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1 Lifeline Theatre LIFELINE THEATRE 6912 North Glenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 (773) 761-4477 (773) 761-4582 (Fax) www.lifelinetheatre.com Welcome to this evening’s performance of The Count of Monte Cristo, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. We hope to see in the winter for our world premiere adaptation of Hunger by Elise Blackwell. Thank you for joining us. Enjoy the show! —Lifeline Ensemble LIFELINE THEATRE ENSEMBLE Patrick Blashill Christina Calvit Victoria DeIorio Alan Donahue Kevin D. Gawley Peter Greenberg James E. Grote Chris Hainsworth John Hildreth Paul S. Holmquist Elise Kauzlaric Robert Kauzlaric Frances Limoncelli Katie McLean Hainsworth Dorothy Milne Shole Milos Sandy Snyder Pietz Suzanne Plunkett Phil Timberlake Jenifer Tyler Christopher M. Walsh Elizabeth Powell Wislar ENSEMBLE EMERITUS Eric Lane Barnes, Meryl Friedman, Rebecca Hamlin, James Sie, Steve Totland BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark Gluskin, President Rebecca Tinkham, Vice-President Peter Calibraro, Treasurer Patricia Kelley, Recording Secretary Raymond R. Snyder, Secretary Loreli Fritz-Cohn Cynthia Hunt Rudolph Donna Mavros Lisbeth Maxwell Beatriz G. Reyes Sara Rothkopf Roche Schulfer Regan A. Smith BOARD EMERITUS Linda Jacobson, Susan Rosenberg (In Memoriam), Jackie Snyder, John Tolley, Steven Wise, Ann Ziegler ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Artistic Director ..................................................................................................... Dorothy Milne Managing Director ..................................................................................................... Allison Cain Marketing Director/Casting Director ........................................................... Robert Kauzlaric Director of Education................................................................................................... Lea Pinsky Operations Manager ................................................................................................. Erica Foster Production Manager ......................................................................................... .Cortney Hurley Technical Director................................................................................................. Joe Schermoly Box Office Associates ..................................................................Marissa Martinez, Jeri Tocco House Managers ........................................................................ Tiffany Keane, Susan Tecktiel Shuttle Driver ......................................................................................................... Darren Meyers Ushers provided by The Saints

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LIFELINE THEATRE 6912 North Glenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 (773) 761-4477 (773) 761-4582 (Fax) www.lifelinetheatre.com Suzanne Plunkett Phil Timberlake Jenifer Tyler Christopher M. Walsh Elizabeth Powell Wislar Katie McLean Hainsworth Dorothy Milne Shole Milos Sandy Snyder Pietz Lisbeth Maxwell Beatriz G. Reyes Chris Hainsworth John Hildreth Paul S. Holmquist Elise Kauzlaric Robert Kauzlaric Frances Limoncelli Ushers provided by The Saints 1LifelineTheatre

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LIFELINE THEATRE6912 North Glenwood Avenue

Chicago, IL 60626(773) 761-4477

(773) 761-4582 (Fax)www.lifelinetheatre.com

Welcome to this evening’s performance of The Count of Monte Cristo, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. We hope to see in the winter for our world premiere adaptation of Hunger by Elise Blackwell. Thank you for joining us. Enjoy the show! —Lifeline Ensemble

LIFELINE THEATRE ENSEMBLE

Patrick BlashillChristina CalvitVictoria DeIorioAlan DonahueKevin D. GawleyPeter GreenbergJames E. Grote

Chris HainsworthJohn HildrethPaul S. HolmquistElise KauzlaricRobert KauzlaricFrances Limoncelli

Katie McLean Hainsworth Dorothy MilneShole MilosSandy Snyder

Pietz

Suzanne PlunkettPhil TimberlakeJenifer TylerChristopher M.

