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to See the Man Journeying across cultural experiences.

8 ARighttoSingtheBlues Mississippi Charles Bevel on growing up in the Delta and his role in I Just Stopped By to See the Man.

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Once upon a time, the sound of Howlin’ Wolf singing "Smokestack Lightnin’" rocked my world.

I was at a loud and crowded, raging adolescent party in someone’s basement. That someone had a mind-bending record collection, and that was why you went to his parties. And this song came on. And the room went quiet. It was like this man had no body — just voice. Just pure emotion poured into pure voice. And you felt that voice in your bones and you knew you weren’t going to be exactly the same afterward. Your molecules were getting a little bit scrambled, and you liked it. At least I did.

The next time my world got rocked liked that happened in a tiny 135-seat theatre in Chicago, in the Studio of the Goodman Theatre. And that was a production of Oyamo’s play Let Me Live, staged by Ron OJ Parson, with musical direction by Mississippi Charles Bevel. In a tiny room, those two gentlemen made lightning in a bottle and created an evening of theatre that was visceral like nothing I’d ever seen before.

So here we are with I Just Stopped By to See the Man. A visceral and pure emotional trip inside the blues. A story of secrets and sacrifices and the cost of them both. And Ron and Mississippi are driving the train.

This is gonna be good.

Susan V. BoothJennings Hertz Artistic Director

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usic. Secrets. Unexplored paths. These three elements make up the heart of Stephen Jeffreys’

play. The blues, however, makes the play’s heart beat. I Just Stopped By to See the Man is about a man (or The Man, as he’s called by fans) who sacrificed his status as a legend and put down his guitar once and for all. Jesse “The Man” Davidson inspired the success of English rock star Karl, whose cover of his classic blues song went platinum much like real-life blues musician Muddy Waters, who heavily influenced the Rolling Stones. When Karl stumbles across The Man and his daughter, all three characters are forced to come to grips with how their lives have turned out and where to go from there.

Behind the musical and moving text, there is irony galore. What is often impressive about I Just Stopped By to See

the Man is the authenticity with which English writer Jeffreys writes this play set so far from his own upbringing.

In the play, The Man states: “If you sing a song about Atlanta, you got to have been to Atlanta.” His daughter, Della, argues a similar point: Unless you have personally experienced being black, poor and deprived in America, then singing the blues is an inauthentic expression. With characters that could very well be talking directly to Jeffreys, the biggest question raised is, “What does an award-winning London playwright know about the blues aesthetic? Or about writing American characters who experienced the Jim Crow South?” Probably about the same amount that a British rock star might know about blues legend The Man or the Rolling Stones knew about Muddy Waters.

Journeying across cultural experiences BY JIRéH HOLDER


Audiences across the country agree that the play works well. Somehow these cultural clashes work as Jeffreys breaks the rule of “writing what you know.” It is possibly the intrusion of the English rock star that gives the play an authentic feel. At the same time it allows Americans to not only look at ourselves more fully but also see ourselves through the eyes of a familiar stranger.

There is something about the blues and the story these characters portray that transcends cultural experiences. Human experiences such as suffering, disappointment and failure have no cultural specificity. A significant theme of the play is the question of whether you need to experience the subject matter of your art in order for it to be authentic. Jeffreys seems to nod to this assertion on the part of his characters but offers his own idea as a playwright instead.

We naturally have a fascination with cultures different than our own, but we do not necessarily have to experience those cultures in order to identify with them. And what Jeffreys does have is

the experience of listening to the blues. As an Englishman, yes, but also as an artist. As a playwright, he knows how to listen not only to words but the stories and emotions behind the words. As their story unfolds, the characters in I Just Stopped By to See the Man nudge us toward accepting the universal message that the blues often shares with its listeners: No matter how bleak, no matter how much we may desire otherwise, our story never ends — as Alliance Artistic Director Susan Booth eloquently states — “as long as we’re drawing breath.”

Jiréh Holder is the Alliance Literary Intern.

Selection from Rollin’ Stone by Muddy WatersWell, I wish I was a catfish,swimmin in a oh, deep, blue seaI would have all you good lookin

women,fishin, fishin after meSure ‘nough, a-after meSure ‘nough, a-after meOh ‘nough, oh ‘nough, sure ‘noughWell, my mother told my father,just before hmmm, I was born,“I got a boy child’s comin,He’s gonna be, he’s gonna be a

rollin’ stone,Sure ‘nough, he’s a rollin’ stoneSure ‘nough, he’s a rollin’ stone”

