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A Note From The Executive & Artistic Director

Happy 40th Anniversary Season to The Warehouse Theatre. It is a great pleasure to be at the helm of The Warehouse Theatre during this exciting time. We have accomplished so much over the course of the last 40 years and there would be no way for me to thank everyone who has had a part in the rich community that we have built, but together we have created a theatre of which Greenville is proud.This year we look back at all of our success but we also look forward to the next 40 years, and I am happy to lay out the business model that will launch us into the future! It’s a business model built for longevity, addresses all mission directives and will provide the highest professional and artistic quality theatre possible. It has three integral parts that could stand on their own but together create a unique business model for a small market professional theatre. During our 2015-2016 season we’ll kick off our new Warehouse Theatre Conservatory, a tuition based 40+ week program drawing from the most talented early career theatre professionals from across the state and nation. It bridges the gap between the educational and the professional world. Too many young theatre artists receive little to no training about the business of their discipline; we will fill that gap and prepare them for their first professional move.In fact, we’ll provide their first professional move. Our touring program grows every year and will reach throughout South Carolina and the near reaches of North Carolina and Georgia. The tours not only further the reach of our educational programming but will also hire the graduates of our conservatory the season after they graduate. Tell your representatives: we are creating an educational program that provably leads to tax paying jobs in the field, in the state!If excellent professional preparation, networking while working with our guest artists on the Main Stage and then a job when they graduate are not carrots enough to ensure we attract the best, brightest we have something else. In 1989 The Warehouse Theatre became the first professional theatre in South Carolina when it entered into a Small Professional Theatre agreement with Actors Equity Association. This year we have once again entered into a Small Professional Theatre agreement with Actors’ Equity Association. This agreement helps us increase the professional and artistic quality of what you see at The Warehouse but it also, and almost more importantly, will allow us to offer to our Conservatory students measurable movement towards the professional credentials they wish to acquire.We’ll still be doing all of the other programs that you have come to know and love, a vibrant summer season with The Distracted Globe and our Upstate Shakespeare Festival; our exciting and impactful educational programming including This Wooden O, The Healthy Living Program; our Community Engagement activities which include our Talk Backs, Pre-Show Talks, and our Warehouse Theatre Forums and more.The Warehouse is your Intense Intimate and Unexpected alternative for theatre of the highest quality! Thank you for being a part of our world and we hope you’ll be a big part of the next 40!Thank you for coming to The Theatre. Without you, we’d be an empty room.

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Mailing address: Website address: The Warehouse Theatre www.warehousetheatre.com37 Augusta St. Email:Greenville, SC 29601 [email protected] Latecomers: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management and in seats that avoid disrupting other patrons and the performance. Refunds are not available except in the case of performance cancellation. If you cannot attend, we can accept your unused ticket as a donation. Please return your ticket to the box office to obtain a tax receipt.Smoking: Smoking is NOT PERMITTED anywhere in the building. Those who must smoke should do so on the public sidewalk away from the building, so as not to bother other patrons. Please do not smoke just outside the doors as the smoke drifts back inside; instead, go to the end of the ramp to the “patio” area.Cameras and recording devices: It is ILLEGAL to record a performance, with any media, in whole or in part. If you record a performance in whole or in part we will ask you to stop recording during the live performance. You will be embarrassed.The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.Cell Phones, Beepers & Alarm Watches: Please turn them off BEFORE the performance begins. Please do not use the vibrate option but, instead, turn them completely off.Lost and Found: Found items should be given to the House Manager. Queries regarding lost items may be made by calling 235-6948.Recycling & Trash: Please help us keep the theatre clean by discarding trash in the lobby trash cans or by handing it to us for recycling. Thank you!Your Image: Attendance at The Warehouse Theatre is your tacit permission for us to use your still image for marketing and/or fundraising purposes. Attendance at The Warehouse Theatre is your tacit permission for us to use your moving image and recorded comments for marketing and/or fundraising purposes.Attending The Theatre: • When coming to the theatre, at The Warehouse or anywhere else, you are taking

part in a 2500+ year old tradition that engages you with the community in which you live. With this in mind, please be courteous to the other audience members. You are part of their experience and they are part of yours.

• Watching a play requires you to think. Enjoy yourself with your brain ON. You can’t go back if you miss something – this is live and in the flesh.

• There are many different types and styles of plays. We offer you the opportunity to attend a pre-show talk before our Sunday matinees which will put the play you are about to watch into context, and we also have information about our production available to you in our lower lobby, but do your own homework. You will enjoy the experience more if you do a little bit of research into the play and the playwright. The Internet is your friend!

• Don’t be afraid to laugh...there are laughs even in tragedies. Go ahead...it’s ok!