WalshElizabeth Powell

Wislar

ENSEMBLE EMERITUSEric Lane Barnes, Meryl Friedman, Rebecca Hamlin, James Sie, Steve Totland

BOARD OF DIRECTORSMark Gluskin, President

Rebecca Tinkham, Vice-PresidentPeter Calibraro, Treasurer

Patricia Kelley, Recording SecretaryRaymond R. Snyder, Secretary

Loreli Fritz-CohnCynthia Hunt Rudolph

Donna Mavros

Lisbeth MaxwellBeatriz G. Reyes

Sara RothkopfRoche SchulferRegan A. Smith

BOARD EMERITUSLinda Jacobson, Susan Rosenberg (In Memoriam),

Jackie Snyder, John Tolley, Steven Wise, Ann Ziegler

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFArtistic Director ..................................................................................................... Dorothy MilneManaging Director ..................................................................................................... Allison Cain Marketing Director/Casting Director ........................................................... Robert KauzlaricDirector of Education ................................................................................................... Lea PinskyOperations Manager ................................................................................................. Erica FosterProduction Manager ......................................................................................... .Cortney HurleyTechnical Director .................................................................................................Joe SchermolyBox Office Associates ..................................................................Marissa Martinez, Jeri ToccoHouse Managers ........................................................................Tiffany Keane, Susan Tecktiel Shuttle Driver ......................................................................................................... Darren Meyers

Ushers provided by The Saints

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proudly presents

The Count of Monte CristoBased on the legendary classic by Alexandre Dumas

Adapted by Christopher M. Walsh*Directed by Paul S. Holmquist*

Scenic & Properties DesignerJoe Schermoly

Original Music & Sound DesignerChristopher Kriz

Violence DesignerR&D Choreography

Stage Manager Katie Adams

Master Electrician Grayson Cunningham

Photography Suzanne Plunkett*

Lighting Designer Brandon Wardell

Costume Designer Aly Renee Amidei

Production ManagerCortney Hurley

Assistant Stage MangerJessica Wright

CarpenterEli King

Graphic DesignerRobert McLean

*Denotes member of Lifeline Artistic Ensemble

Special Thanks to Bobby Coyne, Joey deBettencourt, Nick Divarco, Megan Hovany, Elise Kauzlaric, Jennifer Jourdan, Katie Swimm, and Ian Zywica

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CAST ( i n o rder of appea rance)

Edmond Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo ............................................Chris Hainsworth*Mercedes, Countess de Morcerf .............................................................................. Jenifer Tyler*Gaspard Caderousse /Abbe Faria ............................................................................ Don BenderGerard de Villefort ............................................................................................. Robert Kauzlaric*Baron Danglars ............................................................................................................ John FerrickFernand Mondego, Count de Morcerf .............................................James Anthony ZoccoliAlbert de Morcerf ...........................................................................................................Chris DaleyHaydee ................................................................................................................... Susaan JamshidiFranz/Benedetto........................................................................................................Jesse MansonEugenie Danglars ................................................................................................... Cathlyn MelvinBaroness Hermine Danglars ....................................................................................... Dana BlackUnderstudies ..................................................Scott T. Barsotti, Rachel Renee, Mandy Walsh

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alexandre Dumas, born July 24, 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts in France, was the third child of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a general in the French revolutionary army. A Haitian of mixed descent, Dumas’ father was dismissed from the army when new racially discriminating laws were applied in 1802, and the general became profoundly bitter towards Napoleon. Dumas’s father died in 1806, leaving the family poor. In the early 1820’s, after the restoration of the monarchy, Dumas moved to Paris and gained a position on the staff of the Duc d’Orleans, where he began to foster his literary interests. In 1830 he participated in the Revolution that ousted Charles X and replaced him on the throne with the Duc d’Orléans, who would rule as Louis-Philippe, the Citizen King. During the 1830s, Dumas wrote hugely successful plays, and his tours of Switzerland and Italy produced many travel books. In 1838, Dumas met Auguste Maquet, who became his collaborator on many works, although they were officially attributed solely to Dumas, including The Three Musketeers (1844) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1845). These books were enormously successful, turning Dumas into a worldwide literary celebrity. Dumas continued to write prolifically well into the 1860s, his total literary output amounting to over three hundred volumes. He died of a stroke on December 5, 1870.

