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SCHOLASTIC, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ™®&© Scholastic Inc. Based on“The Magic School Bus” book series © Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. All rights reserved.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012 7 pm

MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENTIn Association with

BAY AREA CHILDREN’S THEATRE and OREGON CHILDREN’S THEATREPresent

Book, Music and Lyrics by:Scott Elmegreen

Based on the Book by:Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen

Starring(in alphabetical order)

Brian Conway Catherine Gloria Jaqueline GoalwinCalia Johnson Matt Ono Jessica Payne

Kyle Payne

Scenic Design By Projection Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design byEmily Greene Lloyd Vance Ulises Alcala Stephanie Buchner

Kristin Valentine Eric BehnkeTour Manager Tour Technical Director

General Management byMAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS

Musical Supervision by Choreography by Direction bySean Fenton Nicole McGann Tracy Ward

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Seatbelts, Everyone!America’s favorite bus zooms to the stage with anall-new 25th anniversary musical adventure! TheMagic School Bus Live! The Climate Challenge, basedon the best-selling and award-winning Scholasticbook series, will be presented by MaximumEntertainment Productions in association with BayArea Children’s Theatre and Oregon Children’sTheatre in celebration of the 25th anniversary of thebeloved franchise. Scott Elmegreen’s (Colin QuinnLong Story Short; Awesome Allie, First Kid Astronaut)catchy music and lyrics & his witty book shine underthe direction of Tracy Ward (Strega Nona, HunterGatherers) in a show that will become an instantfavorite for kids and adults alike. The musical takesthe audience on an exciting adventure from thearctic to the equator and examines what affectsEarth’s climate every day. The Magic School Bus Live!The Climate Challenge is sure to provide audiencemembers with a fun and educational theaterexperience that will have them shouting “Wahoo!”with Ms. Frizzle and the gang.

This refreshing musical interpretation focuses on oneof the most important environmental issues facingthe Earth today: climate change. As Ms. Frizzle and herstudents do research for their class play on climate,they hop on the Magic School Bus to learn howrecycling, alternative energy, and conservation canmake a difference in the world. Jessica Payne leadsthe cast as the fun-loving Ms. Frizzle, with Kyle Payne,Catherine Gloria, Jaqueline Goalwin, Brian Conway,and Calia Johnson as her beloved students. Beginningin Berkeley, California, the seven month tour willinclude stops in more than 60 cities, includingMemphis, Indianapolis, Virginia Beach, and New York.The Brad Simon Organization serves as exclusivebooking agent for this all-new musical production.

Based on the best-selling Scholastic book serieswritten by Joanna Cole and illustrated by BruceDegen, The Magic School Bus is an Emmy Award-winning animated television series that is producedin more than 39 countries and 16 languages. Itcurrently airs on the Qubo Channel in the UnitedStates. With more than 58 million books in print, the

brand has wonnumerous industryexcellence awards,including two Emmysfor Lily Tomlin (forher portrayal of Ms.Frizzle in the TV series), five CINE Golden Eagles, aParents Choice Gold Medal, a National ConservationAchievement Award, an Environmental MediaAssociation Award, and an Annenberg Public PolicyCenter Award. The series has been a favorite venuefor guest celebrity voices as well, including those ofDolly Parton, Wynonna Judd, Dabney Coleman, BebeNeuwirth, Tyne Daly, Swoozie Kurtz, Rita Moreno, EdAsner, and Tony Randall, among others.

BiographiesMAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS (Producer)is a producing, developing, and general managementcompany located in New York City, founded in 2005 byEva Price, Avram Freedberg, and Mary Beth Dale. Thepurpose of the company is to provide support,development, financing, and production in all areas ofentertainment. Broadway: Annie (Fall 2012), TheAddams Family, Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony, ColinQuinn Long Story Short, The Merchant of Venice, A Lifein the Theatre, Wishful Drinking and Dr. Seuss’ Howthe Grinch Stole Christmas. Off-Broadway: VocaPeople, The Judy Show: My Life as a Sitcom,Circumcise Me, Los Big Names, The J.A.P. Show: JewishPrincesses of Comedy, The Great American Trailer ParkMusical. International and touring: Ella, ‘S Wonderful:The New Gershwin Musical, Tomie dePaola’s StregaNona the Musical, Irving Berlin’s I Love A Piano, TheGreat American Trailer Park Musical, Private Jokes,Public Places.

