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OLNEY THEATRE CENTER

GUYS ANDDOLLS

Olney Theatre Center Productions in 2015 are Dedicated to the Memory of William H. Graham, Sr.


A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dear friend of Olney Theatre Center,

Back in 1981, something terrible happened to me: my voice changed. The sweetest countertenor voice you’ve ever heard turned, overnight, into a bass-baritone bleat with the narrowest of ranges and extremely questionable pitch control. Having wowed the Junior High crowds in romantic leads for my entire career, I was suddenly relegated to character roles. Horrors! So I made a drastic decision: I would retire from the stage.

But not before one last hurrah. As reported by the Fairfield Citizen-News – the weekly paper of record in my hometown – my swansong was a starring turn in Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit. I don’t remember much about the experience (other than my father and stepmother’s thunderous applause), but I sometimes hear the faintest echo of my bass-baritone growling out the lines, “Sue me, sue me/shoot bullets through me, I love you!” (And of course, I also hear Erin Cutney’s squeaky soprano responding, “When you wind up in jail/don’t come to me to bail you out!“)

I share this story here because I suspect you or someone in your family have a similar story to share about the time you were in Guys and Dolls, or painted sets for Guys and Dolls, or saw your grandkids in Guys and Dolls, or designed the costumes for your kids’ production of Guys and Dolls. Parents sing “I Love You, a Bushel and a Peck” to their kids, while lovers of a certain age may have courted to Jean Simmons’ rendition (with Marlon Brando!) of “I’ve Never Been in Love Before.” I chose this most classic of music-theater comedies for our holiday slot because it’s the kind of musical that gets handed down from generation to generation.

Guys and Dolls marks my third holiday season with you, and I’m moved every year by the number of families who make celebrating with us an annual tradition. Even if you’re not a holy roller (or an inveterate gambler), enjoying live theater with the people you love is a perfect way to share the spirit of the season, and passing on your love of theater to the next generation ensures they’ll do the same in the years to come.

Our classic series continues in 2016 with two fantastic shows on the Mainstage: Dial ‘M’ for Murder in April and Evita in June; and for your next family theater adventure, bring the kids to Pirates of Penzance next summer. I hope you’ll join us for those, as well as the great contemporary plays we’re producing in between. But before then, please drop me a line at [email protected] and let me know your Guys and Dolls story… and of course, may your holidays be peaceful and full of family joy!

Onward!

Jason Loewith Artistic Director

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OLNEY THEATRE CENTERDebbie Ellinghaus,

Managing DirectorJason Loewith,

Artistic Director

Opening Night: Saturday, November 14, 2015

presents

featuring

MaryLee AdamsEvan Casey^Matt FaucherJocelyn IsaacJulia Klavans

NurneyLauren Weinberg

Jessica Lauren BallBen Cunis

Ron HeneghanAmanda KaplanDavid LandstromRichard Pelzman

Tobias Young

Paul BinottoLeo EricksonAndre Hinds

Ethan KasnettValerie Leonard^

Tony Thomas

Director

Jerry Whiddon

ChoreographerMichael J. Bobbitt^

Music Director Timothy Splain

Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon

A MUSicAL FAbLe OF brOADwAY

Book by

Jo Swerling and Abe BurrowsMusic and Lyrics by

Frank Loesser

Costume DesignerRosemary Pardee

Scenic DesignerDan Conway

Lighting DesignerColin K. Bills^

Sound DesignerJeffrey Dorfman

Dialect CoachNancy Krebs

Production Stage ManagerJosiane M. Lemieux^

Associate Artistic Director/ Musical Supervision/Orchestration

Christopher Youstra

Director of ProductionDennis A. Blackledge

^Olney Theatre Center Artistic Associate

GUYS AND DOLLS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 42 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019

Phone: 212-541-4684 • Fax: 212-397-4684 • www.MTIShows.com

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.The use of recording (audio and video) or photographic equipment during the show is strictly prohibited.

Please silence all cellular phones and personal paging devices before the performance begins.

GUYS AND DOLLS

Fight ChoreographerBen Cunis

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CAST OF THE GUYS AND DOLLS (in order of appearance)

Nicely-Nicely Johnson ...................................................................................................................TOBIAS YOuNgBenny Southstreet........................................................................................................................... EVAN CASEY*Rusty Charlie .........................................................................................................................................NuRNEY+

Sarah Brown .................................................................................................................... JESSICA LAuREN BALL*Arvide Abernathy.........................................................................................................................LEO ERICKSON*Agatha ........................................................................................................................................JuLIA KLAVANS+

Calvin ............................................................................................................................................ ANDRE HINDSMartha ...................................................................................................................................AMANDA KAPLAN+

Harry the Horse .................................................................................................................................. BEN CuNISLt. Brannigan ............................................................................................................................ RON HENEgHAN*Nathan Detroit ............................................................................................................................ PAuL BINOTTO*Miss Adelaide ....................................................................................................................... LAuREN WEINBERg*Sky Masterson ............................................................................................................................MATT FAuCHER*Joey Biltmore ........................................................................................................................... RON HENEgHAN*Hot Box MC .................................................................................................................................... ANDRE HINDSMimi ............................................................................................................................................ JOCELYN ISAACAllison .....................................................................................................................................MARYLEE ADAMS*general Matilda B. Cartwright ................................................................................................VALERIE LEONARD*Big Jule...............................................................................................................................RICHARD PELzMAN*#

Drunk ....................................................................................................................................DAVID LANDSTROMWaiter.......................................................................................................................................ETHAN KASNETT*guys ...................................... ANDRE HINDS, ETHAN KASNETT*, DAVID LANDSTROM+, NuRNEY, TONY THOMAS*Dolls ................................................... MARYLEE ADAMS*, JOCELYN ISAAC, AMANDA KAPLAN+, JuLIA KLAVANS+

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never appear for a listed player unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Sky Masterson – EVAN CASEY*; Nathan Detroit – RON HENEgHAN*; Sarah Brown – MARYLEE ADAMS*; Miss Adelaide – AMANDA KAPLAN+; Nicely-Nicely Johnson – NuRNEY+; Big Jule – TOBIAS YOuNg;

Rusty Charlie/Angie the Ox, Benny, Southstreet, Harry the Horse– DAVID LANDSTROM; general Matilda B. Cartwright – JuLIA KLAVANS; Arvide Abernathy – RICHARD PELzMAN*#

Dance Captain – TONY THOMAS*

Production Stage Manager – JOSIANE M. LEMIEux**Member, Actors’ Equity Association +Equity Membership Candidate #National Player Alum

Piano/Conductor.............................................................................................................................. Doug LawlerTrumpet/Flugelhorn ........................................................................................................................Tony NeenanTrumpet/Flugelhorn ...................................................................................................................... Frank goreckiTrombone ........................................................................................................................................... N. Jay EllisAlto Sax, Flute, Clarinet .................................................................................................................. Patrick PlunkTenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet ............................................................................................................... Chris ReardonBass ............................................................................................................................................... Frank HigginsPercussion..........................................................................................................................................Alex Aucoin

GUYS AND DOLLS ORCHESTRA


The Holiday Tradition Continues!


A Ghost Story of Christmasby Charles Dickens • performed by Paul Morella

SUPERB... The reverent approach is novel, and its simplicity is a gift - The Washington Post

A REVELATION... the theatrical experience of a lifetime - DC Metro Theater Arts

CAPTIVATING... theatre at its best - MD Theatre Guide


NOVEMBER 27 –DECEMBER 27

Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab



GUYS AND DOLLS - SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT IScene I: Runyonland

FuguE FOR TINHORNS .................................................Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, Rusty Charlie

FOLLOW THE FOLD ............................................................... Sarah Brown, Arvide Abernathy, The Mission Band

THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED ..................Nathan Detroit, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, Male Ensemble

Scene 2: Interior of the Save-a-Soul Mission

I’LL KNOW .................................................................................................... Sarah Brown and Sky Masterson

Scene 3: A Phone Booth

Scene 4: The Hot Box

A BuSHEL AND A PECK .................................................................................... Miss Adelaide and Hot Box girls

ADELAIDE’S LAMENT ....................................................................................................................Miss Adelaide

Scene 5: A Street Off Broadway

guYS AND DOLLS .........................................................................Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Benny Southstreet

Scene 6: Exterior of the Mission, noon, the next day

Scene 7: A Broadway Sidestreet

Scene 8: Cathedral Square in Havana, Cuba

HAVANA ............................................................................................................................................Ensemble

Scene 9: The same, immediately following

IF I WERE A BELL ..........................................................................................................................Sarah Brown

Scene 10: Exterior of the Mission, 4 A.M., the following morning

MY TIME OF DAY........................................................................................................................ Sky Masterson