The Warehouse Theatre is sponsored in part by a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council, which receives funding from the City of Greenville, SEW Eurodrive, BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC, Michelin North America, Inc., and the South Carolina Arts Commission with sup-port from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Production Crew

Director Richard St. Peter Asst. to the Director Trevor Floyd Vocal Coach Vicki Masters Choreographer April Schaeffer Scenic Design Shannon Robert, Henry WilkinsonCostume Design Allison M. Steadman Puppets Kim Granner Prop Design Paul Feraldi Sound Design Woody Moore Lighting Design Kevin Frazier Stage Manager Ansley KeenanSet/Paint Crew Dalton Cole, Alex Brady, Christian Oehring, Erika Whatley, Adam Rudd, Megan Urbanski, Sarah Sullivan, Greenville Tech Stagecraft Class

Cast

Kate Monster Chelsea Atkins Trekkie Monster Justin Birney Brian Tony Glass Nicky Jenson Lavallee Christmas Eve Hannah Salberg Rod Brady Smith Gary Coleman Crystal Stewart Princeton Scott Wichmann Lucy Lauren Wilson

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.

Book by Jeff WhittyMusic and Lyrics/Original Concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

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ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW

Boyd B. (Nick) Nicholson, Managing DirectorONE North Main Street, 2nd FloorGreenville, SC 29601864.240.3200bnicholson@hsblawfi rm.com

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Special Thanks

Clemson University Performing Arts Department

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities

Paul FeraldiLara St. PeterFrancis Marion UniversityProductions UnlimitedMatt LeckenbuschClemson UniversityJustin Neil AmesJayce TromsnessRuth MansureJ.C. Rose & Associates, Inc.Habitat for Humanity

Staff

Executive/Artistic Director Paul SavasDirector of Development Katie LeckenbuschDirector of Education Anne Kelly TromsnessAssociate Artistic Director Shannon RobertProduction Manager Bill MunozTechnical Director John F. KeenanOperations/Front of House Manager

Andy CrostonAdministrative Assistant Jaime Keegstra

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The Medici Society

Your gift to The Medici Society, The Warehouse Theatre’s annual fund, is an altruistic act which supports our annual operations. The Medici Family of 15th century Florence was largely responsible for the flowering of arts during the height of Florentine and European Renaissance. The Medicis gave ample patronage to the arts and literature in order to encourage a prosperous city.

When you give to The Medici Society, you join a rich history of giving to the arts which was born in ancient Greece, revived through the Medicis, and is ours to perfect.

For more information please contact:Katie LeckenbuschDirector of [email protected]

Chairman’s Circle ($10,000+)Lobby space donated to a charity of your choice for a reception(some restrictions apply).

Producer’s Circle ($7,500 - $9,999)(20) Tickets: Pick a show, or shows, invite your friends OR WHT will donate tickets in your name to the charity of your choice.

Director’s Circle ($5,000 - $7,499)Invitation for (2) to WHT 40th Anniversary Gala! Saturday, January 18, 2014

Playwright’s Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)Reserved seating for you and a guest for the whole season!(reservations required)

Grand Benefactors ($1,000 - $2,499)Invitation to a design presentation and rehearsal of your choice.

Benefactors ($500 - $999) Invitation for (2) to The Warehouse 4th of July Party.

Patrons ($250 - $499) Invitation to Theatre Appreciation Events.Please check the website for dates and topics!

Partners ($100 – $249) Recognition in the 2012-2013 season playbill and WHT website.

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Generous Support From:Bank of AmericaThe Derrick Family FoundationElbert W. Rogers FoundationThe Graham FoundationHollingsworth Funds, Inc.The Jolley FoundationThe Metropolitan Arts CouncilJean T. and Heyward G. Pelham

FoundationThe Shubert FoundationSouth Carolina Arts CommissionThe F.W. Symmes FoundationThe TD Charitable Foundation

Chairman’s Circle $10,000+BMW Manufacturing Co., LLCEthel and John PiperTom and Debra StrangeJackie and John WarnerMimi Wyche and Davis Enloe

Producer’s Circle ($7,500-$9,999)Wyche, P.A.

Director’s Circle ($5,000-$7,499)AnonymousSusan and Steve BichelCurrent Tools, Inc.Danielle Fontaine and Bill

McLendonGreenville Hospital System

Children’s HospitalBeth Lee and Chip LeeNorthwestern Mutual, GreenvilleCrissy and George F. Maynard, IIISusan and Russell Stall

Playwright’s Circle ($2,500-4,999)Claire and Joe BlakeElliott Davis, LLCDesign Strategies, LLCDon Faircloth and Mark BlonsteinHaynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.Marsha and Wallace LightseyRuth and John MansurePriester Foundation

Shannon Robert and Paul SavasRogers Financial Group (Jeanette

and Jon Rogers)Sharon and Adrian SteinmannVidiStar, LLCBianca and Craig WalkerHarry Wilkinson and Cecily Mango

Grand Benefactors ($1,000-$2,499)

Helen and Neil AmesLinda ArcherElizabeth Barwick and Roy S.

