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Michael Halberstam Kathryn M. LipumaArtistic Director Executive Director

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Travels With My AuntBy Graham Greene Adapted for the Stage by Giles Havergal Directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden, SDC

Featuring LaShawn Banks*, Sean Fortunato*, John Hoogenakker* and Jeremy Sher

Scenic Designer Brian Sidney Bembridge, USAACostume Designer Jacqueline Firkins, USAA Lighting Designer Jesse Klug, USAASound Designer Mikhail Fiksel, USAAProperties Designer Nick HeggestadDramaturg Lavina JadhwaniDialect & Vocal Coach Eva BrenemanStage Manager Rebecca Pechter*

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Henry Pulling and Aunt Augusta ..................................................... Sean Fortunato* Henry Pulling, Tooley, et al ......................................................... John Hoogenakker*Henry Pulling, Wordsworth, et al ................................................... LaShawn Banks*Henry Pulling, Girl in Jodhpurs, et al ..................................................... Jeremy Sher

Henry Pulling, Aunt Augusta, Tooley, et al .............................................Ryan Kitley* Henry Pulling, Wordsworth, et al .............................................................. Peter Sipla

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PRODUCTION STAFF

Director ...................................................................................................................Stuart Carden, SDCStage Manager .........................................................................................................Rebecca Pechter*Scenic Designer .................................................................................. Brian Sidney Bembridge, USAACostume Designer ..........................................................................................Jacqueline Firkins, USAA Lighting Designer .......................................................................................................Jesse Klug, USAASound Designer .....................................................................................................Mikhail Fiksel, USAAProperties Designer .................................................................................................... Nick HeggestadDramaturg ...................................................................................................................Lavina JadhwaniDialect & Vocal Coach ....................................................................................................Eva BrenemanCasting Consultant ....................................................................................................... Adam BelcuoreProduction Assistant ...............................................................................................Elizabeth Isenberg Wardrobe Supervisor ......................................................................................................... Jane MillettScene Shop/Scenic Construction .......................................................................Means of ProductionTechnical Supervisor ............................................................................................................Jeremy KayCostume Supervisor................................................................................................... Whitney McBrideHair Consultant ..................................................................................................... Samantha UnisteadMaster Electrician .........................................................................................................Gina Patterson

TR AVELS WITH MY AUNT PROFILES

LaShawn Banks (Henry Pulling, Wordsworth, et al) returns for a sixth season at Writers’ Theatre where he has performed in OLD GLORY, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, OTHELLO, THE DUCHESS OF MALFI and

TO THE GREEN FIELDS BEYOND. Chicago credits include THE ISLAND (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company), EDWARD II (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), EXECUTION OF JUSTICE (About Face Theatre), A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD (Chicago Children’s Theatre) and five seasons of A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Goodman Theatre). Regional credits include productions with Indiana Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, American Players Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Trustus Theatre and The Cleveland Playhouse.

Sean Fortunato (Henry Pulling and Aunt Augusta) returns to Writers’ Theatre after appearing as Rosen-crantz in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, THE CHOSEN, ROUGH CROSSING

(Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination), A PHOENIX TOO FREQUENT (After Dark Award), SPITE FOR SPITE, INCIDENT AT VICHY and RICHARD II. Additional credits include Detective Cioffi in CURTAINS (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace), the title role in WILLY WONKA, TAMING OF THE SHREW, COMEDY OF ERRORS, OTHELLO (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), ROSE RAGE (The Duke on 42nd, New York), BRIGADOON (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination), Miles Gloriosus in A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

(Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire), Franz in THE PRODUCERS (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination), Max in LEND ME A TENOR (Theatre at the Center), Max in THE REAL THING (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company), OEDIPUS COMPLEX, AS YOU LIKE IT, A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Goodman Theatre), LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN, AT WIT’S END (Northlight Theatre), SCAPIN (Court Theatre), PRIVATE EYES (Old Globe), Carl-Magnus in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Father Flynn in DOUBT and the Emcee in CABARET (Peninsula Players). He appeared as Ted in the film The Merry Gentleman directed by Michael Keaton.

John Hoogenakker (Henry Pulling, Tooley, et al) returns to Writers’ Theatre where he last appeared in ROSEN-CRANTZ AND GUILDEN-STERN ARE DEAD and THE PUPPETMASTER OF LODZ. Chicago credits

include THE GOOD NEGRO (Goodman Theatre), WAIT UNTIL DARK (Court Theatre), 100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW (Northlight Theatre), OTHELLO (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), KILLER JOE (The Theatre at 2851 Halsted), THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS (The Royal George Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theater) and STONES IN HIS POCKETS (Apple Tree Theatre). Regional credits include TRANSLATIONS (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), the title role of HAMLET directed by Michael Halberstam (Illinois Shakespeare Festival) and WORK SONG: THREE VIEWS OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Arizona Theatre Company). Film credits include Flags of Our Fathers, The Lucky Ones and Public Enemies, and the forthcoming films A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas and Contagion. Television credits include ER, The Beast, Gifted

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Hands and Ride-Along. Hoogenakker’s voice-over work includes campaigns for McDonalds, Sears and OnStar.