I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE ................................................................... Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown

ACT IIScene 1: The Hot Box

TAKE BACK YOuR MINK ................................................................................... Miss Adelaide and Hot Box girls

ADELAIDE’S LAMENT (REPRISE) ....................................................................................................Miss Adelaide

Scene 2: West 48th Street

MORE I CANNOT WISH YOu ...................................................................................................Arvide Abernathy

Scene 3: The Sewer

THE CRAPSHOOTERS’ DANCE ..............................................................................................................Ensemble

LuCK BE A LADY ............................................................................................. Sky Masterson and Crapshooters

Scene 4: West 48th Street

SuE ME .........................................................................................................Miss Adelaide and Nathan Detroit

Scene 5: Interior of the Save-a-Soul Mission

SIT DOWN, YOu’RE ROCKIN’ THE BOAT ............................................................ Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Ensemble

Scene 6: A Newsstand in Times Square

MARRY THE MAN TODAY ...................................................................................Miss Adelaide and Sarah Brown

Scene 7: Return to Runyonland

guYS AND DOLLS (REPRISE) ........................................................................................................The Company


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OPeNiNG NiGht SPONSOrNettie Horne

ArtiSt SPONSOrSMark B. Epstein

sponsoring Tobias Young

Robert E. Hebdasponsoring Evan Casey

Lane and Cheryl Jenningssponsoring Josiane M. Lemieux

Megan & Tony Limarzi and Familysponsoring Matt Faucher

Marty & Christina Moresponsoring Lauren Weinberg

Robert Mitchellsponsoring Paul Binotto

Rosemary Celia Pompasponsoring Rosemary Pardee

Kathleen Quinnsponsoring Michael J. Bobbitt,

Jessica Lauren Ball, Ethan Kasnett,and Valerie Leonard

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We became regular subscribers after the new Mainstage and Lab theatres were added. About two years ago, we significantly expanded our involvement with

Olney Theatre Center. We were among the first patrons to sponsor an actor and we have continued this wonderful activity by sponsoring directors, choreographers, and playwrights. Sponsorship is just one of the ways for Olney Theatre Center to deepen the experience for both the patron and the recipient, and whenever possible, we take the person we are sponsoring out to dinner. A little over a year ago, Cliff joined the Board of Directors, which has been even more rewarding. Finally, we have also taken the lead effort this year in beautifying the Olney Theatre Center grounds. We have a passion for gardening and find it gratifying to see the borders come alive with color. Our flowers and dahlias liven up the lobbies, offices, and ladies’ restrooms, and we love sharing the fruits of our labors with the theatre.

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Tally Sessions as Billy Bigelow inOlney Theatre Center’s Carousel

Photo by Stan Barouh


MaryLee Adams (Ensemble) OLNEY THEATrE CENTEr: Carousel, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble], Spring Awakening, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie; DC ArEA: Signature Theatre: Diner (Barry Levinson & Sheryl Crow’s World Premiere); Studio Theatre: Pop! Who Shot Andy Warhol? (Edie Sedgwick)[Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble]; Center Stage: The Great God Pan (reading), Young Playwrights Festival; Keegan Theatre: Rent [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble]; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Hairspray (Penny) [Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress], Rent (Mimi), High

School Musical (Gabriella), Nunsense, Oklahoma!, West Side Story; CCTA: The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne); TV/FILM: MasterClass, Pivot Point, Veep, The Blinds, Respire, Jamesy Boy, Sit. EDUCATION: Catholic University of America.

Jessica Lauren Ball (Sarah Brown) OLNEY THEATrE CENTEr: Cinderella, The Sound of Music [Helen Hayes Award nomination], Grease, 1776. NATIONAL TOUr: The Pajama Game. DC ArEA: Ford’s Theatre: Freedom’s Song; Signature Theatre: Elmer Gantry, The Fix; Adventure Theatre-MTC: Miss Nelson is Miss-ing; Imagination Stage: The Dancing Princesses; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Oklahoma! [Helen Hayes nomi-nation], Legally Blonde, Cinderella, Nunsense, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Ti-tanic, Grease. rEGIONAL: Totem Pole Playhouse: Leader of the Pack. EDUCATION: London Dramatic

Academy; BM, The Catholic University of America.

Paul Binotto (Nathan Detroit) is glad to be back at Olney Theatre Center. Paul’s previous appearance here was as John Adams in 1776. BrOADWAY: Dreamgirls, Starlight Express, Hair (first revival), One Night Stand, King of Schnorrers, and It’s So Nice to Be Civilized. OFF-BrOADWAY: Forever Plaid, Ionesco-pade, Enter Laughing, Shindig and The Blitzstein Project. rEGIONAL: Arena Stage: Candide (Candide) and On the Town (Gabey) [Helen Hayes Award nominations for both]; Sacramento Music Circus: Gypsy (Herbie); Pittsburgh Public Theatre: Company (Peter); Bay Street Theatre: Tommy (Uncle Ernie); river Valley repertory: The Light in the Piazza (Signor Naccarelli). OTHEr DC CrEDITS: Ford’s Theatre: Forever

Plaid; National Theatre: Dreamgirls; The Kennedy Center Opera House: Swing and Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. INTErNATIONAL: The Edinburgh Festival: The Grapes of Wrath (Connie rivers) and Hot l Baltimore (Paul Granger, III); European Tour: The Rocky Horror Show (Frank N’ Furter).

Evan Casey (Benny Southstreet) OLNEY THEATrE CENTEr: Avenue Q, The 39 Steps, Camelot, Fiddler On The Roof, Lend Me A Tenor. OFF-BrOADWAY: River’s End (NYMF), NEO 8 Concert. rEGIONAL: North Carolina Theatre, Everyman Theatre, New London Barn Playhouse. DC ArEA: Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, round House Theatre, Studio Theatre Secondstage, rep Stage, Theatre of the First Amendment, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theatre-MTC, Bay Theatre Company. FILM: Of Dice and Men, The Phages, Protector, Treasure Hunt, Flanking the Sentinel, Jargon, Once Upon a Time at the DMV. TV/WEB: House of Cards, Missing Persons Unit, Thurston, Stage Fright. TrAINING: BM,

Magna Cum Laude, Catholic University of America; London Dramatic Academy. TEACHING: Winston Churchill High School, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Signature Theatre, Adventure Theatre-MTC. OTHEr: Capitol Steps, GraphicAudio.

Ben Cunis (Harry the Horse/Fight Choreographer) is pleased to be making his Olney Theatre Center debut. He was most recently seen as Carl in The Baltimore Waltz at rep Stage, and John/Eric/J in Pas-sion Play at Forum Theatre, and has been a Company Member at Synetic Theater since 2007, for whom his credits include: Hamlet in the tour of Hamlet...the Rest is Silence, Benedick in Much Ado About Noth-ing, Feste in Twelfth Night [nominated for the robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama at the Helen Hayes Awards], Athos in The Three Musketeers, Edgar in King Lear, King Arthur in King Arthur,

Antony in Antony and Cleopatra, Dante in Dante, and Macduff in Macbeth, among others. He wrote and directed Synetic’s productions of Beauty and the Beast and Genesis Reboot. He has been the fight choreographer for Synetic since 2007 (for which he holds three Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreography) and has choreographed fights for Colossal and Carousel at Olney Theatre Center. TrAINING: Catholic University of America. Thanks to Betsy for a wonderful first year of marriage, and for all the support through many late nights in this odd and beautiful business.

WHO’S WHO - CAST


Leo Erickson (Arvide Abernathy) OLNEY THEATrE CENTEr: Bad Dog, Stuff Happens, In the Mood. OFF-BrOADWAY: Equilibrium. rEGIONAL: National Tour of The Matter Of Origins with Liz Lerman’s Dance Exchange (dancer), Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyrano), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (George). DC ArEA: Arena Stage: Ah, Wilderness, Passion Play; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Dog In The Manger, Major Barbara; Studio Theatre: Habit of Art [Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Ensemble], Solid Gold Cadillac, Guantánamo, A Class Act, Life of Galileo; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: Big Love; Center Stage: Voysey Inheritance, Mary Stuart; rep Stage: Da, Translations, Intelligence. INTErNATIONAL: Two Rooms.

FILM: Game Change, White Reindeer, The Vernon Johns Story. TV: Mercy Street, America’s Most Wanted.

