Show Program - Transport Group

About Transport Group Theatre Company
Jack Cummings III, Artistic Director
Lori Fineman, Executive Director
Transport Group is a non-profit, off-Broadway theatre
company in New York City that stages new works and
re-imagines revivals by American writers. Our visually
progressive productions of emotionally classic stories
explore the challenges of relationships and identity in
modern America. In 2007 Transport Group received a
Drama Desk Award recognizing our “breadth of vision
and presentation of challenging productions,” as well as
a Village Voice OBIE award for excellence in the
theatre. Visit our website, www.transportgroup.org and
find us on Facebook and Twitter.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership
with the City Council.
A Musical
Book by
Douglas Carter Beane
Music & Lyrics by
Lewis Flinn
Directed & Choreographed by
Dan Knechtges
The Gym at Judson
243 Thompson Street
@ Washington Square South
Transport Group
520 Eighth Ave, Ste 305
New York, NY 10018
P 212.564.0333
F 212-564-0331
[email protected]
www.transportgroup.org
THE CAST (in alphabetical order)
Uardo.................................................................Alexander Aguilar
Tyllus (6/15-6/24)...........................................Ato Blankson-Wood
Lampito.........................................................................Katie Boren
Robin.....................................................Lindsay Nicole Chambers
Tyllus (5/15-6/12)...................................................Max Kumangai
Heterai.................................................................................Liz Mikel
Lysistrata Jones..............................................................Patti Murin
Cleonice...........................................................................Kat Nejat
Mick............................................................................Josh Segarra
Mhyrinne...............................................................LaQuet Sharnell
Xander............................................................................Jason Tam
Harold............................................................................Teddy Toye
Cinesius...........................................................................Alex Wyse
THE BAND
Guitar......................................................................Freddy Hall
Bass...........................................................Alan Stevens Hewitt
Drums.................................................................Marques Walls
Vocals/Percussionist.............................................Biti Strauchn
Keyboards/Conductor/Vocals........................Brad Simmons
MUSICAL SCENES
ACT I
Opening- Right Now.........................................................................All
Change the World.....................................................Lysistrata & Girls
No More Giving It Up!....................................................................Girls
Lay Low............................................................................Mick & Boys
I Don't Think So.............................................................Hetaira & Girls
You Go Your Way.............................................................................All
Where Am I Now...................................................................Lysistrata
ACT II
Alexander Aguilar
Liz Mikel
Ato Blankson-Wood
Katie Boren
Patti Murin
Kat Nejat
Lindsay Nicole Chambers
Writing on The Wall..........................................................Hetaira & All
Hold On.....................................................................................Xander
Don't Judge a Book.............................................Myrhinne & Cinesius
Right Now Operetta..........................................................................All
When She Smiles..........................................................................Mick
Give It Up!.........................................................................................All
Josh Segarra
Lysistrata Jones is performed with a 15 minute intermission.
LaQuet Sharnell
Jason Tam
Teddy Toye
Alex Wyse
The actors, production stage manager, and stage manager are members of Actors’ Equity
Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States
LYSISTRATA JONES was originally produced by
DALLAS THEATER CENTER, Dallas, Texas
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ATHENS U KEG NIGHT
Book by
Douglas Carter Beane
Music & Lyrics by
Lewis Flinn
Directed & Choreographed by
Dan Knechtges
Set Design by
Allen Moyer
Costume Design by
Lighting Design by Sound Design by
David Woolard
Michael Gottlieb
Tony Meola
Thomas Charles LeGalley
Tues., May 17th, 8pm
Meet the cast of Lysistrata Jones and party like the crew from
Athens U with pizza and beer after the show. Free with ticket
purchase.
LGBTQ PRIDE NIGHT
Tickets $60
Thurs., May 19th, 8pm
Enjoy light snacks and cocktails after the show with writers
Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn and friends and neighbors
from the LGBTQ community.
