2013/2014 annual report - American Blues Theater

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2013/2014 annual report - American Blues Theater
2013/2014 ANNUAL REPORT
2013/2014 ANNUAL REPORT
AMERICAN BLUES THEATER
PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LETTER
Season 28 was an exceptional year of artistic growth
while strengthening our company’s fiscal foundation.
Thank you for your interest and support of American Blues Theater. In
2013/2014, we expanded our mainstage season to four (4) productions
and added numerous artistic programming initiatives.
Our incredible Season 28 began at a new venue, Greenhouse Theater
Center, with the Chicago professional premiere of Hank Williams: Lost
Highway starring Ensemble member Matthew Brumlow as “Hank
Williams”. It became our best-selling non-holiday production in Blues’
history. Demand was so high, we extended the production run and
announced a remount for the following season. The show received
unanimous praise from critics and earned four (4) Joseph Jefferson
Awards and nominations.
Next, we broke box-office records again with It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in
Chicago!. Ensemble member and Director Marty Higginbotham and
Artistic Affiliate Grant Sabin transformed the theater into a radio studio,
complete with a picture window overlooking Lincoln Ave (circa 1944) and
soft, magical snowfall during the performance.
We proudly produced the world-premiere of American Myth written by Artistic Affiliate Christina Gorman. This script
won our 2012 Blue Ink Playwriting Award, the 2013 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award, and was nominated for a
2014 Pulitzer Prize.
We closed the mainstage season with the explosive Chicago premiere of George Brant’s award-winning script
Grounded. This solo show was one of the most highly reviewed shows of the season and received three (3) Joseph
Jefferson Awards and nominations.
Our artistic programming beyond the mainstage productions thrived. We launched our free arts education program,
The Lincoln Project, with overwhelming success. Nearly 500 Chicago Public School students were served by the
program. We also produced 12 world-premiere 10-minute plays in our annual Ripped: the Living Newspaper Festival;
developed Ensemble member Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of Native Son and commissioned Ensemble member
Michael Mahler’s new musical through our Blueprint Development; and named Comden Mall Community Activists as
the winner of the 2014 Blue Ink Playwriting Award.
Matching the expanse of our art, our earned and contributed revenue surged! Annual ticket sales nearly doubled and
our FlexPass subscribers increased by 445%. New foundations joined our existing Blues contributors—The Chicago
Community Trust, Arts Work Fund, Illinois Arts Council Agency, and The Shubert Foundation. In a generous act, Board
member Chip Pringle created an endowment fund before his passing from an aggressive cancer. While he is gone, his
legacy will not be forgotten.
Chip repeatedly told American Blues to swing the bat hard: homerun or strike out, go big!
We’re sure he’s smiling as Season 28 was ENORMOUS.
—Gwendolyn (Wendy) Whiteside
Photo credits by Johnny Knight. On the cover (clockwise): Matthew Brumlow in Hank Williams: Lost Highway; John Mohrlein James Joseph,
Shawn J. Goudie, Michael Mahler, & Ian Paul Custer in It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!; Gwendolyn Whiteside in Grounded; Cheryl Graeff,
Mick Weber, & Terry Hamilton in American Myth.
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CONTENTS
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Contents
Our Family
4
About American Blues Theater
6
Significant Achievements & Honors
7
Season 28 Productions
8
Arts Education 13
New Work Development 14
Blue Ink Playwriting Award 15
Financial Balance Sheet 16
Financial Snapshot 17
Corporate & Foundation Sponsors 18
Donors 19
Suzanne Petri and Matthew Brumlow in Hank Williams: Lost Highway.
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OUR FAMILY
Our multi-generational and interdisciplined artists are the second-oldest professional Equity Ensemble
theater in Chicago. Our 39-member Ensemble has 539 combined years of collaboration on stage.
As of 2014, we’ve individually received nearly 150 Joseph Jefferson Awards and nominations that celebrate
excellence in Chicago theater and over 22 Black Theatre Alliance Awards.
Our artists are honored with Pulitzer Prizes, Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, and
numerous other accolades.
