ContentsFrom the President & CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Welcome from Prairie Meadows . . . . . . . .4The Best of the Second City . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Who’s Who in the Company . . . . . . . . . . . .6Second City Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Des Moines Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . .10 Board of Directors and Staff

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The Best of the Second CityFebruary 3-8, 2015

Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 pmDesMoinesPerformingArts.org

800-745-3000 · Civic Center Ticket Office

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Dear friends,

Welcome to the Temple Theater! Since opening in October 2002, the Temple Theater has become an important fixture in the live entertainment scene in Central Iowa and a cornerstone of the Western Gateway revitalization . It is undoubtedly one of the best small performance spaces in Des Moines .

Des Moines Performing Arts is dedicated to bringing the finest in professional theater and entertainment to our area . We’re very grateful to Prairie Meadows for supporting our programming .

We especially appreciate the support of our loyal Temple Comedy Series Season Ticket Holders . It’s the support of theater-goers like you that makes this intimate theater a continued success .

Enjoy this performance of The Best of the Second City! And, be sure to join us for more laughs at Murder for Two in March and Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man in April .

Jeff ChelesvigPresident & CEODes Moines Performing Arts

FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

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Dear Temple Theater guests,

Des Moines is alive with cultural events that rival those found in much larger cities across the nation . This is a result, in large part, to the outstanding offerings presented by Des Moines Performing Arts . Your support of this organization and the wonderful productions at

the Temple Theater is a testament to the quality of offerings it provides to our community .

Prairie Meadows is delighted to partner with Des Moines Performing Arts in bringing you the Prairie Meadows Temple Comedy Series and to contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life in Central Iowa .

Along with our commitment to providing financial support to the arts, Prairie Meadows has given more than $1 billion through taxes, grants and charitable donations to the State of Iowa . More than half of that has remained right here in our community to promote economic development, agriculture, jobs and tourism .

We look forward to another wonderful season, and we hope you enjoy the show .

Sincerely,

Gary PalmerPresident /CEO Prairie Meadows

WELCOME FROM PRAIRIE MEADOWS

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February 3-8, 2015PRESENTED BY DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS

TEMPLE THEATERA Des Moines Performing Arts Theater

Jeff Chelesvig, President & CEO

The Second City is truly a Chicago landmark and a national treasure . From the company that launched the careers of Tina

Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more, comes the next generation of the comedy world’s best and brightest in an evening of hilarious sketch comedy and

Second City’s trademark improvisation .

Co-Chairmen Andrew Alexander & Len Stuart

CEO & Executive Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Alexander

Executive Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly Leonard

Managing Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Deja

Director of Talent Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beth Kligerman

Producer of the Touring Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Ruffner

Producing Director of the Touring Company . . . . . Nate DuFort

Admin to the Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Miller

There will be one 15-minute intermission .

All actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the professional union for actors and stage managers.

THE BEST OF

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LISA BARBER is a small town girl who couldn’t be happier to be living in the big city of Chicago working with these talented folks . A proud graduate of The Second City’s Conservatory and Writing programs, she has sailed the high

seas with Second City Theatricals and recently performed as an understudy in The Second City’s Incomplete Guide to Everything. Check out her web series Growing Alice, recently nominated at LA WebFest for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Ensemble Cast, at lisakbarber .com . When not performing, Lisa can be found frolicking about town with her poodle, Sophie, who is always stirring up trouble .

JO FELDMAN grew up in Detroit and went to college in Israel and Chicago . Her first job with The Second City was as an intern at age 19 . Jo has worked for NPR, toured with The Second City aboard Norwegian Cruise Line and performed in

the great state of Maine with ImprovAcadia . In Chicago she performs with Sears Tower at the iO Theater and her best friend Mike Marunowski in Feldmanowski at the Upstairs Gallery . Endless thank yous to my family, and best buds Elissa and Andy, for the constant love and snacks . Follow @hellojofeldman on Twitter for her opinions on what exactly constitutes a hummus .

JULIE MARCHIANO is thrilled to be working with The Second City Touring Company . Previously, Julie has performed in Go, Improv, Go! at UP Comedy Club, with Second City Theatricals aboard the NCL Dawn and NCL Epic, and with

Moxie, an official House Ensemble of The Second City Training Center . She performs regularly with Storytown (Stage 773), American Standard (iO), That Just Happened (CIC) and as one half of the sketch duo GUNNER . www .juliemarchiano .com .

