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David ArmstrongExecutive Producer and Artistic Director

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Kurt BeattieArtistic DirectorACT – A Contemporary Theatre

This new production of the legendary Off-Broadway musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well & Living In Paris is the fifth consecutive collaboration between two of Seattle’s leading theater companies—The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT – A Contemporary Theatre. This unique and exciting partnership demonstrates just how much can be gained when major arts organizations work creatively together.

These co-productions provide each organization with the opportunity to fulfill key artistic goals that would be nearly impossible for us to accomplish on our own. They allow The 5th Avenue the opportunity to bring to its audience some of the many wonderful, smaller-scale musicals that would not be a perfect fit for its home theater, and they provide ACT the ability to include musical theater in its programming on a regular basis.

The original production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris opened in January 1968 at the Village Gate in New York’s Greenwich Village, where it became a fixture for the next four years. Regional productions soon popped up in virtually every city across America including at the Seattle Rep in 1973. The show also became an international sensation with productions in London, Sydney, Paris, Dublin, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen. A production in Cleveland ran for two and a half years, and another in Johannesburg, South Africa, became the longest-running show in that country’s theatrical history.

For our new production we have assembled a stellar group of Seattle based artists that we believe is one of the finest collections of singing actors and accomplished musicians that could be assembled anywhere in the world.

We are delighted to come together to create theater for such appreciative, supportive audiences and do-nors. Along with our talented artists, you make Seattle the world-class theater town that it is. As patrons of The 5th and ACT, you are in the vanguard—knowledgeable and eager for the next encounter with this great American art form, and The 5th and ACT are thrilled to provide it for you with this production.

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Production Conception, English Lyrics and Additional Material by

ERIC BLAU and MORT SHUMAN Music by

JACQUES BRELBased on Jacques Brel’s lyrics and commentary

Scenic & Lighting Design

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LOUIS HOBSON MATT OWEN

CAYMAN ILIKA TIMOTHY McCUEN PIGGEE

CANDICE DONEHOO GREG STONEwith

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LOUIS HOBSON* (March 7-April 12)

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KENDRA KASSEBAUM*

MATT OWEN* (April 14-May 17)

TIMOTHY McCUEN PIGGEE*

UNDERSTUDIESCANDICE DONEHOO*

GREG STONE*

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OVERTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BandMARATHON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AllALONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TimothyMADELEINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AllI LOVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KendraMATHILDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EricBACHELOR’S DANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis/MattTIMID FRIEDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cayman, Eric & Louis/MattGIRLS AND DOGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric & Louis/MattMY DEATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KendraJACKIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TimothyTHE STATUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis/MattTHE DESPERATE ONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AllSONS OF - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CaymanAMSTERDAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy & All

There will be one 15-minute intermission

ACT II

THE BULLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric & AllTHE OLD FOLKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cayman & Kendra, Timothy, Louis/MattMARIEKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendra & Cayman, Timothy, Louis/MattBRUSSELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AllFANETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis/MattFUNERAL TANGO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TimothyMIDDLE CLASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MenNE ME QUITTE PAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KendraNO LOVE YOU’RE NOT ALONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CaymanNEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric & AllCAROUSEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendra & AllIF WE ONLY HAVE LOVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All

struggling to rebuild—his somber lyrics spoke to the disillusioned, uneasy mood of the time.

He delivers his biggest hit, “Ne Me Quitte Pas” (“If You Go Away”), with visible anguish, drenched in sweat and near tears. In “Amsterdam” and “Le Moribond” (“The Dying”), he sways and shudders, lifting his chin defiantly before exiting the stage.

His songs were truthful and fearless—and gave meaning to an uncertain era.Brel’s punishing live shows, which kept him on the road for more than 10 months a year, took a profound physical toll on the singer. Eventually he cut back on his schedule and launched a film career, but his incessant chain-smoking caught up with him. Brel died of lung cancer at age 49, an early death that—like his fellow French-language grandstander Édith Piaf—merely added to his legend.

In the wake of his death, the English-speaking world started to catch on, including singers whose appreciation for his work helped spread Brel’s name in America and the U.K. David Bowie and Scott Walker translated covers of “Amsterdam,” and both Nina Simone’s and Sinatra’s English versions of “Ne Me Quitte Pas” gave new life to the Belgian star’s sometimes witty, ofttimes wrenching lyrics.

In a time marked by ambiguity and anxiety, Brel delivered songs that may not have been easy or easily categorized, but they were truthful and fearless—and gave meaning to an uncertain era.

By Jack DoyleReprinted from www.ozy.com

While the Beatles were making girls swoon with their mop-top flips and youthful, cheeky grins, a different and profoundly darker performer was casting a spell on European audiences.

The figure on stage wore conservative suits, howled like a turn-of-the-century Delta bluesman and wracked his body with snarls. He seemed to come apart by the end of each song, leaving his fans both enraptured and unsettled.

Jacques Brel is to Belgium—and most of the French-speaking world—what Frank Sinatra is to the U.S.

Brel came of age in wartime Belgium, part of a strict, tight-knit Catholic family. In the early 1950s, as a new husband and father, he started performing his own music, which openly challenged the repressive norms of his community, criticized the social elite and verged on blasphemy. After moving to Paris, his cabaret singing drew a larger audience, leading to North African and European gigs.

The singer’s emerging career highlighted the changing times: He often played at Christian venues backed by orchestral bands but attracted raucous audiences and attention from America, a rare feat at the time for non-English speakers. It wasn’t long before Brel was enjoying a new level of stardom despite his gangly frame, massive teeth and pronounced Belgian accent.

Brel may not have fit the image of the fresh-faced pop star, but for postwar Europe—still economically depressed and

JACQUES BREL : Belgium’s Frank Sinatra


struggling to rebuild—his somber lyrics spoke to the disillusioned, uneasy mood of the time.

He delivers his biggest hit, “Ne Me Quitte Pas” (“If You Go Away”), with visible anguish, drenched in sweat and near tears. In “Amsterdam” and “Le Moribond” (“The Dying”), he sways and shudders, lifting his chin defiantly before exiting the stage.

His songs were truthful and fearless—and gave meaning to an uncertain era.Brel’s punishing live shows, which kept him on the road for more than 10 months a year, took a profound physical toll on the singer. Eventually he cut back on his schedule and launched a film career, but his incessant chain-smoking caught up with him. Brel died of lung cancer at age 49, an early death that—like his fellow French-language grandstander Édith Piaf—merely added to his legend.

In the wake of his death, the English-speaking world started to catch on, including singers whose appreciation for his work helped spread Brel’s name in America and the U.K. David Bowie and Scott Walker translated covers of “Amsterdam,” and both Nina Simone’s and Sinatra’s English versions of “Ne Me Quitte Pas” gave new life to the Belgian star’s sometimes witty, ofttimes wrenching lyrics.

In a time marked by ambiguity and anxiety, Brel delivered songs that may not have been easy or easily categorized, but they were truthful and fearless—and gave meaning to an uncertain era.

By Jack DoyleReprinted from www.ozy.com

How do you create a place for a story without a setting, or a look for characters who are not REALLY characters? We sat down with Scenic and Lighting Designer Tom Sturge and Costume Designer Harmony Arnold to learn more about their approach to building the world of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris from scratch.

BUILDING THE WORLD of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris

What was your approach to the costumes of Jacques Brel?Harmony Arnold: We wanted a contemporary, urban look, featuring a group of people who might all be friends or connected somehow. Maybe Bohemian artists. The songs provided the “text” for each character and once we had a cast, we looked at each actor’s existing style. We knew they would be more confident and comfortable in their own clothes.

We built profiles through vests, scarves, boots, an overcoat—small things that can change an entire look. I was also seeking some tactile appeal. We found distressed clothing and pulled items out of our costume stock.

I have never costumed a musical revue before. I’ve done a lot of photo shoots, styling for a specific “look,” but this is almost performance art. I thought, “Oh, this is going to be a challenge.” But it is a very emotional piece, and when David said he wanted to set this in contemporary times, I knew we would have something more powerful than if we made it a ‘70s period piece.