FluhrerMary BiebelKen BetschVicki and Craig BrownSue and Jim BurfordCertusBankAnn and Mike ChengrianAmy and Mark ClaryCutler Computers, Linda and Jerry

CutlerKathi and Joel DanielHarriet and Jerry DempseyDiane and Chip EganAndrew ElashFrances and David EllisonIngrid and Rick ErwinExxonMobil FoundationJack Ashton and John FaganLara and Eric FarnsworthSarah and George FletcherSharron and Norman GlickmanChristine and Eric HarrellThe Hasert Memorial TrustBev and Bob HowardAndrea and Carson JohnsonSteve JohnsonMary and Jeff LawsonDavid E. Maguire Foundation, Inc.Basia and Paul McHughBeth and Scott McMillanHeidie and Keith MillerTeri and Jorge PenaGinger and Brian PhillipsJane and Donald Pilzer

The Medici Society Listing reflects gifts received prior to November 18th, 2013

The Harriet Wyche Endowment Fund for Professional Artistic Excellence at The Warehouse Theatre

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BJ and Don KoonceBrock and Staci KoonceAlice and Jerry LenzBilly LongDolly and Louis PardiDiane PerlmutterHeather and John PetrusickPiedmont Arthritis ClinicNicole and Trevor ReamSherm RoundsvilleRosenfeld EinsteinDavid RyderGlenn SawickiBob and Pat ShufeldtDiane Smock and Brad WycheGraham and Greta SomervilleDiana and Mike StaffordMae and Dennis TavernettiSydney and Ed TaylorJill and Lou ValesHarriet and Philip Van HaleThea and Ruud VeltmanSteve VonFangeKelly WallaceAlex and Philip WhitleyWade WilsonLorraine and Robert Wooten

Patrons ($250-$499)Melinda AudMaegan and Thomas AzarAnn Bible and Tom BatsonSigne and Ron CannMark CernigliaJP Morgan Chase BankDavid and Carolyn ChildsSusan ClarkBillie Cleveland and Carroll RushingWade Cleveland and Travis SewardStanley CroweEileen CulbrethIn Memory of Dale DavisBetty FarrDr. Jerry and Natalina Ferlauto David and Jackie FirstenbergBelinda and Gary GerrackJulie and Berry GarrettSharron and Norman Glickman

Sue PriesterThe Honorable Richard C. RileyShirley SarlinCarol and Andrew SavasJudson Suber, West End Dental SuperCutsEmilie and Nick TheodoreTD Bank, N.A.Dr. Tom and Lucy TillerKelli and John TripoliLiz and Fabian UnterzaucherEllen and Alan WeinbergBobbi and Bill WhelessMarsha and Knox WhiteSusie and Andrew WhiteBeverly and James S. WhittenMaxim WilliamsC. Thomas Wyche

Benefactors ($500-$999)ADG Preferred Payroll, Inc.Michael AllardPaul C. Aughtry, IIIDan Belbey and Tom DonnellyJoseph BlalockLaura BlumeAnne and John CrabtreeCrawford Strategy, LLCJudith L. CoeMary Anne and Bob CooperFannie I. CromwellJane DavenportKathleen DavisPat DilgerRosa EisenstadtJ. Michael EvansKeller and David FreemanMary and Caleb FreemanMark FernandezNita FinleyPatricia and William FullerDonna and Steve GraddickSusie and Jim GrowNancy and Bruce HalversonKay and Monte HartGary Hester InteriorsTrude Heller and FamilyBlake Kingsbury

The Medici Society Listing reflects gifts received prior to November 18th, 2013

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Terry and Mark GordonGreenville Army Navy Store, Jeff

ZaglinLaura and Jim GossettNicolette and Allen GrumbinePriscilla and Johnny HaginsMarcy and Dexter HagyFrank B. HalterKathryn and Geoffrey HardawayPriscilla and Knox HaynsworthAnna Kate and Hayne HippJamie and Henry HorowitzJean and Ken JohnsonEugene JohnsonKen and Jean JohnsonMary and Ellis JohnstonMr. and Mrs. Hurdle LeaFred LeffertHelen B. MaishGenevieve and Basil ManlyMcCallum Sweeney Consulting,

INCSarah and Tim McHenrySandy and Tom MillsEllie and John MioduskiMary Louise MimsSue and Brian OnkenWilliam H. OrdersWilliam PageAnne ParkerMargaret Ellis PearceC. Niles RayDonna Reiss and Arthur YoungAmy and Martial RobichaudLucy and Roger RollinMichelle and Michael ShainMinor and Hal ShawChristian and David SimsCarol and James SmeatonDelores and Barney SmithElizabeth P. StallNancy B. StantonCindy and Stan StarnesCarolyn G. StirmLubov and Edvard TchivzhelSherri and Chuck TimmonsChristine and Dudley TowerJo and Harry Ussery

Diana and Greg ValenteLeslie and Eddie VannMarilyn Vanvick and Bill PageJudy and Eric VerhoevenEleanor and Irv WellingJeannette Wilcox

Partners ($100-$249)Steve AcresRobin and Michael AleksinasTraysie AmickKaren and Ralph BaehrTim BaidenDonnie and Ed BarnesDorothy BelingDeborah BellBernice BloomPat and David BorensteinAndrea and Tomas BurrissRobert CancelliereCapehart DentistrySapho and Mark CharneyKenneth ChristyElvin and Connie ClarkAlice and John ClaggettPeggy and Roger ClinkscalesKerstin and Adrian CravenHarry CurtisSusan and Mark CyrElizabeth Daly-KorybskiJames DavisPeggy and Steve DavisDebbie DaileySteve and Peggy DavisDebby and Joe DeRosaDoug DormanGladys DykeSally and John EastmanDot and Alan ElmoreCarol EstepValerie and Timothy EstesIldiko and Rich EverlyAlice Anne and Ben FarleyCaroline FratturoRebecca and Thomas FaulknerPamela FjeldElizabeth FoxworthKathryn Freedman

The Medici Society Listing reflects gifts received prior to November 18th, 2013

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Thank you to all of our donors! Please let us know if you find an error in your information - we want to represent your support correctly!