Musical Director Orchestrations by
Casting by
Assoc. Choreographer
Brad Simmons
Lewis Flinn
Cindy Tolan Casting
Jessica Hartman
PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Stage Manager.............................................................................Wendy Patten
Production Manager..................................................................................Charles Hubbard
Stage Manager..................................................................................Donald Peter Butchko
Props...............................................................................................................Susan Barras
Wardrobe Supervisor...................................................................................Cailin Anderson
Sound Engineer................................................................................................Josh Maszle
Dance Captain………………………………………………………………………..Teddy Toye
Press Representative…….............………….Don Summa, Richard Kornberg & Associates
Press Representative..........................Michael Hartman, Barlow-Hartman Public Relations
Assistant to the Musical Director..............................................................Kristen Rosenfeld
Associate Scenic Design..................................................................................Warren Karp
Assistant Lighting Design……………….............……………….………….…..…Ryan Seelig
Associate Sound Design………………..………….............……………...….Zach Williamson
Assistant Sound Design......................................................................Gian-Murray Gianino
SDC Observer.......................................................................................................Liz Piccoli
Production Assistant...........................................................................Cody Renard Richard
Production Assistant......................................................................................Chad Gneiting
Production Assistant.....................................................................................Jan Rosenberg
Lightboard Programmer.................................................................................Josh Newman
Spot Operator................................................................................................Adam Blodgett
Spot Operator..................................................................................................Liam Nelligan
Box Office Manager.....................................................................................Michael Coglan
House Manager.......................................................................................Michael Macaione
Audience Services Manager........................................................................Lauren Scottow
TG Executive Director......................................................................................Lori Fineman
TG Artistic Director..................................................................................Jack Cummings III
TG Dramaturg/Literary Manager.................................................Kristina Corcoran Williams
TG Company Manager...................................................................................Wendy Patten
TG Manager of Marketing & Development.......................................................Michelle Ellis
TG Producing Coordinator.......…………………………………................……...Greg Santos
Grant Writer......................................................................................................Ivan Helfand
Arts Admin & Marketing Intern....................................................................Lianne DiFabbio
Assistant to the Artistic Director..........................................................................Josh Kelley
Artwork by.........................................................................................................Ward Sutton
Graphic Designer.................................................................................Christiaan Rule
GALA NIGHT
21st,
Tickets $95
Sat., May
8pm
Mingle with the cast and creative team of Lysistrata Jones
following the performance and enjoy cocktails and hors
d’oeuvres catered be DISH Food & Events. Proceeds benefit
Transport Group Theatre Company.
GIRLS’ NIGHT
Tickets $60
Thurs., May 26th, 8pm
Grab your BFFs and leave the hubby at home – it’s a gals-only
party with the cast! Enjoy an after-party filled with great music,
wine and light snacks (calories don’t count here).
TG Talks
Tues., May 24th – With Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn
Stay with us following the performance as the writers of Lysistrata
Jones discuss their inspiration and their process in creating this
unique new musical.
Thurs., June 2nd – With Dan Knechtges & the Cast
Ira Weitzman, Associate Producer of Musical Theater at Lincoln
Center Theater interviews show creator Michael John LaChiusa.
Wed., June 8th – From Athens to Judson, the journey of Lysistrata
Who is Lysistrata? TG Dramaturg and Literary Manager Kristina
Corcoran Williams shares insight into the world of Aristophanes
and Athens to understand the significance of the classical Greek
comedy that inspired Lysistrata Jones.
All TG Talks are Free with Lysistrata Jones ticket purchase
.
THE COMPANY
ALEXANDER AGUILAR (Uardo) is very excited to make his NYC debut
in Lysistrata Jones! Past regional credits include Mike in A Chorus
Line at The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire and the ensemble of
Annie Get Your Gun starring Patti Lupone at Ravinia Festival. A
recent graduate of CCM, he can also be seen in the hit film Were
the World Mine. Alex would like to thank his friends, family, and
Nicolosi and Co for all of their support.