What inspired your design for Jacques BreL?Tom Sturge: David (Armstrong) and I talked about how this show is a lot like performance art and maybe we needed an art installation theme or an environmental design that would showcase the reality of life portrayed in the songs. But then we hit on the idea of “abstract expressionism” or post-modern artists like Jackson Pollack. We researched thousands of images, sifted through them and found one particular painting that had these saturated colors that convey the intense emotions and passion of Brel’s music. We flipped, twisted, and stretched the image and then set it behind a screen of perforated steel.

For the floor, we wanted more of an industrial design look. We settled on the concept that the floor should resemble a 10’ by 4’ steel shop cutting table full of saw marks, drill holes, and gashes. All of this is recreated onstage with paint. It’s neutral, textured, and breaks up the floor, which is very prominent in this space.

Photo by Mark Kitaoka

Painting used as backdrop.

Photo by Larae Lobdell

Sample Costume Design Board

by Kelly AllenInterim Communications Coordinator

America’s fascination with French culture stretches back to the beginning of our history. Our first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, was sent to France in 1776 and stayed until 1785 when he was replaced by John Adams. Thomas Jefferson spent five years soaking up French politics, culture, and scientific ideas and is widely quoted as saying: “Every man has two countries – his own and France.”

As the U.S. matured in the 19th century, some of our major institutions were modeled on French society, including formal schools for medicine and architecture and museums for art and culture. Historian David McCullough, in his book, The Greater Journey, explains how a multitude of Americans like artists Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent and architect Richard Morris Hunt made the pilgrimage to Paris to study, eventually returning to the U.S. to practice and to teach future generations.

While American musicians sought racial and cultural equality in Paris’s “hot jazz” clubs in the 1920s, disillusioned American writers sought intellectual stimulation and inspiration among the city’s café society and avant-garde ideas, a welcome contrast to the materialism and conformity they saw in America. Those self-exiled writers were labeled the “Lost Generation” by one of their own, Ernest Hemingway.

Following the severe austerity and rationing of World War II, French fashion designers exploded with innovation and American women fell in love, especially with Christian Dior’s “The New Look,” an iconic style featuring broad-brimmed hats, long, full skirts, and sensual silhouettes.

By the 1960s, French cooking invaded American kitchens at the hands of Julia Child, host of the popular PBS TV series The French Chef. Her book, The Art of French Cooking, has been in print continuously for more than 50 years, selling millions of copies. The invasion continued on to our movie screens where film directors like François Truffault and Jean-Luc Godard experimented with innovative techniques that influenced American directors like Martin Scorcese (Taxi Driver) and Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather).

So, when Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris became an off-Broadway sensation in 1968, the show’s passion and innovative artistry resonated loudly with American audiences whose political, social, and cultural world had been shaped by a long fascination with all things French that continues today. Perhaps audiences are attracted to the intense emotions and political sensibilities of the songs. Or maybe they are lured by the romance of the Bohemian lifestyle. Whatever the appeal may be, “Vive la France!”

AMERICA’S FRENCH OBSESSION

Thomas JeffersonBenjamin Franklin

Ernest Hemingway Julia Child

Jean-Luc GodardChristian Dior’s“The New Look”

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WHO’S WHO

ERIC ANKRIM (Eric) is inspired by the work of Jacques Brel and encourages everyone to look up Brel’s performances on YouTube. Seriously. Ankrim is also thrilled to once again experience

this thriving yearly collaboration between The 5th Avenue and ACT, his first being First Date in 2012. Other 5th Avenue credits include: Carousel, Oklahoma!, RENT, Into the Woods, The Rocky Horror Show, Miss Saigon. Broadway: First Date. Other Seattle credits include: The Time of Your Life, Rejoice! (Seattle Rep); Annie, The Secret Garden, Girl of My Dreams, The Gypsy King (Village Theatre); A Christmas Carol (ACT), Peter Pan (Seattle Children’s Theatre). Eternal admiration and love to Michele and his family.

LOUIS HOBSON (Louis, March 7-April 12) Seventeenth 5th Ave production and ACT debut! 5th Ave: Room with a View, Spamalot, West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Cabaret, Hair, My Fair Lady. Original

Broadway Casts: Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize), Bonnie & Clyde, Leap of Faith and The People in the Picture. Balagan’s Les Misérables (Gregory Nom). Regional: Evita (Village), Stupid Kids (Empty Space), Sweeney Todd (PCS), Next to Normal (Arena Stage). Film/TV: Lucky Them (TIFF 2014), C.O.G. (Sundance 2013), Laggies (Sundance 2014), Captain Fantastic (opp. Viggo Mortensen), and The Man in the High Castle (Amazon). A student of Michael Howard/NYC & PLU graduate, Hobson is co-founder of Indie Theatrical.

CAYMAN ILIKA (Cayman) Previously with ACT and The 5th: Vanities - A New Musical (Kathy). Previously at The 5th: Oliver!, The Pirates of Penzance, Saving Aimee, Candide, and Buddy. Recently,

Ilika starred as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins at Village Theatre. Other favorites include Show Boat (Julie, Footlight Award), The Gypsy King at Village Theatre, and Always... Patsy Cline (Patsy) with Centerstage. Ilika is happily married to the handsomest man in the world and mother to two-year-old Teddy. www.caymanilika.net

KENDRA KASSEBAUM (Kendra) 5th Avenue Theatre/ACT: The Secret Garden, A Little Night Music, Company, Cinderella, ELF. Broadway/New York: Wicked, RENT, Assassins, Leap of Faith,

MTC’s The Receptionist, Roundabout Theatre’s A Little Night Music. Regional credits include: Actors Theater of Louisville, Sundance Writer’s Lab, San Jose Rep, Ordway Center, Florida Stage, St. Louis Muny, Arizona Theatre Company. Film: The Other Woman. Recordings: Leap of Faith, Grammy-nominated Assassins. Kassebaum is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. For my son, Fynn.

MATT OWEN (Matt, April 14-May 17) was last seen at The 5th as Freddy Honeychurch in A Room with a View, Sir Robin in Spamalot and Buddy in ELF. At ACT, Matt was last seen as Joe Kennedy/Jerry in Grey

Gardens. Other roles at The 5th: Oklahoma! (Will Parker), On the Town (Chip), and Mame (Older Patrick). As a writer, Owen’s play The Girl in the Park premiered in the 2010 New York Fringe Festival to great acclaim. Owen also created the interactive travel web-series Anywhwere But Fargo. Watch episodes at Facebook.com/AnywhereButFargo. Love to his wonderful parents, Meg, Becca, and little Schneidi! MattOwenOnline.com

TIMOTHY McCUEN PIGGEE (Timothy) has appeared in 5th Avenue productions of A Funny Thing… (Milos), Wonderful Town (Bob Baker), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Gage), Mame (Lindsay), Company

(Peter), Candide (James), Titanic (Concert), and Catch Me If You Can, originating the role of Bill Cod both at The 5th and on Broadway. Locally he has appeared with Seattle Rep, ACT, Intiman, Seattle Children’s Theater and Village Theatre, among others. Regional credits include roles with Milwaukee Rep, Denver Center Theatre, Kansas City Rep, Portland Center Stage, Pioneer Theater Company, and Arizona Theatre Company. Piggee is a professor at Cornish College of the Arts.

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CANDICE DONEHOO (Women’s Understudy) 5th Avenue Stage Credits: Miss Saigon (Ellen), A Christmas Story (Radio Quartet), Sweeney Todd, and The Sound of Music. Candice has performed

around the U.S. but fell in love with Seattle while performing The King and I (1st National) and Jekyll and Hyde (1st National). Love Family!

GREG STONE (Men’s Understudy) 5th Ave: Samuel in Pirates of Penzance, Ewart from barbershop quartet in Music Man, and Thomas Andrews in Titanic. Broadway: Les Misérables, Oklahoma!,

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ERIC BLAU (Production Conception, English Lyrics and Additional Material) is a distinguished novelist, poet, playwright, and lyricist, a film scenarist, and a producer-director in theatre, film, and television. Mr. Blau created the revolutionary mega-hit musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, now celebrating over 30 years of continuous worldwide performance. The New York Times selected Eric Blau’s song lyrics as among the best of the 1960s. King Baudoin of Belgium had a medal struck in Mr. Blau’s honor for creating Jacques Brel. For his novel The Beggar’s Cup, the New York Times called him a combination of Herman Wouk and Eli Wiesel. His first mystery novel, The Keys to Billy Tillio, won the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allen Poe Award. His poetry, published in the United States and abroad, has been translated by the great French poet Paul Eluard. Mr. Blau won his first literary prize in 1938, a first prize of four dollars in the City College of New York Humour Contest.