Jeremy Sher (Henry Pulling, Girl in Jodhpurs, et al) is proud to be making his Writers’ Theatre debut. Other Chicago credits include HUNCHBACK for which he won an After Dark Award for Outstanding

Performance (Redmoon Theatre), STRANGE INTERLUDE (Neo-Futurists at Goodman Theatre), DUSTBOWL GOTHIC (The Building Stage), THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME (Next Theatre), IN TIMES OF WAR (Stage Left) and others. Regional credits include THE CRUCIBLE (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), MISTER ROBERTS (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis). Off-Broadway credits include HUNCHBACK at New Victory Theatre. Overseas, he has worked in France and Spain and has created original works that have toured the U.S. and Canadian Fringe Festivals. His forthcoming solo show, CROW, will debut in 2011. Graham Greene (Author) was one of the most celebrated English novelists of his generation. His novels include The Man Within, Orient Express, Brighton Rock, The Power and rhe Glory, The Heart of the Matter, The End of the Affiar, The Quiet American, Our Man In Ha-vana, A Burnt-Out Case, The Comedians and Travels With My Aunt. He also wrote the travel books Journey Without Maps and The Lawless Roads, in addition to the screenplay for the film noir classic, The Third Man. Many of his books have been adapted into films, including a 1959 film adaptation of Our Man In Havana starring Alec Guinness and two adaptations of The Quiet American, one in 1958 and again in 2002 with Michael Caine in an Oscar-nominat-ed role. Born in 1904 and dying in 1991, his life spanned almost the entire 20th century. He was awarded a Companion of Honor in 1966 and the very prestigious Order of Merit in 1986 for his contributions to our language’s illustrious literary tradition. Giles Havergal (Adaptor) was Director of the Citizens’ Theatre Glasgow with Philip Prowse and Robert David MacDonald from 1969 to 2003. He acted and directed with Citizens’ Company. His adaptations include TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT which started at Citizens’ and later played in London, where it won an Olivier Award, in New York, DAVID COPPERFIELD for Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES and THE HOUSE OF MIRTH for American Conservatory Theater San Francisco (of which he is an associate artist). He has played his one man adaptation of DEATH IN VENICE in Glasgow, New York and San Francisco. His work in opera includes

productions for Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Minnesota Opera, Vancouver, Wexford and Buxton. Most recently in October 2010 he directed a new version of THE MERRY WIDOW for Opera North.

Stuart Carden (Director) makes his Writers’ Theatre directing debut and marks his second season as the company’s associate artistic director. A new play specialist, Carden leads Writers’ Theatre’s Literary Development Initia-tive and through the course of his career has helped develop over 20 new works, directing 12 in their world premiere productions. Before joining Writers’ Theatre he was the associate artistic director of City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh where he produced The Momen-tum Festival of New American Plays. Recent regional theatre directing projects include CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus and THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE by Martin McDonagh at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, where he will return this season to direct Sarah Ruhl’s IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY). Other regional directing credits include BLACKBIRD by David Harrower, MARY’S WED-DING by Stephen Massicotte, A PICASSO by Jeffrey Hatcher (City Theatre Company), THE PILLOWMAN by Martin McDonagh, Martin Crimp’s adaptation of Jean Marivaux’s THE FALSE SERVANT and STONES IN HIS POCKETS by Marie Jones (Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre). In Chicago with Silk Road Theatre Project, he directed the widely-acclaimed world premiere of Shishir Kurup’s THE MERCHANT ON VENICE (a South Asian-American and Bol-lywood inspired adaptation of Shakespeare’s original), the world and regional premieres of Yussef el Guindi’s 10 ACROBATS IN AN AMAZ-ING LEAP OF FAITH and BACK OF THE THROAT, as well as the Chicago premiere of David Henry Hwang’s THE GOLDEN CHILD. Other directing projects include SPRING AWAKENING, THE GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE, MISS JULIE, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, and his own adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s THE DIARY OF A MADMAN. Carden is a proud alum of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

Brian Sidney Bembridge (Scenic Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre after designing A MINISTER’S WIFE, THE MAIDS, ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST, SEAGULL, BENEFACTORS, ROUGH CROSSING, among others. His work has appeared at Goodman Theatre, Steppen-wolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Second City, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Court Theatre, The Chicago Theater, Ravinia Festival, Drury Lane Theaters, Luna Negra Dance Theatre, Northlight Theater, Victory Gardens Theater, Teatro Vista and TimeLine Theatre Company, among others. Regional credits include Guthrie Theater, The Children’s Theatre Company, Actors Theater of Louisville, Alliance Theatre, Arden Theatre,



California Shakespeare, Round House Theater, Virginia Opera, Opera Omaha, Milwaukee Repertory, Madison Repertory and Circle X Theatre Company (Six LA Ovation Nomina-tions), among others. Off-Broadway credits include 2nd Stage (two Hewes Nominations), The Public Theater, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Kids With Guns and Theatre at St. Clements. Film production design credits include Wal-lace Shawn’s Marie and Bruce, Holding Out, Stray Dogs, and he designed the scenery for Muppets From Space. Bembridge has been honored with five Joseph Jefferson Awards, two LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, two Gar-land Awards and an LA Weekly Award and was named one of the five Most Prolific Theater Artists of the Decade by Time Out Chicago.

Jacqueline Firkins (Costume Designer) makes her Writers’ Theatre debut. Design work includes costumes for Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theater and seven seasons at Court Theatre. Firkins has also designed for Hartford Stage Company, Long Wharf Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Portland Stage Company, Shakespeare Festi-val of St. Louis, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare and Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Brave New Repertory, About Face Theatre Company, Dorset Theatre Festival and the Yale School of Drama. She is a recipient of a 2001 Princess Grace Award and is a faculty member at Loyola University Chicago. Jesse Klug (Lighting Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre after recently designing OH,COWARD! His work has appeared at Marri-ott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Chicago Shake-speare Theater, Drury Lane, Victory Gardens Theater, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Court Theatre, American Theatre Company, Fulton Theatre, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Portland Center Stage, Boars Head Theatre, American Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theatre Com-pany, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, TimeLine Theatre Company, Noble Fool Theatre and Chicago Dramas. Klug is the resident lighting designer for Drury Lane, Route 66 and Chicago Tap Theatre. He designed the national tour of THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS. Off-Broadway credits include THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY (Hewes Nomination), THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, ROMULUS and THE HOURGLASS. He is a Joseph Jefferson and After Dark Award winner.