BAY AREA CHILDREN’S THEATRE (Associate Producer)was founded in 2004 as Active Arts Theatre for YoungAudiences to bring high quality theatre to familyaudiences in the Bay Area. We specialize in literaryadaptations of great children’s books. Throughchallenging and exciting productions that emphasizeartistic excellence, we seek to engage a new

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Vocabulary QuizFill in the sentences below with the

following vocabulary words(each word is used only once):

GlaciersClimateRecycle

Fossil FuelGlobal WarmingSolar Panels

1. When we put gasoline in our carwe are using a ________ tomake the engine run.

2. Over the last 100 years, thetemperature on earth has gone upan average of one degree becauseof ___________.

3. The _________ of an area is itsusual weather. For instance, theusual weather is Arizona is hot,but the usual weather in Oregonis cooler.

4. If you visit the Arctic, you will see_________ which are giantareas of frozen water.

5. One way to help the earth is to use___________ which use thesuns rays to create energy.

6. A great project for schools and kidsis to collect cans, bottles, andpaper to _________ so that theycan be re-used.

VocabularyQuizAnswers1.FossilFuel2.GlobalWarming3.Climate4.Glaciers5.SolarPanels6.Recycle

Math: Word Problems

1. If Ms. Frizzle’s class has collected 99 plasticbottles to recycle and Arnold adds one more,how many bottles will the class havecollected?

2. Wanda walks to school every day. So far,there have been 149 days of school. TodayWanda walked to school one more time. Howmany times has Wanda walked to school?

3. Arnold decides to plant a garden. It takeshim one minute to plant one seedling. If hedoes not take a break, how many seedlingswill he plant in ten minutes?

4. Liz wants to learn some new dance moves.Liz studies very hard and learns 49 newdance moves. Keesha wants Liz to know 60dance moves for the big show. How manymore dance moves does Liz have to learn?

5. Carlos writes one email to the Mayor askingfor a windmill for their town, he writes oneemail to his Senator asking her to vote yeson a bill to help the environment and hewrites one email to the President of theUnited States about the importance ofconservation. Keesha thinks it is a good ideafor her to write the same number of emails.How many emails do Keesha and Carlos sendall together?

6. Ms. Frizzle learns that the Magic School Bususes one gallon of bio-diesel fuel every timeshe drives 10 miles. If the arctic is 1,000 milesaway, how many gallons of bio-diesel fuelwill she need to make the trip?

Math:WordProblemAnswers1.100plasticbottles2.150walkstoschool3.10seedlings4.11dancemoves5.6emails6.100gallonsofbio-dieselfuel

generation of theatergoers and inspire young peopleto open their imaginations to new worlds. Bay AreaChildren's Theatre has four programs: Main-stageproductions, educational drama classes, touringproductions, and pre-kindergarten specialproductions. We produce main stage productions inBerkeley, San Ramon, San Francisco, and Saratoga.Our performances feature professional adultperformers. We hire designers and directors whobring vibrant, creative worlds to life and whounderstand how to make theatre accessible for youngaudiences. Past productions include: Strega Nona(national tour in association with MaximumEntertainment), Junie B. Jones and a Little MonkeyBusiness, James and the Giant Peach, Little Women,Pippi Longstocking, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (inpartnership with Children’s Fairyland), How I Becamea Pirate, Wonderland: A Circus Adaptation of Alice inWonderland (in partnership with The Circus Center ofSan Francisco) and many other adaptations of greatchildren's literature.

OREGON CHILDREN’S THEATRE (Associate Producer)is Oregon’s flagship performing arts company forchildren and families. All of its programs, fromstage to classroom, open the door to a life-longappreciation of the arts and use theater to advancegrowth, development and creativity in children.Each season, OCT produces five professional plays forfamilies and school groups, reaching an audience ofclose to 100,000. As a resident company in thePortland Center for the Performing Arts, itsaudience members experience top-qualityproductions in spectacular venues in downtownPortland. The company is proud to commission atleast one original work each year in collaborationwith award-winning authors and playwrights; manyof its world premieres are subsequently seen onstages all over the country.