ATO BLANKSON-WOOD (Tyllus, 6/15-6/24) is so grateful to be a part
of Lysistrata Jones. Thanks to Dan, Doug, Lewis, Brad, Jess, Teddy,
Wendy & the cast for their patience and support. Credits include
HAIR (Off-Broadway, Broadway & West End) and the film It's Kind of
a Funny Story. Special Thanks to PDC!
KATIE BOREN (Lampito) is happy to continue her journey with
Lysistrata Jones and thanks you for continuing to support live
theatre. Other credits include: Avenue Q (New World Stages), The
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (B’way/Tour) and Miss
Saigon (Tour). Member AEA. Ithaca alumna. Infinite gratitude to
Dan, Douglas and Lewis. Love to my friends and family. D & Dustin –
love love love! Mom, Dad & Min Pin - 143! For my b. mom.
LINDSAY NICOLE CHAMBERS (Robin) is excited to be back in the role
she originated in Lysistrata Jones at the Dallas Theatre Center! She
is also excited to slam you with some spoken word. Broadway:
Legally Blonde (u/s Enid, Serena), Hairspray (u/s Penny). Other
favorites: All Shook Up (Natalie/Ed, Arvada Center), Hairspray 1st
national tour, She Loves Me (u/s Ilona, Walnut Street), Chicago
(MSMT), Damn Yankees (Lola), Oklahoma! (Ado Annie), West Side
Story (Anita. Yes, Anita.)
MAX KUMANGAI (Tyllus, 5/15-6/12) is ebullient to be working with the
Transport Group. Max was last seen in Where’s Charley at NY City
Center Encores! Max received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the
University of Michigan. Off-Bway: Bells are Ringing (Encores!),
Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!), What’s That Smell (NWS). Regional
Theatres include: The Marriott Lincolnshire, The Muny, Music Theatre
of Wichita, Geva Theatre, and Lyric Theatre of OK. Special thanks to
U of M, his family and friends in Spokane, Washington and everyone
at Nicolosi & Co. Talent Agency!
LIZ MIKEL (Heterai) is elated to be taking this journey with Dan,
Doug and Lewis again. She previously played the role of Heteria in
the world premiere of Give It Up!, at the Dallas Theater Center,
where she is a Resident Acting Company member. She has been
a staple in Dallas' theater and music scenes for the past 20 years.
In addition to performing locally and regionally, Ms. Mikel has
toured both nationally and internationally to rave reviews. New
York performances include: Blind Lemon Blues at Summer Stage
and Eve Ensler's OPC at The Daryl Roth Theatre. As a vocalist, she
has opened for Erykah Badu, Branford Marsalis, Issac Hayes,
Gennifer Flowers and Joan Rivers. Ms. Mikel played Corinna
Williams for 3 seasons on NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” and Maggie,
Ty's landlady on LOGO's, “Sordid Lives The Series.” Liz was Ruthie
Jenkins in the blockbuster comedy, Welcome Home Roscoe
Jenkins and will be appearing in the WWE movie, Bending The
Rules, being released later this year.
PATTI MURIN (Lysistrata Jones) Patti is absolutely thrilled to step
back into the cheerleading uniform after originating this role at
the Dallas Theatre Center last year! She just returned from playing
the title role in Emma at the Old Globe Theatre, written by Paul
Gordon. Favorite credits include Xanadu on Broadway
(Euterpe/Kira u/s), Waverly in Next Thing You Know by Salzman
and Cunningham (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Nicole in Band
Geeks! (Goodspeed Opera House), Belle in Beauty and the Beast
(Atlanta TOTS), every production of David Zippel's Princesses
(Goodspeed, 5th Avenue Theatre), Samantha in The Unauthorized
Autobiography of Samantha Brown (OCPAC), and originating the
role of Sharpay Evans in the premiere professional production of
Disney's High School Musical (Atlanta TOTS, Dir. Jeff Calhoun).
Other than appearing on two episodes of “All My Children,” Patti
has not been on TV, but she really likes to watch it. Patti holds a
BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. This one is for
Curtis, the best cheerleader a girl could ever have.