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OUR FAMILY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(2013/2014 term, as of June 30, 2014)
Lawrence Schulman, President
Burton X. Rosenberg, Vice-President
Shelly Reitman, Treasurer
Joan Esposito, Secretary
Manny Buckley
Phil Calian
Jill DeVaney
Douglas Gourley
Matt Hafter
Ross C. Hemphill
Keith A. Karlson
Gwendolyn Whiteside, ex-officio
Chip Pringle, in memoriam
ARTISTIC AFFILIATES
Ian Paul Custer
Joe Dempsey
Olympia Dukakis
Andrea J. Dymond
Christina Gorman
Sarah Hughey
James Joseph
Zachary Kenney
Eric Lynch
Keith Pitts
Richard Shavzin
Sandy Shinner
Arianna Soloway
John Sterchi
James Still
Kaelan Strouse
Wandachristine
Dennis Zacek
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“Strikingly honest,
powerfully acted,
deep-emotional souls.”
--Chris Jones
Chicago Tribune
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ABOUT AMERICAN BLUES THEATER
VISION
American Blues Theater is the premier American
theater producing visceral theatrical works while
engaging its audience in worthwhile missions of
local service agencies.
“One of our favorites in Chicago!”
-Dean Richards
WGN
MISSION
American Blues Theater illuminates the
American ideas of freedom, equality, and
opportunity in the plays we produce and
communities we serve.
Anixter Center clients perform in a one-night event similar to
RIPPED: the Living Newspaper, co-produced by American Blues.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
We think it is an honor and duty to serve our
community. We raise awareness and offer services to other
non-profit organizations’ great causes. Using the themes of
each manuscript, we choose community collaborators for
every production.
This season we held a household supplies drive
(Anixter Center), distributed promotional materials
(Old Town School of Folk Music, National Veteran Art
Museum), and provided complimentary tickets
(USO, Medill School of Journalism, Misericordia).
“A standing ovation to American
Blues for your outstanding vision.
Our clients with disabilities
performed on a professional stage.
It was a night to always remember”
-Rosie Burke
Vice-President of External Relations,
Anixter Center
We donated proceeds from our “Pink Previews” to
The Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer research.
In addition, we donated proceeds from a performance
of Grounded to sponsor a child’s surgery through
Children of War Foundation.
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SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS & HONORS
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS & HONORS
OF 2013/2014
We added performances to accommodate audience
demand for Hank Williams: Lost Highway and
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
Actor/music director Austin Cook
(pictured at left) joined our Ensemble.
All four (4) Season 28 mainstage productions
had numerous sold-old performances.
Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside won
The Broadway World-Chicago Award for Best Lead
Actress for her work in Collected Stories.
Ensemble member Manny Buckley was nominated for
a Black Theatre Alliance Award for Leading Actor in a Play.
Artistic Affiliate Eric Lynch was nominated for two (2)
Black Theatre Alliance Awards—Leading Actor
(drama) and Most Promising Actor.
Co-founding Ensemble member
Rick Cleveland (pictured at left) earned
an Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Drama for his television
series “House of Cards” on Netflix.
Actor Joe Dempsey, designer Sarah Hughey, and actor
Eric Lynch joined our Blues family as Artistic Affiliates.
As its basis, our inaugural arts education program,
The Lincoln Project, uses the Pulitzer Prize nominated script
The Heavens Are Hung in Black, written by Artistic Affiliate
James Still.
American Myth, written by Artistic Affiliate Christina Gorman,
was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Hank Williams: Lost Highway
received four (4) Jeff Award nominations:
Musical—midsize*
Direction (Damon Kiely)
Music Direction (Malcolm Ruhl)*
Leading Actor in a Musical (Matthew Brumlow)*.
Grounded
received three (3) Jeff Award nominations:
Solo Performance (Gwendolyn Whiteside)*
Sound Design—midsize (Lindsay Jones)*
Projections Design (Mike Tutaj).
Additional Ensemble and Artistic Affiliates
who received Jeff Award nominations:
Austin Cook (Artistic specialization—piano/conductor)*
Joe Dempsey (Actor in Supporting Role in Musical)
Lindsay Jones (Sound Design—large)
Michael Mahler (Music Direction).