TRACY WARD (Director) works as a freelance directorin the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on newworks for the American theater. Recent productionsinclude: National Tour of Strega Nona with Bay AreaChildren’s Theatre/Maximum Entertainment(2009/2010 tours), The Horses by Brian Thorstenson

at AlterTheatre, The Shaker Chair by Adam Bock atShotgun Players/Encore Theater, JUANA, a new operaby Carla Lucero at Theatre Artaud, and the criticallyacclaimed, award-winning production of HunterGatherers by Peter Nachtrieb at the Thick House inJune 2006. Other directing credits include workwith: Theatre Rhinoceros, Abydos Theater,Lunatique Fantastique, Stephen Pelton DanceTheater, Word for Word, Playground Company,Oakland Public Theatre, Z Space, and the SummerPlays Festival New York City.

SCOTT ELMEGREEN (Book/Music/Lyrics) is a Broadwaycomposer, playwright, and sound designer living inNew York City. His original compositions can beheard in Colin Quinn Long Story Short, directed byJerry Seinfeld at the Helen Hayes Theatre, and recentwriting credits include Awesome Allie, First KidAstronaut (commissioned by Vital Theatre); COLLEGEThe Musical (NYMF Award for Excellence in Writing;Pace New Musicals Award; Richard Rodgers Awardfinalist; Hippodrome State Theatre; published byDramatic Publishing Company); Vote For Me: AMusical Debate (NYMF 2010; commissioned by Agedin Wood Productions); and Thucydides (SamuelFrench Off Off Broadway Festival Winner; publishedby Samuel French). Scott’s other composition andsound design credits include What I Took in My Hand(Ontological-Hysteric Theater; Brick Theater),Daguerreotype (Abingdon Theater), We Can’t ReachYou, Hartford (Bedlam Theater; Fringe Firstnomination), Joyce Carol Oates’ Tone Clusters(Fringe Report Award, Best Play), and ‘S Wonderful:The New Gershwin Musical (1st National Tour), whichhe also orchestrated. Scott is a graduate ofPrinceton University.

BRAD SIMON ORGANIZATION, INC. (Licensee,Booking Agency) established in 1983, is a leadingNorth American booking agency specializing in liveentertainment productions for family and adultaudiences. The company is the exclusive licensee forMagic School Bus™ Live and has toured sixproductions based on this award-winning bookseries throughout the US and Canada since 1995.

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Language: Word Find

EARTH

RAIN

SUN

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS

WIND

TREE

Vocabulary: Word Picture MatchDraw a line between the picture and the word.

About This ProductionWho makes the show happen?

The Director is Tracy. Tracy is in chargeof telling the actors where to go onstage and how to make theircharacters interesting. She is theperson who makes sure everyone isdoing a good job telling the story ofthe play.

The Actors are all of the people you see on the stage. They work together asa team to rehearse the play, memorize their lines and learn their songs. All ofthe actors went to school to learn how to perform.

The Playwright and Composer is Scott. Scott writes all of the music for theshow and all of the words that the actors speak. He also writes the lyrics, orthe words that the actors sing. He also writes stage directions which helpthe director know what the actors should be doing while they say their lines.Scott read the Magic School Bus book very closely to find all of the mostimportant facts and stories.

The Choreographer is Nicole. Nicole creates all of the dances in theshow and then teaches them to the actors. She works very closelywith the Director and the Music Director to help tell the story of the playthrough movement.

The Music Director is Sean. Sean teaches all of the music to the actors andhelps them find the best way to sing the songs and the harmonies. Aharmony is when two people are singing different notes at the same timeand when you hear them together they sound beautiful. Sean works with theComposer to make sure he is doing the best job possible with the music!

The Set Designer is Emily. Emily creates the world where the actors tell thestory. She imagines and draws all of the pieces that you see on the stage.For this production Emily has an extra challenge to use as many natural orrecycled materials as possible.

The Costume Designer is Ulises. Ulises imagines the clothes that theactors are wearing to help become the characters. He draws and then sewsthe clothing.

The Projection Designer is Lloyd. Lloyd chose all of the pictures andmovies that were played during the show. Lloyd works with Scott, thePlaywright and Tracy, the Director to decide which kind of picture goeswhere in the script.