Mikhail Fiksel (Sound Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre after designing THE MLK PROJECT. Recent Chicago credits include WINTER PAGEANT, LAST OF MY SPECIES, THE CABINET (Redmoon Theater), ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY, BLINDMOUTH SINGING (Teatro Vista), 1001, JON, EL GRITO DEL BRONX, INTELLIGENT DESIGN OF JENNY

CHOW (collaboraction), A WAR WITH THE NEWTS (Next Theatre), THE GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN, UNCLE VANYA, CHERRY ORCHARD, OLD TOWN, A LIE OF THE MIND (Strawdog The-atre Company), LIVING GREEN, A PARK IN OUR HOUSE (Victory Gardens Theater), AWAKE & SING (Northlight Theatre), FEAST (Albany Park Theatre Project), NEVERWHERE, LAST OF THE DRAGONS (Lifeline Theatre), FRANKENSTEIN, OEDIPUS (The Hypocrites) and MASSACRE (Goodman Theatre). Off-Broadway credits include THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY (Hewes Nomination, 2nd Stage). Inter-national credits include FESTIVAL FILO (Brazil), THE FOOL (Tukkers Connexion, Holland). He has received four Joseph Jefferson Awards, an After Dark Award and an Orgie Award for Original Music. He is a member of Teatro Vista, Strawdog Theatre Company and 2ndStory, an artistic associate with collaboraction and Red-moon and is on the faculty at Loyola University.

Nick Heggestad (Properties Designer) returns to Writers’ Theatre after designing SHE LOVES ME. Additional Chicago design credits include THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, NIGHT AND DAY, LES LIASIONS DANGEREUSES, THE ISLAND and HEROES (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company), Heggestad has worked with Victory Gardens Theater, Step-penwolf Theatre Company, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Porchlight Music Theatre, American Theater Company, Piccolo Theatre and The House Theatre of Chicago. Additional work includes time spent with both Disney on Ice and Ringling Brothers Circus. He is a proud graduate of Valparaiso University.

Lavina Jadhwani (Dramaturg) makes her Writers’ Theatre debut. Previous dramaturgical credits include YOHEN, DURANGO, MERCHANT ON VENICE (Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas Residency Award), GOLDEN CHILD and CARAVAGGIO (Silk Road Theatre Project), THE PIANO TUNER (Lifeline Theatre), MISS WITHERSPOON (Next Theatre) and THE PILLOWMAN (Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre). Jadhwani received Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and Liter-ary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Ameri-cas awards for her dramaturgical work on URINETOWN and ARCADIA at Carnegie Mellon University. She is the artistic director of Ra-saka Theatre Company where she directed and curated the Chicago premiere of YONI KI BAAT and the world premiere of CULTURE/CLASH, the nation’s first South Asian short play festi-val, an associate artist at Silk Road Theatre Project and an artistic associate at Halcyon Theatre and Premiere Theatre & Performance. She has been a finalist for the Luce Scholars Program, the Michael Maggio Directing Fel-lowship and the 3Arts Artist Awards. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Many thanks to Stuart for this opportunity.

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Eva Breneman (Dialect Coach) returns to Writers’ Theatre after working on THE MAIDS, THE PUPPETMASTER OF LODZ and BACH AT LEIPZIG. Other Chicago credits include TO KILL A MOCKNGBIRD, BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), TO MASTER THE ART, THE FARN-SWORTH INVENTION, HISTORY BOYS (TimeLine Theatre Company), A LIFE, THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Northlight Theatre), AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Lookingglass Theatre Company) and CAROUSEL (Court Theatre). Regionally she worked on AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Centerstage Baltimore and Kansas City Repertory). Off-Broadway credits include MAMMA MIA! (National Tour and Las Vegas). Television credits include the upcoming Fox series The Chicago Code and The Beast. Breneman is an associate artist at TimeLine Theatre Company and a production affiliate of Lookingglass Theatre Company. Rebecca Pechter (Stage Manager) returns for her third season with Writers’ Theatre, where she previously held the position of production assistant on A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, THE OLD SETTLER, ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, A MINISTER’S WIFE, OLD GLORY and PICNIC. Prior to working at Writers’ she was a stage management ap-prentice on THE CRUCIBLE, GOOD BOYS AND TRUE, CARTER’S WAY and SUPERIOR DONUTS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. She is a proud graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pechter is thrilled to be working in this new capacity with such an amazing group of artists. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Michael Halberstam (Artistic Director) is the co-founder of Writers’ Theatre. He has directed more than 30 productions for the company including NOT ABOUT HEROES (starring Nicholas Pennell), PRIVATE LIVES, LOOK BACK IN ANGER, CANDIDA, THE FATHER, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, BENEFACTORS, SEAGULL, THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, OTHELLO, THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION, the world premiere musical A MINISTER’S WIFE, ROSENCRANTZ AND GUIL-DENSTERN ARE DEAD and SHE LOVES ME. Halberstam has appeared in numerous Writ-ers’ Theatre productions including RICHARD II (title role), LOOT and MISALLIANCE. Previously, he spent two years at The Stratford Festival in Ontario and performed in TIMON OF ATHENS, THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE (title role), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and AS YOU LIKE IT. Halberstam’s other Chicago acting credentials include productions with Wisdom Bridge, Court Theatre and Chicago Shake-speare Theater. Elsewhere he directed THE GAMESTER (Northlight Theatre), A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (Peninsula Players Theatre), HAMLET (Illinois Shakespeare Festival), CAN-DIDA (Jean Cocteau Repertory in New York), TEN LITTLE INDIANS (Drury Lane Oakbrook

Terrace), a highly acclaimed revival of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, which Writers’ Theatre produced off-Broadway at 59E59 Theatres in New York City, ENCHANTED APRIL and STATE OF THE UNION (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). This spring he will direct A MINISTER’S WIFE at Lincoln Center Theater. His forays into opera have included THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Chicago Opera Theater), FRANCESCA DE RAMINI featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and LE FREYSHUTZ, a Berlioz adaptation of the Weber opera conducted by Christoph Eschenbach in its North American Premiere (Ravinia Festival). He spent two and a half years teaching Shakespeare at The Theatre School at DePaul University and has received awards for excellence in theater management and/or artistic achievement from The Chicago Drama League, The Arts & Business Council, Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts, The Chicago Associates of the Stratford Festival and The Zelda Fichandler Award.