KAT NEJAT (Cleonice) Just finished the Broadway revival of West
Side Story (Fernanda) where she understudied and performed the
roles of Maria and Anita many times! National Tours: Disney’s High
School Musical, Joseph…, and the 50th Anniversary Tour of West
Side Story (Maria u/s). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, 5th Avenue
Theatre, Theatre of the Stars, Fulton Opera House, Theatre Under
the Stars. Favorite TV: “Law & Order: SVU,” “One Life to Live,”
“Dancing with the Stars,” “Sondheim: The Birthday Concert,” “PBS
Great Performances: Dance in America,” “The Tony Awards,” QVC
On-Air Spokesperson, and back-up vocalist for “Britain’s Got Talent”
winner Paul Potts on “The TODAY Show”. Thrilled for her Transport
Group debut but even happier to be a newlywed! For B+G.
JOSH SEGARRA (Mick) is thrilled to be working on his first production
with the Transport group. Getting to put two of his loves on one
stage, theatre and basketball, has always been a dream and now
it’s finally coming to life. He can currently be seen every day on
PBS’s “The Electric Company” as fun-loving Hector Ruiz. He’d like to
thank his family, his dear, dear friends, and his team for putting up
with his ups and downs but most importantly for reminding him this is
what he’s made to do, so never give up. “Some people succeed
because they are destined to, while others succeed because they
are determined to”. God Bless. TV credits: “The Electric Company,”
“Homeland,” “Vampire Bats.” Film: The Music Never Stopped, The
Narrows, The Ministers, Tiny Dancer. Theatre: Fat Camp the Musical,
The Boys Upstairs, Fools in Love, The Harmonious Pimps of Harmony.
Josh is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
LAQUET SHARNELL (Mhyrinne) From Dallas, TX and is a proud
graduate of Booker T. Washington HSPVA. In addition to the arts HS
she also was a company member at The Dallas Powerhouse of
Dance and The Centre for Dance. She was the honorary numerous
awards from NYC Dance Alliance, Jacobs Pilliow Dance Fesitval,
Broadway Theatre Project, and the National Foundation for the Arts.
Upon graduation from the Arts HS she went to train at the North
Carolina School of the Arts as a contemporary dance major. Since
her move from NC to NYC she’s been seen in: Broadway/National
Tour: Memphis The Musical, The Lion King, Sweet Charity (Helene U/S
perf), Regional: Bring It On The Musical (Featured), Candide (NYC
Opera) Ain’t Misbehavin, Princess-A New Musical, Chicago,
Footloose (Wendy Jo U/S Rusty), AIDA, Nights on Broadway III, ShrekThe Musical (NY Workshop), Television/Film: As the World Turns (Hair
Stylist), Step Up 3. Industrials: Mary Kay, Viacom, and Bloomberg
Enterprises. Thank you Transport Group, the entire team of Lysistrata
Jones, Mom and Cindy, and of course my so FIERCE agents.
JASON TAM (Xander) Broadway: A Chorus Line - original revival cast
(Paul); Les
Misérables
(Gavroche).
Tour:
Les
Misérables.
Regional: Guthrie Theater; Sacramento Music Circus; Casa
Mañana. NY/Workshop: The Distant Bells, The Last Goodbye, US,
Clueless, The Black Suits, The Nightingale, The Yellow
Wood. TV: “One Life to Live” (Markko), “Beyond the Break”
(Shoe). Film: Every Little Step (documentary). BFA from NYU.
TEDDY TOYE (Harold) was most recently seen playing the role of
Jimmy in the world premiere of The Last Smoker in America. Film:
Dark Horse. Television: “One Life To Live,” “Starr X'd Lovers,” “The
View,” “So Good” by Tina Sugandh and “Jerseylicious.” Tours:
Disney’s High School Musical and If You Give a Pig a Pancake.