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Anthony & Nancy BoweDeanne Brill & Dean JanssenNancy E. BrownMarcia BrunsonLee & Lori BurrasAnn H. CampbellGale ChattertonDo-Biz Foods, LLCMary & Alan ChristyDan & Anita ClaybergFrank & Kathy ComitoRandy & Sara ComptonCharles & Teresa ConnellJohn D. CorbettArnold & Christine CowanRoger A. DealMeg E. Dobson — State Farm InsuranceDennis & Susan EichnerDorothy EkbergBrian & Lisa EslingerFrank & Vikki FeilmeyerCynthia & Lehman FletcherJan FryerWayne & Evelyn FullerSarah GarstJeanne G. GehmDavid & Carole GiesekeChuck GlatzThomas & Allison GreenwaldMilford & Barbara GrotnesMelba & Karl GschneidnerBarbara & Karl GwiasdaDarrin T. & Mary HamiltonJudy HankinsLarry & Linda HansenEugene & Ruth HarrisJennifer & Chad HartJoseph & Mary HerrigesWilliam HillyardDrs. M. Peter & Lorraine J. HoffmanJon & Bonnie HunzikerEtha S. HutchcroftDarren & Sue JarboeTom & Debra JohnsonSusan JohnsonDelma L. KernanLeRoy & Susan KesterElizabeth KeysPaul & Adele KnopMarina KraevaKeith & Brenda KutzJohn Landgraf & Phyllis JonesJohn LangelandTeresa & Jami LarsonJohn & Mary Lawless

William & Susan LawyerEudene & Susan LundElizabeth K. LyonsDuane MadoerinGreg & Carol MadsenBeverly & Bill MarionCharles & Barbara MarkusMaribeth MartinJane & John MathisonLarry Brandt & Marie MayerTom & Judy McDonaldThomas & Dorothy McGeeArlo & Lori MeyerRosemary & Lester MooreCharles & Mary Ann MulfordDonna Newbrough & Lee BurchinalDon & Evelyn NystromRuth Anne OhdeLarry & Cheryl OlofsonBonnie & David OrthPat & Randy ParkerJohn F. PatienceJohn PesekJohn E. PiercePat & Linda PlummerEllen M. RasmussenKlaus RuedenbergKent & Lou Ann SandburgDirk & Lucinda ScholtenNorm & Sue ScottJerry & Joann SellBarbara A. SheddSteiner & Mary Anne SilenceRaymond & Jane StanleySue & Thad StantonGeorgia & Carl VondraDaniel & Sherrie VosFred & Darlene WalkerMarisa WeisskopfJoan E. WelchBecca WemhoffB. Joan WhiteScott & Jan WilliamsMaureen WiltDella Jane Wright

COMPANY MEMBER$100 and aboveAnonymous (1)Barb & Jack AdamsLeigh & Ed AdcockKathy AlbrightLa Donna AllenChris AndersenWayne Anderson

Martha AndersonJose & Jeanie AngelBob & Elizabeth AngeliciSandi & Dave AustinRod & Janice AveyTerry & Debbie BargerJoAnn Barten-BigelowRichard J. BaumhoverCharles & Jan BeallSenator Daryl & Jo Ann BeallAmy & Steven BeckerJudy & Don BeitzKay & Roger BergerRobert & Mary BergmannNancy L. BeschKiran & KalyaniChuck & Carmel BisknerGail & Janeen BoliverCharlene BollIra Delilovic BoomgardenDiane BorcherdingLinda BorstAngela BradleyJean Krusi & Ed BraunJeff & Jan BreitmanRick & Janet BrimeyerJohn Britt & Diane VigneauDonald & Ruth Ann BuckRobert O. & Anne K. BuckBob & Rosemary BulmanKathryn BurkholderDaniel & Sandra BussMargy ChamberlinStephanie ClarkJohn & Donna CleasbyGladys & Peter ColwellJim & Carolyn CornetteRoger & Bette CoulsonHarold & Rachel CrawfordPaula J. CurranNancy & Pete CyrWilliam & Kathryn DavidHerbert A. DavidStan & Helen DavidsonMary M. de BacaMichelle DeluryDeborah DiceDrake Holding Co.David & Diane DrakeDee DreeszenCarl DulingFrank DunnCarol ElbertGeorge EnglessonJohn & Marcia Even

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Thank You for Supporting thePerforming Arts Fund at Stephens AuditoriumThe Iowa State Center gratefully acknowledges those who contribute to the Performing Arts Fund at Stephens

Auditorium. Every gift plays an important part in the success of the Performing Arts Series’ far-reaching programs.By bridging the gap between expenses and ticket revenues, the Performing Arts Fund at Stephens Auditorium

provides critical support for all Performing Arts Series activities.