Muddy WatersThe Rolling Stones

ississippi Charles Bevel is as authentic a blues man as you’re

likely to find in the acting community. The artist, otherwise known as ‘Sip,’ was born in the Mississippi Delta and came of age during the civil rights movement. He went on to open for everyone from Taj Mahal to B.B. King before making his way into a theatre. Now, in I Just Stopped By to See the Man, Bevel combines his passions — playing a retired blues musician sought out by a British rocker hoping to find the spotlight one last time. The engaging Bevel recently sat down for a chat that covered everything from

harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson and Jimi Hendrix, to the ways in which he relates to his latest character.How did you first get into the blues?I grew up in the Mississippi Delta, but the only musical instrument I’d ever heard by the time I was 10 years old was a badly out-of-tune piano. That’s how far back in the boonies I lived! Around Christmas of ’48 or ’49, my father bought a radio. A few months later I heard Sonny Boy Williamson playing his harmonica and singing on the radio, and that was my introduction to the blues. What can you tell us about your character, Jesse, and how his story unfolds?It’s very interesting in terms of how it’s written. What I connected to was that whole struggle he’d gone through in terms of being a good musician, but it never meant anything to him in terms of making money. The whole tragedy is that his woman left him because of that. So many guys, like Mississippi John Hurt and Son House, had to deal with making nickels and dimes for most of their lives. I saw that play out in so many ways, where you couldn’t get credit or you wouldn’t be allowed to do it because of how things were structured racially. I’m really looking forward to dealing with that onstage, and I think I can get that across to the audience.

Bret Love is the founder of GreenGlobalTravel.com; managing editor of INsite magazine; and music editor for Georgia Music Magazine. The freelancer also does improv with Jackpie at Relapse Theatre. For the full interview, go to EncoreAtlanta.com.

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A RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES

Mississippi Charles Bevel on growing up in the Delta and his role in

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*Mississippi Charles Bevel ......................................................................... Jesse*Dieterich Gray .............................................................................................Karl*Bakesta King .....................................................................................................Della

"Just For You" — Original Music Composed by Mississippi Charles Bevel

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies and stand-ins never substitute for listed players

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Geoffrey M. Brown ........................................................................................KarlDanielle Deadwyler ...................................................................................... DellaJosiah Watts .............................................................................................. Jesse

Scot Mann ........................................................................... Fight ChoreographerElliott Dixon .................................................................... Assistant to the DirectorElisa Carlson .................................................................................. Dialect Coach*Amy L. Gilbert ............................................................ Production Stage ManagerBarbara Gantt.......................................... Stage Management Production Assistant

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SETTING: A shotgun house in the Mississippi Delta in the 1970’s.

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MISSISSIPPI ChARLES BEvEL

DIETERICh GRAY

BAKESTA KING

MISSISSIPPI CHARLES BEVEL (Jesse), AEA, Broadway: It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues (Vivian Beaumont Theatre), Regional theatre: Let Me Live (Goodman Theatre); I Am a Man and Thunder Knocking at the Door (Meadow Brook Theatre); Famous Orpheus (Geva Theatre); Polk County, (Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Fire on the Mountain (Denver Center Theatre Company); Hank Williams: Lost Highway (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). Regional: The Piano Lesson (Karamu Performing Arts Theatre); Ma’ Rainey’s Black Bottom (Plowshares Theatre Company); Stories About the Old Days (St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre Company). Awards: Jeff Award (Chicago), Best Actor in a Revue (2005 and 2007); Woodie Award (St. Louis) Outstanding Lead Actor (2005). Nominations: Tony Award, Best Book for It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues (1999); Helen Hayes Award, Best Actor in a Revue (2001).

DIETERICH GRAY (Karl) is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and makes his Alliance debut with I Just Stopped By to See the Man. Regional theatre: Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play (Yale Repertory); Naomi Iizuka’s

Ghostwritten and Robert Falls’ productions of The Seagull and King Lear starring Stacy Keach (Goodman Theatre); Mother Courage and Her Children and I Just Stopped By to See the Man (Steppenwolf); Dracula (Indiana Repertory & Geva Theatre); The Miser (Northlight); SS! Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakespeare); Disney’s Aladdin (Marriott Theatre); The Buddy Holly Story (Drury Lane). Film: Frida’s Rocketship; Dog Jack with Louis Gossett Jr. and 8 of Diamonds opposite Eric Roberts.

BAKESTA KING (Della) is excited to be making her Alliance Theatre debut working once again with Ron OJ Parson and Kathy Perkins. Acclaim Award for Best Actress and Best Ensemble for Sadie in Gee’s Bend at Cincinnati Playhouse. Member, Chicago’s, Congo Square Theatre: Deep Azure, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Talented Tenth and The Colored Museum. Regional: Tour of A Raisin in the Sun, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company and the Guthrie Theater in conjunction with Penumbra Theatre. Goodman, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Arena Stage,

GEoFFREY M. BRoWN

DANIELLE DEADWYLER

JoSIAh WATTS


profilesthe Apollo, the Shakespeare Theatre, Warehouse Theatre (DC) and Centerstage Theatre, (Baltimore). BFA graduate of Howard University, MFA graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. Bakesta is producing her first short film, “Sunday Kinda Love.” Proud member of AEA & SAG.

GEOFFREY M. BROWN (US Karl) dhas worked in Atlanta theatre for more than twenty years. Credits include: Guys & Dolls, Lucky Stiff, The Rocky Horror Show, Li'l Abner, Sweeney Todd in Concert, Della's Diner #4 and myriad technical credits as he fills more roles offstage than on. Geoffrey tours the U.S. performing with bands like The Dregs, The Brogues and The Lost Boys. This is his Alliance Theatre debut and he thanks the staff, crew and cast for this invaluable experience. Geoffrey is a father and would like to demonstrate to his daughter that we do not avoid tasks because they are difficult, we seek these opportunities out to strengthen us.