Teddy is thrilled to be joining the cast of Lysistrata Jones.
www.Teddy-Toye.com
ALEX WYSE (Cinesius) Alex makes his Off-Broadway debut with
Lysistrata Jones! Favorite credits include Academy at the Daegu
International Musical Festival in South Korea and at The Maltz
Jupiter Theatre; Lost in Yonkers at The Paper Mill Playhouse, The
Cleveland Play House, and The Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Mrs. Sharp
at Playwrights Horizons; Speech & Debate at The Lyric Stage
Company of Boston; and a recurring role on HBO’s Bored to
Death. Also a composer and lyricist, Alex’s work was seen in NYMF
2010. Check out www.AlexWyse.com.
ALAN STEVENS HEWITT (Bass) I’m psyched to be a part of the
Lysistrata Jones team! Broadway: American Idiot – Bass; Spring
Awakening – Bass (also 1st National Tour). Off B’way: Tomorrow
Morning – Bass; Lizzie Borden [lizziebordentheshow.com] – Cocreator, Musical Director, Bass, Piano; Everyday Rapture – Bass. I
also write and record as The Signal Corps [myspace.com/
thesignalcorps].
BITI STRAUCHN (Vocals/Percussionist) Biti was Born and raised in
NYC, and has recorded and/or toured with: Tears For Fears, Billy
Joel, Justin Timberlake, Al Green, Oleta Adams, Leona Lewis,
Joshua Radin, Debra Harry, Cyndi Lauper, Jennifer Holliday,
Michael Bolton, Eric Gadd, Diana Ross, Martha Wash, John
Waters, Mic Murphy, Lil Louis Vega, Me'shell N'degeocello, Caron
Wheeler and Soul II Soul, Marlon Saunders and Mood Control, Kelli
Sae and Count Basic, Katreese Barnes' "Rocket Man" and as the
featured singer of Degrees Of Motion, garnering a top 10 pop hit
in the UK and a top 10 dance hit in the US. She has also appeared
in Sandra Berhardt's off Broadway play "Without You I am Nothing",
Robert Wilson's Medea', as a singer and featured dancer, Square
One TV and was a featured Producer at the Music Dept. with Lewis
Flinn. She has written and performed songs for daytime soap operas
"All my Children", and "One Life To Live", and has been featured on
numerous commercial jingles including Sprite's "Obey Your thirst",
'Colgate', 'Old Spice', 'Promise Margerine', 'Macy's',' Huggies', ‘AT&T',
and 'Nutrament' and sang the theme song for the DJ Kat show on
Fox TV for 2 seasons. She has appeared on “The David Letterman
Show”, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “The Rosie O'Donnell
Show”, “The Arsenio Hall Show”, “Soul Train”, B.E.T., M.T.V., “The Jon
Stewart Show”, “Saturday Night Live”, “Conan O'Brien” and “New
York Undercover”. Biti feels incredibly blessed and thankful.
Playwright's Horizons, Drama Dept., Lincoln Center Theatre, The
Vineyard Theater, Geffen Playhouse (LA), Hartford Stage,
Cleveland Play House, Old Glode, Primary Stages, adobe theatre
co, and The Acting Company. In addition, he has been a guest
artist at Cornell, Dartmouth, and Princeton University. In the world
of TV and film, he recently wrote the themes and music for "The
Power of 10" with Drew Carey for CBS/Sony and "Million Dollar
Password" with Regis Philbin, also for CBS. His numerous
commercial scores include campaigns for Microsoft, Life Cereal,
SAAB, and the AFL-CIO. A longtime collaborator with fashion
designer Zang Toi, he has composed and performed runway
music for over 14 collections. He was lead singer and songwriter
for the 90's jazz/rock band Acoustic Blue.