Gifts listed are current as of January 31, 2012.

We make every effort to be accurate and present your name in the way you wish.If we have made an error or your preference has changed, please contact Patti Cotter,

Sponsorship & Development Manager, at 515-294-1238 or pcotter@iastate.edu.

IMPRESARIO$5,000 and aboveThe Lauridsen Family Endowment

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER$2,500 and aboveJim BeckwithGeorge C. & Susan J. ChristensenHarry & Cecilia HornerKawaler Family Charitable FoundationJayne Larson & Ira WhiteBeverly & Warren MaddenSue & Al Ravenscroft

DIRECTOR$1,000 and aboveIrene BeaversElizabeth Cole BeckKelli BennettJay & Karen Heldt-ChapmanJohn & Judy ClemWayne P. & Ferne Bonomi DavisDurbin, Zheng & Son, Inc.David Coe & Anne C. Durland1st National Bank — AmesWilla & Dave HolgerMitchell & Sherilyn HoyerArthur KleinJane W. LohnesJames & Jody MuellerJohn & Cynthia PaschenMary Jean & Maurice ReimersGary F. & Harriet M. Short

PRINCIPAL ARTIST$500 and aboveAnonymous (2)Brian & Tanya AndersonClaire AndreasenRick Bartosh

Jane & John BatyJen & Ed BuckinghamStewart L. BurgerBonny & Ray CallahanR.L. & Lenita CarstensPatricia Cotter & Peter OrazemElizabeth DahmDieter & Renate DellmannM. Burton DrexlerLarry & Barb EbbersTom FlackJan & Cornelia FloraCharles & Joanne FrederiksenHomer & Sandra GartzEthel GeorgeMatthew & Erin GillaspieSusan & David GrantBryan & Joy GravelineJustin & Heather GreenleeWil & Marjorie GrovesEsther & Herbert HarmisonSandy & Rick HoenigJudie & David HoffmanPatricia HulseyJean & Bob HumphreyCharles Hurburgh & Connie HardyVicki JahrJim & Mary KincartJanann KingTodd & Jill KlindtKenneth & Michelle KoehlerGreg & Sue LamontAllen & Joy LangPhyllis J. & Larry L. LepkeDoug & Wanda McCayLouise M. McCormickRoger & Ruth McCulloughJohn & Pam MillerDiane MuncriefPatricia A. Murphy

Mark & Andy NorthJim & Frankee OlesonJohn & Helen OlsonKathy A. ParsonsMary Jane Pearson & Ramon A. RunkelAlec & Charlton PendryPeter & Rae ReillyDick & Sharon RichmanDan & Leslie SaftigSuzan & John ShierholzChelon Stanzel & Ken PapClayton & Ruth SwensonDorothy TimmonsConnie J. & Roger C. UnderwoodJeff & Ann Ver HeulGary & Evonn WallingJim & Mary WestDuane & Megan WolfCarol WrightRobert & Elizabeth WychBrent & Maggie WynjaRoland & Barbara Zimany

RISING STAR$250 and aboveAnonymous (2)Marc & Christianne AndersonRita ApelDoris BacotSheila Rae BakerWilliam Barry & Lisa BanittTom & Betty BartonMary & Bob BaumannKay & Roger BeckettJeffrey Benson & Margaret ElbertLeRoy & Kathy BergmannDiane & Ken BirtMark & Deborah BlaedelDonald & Jamie BlomgrenRoberta Boeke

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COMPANY MEMBER continuedDr. & Mrs. Sam SentiHilary Seo & Paul RoundsCarole & Leverne SeversikeKenneth & Shirley ShawDebra Shenk-BoudartMark & Amy SlagellJohn & Sandra SlaughterPaul & Ann Smiley-OyenJim & Diane SmithClifford SmithRichard & Frances SmithGary SorensenGalina & Philip SpikeDr. & Mrs. W. Robert StephensonBernard & Victoria StephensonMr. & Mrs. David StephensonCurtis Struck & Megan FairallRobert & Deanne SummerfeltDoris Roettger-SvobodaCalvin & Susan SwanMargaret & John Tait

M. ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Harvey ThompsonRon & Meg ThompsonBetty TomanTed Tostlebe & Marilyn HansonJohn & Marjorie UitermarktArdy & Dean UlrichsonBeverly Van FossenStephen Van HoutenGreg & Lana VogaDoug & Kim WalkerJim & Madeleine WalkerKaren WalkerBarb & Don WandlingBobbie WarmanMary T. WatkinsFritz Wehrenberg & Jennie LeGatesMarion & Harry WeissTom Wessels & Glenice VarleyMr. & Mrs. Richard C. WhiteBill & Toni WhitmanCraig & Kyra Wilcox-Conley

Bill & Amanda Fales-WilliamsCarla WoodRichard & Patricia WoodKent & Linda WoodworthSteven & Lorraine WoolerySharon L. YoungquistSuzanne ZaffaranoBill & Jean Zmolek

MATCHING GIFTHONOR ROLLAlliant Energy FoundationAXA FoundationBank of the WestGeneral ElectricGMG FoundationMerck Company FoundationMeredith Corporation FoundationPioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Piper JaffrayState Farm Companies FoundationWells Fargo & Co.

Karl GwiasdaLarry Hansen

Esther HarmisonHerb HarmisonJacob Harrison

Sandy HoenigWilla Holger

Arthur Klein - PresidentMarilyn JohnsonJane Mathison

Mary RichardsDavid Stephenson

Joan WhiteMaureen Wilt

PLANNED GIFTSThese generous individuals have included the Performing Arts Series in their wills.

Wayne P. Davis Frankee and Jim Oleson The late James WatsonTo learn how you can support the arts while honoring a loved one, or to create a legacy gift,

contact Patti Cotter, Sponsorship & Development Manager, at 515-294-1238 or pcotter@iastate.edu.

Ames International Orchestra Festival AssociationBoard of Directors

Michael Golemo, President, Faculty–MusicTanya Anderson, Ames–Community

Janice Baker, Faculty–DanceSara Compton, Iowa State Center

Patti Cotter, Iowa State CenterJane Cox, Faculty–Theater

William David, Faculty–MusicHomer Gartz, Ames–Community

Debra Gibson, Faculty–Journalism & Mass CommunicationKarl Gwiasda, Ames International

Orchestra Festival Association

Sam Johnson, Student–MusicNancy Marion, Ames–Community

Nick Miller, Student–MusicPatricia Miller, Faculty–Lectures ProgramMark North, Advisor, Iowa State Center

Lee Plummer, Student–MusicAlissa Stoehr, Student–Educational

Leadership and Policy StudiesVictoria Stafford, Student–Performing Arts

Nolan Vallier, Student–Music

Iowa State University Performing Arts CouncilA university committee comprised of Iowa State University faculty, staff, and students, as well as

Ames community members, the Performing Arts Council advises the Iowa State Center on programmingfor the Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium.

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COMPANY MEMBER continuedDorothy EwingKay FaabergAnne & Richard FarrMarvin Beck & Jane Farrell-BeckMaria FedorovaWalter & Elinor FehrTaena Fowler & Jon GreisingMim & Jim FritzRebecca FritzscheHerb & Katherine FrommJohn E. GalejsMary Jo GanskeMary GarstAnn & Howard GartonHelen K. GeislerTom & Mary Jo GlanvilleKenneth GrahamLowell & Jennie GreimannJohn & Sally GreveJean GriffenTimothy & Kellie GuderianMargaret Dempsey & William GutowskiCurt & Kathryn Robertson HammerMelissa HannaMary HarmsDuane HarrisMarjorie HartmanJerry & Pat HatfieldMarian HeadyThomas Andre & Susan HeglandSteve & Nancy HeidemanCraig & Martha HeinemanMartha HellandIsabel HendricksonPete & Janet HermansonRichard & Janet HersomRandy & Liz HertzJoan HerwigMary Ann & John HicksGary & Debra HintzeBill & Judy HoefleRobert & Janice HollandWilliam & Barbara HoltTim & Susan HooperFrank HornCarole & Jack HorowitzDick & Sandy HortonTed & Karen HuiattMarcia ImsandeLincoln & Janet JacksonMina Hertz JacobsMary JamesMarian & Roger JansenTim & Sue JohnMarilyn & Wendell Johnson