Kathryn M. Lipuma (Executive Director) joined Writers’ Theatre in March 2007 after nine seasons with the award-winning Signature Theatre Company in New York where she was Executive Director. At Signature, she produced 28 productions including award-winning reviv-als of Horton Foote’s THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS and Lanford Wilson’s BURN THIS and worked with such ac-claimed writers as Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Horton Foote, Maria Irene Fornes, John Guare, Bill Irwin, Romulus Linney, Paula Vogel, August Wilson and Lanford Wilson. During her tenure, the organization enjoyed consistent growth and recognition. Among its numerous awards and accolades was recognition as Outstanding National Theatre of the Year and the launch of Signature Theatre Company’s successful $15 Ticket Program, which has become a national model for subsidized ticket programming. Prior to her time at Signature, she spent six years with Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Lipuma has consulted with not-for-profit theatres, hosted fundraising seminars for development professionals from across the country and has been a guest lecturer on arts manage-ment in the graduate programs at New York University, Marymount Manhattan College and Northwestern University. She has served on numerous arts and funding panels, includ-ing the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Philadelphia Theatre Institute for the Pew Charitable Trust, the Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Lipuma currently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the League of Chicago Theatres. She is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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WRITERS’ THEATRE M ISS ION STATEMENT

ABOUT WRITERS ’ THEATRE

Writers’ Theatre was founded to explore productions in which the word on the page and the artists that bring the word to life hold primary importance. Central to this mission are three important core values: valuing text, both classic and contemporary, as the fundamental source of inspiration; creating deliberately intimate performances where audiences are face to face with powerful stories; and honoring the time and commitment of our artists by remaining at the forefront of industry compensation. With a reputation for consistent artistic excellence, innovative educational programming and strong ties to our community, Writers’ Theatre has built an award-winning repertoire and today, serves as a vital and highly-regarded company in the Chicago theatre community.

In 1992, Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Artistic Associate Marilyn Campbell founded Writers’ Theatre to create an environment where the written word and the nurturing of artists were the foundation of all productions. Its first venue was discovered through a mutual friend who knew that the owners of a newly opened bookstore in Glencoe were looking to develop play readings and workshops in their store. The limited space available in the bookstore became Writers’ Theatre and gave way to a new aesthetic that has been a company hallmark ever since—-intimacy.

Very quickly, Writers’ Theatre became a welcome addition to the already vibrant Chicago arts community, garnering significant critical acclaim and quickly establishing a reputation for itself as a home for world-class art and artists. As a result, its first seasons were marked with unprecedented growth. While continuing to produce at the bookstore and in an effort to accommodate its growing audiences, Writers’ Theatre opened a second performance space in 2003—-the theater housed in the Woman’s Library Club of Glencoe. This inviting 108-seat performance space offers the company’s trademark level of intimacy and allows a new scale of production, while affording the opportunity to expand audiences, programming and educational outreach. Because of the loyal support of its audiences and contributors, Writers’ Theatre has evolved into a sophisticated two-venue organization with award-winning productions, more than 5,700 subscribers and a $3.4 million operating budget. In 2007, Writers’ Theatre debuted nationally with its New York premiere of the acclaimed production CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

In its history, Writers’ Theatre has offered more than 81 productions, including 14 world premieres. As a direct result of the consistent artistic quality of the work, the company has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades: 65 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, including 5 nods for Best Production; 10 Joseph Jefferson Awards and 12 After Dark Awards, as well as numerous citations to Artistic Director Michael Halberstam for excellence and contributions to the field. Now in its 19th Season, Writers’ Theatre has enjoyed 18 seasons of operating in the black, playing to an average of 91% audience capacity and is pleased to be heralded as one of Chicago’s most respected cultural treasures.

EDUCATION OUTREACH & AUDIENCE ENR ICHMENT

Writers’ Theatre’s education outreach programs have served more than 30,000 students throughout Chicagoland. Our outreach programs include Write On!, an artist-in-residency program that brings students and Writers’ Theatre’s artists together to explore classroom studies and the Novel Series Study Plan, an arts and literature curriculum. The MLK Proj-ect: The Fight For Civil Rights, a touring outreach performance that chronicles a student’s journey through the Civil Rights Movement.

Our audience enrichment programming includes From Page to Stage, a free, public col-laboration between Writers’ Theatre and North Shore libraries that explores the literary and theatrical themes of our stage productions and our pre-show lectures and post-show discussions--all of which are free and open to the public.

For more information on any of these programs visit writerstheatre.org/education

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

President Elaine TinbergVice-Presidents Gillian Goodman, David McGranahan and Barbara Melcher

Treasurer Thomas HodgesSecretary Joseph G. Dillon

Immediate Past President Christopher N. KnightMember at Large Lawrence M. Adelman

Arthur Anderson, Jr. Linda Havlin Thomas Mann Janice Beck Michael Halberstam Lorel McMillan Susan Belgrad Avril Klaff Christopher S. Pfaff Amy Pope Brock Beth L. Kronfeld Pam Phillips Weston Deborah Cogan Nelson L. Levy, Ph.D., M.D. Christine Pompizzi Sara Cohan Kathryn M. Lipuma Mary Pat Studdert Howard Conant, Jr. Jennifer Litowitz Yelena Vayner

STAFF

Artistic Director ............................................................................................Michael HalberstamExecutive Director ........................................................................................ Kathryn M. Lipuma

ADMINISTRATIONDirector of Finance & Administration ................................................................... Geoffrey BarrGeneral Manager ...........................................................................................................Jon FarisFinance Associate ........................................................................................... Megan Simonson

ARTISTICAssociate Artistic Director.....................................................................................Stuart Carden Artistic Associate .................................................................................................... Josh SchmidtProducing Assistant/Literary Associate ............................................................ Bobby Kennedy