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PROFILES

Don Bender (Caderousse/Abbe Faria) Don previously appeared at Lifeline in The Mark of Zorro and The Picture of Dorian Gray. He was most

recently seen as Sherlock Holmes in Sign of the Four at City Lit, where he also played the detective in The Hound of the Baskervilles and Holmes and Watson. Other recent credits include Frost/Nixon (TimeLine Theatre), Dancing at Lughnasa (Seanachaí Theatre Company), The Little Foxes (Shattered Globe Theatre), Our Enemies (Silk Road Theatre Project), One Fine Day (Stage Left Theatre), and The Night Season (Vitalist Theatre). He received a Joseph Jefferson Nomination for his performance in City Lit’s production of Old Times. Over the course of the last 25 years he has worked with such companies as Writers Theatre, Next Theatre, American Blues Theatre, Circle Theatre, The Hypocrites, and many others.

Dana Black (Hermine) Dana is thrilled to be making her Lifeline debut. She was recently seen in Theatre Seven’s The Chicago Landmark

Project and Caffeine Theatre’s Wreckage, directed by Joanie Schultz. Other Chicago credits include Bordello (Chicago Dramatists); Dental Society Midwinter Meeting (At Play Productions/Chicago Dramatists); Baal (TUTA); Wild Nights with Emily (Caffeine Theatre); Two by Pinter (Piven Theatre); Pangs of the Messiah (Silk Road Theatre); Beauty on the Vine (BackStage Theatre); The Permanent Way (New Leaf Theatre); Dona Rosita (Caffeine Theatre); This Happy Breed (TimeLine). She has understudied at Steppenwolf, The Goodman and Victory Gardens and is a graduate of The School at Steppenwolf. Dana is a voiceover artist with Naked Voices, Inc. and an Artistic Associate with Caffeine Theatre. She will be appearing in Next

Theatre’s production of After the Revolution directed by Kimberly Senior in the spring of 2012.

Chris Daley (Albert) Chris has previously appeared at Lifeline as Blackberry in Watership Down. Additional Chicago credits: It’s a Wonderful Life and

Letters Home at Fox Valley Rep; A Perfect Wedding, directed by Joanie Schultz (Circle Theatre); My Fair Lady and Fast Forward Tour (About Face Theatre); Momentary Opera Spectacle and Last of My Species II (Redmoon Theatre); and Talk Radio (The State Theatre), among others. Regional: two seasons with the Red Barn Summer Theatre of Indiana. Chris received a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and currently studies with Allen Gilmore.

John Ferrick (Danglars) This marks John’s tenth show with Lifeline, after last popping in for one night in Watership Down. Lifeline credits: Treasure Island, Flight

of the Dodo, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Talking It Over, The Mark of Zorro, The Killer Angels, The Return of the King, and The Two Towers. A proud Ensemble Member of Strawdog Theatre, John’s credits there include: Conquest of the South Pole, Red Noses, Old Town, Three Sisters, Marathon ‘33, Tooth of Crime, Julius Caesar, Fuddy Meers, Knives in Hens, The Green Bird, and Our Country’s Good. Highlights of past Chicago credits include: The Hypocrites (Cabaret), Stage Left (Kingsville), The Side Project (The Artist Needs a Wife), About Face (inaugural production of Dream Boy), The Goodman (Arcadia), and A Crew of Patches, where he is a company member (Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet). A member of both SAG and AFTRA, John holds a BFA in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

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Chris Hainsworth* (Edmond) A Lifeline ensemble member since 2010, Chris was last seen as the Marquis de Carabas in Lifeline’s Non-Equity Jeff Award-winning

production of Neverwhere. Other Lifeline credits include Israel Hands/Captain Flint in Treasure Island and Oliver in Talking it Over. Other Chicago credits include Mott in The Artist Needs a Wife at the side project; Sheriff Raven in The Dreams in the Witch House with WildClaw; Robbie in Scenes from the Big Picture with Seanachaí; and Scotty in Old Town (After Dark Award: Best Musical), Mike in A Lie of the Mind, Ruddy in Marathon ‘33 (Non-Equity Jeff Award: Ensemble), Det. Dakis in Detective Story (Non-Equity Jeff Awards: Production & Ensemble) and Marcus Brutus in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, amongst many others at Strawdog, where he is an Emeritus Ensemble member. In 2009 Chris won the coveted Bloody Axe Award in WildClaw Theatre’s DeathScribe Festival for his piece Remembrance. He is also adapting Lifeline’s second MainStage show of the 2011-12 season: Hunger, based on the debut novel by Elise Blackwell.