Matt Faucher (Sky Masterson): Olney Theatre Center debut and he could not be more excited! Off-Broadway credits include: Marvell rep: Threepenny Opera (Macheath) [Drama Desk Nomination for best revival of a musical]; Avery Fisher Hall: I am Harvey Milk; Playwrights Horizons: The Road To Holly-wood; The Workshop Theatre: Chekhov Dreams (Eddie); TACT. rEGIONAL: The MUNY: Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Hello Dolly; Goodspeed Musicals: Camelot; Paper Mill Playhouse: South Pacific; Asolo rep: South Pacific (Stewpot); The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina: Morever Plaid (Smudge); Hartford Stage: A Christmas Carol; The Monomoy Theatre: A Midsummer Nights Dream (Lysander), Irma La Douce (Nestor

LeFripe); The Flatrock Playhouse.

Ron Heneghan (Lt. Brannigan) returns to Olney Theatre Center where he was last seen as Sir Edward ramsey/Capt. Orton in The King and I. rEGIONAL: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), Uncle Vanya (Astrov), Richard III (Clarence), Our Town (Mr. Webb). Everyman: August: Osage County. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (seven seasons), Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, Seattle repertory Theatre, Empty Space Theatre, Idaho repertory Theatre, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Huntington Theatre Company, Merrimack repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespearean Festival, and three seasons as Artist-in-residence at PCPA Theatrefest in California. DC ArEA: Ford’s Theatre: Driving

Miss Daisy. Alliance for New Music Theatre: Unveiling, Vanek Unleashed. FILM: Sally Pacholok, Better Living Through Chemistry. TV: VEEP. EDUCATION: MFA, University of Washington.

Andre Hinds (Ensemble) is glad to make his Olney Theatre Center debut with Guys and Dolls. Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Addams Family, Mary Poppins (Neleus), Memphis [2015 Helen Hayes Outstanding Ensemble Nomination 2015]. Andre would like to thank his parents and friends for their love and support for the art form. “Let’s shoot crap!”

Jocelyn Isaac (Ensemble) is performing for the first time at Olney Theatre Center. Previous credits in-clude: royal Caribbean Cruises: Hairspray (Dynamite, Lil Inez Understudy); The Media Theatre: Chicago (June); Surflight Theatre and Mystic Lake Casino Hotel: FAME! (Ensemble); Jenny Wiley Theatre: South Pacific, Peter Pan (Tiger Lily), Annie, All Shook Up (Dance Captain); La Comedia Theatre: The Christmas Spectacular; The Lincoln Theatre: The Chocolate Nutcracker (Ensemble). Jocelyn performed with the sec-ond company at Philadanco! and currently teaches dance at George Mason University and Joy of Motion Dance Center. EDUCATION: BFA in Dance/BBA in Marketing from Temple University (PA), MFA in Dance

from SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Dance (NY).

Amanda Jillian Kaplan (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Olney Theatre Center after performing in The Producers. rEGIONAL: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Hairspray (Penny), Memphis [2015 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble and Musical], Spamalot [2015 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble and Musical], The Addams Family, Mary Poppins, In The Heights, Grease, Shrek, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street, The Pirates of Penzance, The King and I; CCTA: Anne Frank (Anne Frank); Adven-ture Theatre-MTC: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer); TAP: A Chorus Line (Diana Morales). DC ArEA: Chicago,

Cabaret, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Aida, Parade, Les Misérables, Crazy For You. EDUCATION: BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University.

WHO’S WHO - CAST


Ethan Kasnett (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Olney Theatre Center after performing in The Producers this past summer and Disney’s The Little Mermaid last winter. rEGIONAL: Connecticut repertory Theater: A Chorus Line (Bobby), Pirates of Penzance (dir. Terrence Mann), My Fair Lady (choreo. Charlotte d’Amboise), The Music Man, The Drowsy Chaperone, Man of La Mancha, and Guys and Dolls. Other credits include: FIFTY*FOUR*FOREVER (directed and choreographed by Tommy Tune), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hysterium), Lysistrata, Urinetown, Rent, Hello, Dolly!, Some Enchanted Evening, and Cabaret. UPCOMING: La Cage Aux Folles (Signature Theatre). EDUCATION: BFA: University of Miami.

Julia Klavans (Ensemble) is delighted to appear in her first production at Olney Theatre Center. Other DC area credits include: Flying V Theatre: The Oregon Trail; Constellation Theatre: Absolutely! (perhaps); Source Festival: (a love story). UPCOMING: Annapolis Shakespeare Company: Romeo and Juliet. TV: Clash of the Titans, Nightmare Next Door. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre and Spanish from University of Maryland, College Park, Baltimore School for the Arts.

David Landstrom (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Spring Awakening (Ernst), Avenue Q (Bad Idea Bear/Onstage Swing), Forever Plaid (Sparky), How To Succeed In Business (Ensemble) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding resident Musical, Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical]; TOUrS: Big Nate (Nate); rEGIONAL: Signature Theatre: Soon; DC ArEA: Imagination Stage: Lyle the Crocodile; Keegan Theatre: Dogfight; Studio Theatre 2nd Stage: The Rocky Horror Show. EDUCATION: American University. UPCOMING: Imagination Stage: Looking for Roberto Clemente.

Valerie Leonard (General Matilda B. Cartwright) was most recently seen by Olney audiences as Judith in Hay Fever, and earlier this year as Esther in The Price. She has performed in over 20 productions at Olney Theatre Center including, The Elephant Man (Mrs. Kendall), Copenhagen (Margrethe), Anna Karenina (Anna), The Homecoming (ruth), Private Lives (Amanda), The Night of the Iguana (Hannah), Shadowlands (Joy), and Therese Raquin (Therese) [Helen Hayes Award nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress]. Ms. Leonard is a multiple Helen Hayes Award nominee; her DC area credits include Arena Stage (Fiddler on the Roof, Guess

Who’s Coming to Dinner, Theophilus North, A Man’s A Man), Shakespeare Theatre Company (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titus Andronicus, Comedy of Errors), Signature Theatre (Sunday In The Park With George [Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Ensemble], A Fox on the Fairway), rep Stage (A Lie of the Mind, Hamlet), Catalyst (The Elephant Man [Helen Hayes Award Nominee]), Studio Theatre, Theater J, and Potomac Theatre Project. On Broadway, Valerie appeared in Sir Peter Hall’s An Ideal Husband and in two National Tours as Gwendolyn Pigeon in The Odd Couple (with Tony randall and Jack Klugman) and as Maggie in Lend Me A Tenor. Off-Broadway, she has performed at Signature Theatre Company, The Pearl Theatre Company, and Mirror repertory. Some of her regional credits include American Conservatory Theatre, McCarter Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Two river Theatre Company, Fulton Opera House, New repertory Theatre, and Missouri repertory Theatre. Valerie is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and received her MFA from rutgers University.

Nurney (rusty Charlie) is happy to spend the holidays again here at Olney! OLNEY THEATrE CENTEr: The Producers, The Little Mermaid (Flotsam). DC ArEA: THEArC Theater: Truth: The Musical (Popple) Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Shrek, Spamalot [Helen Hayes nomination Outstanding Ensemble], The Wiz, The Color Purple [Helen Hayes nomination Outstanding resident Musical]. EDUCATION: BS Communi-cation Studies Towson University 2013. UPCOMING: Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical at Olney Theatre Center.

Richard Pelzman (Big Jule) is thrilled to be returning to Olney Theatre Center, where he was most recent-ly seen as Uncle Morty in Awake and Sing!, Omnium Gatherum, and Illegal Motion. rEGIONAL: Alliance Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Musical Theatre Works, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Virginia Stage, others. DC ArEA: American Century, Arena Stage, Catalyst, Ford’s Theatre, The Kennedy Center, round House Theatre, Scena, Shakespeare Theatre, Signature Theatre, Theater Alliance, TFA, WNO, others. FILM: Better Living Through Chemistry, Unstoppable, Step Up, Red Dragon, Hudson River Blues, A Dirty Shame, Chasers, For Richer Or Poorer, Serial Mom, others. TV: Veep, The Wire, Adversaries (pilot), Homicide, Assault at West

Point, Prime Suspect, The District (Pilot), The Pennsylvania Miners’ Story, Liberty! The American Revolution, others. COMMEr-CIALS: GE, McDonald’s, Honda, Avaya, Capital One, Constellation Energy, others. EDUCATION: BA in American Literature/Film History & Criticism - Boston University, MFA in Acting - Catholic University of America, faculty member - Cornell University.

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Tony Thomas (Ensemble) Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: A Chorus Line (richie) [2014 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding resident Musical]. NATIONAL TOUr: West Side Story (Tio). DC ArEA: Forum Theatre: The Shipment (Choreographer); Dissonance Dance Theatre (Choreographer); Theatre Alli-ance: Black Nativity (Choreographer/Joseph); Howard University: Timbuktu! and God’s Trombone’s – Mike Malone (Guest Artist), Tony Powell Music & Movement (Guest Artist); Arena Stage: Dirty Work (Angel Child/African Boy); The Kennedy Center: Dreams – Debbie Allen (Principal Dancer); Winnie the Pooh (Christopher robin); round House Theatre: Antigone (Page). FILM: National Portrait Gallery – Por-

trait in a Minute; Major League II; Dave; National Geographic: Peace Corps. EDUCATION: BS Interior Architecture – Art Inst. of CA (LA); MFA Interior Architecture/Design – Academy of Art (San Francisco); The George Washington University/Presi-dential Arts Scholarship – Dance.