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JACQUES BREL (Music) Widely considered one of the greatest songwriters who ever lived, Jacques Brel was born in Brussels in 1929. In 1953, he released his first record, a 78 with two songs backed by an accordion band. The release went largely unnoticed, except by the director of a famous Parisian nightclub. Brel went to the “City of Lights” to perform some of his songs in the cabarets and music halls and the following year settled there permanently. In 1957, with the release of “Quand On a que L’amour” (“If We Only Have Love”), the songwriter began his legendary ascent. The song was wildly successful, and that same year, he released an American debut. The next few years saw Brel’s output increase exponentially with the release of dozens of albums and singles. Interpretations of Brel’s songs by such diverse artists as Frank Sinatra, the Kingston Trio, Ray Charles, Petula Clark, Barry Manilow, and even David Bowie were recorded. Brel made his final album in 1977, Les Marquises, which sold over two million copies. The following year Brel died of cancer. He is buried on the island of Hiva-Oa in the Marquesas Islands, where in 1973 he had retired to the simple, tropical life of Gauguin.

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DAVID ARMSTRONG (Director and Musical Staging) Please see bio on page 29.

JOEL FRAM (Music Supervisor) is proud to be returning for his 15th collaboration with The 5th Avenue and pleased to be making his ACT debut. He has worked extensively in New York and London, conducting the Broadway productions of Scandalous, Wicked, Sweet Smell of Success, The Music Man, James Joyce’s The Dead, Jumpers, and Cats; the West End company of Wicked; and Forbidden Broadway at the Menier Chocolate Factory. He created musical arrangements for the ballet Pictures from an Exhibition at both the Young Vic and Sadler’s Wells Theatre. U.S. national tours and regional credits include Falsettos, Cats, A…My Name is Alice (cast album) and the world premiere of two Andrew Lippa musicals, The Little Princess (cast album) and john & jen (cast album). At New York’s Symphony Space, he created the award-winning “New Voices” concert series and, for Stephen Sondheim’s 75th birthday, co-produced and curated the 12-hour marathon “Wall to Wall Stephen Sondheim.” Mr. Fram most recently conducted the NY premiere of Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk with Kristin Chenoweth at Avery Fisher Hall.

TOM STURGE (Scenic & Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be continuing his 20-plus-year association with director David Armstrong. Previous collaborations include Oliver! (Footlight Award), Rocky Horror Show, Pippin, and Hair! 5th Ave: A Christmas Story, Cinderella (Gregory Award), A Room with a View, Candide, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Pirates of Penzance. ACT: Mojo and the Sayso, Vanities. Village: Mary Poppins, Les Misérables (Gregory Nomination), Chicago (Gregory Award), The Foreigner. Seattle Children’s: A Tale of Two Cities, High School Musical. Broadway: Those Were the Days, Gypsy Passion. Off-Broadway: Circle Rep, Circle-in-the-Square, Irish Arts, LaMama ETC, Huntington Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Pittsburgh Public, Goodspeed Opera House, Cincinnati Playhouse, Alvin Ailey Dance, Spectrum Dance, Denver Center, Papermill Playhouse, and Spoleto Opera Festival. Mr. Sturge lives in Issaquah with artist Istara Freedom and son Dylan.

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CHRIS WALKER (Sound Designer) is very pleased to be returning to The 5th Avenue and ACT this season. In Seattle, he’s worked at the Seattle Repertory Theatre and Intiman, and has been the resident sound designer at Seattle Children’s Theatre since 2002. Previously, he spent seven years as resident sound designer for the American Repertory Theatre in Boston. He’s designed in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and New York. Internationally he’s designed in Taiwan, Singapore, and Moscow. Commercially, he’s composed for Intel and Starbucks. He holds a B.A. in Classical Piano Performance from Cornish College.

CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD (Associate Director and Associate Choreographer) returns to The 5th after performing as Cassie in A Chorus Line and Lola in Damn Yankees! Whitehead’s performing experiences include Broadway (A Chorus Line, Company) and tours (Fosse, The Producers). She was seen in the film Every Little Step, which followed the casting of the A Chorus Line revival. You can see Chryssie on television in Grey’s Anatomy, Warehouse 13, Grimm, Castle, Private Practice, The Mentalist, Switched At Birth and Revenge of the Bridesmaids. Whitehead will be choreographing 5th Avenue’s production of Grease, opening this July. Thank you to ACT and David Armstrong for showing me the ropes and giving me a wonderful opportunity to learn the creative process, this time “off the stage” with such an inspiring cast!

DWIGHT BECKMEYER (Associate Music Director and Conductor) first played Jacques Brel at the Bathhouse Theater in 1994 and he is delighted to revisit it in this ACT/5th Avenue Theatre production. Beckmeyer’s 15-year association with the The 5th Avenue Theatre covers over 40 productions, including Miss Saigon, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Memphis and First Date. Beckmeyer also plays for the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Pro-Musica and the Seattle Opera Education Department.

TRISTAN ROBERSON (Associate Projection and Assistant Lighting Designer) is delighted to be working with ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre! Roberson has worked as Assistant Lighting Designer on several previous shows at The 5th, including A Christmas Story, Spamalot, and Oliver!. He has designed with

many companies in Seattle, including Teatro ZinZanni, ArtsWest, Washington Ensemble Theatre, and Sandbox Artists Collective. Upcoming designs include Tall Girls with Washington Ensemble Theatre, Slow Girl at Seattle Public Theatre, and Dirty, a co-production between ACT and Washington Ensemble Theatre.

BRENDAN PATRICK HOGAN (Associate Sound Designer) 5th Avenue/ACT: Little Shop of Horrors, Grey Gardens. In six years as the Resident Sound Designer for ACT, Brendan has designed over 50 mainstage and limited-run productions on ACT stages, including a number of world premieres. Other designs have been heard at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Arizona Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, Book-It Repertory Theatre, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. Brendan teaches sound engineering and sound design at Cornish College of the Arts.

JEFFREY K. HANSON (Stage Manager) Previously at The 5th, Hanson was the production stage manager for Oliver!, Pirates of Penzance, Oklahoma!, Candide, Mame, Hello, Dolly!, and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Hanson has been stage manager for more than 70 productions at ACT since 1990. Other regional credits include Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, and Arizona Theatre Company.

ERIN B. ZATLOKA (Assistant Stage Manager) is glad to be back at The 5th and ACT where she last stage-managed An Evening of One Acts for ACT. Other favorites include Little Shop of Horrors, Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World, The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Nothing in her life could happen without friends and family. Love to Greg and Zoey.

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The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

Scenery, stage, and costume work is performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E. Locals Number 15, 488, and 887

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Musicians playing this performance are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Local 76-493, AFL-CIO/CLC.

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*Denotes ACT for the Future Campaign Donor

GIFTS IN TRIBUTE

Happy Birthday to ACT, and in honor of Clayton & Susan Corzatte: Anonymous

In honor of Joan Barokas: Carol & Bruce Backer; Frank & Jan Gonzalez; Susan & Jim Powell; Lynn & Anthony Wartnik

In honor of Kurt Beattie: Dawn Maloney; Jeff Robbins & Marci Wing

In honor of Laurie Besteman: Gabriela Acero

In memory of Clayton Corzatte: Anonymous

In honor of Emily Davis: Stephanie Hilbert

In honor of Jean Falls: Susan & Patrick Dunn

In loving memory of Melissa Hines: Martha Hines

In memory of Carolyn Keim: David & Marjorie Baylor, Sarah Nash Gates, Ken & Josie Johnson, Local 887 Theatrical Wardrobe Union, Angela Owens, Braunell Price, Carl & Lonnie Price, Grant & Leigh Price, Jeff Robbins & Marci Wing, Kevin Tighe, Claudine Trujillo

In memory of Mrs. Louise McKinney: Dr. John & Callie Vassall

In honor of Judy Ness: James & Sheila Woodcock

In honor of Carlo Scandiuzzi: Frank & Leslie Schipper

In honor of Kyoko Matsumoto Wright: Debra Corner

In memory of Leda Yolo: Josette Yolo

Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE

ANNUAL FUND

We would like to say thank you to the following donors who provided support at the $600 level and above as of February 15, 2015. Through their gifts, donors become partners in our

commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement, education, and expanding the canon of musical theater. For more information on how you can support The 5th, please contact

Development at 206-625-1418.