Susaan Jamshidi (Haydee) Susaan returns to Lifeline after appearing in The Blue Shadow. This summer, she performed with the

Michigan Shakespeare Festival in Much Ado, The Winter’s Tale, and Tartuffe. Other regional credits include The Arabian Nights at Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, and Lookingglass, directed by Mary Zimmerman; The Crucible with Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Young Company, directed by Timothy Douglas; and several readings at the Goodman Theatre including Yasmina’s Necklace, directed by Henry Godinez. Other Chicago credits include The Arab-Israeli Cookbook (Theatre Mir), Skin in Flames and Spare Change

(Stage Left), Terman Vox Machina (Oracle Theatre) and work with The Inconvenience. Susaan received her MFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University and is represented by Gray Talent Group.

Robert Kauzlaric* (Villefort) Robert is a proud member of Lifeline Theatre’s artistic ensemble. As an actor, he has appeared in fifteen productions on the

Lifeline stage over the past twelve seasons, including The Return of the King, Around the World in 80 Days (Non-Equity Jeff Awards: Supporting Actor-Play and Ensemble), The Killer Angels, Strong Poison, A Room With A View, The Mark of Zorro (After Dark Award: Outstanding Production), Neverwhere, and Wuthering Heights. Other area acting credits include work with Seanachaí Theatre Co., Strawdog, Goodman Theatre, Greasy Joan & Co., The Hypocrites, City Lit, Circle Theatre, Bailiwick Repertory, New American Theater, Theatre at the Center, and the IL Shakespeare Festival.

Jesse Manson (Benedetto) Jesse is pleased to be back at Lifeline. He earned his Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare from Mary Baldwin

College in association with the American Shakespeare Center. Jesse was recently seen as Dandelion and Kehaar in Lifeline’s Jeff Recommended production of Watership Down and Owen in That Pretty, Pretty... or, The Rape Play at Charnel House Theatre. You might have also seen Jesse on his bike or on the lake path training for the Chicago marathon.

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Cathlyn Melvin (Eugenie) Cathlyn is delighted to make her Lifeline Theatre debut. She was most recently seen as Dale and Young Kate in Marisa Wegrzyn’s

Hickorydickory at Chicago Dramatists, and is currently part of an educational tour of Fractured Fairy Tales with GreatWorks Theatre Company. Regionally, Cathlyn has worked with the Milwaukee Rep, Youngblood Theatre Company, Two Weeks Productions, Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre, and Milwaukee Shakespeare. Cathlyn is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency, LLC.

Jenifer Tyler* (Mercedes) Jenifer is a graduate of DePaul Theatre School and a Lifeline ensemble member since 2001. Most recently at Lifeline she was seen

as Lady Julia in The Moonstone. She received a Non Equity Jeff Award for Outstanding Actress in a Principle Role, for her portrayal of Jane in Jane Eyre, and a nomination for her performance as Harriet Vane in Gaudy Night. Jenifer directed The Velveteen Rabbit for Lifeline’s KidSeries. She is a member emeritus of the writing-performance group The Sweat Girls and a teaching artist with Lifeline’s CPS residency program.

James Anthony Zoccoli (Fernand) James makes his Lifeline debut with this production. His autobiographical one-man comedy show Wiggerlover

[whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas] debuted with the DCA Studio Theatre at the Chicago Cultural Center in February, 2010. Since then, he has presented his hysterical life story publicly in theaters and privately at

schools all over the city; including a weekend at last year’s Fillet of Solo Festival. His other pet project, The Game Show Show... & Stuff! was named Best Late Night by Chicago Magazine two years in a row and will begin an extended run at the Mercury Theatre this fall. Local stage credits include work with Chicago Shakespeare, Next, Live Bait, Noble Fool, Lakeside Shakespeare, Emerald City, Adventure Stage, and as an ensemble member of Strawdog Theatre Company. Recent film credits include The Express, Klya’s Law, and A Perfect Manhattan.