Lauren Weinberg (Miss Adelaide) is thrilled to be making her Olney Theatre Center debut! recent credits: NATIONAL TOUrS: Big League Productions: Guys & Dolls (Miss Adelaide); TheaterworksUSA: Teach-er From The Black Lagoon [1ST National]. rEGIONAL: Bristol Valley Theater: Les Misérables (Eponine), To Kill A Mockingbird (Mayella), Black Comedy (Carol), Accomplice (Harley), Godspell. EDUCATION: BFA Musical Theatre, Penn State. NY International Fringe Festival, FullStop Collective Associated Artist, Alvin Ailey Workshop Extensions. Thanks to Gregg Baker Management! www.laurenweinbergofficial.com

Tobias Young (Nicely-Nicely Johnson) is thrilled to be making his debut performance here at Olney Theatre Center. OFF BrOADWAY: Laura Lee Handle (Fabulous The Musical). DC ArEA: Toby’s Dinner The-atre: Bobby (Memphis) [Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble], Combferre (Les Misérables), Piragua Guy (In The Heights) [Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical], Preacher/African Chief (The Color Purple), Lion (The Wiz), Tiny Joe Dixon (Dream-girls); Colonial Theatre: Peter (Company); Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre: Amos (Chicago), Mitch Mahoney (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee).

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WHO’S WHO - CREATIVE

Abe Burrows (Book Writer) After studying to be a doctor and an accountant, Abe Burrows had a career in sales before be-coming a successful radio script writer and writer/performer of musical parody numbers. His first Broadway libretto was Guys and Dolls, co-written with Jo Swerling, with a score by Frank Loesser. Among the musicals for which he provided librettos are Make A Wish, Can-Can and Silk Stockings (both with scores by Cole Porter), Say, Darling, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (which he also directed; score by Frank Loesser). His non-musical plays include Cactus Flower (wrote and directed) and Forty Carats (directed).

Frank Loesser (Composer and Lyricist) One of America’s great composer/lyricists, Frank Loesser began his songwriting career during the Depression as a lyricist, contributing songs to Broadway revues and nightclub acts. His work with composer Irving Actman in the 1936 revue The Illustrator’s Show led to a songwriting contract in Hollywood, where he spent the next eleven years working with such composers as Burton Lane, Jule Styne, Arthur Schwartz and Hoagy Carmichael. Some of his film songs from that period include “Two Sleepy People,” “Jingle Jangle Jingle” and “I Don’t Want To Walk Without You.” The first song for which Loesser wrote both words and music was “Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition,” written during his World War II service. His Hollywood work after the war included the hit songs “Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year,” “A Slow Boat To China,” and the 1949 Oscar-winning song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” In 1948, Loesser was approached by fledgling Broadway producers Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin to write music and lyrics to George Abbott’s libretto for an adaptation of the classic Brandon Thomas play Charley’s Aunt. The new musical, which starred ray Bolger, was called Where’s Charley? and was a hit. This led to Loesser’s next show, the hugely influential and successful Guys and Dolls in 1950, also produced by Feuer and Martin, with a script by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling. In 1956 Loesser wrote the libretto, music and lyrics for his next show, The Most Happy Fella, adapted from Sidney Howard’s play, They Knew What They Wanted. This impressive score contains over 30 musical numbers and makes extensive use of operatic techniques and forms, including recitative, arias, duets, trios and choral numbers. In 1960, he provided the score and was co-librettist for Greenwillow. In 1961, Loesser wrote the score for the Pulitzer Prize-winning How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. His last show, Pleasures and Palaces, closed in 1965 during out-of-town try-outs.

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Jo Swerling (Book) Born in Bardichov, russia, Swerling was a refugee of the czarist regime who grew up in New York City’s Lower East Side where he sold newspapers to help support his family. He worked as a newspaper and magazine writer in the early 1920s, then launched a playwriting career that included Street Cinderella, a comedy for the Marx Brothers. He also wrote their first movie, the unreleased silent comedy Humor Risk in 1921. He scored a major success with the book and lyrics for the 1927 musical revue The New Yorkers and the 1929 play The Kibitzer, which he co-wrote with actor Edward G. robinson. Swerling was brought to Hollywood by Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn to work on the screenplay for the Frank Capra picture, Ladies of Leisure, the first of several collaborations with the director. His dozens of screenplays in the 1930s and 40s include Platinum Blonde, Behind the Mask, Once to Every Woman, The Pride of the Yankees (Academy Award nomination), Lifeboat, Leave Her to Heaven and It’s a Wonderful Life. He also provided some uncredited writing for the Gone With the Wind screenplay.

Jerry Whiddon (Director) is happy to be directing at Olney Theatre Center for the first time. Co-founder of Street 70 Theatre Company (Artistic Director 1970-76), Co-founder of round House Theatre (Producing Artistic Director 1985-2005). DC ArEA: previous directing credits include: round House Theatre: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Orson’s Shadow, The Swan, Nixon’s Nixon, Seminar, One Flew Over the Cuckoos’ Nest, Our Town, Three Days of Rain, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Man Who Killed the Buddha; Theater J: Lost in Yonkers, Speed The Plow, The Odd Couple; The Kennedy Center: Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play!; Adventure Theatre-MTC: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Jerry has acted in the area at Studio Theatre, Theater J, The Kennedy Center, Everyman Theatre, and round House Theatre. Acting credits on film/TV include The Wire, An American Affair, A Woman Named Jackie, and The Pelican Brief. Jerry has taught at George Mason University, University of Maryland, and the Catholic University of America, and coaches actors and corporate leaders.

Michael J. Bobbitt (Choreographer) is the Producing Artistic Director of Adventure Theatre-MTC. He is happy to make his Olney Theatre Center debut. OFF-BrOADWAY: Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds and Petite Rouge. NATIONAL TOUr: USO: In the Mood. rEGIONAL: La Jolla Playhouse, Mel Tillis 2001, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 1996 Olympics, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Metro Stage, rorschach Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Center Stage, round House Theatre, the Music Center at Strathmore, The Kennedy Center, the Helen Hayes Awards, Adventure Theatre MTC, Washington Performing Arts and the Washington National Opera. EDUCATION: Washington Ballet, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and NY University’s Tisch School of the Arts (Cap 21).

Timothy Splain (Music Director) is happy to be making his Olney Theatre Center debut. OFF-BrOADWAY: Adding Machine; Lincoln Center Theatre: A Minister’s Wife; York Theatre: The Holiday Guys; Atlantic for Kids: The Hundred Dresses; New York Musical Theatre Festival: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; Atlantic Theater Company: 3 Kinds of Exile. NATIONAL TOUr: Little House on the Prairie; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. rEGIONAL: Writers’ Theatre: A Minister’s Wife, She Loves Me; Next Theatre: Adding Machine; Milwaukee repertory Theater: Next to Normal; About Face/ATC: RENT; Paper Mill Playhouse: Little House on the Prairie; The Hypocrites: Threepenny Opera; Westchester Broadway: Ragtime; Asolo repertory Theatre/ArtsEmerson: Baritones Unbound; La Mirada Theatre/McCoy rigby Conservatory of the Arts: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. As Orchestrator/Arranger: Anatole, Baritones Unbound, The Hundred Dresses, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. EDUCATION: University of Chicago.

