asolorep 1718 SEASON Jared Joseph in Ragtime. Photo by John Rivisky.

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1 asolorep 1718 SEASON Jared Joseph in Ragtime. Photo by John Rivisky.

2 asolorep Book by TERRENCE McNALLY Music Direction and Additional Orchestrations STEVE ORICH Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY Based on the novel Ragtime by E.L. DOCTOROW Directed by PETER ROTHSTEIN Choregraphed by KELLI FOSTER WARDER Scenic Design MICHAEL HOOVER Costume Design TREVOR BOWEN Lighting Design DUANE SCHULER Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS Sound Design JUSTIN STASIW Hair/Wig & Make-up Design MICHELLE HART Production Stage Manager KELLY A. BORGIA* New York Casting McCORKLE CASTING LTD., PAT McCORKLE, CSA & KATJA ZAROLINSKI, CSA Local Casting CELINE ROSENTHAL Voice & Dialect Coach PATRICIA DELOREY Vocal Arrangements KAT SHERRELL Dramaturg PAUL ADOLPHSEN Assistant Stage Manager RYAN B. GIBBS* Assistant Music Director KEVIN WU Associate Choreographer NIKKI LONG Fight Consultant DANIEL GRANKE Sound Mixer CALLAN HUGHES Associate Lighting Design MATTHEW WEBB Lighting Programmer JACKSON MILLER Stage Management Apprentice DANA ANGELLIS Stage Management Apprentice ALISHA TYLER-LOHR Dramaturgy & Casting Apprentice KRISTOPHER KARCHER Orchestral reduction by Kim Scharnberg for the 2017 Ford s Theatre production Directors are members of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society; Designers are members of the United Scenic Artists Local USA-829; Backstage and Scene Shop Crew are members of IATSE Local 412. CO-PRODUCERS Terry and Jim Chandler Leslie Glass Shelley and Sy Goldblatt Huisking Foundation Beverly L. Koski India Benton Lesser Foundation, India B. Lesser and Bruce Lesser Judy Rudges Betty Schoenbaum Carol and Morton Siegler Mildred Shenkan Stein Douglas Thweatt, in memory of Paul Grootkerk Merrill and Sheila Wynne/Aprio Geri and Ron Yonover THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF ASOLO REP S ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY FOR YOUR GIFTS TO ENHANCE OUR PRODUCTION OF RAGTIME. ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Carole Crosby, Ruby E. and Carole Crosby Family Foundation SOCIETY MEMBERS Anonymous Edward Alley, in honor and loving memory of June LeBell George Allison and Alan Watkins Beverly and Bob Bartner Betty-Jean and David Bavar Bobbi and Don Bernstein Susan and Jim Buck Dale Horwitz Clayton, in memory of Arlan Clayton Susan Comeau Annie Esformes, in loving memory of Nate Esformes Bill Evans Herman and Sharon Frankel Edward T. Gardner and Liza J. McKeever-Gardner Ben and Judith Handelman Teri A Hansen, in loving memory of Stephen VC Wilberding Larry and Debbie Haspel Nona Macdonald Heaslip Huisking Foundation Nancy Markle Richard and Cornelia Matson Heather Reid and Graham Morris Maurice Richards and Jack Kesler Flori Roberts Alan Rose Richard and Gail Rubin Judy Rudges Paul and Sharon Steinwachs Wes and Nancy Stukenberg Ed and Mary Lou Winnick Geri and Ron Yonover Judy Zuckerberg and George Kole Michael Zuckerberg LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBER David Peterson SOCIETY FOUNDERS Lee and Bob Peterson* *in memoriam 02 RAGTIME asolorep.org

3 CAST... in order of appearance WILLIAM GARRABRANT The Little Boy BRET SHUFORD*.....Father/J.P. Morgan BRITTA OLLMANN* Mother DAVID DARROW* Younger Brother HUGH HASTINGS* Grandfather/Henry Ford JARED JOSEPH*......Coalhouse Walker Jr. DANYEL FULTON* Sarah ROD SINGLETON*......Booker T. Washington SASHA ANDREEV* Tateh GIGI SPAGNOLO The Little Girl BENJAMIN DUTCHER...Harry Houdini/Willie Conklin LESLIE BECKER* Emma Goldman BILLIE WILDRICK* Evelyn Nesbit ALFIE PARKER JR.* Harlem Man JADE TURNER Harlem Woman MILAAN SMITH Skater Girl DEYANTE BROWN, ISAIAH CURTIS, RYAN HUGGINS, TYDAMIEN JOLLY...Coalhouse Walker III * Members of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association Dance Captain... UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. For The Little Boy: TY CHARLETON; for Father/J.P. Morgan, Younger Brother, Tateh, Harry Houdini/Willie Conklin: CHRISTOPHER CARLSON; for Mother and Evelyn Nesbit: LAUREN NIELSEN; for Emma Goldman: KATHRYN PARKS; for Grandfather/Henry Ford: BOB TRISOLINI; for Coalhouse Walker Jr: ROD SINGLETON; for Sarah: JADE TURNER; for The Little Girl: MILAAN SMITH; for Harlem Man and Booker T. Washington: ANTHONY J. HAMILTON ; for Harlem Woman: KEDREN SPENCER..... MUSICIANS in alphabetical order CHRISTINE BRUNO......Keyboard 2 NICK BRUNO Drums DAVID DeWITT Trombone TOM ELLISON Reed JONATHAN GODFREY Guitar AMANDA NIX Violin STEVE ORICH Conductor DAVID PRUYN Trumpet NICK ROSACI Double Bass/Tuba KEVIN WU Keyboard 1 RAGTIME Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. SPONSORS asolorep.org RAGTIME 03