* Recipient of Jeff Award
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SEASON 28 PRODUCTIONS
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Photo by Johnny Knight. (l to r): Greg Hirte, Austin Cook, Matthew Brumlow, & Michael Mahler.
Chicago Professional Premiere
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY
August 30 — October 6, 2013
by Randal Myler & Mark Harelik
Directed by Damon Kiely; Music direction by Malcolm Ruhl
Following Hank Williams’ rise from his humble beginnings
to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry to his selfdestruction at twenty-nine, audiences were treated to an
unforgettable tribute of more than 20 hits, including
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”, “Move It on Over”,
“Hey, Good Lookin’”, and “Jambalaya”.
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“A bona-fide tribute concert!”
-Zach Freeman
NewCity
“A big, fat hit!”
-Chris Jones
Chicago Tribune
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SEASON 28 PRODUCTIONS
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Photo by Johnny Knight. (l to r): Ian Paul Custer, Denice Mahler, Gwendolyn Whiteside, Kevin R. Kelly, James Joseph, & John Mohrlein.
Chicago’s Annual Tradition for 12 years!
IT’S A WONDERFUL: LIVE IN CHICAGO!
November 22 — December 29, 2013
From Frank Capra’s film
Directed by Ensemble member Marty Higginbotham
From the moment you walked through the doors, you
were transported back to the Golden Age of Radio and
experienced the Frank Capra holiday classic as a 1940s
radio broadcast with live Foley sound effects, an original
score, and a stellar cast of eight that brought the entire
town of Bedford Falls to life.
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Dean Richards’ list! Also recommended
by WGN, CBS Chicago, NBC, ABC, WXRT,
WBEZ, Chicago Tribune, Chicago SunTimes, Chicago Magazine, Newcity’s
“Best of Chicago”, and Chicago Reader.
Entertained
30,000 patrons
since 2002!
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SEASON 28 PRODUCTIONS
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Photo by Johnny Knight. (l to r): Mick Weber & Jordan Brodess.
World Premiere
AMERICAN MYTH
March 7 — April 6, 2014
by Artistic Affiliate Christina Gorman
Directed by Steve Scott
Dr. Douglas Graham, best-selling author, beloved
professor, and American history scholar, was accused
by a former student of lying in the classroom about
his participation in and around the Vietnam War.
Winner of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award;
Winner of the 2013 Blue Ink Playwriting Award.
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“Riveting! The life comparisons
between [Doug] Graham and
[John] Adams are profound.”
-Katy Walsh
Chicago Now
“Highly recommended!”
-Al Bresloff
Around the Town Chicago
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Photo by Johnny Knight. Gwendolyn Whiteside.
Chicago Premiere
GROUNDED
June 6 — July 13, 2014
by George Brant
Directed by Lisa Portes
A hot-rod F16 fighter pilot’s unexpected pregnancy ends
her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remotecontrolled drones in Afghanistan from an air-conditioned
trailer near Las Vegas, the pilot struggles through surreal
twelve-hour shifts far from the battlefield, hunting
terrorists by day, and being a wife and mother by night.
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“Scintillating! Incendiary leave-it-allon-the-table performance.”
-Kerry Reid
Chicago Tribune
“I can’t think of a single American
who shouldn’t see this play!”
-Angela Allyn
Chicago Stage Standard
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SEASON 28 PRODUCTIONS
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Photo by Johnny Knight. Angelica Roque.
RIPPED: the Living Newspaper Festival
May 5, 2014
by Jonathan Baude, Manny Buckley, Darren Canady,
Gloria Bond Clunie, Kristoffer Diaz, Brian Hieggelke,
James Joseph, Rohina Malik, Brett Neveu, Joshua Rollins,
James Sherman, and Susan Soon He Stanton.
An annual festival, inspired by the 1930s WPA program,
with 10-minute plays ripped from today’s headlines.
12th edition since 2009!
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“Outstanding Chicago company!
Proud to support a theatre company
with heart, guts, and legacy!”