The Medici Society Listing reflects gifts received prior to November 18th, 2013

Irene and Lee FriedmanWilliam GarrenPat GarrettAnnette GarverPaul GilbertHeather HaleyDavid HamesMireille and Viktor HanuskaJoe HaynesRichard HeuselElizabeth HicksCarol and Walter HintonFrank S. HollemanStephen HumphreySue and Sam InmanGeorge Micheal JamraMargaret L. JenkinsDon KambCherie KeeseVickie KroegerSandra LambersonLinda and Harry LawDiane L. LawrenceLinda and Howard LevyHeather LyndonGlenda ManwaringSharon and Charles MartinDr. and Mrs. Fleming MattoxJackson and Pamela McCarterMcPhail Animal HospitalWilliam MebaneLaura MillerLynda MorrisonMary Lee and Warren MowryBob and Valerie MullerLaura and Miles NasonBarbara and James NealRaja NeuhausGrady PattersonSally and Peter PotoskyMary PrincipeSusan and Tim ReedTJ SaadSandra SandersonHarvey Sanders

Pat ScalesSusan SchneckenbergDavid T. ScottGail and Bruce SchoonmakerSteven ShrumJohn SissonDonna SmithAllison SteadmanMaris and Neil SteinbergWilliam StephensonTod TappertCheri and Dennis TesolowskiJoni and Larry ThompsonTracy TiddyFrankie and Monty TuckerValda and Donald VanderslootWilliam VolzLeigh WalkerWest End SpiritsShelby and Michael WirtPhyllis WilkesBarbara and Don WilloughbyCharles Wofford & Nancy B.

ThomasDr. and Mrs. Richard Zander

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Avenue Q&A: Excerpts from an Interview with the Creators of Avenue Q*

In your wildest dreams, did you ever think that puppets swearing, having sex and singing about schadenfreude would actually appear on Broadway, let alone win the big three Tonys? All we knew was that we were kids writing a show about ourselves and how much it sucked to be us. Bobby was a temp at the time; Jeff was an intern. Bobby was living with his parents after graduating from Yale; Jeff was living in an apartment owned by his parents after graduating from law school. Neither of us was making any money or really feeling like an adult yet. But we sort of had it good. Lots of our friends were worse off than us -- at least we got to live in Manhattan and convince ourselves we were being productive while taking classes in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Writing workshop. Our friends were living in squalor out in Brooklyn or Queens, commuting, working all day long in entry-level jobs they hated, wondering how the hell they got there. So we decided to write a show about the situation.An idea for the concept, then a couple songs, then a staged reading in a borrowed theater in the basement of a church where we paid the actors by buying them all dinner…. Four and a half years later, we’re on Broadway and we each have a Tony Award on our shelves. What came first: the characters, the story or the songs? The idea for the show came first. We wanted to write a musical that would appeal to everyday people -- people who don’t necessarily already like musicals -- and so we were looking for a medium that would allow characters to sing but which wouldn’t be your typical Oklahoma! or Funny Girl type stage show. Our solution to overcome the modern bias against singing was to write a Muppet movie. We realized that for the most part, audiences have a tendency to say “oh please” when a character breaks into song nowadays, but we didn’t think that puppets faced that same hurdle. Where the Muppets are concerned, they must sing otherwise they seem kind of flat. Singing is just part of their vocabulary. So we tried to find the most ludicrous plot we could find for it, and we settled on Hamlet.We started writing a very, very loose adaptation and called it “Kermit, Prince of Denmark.” It was about Kermit the Frog walking through the airport, on his way to join the other Muppets in Denver, Colorado, for a planned skiing trip, when he accidentally boards the wrong plane headed to Denmark. Once in Denmark, he’s mistaken for Hamlet (also a green frog Muppet), who has gone missing. It’s a typical story of mistaken identity, chaos, mayhem, and so forth, and nobody dies at the end. Kermit gets everyone to cooperate and communicate, and makes friends with everyone... as Muppets often do.We finished writing about eight songs, and they won the $100,000 Kleban Award. We then sent the songs and a short treatment off to Brian Henson, who runs the Jim Henson Company. He said he wasn’t interested, and that was that. But we learned something valuable from the experience -- we learned not to write for other people’s characters because if they say no, all your hard work is down the drain. It made us say, “To hell with the Muppets. Let’s create our own family of characters.” And so we started coming up with a concept for a show that would use puppet characters, based initially on ourselves and our friends. Once we had all the major characters and a bunch of songs and a basic outline of a plot, we brought Jeff Whitty, a playwright, in to work on the script, and he eventually ended up taking over the bookwriting end Aof it. He won a Tony for his work, too.How much of the story and experiences are autobiographical? Do either of you identify specifically with any one character more than any others? It’s all autobiographical, or biographical, anyway. It’s all based on us and our friends. It’s not as specific as “this character is me and this character’s him,” but they’re all amalgamations of things and feelings we’ve been going through personally. Even the character of “Gary Coleman” has a journey in the show that was personal to us. When we were all kids, our parents taught us we were special --- that we could do anything. Children’s television echoed that. And apparently we’re not the only ones who felt that way. A lot of people tell us that they’re “Princeton” or they’re “Kate Monster.”*This interview with Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez was conducted by Aaron Dobbs & Lily Oei, and originally appeared on the Gothamist website in 2004.