4 .. SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS. SCENE 1: Prologue Ragtime The Company SCENE 2: The Pier/The Decks of Father and Tateh s Ships Goodbye My Love Mother Journey On...Father, Tateh, Mother SCENE 3: A Vaudeville Stage Crime Of The Century.....Evelyn Nesbit, Younger Brother, Ensemble SCENE 4: New Rochelle House, Backyard What Kind Of Woman?....Mother SCENE 5: Ellis Island/Lower East Side A Shtetl Iz Amereke...Tateh, The Little Girl, Ensemble Success...Tateh, Emma Goldman, J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini, Ensemble SCENE 6: Harlem His Name Was Coalhouse Walker Ensemble The Gettin Ready Rag Coalhouse, Ensemble SCENE 7: Ford Plant Henry Ford Henry Ford, Coalhouse, Ensemble SCENE 8: New Rochelle Trolley Stop Nothing Like The City Tateh, Mother, The Little Boy, The Little Girl SCENE 9: Emerald Isle Firehouse SCENE 10: New Rochelle House, Interior Your Daddy s Son.....Sarah The Courtship...The Company New Music.....Mother, Father, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Sarah, Ensemble SCENE 11: Hillside Picnic Wheels Of A Dream...Coalhouse, Sarah SCENE 12: Tateh at the Mill/Union Square The Night That Goldman Spoke At Union Square Younger Brother, Emma Goldman, Ensemble SCENE 13: A Train Car/Train Platform, Philadelphia Gliding Tateh SCENE 14: Emerald Isle Firehouse/Various Locations Justice.....Coalhouse, Ensemble SCENE 15: Presidential Rally President.....Sarah SCENE 16: Funeral Procession Till We Reach That Day Harlem Woman, Coalhouse, Ensemble Entr acte orchestra SCENE 1: Various Locations Coalhouse s Soliloquy....Coalhouse Coalhouse Demands The Company SCENE 2: New Rochelle House, Interior SCENE 3: Baseball Game What A Game!...Father, The Little Boy, Ensemble SCENE 4: New Rochelle House, Interior/Atlantic City Atlantic City Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini, Father, Ensemble Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc Tateh SCENE 5: Atlantic City Our Children Mother, Tateh SCENE 6: Harlem SCENE 7: Harlem, a Memory Sarah Brown Eyes......Coalhouse, Sarah SCENE 8: Coalhouse s Hideout He Wanted To Say.....Emma Goldman, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Ensemble SCENE 9: Atlantic City Back To Before Mother SCENE 10: The Morgan Library Look What You ve Done Booker T. Washington, Ensemble Make Them Hear You Coalhouse SCENE 11: Epilogue Ragtime/Wheels Of A Dream (Reprise) The Company 04 RAGTIME asolorep.org ACT ONE ACT TWO

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6 T H E B L A C K & W H I T E R A G By Albert Evans Ragtime, originally a book by E.L Doctorow, opened on Broadway to great acclaim in 1998 under the direction of Frank Galati (Asolo Rep Associate Artist, eighth season). The book and musical take their title from a cultural craze that swept the nation at the turn of the 20 th century: ragtime. In this article Albert Evans, Artistic Associate at the 5 th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, WA, explores the history and intricacies of this beloved musical style. Ragtime began as a way of playing any kind of music by ragging the melody, a rhythmic trick which almost certainly originated with the African American plantation culture of the mid-1800s. Over a steady beat foot stomping or hand clapping a banjo player would alter a melody so that accents that would normally fall on strong beats might instead playfully land on weak beats, or even between the beats. This was not new - it was called syncopation and had been used as an ear-catching effect in folk and classical music for years. But the plantation players would rag the entire melody, beginning to end. These first raggers were amateurs. Nothing was written down, so the origins of ragtime are hard to trace. Around 1890, ragtime traveled north and was taken up by pianists who entertained in big-city saloons and brothels. Some of these professors could actually read and write music. All of them learned from each other and the idea of rags as composed pieces with identifiable authors emerged. Scott Joplin was one of those authors. Born in Texas in 1867 and raised in Missouri, he was an ambitious and serious-minded kid, one of the first generation of African Americans born after the end of slavery. His parents were both musical, and young Joplin was given free piano lessons by a sympathetic German music professor who introduced him to the classics. In his late twenties, Joplin played in the places where he could find work in the bars and bordellos. He was enraptured by ragtime, and soon made it his mission to elevate rags to the level of Chopin Nocturnes or Bach Preludes. His first publication, Original Rags, brought him notice; his second, Maple Leaf Rag (published in 1899) swept the world the first instrumental piece to sell over a million copies of sheet music. For the next two decades, Joplin s rags were the gold standard, admired and played all over the world.

7 Joplin-style classic ragtime is a piano genre, a fusion of Black and White styles that seems to musically advocate for the harmony of the races. The left hand is the White hand. It lays down the steady oom-pah rhythm and four-square chords of the parade march. (John Philip Sousa, America s March King, was a great Joplin admirer and advocate.) Against that conventional foundation, the right hand the Black hand plays ragged melodies in the new syncopated style invented by the plantation pickers and fiddlers. Together, the two hands work together like a happy machine, creating an almost hypnotic mood and sustaining it for three or four minutes, the length of a typical rag. Despite the seeming freedom of the right-hand, ragtime is not jazz its themes are carefully composed and players are not expected to take liberties, except for an occasional virtuosic flourish. Joplin even tried to limit the speed at which his rags were played. Often printed on his music was this: NOTE. Do not play this piece fast. It is never right to play ragtime fast. For the first few years of the Ragtime Era, the sheet music titles and cover art made it clear that rags were being offered as examples of quaint Black music, often with minstrel show references. But as the music moved out of the saloons and into the genteel parlors of White society, that marketing angle was dropped. Titles became politely vague and artwork depicted well-dressed white couples riding horses, rowing canoes, or attending palm court dances. Neither approach had much to do with the music. But the image of Joplin himself was never obscured or downplayed. His dark, dignified face looks out proudly from his compositions. Maple Leaf Rag gave him a secure income that allowed him to pursue the writing of operas, though none ever earned a dime. As ragtime grew from a novelty to a craze, popular songwriters began naming their marches and two-steps rags, even if they had barely a lick of syncopation in them, like Irving Berlin s breakthrough hit Alexander s Ragtime Band. The era of classic ragtime came to an end in 1919, two years after Joplin s death. The Ragtime Era was followed by the Jazz Age, which borrowed the syncopations of ragtime, added the freedom of improvisation, and revoked the speed limit. Ragtime enjoyed a nostalgic mid-century revival, along with Dixieland jazz, barbershop quartets and other old-timey styles. Ragtime was typically caricatured as raucous honky - tonk music. Male performer swore derbies and striped shirts with sleeve garters; females wore anachronistic flapper dresses and feather boas. The pianos were sometimes tricked out to sound metallic and even out-of-tune. In 1970, a young musicologist named Joshua Rifkin recorded an album of Joplin rags performed in respectful, authentic style. It was an ear-opening success, and suddenly classic ragtime was back in vogue. The music got another boost when Marvin Hamlisch adapted several of Joplin s pieces (most prominently The Entertainer ) for the soundtrack of The Sting. Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow s best-selling novel, appeared in 1975, followed by a 1981 movie and, in 1998 became the stirring musical you will see today. asolorep.org RAGTIME 07