Colin K. Bills (Lighting Designer) is pleased to be returning to Olney Theatre Center, where he has previously designed Colossal, Peter Pan, and Venus, among others. He is a Company Member at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company where he has designed over forty productions, including Stupid F–ing Bird, Clybourne Park and The Convert. As a Conspirator with the devising company dog & pony dc, he has collaborated in the writing, direction and design of A Killing Game and Beertown. His designs have been seen at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Center Stage, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Everyman Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Forum Theatre, Imagination Stage, Intiman Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Marin Theatre Company, Metro Stage, Olney Theatre Center, Opera Lafayette, Opéra royal Versailles, Portland Center Stage, round House Theatre, The Smithsonian, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Synetic Theatre, Theater J, the Washington revels, The Wilma Theater, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Colin has won three Helen Hayes Awards and is a recipient of a Princess Grace Fellowship in Theater. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

Daniel Conway (Scenic Designer) returns to Olney Theatre Center after designing I and You last season. Current projects include: Penn and Teller for the Marquis Theatre; The Tempest directed by Aaron Posner for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and for American repertory Theatre; By the Way Meet Vera Stark for the Julliard School of Drama; Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and




Spike for Arena Stage; the premiere of Penny directed by Alan Paul for Washington National Opera. recent projects include: Soon directed by Matt Gardner for Signature Theatre; Water by The Spoonful directed by KJ Sanchez for Studio Theatre; End of The Rainbow directed by Mark Clements; Noises Off directed by K.J. Sanchez; A Christmas Carol directed by Aaron Posner for Milwaukee repertory Theater; the premiere of the new musical Cloak and Dagger directed by Eric Schaffer for Signature Theatre; and the premiere of Love in Afghanistan, a new play by Charles randolph-Wright, directed by Lucie Tiberghien for Arena Stage. recent productions include Company directed by Eric Schaeffer for Signature Theatre; The Game’s Afoot for Cleveland Play House and The Last Five Years for Signature Theatre, both directed by Aaron Posner; Sabrina Fair for Ford’s Theatre and The Merry Wives of Windsor for Shakespeare Theatre Company, both directed by Stephen rayne; and August Osage County directed by Terry Nolen for Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia. Mr. Conway has designed over twenty-five productions for Studio Theatre in Washington, DC, where he makes his home, including the recent The Aliens directed by Lila Neugebauer and the American premiere of Sucker Punch directed by Leah C. Gardiner. Mr. Conway designed Teller and Posner’s production of MacBeth at Folger Theatre in Washington, DC. He was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Set Design twelve times and won three times, most recently for Stunning, directed by Anne Kaufman at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol at Adventure Theatre-MTC.

Jeffrey Dorfman (Sound Designer) is a freelance sound designer based in Washington, DC. He has studied theater at SUNY Buffalo and University of Maryland, College Park. Mr. Dorfman utilizes his background in music performance, composition, and theater arts in order to immerse the audience in worlds of imagination. recent work includes Studio Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show; Olney Theatre Center: Cinderella, Over The Tavern, Sleuth, The Sound Of Music, Witness for the Prosecution, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Angel Street, The King and I; UMD: Sandwalk, Fall Maryland Dance Ensemble, MFA in Performance Festival of New Work, Way In Dance Thesis; UMBC: OTMA, The Laramie Project; DC Fringe: Gypsy & The Bully Door, Stopgap.

Nancy Krebs (Dialect Coach) is happy to return as Dialect/Vocal Coach for this production of Guys & Dolls. Other productions here have included: Hay Fever, Once on This Island, Angel Street, Witness for the Prosecution, Charlie’s Aunt, Blithe Spirit, Carou-sel, Lend Me a Tenor, Morning’s at Seven, Oliver!, Doubt, Of Mice and Men, and The Underpants. She is also the resident Voice/Dialect Coach for the Annapolis Shakespeare Company; shows include As You Like It, Poe (World Premiere), A Tale of Two Cities, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pride and Prejudice, Cymbeline, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Our Town, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, and Sense & Sensibility. Other professional coaching credits: Studio Theatre: Animal (World Premiere), The Habit of Art (American Premiere); The Enda Walsh Festival: The Walworth Farce and The New Electric Ballroom; rep Stage: I Am My Own Wife, A Young Lady of Property, Boeing-Boeing, Home, Yellowman, Barrymore, Two by Barrie; Everyman Theatre: The Crucible, Red Herring, My Children! My Africa!, Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Watch on the Rhine, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Candida, Betrayal, Sight Unseen, Turn of the Screw, I Am My Own Wife, and Our Town (choral composer/director). Nancy is on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts, operates her own voice studio (The Voiceworks), and is an accomplished singer/songwriter and musician. She belongs to AFTrA, SAG, AEA, and VASTA.

Josiane M. Lemieux (Production Stage Manager) Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include Hay Fever, Carousel, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Colossal, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Once On This Island, Sleuth, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Sound of Music, Witness for the Prosecution, Opus, and Dinner with Friends. OFF-BrOAD-WAY: The Acting Company’s Jane Eyre, Murder By Poe and Richard III. rEGIONAL: Ten seasons with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, most recently Oliver Twist, and The Taming of the Shrew; The Huntington Theatre Company: Circle Mirror Transformation and Stick Fly; Crossroads Theatre Company: One Mo’ Time and Yo Soy Latina; In Actu Theatre: Murdering Marlowe; Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey: Whores; Shakespeare Festival/LA: Twelfth Night. NATIONAL TOUrS: The Acting Company (2004 and 2007) and TheatreWorksUSA. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Rosemary Pardee (Costume Designer) is delighted to be returning home to Olney Theatre Center where she was the resident costume designer from 1987 until 1999. A member of United Scenic Artists, Ms. Pardee’s career has spanned over 40 years and more than 500 productions, and has included artistic associations with dozens of theatre and film companies. In the Washington, DC region, her work has been seen at Arena Stage, The National Theatre, Folger Theatre, round House Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, the Smithsonian Institution, and The Kennedy Center, where she was a member of the artistic team for the award-winning Sondheim Celebration. A nine-time nominee and recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Costume Design, Ms. Pardee has served on the Washington Theatre Society’s Board of Directors and was recently recognized as one of the outstanding women in American Theatre by Stage Directions Magazine.


Jason Loewith (Artistic Director) recently directed Olney Theatre Center’s critically acclaimed production of Carousel. Previous Olney Theatre Center productions include the NNPN rolling World Premiere of Steven Dietz’s Rancho Mirage as well as last season’s Avenue Q and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [2015 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Musical]. Jason won Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, and Jeff Awards for Best New Musical for Adding Machine: A Musical, which he co-wrote with composer Joshua Schmidt (off-Broadway, 2008). His latest musical is Big Nate: The Musical which premiered in 2013 at Adventure Theatre-MTC, co-written with Olney’s Associate Artistic Director Christopher Youstra. recent regional work as a director includes the world premiere of Broke (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta), Time Stands Still (Everyman, Baltimore), Crime and Punishment, and Working It Out (Center Stage, Baltimore), Adding Machine: A Musical (Studio Theatre, DC), and a dozen plays for Chicago’s Next Theatre Company, where he served as Artistic Director from 2002-08. Those credits include the Chicago area premieres of Dying City, Defiance, The Long Christmas Ride Home, and Fabulation. He conceived and directed the world premiere of The American Dream Songbook, and produced Chicago premieres by Caryl Churchill, Suzan-Lori Parks, Carson Kreitzer, Sam Shepard, Dael Orlandersmith, and many more. He is a three-time grantee from the NEA for Artistic Excellence, a recipient of support from the rockefeller MAP Fund and MacArthur’s International Connections Fund, and a TCG New Generations Future Leaders grant. Jason joined Olney as Artistic Director in 2013 after serving four years as Executive Director of the National New Play Network. Jason is the proud recipient of a 2015 Montgomery County Executive’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, and serves on the board of Governors for Theatre Washington.

Debbie Ellinghaus (Managing Director) joined Olney Theatre Center in August 2014. Prior to her appointment at OTC, she was Director of Development for the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she closed significant gifts that helped to advance student scholarship and academic programming. From 2005-11, Ms. Ellinghaus was the Senior Associate Director of Development at Yale School of Drama/Yale repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT. At Yale, she was part of a university-wide campaign that raised more than $3.8 billion and included transformational gifts for Yale rep from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the robina Foundation, which established the Binger Center for New Theatre. Additionally, she raised funds for scholarships, theatrical productions, and facilities. In her role at Yale, Ms. Ellinghaus provided mentorship to MFA candidates, many of whom are now leading major theaters across the country. Previously, Ms. Ellinghaus was Director of Development at off-Broadway’s Jean Cocteau repertory Theatre. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a graduate of New Actors Workshop, a professional theater training conservatory founded by Mike Nichols, George Morrison and Paul Sills. Ms. Ellinghaus currently chairs the Downtown Arts and Culture Commission in Columbia, MD, an organization that works closely with Merriweather Post Pavilion to preserve its cultural significance in Maryland.

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Happy Holidays! If you are anything like me, the holidays always seem to suddenly appear. One day I’m enjoying the lazy days of summer and the next I’m running around with a long to-do list that includes gift-buying, holiday parties, family gatherings, and fulfilling year-end promises.

As I look back on 2015, I am bursting with pride and admiration for the Olney Theatre Center community. We built it and you came. We promised to entertain, delight and inspire—and judging by your responses to our work, we lived up to our pledge. You’ve tried all sorts of things this year: from new and edgy plays to classic stories and familiar titles like the one you are about to see, Guys and Dolls. You’ve gone behind the scenes, attended ancillary events, and celebrated with us on multiple occasions.