NEXT GENERATION FOUNDERS

ArtsFundThe Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation

Delta Air Lines +

Ann Ramsay-JenkinsStephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds

DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS

Marleen and Kenny AlhadeffThe Boeing Company

Barbara L. CroweDCG One +

National Endowment for the ArtsSeattle Office of Arts & Culture

The Seattle Times + Bonnie and Jim Towne

Unico Properties + U.S. Bank

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DISTINGUISHED PRODUCERS

4Culture Alaska Airlines +Bank Of America

The Fairmont Olympic Hotel +Wanda J. Herndon

Richard and Julie KaganGlenna Kendall Peoples Bank

Buzz and Beth PorterTiia-Mai Redditt

The Seattle FoundationSnoqualmie Tribe

Susie and Phil StollerCynthia Stroum

Heather Sullivan-McKay and Mike McKayTom and Connie Walsh

Washington Athletic Club +Wells Fargo

Sterling and Melinda Wilson

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE

Ann and Joe ArdizzoneDavid Armstrong

Bob and Clodagh AshWilliam Bartholomew and Lauren Taylor

Rex and Angela BatesBill Berry

Robert R. Braun, Jr.The Capital Grille +

Davis Property & Investment + Alden and Cyndi DeSotoLarry and Brittni Estrada

ExpediaMaria Ferrer

Gnosis Research +Bernadine C. and Sean G. Griffin

Rick and Kandy Holley Homewood Suites +

Peter and Peggy HorvitzMargaret C. Inouye

Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation Roger S. Layman

Maureen and Jim Lico The Loeb Family Charitable Foundation

Macy'sSteven and Barbara MogerWilliam and Nancy Nichols

John and Deanna OppenheimerLarry and Valorie Osterman

Palomino +Protiviti

Puget Sound EnergyDavid and Hillary Quinn

RealNetworks Foundation Norman and Constance Rice

SAFECO InsuranceFaye and Herman* Sarkowsky

Schultz Family FoundationRob and Jan Sexton

Thomas E. and Nita F. SitterleyGary and Elizabeth Sundem

R. "Porky" Thomsen and Terri StephensonUnion Bank

Bruce and Peggy WantaBecca and Bill Wirt

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+In-kind *Deceased

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+In-kind *Deceased

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

Aegis LivingLinda AndersonArtsFund/Costco Diversity and

Access Award BDOAndrew and Shayna BegunDavid BernhardEric Blom and Min ParkSharon Gantz Bloome Fund of

Tides FoundationDebby CarterMargaret ClappThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Covey FamilyMona and John FandelHelen FanucciRichard and Maude FerryGary J. Fuller and Randy L. EverettTravis and Christy GagnierJean Gardner

Sarah Nash GatesGM NameplateDavid and Cheryl HadleyJohn and Sondra HanleyJohn Holden and Kathleen

McLagan-In Honor of Allegria and Cimorene Holden

Nicholas and Amanda JonesDanuta Kasprzyk and Daniel

MontanoKPMGBill and Michelle KrippaehneLisa KroeseChris and Christy LaneGrace and Franz LazarusMyron and Shirley LindbergThomas and Juli LindquistTwyla and Tom LucasJudith Lybecker

Bruce and Jolene McCaw Family Foundation

NeopostNorthern TrustPerkins Coie - Kirk SoderquistPrime Electric +PONCHOProMotion Arts +Puget Sound Business Journal +Greg and Angela Rairdon Regence BlueShieldTony Repanich and Julie FloridaTom and Teita ReveleyAnsel Rognlie and David R. SteindlJames and Bet SchulerCharles B. See Foundation Jeanne Sheldon and Marvin

ParsonsJean SheridanElliot and Lauren Silvers

Bob and Lynne SimpsonCatherine and David SkinnerBrad and Kathy SmithLinda and David StahlStart It! Foundation - Linda and

Kevin Cheung Jeffrey SutherlandAnn and Arthur Thomas-In Memory

of Nancy Ann Meagher HicksRobert F. and Karen R. TrennerJulie and Eric TrottNathan VincentiWashington State Arts

Commission Karla and Gary WatermanKaren and Mark WeberTracy WellensAllen and Janice WiesenRosemary and Kenneth Willman

ARTIST’S CIRCLE

Michael Amend and Jeff Ashley Ernie and Pam AnkrimGeoffrey AntosArtsFund/John Brooks Williams

& John H. Bauer Endowment for Theatre

ArtsFund/Peter F. Donnelly Merit Fund

Keith and Sheri BankstonAdam and Maura BarrDon W. BeatyDan BecraftLynn and Howard BeharTheresa and Steven BingerCatherine BoshawEileen and Donald BowmanBrandon BrayEd and Pam BridgeThomas L. ButtonSteve and Georgene CampKevin and Lisa ConnerDavid CoonsRon Corbell and Martha Dawson

Brian and Laura DenaultJohn DeVoreDennis and Deborah DeYoungRon and Bonnie ElginJames R. EllisTom and Carol FleckDenise and Drew GangnesErich GauglitzHeinz Gehlhaar and Eileen BearLynn and Colleen GiroirThe Greco FamilyJan and Rich GreenCorinne and Russell HagenCece HawBart and Toni HeathMary and Tom HercheMindy and Brady HillCarolyn and George HubmanDorothy Sloan Huey and Marilyn

Lee HueyChristian Huitema and Neige GilDavid and Rio JonesLisa Jones

Nick and Michele KellerJeffrey and Barbara KingKenneth Kluge and Susan DogenKaren KoonJune KuboRoss and Mary Jo LeventhalStefan LewisBecky LoebJeff and Lydia LukinsJohn and Mary Ann Mangels Michael and Nikki McCormackJennifer McGetrick-SwanJeffrey MyrterNational Alliance for Musical

Theatre’s National Fund for New Musicals

Mardi Newman*Gregory and Marta ObergPacific Office AutomationPedersens +Greg and Mandy PrierBruce and Celia PymKen Ragsdale

Ronald and Deborah ReedSandi and James ReedSamuel J. RenfroDon and Bev SchmidtJohn and Julia ShawDavid ShowalterPeggy and Greg SmithMarilyn and Doug SouthernGary and Barbara StoneAlison and Doug SuttlesToyota of Tri-CitiesPamela and Rick TrujilloDavid WangDennis and Jo Anne WhiteArlene A. WrightMichael, Marita, Landon, and

Irelyn Zyskowski3 Anonymous

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE

Joan and Tim AdkissonRay and Carol AironeAlbert Lee ApplianceDon and Julie Antonucci Ray AraujoEdith and Ray AspiriPatricia AtkinsonJack and Bea BakerJanine Baldridge and Suzy

WahmannJulie and Kristen BarclayMichael BauerMike and Cynthia BaxterDoug and Maria Bayer

Ellen BeauchampCharlotte BehnkeGregg BennettDeidre J. BlankenshipDavid and Sharon Lee BlaylockGlen and Sherri BodmanMilton and Ann BohartNeal and Katherine BoothLindsay BoschRichard and Peggy BrandsmaDonald and Susan BresslerBob and Bobbi BridgeSandee BrockMichael and Janelle Brookman

Alice M. BrownKerry BurgerMichael and Janet BurksSusan BuskeLisa and John ButtersDeborah CallahanKathy Cartwright/Dimension