CHUCHO PÉREZ is honored to be touring with The Second City . When he isn’t on the road, you can most often see him performing solo shows, with his rap group Handsome Naked or with Pimprov Friday Nights . Hailing (Go

Blue) from Michigan, you can follow him and his Detroit sports bias @TheChuchoPerez . Chucho would like to thank The Second City for providing this experience, Dionna Griffin-Irons for all she has done, and most importantly, his parents for being supportive of him wasting his college education by pursuing an acting career .

NICK REES was raised in Iowa and drove a tractor during the summers . After earning a degree in creative writing that took him back to Iowa and a job at a gas station, he

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WHO’S WHO in the COMPANYmoved to Chicago to try improv . Nick’s girlfriend convinced him to move to Chicago, so she gets some of the blame for all of this . In addition to the University of Missouri, he is also a graduate of the The Second City Conservatory and iO .

Nick has performed with The Second City Training Center House Ensembles as well as with several groups at iO and The Playground .

ADAM SCHRECK is absolutely thrilled to perform with The Second City . Originally from Pittsburgh, Adam graduated from Denison University and moved to Chicago after falling in love with the windy city while enrolled in

The Second City’s Comedy Studies Program . In addition to the Touring Company, Adam is also an ensemble member of The Second City Improv All-Stars and the improvised children’s show Go, Improv, Go!. Adam also regularly performs at iO, The Playground, the Upstairs Gallery and all around Chicago with his sketch/improv duo, Sweethearts . Adam would very much like to thank The Second City for this opportunity and his family and friends, especially Caitlin, for all their support .

FERNANDO ALVAREZ, JR. (Stage Manager) graduated with his Bachelor’s in Theatre Education from the University of Texas at

El Paso where he stage managed numerous shows such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Threepenny Opera . In Chicago, he completed a stage management internship at the Goodman Theatre for their production of Chinglish, stage managed Family Devotions (Halceyon), Assisted Living (Profiles), L-Vis Live! (Victory Gardens), The Diary of Anne Frank (Metropolis Performing Arts Center), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Haven Theatre), and assistant stage managed Be a Good Little Widow (Collaboractions), Reefer Madness and Pippin: A Bollywood Spectacular (Circle) .

NICK GAGE (Music Director) is thrilled to once more be working with The Second City . He’s worked with The Second City before as a Music Director aboard the NCL Star in the inglorious winter of ‘14 . He’s also music directed several shows with Chicago’s Internet sensation Team StarKid, including two successful runs at The Second City’s UP Comedy Club . Other credits include writing the music for Team StarKid’s 2012 Internet musical Holy Musical B@man!, and was featured as an actor in 2013’s Twisted: Story of a Royal Vizier.

PIERO PROCACCINI (Director) is excited to be working with such a talented ensemble . Many thanks to his family and friends for their constant support .

The world’s premier comedy club/theatre and school of

improvisation.

Visit us at SecondCity.com

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FACTs1Legendary comedy theater with resident stages in

Chicago and Toronto, as well as touring ensembles entertaining more than a million guests each year .

2Training ground for a host of famous alums including John Belushi, Mike Myers, Bill Murray,

Gilda Radner, John Candy, Catherine O’Hara, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and more than 500 more .

3Winner of more than 30 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations in Chicago and more than 35 Dora Award nominations in Toronto, honoring excellence in

professional theatre .

4 Four international touring companies traveling around the country and world including Austria, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Iraq .

5The largest training center for improvisation and acting in the country with 13,000 students annually at schools in Los Angeles, Chicago and Toronto .

6 Presents more than 400 corporate engagements annually through Second City Communications, with a focus on live event support and entertainment, as well

as designing and facilitating workshops on team building, communication and presentation skills .

7Produced 185 television episodes of SCTV, garnering an ACTRA award, two Emmy awards

and more than 13 Emmy Award nominations .

8The exclusive provider of improvisational comedy revues for Norwegian Cruise Line, with

six ships currently hosting Second City companies – performing to 14,000 passengers weekly .

9Gives more than $100,000 in charitable donations annually to community and social programs .

10Second City Education provides professional development training, in-class workshops and residencies, and performances to thousands of K-12 students,

teachers and staff members each year .

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GUEsT INFORMATION

OFFICERs Thomas Brown * Chair/Compensation Chair Brown NationaLease

Mary Kramer * Vice-Chair/Assets Chair Ambassador, Ret.