AUDIENCES SERVICESDirector of Audience Services .........................................................................Isaac SernoffskyTicket Services Manager .......................................................................Lauren Mustain-MartinAssociate Ticket Services Manager ...........................................................................Kate HolstTicket Sales Associates .................................................................. Kim Chelf, Meredith WebbHouse Managers .............................................Rosemary Gwyther, Ingrid Brewer, Wyn Gilbert,

Connie Moore, Janet Saikin, Gere ClarkConcessions Associates ................................................. James Holbrook, Brian Daniel Peters

DEVELOPMENTDirector of Institutional Advancement ...................................................................Carol DawleyDevelopment Manager, Individual Giving / Special Events .............................Amber Bel’cherDevelopment Assistant ...................................................................................... Jaron Bernstein

EDUCATIONDirector of Education ............................................................................................ Nicole GilmanEducation Liaison ....................................................................................................Nicole RipleyTeaching Artists ............................................................................. Jennifer Avery, Lara Dossett,

Amanda Dunne, Nicole RipleyMARKETINGDirector of Marketing & Communications ....................................................... Eleanor Berman Marketing Manager ......................................................................................... Sara M. Poorman

PRODUCTIONProduction Manager .......................................................................................... Adam FriedlandAssistant Production Manager .............................................................................Andrew PorterSeason Production Stage Manager .............................................................. David CastellanosStage Manager ................................................................................................. Rebecca PechterProduction Assistants .................................................Adrienne Bader and Elizabeth Isenberg

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THE ARTISTS ’ COUNCIL

The Artists’ Council is comprised of a select group of our most devoted supporters, whose extraordinary support sustains the Theatre in the face of ever-increasing financial demands and enables us to continue to realize and expand upon our ambitious artistic goals. Members of the Artists’ Council are granted unparalleled access to our creative process as well as the unique opportunity to forge a personal connection with our artists and our art. We gratefully acknowledge the current members of the Artists’ Council, who made this most generous level of commitment to the Theatre between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010.

$50,000 and aboveGillian & Elllis GoodmanMrs. Mary GreenAnonymous

$25,000 - $49,999Melvin & Randy BerlinDavid & Carolyn ColburnJennifer & Alec LitowitzMary Pat StuddertCarl & Marilynn Thoma

$15,000 - $24,999Janice & Philip BeckHoward & Pam ConantGail & Tom HodgesMarcie & Avy SteinElly ThaviuYelena VaynerAnonymous

THE D IRECTOR ’S SOCIET Y

The Director’s Society of Writers’ Theatre is a group of dedicated patrons who share our passion for the written word. They provide the financial foundation that allows us to create a nurturing artistic home for world-class artists while producing nationally acclaimed productions. We established the Director’s Society to acknowledge these patrons. Writers’ Theatre extends privileges of membership to individuals who provide an annual gift of $1,000 or more. Members of the Director’s Society enjoy unique opportunities to share in the creative process with member-only events designed to give donors a glimpse of the artistic process. We are proud to acknowl-edge the following current members of the Director’s Society for gifts received in the period between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010.

Visionaries $10,000 - $14,999Susan & Donald BelgradJoyce ChelbergSara & Dan CohanMrs. Louise HartLinda Havlin & Paul BoulisAvril & Hersch KlaffChristopher & Emily KnightRoss & Lori LaserDr. & Mrs. Nelson LevyDavid & Leslie McGranahanBarbara & Richard MelcherChristine & Michael PompizziWilliam & Stephanie SickDave & Kristi SnydermanElaine & Richard Tinberg

Leaders $5,000 - $9,999Lawrence & Carol AdelmanAndy & Becky Anderson Mrs. Lorry BorowitzAmy & Clay BrockJudy & William CottleCarol & Mark DawleyJoseph G. DillonBarbara & James Ferry, IIIMr. & Mrs. Richard HeberleinMorris Kaplan &

Dolores Kohl KaplanMatt Means &

Beth KronfeldJane & Richard LiptonLorel & Robert McMillanTom & Ann MannJon & Lois MillsJordan & Jean NerenbergJohn & Alexandra NicholsChristopher & Sara PfaffPam Phillips &

Roger WestonIDP Foundation, Inc.

(Irene D. Pritzker, President)Muskal Family Charitable FundMrs. Dorothy SchnadigBill & Dian TaylorRachel Weinstein &

Jason PizerNicole Williams &

Dr. Lawrence Becker

Benefactors $2,500 - $4,999Jim & Karen FrankDick & Lou HurckesVivian Kaplan

Dagmara & Nick KokonasHoward & Sandra NagelbergRichard & Donna RosenbergPam & Russ StrobelHoward TrienensHilary & Barry Weinstein

Partners $1,000 - $2,499Bruce & Ann BachmannRobert & Ann BatesLarry & Phyllis BerningTheodore & Sonia BlochAndrew & Shaun BlockFrima BlumenthalGregory & Rosalie BorkJoyce BottumCarl & Mary BoyerKeith & Arlene BronsteinCleve CarneyDeborah & Michael CoganAnn & Roger ColeJohn & Jane ColmanBob & Jan DanielsJames & Wendy DavermanByron & Judy DenenbergScott & Celia DraneSidney Epstein &

Sondra Berman EpsteinJeremy & Gillian FarmerTom FontanaChuck & Barbara GatelyJo Ann Gavin &

John SmythVirginia & Gary GerstAdele GidwitzPaul & Ellen GignilliatRichard & Anita GilfordMr. & Mrs. Thomas F. GilmanJoan GolderSharon Brickman GrossingerHoward & Kaye HaasJulie & Parker HallBarbara & Jim HerstMary P. HinesJoel & Carol HonigbergMichael & Laurie JaffeThe Jaquith Family FoundationAnne & Burton B. KaplanSheldon & Babs KentRichard & Mary Ellen KeyserRobert & Andrea KnightRichard & Laura KracumNancy & Alan LasserDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Leiden