DANIELLE DEADWYLER (US Della) makes her return to the Alliance in I Just Stopped By To See the Man. She recently debuted as August March in the Real Tweenagers of Atlanta. She has also been seen in the Kendeda Reading series in this year's Shoe Story and 2011's Olympic Village. Atlanta credits: Normal Jean/Kid/LaWanda in The Colored Museum (True Colors), Fannie Mae in Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery (Horizons), Lady in Yellow in for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (True Colors). Her TV film debut in A Cross to Bear recently premiered on the GMC channel. Danielle is ever grateful to Reggie, Ezra, and the graciousness of her Deadwyler, Haslam clan.

JOSIAH WATTS (US Jesse) holds BAs in Theatre & Speech Communication from the University of Georgia. He has performed in Othello, The African Company Presents Richard III, Boys Next Door, The Wiz, A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Josiah also performed with Theatre Emory Brave

New Works 2011 in the screenplay readings of David Garrett’s Holy Oak and Donzaleigh Abernathy’s Partners to History. He was an emcee/cinematographer for actor Irone Singleton’s highly acclaimed autobiographical one man show; Irone..the Resurrected at 14th Street Playhouse. He looks forward to working with the Alliance Theatre. He is a Sapelo Descendant.

STEPHEN JEFFREYS (Playwright) was bornin London and first attracted critical attention with his study of a stunt man on the skids Like Dolls or Angels (1977). His comedy Valued Friends played to two sell-out runs at Hampstead Theatre in 1989 and 1990 and won him the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards for Most Promising Playwright. This was followed by a Jacobean tragicomedy, The Clink, for Paines Plough, for whom he was Arts Council writer in-residence from 1987-1989. He adapted A Jovial Crew for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the instigation of Max Stafford-Clark with whom he has written a film script, A Neutral State. In 1993 A Going Concern also played a sellout run at Hampstead Theatre. In 1994-95 The Libertine, Jeffrey's raunchy play about the Earl of Rochester, was staged at the Royal Court Theatre and won great popular acclaim.

RON OJ PARSON (Director) a native of Buffalo, N.Y., and a graduate of the University of Michigan's professional theatre program. Co-founder and former artistic director of the Onyx Theatre Ensemble of Chicago, co-founder and co-director of Ripe Mango Productions, resident artist at Chicago’s Court Theatre. Ron has worked as both actor and director. Chicago credits: the Chicago Theatre Company, Victory Gardens, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Chicago Dramatists, Northlight, Court, Black Ensemble Theatre, ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Writers Theatre, Urban Theatre Company and Congo Square Theatre. Regional credits: Virginia Stage Company, Portland Stage Company, Studio Arena Theatre, Studio Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Wilshire Theatre, The Mechanic,

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Center Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, Geva Theatre, and Signature Theatre in New York. Ron "OJ" directed the world premiere of Palmer Park by Joanna Glass at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Ontario. Proud member AEA, SAG, AFTRA and SDC.

JACK MAGAW (Scenic Designer) most recently designed Broke at the Alliance Theatre. Chicago/regional: World Premiere of Disgraced (American Theatre Company), Circle Mirror Transformation (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Gee’s Bend (Cincinnati Playhouse), Samuel J & K (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and Home (Court Theatre), Black Pearl Sings and Eclipsed (Northlight Theatre), A Few Good Men (Peninsula Players), In the Next Room… (Victory Gardens Theater), She Loves Me and The Caretaker (Writers Theatre), Radio Golf (Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Cabaret and A Flea in Her Ear (Kansas City Repertory). Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for Picnic and Bus Stop (Writers’ Theatre), Fences (Court Theatre) and Seven Guitars (Congo Square Theatre). Jack lives in Evanston with director Kimberly Senior and teaches design at both DePaul and Northwestern universities. www.jackmagaw.com

SYDNEY ROBERTS (Costume Designer) designed Spoon Lake Blues for the Hertz Stage in 2011 and has done 11 shows with Rosemary Newcott at the Alliance Theatre since 2001. She is an Associate Artist at Georgia Shakespeare, a member of USA 829, and holds a position in the Department of Theatre and Speech at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Atlanta: True Colors Theatre Company, Georgia Shakespeare, Actor’s Express, Synchronicity Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, and Theatre in the Square. She is currently designing Night of the Iguana with Theatre Emory. Regional: Portland Center Stage (OR), Red Mountain Theatre Company (AL), Swallowtale Dance Company

(TN). Film: Ruthie. Sydney holds a BFA from the University of Texas. Awards: Drammie for Best Costume Design, The Devils (Portland, 2001). web.me.com/sydneylenoir