Scott T. Barsotti (Understudy) Scott is a playwright and actor originally from Pittsburgh, PA. Scott made his Lifeline debut in the spring as Fiver in Watership

Down. Scott was also recently seen in The Dream Journal of Doctor Jekyll with The Chicago Mammals and WildClaw Theatre’s Carmilla at the DCA Storefront Theater. Other Chicago credits include: Curious Theatre Branch, Victory Gardens, WNEP Theater, Collaboraction, and Pavement Group. Scott’s plays include The Revenants, Jet Black Chevrolet, McMeekin Finds Out, Brewed, and The Body Snatcher, and have been seen in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and New Orleans; his newest play, Kill Me, will premiere with WildClaw Theatre in early 2012. Scott is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists and a company member of WildClaw Theatre and Curious Theatre Branch.

Rachel Renee (Understudy) Rachel is thrilled to be working with Lifeline again after understudying for Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type last

season. In the Chicago area, Rachel has performed with the Lyric Opera, Light Opera Works, Theatre Building Chicago,

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and Bailiwick Repertory, among others. In addition to movie, TV, and commercial appearances, Rachel has sung all over the world, visiting all seven continents on Japanese and British cruise ships. She’s sung with the Russian Folk Orchestra of Madison, WI; the Japanese Sakura Trio in Japan; and with West End Performer Anthony Stuart Lloyd in concert in England. Rachel is a member of NATS and the Chicago Cabaret Professionals.

Mandy Walsh (Understudy) Mandy is thrilled to be working with Lifeline again after appearing in last spring’s Watership Down. Other recent credits

include Carmilla with Wildclaw Theatre, The Last Daughter of Oedipus with Babes with Blades, and The Ring Cycle with The Building Stage. She is a graduate of the theatre program at Columbia College and is also a continuing student at Black Box Acting Studio.

Christopher M. Walsh* (Adaptor) Chris has been a member of Lifeline Theatre’s artistic ensemble since 2010. He has been seen on the Lifeline stage in Watership Down, Neverwhere, Treasure Island, Busman’s Honeymoon, and The Mark of Zorro, and he will be back on stage next winter in Hunger. Other recent acting credits include Louis Slotin Sonata (A Red Orchid), Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge (Backstage Theatre), Journey’s End (Griffin Theatre), and The Hound of the Baskervilles (City Lit). Chris is a continuing student at Black Box Acting Studio. The Count of Monte Cristo is Chris’ first credit as an adaptor.

Paul S. Holmquist* (Director) Paul has been a Lifeline ensemble member since 2006. Directing credits on Lifeline’s Mainstage include The Moonstone, Neverwhere, Busman’s Honeymoon, and The Island of Dr. Moreau (Non-Equity Jeff Award Nomination: Director-Play). For Lifeline’s KidSeries, he directed

Flight of the Dodo and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, and will direct the upcoming musical Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. Other directing credits include The Robber Bridegroom (Non-Equity Jeff Award Nomination: Director-Musical) and The Constant Wife with Griffin Theatre Company, and Under Milk Wood with Caffeine Theatre. As an actor, Paul most recently appeared at Lifeline playing Hazel in Watership Down. Paul is a graduate of the BFA Acting program of The Theatre School at DePaul University and holds a Graduate Laban CMA from Columbia College Chicago, where he teaches and works.

Katie Adams (Stage Manager) Katie is trhilled to return to Lifeline after stage managing last season’s The Moonstone and the 2011 Fillet of Solo Festival. Other Chicago-area credits include productions with Steep Theatre, Roosevelt University, her alma mater, Northwestern University.

Aly Renee Amidei (Costume Designer) Aly is pleased to return as a Costume Designer after designing Watership Down. Aly is the Costume and Makeup Coordinator at the College of Dupage. She is also an ensemble member at Strawdog Theatre, where she will be designing costumes for Old Times and Petrified Forest, and makeup for Duchess of Malfi this season. She is also the Artistic Director of Wildclaw Theatre, where she has designed the costumes for all of their shows and adapted their most recent play, J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. She will be designing costumes for Wildclaw’s next production, Scott T. Barsotti’s Kill Me. You can also see the notoriously stage-shy Aly performing as a foley artist in Wildclaw’s Deathscribe, our Fourth Annual Radio Play Festival on December 5th at the Mayne Stage right around the corner.