8 MAKERS OF AN ERA SET AT THE TUMULTUOUS TURN OF THE 20 TH CENTURY, RAGTIME FEATURES THE STORIES OF PROMINENT PERSONALITIES WHO MADE AN IMPACT ON THE QUICKLY CHANGING WORLD AROUND THEM. By Kristopher Karcher EXPLORERS INDUSTRIALISTS ENTERTAINERS REVOLUTIONARIES HENRY FORD Beginning his career as a mechanic apprentice at the age of 16, Henry Ford quickly became one of the most successful inventors in the United States. Ford s Model T and patented assembly line made it possible to mass produce motor vehicles for the first time, which resulted in the first relatively affordable automobile. EVELYN NESBIT Florence Evelyn Nesbit grew up in Pennsylvania and started modeling for artists at the age of 14. Within a few years Nesbit was the most indemand model in New York. Her face was plastered on ads, magazines, and even toothpaste. She was also the star witness in her husband s trial after he shot Evelyn s former lover, Stanford White, on top of Madison Square Garden. Evelyn spent the later years of her life as an actress, a writer, and a mother. EMMA GOLDMAN A Russian immigrant, Goldman was a political anarchist who held rallies all across the country supporting union strikes and lecturing on the confinements of traditional marriage. Goldman was deported in 1919 due to hysteria over her affiliation with an imaginary network of communist operatives. MATTHEW HENSON ADMIRAL PERRY Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson are credited with being the first two men to discover the North Pole in Henson was only credited with this achievement 35 years later when he received the Congressional Medal of Honor in J.P. MORGAN John Pierpont Morgan Sr. started his career selling stocks for the country s railroads, and by 1900 owned half the country s railroad mileage. At the height of his career, he controlled 741 directorships in 112 corporations. Morgan was also an amateur explorer, collecting artifacts around the world and storing them in his gigantic library on the northeast corner of 36th Street and Madison Avenue. HARRY HOUDINI A Hungarian immigrant, Erik Weisz, now known as Harry Houdini, is one of the most celebrated illusionists and escape artists of all time. Houdini and his wife were the highest paid act in the American Vaudeville scene. Houdini reached his peak after his beloved mother s death, when his acts became more dangerous and deathdefying than ever before. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Booker Taliaferro Washington was born in 1856 as a slave, but after his emancipation and the foundation of the Tuskegee Institute, he rose to become one of the most revered African American figures in this country s history. Unlike other activists of the time, Washington believed the key to equality and acceptance was not through political power, but though economic security. 08 RAGTIME asolorep.org

9 Promoting cross-cultural conversations in our community. Kaleidoscope is Asolo Rep s annual program featuring the talents of students and adults with special needs. Participants spend the spring working with teaching artists to explore new artistic activities and personal expression through performance. FREE EVENT Reservations recommended Monday, May 14 at 6pm WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 6:30pm Pre-show reception FREE for IllumiNation Series ticket holders; $10 reception upgrade available through the box office 7:30pm Ragtime performance Kaleidoscope Photo by Cliff Roles. Join us to celebrate their courage, collaboration, and creativity as they take the Mertz stage in a culminating performance. Held during select Wednesday and Saturday performances throughout the season, IllumiNation events begin on the mezzanine, continue with the performance, and conclude with a community conversation where audience members can further explore the topical and social issues that they have just seen played out on stage. asolorep.org/illumination_series IllumiNation is made possible, in part, with support from Maurice Richards and Jack Kesler. Leona Hughes Trust of the Bank of America Client Foundation Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation The Z Foundation Howard* and Diana Armbrust Nikki and Luis Chu Henny and Dennis Dirks Kathleen Kaminski** Roslyn MacGuire** Charles Senf** Carol and Mort Siegler Herb Stevens** Leon and Marysue Wechsler, LRWL Inc. Judy Zuckerberg and George Kole *in memoriam **gifts made in loving memory of Tim Brennan asolorep.org/kaleidoscope or asolorep.org RAGTIME 09