KATHY A. PERKINS (Lighting Designer) Alliance Theatre: Jar the Floor, The Ties That Bind, A Raisin in the Sun. New York: Manhattan Theatre Club, New Federal Theatre, Negro Ensemble Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall. Regional: Mark Taper Forum, Steppenwolf Theatre, Congo Square, Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, American Conservatory Theatre, St. Louis Black Repertory, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre Company, Victory Gardens, Indiana Repertory Theatre, eta Creative Arts, Arena Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, Playmakers Repertory Company, Missouri Repertory, About Face Theatre. South Africa: Windybrow Theatre, KwaZulu Natal National Theatre, Grahamstown Festival. Kathy is a professor of theatre at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a member of USAA. kathyaperkins.com

KENDALL SIMPSON (Sound Designer) has designed and composed original scores for several Atlanta-theaters including Georgia Shakespeare, Alliance Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit and Theater Emory. Working in film, Simpson recently scored The Promotion (2011). Other independent films include the The Etiquette Man which has received top honors at several film festivals. Television credits include scores for "Sesame Street" and Elmo DVDs. Simpson’s most recent work for dance is a video, disrepair, which premiered at the 2009 American Dance Festival. Other works include Papillon, premiered by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Lee Harper and Dancers. Simpson is also honored to have won two Suzi Bass awards.

AMY L. GILBERT (Production Stage Manager) Alliance Theatre: God of Carnage (SM), Frame 312, Moon for the Misbegotten, Christmas Carol (ASM — 3 years), The Called, Sleepwalkers


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SynopsisAfter faking his death and vowing to never perform the blues again, a blues legend lives with his activist daughter secluded in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. A young English musician arrives in hopes of finding Jesse “The Man” Davidson. The encounter gives all three of them an adventure that strikes a chord at the heart of what the blues really mean.

discover us. discover you.In I Just Stopped By to See the Man I discovered obligation. Jeffrey’s characters act not out of rational self-interest, but an obligation to something greater than themselves, be it civil rights, love lost, or reverence for the raw energy of a foreign art. I was privileged enough to work alongside this talented cast and director, Ron OJ Parsons. Initially, however, I was not sure of how much I could offer as the seventies was

way before my time, and my knowledge of the delta region was just as sparse. I attacked the script head on drawing as many parallels as possible between the characters and events mentioned. This obligation to understanding the setting of the piece has made me more knowledgeable of that time as well as more effective in my position.

— Elliot Dixon, Assistant to the Director & Alliance Theatre Kenny Leon Fellow


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★★ $5,000+

Arby's Foundation Duke Realty CorporationPlum Creek

Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

★ $2,500+Greenberg Traurig Digital Arts Studio

John and Mary Franklin Foundation

Alliance Theatre is a participant in the New Generations Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for American theatre.


sponsors

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

government

Cast and company flowers sponsored by

official hotel

Foxgloves & ivy

restaurant Partners

official Staffing Consultant

Digital Marketing Partner

Marketing Partnersresearch Partner

Atlantic Station

Midtown and Candler Park

official Pizzeria

TuRNER BRoAdCASTINg SySTEm, INC. is committed to meaningfulcorporate citizenship in the communities in which the company operates and its employees work and live. The arts is one focus area of Turner’s local philanthropy, in particular organizations and programs that enhance the quality of life for all residents of its Atlanta hometown.

annual fund

DCD I R E C T O R ’ S C I R C L E

A L L I A N C E T H E A T R E

★★★★ $35,000+

★ $10,000-$14,999The Balloun Familylisa & Joe BankoffSusan V. Booth & Max leventhalAnsley & Mark CallawayAlan & Chi ColbergAnn & Jeff CramerMr. Tony l. Conwaylinda & gene DavidsonMr. & Mrs. A. D. Frazier, Jr.Matthew & Doris gellerMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. gunningValerie hartmanDoug & lila hertz

Jocelyn J. hunterAndrea & Boland JonesPaul & rosthema KastinJohn & Angie KellerMrs. J. hicks lanierJeff levyMr. & Mrs. Steven J. ModdelmogMaureen & Angus Morrisonrichard S. & Winifred B. MyrickBob & Margaret reiserPatricia & Maurice rosenbaumlinda & Stephen SeligMr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton iii

Mr. & Mrs. h. Bronson SmithJohn & Karen SpiegelChandra Stephens-Albright

& Warren AlbrightCharlita Stephens-Walker, Charles

& Delores StephensChuck & lisa Cannon-TaylorMr. & Mrs. ramon ToméMr. & Mrs. Edus h. Warren, Jr.rick & Terri Westernramona & Ben WhiteSuzy WilnerAmy & Todd Zeldin

ToP billiNGExecutive Producers ★★ $7,500-$9,999

James AndersonThe Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr.P.J. Younglove hovey

Executive Producers ★ $5,000-$7,499Peg & Bill BalzerCandace & Jeff BellSarah & Jim BordersFrank & Mary Anne ChewMarcia & John DonnellEve & Bob EckardtDr. & Mrs. Edmond i. griffin

Jay & Debbie goldmanDr. & Mrs. John B. hardmanKathy harrisMr. & Mrs. J. Michael hostinskyMr. & Mrs. James C. KennedyPhilip i. Kent FoundationCynthia & Alan Maloy