Cortney Hurley (Production Manager) Cortney is happy to be returning for her fifth season with Lifeline after working on such productions as The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The Mark of Zorro. Previous production

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management positions include the last four seasons at Strawdog Theatre, Ellen Under Glass with the House Theatre of Chicago, and One False Note with Plasticene. She currently serves as the Production Manager and General Manager at Strawdog Theatre, as well as the Assistant Production Manager at Theater on the Lake (since 2004).

Christopher Kriz (Original Music & Sound Designer) Chris works nationally as a composer and sound designer. In Chicago, he has designed over 200 productions for companies including Northlight, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, and TimeLine. Regional credits include the national tour of America Amerique (Jena Company) and the upcoming The Fall Of The House (Theatre Squared). Recent Chicago credits include Festen (Steep Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (First Folio), Around The World In 80 Days and Bad Dates (Fox Valley Rep), Educating Rita (Shattered Globe), and Bug (Redtwist). Upcoming productions include The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Steppenwolf ), Black Pearl Sings (Northlight), Cloud 9 (The Gift), and Old Times (Strawdog).

R&D Choreography: David Gregory & Richard Gilbert (Violence Designer) R&D Choreography is having a great time working with another incredibly talented team at Lifeline! R&D is a non-profit company founded by David Gregory and Richard Gilbert for the purpose of improving the power and effectiveness of Chicago area theatre through the art of violence design. Since 1997, R&D has choreographed fight scenes in over one hundred eighty productions, taught stage combat at universities, colleges, and workshops, and performed in professional theatre, live stunt shows, and film. They have designed violence for dozens of Chicago area theatres, including About Face, Apple Tree, ATC, Bailiwick, Blindfaith, Circle, First Folio, Griffin, National Pastimes, New American Theatre, Piven, Profiles, Shakespeare’s Motley Crew, Theo Ubique, Trapdoor, and Vitalist.

Joe Schermoly (Scenic & Properties Designer) Joe is a set designer, technical director and painter and is very happy to be making his Lifeline set design debut after designing props for The Moonstone last year. His design work has been seen around Chicago at Griffin (No More Dead Dogs, Port, The Constant Wife), Strawdog (Master and Margarita, Richard III), Sinnerman Ensemble (Sweet Confinement), Eclipse (The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek) and more. He has also designed and built shows in London for The Finborough, Bush, and Gate theatres among others. Joe studied set design at Northwestern University and has received two After Dark Awards for his design work in Chicago. Upcoming work includes The Spirit Play with Strange Tree Company at the DCA and The Ugly One with The Sideshow Project.

Brandon Wardell (Lighting Designer) This is Brandon’s third design at Lifeline, following The Moonstone and Mrs. Caliban. Brandon is an Ensemble member with Backstage Theatre Co, Adventure Stage Chicago, and is an Artistic Associate at Steep Theatre. Recent lighting designs include Three Days of Rain (BSTC), Pornography (Steep), And A Child Shall Lead (ASC), Aunt Dan and Lemon (BSTC), and the US Premier of Harper Regan (Steep). Scenic designs include Baal (TUTA), Holes (ASC), In Arabia We’d All Be Kings (Steep), and Dracula (Building Stage). Brandon earned his MFA from Northwestern University and is on Faculty at Northern Illinois University.

SHOUT Marketing and Media RelationsJill Evans La Penna and James Juliano formed SHOUT Marketing & Media Relations (SHOUT) in August 2007. SHOUT specializes in entertainment events and leisure organizations. With more than 30 years of collective experience, the partners give a strong voice to individuals, organizations and events of varying sizes, budgets and needs. From hotel/resort destinations to theatrical presentations to restaurants

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DONORS

The following foundations, corporations, and individuals have made significant contributions to Lifeline Theatre. Their generosity and enthusiasm have made our efforts a success. These donations provide support for our artistic programs, our education outreach programs, our Arts for All programs, and general operating expenses. This list includes gift/pledges received between July 1, 2010 and September 1, 2011.