10 PAUL ADOLPHSEN FIRST SEASON (Dramaturg) is a dramaturg, writer, and educator originally from Seattle, Washington. As a dramaturg, Paul has worked with Arena Stage, Hartford Stage Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Five College Opera, the UMass New Play Lab, Silverthorne Theatre Company, and Vashon Opera. From he was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. Paul s writing about theatre and performance has been published in Theatre Journal, on HowlRound.com, and by Penumbra Theatre Company. He holds an MFA in Dramaturgy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. LYNN AHRENS & STEPHEN FLAHERTY (Music and Lyrics) have been collaborators since For Broadway s Ragtime, they won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and received two Grammy nominations. They were also nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes for the score of Twentieth Century Fox s animated feature Anastasia. Selected theater credits include Once On This Island; Seussical; Rocky; Little Dancer; Chita Rivera: The Dancer s Life; Lucky Stiff; and Lincoln Center Theater s Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, My Favorite Year and The Glorious Ones. Individually, Ms. Ahrens is an Emmy Award-winner, a mainstay writer for Schoolhouse Rock, and wrote book and lyrics for Madison Square Garden s A Christmas Carol. Mr. Flaherty wrote the score for the new dance musical In Your Arms at the Old Globe, and incidental musical for Neil Simon s Broadway play Proposals. In 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Council, Dramatists Guild of America, co-founders of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program. www. ahrensandflaherty.com KELLY A. BORGIA* TENTH SEASON (Production Stage Manager) Asolo Rep favorites include: Evita; Guys and Dolls; The Little Foxes; West Side Story; All The Way; Great Society; Josephine; Both Your Houses; The Grapes of Wrath; 1776; The Heidi Chronicles; Noah Racey s Pulse; My Fair Lady; Yentl; Hamlet, Prince of Cuba; Bonnie & Clyde; Las Meninas; The Life of Galileo; The Perfume Shop. Regional theatre credits include: Relatively Speaking and Double Indemnity (Dog Days Theatre); 1776 (American Conservatory Theater); All in the Timing; Red; The Whipping Man; Boeing, Boeing; Deathtrap; Superior Donuts; Noises Off!; The Pavilion (Dorset Theatre Festival); Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Once on this Island; Betrayal (Hangar Theatre); Beauty and the Beast; The Full Monty (Northern Stage); The Miser; Picnic; am Sunday; Speed-the-Plow (Center Stage, Baltimore). Off-Broadway: Hurricane: A New Musical (2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival), Cato (The Flea Theatre). Endless love and gratitude to my Mom & Dad, Travis, Zoe, and the incredible Asolo Rep Stage Management Team. TREVOR BOWEN FIRST SEASON (Costume Designer) This is Trevor s first production at Asolo Rep. Trevor s Twin Cities and regional credits include: Park and Lake, Electra, Intimate Apparel, Pericles, Henry IV Part I (Ten Thousand Things Theater); BLKS (Steppenwolf Theatre); Ragtime (5th Avenue Theatre Company); In the Heights (Ordway Center for the Performing Arts); Our Town, All is Calm, Lullaby, Ragtime (Theater Latté Da); Choir Boy, We Are Proud to Present (Guthrie Theater); Girl Shakes Loose (Penumbra Theatre Company); The Highwaymen, The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin (The History Theater); Barbeque, Charm, An Octoroon, Pussy Valley (Mixed Blood Theater Company); Byhalia, Mississippi; Welcome to Fear City; pen/man/ship; Dead and Breathing; We Are Pussy Riot (CATF). Trevor holds a costume design MFA from West Virginia University. PATRICIA DELOREY FIFTEENTH SEASON (Voice and Dialect Coach) holds an MFA in Voice & Speech from MXAT/American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. She taught voice at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia, the University of Bologna in Italy, and Harvard University. She currently teaches voice & dialects at FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. Patricia has worked extensively as a professional voice and dialect coach including Bonnie & Clyde directed by Jeff Calhoun, 12 Angry Men directed by Frank Galati, Phaedra 4.48 directed by Robert Woodruff, Studio Six s production of Plasticine directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky at the Baryshnikov Center, Saturday Night Fever for Royal Caribbean International Cruises, and the world premiere of Adam Rapp s Nocturne directed by Marcus Stern. RYAN B. GIBBS* SECOND SEASON (Assistant Stage Manager) Asolo Rep: Beatsville. Broadway: School of Rock, Wicked. Off-Broadway: Avenue Q, Savage in Limbo. National Tour: School of Rock, Mary Poppins, Elf, Avenue Q, The Drowsy Chaperone, Rent, The Man of La Mancha. Regional: Other Desert Cities, Venus in Fur, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Phantom of the Opera to name a few. International Production Supervisor: Mary Poppins in Japan and Vienna. As a director, Ryan serves as the Assistant Director for the 20th Anniversary tour of Rent and was also the Artistic Director of the Allenberry Playhouse for two seasons. Ryan lives in New York with his wife (Amy), son (Anderson) and his cat (Winn-Dixie). MICHELLE HART FIFTEENTH SEASON (Hair/Wig & Make-up Designer) designs for Asolo Repertory Theatre and FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. Other credits: Sarasota Ballet, Palm Beach Drama Works, freefall Theatre, Urbanite Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Banyan Theatre, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Venice Theatre, Dorset Theatre, Barrington Stage and Open Stage Theatre. She has also done hair and/or make-up for Joan Rivers, Doris Roberts, Martin Short, Jane Russell, Arlene Dahl, Soledad Villamil, Jane Pauley, Richard Dreyfuss, Castille Langdon, Christopher Higgins, Mary Mara, Heather Robb, Lauren Sweetser, Justin Long, Paul Downs, Douglas Sills and Nia Hills; music videos Second Chance by Shinedown, Reverse Cowgirl by T-Pain; film and television: Paradise, FL and The Real Stephen Blatt. MICHAEL HOOVER FIRST SEASON (Scenic Designer) is thrilled to be making his Asolo Rep debut in sunny Florida! Based in the frozen tundra of Minnesota, he has designed sets for the Guthrie Theater, Theater Latté Da, 5th Avenue, Park Square, History Theatre, Torch Theater and the Minnesota Jewish Theater. This marks Mr. Hoover s twelfth collaboration with Mr. Rothstein; most recently on productions of Man of La Mancha, Gypsy and Choir Boy. His favorite past productions include Floyd Collins and Beautiful Thing at Theater Latté Da; Johnny Baseball and The Chosen at Park Square; Baby Case and Lombardi at the History Theatre; Uncle Vanya, Juno and the Paycock and An Iliad at the Guthrie Theater. CALLAN HUGHES FIRST SEASON (Sound Mixer) A1: The Mad Ones (59E59); The Producers, Music Man, Sister Act, West Side Story (Theatre By The Sea). A2: West Side Story (Carnegie Hall); Songbird (59E59). Assistant/Associate: Notes from the Field (Second Stage); Other People s Money (Long Wharf Theatre); Fade (Cherry Lane Theatre). NIKKI LONG FIRST SEASON (Associate Choreographer) is an original cast member and dance captain for Aladdin on Broadway, as well as a vacation swing for the Aladdin first national tour. She was a member of The Lion King Broadway and 1st National as well as Spamalot 1st National and was a Radio City Rockette. Some of her regional credits include Elf, Cinderella, Catch Me, On the Town, Joseph, and White Christmas. Nikki was the associate choreographer for Ragtime at the 5th Avenue Theatre. She has a BA from SCU. McCORKLE CASTING LTD. (New York Casting) Broadway: Over 50 productions- Amazing Grace; On The Town; End of the Rainbow; The Lieutenant Of Inishmore; The Glass Menagerie; Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; One Flew Over The Cuckoo s Nest; Amadeus; Blood Brothers; A Few Good Men. Off Broadway: Over 60 original productions- Clever Little Lies; Tribes; Our Town; Toxic Avenger; Freud s Last Session; Almost, Maine; Driving Miss Daisy. Feature film: Senior Moment; Year by the Sea; Premium Rush; Ghost Town; Secret Window; Tony and Tina s Wedding; The Thomas Crown Affair; Madeline; Die Hard with a Vengeance; School Ties, etc. Television: Humans for Sesame 10 RAGTIME asolorep.org