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Dramaturg Notes

In addition, the following is an interview dramaturg, Elisa M. Golden, recently conducted via e-mail with playwright, Jeff Whitty:Lady Gaga refers to her fans as her “little monsters.” Do you believe Lady Gaga was inspired by your musical?I think that “Monster” is a marvelous term, and while we wouldn’t be the first artists to be co-opted by Lady Gaga I will give her the benefit of the doubt here. But I think everyone has a Monster inside them. Trekkie is an extreme example of Monster, while Kate is a more common-sense Monster. (Kate is also my favorite character in the show so I’m partial to Monsters.)Since Gary Coleman is now deceased, who do you think could fill his shoes today?Even before the show opened in 2003 we considered possible alternatives to Gary, but he was the only one who worked at the time. The character has to be a person of color in order to fit in “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” and the character also has to have been through career ups and downs. Recently it occurred to me that M.C. Hammer would be a good option. He has a resilience and pluck despite everything.How did you decide on the title, Avenue Q?Credit for that goes to Bobby and Jeff, the songwriters. Avenue Q is well beyond any place hip in Manhattan, which only goes to Avenue D.Aside from Avenue Q, what is your favorite musical?I was not one of those kids who listened to Broadway cast recordings, dreaming of a life in musicals. I knew little about musicals until Avenue Q happened. I’ve done my catching-up, though. I’d say that Sweeney Todd is my favorite for its mix of darkness and light. It’s wicked, knowing and passionate. But A Little Night Music is perhaps tied with Sweeney -- it’s a ravishing show that I only fully understood when I saw it live. The libretto and music work so beautifully together. It’s a gorgeous evening of theater

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Season Tickets

A season subscription gives the flexibility to choose from ANY Main Stage performance that fits your schedule. For example: you can use one ticket on each of our Main Stage shows –or- attend a single show and treat 6 of your friends!

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Brady Smith (Rod) is happy to be returning to WHT. He has been seen in shows around Greenville including Next to Normal, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Rocky Horror Show, Hairspray, Sweeney Todd, and Oklahoma. Other shows include Thoroughly Modern Millie, CATS, and The Fantasticks. Brady taught music at Duncan Chapel Elementary School for 5 years and currently works at the Peace Center. Love to my family and Tim.Chelsea Ann Atkins (Kate Monster) is excited to be back on The Warehouse Theatre stage! Previous credits include The Rocky Horror Show (Janet/ WHT), A Little Night Music (Anne/ WHT), Lamplight and Shadow (WHT), The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (WHT), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Phillia/Centre Stage), Lend Me A Tenor (Maggie/ Centre Stage),and The Comedy of Errors (Angelo/USF). Chelsea is a 2012 graduate of Clemson University. Lauren Paige Wilson (Lucy/Bad Idea Bear) is thrilled to be returning to The Warehouse’s stage after playing the saucy Petra in A Little Night Music last season. Lauren has her BA in Theatre Performance from College of Charleston and had the opportunity to travel the country doing children’s theatre with Missoula Children’s Theatre. She is also a teaching artist at The South Carolina Children’s Theatre.Hannah Salberg (Christmas Eve) is thrilled to be making her debut at The Warehouse Theatre. Previous roles include Rona Lisa (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Hotbox Girl/Dance captain (Guys and Dolls) and performing at Disney World, Carnegie Hall, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines with The Atlanta School of Performing Arts. Hannah will be graduating from Clemson in May with a BA in French. She would like to thank her family for instilling in her a deep passion for theatre. Scott Wichmann (Princeton) is proud to make his WHT debut in Avenue Q, his 8th collaboration with Director St. Peter, having previously collaborated with Dr. St. Peter on Tartuffe (twice), The Laramie Project, The Santaland Diaries, and Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop (three times). Scott comes to WHT fresh from run of the George Burns One-Man show Say Goodnight, Gracie at Virginia Repertory Theatre. Scott can be seen in the Hallmark Movie Channel Film Lake Effects, the Steven Spielberg-directed film Lincoln, and the upcoming AMC Television Pilot Turn.Tony Glass (Brian) is excited to be in his debut show with The Warehouse Theatre! Began acting in Sound of Music as Rolf with SCCT. Some of his favorite roles have been Chicago (Amos Hart/SLT), Joseph (Joseph/SLT), Next to Normal (Henry/Centre Stage), and Lend Me A Tenor (Max/Centre Stage) and is excited to be play Ritchy Valens in Buddy at SLT this January. “All my love to my theatre family!”Justin Birney (Trekkie Monster/Bad Idea Bear) is excited to be in his first production at The Warehouse. Previously, he was Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Electric City Playhouse. He currently attends Tri-County Technical College and plans on being a professional singer after graduation. He graduated from the SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities in 2011, having studied voice.Jenson Titus Lavallee (Nicky) is new to this whole “Greenville” place and he loves it. He has trained at The Barter Theatre and spent a semester at the Moscow Art Theatre. Past credits include: Waiting for Godot, Pippin, The Good Woman of Setzuan, TEXAS! Musical Drama, and The Seagull. Jenson wants to thank his beautiful mother and