Thanks to you, we’ve grown and strengthened our family over the past twelve months. In the year ahead, I hope you will continue to invest in our family by sharing Olney Theatre Center with your own family and friends. (Members can bring

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In April of 1951, Columbia University announced the annual Pulitzer Prizes to honor and grant monetary awards to outstanding American journalists and artists. Guys and Dolls, having opened on Broadway to rave reviews in December of 1950, was on the short list for consideration for the Drama Prize. The musical was considered a funny and heartwarming triumph of musical theater; New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson called it “a work of art. It is spontaneous and has form, style, and spirit.”1

Unfortunately for the creative team, Guys and Dolls debuted during the heyday of Joseph McCarthy’s tenure in the U.S. Senate in Washington. His establishment of the House Un-American Activities Committee had resulted in investiga-tions and trials of American citizens who were suspected of being “red,” “Communist,” or affiliated with known Communist sympathizers. McCarthy and his delegates singled out anyone who displayed “deviant” behavior, labelling their actions “un-American” in an attempt to associate them with the Communist party. Many of HUAC’s victims with “questionable” political alignments worked and socialized in Hollywood, including screenwriter and Guys and Dolls book writer Abe Burrows. In March 1951, Burrows was asked to testify about his activities in Hollywood in 1943 socializing alongside members of the Communist party. Although he swore that he never joined the party, the investigation was controversial enough that the Trustees of Columbia University vetoed the Pulitzer jury’s decision to award the prize to Guys and Dolls.2 There was no Pulitzer Prize for Drama awarded in April 1951.

Guys and Dolls has persisted as a piece of American culture for 65 years, Pulitzer Prize or not. Creators of this musical gifted us with multiple American standards, a beloved classic film starring legendary performers Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, and the first school play for dozens of young performers. Musical theater was revolutionized in the 1950s with shows like Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, and Gypsy. The story, songs, and dances were not only entirely integrated together in a cohesive mode, but the characters were relatable and the songs were reminiscent of the popular selections on the radio; it was entertainment for the common American man and woman. Burrows’ contribution to the genre has outlived the impact of his highly publicized “un-American” activities in Hollywood.

Our ideals about being an American have shifted dramatically since 1951, as have our way of labelling what is considered “American” and what is not. This musical is with us in hundreds of high schools, middle schools, and community theaters around the country every year. A production makes its way back to New York City every fifteen years or so. Covers of these songs are some of the most-loved pieces of Americana. We are reminded of these outlandish characters and their journey through Damon runyon’s Manhattan when we hear a singer belt “If I Were a Bell” or a roulette player references “Luck Be a Lady!” This musical evokes nostalgia for a New York City that never truly existed but remains very real to us over half a century later as we re-discover it again and again.

—Alexandra Ley, Dramaturg

For more insight into the show, visit our dramaturgy blog at olney-guys-and-dolls.tumblr.com

1 Brooks Atkinson, “Guys and Dolls,” The New York Times, November 25, 19502 Steven Suskin, Opening Night on Broadway: A Critical Quotebook of theGolden Era of the Musical Theatre (New York: Schirmer Books, 1990), 272-276.

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William H. Graham, Sr. was a leader, mentor, director, performer, and a tireless advocate for the performing arts during his more than fifty-year association with Olney Theatre Center. Bill played several roles during his time at Olney Theatre, from Mainstage actor and director for the National Players, to General Manager and most recently as President Emeritus of our Board of Directors.

To pay tribute to his many contributions to Olney Theatre and the National Players, we dedicate our productions in 2015 to him. We remember Bill in all we do, and we invite you to honor his legacy by making a contribution to the William H. Graham, Sr. Fund supporting mentorship and FrEE Summer Shakespeare at Olney Theatre Center. To donate, go to olneytheatre.org/support.

Olney Theatre Center Productions in 2015 are Dedicated to the Memory of William H. Graham, Sr.

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Although Luck Be A Lady was sung in the Guys and Dolls film by Marlon Brando, it may be better remembered as a signature song for Frank Sinatra (who played Nathan Detroit). It appeared on several of his albums and was again released in 1994 as a duet with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders on Duets II.

Adelaide’s Lament is often spotlighted as one of the greatest musical theatre songs of all time. In 2002, Mandy Moore sang this song on national television as part of “Broadway’s Best From Bravo” in 2002.

FrANK LOeSSerAND THE ENDURING LEGACY OF

GUYS AND DOLLS

Many composers toil over songs and scores that grace the Broadway footlights, but surprisingly few see their work reach beyond the audience after their show’s finale. Frank Loesser’s score of Guys and Dolls has withstood the test of time and become embedded in American consciousness and culture. Here are a few examples of the indelible songs from the show and how they have been performed outside of it.

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Frank Loesser rehearsing“Luck Be A Lady”with Marlon Brando

Trumpeter Miles Davis featured If I Were A Bell on his 1956 jazz album, Relaxin’ with The Miles Davis Quintet, and it became a permanent addition to most of his performances. Other notable covers include recordings by Petula Clark, Dinah Shore, Sarah Vaughan, and Dinah Washington.

Bushel and a Peck was on the Billboard charts for eighteen weeks before Guys and Dolls even opened on Broadway. It was originally performed on stage and in the movie by Vivian Blaine and was covered by Perry Como and Betty Hutton, Doris Day, Johnny Desmond, and The Andrews Sisters.

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In July of 2015, Elissa Nadworny, a digital journalist for NPR, published an article which compiled data from the Dramatist archives, analyzing the most popular high school dramatic productions since 1938. Guys and Dolls has been a staple in the high school theatre canon since musicals became popular selec-tions in the 1960s. Since 2010, musicals with ties to familiar childhood movies (Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz) and pop and rock scores (Seussical: The Musical, Grease) have dominated high school stages and overhauled the common players from decades before, but Guys and Dolls remains in the top ten.

Remember, a song is like a freight train moving across a stage. Every boxcar has a word on it. Those people have to hear everything and understand it - fast, because in a minute the car will be gone and they’ll never see it again. Make them listen and then lay it in their laps. – Frank Loesser

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$100,000+Mrs. Eugene B. CaseyGana and Jim Dunlop $50,000+Mrs. Maggi root $10,000+Anonymousrhonda Friedman and James raffertyMargaret T. roper and Clifford L. JohnsonHelen MarshallKathleen QuinnPatricia Woodbury $5,000+Susan and Jay Finkelsteinrobert E. HebdaMr. and Mrs. Stephen Z. KaufmanJennifer and Scott KneelandCharles S. Mack and Alice Barrett MackBob and Marlene MitchellMr. and Mrs. Tommy Mulitz - In honor of the Mulitz-Gudelsky FamilyMs. Mita Schaffer and Ms. Tina Martin $2,500+Anonymous - In memory of Kate GibsonMr. and Mrs. David Bottegalrobert BurkM. Charlene DorrianDebbie and Andrew EllinghausMorty and Meghan GudelskyMs. Winifred E. HerrmannNettie HorneAndi KasarskySidney KramerPaul and Pat MangusBill and Babi MeekinsThe Honorable Karen S. Montgomery and Mr. Harry MontgomeryJames Pape and Nancy Newman-PapeLinda rosenzweig and Sandy BieberVictor Shargai and Craig PascalMr. Vernon L. SkinnerCarol TrawickTrueTheatergoer, LLCKevin White & rossana Salvadori - In honor of our parents Anson and Marge, Dilvo and Dina

$1,000+AnonymousHarold M. and Christine A. BartlettDeborah and Bruce BermanDennis and Holly Blackledgerichard and Joan CurtisSteve Danielson and Dr. Kenneth HoyleFrederick DeneckeGordon and Margot DibbleJoan Elise Dubinsky and Craig N. PackardEdith L. Embrey

Edward EpesBob and Pat FauverBerdie and David FirestoneBarry and Marie Fleishmanrobert J. and Liane A. GiardinaHal and Karen GordonThe William H. Graham, Sr. FamilyWilliam A. Hanson and Gail A. LiebermanMax JacobsMr. and Mrs. Lane JenningsStephen and Mary KleinThe Honorable Benjamin F. KramerJane Thérèse Larsenrichard W. LeyMegan & Tony Limarzi and FamilyMr. Jason LoewithJohn and Kathy LyonsMaggie and Tico McCreadyLisa McKillop - In honor of Weldon Brown and Valerie LeonardTony and Connie MorellaHelaine Morss - In loving memory of Lester robert MorssClyde and Christina NorthropSteve C. Phan and richard J. Posterrobert and Lelia russellAdrienne and Louis SacksKimberly SeniorNancy Suter - In loving memory of Dick and Nancy ThomasAlicia and Marlin TaylorSandy and Alan WadeBrad Watkins $500+AnonymousDr. Patricia BeastonMr. Merle J. BigginTim and Julia BoulayJeanne BrushAlfonso and Alicia BurgosSusan and Dixon ButlerJulie B. ChristopherKevin and Amber ColleranHon. Gene and Mrs. Cindy CounihanClare Crawford-Masonrev. Lee Davis and Mr. Daniel LonteenEileen and Paul DeMarcoBrad DiederichsPatricia DorazioMs. Andrea DrimmerDavid DunnMaureen and Tom Estrinrobert and Carole FontenroseMr. Gerald GietkaMrs. Mary GrahamJudith P. Hallett and Mark Hallett, M.D.David and Lindsey HeinemannJim and Lynne HensleyJon and Michelle HulsizerMr. and Mrs. richard JourdenaisMr. Jim KronzerDavid and Jennifer LubitzFrederick and Betty MarcellEdwin M. Martin and Nancy A. SpanglerSusan McCarthy