11 Street; Californication (Emmy nomination); Hack (CBS); Max Bickford (CBS); Chappelle s Show; Strangers with Candy; Barbershop (Comedy Central) and series for Showtime and HBO. TERRENCE McNALLY (Book) Recipient of the Dramatists Guild of America Lifetime Achievement award, Tony awards for his plays (Master Class and Love! Valour! Compassion!) and his musical librettos (Kiss Of The Spider Woman and Ragtime) and an Emmy Award for Andre s Mother. An anthology of his plays, Terrence McNally: A Memoir In Plays, was recently published by Grove Press. He has provided the text for two American operas, Deadman Walking and Great Scott, both with Jake Heggie. There was a celebration of his work at the Kennedy Center in 2010 including the world premiere of Golden Age. Among his many awards are a Citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best New Play, four Drama Desk Awards, three Hull-Warriner Best Play Awards from the Dramatists Guild, two Obies, two Lortel awards and two Guggenheim fellowships. VICTOR MEYRICH FORTY-NINTH SEASON (Production & Operations Director) is a graduate of Carnegie Tech and worked at New York Shakespeare Festival, Brandeis, University of California Institute of Repertory, APA, American Conservatory Theater, and again in New York. As head of production and technical staffs, he is responsible for the overall technical operation of Asolo Rep and serves as consultant for the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. He has been a member of the Asolo Rep family since MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists, and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials, and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 theatrical organizations in the U.S. and in over 60 countries worldwide. See more at STEVE ORICH FOURTH SEASON (Musical Director/Additional Orchestrations) On Broadway, he received a Tony nomination for his orchestrations for Jersey Boys. Tours: Annie, Godspell, A Class Act. Regional Theatre: Asolo Rep (Pulse, Josephine, Beatsville); Paper Mill Playhouse (West Side Story, Can-Can); Hollywood Bowl (Bernstein s Mass); Pasadena Playhouse (Do I Hear a Waltz?, 110 in the Shade); Geffen Playhouse (Paint Your Wagon); Mark Taper Forum (The Great American Songbook); Theatreworks (Snapshots, A Christmas Memory); The Goodman Theatre (Turn of the Century); Goodspeed Opera House (You Never Know, Both Barrels). He has orchestrated and/or conducted dozens of albums including the Grammy -winning cast album for Jersey Boys. His orchestrations have been performed by the National Symphony, the Boston Pops, the BBC Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the White House and around the world. CELINE ROSENTHAL SECOND SEASON (Local Casting) is an NYU Tisch alum, Tony -nominated producer (Leap of Faith, Seminar), and the current Artistic Associate at Asolo Rep. Her work has been seen at NYMF, New York City Center, MMAC, 54Below, 59E59, and in the Broadway s Future Songbook Series at Lincoln Center. Recent projects include Asolo/FSU Conservatory s The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Borders in a Bedroom at The Tristan Bates Theatre in London and Adam Ashraf s The Death of Grandma Hanem at Theatre For The New City. Celine received her MFA in Directing from The New School for Drama. She is a New Georges Jammer, the recipient of an SDCF Observership, and Directing Fellowships at MTC and Asolo Repertory Theatre. PETER ROTHSTEIN FIRST SEASON (Director) works extensively as a director of theater, musical theater, opera and new work development. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater Latté Da, a Twin Cities-based company dedicated to adventurous musical theater. Other directing credits include the Guthrie, Children s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, Ten Thousand Things, Utah Shakespeare Festival and Seattle s 5th Avenue Theater. He is the creator of All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of He has been awarded seven Ivey Awards for overall excellence and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. Peter holds a BA in Music and Theater from St. John s University and an MFA in Directing from the University of Wisconsin Madison. DUANE SCHULER FIRST SEASON (Lighting Design) Mr. Schuler s career encompasses opera, dance and theatre internationally. His theater credits include Ragtime and Holiday Inn (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Importance of Being Earnest (Roundabout Theatre); House and Garden (Manhattan Theatre Club); Bloomsday (ACT Theatre). Opera credits include the current production of Cendrillon at the The Metropolitan Opera as well as productions for La Scala, Royal Opera House London, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, Paris Opera, Glyndebourne Festival and Salzburg Festival. Ballet credits include productions for American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet and Deutsche OperBallet. Mr. Schuler is a founding partner of Schuler Shook, a theater planning and architectural lighting design firm with offices in Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Melbourne. KAT SHERRELL SECOND SEASON (Vocal Arrangements) is a composer, author, and pianistconductor. Her book Experiencing Broadway: A Listener s Companion was published by Rowman & Littlefield in Sherrell is the composer-lyricist for new musical Sweethearts of Swing; book by Natalie Wilson. Previous collaborations with Wilson include Nat & Kat s Adventures With The Time- Traveling Piano (they are presently working on a musical about women s suffrage). Sherrell s settings of Caridad Svich s lyrics recently appeared in a production of Svich s 12 OPHELIAS as part of the Seattle Shakespeare Festival. Pianist-conductor credits include: Broadway- In the Heights, Bring It On, The Book of Mormon; NBC s Smash; three seasons as Associate Music Supervisor at Seattle s 5th Avenue Theatre. She is currently the Music Associate for the second national tour of Hamilton. JUSTIN STASIW THIRD SEASON (Sound Designer) is excited to return to Asolo Repertory Theatre, having previously designed Beatsville and Josephine. On Broadway, Justin has been the associate designer for Frozen, Once On This Island, Anastasia, and Something Rotten, among others. Other selected favorites include The Secret Garden (STC/5th Ave); The View Upstairs (Off-Broadway); Songbird (Off-Broadway). Internationally, Justin has designed Jersey Boys and Ghost in Manila. Justin is a proud member of IATSE and USA/829. KELLI FOSTER WARDER FIRST SEASON (Choreographer) is thrilled to be making her Asolo Rep debut. Kelli is from the great state of Minnesota and has performed and choreographed for a variety of companies including the 5th Avenue Theatre, Theater Latté Da, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and Mixed Blood Theater. She has worked as a choreographer, teacher, and school diversity coordinator, and has directed and choreographed internationally in both La Paz, Bolivia and Panama City, Panama. Kelli is currently the Director of Education for Hennepin Theatre Trust and runs their Community Engagement, Education and Access programs. It is a gift to do this good work with such good people. KEVIN WU SECOND SEASON (Assistant Music Director/Keyboard 1) is overjoyed to be back at Asolo Rep for his fourth show, having previously worked on Evita, Josephine and West Side Story. He has worked on other shows such as West Side Story (Centennial World Tour); Crazy for You (Venice Theatre); Oklahoma! and 9 to 5. He received a BFA in Piano Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and MM degrees from University of Southern California and University of South Florida. Kevin is an active freelancer and educator in Tampa. asolorep.org RAGTIME 11

