopezWilliam M. & Karen P. McKimWilliam & Sibyl MillerJohn & Deborah MoffattRoy NewmanAlice & Burton PerlmanBarbara & Michael PorteB.W. RobbGeorge & Caroll RodenJ. R. RulonCarol SchaberElizabeth & Blake Selnick
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
ETC gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generous support makes it possible for us to present exceptional theatre and unique educational outreach programs for our community. The following list was updated August 19, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since June 1, 2012. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
CinCinnaTi CirCle ConT.Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund*Jane Bogart SellersElizabeth C.B. & Paul G. SittenfeldMary StagamanPaul & Jill StaubitzPaula SteinerThe Corky & Rick Steiner Family FoundationCarol Talbot & John BattistoneJudith B. TitchenerToyotaMr. and Mrs. Anthony. WoodwardStuart & Melinda WoolleyThe Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen FundMike & Liz Zimmer
aCTors ColuMn ($500-$999):Anonymous (3)Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.Norita Aplin & Stanley RagleJoan & Oliver BailyMalcolm A. & Glenda BernsteinDavid & Elaine BillmireWalter BlairBob & Elaine Blattdabby BlattRobert L. BogenschutzClay & Emily BondBristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift ProgramBrenda CarterMeredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*Kenneth J. FurrierGE Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramMichael Haney & Amy WarnerDebra Hartsell & Michael JamesMarilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*Betty HuckJohn Isidor & Sandy KaltmanKeith & Patti JamesArleene KellerRon Longstreth & Allen BlackMr. & Mrs. Jim & Nancy LutzMichael Nordlund & Lisa LeeMarilyn Z. Ott Kit & Jack OverbeckMorris & Patricia Passer Family Fund*Presidential Plaza Associates, LTDBecky & Ted RichardsRobert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund
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Our SuPPOrTerS COnT.Charles D. KingKurt Kishler, in memory of John ArthurTim & Mary Alice KochDorothy K. LarssonJohn LinJacqueline M. Mack & Dr. Edward B. SilbersteinDick & Barbara MalesDeDe & Kevin McNealMary Ann MeanwellJan & Marilyn MethlieDr. Ralph MeyerDr. Stephen F. MielechAnu & Shekhar MitraMary Sue MorrowNora & Michael MousheyEunice H. MurphyPaul & Mary Ann OdegardFred & Leila OliverMaurice OshryMyles L. & Patricia N. PensakDavid M. Piatt Fund*Sara H. PritchardIrene & Daniel Randolph FamilySherrill RedovianMargaret M. ReidMr. & Mrs. Kenneth RevelsonRichard RussellPatti & Mitchell SacksCatharine B. SaelingerJames & Joyce SalingerJeanie SchmidtJack & Kris SchweinElizabeth Sherwood & Tina StoeberlElaine ShinklePaul ShorttEli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby RubenMrs. Barbara B. SimonMary Lee & Louie SirkinKeven SpeeceJean SpringerJerry SteinFred & Anne Straus Charitable FundDennis & Helen SullivanTom TepeCarol ThamanJ. Michael & Patricia ThieraufBarbara TobiasTom Umfrid & Phil TworekRosalie P. van NuisVendiniAnn & Victor WarnerPann & Terry WebbKate & Jay WilfordJoseph D. WilliamsMark & Irene Zigoris
Arnie & Ina ShayneHoward & Nancy StarnbachEd & Anne SternElizabeth Stites & Kevin RandallElizabeth A. StoneJoe & Nancy StratmanThe Tarshis Family Fund at Schwab Charitable FundJennifer VerkampBuzz WardSteve F. Warkany Fund*Norm & Wendy WassermanJoseph WesslingBarbara WiedemannGene WilsonThe Rev. Anne WriderJeffrey & Nadia Wuest
Crew ColuMn ($125-$249):Anonymous (7)Karen & Fred AbelChristine O. AdamsLarry & Debby AdamsAlbert & Lillian AndrewsHenrietta BarlagBill & Janet BergerMr. & Mrs. Peter BlochNeil BortzWarren & Gail CatoKevin & Linda ChaneyAnne E. Charles, in memory of Richard CharlesSally Chatfield DunnJames CissellRev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery & Beverly Croskery, Ph.D.Douglass L. CustisAmy Diamond & Edward WolfEmilie W. & David W. Dressler Family Fund*Jane & Igor DumbadzePeggy EberhardCharles K. EckertCharles & Harriet EdwardsRay & Kay EdwardsTeri FoltzCarol S. FrielEugenie & Edward GogginElaine & Joseph GreverMichael Gumbleton & Teddy GumbletonIrving HarrisJoe & Susan HartenAnn E. HicksJacquelyn HirtEmily M. Hodges FundDavid & Karen HoguetCindy & Bill HoppingErin Houlihan & John BostickJames & Robin HuizengaKenneth Jordan
* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
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Our STaFF
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exeCuTive BoardJohn Sawyer Stephen M. KingChair President
Marcene Kinney Mitchell MeyersVice President Treasurer
Jane SellersSecretary
adMinisTraTive sTaffD. Lynn MeyersThe Ruth Dennis Sawyer/Mary Taft MahlerProducing Artistic Director
Richard J. DiehlManaging Director
Jocelyn MeyerDirector of Marketing & Communications
Jared D. DorenDirector of Patron Services & Development Associate
Ashley JohnsonGrants & Annual Fund Manager
Amy JanowieckiMarketing & Development Associate
Ben RaananDirector of Education & Outreach,Directing Apprentice
Box offiCe assoCiaTes John DiehlBecca HowellSeth LonglandSarah NixSharisse SaundersBecca Schall
House ManagersBecca HowellSharisse Saunders
Head of seCuriTyOfficer Nick Ligon
Board of TrusTeesNick ApaniusMary BonansingaOtto M. BudigDr. Charles O. CarothersBrenda A. CarterKathy DeLauraTom DietzDennis Geiger
Chip Gerhardt Skip Hickenlooper Dan Hurley Edward G. MarksRichard L. PostlerPaul SittenfeldSimón SoteloMary StagamanMike Zimmer
produCTion sTaffBrian c. MehringResident Set & Lighting Designer
Matthew HollsteggeProduction Coordinator & Master Electrician
Shannon Rae LutzProperty Master, Design Assistant & Director of Intern Programming
Jack MurphyTechnical Director
Melissa BennettTechnical Associate
Brandon T. HolmesProduction Stage Manager
Starr FishCostume Assistant
finanCial advisorChet Cavaliere
sTage ManageMenT inTernsStacey CatronLaura StengerShannon M. Williams
aCTing inTern CoMpanyTerrence J. GanserKadeem Ali Harris Molly IsraelAziza MacklinDeirdre ManningPatrick E. PhillipsEmily ScottNatalie Joyce Smith
PaTrOn ServiCeS
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enseMBle THeaTre CinCinnaTi1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org(513) 421-3555
eTC Box offiCe Hours & aCCepTed payMenTMonday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards.
TiCkeT reservaTions & sale poliCyReservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are a final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets.
Tax CrediTsIf for any reason you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution. No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits.
parkingPatrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage.
CHildrenChildren under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.
laTeCoMers & adMiTTanCeLatecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time.
resTrooMsRestrooms are located at the front of the lobby. Should you need to use the restroom during a performance, please exit the theatre the same way you came in. Readmittance will be at House Manager's discretion.
aCCessiBiliTy Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair-accessible seating or have special seating needs and our staff will be happy to accommodate you. Audio-enhancement available. Generally, sign-interpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.
CaMeras, Cell pHones & sTageActors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. Kindly turn off any cell phones or pagers prior to the show starting. Text messaging during the show disturbs other audience members and actors and will not be tolerated. For safety reasons, audience members are strictly prohibited from standing, sitting or otherwise being or putting anything onstage at any time.
groups & disCounTs Groups of 8 or more can save over single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave ArtsPass, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).
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