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grandmother for providing him with all of the kindness in the world and Mike Cely for the help creating these quirky characters.Crystal Stewart (Gary Coleman) will graduate from Anderson University with a BA in Theatre during the second Saturday performance. She is thrilled to be working at The Warehouse again, and was seen most recently as Berdine in the Distracted Globe’s production of Psycho Beach Party. Some of her favorite past shows include A Raisin in the Sun, Twelfth Night, The Wiz, and The Merchant of Venice. She is very thankful to Rick for the opportunity to participate in this hysterical show, and to her family for always supporting her. 1Richard St. Peter (Director) is thrilled to be making his Warehouse Theatre directing debut with Avenue Q. His selected directing credits include International: Fault/Line (MeetFactory, Prague), New York: Checking In (10th Midtown International Theatre Festival), Regional: Hamlet, Tartuffe, All My Sons, Stop Kiss, Moonlight and Magnolias, Rounding Third, The SantaLand Diaries, Fully Committed (all at KY’s Actors Guild of Lexington where he served as artistic director from 2003-2009), Romeo and Juliet (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company), Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Barksdale Theatre), The Laramie Project (Theatre IV/Barksdale Theatre), Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop (Theatre IV, Barksdale Theatre, TheatreVirginia), Marisol (Firehouse Theatre Project), Edward II (Live Arts), The 22-Day Adagio (Mill Mountain Theatre), subUrbia (Theatre IV), and numerous others. He is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Director’s Lab, a past participant in the LaMaMa/Umbria International Director’s Symposium, and a 2002 recipient of a Princess Grace Foundation Theater Award. He is currently in his first year as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Clemson University and since 2006 he has been a visiting lecturer at London’s Rose Bruford College. He holds an MFA in Stage Directing from Virginia Commonwealth University and a PhD in Fine Arts from Texas Tech University. For Lara and the kids! One Love.Trevor Floyd (Asst. Director) is excited to be a part of his first production at The Warehouse. Prior to this, he worked as an Assistant Director on Clemson University’s production of Late: a cowboy song. He has also performed at Clemson as Tom in For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls and Jules in Boom. He is currently a junior at Clemson, where he is earning a BA in Performing Arts, with a concentration in Theatre.Ansley Bice Keenan (Stage Manager) received her MA in Stage Management and Arts Administration from Louisiana Tech University. Ansley works professionally as a director, stage & production manager, and teacher. In addition to freelance stage management and directing work, Ansley is an adjunct theatre faculty member at Lander

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University and teaches drama at Cannons Elementary School in Spartanburg, and is a teaching artist with The Warehouse Theatre. She also works in many capacities with the Greenwood Community Theatre. Ansley and her husband John are expecting their own little “star” to debut in June of 2014! Kevin Frazier (Lighting Designer) is pleased to be working again with The Warehouse Theatre.  Regional credits include Merrimack Rep, Stoneham Theatre, Peterborough Players, 7 Stages, Synchronicity, Serenbe Playhouse, Fabrefaction, Pinch n Ouch, The Distracted Globe, Glow Lyric Theatre, Centre Stage SC, as well as the NYC and DC Fringe Festivals.  Favorite Warehouse credits include Stones in His Pockets (2011), and Lost in Yonkers (2012).  He received his MFA from Virginia Tech and is an Adjunct Professor at Furman University.  Many thanks to God, his family and The Warehouse Theatre for their love and support.  www.kevinfrazier.netPaul Feraldi (Props Design) is a native western New Yorker with degrees in horticulture, interior design and art history and a passion for making something out of nothing. The challenges of dressing a set or building an unusual prop, keep him busy. Paul enjoys working on his lawn and renovating houses. “There is nothing better than creating all day at your job…..I love that!” Thanks to the staff at The Warehouse Theatre for allowing him to play.Kim Granner (Puppet Design) is very happy to have the unique opportunity to create puppets for Avenue Q. Kim created over 40 puppets for Glow Tales, a black light puppet show that she wrote and directed for South Carolina Children’s Theatre, where she has been a guest director since 1996. Additionally, Kim enjoys scenic painting for Greenville Little Theatre and working on any challenging project that comes along.Allison M. Steadman (Costume Designer) MFA in Costume Design University of Tennessee, has been a professional Costume Designer for 20 years and is currently Assistant Professor of Costume Design at Francis Marion University. Design credits include: Once on this Island: Stagedoor Manor; Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) and A Year with Frog and Toad: MUW Theatres; A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Threepenny Opera: Clarence Brown Theatres; Lend me A Tenor and Godspell: St. Michael’s Playhouse; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change: Theatre By The Sea; 1940’s Radio Hour and Always, Patsy Cline: Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre; Grapes of Wrath and Taming of the Shrew: Theater at Monmouth; Dirty Blonde and A Doll’s House: North Carolina Stage Company; Singin’ in the Rain: Lees-McRae Summer Theatre.Woody Moore (Sound Design) is proud to be designing The Warehouse theatre’s production of Avenue Q.  A native of Greenville, Woody currently lives in Belton with his wife, Rachel and two boys, Elijah and Marcos.  Woody is the Production Manager for Clemson University’s Brooks Center for the Performing Arts and a lecturer of Audio Engineering in the Department of Performing Arts.Vicki Masters (Vocal Coach) a native of Greenville, has worked in musical theatre and/or some field of music for the last 30 years. She is the original musical director for Always… Patsy Cline. She toured with the show and was Musical Director for the NYC debut.  She teaches piano and has been vocal coach for many NY performers.  A few of her MD credits includeDreamgirls, Carmen’s Community, Into the Woods, (in NYC); The Wizard of Oz and Bachelor Pad in Asheville, NC, and many other musicals at The Greenville Little Theatre with Ted Swindley. Vicki has been involved in children’s theatre and workshops all over the US.  She is honored to be able