12 The CAST SASHA ANDREEV* FIRST SEASON (Tateh) Proudly making his Asolo Rep debut, Sasha returns to Ragtime, having appeared in the Minneapolis production with Theater Latté Da. He recently completed the national tour of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of Regional credits include the Guthrie Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Mixed Blood Theater, Park Square Theatre, Jungle Theater, and Theatre de la Jeune Lune. On screen, Sasha has been seen as host of Operation Build (A&E) and Curb Appeal (HGTV), as a frequent guest expert on the EVINE Home Shopping Network, and in numerous commercials and films. IG: SashaAndreevNow LESLIE BECKER* SECOND SEASON (Emma Goldman) can be remembered at Asolo Rep for her role as Cumie Barrow (Clyde s mom) in the pre-broadway run of Bonnie & Clyde, which she also originated on Broadway. She earned a BroadwayWorld Best Actress nomination for her portrayal of Mother in Ragtime at BRT Stage and is thrilled to now bring Emma Goldman to life! Broadway/Tour credits include Wicked, Cinderella, Bonnie & Clyde, Show Boat, Anything Goes, Nine, Beauty and the Beast, Amazing Grace. Regionally she has starred in Hello, Dolly!; King and I; 42nd Street; Hairspray; The Little Mermaid and more. IG & DEYANTE BROWN FIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) Ragtime is Deyante s first performance. He is a cute 1-year-old squinty-smile giggler. He loves his brother and when he isn t eating dirt he is following his big brother everywhere. Deyante loves giving hugs, cuddling and listening to music. Deyante doesn t miss a beat and is into everything, especially things he isn t supposed to be. ISAIAH CURTIS FIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) This is Isaiah s very first performance ever. He is an adorable, dimple-faced, 2 year old. He loves his family, boats, animals...really he loves everything. He enjoys long walks on the beach, and riding his tricycle. You might have seen him on the playground. DAVID DARROW* FIRST SEASON (Younger Brother) is thrilled to be making his Asolo Rep debut. He has appeared regionally at the Guthrie Theater, Baltimore Center Stage, Actors Theater of Louisville, Theatre Latté Da, Ten Thousand Things, and 7th House Theater of which he is a founding member. In addition to his on-stage work, David is a playwright/ composer/lyricist. His musical, The Passage, was featured in the 2017 NAMT Festival of New Musicals at New World Stages. He is an alumnus of Albright College and a former Acting Apprentice at the Actors Theater of Louisville. He lives in Brooklyn. BENJAMIN DUTCHER FIRST SEASON (Harry Houdini/Willie Conklin) is absolutely delighted to be making his Asolo Rep debut, returning to Ragtime after the 2016 Ivey Award-winning Theater Latté Da production. A Twin Cities based singer/actor, Ben just finished a critically acclaimed run of Assassins as Charles Guiteau with Latté Da. Prior credits include the 2017 national tour of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, which he s appeared in annually since 2015, as well as Minnesota Opera s La Fanciulla del West as Bello, and Bobby Lembeck in the world premiere of The Manchurian Candidate. Ben can be seen in July performing as Remendado in Mill City Summer Opera s production of Carmen. DANYEL FULTON* FIRST SEASON (Sarah) is excited to make her Asolo debut! She s most recently been seen in the 5th Avenue s production of Ragtime as Sarah. She s been Off-Broadway in Jasper in Deadland with Prospect Theater company and on tour with Hair as Dionne. Regionally, she s been seen at Goodspeed Opera House in the new musical Darling Grenadine; at Flat Rock Playhouse as Tina and Aretha in Beehive; and as Thelma in The Trip to Bountiful at Capital Rep. Danyel has received three Audelco nominations for Outstanding Female Performance for her work at Harlem Rep and The National Black Theater both in NYC. Romans 8:28. WILLIAM GARRABRANT FIRST SEASON (The Little Boy) is thrilled to be making his Asolo Rep debut. He was recently seen as The Little Prince in The Little Prince at freefall Theatre. Other regional credits include Mame, Assassins, The Pirates of Penzance, A Christmas Carol, Marie Antoinette, The Importance of Being Earnest with Zombies, Our Town (freefall Theatre); To Kill a Mockingbird (Florida Repertory Theatre); Les Misérables (Francis Wilson Playhouse). He is extremely appreciative of all his amazing acting experiences, wonderful actor friends, and supportive family. HUGH HASTINGS* FIRST SEASON (Grandfather/Henry Ford) is pleased to be making his first appearance at Asolo Rep. Hugh lives in Seattle, where he has often appeared at the 5th Avenue Theatre (Ragtime, Oliver, Damn Yankees, Music Man, Joseph, 1776); Village Theatre (over 30 new works and main stage productions); Seattle Children s Theatre (where he has proudly played a range of characters over the years: men, women, children and animals). He has also been seen regionally at Seattle Shakespeare Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Arizona Theatre Company. Hugh has been a proud member of Actor s Equity for over 30 years. He would like to thank his wife Connie for...everything. RYAN HUGGINS FIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) is the rambunctious little brother of Tydamien Jolly. He is three years old and attends Horizon s Unlimited Christian Academy. He is so full of life and energy. His favorite thing to do is dance and learn new songs, and enjoys singing them to others. He has a great sense of humor and his personality can light up the room. He will be a great addition to Asolo Rep. TYDAMIEN JOLLY FIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) This is Tydamien s big debut in theatre and he is so excited to have been given the opportunity to appear in Ragtime at Asolo Rep. Tydamien is 5 years old and is a kindergarten student at Fruitville Elementary in Sarasota, FL. He enjoys playing and dancing with his three brothers. He looks forward to being on stage and is beyond ready! 12 RAGTIME asolorep.org