SystemsBrian Chang, Kristine Chan, and

Arthur CarreJudith A. ChapmanPatti ChrzanBob and Martha ClarkAaron and Nuria Coe

Kathleen and Bill CollinsDr. and Mrs. William ColwellBill and Ellen ConnerConsumer PerspectivesSheila and Michael CoryJim and Nancy CrimMelonee Daniels and Stuart PlattBob and Elaine DeLappeKaren Derrey and FriendsRobert DeVinckRichard and Elizabeth DobesRobert J. and Olga T. EarleLeo Eberle and Lisa VivianRobert and Jane Ehrlich


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Jennifer and Michael FaddisJoyce Farley and Tom SteeleJuli FarrisJanet FaulknerJonathan FineFirstline Communications +Gene and Judy FlathLarry FletcherAlvin and Mary FormoBrian and Windy Autumn FosterLinda M. Fox and Monica FoxEleanor and Jeff FreemanSteve FreimuthNeal GafterDon and Tammy GallagherGerry and Linda GallagherDeborah GatesRobert Gay and Heather

ChristiansonAnton and Karen N. GielenArt and Jackie GollofonJana and David GordonKathy and Kelly GraffisKeith and Susan GrayPatricia Gudrian-CrawfordMarie and Brad GunnMike Hackett and Cherie Lenz-

HackettChuck and Kathy HamiltonJohn and Laura HammarlundHarrick FamilyJohn and Cheryl HendricksAllyson HenryPaul HenselVaughn Himes and Martie BohnRod and Nancy HochmanKim and Melinda HollandJames HolmesHal and Donna HowardLaurin C. Huffman II

Meredith and Jim HutchinsKaren and Jim IlikaSamsara and Jeremy IrishMarilyn IversonKathy and Michael JacksonDerek and Karol JamisonMarlene and William JenkinsFrederick M. JohnsonBarbara JordanJudy and Bill JurdenWalter and Cindy KaczynskiBruce and Linda KilenChris Knoll and Cheryl DobesRobert KoehlerSteve and Carol KoehlerJudith A. KramerTracy and Hugh LabossierMarian E. Lackovich*Dawnell LambRobert LandPerry and Lynnda LangstonThe Latimer FamilyStacy Lawson and Steven

SarkowskyPatrick and Cheryl LaymanBenjamin LeiferFlorence Leonard and Lynn HolmsMark Levine and John KeppelerStanley and Delores LittleSue and Bill LoweryGary LynchScott and Julie LynchJennifer and Douglas MoinesAntoinette MalveauxMarcella McCaffrayMay McCarthy and Don SmithChriste McMenomyJim and Laura MendozaGerard A. Michael

In Memory of Our Daughter Elizabeth Ann Michelman

Chie MitsuiMichelle Moga and Jean-Francois

PeyrouxRobin and Bill MonteroRon and Maria MurphreeDenise and Ben NelsonWilliam and Denise NielsenJohn E. NortonSteven and Victoria OddenKenneth OlsenChristina Cyr and Alan PageConnie and David ParkerHarlan ParkerAnnette and Bob ParksGayle PeachShelley and Gregg PercichRosemary PetersonBarbara PhillipsKaren E. PhillipsJudy PigottJeanette and Joe PiottMike and Wendy PopkeEd and Eleonore PottengerRussell PowellTracy Premo and Seth Adams Gordon ProutyRichard E. PyleBecky and Sean QuinlanJoe and Linnet RobertsMarilyn and Patrick RobertsDoug and Lori RosencransSkip SampelayoFrederick and Katherine SandsDesiree SaraspiTerry Scheihing and Ben KramerJohn and Beth SchleckSteve and Jane SchwartzJohn Searing

Julie SeavelloDarren and Anne ShakibSusan and Fred ShanafeltRobert and Mary SheehanEdward and Kathleen SherryJoe and Lynetta ShowakerZelma SimmonsAnne and Mark StantonLeigh and Susi StevensTodd and Jane SummerfeltRita and Arlie SwansonIn Memory of Jackie TaylorTed TaylorMatthew and Catherine Coles

TedescoMike and Patti TimmonsRoseanne and William TorgersonBetty Lou TreigerJerome and Faye TruskowskiJim and Kathy TuneJanet TurpinThe Twilight ExitSita and Vijaykumar VasheeMark and Kathy WagnerShanna and Ryan WaiteMark and Christina WalkerRudy WellsD.R. WhitsonAmy Whittenburg and Stephen

RattnerJohn and Darlene WilczynskiMadeline Wiley and Bob SmithingDavid WilliamsJim and Deanna WilsonAndrew and Jennifer WolfeBarbara and Mark WonWayne and Kelly WrightLee and Jeanne Zehrer4 Anonymous

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A. Michael AdamsMiller Adams and Cheryl RobertsSteve and Nance AdlerDonald and Eathel AllynIan AndersonPenny AnnieAnnie's Art & Frame+Susan and Heather AnsteadJohn and Karen ArbiniRichard and Dianne ArensbergGlenn BafiaLaura and Kerry BaileyDenise BakkenMark and Heather BarbieriRoger BareThomas Barghausen and Sandy

BaileyDan BariaultEarl and Marilyn BarkerTiffany BarrettThe Barronian FamilyTom and Kris BassettCarolyn BechtelJack and Patricia Bishop

Marcie BlakesleyShane and Alvora BoehmJohn BolingCleve and Judith BorthZach, Rebecca, and Abi Brittle Mr. and Mrs. H.L. BrodDeryl Brown-ArchieRichard and Cynthia BrownellFred and Joan BurnsteadMike and Lynn BushRalph L. ByronEd CallawayMr. and Mrs. Richard CampMike and Linda CaseyJennifer CearleyNorman ChamberlainSusan Cheney Andrew and Lorna ChinRex and JoAnn ClarkAnnemarie and Peter ColinoRobert and Linda CornynMaureen and Kevin CrawfordAlan W. Crawshaw +

Stacey Crawshaw Lewis and Jeff Lewis

Telved DevletCindy and Bill Dickey Stephanie DonaldsonGregg DuPont and Linda DebowesPaul EagleSusan EberleinIan and Maria EinmanJerry and Julie ElkingtonCraig E. ElkinsRamona Emerson and Brian

McMullen Janie and Ray EngleSandra L. EnglishJodi EvensonVicki Fabre Fales Foundation Trust Gary and Jennifer FancherJack and Jeanne FankhauserNyle and Terri FarmerAlison FastCharles Fink and Leonard JonesPatty and Steven Fleischmann

Micki and Bob Flowers Priscilla and John FortinerNan and Bill Garrison Carmen and Carver Gayton David and Kathryn GodwinBarbara Goesling and Jay Rockey Theresa GoletzLaura B. GowenTed and Sandy GreenleePeg GreiweCatherine and James GunstoneWendy HalpinCandace HalvorsonHelen and Adam HarmetzJim HarmsJanet and Bill HarrisFrances M. HeaverloRandi Hedin and Andy GardnerSandra Lee and David HertzJerry and Patricia HeinRichard and Sheila HessHarold and Mary Frances HillKathy J. HillRick Hjelm

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Diane and David HoffKaren and Paul HoglePaul Hollie and Lynne Varner Jack K. HoltmanClarence HopsonMark and Trisha Hubbard John HughesPeter and Winfred Hussey Kai Ichikawa and Brad Davis Stuart Iley and FamilyEvelyn JacksonTerry A. JankowskiScott JohnsonBrad JonesRuth Kagi Judy and Jerry KarwhiteTravis and Suzanne KeelerSteven and Barbara KellnHarold and Ruth KephartMarillyn KetchersideSaSa and Ken Kirkpatrick Cindy A. KlettEileen KnobbsKonstantin KomissarchikTeri Kopp and Walt WeberShari and Mike KoppelJeanette Kors and Joshua BaileyGeorge and Laura Kreitzberg

FoundationHarvey and Bea KriloffPriscilla and Ned LangeDeborah and Glenn LaskoJim and Christine LearyJohn LengenfelderGary and Mona LockeDennis and Kathy LongFloyd and Kimberly Lorenz

Ken and Darlene LoweDavid and Karen LyonsBrad and Christina MaceMurry and Agnes MacPhersonTimothy Malone and Suzanne

JonesGlenn and Jeanne MalubayClaudia MarstonMark and Tracy MasonConnie K. McKinleyDiana McKinneyNancy and Jim McMurrerGina MeyersCarol and Hart MillerTerry MinnihanConnie and David MiserJonathan Mooneyham and