Thomas E. Press * Treasurer Midland’s Choice

Rosemary Parson * Secretary EquiTrust Life Insurance Company

Mary Stier * Past Chair The Brilliance Group

Karen J. Lynn * Assets Chair Athene USA

Eric T. Crowell * Audit Chair UnityPoint Health – Des Moines

John Craig * Finance Chair Sammons Financial Group

Dr. Andy McGuire * Nom/Gov Chair Meridian Health Plan

DIRECTORs Tom Ahart Des Moines Public Schools

Robert Brownell Polk County Board of Supervisors

Frank Cownie City of Des Moines

Michael Eberle, DVM Eberle Animal Hospital

Jon Garnaas Healthy Living Centers of America

Travis Gjoraas Deloitte

Sheryl Grimm Community Leader

Laure Guisinger Holmes Murphy & Associates

Terry Johnson Wells Fargo Wealth Management

Monica Kirgan Principal Financial Group

Christine Lauridsen Sand Lauridsen Group

Robert Mahaffey City of Des Moines

Patrick Mack John Deere Financial

Bob O’Hollearn Allied Insurance

Katie Stocking Happy Medium

Angela Williams The Great Frame Up

LEGAL COUNsEL Mike Kulik Davis Brown Law Firm

*Indicates a member of the Executive Committee

BOARD OF DIRECTORs

ADMINIsTRATION Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO

Laura Sweet Vice President & COO

Heidi Watkins Finance Director/Controller

Bill McElrath Business Director

Barbara Hanson Accountant

Chris Browning Office Manager

BUILDING sERVICEs Earl Smith Building Services Manager

Ly Ung Assistant Building Services Manager

Building Services Associates: Danny Glover

Francisco Hernandez

Khom Mao

Francisco Mora

Irene Perez

Hank Teav

Dominick Ung

DEVELOPMENT Todd Fogdall Director of Development

Tiffany Spinner Annual Fund Manager

Brett Smith Research Specialist

Rachel Woodhouse Donor Relations Coordinator

Kelsey Tyler Development Intern

GUEsT sERVICEs Joel Cox Guest Services Manager

Allison Ross Assistant Guest Services Manager

House Managers:

Kerry George

Shirley Kleywegt *

Doug Kouba

Evonne Kouba

Sharon Montgomery

Cynde Pool *

Shirley Ramirez

Marion Singleton

*Temple Theater House Managers

MARKETING Barb Preuss Director of Marketing

Cindy Hughes Anliker Communications Manager

Summer Evans Marketing Manager

Matt Spangler Marketing Manager

Greg Votava Digital Marketing Manager

Kevin Maisto Marketing Intern

PROGRAMMING & EDUCATION Eric B. Olmscheid Director of Programming & Education

Karoline Myers Education Manager

Sarah Bannon Community Programs Coordinator

Julie Houghton Programming & Education Coordinator

Michelle McDonald School Programs Coordinator

Trevor Wiley Education Itern

TECHNICAL OPERATIONs Alan Dyer Technical Operations Manager/ Head Electrician

Nicholas Romano Stage Operations Manager/ Head Carpenter

Greg Tracy Production Manager/Head Audio

Jamie L. Stepp Production Supervisor

Logan Christian Audio Engineer

TICKET OFFICE Denise Smithson Green Interim Ticket Office Director

Brooke Bridenstine Ticket Office Staff Manager

Misty Enderson Ticket Office Database Manager

Jeff Waldschmitt Ticket Office Manager

Laura Arenson Customer Service Team Member

Candace Bell Customer Service Team Member

Margo Jones Customer Service Team Member

Chontel Berthelsen Group Sales Coordinator

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The backstage employees of Des Moines Performing Arts are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 67.

GUEsT INFORMATIONCAMERAsThe use of cameras or any type of recording devices is prohibited .

CELL PHONEs AND MOBILE DEVICEsPlease turn cell phones and mobile devices off, or set them to the silent mode . Please also refrain from text messaging and using them as light sources during the performance .

LATE sEATINGLate seating will be accommodated by House Staff at the earliest appropriate time .

sPECIAL sEATING NEEDsSeating is available for all performances for a variety of accessibility requirements . Please call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 .

WHEELCHAIRThe Temple Theater has a wheelchair available to assist guests with mobility concerns . A House Manager may be contacted for access to this .

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