13 JARED JOSEPH* FIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker Jr.) Asolo Rep debut. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with Bill T. Jones, Rueben Santiago-Hudson, Kenny Leon, Des McAnuff, Dominique Morisseau, Susan Stroman, and Patricia McGregor to name a few. Jared was last seen in the world premiere of Ain t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations (Berkeley Rep). Outside of performing, he partners with Broadway Serves and breaking walls - an organization that ignites global dialogue by creating artistic, educational and ensemble-building opportunities for disenfranchised youth. Jared is a proud graduate of HSPVA (Houston, TX) and NYU. BRITTA OLLMANN* FIRST SEASON (Mother) is happy to be making her Asolo Rep debut after performing the role of Mother in Ragtime with Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis. Additional regional credits include Sunday in the Park with George at the Guthrie Theater; A Catered Affair at The Old Globe; Daddy Long Legs and Red Velvet with freefall Theatre Company; Sister Act at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres; Into the Woods and Violet with Theater Latté Da, and others. Britta made her Broadway debut in Harvey Fierstein s A Catered Affair. ALFIE PARKER JR.* SECOND SEASON (Harlem Man) Most recently seen in the ensemble, and understudy of the Genie, on Broadway in Disney s Aladdin. Broadway credits include America s longest-running American musical, Chicago, and the Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific. 1st National tour of Memphis and tours of Miss Saigon and Evita. Regional credits include: Kiss Me Kate, The Wiz, HMS Pinafore, Damn Yankees, Barnum, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Swing, Aida, Godspell, and Sweet Charity. Satellite member of Pilobolus Dance Company and on file with Cirque Du Soleil. BRET SHUFORD* FIRST SEASON (Father/J.P. Morgan) Broadway: Cirque Du Soleil s Paramour, Amazing Grace, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid. NYC: A Wonderful Life, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, On the Twentieth Century, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National tour: LCT s South Pacific. Favorite Regional: Bert in Mary Poppins, Dr. Fine/ Dr. Madden in Next to Normal at the Adirondack Theatre Festival; Corny Collins in Hairspray In Concert with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Billy in Anything Goes (Carbonell Award Nomination) Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Film includes: Scorsese s The Wolf of Wall Street, Bedfellows, and Uncle Melvin s Apartment. TV: Law & Order SVU, Fashion Victim, Alpha House. IG & ROD SINGLETON* FIRST SEASON (Booker T. Washington) is thrilled to debut at Asolo Rep reprising a favorite role! Recent performances include the world premiere of The New World (Bucks County Playhouse); Macbeth (Shakespeare on the Sound); Ragtime (Ogunquit Playhouse); Romeo & Juliet (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). Thanks to our wonderful creatives, cast, and crew for breathing life into this important story. Proud member of Actor s Equity. AMLTJATB. MILAAN SMITH SECOND SEASON (Skater Girl) is an 11-year- old homeschool student who is thrilled to be returning to the Asolo Repertory Theater. She made her debut in the role of Ngana in South Pacific when she was seven. Milaan enjoys singing, acting and reading and is a proud member of Spotlight Theater Productions. She would like to send special thanks to vocal coach Terri Balash and her family for their support as she pursues her passion for musical theater. GIGI SPAGNOLO FIRST SEASON (Little Girl) is thrilled to be returning to the Asolo Rep stage after Roe! Gigi s passions are acting, dancing, theatre, traveling, and modeling. She recently starred in a T.V. show called Beat the Clock, internet episodic The Real Kids of Lunchtime, and a commercial for Navy Nexcom. She can currently be seens in commercials for SeaWorld and My Little Pony. She has also walked the runway for NYFW. She is a 6th grade honor roll student and member of The National Junior Honor Society. JADE TURNER FIRST SEASON (Harlem Woman) is thrilled to be returning to the stage at Asolo Rep. A native of Sarasota, she is a New York based actor, and a graduate of the University of Tampa Musical Theatre program. Jade was recently seen as Roxy in Roe at Asolo Rep and Gary Coleman in Stageworks production of Avenue Q. Jade would like thank everyone at Asolo Rep and all the special people who made this possible you know who you are. BILLIE WILDRICK* SECOND SESASON (Evelyn Nesbit) enjoys a vibrant career in Seattle as an actor/director. She s received 4 Gregory nominations, a Gregory and 3 Footlight Awards for her work at 5th Avenue (Pajama Game/Babe, Carousel/Carrie, Guys and Dolls/Adelaide, Sunday in the Park /Dot, Wonderful Town/Eileen, Into the Woods/Cinderella); ACT (Vanities, First Date, Das Barbecü); Village Theatre (Cabaret/Sally, Lizzie Borden, Hello, Dolly!). Billie has also been seen at Ordway (Sound of Music/Maria), DC s Shakespeare Theatre Company (Secret Garden), on Broadway (Scandalous), and she hopes it s not the last time she ll be back at Asolo Rep where she was last seen as Alice in Beatsville! * Members of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Dance Captain asolorep.org RAGTIME 13

14 The Orchestra CHRISTINE BRUNO FOURTH SEASON (Keyboard 2) is thrilled to be back at Asolo Rep, where previous shows include A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre and Oh What A Lovely War. She is also a church musician and music educator. Music is the Bruno family business and Christine is happy to be in this pit with her son, Nick! NICK BRUNO SECOND SEASON (Drums) is very excited to be involved with this wonderful production. Having made his debut at Asolo Rep with the world premiere of Beatsville, this is his third production. Nick is also thrilled to be performing alongside his mother, Christine Bruno (Keyboard 2). DAVID DeWITT FIRST SEASON (Trombone) is making his debut at the Asolo Rep. David moved to Sarasota in July 2016 after retiring. David taught for 35 years in the Rochester and Buffalo, NY public schools. He performs with The Manasota Trombone Consort and The Blue Heron Sextet to name a few. TOM ELLISON FOURTH SEASON (Reed) Asolo Rep: Luck Be a Lady, West Side Story, Josephine, Guys and Dolls, Beatsville, Evita. Performances with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, and many other international artists. Pit credits: in demand by local theater groups including Florida Studio Theater, Venice Theater, Naples Players; National tours of 42nd Street, Pippin, Kinky Boots, Book of Mormon, Chicago. Bachelor of Music from SUNY Fredonia. JONATHAN GODFREY FIRST SEASON (Guitar) made his Asolo Rep debut in 2017 performing guitar in Evita and is thrilled to be returning for this fantastic production. He holds his Doctor of Music in Guitar Performance from Indiana University and currently serves on the faculty of the State College of Florida, Manatee- Sarasota. AMANDA NIX FIRST SEASON (Violin) is excited to join the Ragtime band! Ms. Nix can be heard performing as a member of the Sarasota Orchestra and Sarasota Opera. She was recently appointed as the Orchestra Director at Booker High School. Ms. Nix has toured internationally with Joseph and Beauty and the Beast. DAVID PRUYN THIRD SEASON (Trumpet) returns to Asolo Rep with a lengthy resume of jazz and show experience after performing in Beatsville last season. Broadway credits include: A Chorus Line, Cats, The Tap Dance Kid, and Starlight Express. Show and jazz affiliations include Mel Torme, Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Feinstein, and Manhattan Transfer among numerous others. NICK ROSACI FIRST SEASON (Double Bass/Tuba) is a bass and tuba player in the US. His credits include the official tours of Chicago (US and China), Camelot, and Phantom of the Opera, playing tuba and/or bass. Outside of musical theatre, Nick has performed on bass, tuba, and trombone for many world-renowned artists. The Woman s Exchange Same great place just BIGGER! COME SEE OUR EXPANSION! NEW departments, more merchandise, GREAT SAVINGS and... A NEW NAME! EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT ALL UNDER ONE ROOF... Men s & Women s Clothing Shoes Purses Huge Jewelry Dept. Furniture & Lighting Rugs Art Galleria Household Items Unique Finds Paving the way to support ARTS related programs & education for future generations. MORE THAN $8 MILLION AWARDED! 539 S. ORANGE OPEN MON-FRI 9-4 & SAT RAGTIME asolorep.org