Michael LittJim & Kay MabieSonia MarschakWilliam Mason &

Diana DavisRussell & Anne MayerfeldJohn & Carol McKinnonJeanette MetzdorfMark & Elyce MetznerPhil & Nancy MillerSandi & Mike MillerEdward & Lucy MinorWilliam & Kate MorrisonDavid & Linda MoscowMrs. Carol NarupKen & Jossy NebenzahlFred & Susan NovyNorma OlsenRoberta OlshanskySuzanne PattouMichael & Laurie PetersenLorna & Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr.Thomas & Sue PickMaurice & Sheila PickardChristine & Mike PopeBruce Sagan &

Bette Cerf HillDavid & Carolyn SaidelStuart & Lois ScheyerMarcia SchneiderDiane & Bud SchwarzbachJudy SilvermanPatti & Bob SmietanaMartha & Thomas SpaldingDoris SternbergRoger & Susan StoneMrs. Jean StremmelMr. & Mrs. Robert D. Stuart, Jr.Richard & Helen ThomasBruce & Jan TranenBrady TwiggsKevin & Ellen Van WartMonique Parsons &

David WeckerBruce & Jill WeiningerRandy & Lisa WhiteJohn & Joan WingPeggy & Bill WiseH. Shepherd &

Sally YoungBarbara La Spesa &

Seymour ZitomerskySimon & Nicole ZrecznyAnonymous (2)


WORDPL AY GAL A 2010

The annual WordPlay Gala, a spectacular evening of food, drink and merriment to benefit Writers’ Theatre, is the most important fundraising event of the year. The 2010 Gala took place on April 16th, when more than 350 of Writers’ Theatre’s closest friends and allies gathered in the Grand Ballroom of the Peninsula Hotel in downtown Chicago to celebrate the Word and the Artist. The event raised nearly $500,000 to support the Theatre. Writer’s Theatre would like to thank the following patrons who so generously endorsed the ambitions of the Theatre through donations, the purchase of table and raffle tickets, and participation in the Live Auction and Paddle Raiser.Corporate SponsorsBlueCross BlueShield of IllinoisUBS

Visionaries $15,000 and aboveJanice & Philip BeckSara & Dan CohanDieter & Lainie FreerGillian & Ellis GoodmanMrs. Mary GreenNicholas & Susan NoyesDonna Tuke

Leaders $7,500-$14,999Lawrence & Carol AdelmanEdith & Michael CohenChris & Carol LindJennifer & Alec LitowitzDaniel & Vida MarksChris & Sara PfaffPam Phillips &

Roger WestonChristine & Michael PompizziWilliam & Stephanie SickGary & Linda StephansMary Pat StuddertCarl & Marilynn ThomaElaine & Richard TinbergCarla & Bill Young

Benefactors $4,250-$7,499Bruce & Patty BeckerSusan & Donald BelgradMelvin & Randy BerlinAmy & Clay BrockDebra Cafaro &

Terrance LivingstonHoward & Pam ConantCrain’s Chicago BusinessLloyd & Jan CulbertsonCarol & Mark DawleyHarris BankGail & Tom HodgesMs. Bianca Juarez &

Mr. Rick CarpenterChristopher & Emily KnightEric & Denise MaceyTom & Ann MannDavid & Leslie McGranahanBarb & Richard MelcherMary Jane PollackIrene PritzkerLizzy & Josh ScheinfeldMarcie & Avy SteinByron & Tina TrottRobert & Roberta WashlowRachel Weinstein &

Jason PizerAnonymous

Supporters Up to $4,249Mrs. Marilynn AlsdorfSheldon & Gela AltmanMuriel AnixterMike & Karen AtwoodStephen & Susan BairdMr. & Mrs. Stephen BallisJeannie Balsam LLCSteve & Becky BettsLisa BevisRichard & Donna BodkinMr. & Mrs. Terry BoyleDavid & Cheryl BradfordMr. Frank BramsonThomas & Mary Doug BrownJohn & Carrie BuckLydia & Clay Cannady

Margaret CarrEdward Chez &

Camille De FrankMr. & Mrs. Rich ChristoffSam & Kathleen CiullaPeter Coblentz &

Maureen MitchelMr. & Mrs. Ben CohenDoug & Leslie CohenJohn & Sue ColeHoward & Doris ConantMr. & Mrs. Keith ConnollyMr. Ford CulbertsonWilliam & Dale DavisonMaureen De MatoffMr. & Mrs. Craig DeanMolly & Julian D’EspositoMs. Leonora DicksonMr. & Mrs. Joseph DillonMr. & Mrs. Leon DragonMrs. Alena G. DrydenMr. Andrew DubinDavid & Sharon DuncanWilliam & Janet DunnMr. & Mrs. Jim ElvordJane & Jim EsserMr. Brian FeltzinWes & Diane FisherMichael & Valerie ForadasSteve FriedlanderDonna GerberMr. & Mrs. Gregory GerberPaul & Ellen GignilliatMr. & Mrs. Adam GoettscheSteve & Michelle GoldishMs. Adriene GoldsteinRobyn & David GrossbergMax Hall & Tonja RizaiMark & Valerie HallerDavid & Marion HanoldIan & Phyllis HarrisLinda Havlin &

Paul BoulisJames & Margaret HerrmannAdam & Denise HoeflichCatherine HurtgenSteve JacobsSusan F. KahnJudy & Harvey KaiserJoel & Roberta KaplanLisa & Adam KaplanLarry & Marie KaufmanDaniel & Gloria KearneyMr. & Mrs. Richard KehoeDagmara & Nick KokonasBeth Kronfeld &

Matt MeansMr. David KronfeldBill Kurtis &

Donna La PietraChris Landgraff &

Eileen DordekMs. Victoria LautmanEric & Liz LefkofskyMr. Thomas LemboMr. & Mrs. Dana LevensonMs. Laurie LevinAnne & David LoucksMr. & Mrs. Edward Mack, IIIWilliam & Amalia MahoneyMr. David Manilow &