Mr. & Mrs. John hays MershonMr. Walter W. MitchellPhil & Caroline MoïseMr. & Mrs. Kenyon Murphyhelen Smith PriceMr. & Ms. hugh S. rippsDr. & Mrs. Dennis lee Spangler

Producers ★★ $3,500-$4,999gene g. Abel, M.D. & Nora harlowJudy M. AndersonKathy & Ken Bernhardt

Mr. Stephen Brown & Dr. Bayley royer

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent CanipeMr. Dick Dickson & Ms. Yin lo

Philippa & Burrell EllisMr. & Mrs. rick FuessMrs. helen M. regensteinWilliam & Margarita Sleeper

Barbara & Steve Chaddick Victoria & howard Palefsky Sally g. Tomlinson

★★★ $25,000-$34,999

★★ $15,000-$24,999Mr. & Mrs. howard Feinsand James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Dan & garnet reardon

David & Carolyn gouldJames & lori Kilberg

Stephen & Marjorie osheroffPatty & Doug reid

Joni Winston

Balfour Beatty ConstructionMrs. Susan Beallor-Snyder

& Mr. Stuart SnyderMs. Beryl Bergquist

ron & lisa Brill Charitable TrustDr. & Mrs. Thomas h. CallawayJohn & lucy CookMr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft iii

richard & linda DiedrichDouglas & Camille DuerrCharles & Carol EdwardsEierman Foundation

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499


annual fund

JoAnne & Charles S. AckermanMadelyn r. AdamsJudge gregory A. Adams

& Wanda AdamsDiane & Kent AlexanderElaine & Miles AlexanderDr. & Mrs. raymond AllenTheodore & Andrea Altholzrita & Ted Andersonherbert & Myrtice ArnoldElizabeth & John BaconMark & Pam BellMr. & Mrs. Ted r. BenningMs. Ann B. BishopMs. Pamela l. BlackburnSara & Alex BrownMr. ron l. Clark, Jr.Akbar CojoeMr. & Mrs. James l. CurryMs. Sallie Adams DanielDante’s Down the hatch, BuckheadMs. Diana DePintoMs. Patricia l. DickeyMs. Cydnee Dubrof

& Mr. robert McDonoughDiane Durginralph & ree EdwardsDr. & Mrs. Norman ElliottMs. Elizabeth r. EtollMichael & Jody FeldmanMs. Valerie FergusonDr. & Mrs. Arnoldo FiedotinMelanie & richard Fine

Andy FisherDr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon huletteMr. & Mrs. Paul r. FreemanMr. Craig garrettMr. Joe gfallerMr. & Mrs. John J. gillinDale r.F. goodmanMr. & Mrs. Seth greenberglouise Staton gunnrachel & Mike hammerJohn & Simone hansonMs. Kristin hathaway hansen

& Mr. Norman hansenEtta raye hirschPearlann & Jerry horowitzTycho & Marie howle FoundationJocelyn J. hunterMr. & Mrs. Joseph hurleyMr. & Mrs. harold itkinrichard & Marcia JacobsonMs. Caroline Johnin honor of Carol Jones

& the Alliance Theatre Education Department

Veronique & Baxter JonesMr. & Mrs. richard Krugerlanier-goodman FoundationMs. Carolyn lawsonConchita heyn & robert lichtefeldlubo FundM.C. Jackson, Sr. Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Nathan MetzgerMr. & Ms. Michael J. Millett

June M. MorrisonMr. & Mrs. Charles MoseleyJoyce & Michael NatbonyMr. Joseph NorthingtonMrs. & Mrs. Solon PattersonBill & Carey PeardPeg PetersenSam & Barbara PettwayDon & rosalinda ratajczakMr. & Mrs. John richardPeter & Alice rogersDr. & Mrs. Charles rosenbergDavid & Sharon SchachterMs. Christine SchneiderMr. Kevin D. SeawayMr. & Mrs. Timothy E. SheehanMr. Brian Shively & Mr. Jim JinhongMr. & Mrs. Mark SilbermanMartin & Patricia SilbigerPaul V. Spiegl, Sr. MDJim & Janie StratigosMr. & Mrs. Steven J. SteindelMrs. & Mr. otha SydnorMs. Victoria SylvainDr. & Mrs. Kenneth g. TaylorChad Thornhilllynda & richard WalkerMr. Alex & Mr. Marc D. WeinbergJoan WhitcombJ.M. Wilkerson Construction CompanyMr. & Mrs. John A. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. D. Brent WyperMr. & Mrs. Erwin Zaban

Associate Producers $1,500-$2,499

Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of February 2012

The Elster FoundationDiane & Daryl EvansAlan & Willa FabianMr. & Mrs. reade FahsKathryn T. Farley, PhDMr. & Mrs. David l. gellerMr. & Mrs. Barry goheenDr. & Mrs. Edmond i. griffinTuvy, Tracey & Jacob gussMr. & Mrs. lance E. hallJoan & David herskovitsMr. & Mrs. James E. hugh, iiiMr. Clay JacksonMr. robert JetmundsenMr. & Mrs. Mark A. Jungers