Ken & Sue JohnsonMarilyn R. JohnsonKent & Sara JohnsonBruce & Marie JohnsonMargaret S. JohnsonCarolyn JohnsonDarron & Julie JonesRich & Judy JonesSteven D. JordeningCheryll & Tom KierskiBette & Jim KingBarbara KiserKaren & Wayne KlaiberJim & Joyce KliebensteinCathy Kling & Terry AlexanderMarianne KlinskyJerry & Margaret KnoxBianca Zaffarano & Nicholas KoszewskiRichard & Nelle KottmanDan & Sharon KriegerAsrun Yr KristmundsdottirRichard KrugerMarilyn KruseJohn & Diane KubikRichard & Kim LangholzHarvey & Sally LapanRandy & Beth LarabeeRuth G. LarsonMichael Lazere & Lynn AnthonyRev. Selva LehmanNels & Patricia LerstenDorothy & Donald LewisAlfredo & Amelia Lim-YaoEfstathia LingrenMark & Angela LogsdonMarion & Robert LorrJohn & Lorijo LounsberryLowell & Elma LynchCarole MagiltonDick & Jackie ManattAudrey & Steve MarleyGary D. MasonJames MaxwellEdith A. McClureRichard & Donita McCoyJohn & Renee McPheeLaura McVayClete & Joyce MercierTodd & Barbara MeyerTerrence MeyerKris & Al JergensJohn B. Miller & Kathryn Madera MillerPatricia & Kemp MillerJohn Miranowski & Susana GoggiLarry & Sara MitchellMarilyn & Steve Moehlmann

Leland & Virginia MolgaardJohn & Laurel MorsKaren NeffThomas & Lynn NehlsJim & Sara NelsonDon & Becky NibeMichael & Ginger O'KeefeOlson & Kushkowski FamilyRuth & LeRoy OrnbergSue & Gary OsweilerDavid OtisLinda PapouchisCarol & Arlen PatrickDon & Jan PayerBarbara PetersonDoug & Suan PfeilRichard & Carol PletcherArthur & Bernadene PohmEmil & Mary Kay PolashekJim & Marlys PotterMabel PrescottJane PunkeLarry & Sharron QuisenberryFrank & Jolene RandallJean RanneyDenise & Randy RettleffKathy RhodeThomas & Doris RiceWilliam RichRobert & Harriet RinggenbergRyan & Jodi RisdalCharles B. Ritts & Kathleen L. Epstein-RittsJoe & Jennifer RiveraWilliam S. RobinsonJo & Bob RodTeresa RohretDick & Karen RossMalcolm RougvieBarbara RoyerCarolyn Cutrona & Daniel RussellDorothy & Robert E. RustTom & Lorna SafleyCharles & Priscilla SageDean & Judy SampsonSteve Sapp & Lisa EnloeThomas J. & Patricia A. SauerCandy & Steve SchainkerBradley SchetzsleJane & Frank SchillLester Schmerr, Jr.Suzette SchmidtMatt & Kim SchryverRichard & Jasmine SeagraveGeorge SeifertPhyllis SeimDennis & Joan Senne

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University ParkInn & Suites

Proud Sponsor ofMy Fair Lady

Proud Sponsor ofBLAST!

Proud Media Partners of Beauty and the Beast,Magic School Bus Live! and My Fair Lady

Proud Media Partner ofDanú

Ames International OrchestraFestival Association (AIOFA)

andAmes Commission on the Arts

Proudly Supporting

Iowa State Symphony(Youth Matinee Series Concert),

Irish Chamber Orchestraand “Tschaikowski” —

St. Petersburg State Orchestra

SPONSORS — The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks its sponsors for their supportof the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:

MEDIA PARTNERS — The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks its media partners for their supportof the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:

GRANTS — The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks the following organizations for theirsupport of the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:

Iowa Arts Council

Proudly SupportingDoubt and Macbeth

This project supported in part by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council,a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the

National Endowment for the Arts.

Kiwanis International

Proudly Supporting2012 Youth Matinee Series and Magic School Bus Live!

Get two tickets to any Performing Arts Series event when youbook a specially-priced hotel package at participating Ameshotels. Visit www.visitames.com for details.

Sponsored by the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau

Proud Sponsor ofYoung Frankenstein

and DanúProud Sponsor of

Beauty and the Beast