Samantha DayleyKim MogerThe Morgan FundMitzi and John MorrisMargaret MorrisonJoseph MulcahyMulvihill Insurance ServicesGregg and Judy NelsonRobert and Claudia NelsonJanice NishimoriNorthwest CPA Group PLLCRichard Ordway and Marie O'DaySusan and Michael OttenDebbie and Rick PabstMichael Parham and Hyeok Kim Kimberly and Mark ParrisPaige Patton-MorrisBrian PaulsonMark PellegrinoRobert and Steffi Pencovic

Kent and Kelley PhillipsGwen PiloGuy and Nancy PinkertonSuzanne and Lee PintarGwenn and Dean Polik Jay PotterWilliam S. and Linda A. PotterRobin and Ric PradelNoel and Marti PriceLlewelyn and Jonie Pritchard Dick and Alice RapaskyJohn E. RasmussenAngela RatcliffRaven FoundationDennis ReichenbachChester ReillyRella and Ronald ReimannDavid and Barbara RepanichRichard and Sharon ReuterPamela RhodesJan and Kerry RichardsBetty and Wayne RobertsonThe Robinson FamilyJoyce E. RoetherTodd and Donna RosenbergPam RosendahlCurtis and Myrna RoslerValerie RosmanShannon SakshaugChristopher Santini Cathy SarkowskyC. Michael SaundersonJasper SchneiderMichelle SeibelFrank SeldenLee and Gwen ShelfordNeal and Linda Shulman

Steven Shupe and Amy Hayashida

Chad ShurtzDon and Marilyn SidelJudy and Ben SimmonsBob and Pan SmithRobert L. SmithThe Standard John StephanusAnn and Ron SuterMatt and Kristi SweeneyTed and Gwynne TaylorDave and Brenda TerrillEric TeshimaStephen and Terri ThomasJeanne ThompsonTodd Thompson and Jackie

SmithRon TorrenceTerrence TurnerWilliam and Ruth VanceMarka and John Waechter Lyle and Stephanie WatermanBetty WellerDavid Werblow and Greg

Lewrenz Ben and Barbara WhislerCharles and Barbara WhitePatty and John WhiteRobert and Sara WickleinJackie and Thomas WilkinsonAnn WilliamsFlora J. WongMargaret Yekel8 Anonymous

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Please join us in thanking our corporate and institutional sponsors for their generous support of The 5th Avenue Theatre!

For more information about sponsorships, please contact Sarah McKee Bednar at (206)260-2185 or [email protected]

SEASON SPONSORS

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS & PROGRAM SPONSORS

Loeb Family Charitable Foundation

Jean K. LaFromboise Foundation


28 5 T H A V E N U E M U S I C A L T H E A T R E C O M P A N Y

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wanda J. Herndon ChairmanStephen P. ReynoldsPresidentSterling WilsonTreasurerMargaret C. InouyeSecretaryBarbara L. Crowe Immediate Past Chairman

Kenny AlhadeffAnn ArdizzoneClodagh AshLes BillerRobert R. Braun, Jr.Margaret ClappLarry EstradaMaria P. FerrerGary J. FullerSarah Nash GatesCyrus Habib Christopher HemanRandy HodginsRichard KaganSaSa KirkpatrickElizabeth LundJohn OppenheimerLlewelyn G. PritchardGordon ProutyDavid QuinnAnn Ramsay-JenkinsNorman B. RiceRobert A. SextonElliot SilversKirk A. SoderquistHeather Sullivan McKayBonnie TowneEric TrottTom WalshTracy WellensKenneth Willman

PAST CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDBarbara L. Crowe (2011-2013) Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011)Norman B. Rice (2007-2009) Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007) William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004)Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002)John F. Behnke (1998-2000)Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98)Donald J. Covey (1994-96)Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94)John D. Mangels (1990-92)Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88)Robert F. Buck (1988-90)R. Milton Trafton (1983-86)W.J. Pennington (1981-83)D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81)

Founding Managing DirectorMarilynn Sheldon

The non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the country’s leading musical theater companies. Our mission is to advance and preserve America’s great indigenous art form – The Musical. We are nationally renowned for our production and development of new musicals. Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 16 new works, nine of which have subsequently opened on Broadway. They include Disney’s Aladdin, First Date, A Christmas Story, Scandalous, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Singer, and Best Musical Tony Award®-winners, Hairspray and Memphis.

We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the “Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals enthrall fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new generations of musical theater lovers.

The 5th is committed to achieving the highest standards of artistic excellence by employing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, and staging exceptional and imaginative productions. The 5th places a special emphasis on employing our amazing community of Puget Sound-based artists and technicians. Our celebrated educational programs serve more than 74,000 young people each year through a host of projects including our Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company, The 5th Avenue Awards, and the unique Rising Star Project. For adults, we offer free-to-the-public events such as the popular Spotlight Night series and pre-performance Show Talks with Albert Evans. We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800 actors, singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians and arts professionals working for us each season.

As a non-profit theater company supported by the community, we enjoy the patronage of more than 25,000 season subscribers (one of the largest theater subscriptions in America). More than 300,000 audience members attend our performances each year.

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OUR HISTORIC THEATER

A beautiful Seattle landmark, The 5th Avenue Theatre’s breathtaking design was inspired by ancient Imperial China’s most stunning architectural achievements, including the magnificent Forbidden City. Built in 1926 for vaudeville and silent pictures, The 5th Avenue Theatre reigned for decades as Seattle’s favorite movie palace. In 1979, 43 companies and community leaders formed the non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre Association. Their goal was to restore the theater to its original splendor. The 5th Avenue Theatre re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home for musical theater.

The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges our 43 original founders and sponsors. Please visit www.5thavenue.org for specific information on these important companies and individuals.

THE 5THAVENUE THEATRE



DAVID ARMSTRONG (Executive Producer and Artistic Director) Since his appointment in 2000, Armstrong has guided The 5th Avenue to a position as one of the nation’s leading musical theater

companies, acclaimed for both its development and production of new works and its innovative stagings of classic musicals. As a director, he has created memorable 5th Avenue productions of A Room with a View; Oliver!; Candide; Hello, Dolly!; Sweeney Todd; White Christmas; Hair; Mame; A Little Night Music; The Secret Garden; Anything Goes; Company; The Rocky Horror Show; Pippin; Vanities; Yankee Doodle Dandy!; and Saving Aimee, which made its Broadway debut as Scandalous under Armstrong’s direction in November 2012. Prior to The 5th, he spent nearly 20 years as a freelance director, choreographer, and librettist. His work has been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many leading regional theaters including The Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990 through 1995, he served as artistic director of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY. Armstrong has also written the books for the musicals The Wonder Years (winner of seven Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and Yankee Doodle Dandy!

BERNADINE (BERNIE) C. GRIFFIN (Managing Director) first joined The 5th Avenue in 2002 as director of theater advancement and development. She was appointed managing director in January 2010

and is responsible for the administrative, fundraising, information services and facility operations, as well as oversight of all activities related to the Board of Directors. During her tenure, The 5th Avenue has grown from a $10 million to a $25 million organization. She brings to her position 30 years of fundraising and arts management experience. Prior to The 5th Avenue, she served as director of development for the prestigious Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as for The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California. Before moving to California, she served at the Seattle Symphony where she is proud to have been part of the team that built Benaroya Hall.

In addition to the Symphony, Griffin worked for the Tony Award-winning Seattle Repertory Theatre, as well as Tony Randall’s National Actors Theatre in New York. She began her career at the University of Denver. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington and is proud to have been born and raised in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a member of Theater Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and a board member of Seattle Rotary #4. She has also served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Griffin was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2013 Women of Influence. She is married to award-winning actor Seán G. Griffin.