David l. Kunianskyleslie leigh M.D.Dick lyonKristie l. MadaraMr. William E. MichalewiczDedi & Julian MohrJodi & henry NidenDr. Kathleen Nixon & Dr. gregory BerkeyJohn & helen ParkerMonica K. PearsonSusan & David PetersonProcore SolutionsMs. lynne raganMr. Travis reedBill & rhonda rowland

Alan & Cyndy SchreihoferSonny & Jeanne SealsMichele & glenn ShearCharlotte & Tom ShieldsJane E. Shivershenry N. & Margaret P. StaatsSouthern States llCKaren & Alex StickneyTAYlAr Development & AssociatesDrs. Eldred & Ava TaylorMichael & June TompkinsTroutman Sanders llPSusan & Tom WardellPenn & Sally WellsJohn & Kathy Zamer

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 (cont.)



annual fundAlliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of February 2012

Mr. & Mrs. howell Adams, Jr.Ms. & Mr. Jody l. AndradeEllen ArnovitzMr. & Mrs. robert ArogetiMs. Karen BeardsleeMr. & Mrs. george BoydMs. Barbara BradyMs. Erin A. Brown & Ms. regine ClementMr. Michael J. ColesAlice J. CunninghamBrad & Sally CurreyMr. & Mrs. David E. DermerMs. Jo r. EdwardsMs. Diane hockstaderlinda & richard hubertgordon l. Joyner, Esq.

Mr. & Mrs. Peter g. KessenichMr. & Mrs. David E. Kieferliz levine in honor of Billy levineMark & Brenda lichtensteinMr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn AshleyJim & Jo McleanSally & Tom McNultyAvery & Valerie MunningsAnn Starr & Kent NelsonMr. & Mrs. lynn NewportDr. & Mrs. Stephen i. oppenheimerMr. & Mrs. Markham D. oswaldMr. & Mrs. John reevesDr. Susan rifkin & Mr. David rifkinMr. John A. SabineKevin Sangston

Mr. & Mrs. ross W. SchiavoSimon Schwob Foundation, inc.Mr. & Mrs. Brian SheplerMr. & Mrs. gerald Silverboardin honor of Marquita SpragginsDr. odessa K. SpragginsMrs. C. Preston StephensMaria-ruth StortsBob SullivanMr. Todd A. Tautfest

& Mr. Kevin EschDr. William TorresMs. Kimberly Tribble & Mr. Mark S. langeDr. & Mrs. Bruce Y. Tylerlynne Winship

Benefactors $1,000-$1,499

Legacy SocietyThe following are members of the legacy Society who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The legacy Society is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, Maya robinson, Major Contributions Manager at 404.733.4710 or [email protected].

rita M. AndersonAnonymousBetty Blondeau-russellJim & Anne BreedloveAnn & Jeff CramerMr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, iiiSallie Adams Daniellinda & gene Davidson

laura & John hardmanglen E. & Nancy heslerP.J. Younglove hoveyWilliam C. hydeMr. & Mrs. John hays MershonMr. & Mrs. John McColskeyPhil & Caroline MoïseJan Pomerantz

helen M. regensteinBob & Margaret reiserNeal & Tricia SchachtelMr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton, iiiJane E. ShiversWayne & lee harper Vasonrick & Terri Westernramona & Ben White

Matching Gift CompaniesWe would like to thank the following companies who have donated matching gifts to the Alliance Theatre’s Annual Fund. Please check to see if your employer will match your contribution.

American Express CompanyAmerican honda Motor Co., inc.Aon CorporationAT&TBank of AmericaBryan Cave-Powell goldsteinCharles Schwab and Co., inc.Chubb & Son, inc.CigNA CorporationCitigroup Foundation

The Coca-Cola CompanyEquifax inc.Federated Department Stores, inc.gE Energyhome Depot FoundationiBM CorporationJPMorgan Private BankKimberly-Clark FoundationMacy’s FoundationMcDonald’s Corporation

Merrill lynch & Co., incNDChealthNorfolk Southern CorporationPrudential FinancialSprintSunTrust FoundationTime Warner, inc.UPSVerizon CorporationYahoo!

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Patron Circle of StarsBy investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you!

CHAirMAn’S COunCil

★★★★★★★★★★★★$500,000+The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

UPS

★★★★★★★★★★★$450,000+Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution

James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV

Hon. Anne Cox Chambers

★★★★★★★★★★$300,000+Deloitte LLP, its Partners

& Employees

★★★★★★★★★$200,000+AT&T The Community Foundation

for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Ernst & Young, Partners

& EmployeesThe Home Depot Foundation Jones Day Foundation

& Employees PwC Partners & Employees Mabel Dorn Reeder FoundationSunTrust Bank Employees

& Trusteed Foundations Florence C. & Harry L. English

Memorial Fund Greene-Sawtell Foundation SunTrust FoundationTurner Broadcasting System, Inc.