-Mark Hallett
McCormick Foundation
“Great music and acting to inform
and entertain!”
-Joshua Conner
student
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ARTS EDUCATION
Chicago Public School classrooms. (left): students with Manny Buckley
& Kaelan Strouse; (above): Kaelan Strouse as Abraham Lincoln.
THE LINCOLN PROJECT
2013—2014
Conceived & adapted by
Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside
from Artistic Affiliate James Still’s play
The Heavens Are Hung in Black
Our innovative program aligns with Illinois Core Curriculum
standards to engage 5th – 10th graders of the circumstances
leading to the Emancipation Proclamation. Students watch
scenes performed by professional actors, participate in
discussions, and most importantly, write their own plays.
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“A stellar experience which allowed
students to express themselves in ways
unknown to peers, teachers, and selves!”
-Ashley Mays
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teacher
“I learned it is okay to say your feelings.”
-Student
CPS
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NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT
FACT
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In 2 years, we’ve
developed &
produced
world-premiere
scripts
for our mainstage season.
BLUEPRINT DEVELOPMENT
The Blueprint Development
program offers workshops,
staged-readings, and the
opportunity to develop scripts
for fully-staged productions.
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Photo by Johnny Knight. Ensemble member Nambi E. Kelley & Seret Scott.
We held 2 workshops
& many staged-readings of
Ensemble member Nambi E.
Kelley’s world-premiere
adaptation of Native Son.
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BLUE INK PLAYWRITING AWARD
FACT
Since 2010 we’ve selected
4 winners
7 finalists
& 21 semi-finalists
Photo by Johnny Knight. Blue Ink coordinator Heather Meyers and Douglas Post.
2014 WINNER
COMDEN MALL COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS
by Douglas Post
The Blue Ink Playwriting Award was created in 2010
to support new work. The winning playwright
receives a cash prize ($1,000) and a staged-reading
with American Blues Theater artists.
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FINANCIAL BALANCE SHEET
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED
2014 TOTAL
2013 TOTAL
Total Earned Income
$241,183
—
$241,183
$123,648
Total Public Support
302,166
100,000
402,166
350,818
93,775
(93,775)
—
—
TOTAL INCOME
637,124
6,225
643,349
474,467
TOTAL EXPENSES
518,620
—
518,620
307,522
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
118,504
6,225
124,729
166,189
NET ASSETS—BEGINNING OF YEAR
206,685
—
206,685
40,496
NET ASSETS—END OF YEAR
288,464
42,950
331,414
206,685
Released from Restriction
unaudited Sept. 1, 2014
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FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT
During the 2013/2014 Season, American Blues Theater
had income of $637,124 and expenses of $518,620.
Contributed income from individuals, foundations, corporations,
and our annual events (Blue Bash, GutterBall) accounted for 63% of total income.
The charts below outline specifics for revenue and expenses with a breakdown of contributed income.