Anonymous (10)Karen AccattatoTom AdairJudith AkersBarbara AltmanKate AltmanKatharina AltmanToni ApicelliHoward AronsonPeggy BagleyJake BakerMary Bao & Neil LiftonRalph & Marilyn BavaCharles Berglund &

William Rush

Judith & Sam BernsteinBob BevenourElizabeth BeyreisRosamin & Qadir

BhanpuriVadim BirmanRichard BlackJohn & Stephanie BlaserRalph & Joyce BlockGary & Linda

BlumenshineAnn BoisclairPatricia BorgTricia BorgRichard Bough & David

EasterbrookAnne E. BowkerMary Boylan & Dennis

SpearmanDavid BrownJacqueline M. BrumlikRusty BurnettePeter CalibraroJack CallahanDenise CalvertChristina Calvit & Eric C.

HaugenMr. & Mrs. T.O. CalvitThomas B. Calvit

Foundation/ Government Support

Corporation Support

Alphawood FoundationElizabeth F. Cheney FoundationCityArts 3 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural

Affairs and Special Events The Chicago Community Trust

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

The Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust

Lloyd A. Fry FoundationIllinois Arts Council, a state agency

MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince

O’Reilly Family FoundationThe Polk Bros. FoundationThe Rhoades Foundation

S&C Foundation The Saints

The Sam & Sarah Grossinger Foundation

The Service Club of Chicago

AnonymousA.R.T. League, Inc.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of IllinoisBank of America

Chicago Office Technology GroupCorn Products, International

Exxon Mobil Foundation

JEL ManagementNewleaf Natural Grocery

Mercer, Inc.Mesirow Financial

Metrix, LLCTimothy Lally Design

Individual Support

PROFILES (c o n t.)

to musicians and film, SHOUT creates an individualized approach to each client and their specific needs and budget. SHOUT strives to utilize the most up-to-date public relations and

marketing approaches including online and grassroots campaigns and unique strategic advertising plans.

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DONORS (cont .)

Duncan & Beckett Muchmore

Vicki CapalboMichael Cardinale &

Autumn MatherJohn CaseyRandy CaseyJoyce ChelbergAn-Shih ChengJill Chukerman TestBryan ChungMary CirksCarol ClearyWilliam & Alexandra ColeMaurine ConineJoy CoombesMarilyn CoopersmithMark & Allyson CoppinBeth & Tom CoronelliDonald CoxeCharles CrossVicki Curtis & William

SiavelisDerek CzaplewskiLeigh DaeubleRobert & Janet DanielsErnest & Tracy DeakChristine DeeringMajor & Mrs. George F.

Dempsey, USAF (Ret.)Dana DesJardinsLinda Fairbanks & Jeanne

DevoreJoseph DombrowskiAlan DonahueMr. & Mrs. Thomas E.

Donnelley IIDan DrakeMimi DugingerGlenda DuncanKate EarlyStephanie EhemannMaureen EisenbergSue EldersveldThe Lehoczky Escobar

FamilyRobert EverettKelly & Eric FarrowBrenna Flaugher & H.

Thomas DiehlNona FloresTommy & Debbie FosterAlice M. FoxLucinda Fox & John

Mancini

Mary Lorraine FoxJudy FriedmanRae FritzLoreli Fritz-CohnBarbara GeistMeredith GeorgeRichard GilbertJeffrey & Ellen GluskinLawrence GluskinMark & Diane GluskinSarah GoedenAlan J. GoldbergJennifer GoldfarbEnid GolinkinRobert & Julie P. GordonCarol GraczykDonna & Jim GrecoNikki & Bernie GreenbergPeter Greenberg &

Jenifer TylerKatherine GreenwoodDiane GregartRichard & Dorothy

GregoryMr. Howard GrillJackqueline GroberEd & Carole GroteJames E. GroteManny Guevara & June