★★★★★★★★$150,000+Delta Air Lines, Inc. Equifax Inc. & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners

& Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo

★★★★★★★$100,000+Alston & Bird LLP Bank of AmericaKaiser Permanente King & Spalding Partners

& Employees The Klaus Family FoundationThe Marcus Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore FoundationNovelis Inc.Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian

Woodward Fund

★★★★★★$75,000+AirTran Airways Holder Construction CompanyKilpatrick Townsend

& Stockton LLP The Sartain Lanier Family

Foundation, Inc.Regions Financial Corporation

★★★★★$50,000+AGL Resources Inc. Lisa & Joe BankoffCiscoAnn & Jay DavisDoosan Infracore InternationalFederal Home Loan Bank

of Atlanta

Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion

Beth & Tommy HolderNewell RubbermaidPrimericaDevyne Stephens Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLPThe Zeist Foundation, Inc.

★★★★$35,000+Katharine & Russell Bellman

FoundationBryan Cave LLPMr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. GE EnergyGeorgia-PacificThe Imlay Foundation, Inc. Invesco PLC Norfolk Southern, Employees

& Foundation Siemens Industry, Inc.Harris A. Smith Frances Wood Wilson

Foundation, Inc.

★★★$25,000+Accenture & Accenture

EmployeesAir Serv CorporationAtlanta Foundation Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T CorporationLaura & Stan BlackburnCIGNA FoundationCousins Properties Incorporated Crawford & Company Ford & Harrison LLPJack & Anne Glenn Foundation, Inc.GMT Capital CorporationInfor Global Solutions ING


Sarah & Jim KennedyPhilip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth

Lee Foundation, Inc.LexisNexis Risk SolutionsThe Blanche Lipscomb

Foundation Macy’s Foundation Katherine John Murphy

FoundationPatty & Doug Reid Family

FoundationRockTenn SCANA Energy Southwire CompanySprintTowers WatsonTroutman Sanders LLP Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C.

Wardlaw Fund

★★$15,000+A. E. M. Family FoundationACE Charitable FoundationAlixPartnersAlvarez & MarsalArnall Golden Gregory LLPThe Partners & Employees

of Atlanta Equity InvestorsAtlanta Marriott Marquis Beaulieu Group, LLC Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. MorrisThe Arthur M. Blank Family

Foundation The Boston Consulting GroupCatherine S. & J. Bradford

BranchThe Capital Group Companies

Charitable FoundationRoxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan

Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene BermanChartisChick-fil-A, Inc.CornerCap Investment CounselDuke Realty CorporationEgon Zehnder InternationalEisner Family FoundationFeinberg Charitable TrustFifth Third BankFirst Data CorporationGas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Georgia Natural Gas Dolores & Javier C. GoizuetaGrant Thornton LLPHarland Clarke HD SupplyThe Howell Fund, Inc. ICS Contract Services, LLCMr. & Mrs. M. Douglas IvesterJamestownMr. & Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family

FoundationIngrid Saunders JonesThe Jones Day Foundation in

honor of James H. LandonMr. & Mrs. Muhtar Kent Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl DavisLanier Parking SolutionsThe Latham Foundation Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy

FundLivingston Foundation, Inc.Karole & John LloydLockheed Martin Aeronautics

Company Marsh-Mercer

Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Frank H. Boykin

Mueller Water Products, Inc.Gail & Bob O’LearyVicki R. PalmerPaul, Hastings, Janofsky

& Walker LLP Piedmont Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Printpack Inc./The Gay

& Erskine Love Foundation Mary & Craig RamseyMr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Emily Winship Scott FoundationSkanska USA Building Inc.Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Superior Essex Inc. Sysco AtlantaUnited Distributors, Inc.WATL/WXIA/Gannett

FoundationJohn F. WielandMr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Sue & Neil Williams Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation Yancey Bros. Co.Mr. & Mrs. Robert A.

Yellowlees

*Annual Campaign Donors from

June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2011


alliance theatre staffARTISTICJennings hertz Artistic Director ..................................... Susan V. BoothSally g. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth ......................................... Rosemary NewcottAssociate Producer ........................................................ Jody FeldmanDirector of New Projects ....................................................Celise KalkeArtist in Dialogue .............................................................. Pearl CleageCommunity Engagement & Casting .............................DayRon J. MilesArtistic Assistant ...................................................................William IllgArtistic intern ........................................................... Margo Moskowitzliterary intern .................................................................... Jirèh HolderKenny leon Fellow .............................................................Elliott Dixon

EDuCATIONDirector of Educational Programs ...............................Christopher MosesDirector of the Acting Program...............................................Al HamacherDirector, institute for Educators and Teaching Artists ...........Carol T. JonesAssistant Director, institute for Educators and Teaching Artists ..............................Michele MummertEducation Development Manager ...................................... Sharon BrewerEducation Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps ...Christina Dresserinstitute for Educators & Teaching Artists Assistant...............Padgett WardEducation Assistant ..............................................................Rachel JonesTheatre for the Very Young Coordinator ................................Olivia Astonresident Artist in Education ...........................................Patrick McColeryresident Teaching Artists ............Kim Bowers-Rheay, Valetta AndersonTeaching Artists ................................Ricardo Aponte, Paul Armbruster,