Marty and Christina MoreElizabeth M. MossStuart and Margaret NatofClyde and Christina NorthropOsborne C. Parchment, PhDDaniel and Christine PowersMark and Sharon PrysantMs. Margaret Ann rossBarbara and roger SchwarzCora and Murray Simpson Family FundDr. robert SjogrenMary SlaninkaLeslie F. Smith and Stacy P. SmithCharles and Mary SollaMs. Donna SpieglerNeil and Lily StarrLois Taylor and Stephen SimpsonScott TholanPeter ThreadgillDiane TredwellAdolph VezzaMr. William L. Mitchell and Mr. David A. VignoloJ. Watkins and Dr. Brad FreyJonathan Weissrobert and Sarah WheedletonDr. and Mrs. Steven C. WhiteGeorge A. and Katherine C. WhitehouseMs. Halo WinesDavid & Deborah Yaffe $250+Connie and Larry AaronsonMark AhartJoAnn and Dean AulickFran and Harvey BergerMs. Ellen BogagePatricia BulhackValerie M. CampbellDr. Matthew CelozziDan and Cheryl ChartierKatherine and Wil ChaseKaye A. CraftBrad FarrellLawrence and Joan FriendPhilip Graneto - In memory of Mary Jane MilliEd Grossman and rochelle Stanfield - In memory of Howie StanfieldSamuel Hack and Dr. Anita SolomonDr. Thomas L. Hale and Mrs. Dorothy HaleJoshua and Ana rita HaugeMs. Elizabeth HenriksenCharles and Pamela HofmannPeter HopkinsMr. Eric HorowitzMr. richard F. HughesMr. and Mrs. Jason King JonesStephen and Katharine KovarcikNancy LaingLinda Levy and Dennis Kronenberg -in honor of Victor ShargaiMrs. Lillian LitowskyJesus and Alicia LizarazoMarina LowenKatherine C. MadalenoMr. Walter Magruder Jr.Peg Mancuso


OLNEY THEATRE CENTER THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROSITY

Maury and Beverly MarksBette and Charles MercerMs. Donna P. MerglianoFrederick and Elizabeth MontgomeryWilliam PhillipsWesley Pickard and Jeanette StudleyDr. Carole A. rayburnDonald SauerThomas SchallCharlie and Marie SchaubCarl W. Smith and Michael L. BurkeDr. and Mrs. roger G. SorensenChristopher SpechtMr. and Mrs. Duane G. StraubKevin TownsendCarrie and John Trauth $100+Matthew AhrensMartha AllistonSarah Allen and John AndersonLori AndersonMr. and Mrs. Stephen AndersonHeather AndrewsAlan and Susan ApterBill and Sandy AttickHoward G. Ausdenrichard and Mary Ann AustingEdgar BarePetee BarnesMarian BellamaMaria BenderBarbara BergmannElyse and Jeffrey BernsteinGary and Linda BittnerMr. and Mrs. Bruce BlackMs. Michele BlanchiSusan BodanskyDiane BoehrFaye BonnerJulius BowenNancy BraierJoel BresslerWeldon C. BrownMr. richard BrushWatson and Jane BullockMr. and Mrs. William M. ButlerMs. robin M. CameronPriscilla and ron CarlsonCharles Casazza and Phyllis O’CallaghanWilliam H. CavittMs. Cindy CennameMr. and Mrs. Chuck ChatlynneHoward and rosie ChernoffNancy and Si CohenMrs. Melissa CollinsDonna ConnollyPatricia CorridonMariclare CostelloJames Costrell and Helen WoodJohn and Gladys CramerBeth G. CrockerMr. and Mrs. Dale CrownHerbert CullisMr. Allen CurrantBasil and Patricia CutlipBarbara DahlgrenWilliam B. DaitchMartin and Belle Davis

Linda A. DawkinsMs. Elisabeth DealMr. and Mrs. Keith DeckerSusan DeGeorgeHampton DeJarnette and Leslie EnglandMs. Kay DildineHarold DingelsBrenda L. Dixon-BeckEarle DrakeMs. Miriam DubinPatricia Gannon EganDonald and Barbara EisenMarilyn and Bennett L. ElisbergMaddie and Griffin EllinghausMr. David B. Elseroad, Sr.Ms. Leslie EnglandMr. Mark B. EpsteinEdith EspenshadeMs. Linda EvansThe Honorable Gail H. Ewing and Mr. Bob EwingJulianne FarmerA. r. and Margaret FaulknerMr. Brian FeitMarcia and Jerry FeldmanMatthew W. and Laura G. FettersMr. Laurence FieldsDiane FillahSandra FinertyWyn FitzpatrickMrs. roger J FolstromSamuel A. and Erslyn H. FosterDr. and Mrs. robert HorowitzLeonard Friedman and randi PassamaneckMs. Noreen B. FriedmanHoward and Sharon Garyroger and Barbara GessayJayne GillenwatersStuart and Vivian GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Frank r. GoldsteinMs. Amy GonceMr. Bill GrahamAnn L. GrauCharles Gravitzromayne A. HagyardSimmel HaimDavid and Eileen M. HaleyMr. Edward HanSusanne and Stephen Hardyrichard HartzellMarolyn and John HatchDelegate and Mrs. Henry HellerAlice HewittDick Kafka and Val HildebrandSaundra HillMrs. James J. Hill, Jr.Elizabeth HinerLinda Lurie Hirschraymond and reva HoewingMr. and Mrs. Eugene M. HormanJohn and Linda HorrocksNina HowlandJoannene Hudakrobert r. HudsonMr. richard HughesMr. Jeffrey W. HyattJeannine and Joseph JeffsJo Anne JohnsonBarbara Junghans

Andrew KaganCarole Kaminsky - In memory of robert KaminksyBonnie and Jim KeightleyElizabeth S. KingEdith M. KirkJack KnightCynthia KleppingerEmauel and Aimee KokotakisB.L. KornrichWillis LansfordBarbara LatvanasJohn and Jeanine LeeMs. Annelise LeedyCindy r. LefkowitzTelfair LeimbachBarbara Krumsiek and Bart LeonardStephen LeslieCarolyn LichtensteinMr. robert Liles IIAlbert LindquistPaul and Susan LinzJeffrey and Karen LipsonLaurie Weker LiptonEdward T. Lis Jr.Marcia LitwackDeja LockwoodBetty Longraymond LorionMr. richard M. LoughlinJoseph LowellAmy LowensteinAnn and Barry LubinCarol and robert LuskinGeorge and Susan Mabryrosemary A. MacDonaldThe Honorable Martin and Julie MaddenBrent and Sharon MalcolmJames Mannroger MarcotteThe Matathias FamilyBarbara Mayo-WellsLinda and Tom McCabeWilliam McDermottMr. Bernard I. McInerneyMr. and Mrs. Brent McIntoshDuncan McIntoshJohn and rita McKeeMs. Claire McLaughlinCharles and Marilyn MessBlanche Messerlyrobert and Susan MeyerFrances and Arve MichelsenDr. and Mrs. Laurence MillerNancy Cox Mills and Edward W. MillsBruce and Janet MontgomeryDr. Sara MoranMs. Eugenia Morenoronald and Cappie MorganJoseph P. MorraMr. Eugene F. MorrillPatricia MurphyTom and Denise MurphyJoan Murray-reynoldsGeorge and Maureen Nesbittrobert W. NewcombConnie NewettLaura K. NoellNancy M. Norton

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OLNEY THEATRE CENTER THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROSITY

Ms. Mimi O’DonnellMs. Mary B. OlchBetty Jo PalmerVikram and Erin PantDoris E. PavlichekMr. and Mrs. John PelosiClara PerlingieroAbby Peterson and David BearesAnya and Jurij PetrenkoHillary PettegrewFrank PezzaniteEvelyn and Peter PhilippsWendy and Paul PicciottaDavid PostSusannah F. PrindleMarilee QuesadaMr. and Mrs. Michael QuinnMr. Steven rappaportMrs. Elizabeth M. readStephen and Sandra readingMs. Virginia rehbehnBarbara G. resnickCaroline M. rickersonNancy ricksMs. rose ridgewayMr. Michael J. rinaldi IIWilliam rippeyMr. and Mrs. James C. ritterMr. and Ms. John P. robertsCokie and Steve robertsMr. richard V. romagnoliDomenick and Lois romeoMr. and Mrs. Howard rosemanSuzanne rotbert and Jim DawsonArthur rounds

Fill and Linda rueggMrs. Ludmilla SabatiukEdith P. Schafferroger SchmidtMr. Philip SchneiderEdwin and Sondra SchonfeldDiane L. SchrothMargaret F. SchweitzerBernard and rita SegermanMargaret A. ShankMr. and Mrs. Guy ShannonKathleen M. SheehanMr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. ShulmanMr. and Mrs. SickelGeorge Simms, Jr.William SimmsAlda SimpsonFlorence SladeMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. SlateJim and Anne SlaughterMr. George SloanMarshall and Deborah SluyterMiles and Ann SmidJoyce C. SmithCol. Michael J. SmithVirginia M. SmithMr. Gary SowersHilda SpringerMarc StanleyMs. Mary A. SteeleElaine and Stanford SteppaMrs. Barbara SternJames StewartCharles StopakMs. Susan Stracquatanio

Donald and Mary StreetDavid TannousGene & renate TaylorStephan and Jacquie TennantCraig Thorntonronald and Patricia TiptonMs. Serena ToroGeorge TresselDonna Thomas TydingsPamela VargoMarysue VidroDebby VivariMs. Sarah P. VollmerJohn and Charlotte WalkerMs. Beverly WallingMarc Walton and Toni Stifano-WaltonBradley WareProfessor and Mrs. Peter WeidenbruchDavid and Constance WeissSusan WellmanWalter WentzIris WilderJim WilliamsNorma WilliamsKatherine WilliamsonFiona WilmotMr. robert G. Wilson and Mrs. Constance C. WilsonMs. Mary Beth WiseFrances WoodrowDavid Mendick and Naomi Yadin-MendickMartha K. YeideOlga YoderChris and Chris Youstraraymond J. Youstra

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President ..............................................................................................................................Jennifer L. Kneeland

Board Chair ...............................................................................................................................Susan Finkelstein

Vice President .....................................................................................................................Megan Davey Limarzi

Treasurer .................................................................................................................................Patricia Woodbury

Secretary .....................................................................................................................................Robert Mitchell

BOARD MEMBERSPhyllis Bottegal • Debbie Ellinghaus • Rhonda Friedman • Robert E. Hebda • Clifford Johnson • Stephen Kaufman

Stephen Klein • Jason Loewith • Charles S. Mack • Helen Marshall • William H. Meekins • Linda RosenzweigRossana Salvadori • Alan Wade

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERSFrances glendening • Anthony Morella • Mita Schaffer

William H. graham, Sr. (in memoriam)

OLNEY THEATRE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES

ACTORSEvan Casey • Julie-Ann Elliott • Rick Foucheux • Helen Hedman • Valerie Leonard

Susan Lynskey • Donna Migliaccio • Paul Morella • Jon Hudson Odom • Tracy Lynn OliveraMichael Russotto • Bobby Smith • Stephen gregory Smith

DIRECTORS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND MUSICAL DIRECTORSMichael J. Bobbitt • John E. going • Eleanor Holdridge • Tara Jeanne Vallee • Mark Waldrop

DESIGNERS AND STAGE MANAGERSColin K. Bills • James Fouchard • Misha Kachman • Pei Lee • Josiane M. Lemieux

Milagros Ponce de León • Ivania Stack

THEATER POLICIESLatecomers are seated at the discretion of the house manag-er. Please do not bring food into the theater (beverages are allowed). All buildings are smoke-free. The use of recording or photographic equipment during the show is prohibited. Olney Theatre Center is not responsible for any items left on our campus. All children, including babies, require a ticket. We will ask parents to take their children to the lobby if their behavior is disturbing patrons. Please turn off your cell phone in the theater.

SIGN-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCESSign interpretation is available for the third Thursday eve-ning during a show’s run. The service must be requested two weeks in advance and is based on the availability of qualified interpreters. To request this service, please [email protected].

POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONSJoin the artistic staff and/or invited guests after select Sat-urday matinees for AfterWords. Please call the Box Office at 301.924.3400 for more information on these events.

LISTENING ASSISTANCEWe offer devices that amplify sound free of charge in ex-change for identification. Please ask the house manager for assistance. (This service is not available on the third Wednesday evening of a show’s run.)

AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCESAudio-described performances are offered during the third week of a show’s run on Wednesday evenings. This includes pre-show program notes and descriptions of the action, scenery, and costumes during pauses in the dialogue.

AUDIENCE SERVICES


ARTISTICArtistic Director Jason LoewithAssociate Artistic Director/ Director of Music Theater Christopher YoustraAssociate Artistic Director/ Director of Education Jason King JonesArtistic Apprentice Leah Wedge

PRODUCTIONDirector of Production Dennis A. BlackledgeCompany Manager/ Assistant Production Manager Claire KennedyTechnical Director Stephen M. greeneAssistant Technical Director David AshShop Foreman Sarah SplaineCarpenters Joseph Caverly, Brad zieglerResident Scenic Artist Fred ViaCostume Shop Supervisor Jeanne BlandResident Costume Designer/ Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor Seth gilbertCostume Shop Associate Kelsey WillisMaster Electrician Samantha CampbellProperties Master Rachael ErichsenResident Sound and Projections Supervisor Brian ChismarProduction Management Apprentice Kat LeaCompany Management Apprentice Elana LantryProduction Apprentices Caron Davis, Lauren gallup, Carissa gilson, Tatyana goddard, Emily E. James, Shelby Marie gable, Natalie Petruch, Benjamin Ramos, Alexia Sosa

SHOW STAFFAssistant Director Robert MintzAssistant Choreographer Pauline grossmanAssistant Stage Managers Carissa gilson, Emily E. JamesAssistant Lighting Designer Elizabeth A. CocoAssociate Set Designer Katie SullivanAssistant Set Designers Matthew Buttrey, Emily LotzModel Makers Tyler Herald, Richard OuelletteSound Engineer Ed SolomonA-2 Natalie PetruchScenic Artist Havana Scrim Tim grantDeck Chief Sarah SplaineLight Board Op Alexia SosaFollow Spot Operators Lauren gallup, Alexandra LeyWardrobe Kelsey Willis, Shelby Marie gable, Clara HuangProps Caron DavisProduction Dramaturg Alexandra LeyLight Board Programmers Helen garcia-Alton, Ashley Wagoner Additional Painters Pallas Bane, Claire Jones, Robyn Jones, Anna MihmAdditional Carpenter Brendan greggAdditional Electricians Tyler Bristow, Ashley WagonerCostume Shop Assistant Rachel HamiltonWigs provided by Wigboys

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER STAFF

SPECIAL THANKSThe Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Production Department Ryan Nathaniel Knapp and Mark RapachOlney Ballet Theatre, Royal Dellinger, President

ADMINISTRATIONManaging Director Debbie Ellinghausgeneral Manager Fred T. PaulFacilities Manager Michael Plater

DEVELOPMENTSenior Associate Director of Development Julie CarewManager of Institutional giving Tom Eisman Marketing and Development Apprentice Clara Huang

FINANCEDirector of Accounting and Financial Services Nene Keita Senior Accountant Chyeslan BusoBusiness Manager Kynda Reid

COMMUNICATIONSDirector of Marketing and Communications Joshua FordSales Director Weldon C. BrownMarketing and Public Relations Manager Heather AndrewsBrand Director/ graphic Designer JJ KaczynskiPatron and Volunteer Services Manager R. Wesley MeekinsFront of House Supervisors Lucirae Cooley, Desirée WardBox Office Supervisors Chisomo Maluwa, Taylor Payne, Josh RoseHouse Managers Lina Al Dajani, Nic Lopez, Ricardo José Meléndez, Barbara Scanlan, Box Office Associates Judy Abrams, Jessica Comstock Shayla garfield, Nathan Poznerzon, Marion Levy Qualls, Rachel Spory-Harper, Emily Townsend

EDUCATIONEducation Programs Manager Kevin HasserDramaturgy Apprentice Alexandra LeyEducation Apprentice Brittney Biddle

Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a professional theater employing members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.

Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization representing the not-for-profit American theater; the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington; the League of Washington Theatres; and the Baltimore Theatre Alliance.

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