BralichChristopher Hainsworth

Martin & Karen HalacyCarl & Eleanor HankeMelanie R. HannonGary & Carol HartNorma HartJanet HartmannElizabeth HaugenMark HaugenElizabeth HedgesJill HeidrichBobbie & Bob HeimanLakhiyia HicksJohn HildrethJennifer Hilton Bruce & Beth HolmquistRose M. HoustonJean S. HowlettSusan HubchakJohn R. Hummel &

Cynthia S. Mark-Hummel

Cynthia Hunt RudolphBrian HurleyLinda & Alan Jacobson

Jeffrey JensMyra & Anthony JeskeyAngela & Christopher

JohnstonJoanne Kalnitz &

Marshall SorkinCandice KaneLaurel KaplanElise & Robert KauzlaricKristianne KauzlaricPat KelleyMaureen KellyLisa KentMargaret KesslerCarolyn & Gordon KirkNicolette LaCroixBarbara LanctotClaudia LaneSusan Lannin & Albert

EttingerJulie Layton & Jim WeberKen & Lucy LehmanAndre LeibRenee & Seymour LeppBetsy LewinGrace LimoncelliConnie LueckeDavid & Eleanor LukensJoseph & Susan LunnJames LupoMadelyn MacMahonAlexandra Margo MalosMr. & Mrs. James B. MannRandy MarkowitzJim & Gay MatherDonna MavrosLisbeth MaxwellMr. & Mrs. Bob MaxwellPhilip R. MayMary McArtherFrank & Gigi McCollumTherese McGuireEllen McKnight & Jeffrey

SchumacherKatie McLean

HainsworthPaula & Bill McMenaminBennett & Diane MelnickJulie & Mark MenachoLisa MendDouglas L. MeyerDorothy Milne & Paul

GilvaryTom & Cary MondscheanEvemarie Moore

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DONORS (cont .)

James & Neena MooreMelinda MooreSusan MorrisonGloria MoteJames & Brooke MurphyMary Ann NaghskiRev. Dr. Charlotte NoldSue NollerJoanne & Donald NotzMatilda & Gerald O`ToolePaul OeserSue OntiverosDavid Painter & Jean

CarrollAlan & Dorinne PalmerRonald PayneTed PerezHenry PerrittRoy & Jo PiazzaMichael & Jennifer PichlaKris PierreSandy SnyderMary PlunkettSuzanne PlunkettAllan & Carla PriceJerry ProffitTherese R. ProutyJoy RalstonKatie & Kurt RathslagBruce & Karren RayVirginia Rose ReedAnne ReulandBeatriz G. ReyesJC ReynoldsEvan RichardsBarb RichardsonDavid & Donna Richert

Charlie & Elizabeth Robinson

Maryl Rosen & Lisa Simone

William & Eunice RosenKaren RosenbluhRoberta & Warren RubyBill RushRichard RuszMary SamerdykeClarita SantosSherry ScharschmidtLouis SchauerEllen Rae SchechtmanWendy Schlossberg &

Ron PavaRoche SchulferDeborah D. ScottMike & Linda ScusselCathy SeagleSharon SeederJames Sie & Doug WoodMarvin & Phyllis SiegelSarane & Bruce SiewerthLauren SimonMr. & Mrs. Gerald

SkidmoreMary SliwinskiMartha SloanGloria & Daniel SmithJanet SmithRegan A. SmithTim & Nancy SnyderElissa SpeizmanLevi Stahl & Stacey

ShintaniRobert Stuebi

Gerard SwickThomas & Beverly TabernKathryn Tholin & Steven

StarrBarbara & Randy ThomasHelen ThomasAnne ThurmanPhil & Amy TimberlakeBecky Tinkham & Chris

ProutyPegay Titteningten &

Edward VelazquezRichard Rison & John

TolleyMimi & Cobby ToneyLina TsuiBrady TwiggsMarilyn TylerDaria UshytkoKaren Van MeterRobert WeaglyJack WeinbergEileen & Tom WehrheimKaren WernerLaura J. WilhelmEllen WillettDeborah WilliamsLiz & James WilsonHarold J. WinstonGretchen A. WinterWayne WitkowskiToby WrightLisa & Eric YondorfAngela YorathIn Honor of Cynthia Hunt

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