Ms. Mary KenneyMr. & Mrs. Thomas MastersRussell & Anne MayerfeldMarie McCabeMeg McFarlaneJohn Q. McKinnon

Anne McPheeHarold & Marilyn MelcherMs. Andrea MichelMarc C. Miller &

Chris HorsmanMr. & Mrs. Ross MilnerEdward & Lucy MinorRoger & Marjorie NelsonDiane NothnagelMartin & Bonnie ObermanMr. & Mrs. Jim O’DonnellMark & Christie OsmondBrian & Linda O’TooleSarah & Richard PattersonJason & Jackie PeltzMr. Wally Petersen &

Mr. Mike TischlederJorgen & Cheryl PhillipsMr. & Mrs. Melvin PizerChristine & Mike PopeCharles & Roberta PriceGabriel & Dorit RavivJessica RedishJoseph & Harriet ResnickSusie & Rick RieserPaul & Michele RingelMarc & Amy RosenbergJack RosenbergerNeil Ross &

Lynn HauserMichael & Audrey RubinsteinJon & Debbie RudermanBruce Sagan &

Bette Cerf HillPeter & Jenny SaravisEric & Maggie ScheyerSteven & Onnie ScheyerStan & Sheila SchlitterSandy & Ron SchutzMark & Leslie SchwartzRoslyn SchwartzJohn & Evey SchweigGordon & Carole SegalJack SegalFrank & Wendy SerrinoSandra Shane-Du Bow &

Richard HayWilliam & Guyneth SharpSteven & Susan ShollMr. & Mrs. Robert SierensDavid Snyder &

Margaret SalamonMichael & Amy SobelMichael & Andi SrulovitzMs. Sandra StambolicDr. & Mrs. Van StamosJosephine StraussMs. Wendy StraussSara SturtzDale & Caren ThomasKevin & Ellen Van WartMr. & Mrs. Todd ViereggRobert & Mary VihonMonique Parsons &

David WeckerSherwin & Linda WeinsteinGary & Chris WeitmanBert & Barbara WellerMs. Kim WernerFrank & Jody WeschlerDan & Julia WheelerRandy & Lisa WhiteJames WitmerMs. Abby ZanariniAnonymous


ANNUAL CONTR IBUTORS TO WRITERS ’ THEATRE

Writers’ Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, government agencies and the many individuals who support and advance our mission. We are pleased to recognize the gifts we received in the period between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010. We regret that, due to space limitations, we are unable to print the names of any donors who contribute at a level below $150. However, their generosity and support is sincerely appreciated.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & AGENCY CONTRIBUTORS

$25,000 and aboveThe Davee FoundationJohn D. & Catherine T. MacArthur

Foundation*Polk Bros. FoundationThe Shubert Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999A Private Family FoundationThe Elizabeth F. Cheney

FoundationElizabeth Morse Charitable TrustMagnetar Capital LLCModestus Bauer Foundation National Endowment for the ArtsNorthern Trust CompanyUBSUrban InnovationsVillage of GlencoeAnonymous

$5,000 - $9,999BlueCross BlueShield of IllinoisConsolidated Electronic Wire &

CableCredit SuisseHarris BankThe Irving Harris FoundationIllinois Arts CouncilNES RentalsDr. Scholl FoundationJohn G. Searle Family TrustAnonymous

$2,500 - $4,999Cornell/Weinstein Family

FoundationCrain’s Chicago BusinessThe Harold & Marilyn Melcher

Foundation

Up to $2,499Actors’ Equity FoundationThe Dramatists’ Guild FundThe Handelsman Family

FoundationIllinois Tools Works FoundationKnauz Auto GroupSeder Family FoundationTargetThe Warwick FoundationWilliam Blair & CompanyWilliam M. Weiss Foundation

Event SponsorsRestaurant Michael of

WinnetkaGood Grapes, Glencoe, ILHel’s Kitchen CateringRolf’s PatisserieWhole Foods Market,

Northbrook, IL

*A multi-year gift

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

Advocates $500 - $999Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. BaadeRoberta & Hal BarronJoan & Julian BermanSusan & Steven BlochGeorge W. Blossom, IIIRichard & Donna BodkinPat & Sandy CantorJames ChamberlainKeith & Barbara ClaytonLeslie & Jules CoganMr. & Mrs. William DavisLarry & Sally DomontLynn Donaldson &

Cameron AveryWilliam & Wilma DooleyJim & Toni ElipasSylvia FergusWayne & Joan FickingerSheldon & Nellie FinkZollie FrankMs. June FriedlichAdrienne & Burt GlazovRobert & Julie GordonMil & Barbara GrauerRobyn & David GrossbergLois & Marty HauselmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas D. HeathRichard & Joyce HirschJames & Jacquelin HollandRichard & Janet HorwoodKitty Bliss &

Jerry JamesLarry & Marie KaufmanJohn M. KellerKip KelleyNeil & Diana KingBernard & Annette KleinmanJill KochMartin & Patricia KoldykePhilip & Nancy KotlerRichard LoewenthalAndrew & Janet LubetkinJed & Miranda MandelJames & Kitty MannRichard & Judy MarcusAllen & Ginny MenkeHarvey NixonMark & Rebecca OlineNorman & Katie OlsonDudley Onderdonk &

Ann Donnell OnderdonkMargaret PendryJorgen & Cheryl PhillipsKevin & Jeanne PoormanSol & Carolyn RosenJudy & Warner RosenthalNeil Ross &

Lynn HauserBarry & Anne SabloffAlice Rapoport &

Michael SachsJudy SaganJohn & Shirley SchlossmanFrances SchnadigHarry & Susan SeigleRonald & Nancy SemerdjianFrank & Wendy SerrinoMarian ShmiklerSteven & Susan ShollLinda Siegel

Shirley & Lorry SolomonJohn Watrous &

Sharon KayfetzDavid & Lynne WeinbergSusan & Sam WeiserRobert & Florette WeissLeslie & Susan WestGloria WexlerAnn WolffAnonymous (3)