Denise Arribas, Olivia Aston, Corey Bradberry, Sharon Brewer, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, John Doyle, Sharon Foote,

Allison Gardner, Kimberly Geter, Holly Godwin, Amy Handler, Bart Hansard, Angie Harrell, Michael Haverty, Laura Heckman, Lesley Howe, BJ Hughes, John Jaramillio, Bernard D. Jones,

Rachel Jones, LeeAnna Lambert, Amy Lucas, Barry Stewart Mann, Morgan McCrary, Michele McCullough Hazard, Bryan Mercer,

Tracy V. Moore, Kati Grace Morton, Jessica Muhammad, Sarah Lancaster Cave, Karen Ramps, Claire Ritzler,

Manny Rivers, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Don Slaton, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert,

Allison upshaw, Jeanene Williams

AdmINISTRATIoNgeneral Manager ................................................................Max LeventhalCompany Manager ............................................................Laura ThrustonManagement Assistant ............................................................ Alicia QuirkManager of information resources .........................................Jim Hubbert

FINANCEDirector of Finance & Administration ......................................Brian ShivelyAccounting Coordinator ................................................................Julie HallAccounting Coordinator ................................................... Ashley Bradford

dEvELopmENTDirector of Development .................................Kristin Hathaway HansenCorporate relations officer ....................................................Paige SmithMajor Contributions Manager...........................................Maya RobinsonSpecial Events & Board Manager ..............................Lindsey Hardegreegrants Manager .......................................................Rebecca LevenbergDevelopment Coordinator ..........................................Janet AbercrombieSpecial Events & Board Assistant .............................................April CaseDevelopment Volunteer ..................................................Elaine Hentschel

mARkETINgDirector of Marketing............................................................... Gary SayersBrand Manager .................................................................Caroline TannerPublic relations Manager ..........................................Kathleen CovingtonDigital Brand Manager ............................................................. John MaleyMarketing Volunteer .....................................................................Don VannMarketing intern .................................................................. Audra Paganogroup Sales Manager .................................................... Quidana Bosmangroup Sales Coordinator ...................................................Laura PeacockBrand Coordinator .................................................................Emily BrysonPatron Services Manager. ...........................................................Shana OrrPatron Services Coordinator .................................................... Alicia Quirkhouse Managers .............................Olivia Aston, Dana Hylton Calabro,

Christina Dresser, Lindsey Hardegree, Ken McNeil, Alicia Quirk, Lynn Vatter

Assistant Manager Season Tickets ..................................... Danielle HicksSenior Ticket Agents .........................................Chad Martin, Ken McNeil

pRoduCTIoN

Production ManagementProduction Manager .......................................................Rixon Hammond

Stage ManagementAlliance Stage Managers .................. Pat A. Flora, R. Lamar Williams,

Amy L. Gilberthertz Stage Management Production Assistant ................. Barbara GanttStage Management Apprentice ......................................Jayson T. WaddellTYF Stage Manager .................................................................Liz CampbellTYF Stage Management Production Assistant ................. Amy Radebaugh

Stage OperationsStage operations Manager ..................................................Scott BowneCrew Chief ...................................................................... Vincent SimonsTYF Crew Chief ....................................................................Deb MaberryFlyman ...................................................................................Willie Parks

ElectricsElectrics Manager ......................................................................Pete ShinnStaff Electricians .................. Sean Hamilton, Steve Jordan, Jenn Trippe

Soundresident Sound Designer ..................................................... Clay BenningSound Engineers/Board ops ..............Holly Blakely, Hidenori Nakajo,

Brian Smith

SceneryTechnical Director ...............................................................Victor W. SmithAssistant Technical Director ......................................................Megan KierShop Foreman ....................................................................Patrick ConleyCarpenters....... Manny Abreo, Jes Cottrell, Kevin Green, Jessica RohdeCharge Scenic Artist ..................................................................Kat ConleyScenic Artist ......................................................................Christa Seekatz

PropertiesProperties Manager ..............................................................Robert ElliottProps lead Artisan .......................................................... Suzanne MorrisProperties Buyer Artisan .............................................Heather SchroederProperties Artisan ................................................................. Brian MarinoAdditional Properties Staff ..............................................Bruce Butkovich

CostumesCostume Shop Manager ................................................Carol HammondDesign Assistant....................................English Benning, Emily KramerDraper ....................................................Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou WhoCraftsmaster ................................................................. Diana L. ThomasStitchers/First hands ......Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Maegan RobinsonWig Master ........................................................................Robert NavarreWardrobe ............................................................ John Hardy, Niki TraxlerAdditional Wardrobe .............................................................. Jenn Rogers

Tony Britton

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“This was a life-changing experience. I now serve on the WellStar “This was a life-changing experience. I now serve on the WellStar “This was a life-changing experience. I now serve on the WellStar Foundation Board of Directors. It’s important to me to give back Foundation Board of Directors. It’s important to me to give back Foundation Board of Directors. It’s important to me to give back and help raise money and awareness for the people that gave me and help raise money and awareness for the people that gave me and help raise money and awareness for the people that gave me my health, and my peace of mind.”my health, and my peace of mind.”

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