BILL BERRY (Producing Artistic Director) served as The 5th Avenue’s associate producing artistic director and casting director from 2002 through 2009. During that time, he directed productions of

West Side Story (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and Smokey Joe’s Café. He recently made his Broadway debut as the director of the hit musical First Date at the Longacre Theatre. Berry’s directing work has been seen at theaters across the country, most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse where he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the Town. Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, St. Paul’s Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose’s American Musical Theatre, and Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars, as well as the smash hits First Date and RENT at The 5th. From 2002 to 2009, he served as the producing director for The 5th Avenue’s education and outreach programs. During that time he significantly expanded the scope and impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of Fridays at The 5th and The 5th Avenue Awards, honoring excellence in high school musical theater, as well as substantially increasing the reach of the Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company throughout the Northwest. These programs combined now serve 60,000 students annually. He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen the theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP


ACT – A Contemporary Theatre

KURT BEATTIE (Artistic Director) has been creating theatre for Puget Sound audiences for over 40 years as an actor, playwright, and director. His productions at ACT include Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Grey Gardens; Ramayana

(with Sheila Daniels); The Pitmen Painters; Double Indemnity; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; The Lieutenant of Inishmore; Rock ‘n’ Roll; Becky’s New Car; Intimate Exchanges; First Class; The Pillowman; Mitzi’s Abortion; The Underpants; Bach at Leipzig; Vincent in Brixton; Black Coffee; Alki; Moon for the Misbegotten; Fuddy Meers; Fully Committed; Via Dolorosa; and the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Elsewhere, he has directed at Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Empty Space, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, University of Washington, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Alley Theatre in Houston, and Ojai Playwrights Festival. As an actor, he has appeared in leading and major roles at ACT (most recently as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol), Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, The Empty Space, Seattle Shakespeare Company, as well as many regional theatres throughout the country. Beattie is a recipient of the Theatre Puget Sound Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award, and the Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award from ArtsFund.

CARLO SCANDIUZZI (Executive Director) is a founder of Agate Films and Clear Pictures, producing such films as Prototype, Dark Drive, Outpatient, and The Flats, and Indieflix, a distribution company. In 1979, Scandiuzzi started

Modern Productions, bringing to Seattle such legendary bands as The Police, Devo, Nina Hagen, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, John Cale, Robert Fripp, James Brown, Muddy Waters, and many more. He performed in several plays at The Empty Space including Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Return of Pinocchio, and Dracula. In the early ‘80s, he collaborated with many Seattle performance artists such as Norman Durkee, Alan Lande, and Jesse Bernstein. He also acted in various films including Bugsy, The Public Eye, Another You, Casanova’s Kiss, and Killing Zoe. He graduated from the Ecole Superieure D’Art Dramatique of Geneva. Carlo currently serves as a member of the Seattle Arts Commission.

The 5th Avenue Theatre

EXECUTIVEKurt Beattie†

Artistic DirectorCarlo Scandiuzzi

Executive DirectorBecky Witmer

General ManagerRobert Hankins

Executive and Board Relations Manager

ARTISTICJohn Langs

Associate Artistic DirectorMargaret Layne†

Director of Casting and Artistic Relations

Anita Montgomery†

Literary Manager and Director of Education

Emily PenickArtistic Associate

Kenna KettrickEducation Associate

Nicky DavisLiterary Intern

ADMINISTRATIONSusanna Pugh

Venue and Events ManagerRobert McDonald

Facilities MaintenanceAC/R Services

EngineerRica Wolken

IT DirectorAshley Schalow

Database ManagerTuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering

Bar and Concessions

FINANCESheila Smith

Director of FinanceSandi Hogben

Acting Payroll CoordinatorCan Jiang

Accounting Intern

DEVELOPMENTMaria Kolby-Wolfe

Director of DevelopmentRebecca Lane

Major Gifts and Campaign Manager

Clare Hausmann WeiandAnnual Fund Manager

Sarah GuthuGrants Manager

Angela PalmerDonor Relations Manager

Kyle ThompsonDevelopment Coordinator: Operations and Research

Julia NardinDevelopment Coordinator: Stewardship and Special Events

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONSKevin Boyer

Director of Marketing and Communications

Aubrey ScheffelAssociate Director of Marketing

Karoline NaussMarketing Coordinator

Marissa SteinGraphics and Email Coordinator

Hannah RuweMarketing Intern

Mark SianoPublic Relations Manager

Sebastien ScandiuzziVideo Manager

Apex MediaAdvertising

Chris BennionProduction Photographic Services

Christa FlemingGraphic Design

SALES AND AUDIENCE SERVICESJessica Howard

Director of Sales and ServiceLynch Resources

TelemarketingScott Herman

Customer Service ManagerAda A. Karamanyan

Front Office RepresentativeJaron BoggsKelton EngleCiara PickeringBen Perez

Ticket Office RepresentativesJim Moran

Audience Services ManagerJeremy Rupprecht

House ManagerKristi Quiroz

Assistant House ManagerLibby BarnardKatie BicknellTy BonnevilleRyan HigginsMonika HolmBecky PlantRobin ObournLuke SaylerAdam Vanhee

Audience ServicesChristine Jew

Audience Services Affiliate

PRODUCTIONJoan Toggenburger†

Producing DirectorAlyssa Byer

ACTLab Production ManagerSkylar Hansen

Production Office ManagerMegan Tuschhoff

Production Runner

STAGE MANAGEMENTJeffrey K. Hanson†

Production Stage ManagerJR WeldenErin B. Zatloka

Stage ManagersAdrienne Mendoza

Production Assistant

COSTUME DEPARTMENTSCandace Frank

Costume CoordinatorConnie Rinchiuso†

Costume Shop ForemanKim Dancy†

CutterSally Mellis†

Wardrobe MasterJoyce Degenfelder†

Wig Master

SCENIC DEPARTMENTSSteve Coulter†

Technical DirectorDerek Baylor

Assistant Technical DirectorAustin Smart†

Master Scenic CarpenterSean Wilkins

Lead Scenic CarpenterNick Murel

Scenic CarpenterJeff Scott

Scenic Charge Artist

Lisa Bellero†

Assistant Charge ArtistMarne Cohen-Vance†

Properties MasterKen Ewert†

Master Properties ArtisanThomas Verdos

Lead Properties Artisan

STAGE OPERATIONSNick Farwell†

Stage Operations SupervisorJames Nichols†

Master Stage CarpenterPam Mulkern

Master ElectricianMax Langley

Master Sound EngineerMichael Cornforth

ACT Lab Technician

FOR THIS PRODUCTIONJeanna Gomez

Crafts MasterHolly Kipp

First HandLacee Hart

Stitcher Cami Funk

Assistant Costume CoordinatorJeff Ringer

Scenic ArtistCourtney Kessler

DresserRon Darling

Scenic CarpenterAdam London

Stage CarpenterMichael Cornforth

Sound AssistantRobertson Witmer

Video Programmer

†Denotes staff member has worked at ACT for 10 years or more

ACT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Charles Sitkin Chairman

Colin Chapman President

Ross Henry Vice President

Lisa Simonson Treasurer

Bill Kuhn Secretary

Joan BarokasEric BennettLaurie BestemanJacob BurnsTrevor CobbBob DiercksCharles FitzgeraldRichard Hesik

Stephanie HilbertGary HoulahanGrady HughesAbha KhannaDiane LindKyoko Matsumoto WrightMay McCarthyLauren MikovNaomi MinegishiJohn MuhicJudy NessGeorge OjemannDr. Greg PerkinsTeresa RevelleIngrid SarapuuBarry ScovelKaren ShawJohn SieglerGoldie Gendler SilvermanRob StewartLarry True

ACT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Daniel D. EdererJean Burch FallsJeannie M. FallsJohn H. FarisBrad FowlerCarolyn H. GrinsteinSara Comings HoppinC. David HughbanksJonathan D. KleinJane W. LyonsGloria A. MosesNadine H. MurrayDouglas E. NorbergKristin G. OlsonDonald B. PatersonEric PettigrewPamela PowersKatherine L. RaffBrooks G. RagenCatherine Roach

Jo Anne RosenFaye SarkowskyDavid E. SkinnerGeorge V. WilloughbyDavid E. Wyman, Jr.Jane H. Yerkes

A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE FOUNDATION BOARD

Kermit AndersonPresident

Lucinda RichmondVice President

Katherine RaffSecretary

Catherine RoachTreasurer

Colin ChapmanBrad FowlerJohn SieglerLisa SimonsonCharles SitkinBrian Turner

ACT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ACT STAFF


David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic DirectorBernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director