15 SUMMER 2018 adapted by JEFFERY HATCHER from the story by HENRY JAMES directed by CHRIS CLAVELLI August 9-26 Previews August 7 & 8 by JOE ORTON directed by GREG LEAMING July Previews July 10 & 11 Wild, risqué, and ferociously funny, Joe Orton s classic farce takes aim at everything from sex to psychiatry. In an exclusive mental health clinic, Dr. Prentice attempts to seduce his prospective secretary when his wife walks in, kicking off a maniacal tour de force involving a state inspector, bellboys, slamming doors, and above all, Orton s wicked wit and breakneck dialogue. In one of the most chilling ghost stories of all time, a young governess arrives at a seemingly idyllic country house to look after two orphaned children. But shortly after her arrival, she realizes they re not alone. She risks everything to keep her children safe, until she begins to question her sanity, and the children s innocence. Dog Days Theatre Sponsors: asolorep.org RAGTIME 15

16 There s NEVER been a BETTER time to join the asolorep Family of Donors! We ve got a stellar line up of productions and education programs in store for the Season, but we can t do it without you! To give you even more reason to contribute to the theatre you love, Asolo Rep has a special matching challenge made possible by Carole Crosby, Andrew and Judith Economos, Sy and Shelley Goldblatt, Larry and Debbie Haspel, and Charlie Huisking. These Asolo Rep champions will collectively match all gifts from new donors, and increased gifts from current donors, on a 1:2 basis, until we reach our goal to raise $250,000 in new support for our season of productions and education and community engagement programs. There are many ways to get involved at Asolo Rep, with donor programs to match all areas of interest and levels of giving: To learn more, visit asolorep.org/support, or contact a member of our Development Team by calling (941) Extension numbers are listed below. Asolo Rep Angels/Directors Society...Colton Larsen ext Co-Producers/Presenters...Scott Guinn ext Artistic Excellence Society Education and Community Programming......Tricia Mire ext Partnership with FSU/Asolo Conservatory: Student Sponsors and London Study Program......Angel Hissom ext Corporate Partnerships...Molly Maginn ext Cast of Evita. Photo by Paul Miller. 16 RAGTIME asolorep.org

17 Thank You to Our Major Season Supporters! MAJOR SEASON SUPPORTERS Pat and Bob Baer Beverly and Bob Bartner David and Betty-Jean Bavar Susan and Jim Buck Christine Buckley-Currie, in loving memory of John Currie Don and Jo Ann Burhart Gary and Elizabeth Butler Carole Crosby, Ruby E. and Carole Crosby Family Foundation Andrew and Judith Economos Bill Evans Sharon and Herman Frankel Shelley and Sy Goldblatt Larry and Debbie Haspel Nona Macdonald Heaslip Stanley Kane, in honor of Janet* Kane Carolyn Keystone and Jim Meekison Beverly L. Koski Ruth Kreindler Carol Phillips Maurice Richards and Jack Kesler Audrey Robbins and Harry Leopold Judy Rudges The Samowitz Foundation, Paulette Samowitz and Lani Haynes Janis and Hobart Swan Alice and Norman Tulchin Edie Winston, in loving memory of Herb Winston Geri and Ron Yonover Judy Zuckerberg and George Kole * in memoriam SEASON SPONSORS Thank you to our donors for your new or increased gifts.you Make it Possible! 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FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE SUPPORT Appleby Foundation BMO Private Bank Café L Europe Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust The Joy McCann Foundation Leona Hughes Trust of the Bank of America Client Foundation Lylea Creative Manatee Community Foundation Sabal Palm Bank Susan Phelps, Berkshire Hathaway Florida Realty CO-PRODUCERS Gerald and Sondra Biller, Jungle Book Gary and Elizabeth Butler, Jungle Book Ben and Judith Handelman, Rhinoceros Marilyn and Ivan Kushen, Roe Jim Roque, Vice President, SunTrust Wealth Management, Rhinoceros ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY Anonymous Susan Comeau Ben and Judith Handelman Geri and Ron Yonover EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING David and Betty-Jean Bavar Gerald and Sondra Biller Donna and Jon Boscia Gary and Elizabeth Butler Susan Comeau Harriet Eisner and Dean Eisner Audrey Robbins and Harry Leopold Geri and Ron Yonover DIRECTORS SOCIETY Richard and Noreen Ackerman, Ovation Level Shirley Fein, Ovation Level Ann Z. Leventhal and Jon Newman, Ovation Level Raymond and Maralyn Morrissey, Ovation Level Ann and Bill Sim, Ovation Level Bob and Elaine Appel Family Fund, Bravo Level Beth Cotner and Jack Alogna, Bravo Level Don and Amy Friedrich, Bravo Level Jane C. Gould, Bravo Level Audrey Heimler, Bravo Level Robert and Carole Kay, Bravo Level Kathy Kelle and Karl Fedronas, Bravo Level Bob and Mary Lenari, Bravo Level Ms. H. Lee Levins, Bravo Level Marlene and Hal Liberman, Bravo Level Ilse Mack, Bravo Level William McGrath, Bravo Level John and Antje Munroe, Bravo Level Franklin D. and Dixie C. Platt, Bravo Level Susan Talarico and Mike Sundermeyer, Bravo Level Thomas B. Wilson and Patrick J. Crimmings, Bravo Level CELESTIAL ANGELS Anonymous Begay Atkinson Martin and Suzanne Batt Edward and Annette Eliasberg Margie P. 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