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CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SPONSORS
Actors’ Equity Foundation
Anixter Foundation
Arts Work Fund
Bank One America
Benjamin Rosenthal Foundation
Carlson Law Offices
Cheiron Trading
The Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Network for Justice & Peace
Citi Private Bank
ComEd
The Davee Foundation
Edgerton Foundation
Eurex
Google
Illinois Arts Council Agency
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Reimer & Karlson LLC
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
The Saints
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Shepard Schwartz & Harris LLP
The Shubert Foundation
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DONORS
We are honored to recognize the following contributors who enable American Blues Theater’s artistic
programming and community services. This list includes donations from our True Blue Annual Fund,
GutterBall, Blue Bash, production sponsors, and other contributions given July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
$25,000 and above
The Davee Foundation
Laura and Leonard Loventhal
Charles Mackie
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reimer and Karlson LLC
Barb and Chip Pringle
Howard Walker
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Burt and Sheli Rosenberg
$500—$999
Actors’ Equity Foundation
$10,000 and above
Peter Amster
Anixter Foundation
Dawn Bach and Rawl Thurman
Arts Work Fund
Ed and Laura Blatchford
The Chicago Community Trust
Thomas and Meg Claggett
ComEd
Will and Julie Hobart
Eurex
Mary and David Hood
Lorraine and Jay Jaffe
$5,000—$9,999
Mitch Marinello and Nancy Young
Phil and Jill Calian
Werner Mittermeier
Jill DeVaney
Keith and Anne Moffat
Edgerton Foundation
Ben and Nancy Randall
Doug and Mary Clare Gourley
The Saints
Mike and Trudy Kelly
Carol and David Stone
Darrel and Shirley Whiteside
$2,500—$4,999
Emily Emerson
$250—$499
Ross and Joyce Hemphill
Steven Anixter
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Anonymous
Sheldon and Irene Reitman
Harold Back
Libby and David Savner
Keith Carlson
Larry Schulman and Chris Poggianti
Etahn Cohen
Ian Van Handel
Mike Colky
Gwendolyn Whiteside
Lewis and Marge Collens
Peter and Patty Fazio
$1,000—$2,499
Ed and Carol Finnegan
Richard and Jo Ann Beck
J.A. (Judy) Friedman
Benjamin Rosenthal Foundation
Ray Garza
Richard Blass
Christopher and M.E. Girgenti
Marcy and Greg Carlin
Catherine Head
Matt and Hillary Ebach
Michelle Holland
Daniel and Virginia Emerson
James Joseph
Joan Esposito
Kevin and Cathy Kelly
Joe and Madeleine Glossberg
John Knight
Matt and Beth Hafter
Bill Kurtis and Donna LaPietra
Joel Kaplan
Keith Karlson
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INDIVIDUAL
GIVING
Highest donation
$25,000
Lowest donation
$5
# of donors
236
Average donation
$309
Highest donation
$25,000
Lowest donation
$30
# of donors
31
Average donation
$1,637
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DONORS
$250—$499 cont’d
Bart Lazar
David Mahler
Heather Meyers and Roger Grum
Tom Morrisey
David and Sonali Omberg
Gerald Pauling
Leonard X and Arlene Rosenberg
Barbara and Randy Thomas
$100—$249
Roz Alexander and Sam Grozdin
Dana Black
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Burnham
Sarah Burnham
Karen Callaway
Casey Campbell
Tyson and Sarah Carter
Circle of Service Foundation
Neil Cohen
Jeannette Cole
Richard Coover
Terri April Dillion
Maria and Rich Dimond
Susan and John Downey
Deanna Dunagan
Kelly Friend
Christina Gorman
Jaclyn and Shawn Goudie
Larry Grimm
Ellen and Ed Gualtierri
Jay and Judy Heyman
Douglas Hoekstra
James Juliano
Steve Key
Patrick and Barbara Lamb
Greg Mack
Michael Mahler and Dara Cameron
Jerome Marconi
April Meyers
Nathan Mirocha
John and Jackie Mohrlein
Donna Morgan
William and Rachel Payne
Neala Peake
Robert Petrillo
Marge Punter
Arvid Rocans
$100—$249 cont’d
Sarah E. Ross
Laura Sage
Arianna Soloway
Kelly and Deborah Stonebraker
Nancy and Barney Straus
Nancy Timmers
Virginia Wiles
William Harris Investors
American Blues is grateful for every contribution.
We regret that due to space limitations
we’re unable to list donations under $99.
Please accept our deepest appreciation
as your donation makes a difference!
Photo by Johnny Knight.
Sheli Rosenberg led the Pledge Drive.
61%
of
BLUE BASH
(annual event)
attendees
gave add’l
donations
at the event!
Photos by Johnny Knight. Top down: Emcees
Dina Bair & Steve Sanders; Matt & Hillary
Ebach; Artistic Affiliate Dana Black.
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DONORS
The Chip Pringle Fund
(contributions made as of June 30, 2014)
Photos by Johnny Knight.
Barb & Zack Pringle accepting the
Focus Award presented posthumously
to Chip Pringle at the 2014 Blue Bash.