Friends $250-$499Julie AronsonLaurence & Doris AshkinMaryanne BakerJeannie Balsam LLCElizabeth & Gary BannonBarbara BeckSteve & Becky BettsJerry & Kathy BiedermanHenry & Leigh BienenThe Robert Thomas Bobins

FoundationDr. Robert Bonow &

Patricia Hitchens-BonowBill & Betty BoydCliff & Joan BregstoneShirley & Roland CalhounJohn & Leslie CarothersAnonymousCarolyn ColeTeresa ConwayMolly & Julian D’EspositoRobert & Quinn DelaneyDonald DeutschPeter & Connie DickinsonGary & Deborah EdidinPeter & Neva EganStephen & Lois EisenHazel S. FacklerJim & Linda FifferDr. & Mrs. James FischWilliam & Rosemary FleigMichael & Valerie ForadasAndrea & Paul FoxJames & Sylvia FranklinDan & Ronda FranksStanley & Joan FreehlingWillard & Nancy FryStephen R. Fussell &

Christine OlsonEdith GainesJohn & Suzanne GarvinMalcolm & Judy GaynorAnn GershenowDavid & Carol GolderGerald & Michelle GordonMarc & Sulie GraysonRobert & Virginia GreenbergHeini & Doreen HalberstamDavid HaysKatie Hazelwood &

Todd KaplanKaren K. HunkenRobert & Jeanne KapounRichard & Christine KargerLeslie & Diana KatesJudy & John KellerAusrine & Bill KerrM. Barry & Diane KirschenbaumMartin Kozak &

Susan Alperin-Kozak


EMPLOYEE M ATCHING GIF T PROGR A MS

IN -K IND DONATIONS

Bank of America Kirkland & Ellis Foundation

Kraft Foods IBM

Northern Trust CompanyPrince Charitable Trusts

An Apple a Day CateringThe Art Store & GallerySusan & Donald BelgradAndré BishopBooks on VernonCellar Gate Wine MarketColumbia PicturesCookshopJudy & William CottleCourtyard WinesLloyd & Jan CulbertsonBob & Jan DanielsCarol & Mark DawleyMr. & Mrs. Joseph DillonDi Pescara RestaurantJon FarisFoodstuffsFour Seasons Beverly WilshireGarrett Popcorn ShopsGlencoe Union ChurchGood Grapes

David GoodmanGillian & Ellis GoodmanMichael HalberstamLinda Havlin &

Paul BoulisHel’s Kitchen CateringGail & Tom HodgesHype MediaKnauz Automotive GroupDagmara & Nick KokonasRich & Laurie KracumBeth Kronfeld &

Matt MeansLincoln Center TheaterWilliam & Amalia MahoneyTom & Ann MannDavid & Leslie McGranahanLorel & Robert McMillanBarb & Richard MelcherCharlotte MelcherNeapolitan

Pam Phillips & Roger Weston

The Peninsula ChicagoChristine & Michael PompizziRestaurant Michael of WinnetkaJohn RussellJosh SchmidtShakespeare in the ParkSony Pictures EntertainmentStarbucksMary Pat StuddertSuits 20/20Sunset Foods, Lake ForestCarl & Marilynn ThomaElaine & Richard TinbergJan TranenRachel Weinstein &

Jason PizerAnonymous

ANNUAL CONTR IBUTORS TO WRITERS ’ THEATRE (c o n t.)

Mari & Dan McCartyJim & Lynn McClureShelley McNaughton-SulkinSheila & Harvey MedvinHugo & Lois MelvoinDoug & Stacey MeyerDr & Mrs. Albert J. MillerMichael & Carol MitchelMary MittlerWilliam & Barbara MooreIleen MorrisDrina & Michael NadlerAnne & Richard NathanWalter & Ann NathanSeymour & Adele NeemsRobert T. & Diane M. O’BrienLarry & Barbara OlinBarbara & Edward OlingerRobert & Martha OsborneMarshall & Evelyn PadorrRobert & Marcia PaleyPeggy PaulsenJohn & Paula PenrodSteve & Betsy PetersonHarvey & Madeleine PlonskerJohn & Betsey PuthPat RahmannGabriel & Dorit RavivMarlene RichmanCy & Laverne RosengartenNuna & Ennio RossiSusan & David RuderMiles & Adrienne Russ

Martha SabranskyCheryl SachnoffAndrea SaffirLarry & Roberta SalbergRobert & Mary Ann SavardSeymour Schiff &

Bernice ElbinDavid SchiffmanTony & Celeste ScolaroJon Seed &

Alex PiperLewis & Gail SegalJill & Rob SelatiGerald & Olivia ShapiroElaine & Gene SheppDavid & Susan ShermanKerry & Scott ShillerWillard L. ShonfeldNorm & Carol ShubertMargaret & Alan SilbermanMichael & Amy SobelJoel & Jessie SolomonRobert SolomonKenneth & Norma SpungenCharles & Janet SternJudi SternNancy StevensFred StittJames StrongRichard & Marilyn SwoiskinThomas & Beverly TabernBobette TakiffCindy Taylor-Robinson

David & Mari TermanNancy B. ThomasSusan ThompsonMarietta ToftBill & Joan TrukenbrodVirginia C. ValeJeffery & Bobbie VenderKenneth & Amy ViellieuBruce & Carol WaldHerb & Karen WanderGwenyth WartonErnest & Penny WeisMort & Judy WeismanEsther WeissSherri WeissRichard & Susan WellekBert & Barbara WellerDan & Julia WheelerNancy M. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Jim WillisJohn Wilson &

Nancy FlanneryJolene WilsonJane WoldenbergJean YaleDennis & Marie ZacekJoni & Michael Wm. ZavisDaniel & Terri ZazoveDavid & Suzanne ZesmerNancy & Jerry ZisookAnonymous (2)

We strive to keep our donor list accurate and up-to-date at all times. If you are not listed correctly, please accept our apologies and call 847-441-8194. We will be happy to make corrections.

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