ARTISTICIan EisendrathAlhadeff Family Director of New Works & Music Supervisor

Kat SherrellAssociate Music Supervisor

Albert EvansArtistic and Music Associate

Dane AndersenMusic Coordinator

Makaela PollockNew Works Associate

John CallahanMusic Apprentice

EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIONSean GlynnExecutive Assistant to Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Griffin & Mr. Berry

COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND PATRON SERVICESPatrick HarrisonVice President of Marketing, Communications & Patron Services

Peggy BusteedDirector of Customer Service/Ticketing

Chris MarcacciDirector of Marketing

Marketing and Public RelationsJennifer Flood CarleSenior Marketing Manager

Niklaus LopezCorporate & Group Sales Manager

Bridget SummersPR & Communications Manager

Reesa NelsonMarketing Coordinator

Kelly AllenInterim Communications Coordinator

Carmel DunnSenior Graphic Designer

Jeff CarpenterGraphic Designer

Kevin HarrisGraphic Designer

Mary DellasegaPatron Relations

Customer Service/TicketingMaryke VanBeuzekomSenior Database Manager

Nichole MinesDatabase Manager

Khajha RogersCustomer Service Manager - Phones

Isabel DickeyCustomer Service Manager - Box Office

Martha McKeeAssistant Customer Service Manager

Customer Service AssociatesTalon Abernathy, Courtney Bennett, Shayna Boardman, Keeli Erb, Jenna Galdun, Megan Gurdine, Kasey Harrison, Kat LeMaster, Becky Lewis, Christina M., Melanie Owen, Andrew Rowland, Nick Spencer, Sascha Streckel, Jesse Summers, Pam Wagher, Patrick Walrath, Lily Warpinski, Rachel Zimmerman

Direct Sales/TelefundraisingChrista BondDirect Sales/Telefunding Manager

Edwin BoydAssistant Manager

Burt Bervar, Darren Camp, Boyé Coker, Judy Henceroth, Henriette Klauser, Jim Pennington, Gail Sage, Andrea Smith, Joseph Staub, Mark WilliamsRepresentatives

Front of HouseJaime WelkerFront of House Manager

Lauren Ruhl, Emma Ruhl, Robin Obourn, Sean Martin, Kelvin Jones, Ed LammiHouse Managers

Sean Martin, Ed Lammi, Emma Ruhl, Lauren Ruhl, Mike Chang, Garth Ball, Colin Chez, Frank Chinn, Alia Collin-Friedrichs, Dave Cusick, Stephanie Guerrero, Nancy Harris, Tony Mazzella, Sue Moser, Robin Obourn, Liz Pyle, Scott Seramur, Meadow Swanson, Kalia Towers-Thomas, Kelvin JonesHead Ushers

Kathleen Bryant, Barbie Denend, Karen Hall, Tony Mazzella Coat Check

DEVELOPMENTMichelle MogaVice President of Philanthropy

Christine AguonCircles Manager

Camille GomezIndividual Giving Officer

Jeanne ThompsonMembership Manager

Sarah McKee BednarCorporate Giving Manager

Amy ChasanovFoundation & Government Relations Manager

Kaitlin O’NeilSpecial Events Manager

Desiree SaraspiDonor Information Services Manager

Chelsea JuddDevelopment Coordinator

EDUCATION AND OUTREACHAnya RudnickDirector of Education and Outreach

Orlando MoralesDirector of the Rising Star Project and Internships

Connie CorrickCommunity Programs Coordinator

Lauren RuhlAdventure Musical Theater Coordinator

Beth PollackEducation Assistant

FINANCEDean FrerkerVice President of Finance

Rory KroutController

Joanna McRhoAccountant

Sean StelfoxAccounting Associate

Ben LeiferHuman Resources Manager

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYJim CornelsonDirector of IT

Melisa BumpusSystems Administrator

Douglas DayHelpdesk Administrator

OPERATIONSCatherine JohnstoneDirector of Facility Operations

Alda ShepherdFacility Manager

Kelly RadkeOffice Manager/Volunteer Coordinator

STAGE DOOR/SECURITY STAFFMike Chang, Karen Hall, Erik Knauer, Dean LaRoque, Meg Plimpton

ATTORNEYSFor The 5th Avenue Theatre:

Levin Plotkin & MeninLoren H. Plotkin and Susan MindellJohn W. Hanley, Jr.Sendroff & Baruch, LLP

PRODUCTIONJulia L. CollinsDirector of Production

Mo ChapmanProduction Logistics Coordinator

Erik HoldenTechnical Director

Lauren SmithAssociate Production Manager

Trisha HeinCompany Manager

Kelsey ThorgalsenCasting Associate & Artistic Assistant

Lisa Armstrong, Rachael DormanSeason Production Assistants

Shannin Strom-HenryCostume and Wardrobe Director

Laurel S. HortonHead Carpenter

Gregory L. DavisProduction Carpenter

John HudsonHead Flyman/Rigger

Dave McCawley Production Flyman

Sean CallahanHead Electrician

Stephen A. GrahamAssistant Electrician

Ross M. Brown, Noel ClaytonKey Electricians

Nate RedfordProgrammer

Karen Marta KatzHead Sound Engineer

James RudyAssistant Sound Engineer

Kelly MickelsonKey Sound Engineer

Diana J. GervaisProduction Property Master

Tristan E. HansenCreative Property Master

Katy FoggAssistant Property Master

Ariana Donofrio, Austin Smart, Patty KovacsProp Builders/Artisans

C. Luke MathisHead Builder

Brian AinslieAssistant Builder

Christopher MoadCostume Shop Manager

Deborah EngelbachCostume & Wardrobe Assistant

Rigmor VohraCutter/Tailor

Gillian PaulsonDraper

Robin Montero, Ruthie NicklausFirst Hands

Marlys McDonaldWardrobe Master

Randy WerdalAssistant Wardrobe Master

Jeanna GomezMaster Crafts

Patti EmmertAlterations Lead

Holly KippFirst Hand

Scott GraySecond Crafts

Teresa O’Leary, Kati Dawson, Maggie MelvinStitchers

Mary JonesHead Hair and Make-up

Heather SincicAssistant Hair and Make-up

SERVICESACCO • Alphagraphics • Capital Grille • DCG One • Dennis Warshall Art and Events • Eden Pest Control • Evergreen Fire and Safety • Firstline Communications • Mark Kitaoka and Tracy Martin • Mayflower Park Hotel • McKinstry • Minuteman Press • Pacific Office Automation • Palomino • Penske • Prime Electric • Promotion Arts • Rainier Building Services • Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery • Servicemark LLC • Standard Parking • Topper’s English Floral Design • Unico Properties • Union Square Garage • Walter E. Nelson Co. • Washington Graphics LLC • Whitman Global Carpet Care • Zee Medical Service

5TH AVENUE THEATRE STAFF


PATRON INFORMATION - ACT

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES In the event of an emergency, please wait for an announcement for further instructions. Ushers will be available for assistance.

EMERGENCY NUMBER The theatre’s emergency number in the Union lobby is 206.292.7667. Leave your exact seat location with your emergency contact in case they need to reach you.

SMOKING POLICY Smoking is NOT allowed in any part of the theatre or within 25 feet of the entrance.

FIREARMS POLICY No firearms of any kind are allowed in any part of the theatre.

FOOD Food is not allowed in the theatre. Tuxedos & Tennis Shoes is the preferred caterer of ACT.

ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair seating is available. The theatre is equipped with the Sennheiser Listening System for the hard of hearing; headsets are available from the house manager for use, free of charge, with a valid ID and subject to availability. ACT offers American Sign Language interpreted and audio-described performances. For more information, email [email protected].

LOST & FOUND Call 206.292.7676 between 12:00pm and 6:00pm, Tues–Sun.

ADDRESS & WEBSITE ACT is located at 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101. Ticket Office Phone: 206.292.7676. Administrative Office Phone: 206.292.7660. Fax: 206.292.7670. Website: www.acttheatre.org.

THEATER RENTAL For information regarding booking, contact [email protected].

GROUP SALES Groups of 10 or more can save. Call 206.292.7676 or email [email protected].

FRAGRANCE Please be considerate and keep personal fragrance to a minimum.

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