The Anixter family
Arro Corporation
Robert Atkinson
Adolph and Nancy Battista
Sharon and Irwin Berg
Cookie and Bill Boring
Bill and Mary Jo Burfeind
Phil and Jill Calian
Tyson and Sarah Carter
Chris Cicala
Ted Cornell
B. Ann Coziahr
Laura Dahl
Sharon and Walt DeBolt
Megan Dellorfano
Ralph and Nancy Dellorfano
Jill DeVaney
Richard Duewel
Joan Esposito
Gary and Cyndy Faust
William and Susan Fritzler
Cary Goldberg and Lisa Grant
Jaclyn and Shawn Goudie
Doug and Mary Clare Gourley
Craig and Linda Grannon
Greek Islands Restaurant
Susan and Harlan Haimes
Mark and Laurie Hajduch
Michael Hillgamyer
Fred Houdek
David and Eileen Hovey
Joel Kaplan
Holly Keating
Leigh Kennedy
Roger and Nancy Kennedy
Susan Kennedy
Steve Key
Nancy Ludwig
Florence Marzano
James McGuffey
Heather Meyers and Roger Grum
Colleen and Dave Muno
Janet Paulson
Richard Pein and Dianna Schneider
Suzanne Petri
Arthur Pringle
Cathy Pringle
Shelly and Irene Reitman
Paul and Carol Richards
Burt and Sheli Rosenberg
Leonard X and Arlene Rosenberg
David and Libby Savner
Jayne Schirmacher
Larry Schulman and Chris Poggianti
Cheryl and Thomas Starrett
David and Carol Stone
Sun Capital Partners
JoAn Swartz
Ian Van Handel
Timothy and Roxanne Vendegna
Richard Vitale
Nike Whitcomb
Darrel and Shirley Whiteside
Gwendolyn Whiteside
Bill and Mary Jo Zaeske
In-Kind Contributions
Aquitaine Restaurant
Dawn Bach
Dina Bair
bellyQ
Bistro Zinc
Natalie Bontumasi
Bunches (a flower shop)
Butler House
Dara Cameron
Greg Carlin
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago White Sox
Citi Private Bank
Rick Cleveland
Dennis Cockrum
Court Theatre
Jill DeVaney
Daniel and Ginny Emerson
Emily Emerson
Joan Esposito
Eurest
Eye to Eye Interiors
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Tom Geraty
Goodman Theater
Doug and Mary Clare Gourley
Cheryl Graeff
Matt and Beth Hafter
Marty and Ashley Higginbotham
Jim Hoey
Jaclyn Holsey
Indianapolis Colts
Lindsay Jones
Lindsay Jordan
Joel Kaplan
Johnny Knight Photography
Nambi E. Kelley
Kevin R. Kelly
Steve Key
Jim Leaming and Carmen Roman
lillieAnn’s
Lookingglass Theatre
Michael Mahler
John Mohrlein
Museum of Contemporary Art
Northlight Theatre
Old Jews Telling Jokes
Jim Ortlieb
Paramount Theater
Suzanne Petri
Petterino’s
Porchlight Music Theater
Prairie Grass Restaurant
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Barb Pringle
Zack Pringle
Ray’s Bucktown B&B
A Red Orchid Theater
Shelly and Irene Reitman
Revolution Brewery
Rivers Casino
Burt and Sheli Rosenberg
Sarah E. Ross
Steve Sanders
Larry Schulman and Chris Poggianti
Second City
Seyfarth Shaw
Shepard, Schwartz, & Harris
Amy Slyfield
The Stage Channel
The Stained Glass
Steppenwolf Theater
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Joe Streeto
Nia Tavoularis
TimeLine Theatre
Ian Van Handel
WBEZ
WGN News
Darrel and Shirley Whiteside
Gwendolyn Whiteside
Photos by Johnny Knight.
Top down: Joan Esposito & Joel Kaplan;
Dana Black, Molly Glynn, Suzy Petri,
Carmen Roman, & Joe Foust.
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Administrative office
1016 N. Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60610
Performance venue
2257 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
AmericanBluesTheater.com
(312) 725-4228 voicemail
(773) 404-7336 box office
Gwendolyn Whiteside,
Producing Artistic Director
American Blues Theater is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent of the law.
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