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to work at The Warehouse Theatre with such a brilliant cast and production staff.April Schaeffer (Choreographer) is a graduate of the Fine Arts Center of the Performing Arts and was a member of the Southeast Theatre Company. She is the director of Greenville Jazz Dance School, where she leads an award winning competitive dance company. April choreographs regularly for several local theatres. Her choreography credits include SCCT’s Mulan, Ebenezer, and Billy, Goat, Gruff; Greenville Little Theatre’s Carousel (Co-Choreographer); Spartanburg Little Theatre’s Peter Pan, Chicago, and Singin’ in the Rain; Distracted Globe’s Psycho Beach Party; and Warehouse Theatre’s The Rocky Horror Show, The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t, and Cabaret. Her acting credits include Columbia (The Rocky Horror Show), Catherine (The Foreigner), Rosie (Cabaret), Brooke (Noises Off), and Meg (Leading Ladies). April goes home every day to her supportive partner, Reed, and loving daughter, Carly. For a little while, though, she was happy to live on Avenue Q.

Henry Wilkinson (Scene Design) is proud to have helped give physical form to so magical and so mysterious a vision. Since receiving his education in architecture and philosophy, Henry has served as assistant to the theatre’s technical director, helping to construct all of last season’s sets and working extensively behind the scenes for every production. Onstage, he was fortunate enough to appear in The Warehouse Theatre’s Romeo & Juliet. Over the summer, Henry traveled west to work as a carpenter for the Utah Shakespeare Festival, building the sets for King John, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and The Tempest. Upon returning to Greenville, he worked as GLOW’s assistant stage manager, assistant technical director, and master carpenter for their productions of The Pirates of Penzance and Jesus Christ Superstar. Henry is glad to be back at The Warehouse, honing his craft with Shannon. He recently worked on WHT’s Production of The Tempest.

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Ar tists in Residence

Tony Penna - Lighting Designer in ResidenceTony Penna’s lighting credits at The Warehouse include The Rocky Horror Show, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Amadeus, The 13th of Paris, The Diary of Anne Frank, Tru and Topdog/Underdog. Other regional theatre credits include Centre Stage SC, Cincinnati Playhouse, Huntington Theatre Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival and four seasons as resident lighting designer at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Mr. Penna is a member of United Scenic Artists, the theatre faculty at Clemson University, and the resident design staffs of The Warehouse Theatre, South Carolina Repertory Company and the Eleventh Hour Theatre Company in New York.

Shannon Robert - Set Designer in ResidenceShannon received an M.F.A. in scene design from FSU and studied design at the Moscow Art Theatre Conservatory. A painter, designer, and teacher, she was Director of Theatre at William Carey University. She has designed internationally for venues in Edinburgh, Nairobi, Bratislava and Moscow. She worked with KCACTF as Region IV design chair and vice chair and served on the board of SETC. Shannon managed The Spoon Group Productions in NJ/NY and worked on the Broadway productions of The Grinch, Grease, Xanadu, Legally Blonde, Inherit the Wind, The Pirate Queen, Coram Boy, Jersey Boys, Spamalot, Hairspray and The Color Purple. Shannon is a member of the Clemson University Faculty.

Elisa Golden - Dramaturg in ResidenceElisa is a native New Jerseyan, attended Kean University, graduating with a BA in Visual Arts. She moved to Greenville in 1990, and received an MA in Education from Furman University. Elisa continues to pursue her art (mostly watercolor and drawing), and has had her paintings on display at a number of Artisphere Juried Exhibits. She has recently had her poetry published in the Emrys Foundation’s Book of Haiku. Her love of literature and theater brought her to The Warehouse Theatre in 1999. This year marks her “lucky thirteenth” season as resident dramaturg. Elisa is often asked, “What is a dramaturg?,” to which she replies, “A dramaturg, or literary manager functions a lot like a theater’s own Sherlock Holmes—always searching for answers, turning up new evidence, and drawing conclusions—in hopes of uncovering the secret to a killer play.”

Jayce T. Tromsness - Playwright in ResidenceA native of Tacoma, Washington, Jayce is a director and playwright. He earned a BA in theatre from Western Washington University and received minor degrees in art history and linguistics. He moved to South Carolina to attend USC, where he earned his MFA in acting. Jayce has been a staff and company member of Trustus Theatre in Columbia, as well as resident voice coach for the SC Shakespeare Festival, Sewanee: The University of the South and The Warehouse Theatre. He was an associate professor of theatre at USC, and Midlands Technical College. At USC he began writing plays for young audiences as well as one-act plays for Trustus Theatre. His plays have been produced by USC, USC Aiken, Trustus Theatre, The South Carolina Children’s Theatre, The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Easley Foothills Playhouse, The Warehouse Theatre and The Distracted Globe. He is a faculty member of the drama department at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities.

Kendra Johnson - Costume Designer in Residence Kendra Johnson is the resident costume designer at The Warehouse Theatre and an associate professor of theatre specializing in costume design at Clemson University. Laughter on the 23rd Floor marks her ninth season as a costume designer for The Warehouse Theatre. Her work at The Warehouse Theatre included A Little Night Music, Eurydice, Elephant Man, A Lesson Before Dying, Macbeth, Reckless, and The Subject Was Roses.

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Education at The Warehouse Theatre

Education plays an important role in The Warehouse Theatre’s service to the community, and it is endlessly inspiring to work for an organization with leaders who encourage exploration of the educational potential in every aspect of our operations. Valuing education, living in the questions, nurturing mentoring relationships - all of these attributes make for a vibrant organization - flexible and viable - an organization with an outward focus towards contributing to the community in as many ways as possible.

In 2012-13, Warehouse Theatre teaching artists worked with over 3000 students, in over 40 schools, and over 120 classrooms in the upstate (and one in the midlands, as well!). WHT touring productions reached an audience of 3200 students and teachers. Community engagement events accompanied each mainstage - and with the Forum Series alone, we welcomed just over 270 people - from students  to senior citizens-  to the theatre to discuss issues of importance to our community. WHT continues to serve as a resource for theatre practitioners, and our 2nd annual Shakespeare Boot Camp brought 43 actors together - from high schoolers to veteran professionals to learn more about communicating the works of the world’s most renowned playwright. We partnered with community organizations such as Bridges to a Brighter Future and the Sterling Community Center, and with programs such as Greenville Health Systems’ New Impact, using theatrical techniques and experiential learning to encourage youth to explore issues of concern to them and to envision solutions.

It was a busy year, and we are proud of our work, and thankful for those who have invested in education at WHT and have helped us build dynamic and relevant programming which contributes to community dialogue, supports teachers in their classrooms, raises the bar of artistic excellence for local actors, and encourages young people to develop their imaginations, critical thinking skills, and collaborative capacities.  

This year, with such a rich range of plays commemorating our 40th season, we are challenging ourselves to deepen our commitment to our educational mission - to reach out to more schools and organizations, to widen our reach with touring productions, to provide ongoing opportunities for theatre practitioners to hone their skills, and to encourage meaningful dialogue around complex issues. Education as a lifelong pursuit, as a transformative force, rather than a fixed goal, frames our mission at The Warehouse Theatre. We hope you will take the opportunity to experience the questions with us! Visit the education section of our website for updates on programs for students, educators, AND community members. Please feel free to contact me with questions or for more information!

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Mission Statement

The Warehouse Theatre is a professional live theatre dedicated to theatre as a serious art form; to high-quality, diverse and challenging productions; to training theatre professionals; to community outreach; and to student education.

The Warehouse Theatre chooses plays that stretch the imagination of Upstate audiences, energize and excite the community with Intense, Intimate and Unexpected performances that explore and celebrate the complexities of our time. The Warehouse Theatre does this to encourage an adventurousness of spirit, and to develop a hunger for the visceral impact of theatre, in the mind, heart, and soul.

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The Upstate Shakespeare Festival is a thriving part of The Warehouse Theatre’s summer programming and community outreach. USF presents the magic of Shakespeare and other classic plays to the Upstate community in an outdoor setting. Using actors from all around the Upstate community, USF presents entertaining, inclusive, and family-friendly productions that enhance Greenville’s calling card as a summer destination.

Making their home at The Warehouse Theatre, The Distracted Globe works with The Warehouse to present entertaining and affordable productions of classic comedies and comedy improv, workshops and other community-oriented programs, seeking to renew the vital connection between a theatre and its community. DG presents at least one play during

the summer programming. During the regular season, you can catch a DG performance of improv comedy after the main stage show on select nights of the run.

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