DOUGLAS
CARTER
BEANE
(Book)
Plays: The
Little
Dog
Laughed (TONY and Olivier Nominations for Best Play, GLAAD
Media Award), Mr & Mrs Fitch, As Bees in Honey Drown (Outer Critics
Circle Gassner Award), Music From a Sparkling Planet, The Country
Club, Advice From a Caterpillar, The Cartells and the upcoming The
Nance. Musicals: Xanadu (Outer Critics, HX, Drama Desk award for
Best Book, Tony nomination for Best Book), Sister Act (Tony
nomination for Best Book), The Big Time, The Bandwagon, and
upcoming, a soon to be announced Rodgers and Hammerstein
project. Revues: Mondo Drama and White Lies. Screenplays: Advice
From a Caterpillar (Aspen Comedy Festival Best Feature); To Wong
Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. As Artistic Director of the
Drama Dept., he produced more than 40 productions including
revivals of As Thousands Cheer, June Moon and The Torchbearers
and world premieres by Paul Rudnick, David Sedaris and Wendy
Wasserstein. He resides in NYC with his partner, Lewis Flinn, and their
children Cooper and Gabrielle.
DAN
KNECHTGES
(Director/Choreographer)
Broadway/OffBroadway: Xanadu (Tony nomination), Sondheim on Sondheim
& 110
in
the
Shade (Roundabout), Spelling
Bee (Lortel
nomination), Vanaties (Second Stage). International: Der Schuh
Das Manitu (Berlin, Germany). Regional: Give It Up! (Dallas); The
Boys From Syracuse (Centerstage); Oklahoma!, The Wiz, Cats, My
Fair Lady, Sound of Music (Hangar Theatre); mame, Angel Street,
A Funny Thing... (Surflight Theatre); Don Giovanni (Indianapolis
Opera); Carousel, West Side Story (Opera Illinois). TV/Film: “It’s a
Wonderful Night” (Fatboy Slim), Palindromes & Dark Horse (Todd
Solondz).
BFA,
Musical
Theatre,
Otterbein
College.
www.danknechtges.com
LEWIS FLINN (Music, Lyrics & Orchestrations) Musical projects
include Lysistrata Jones (with Douglas Carter Beane), On Girl, with
book and lyrics by Steven Sater; Like Love, with book/lyrics by Barry
Kaplan (NYMF 2007); The Winner, with Joe Sutton (the Lyric Stage,
Dallas 2007); and Down There, with book/lyrics by Brian Crawley. He
has also comiposed scores and songs for over 50 productions
including Douglas Carter Beane's Broadway play The Little Dog
Laughed and Charles Busch's The Divine Sister, Die Mommie
Die and The Third Story. Other theaters include Second Stage
Theater, Atlantic Theater Company, MCC, South Coast Rep,
BRAD SIMMONS (Music Director/Keyboards/Conductor/Vocals)
Most recognized as The Pianist in the cult film Camp, Brad is an
established performer, composer, musical director and vocal
coach in New York City. Lysistrata Jones marks his fifth project with
Lewis Flinn: Douglas Carter Beane’s Mr & Mrs Fitch starring John
Lithgow & Jennifer Ehle (2econd Stage), Charles Busch's Die,
Mommie, Die (New World Stages), Like Love (NYMF) and the New
Music for the End of the World recording. Other musical direction
credits include Finian's Rainbow, Jr and Emett Otter's Jugband
Christmas (ITheatrics), Amanda Green’s Does This Song Make My
Ass Look Fat? (O’Neill Theatre Center), Clear (Joe's Pub, Dixon
Place, O'Neill Theatre Center, About Face Theatre-Chicago), The
Ticket (Sage Theatre), Sunday in the Park with George (The Actors
Studio/New School) and Starting Here, Starting Now with Richard
Maltby & David Shire. Notable stage credits include Grey
Gardens (Gould), Kiss Me Kate National Tour (Gangster #1), Hello,
Dolly! with Carole Cook (Cornelius) and Yuletide Celebration with
Sandi Patty and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Composer
credits include A Dickens of a Carol and A Kiss from Alexander (Best
Score of a New Musical nomination for Chicago’s Jefferson
Awards). Both Dreamworld, The Musical and A Woman Onstage are
in
development.
Brad
Simmons
Band
recordings
include Dreamworld, Mundane Existence and Silent Night.
ALLEN MOYER (Set Design) Broadway: After Miss Julie, Grey Gardens
(Tony/Drama Desk Nominations, Henry Hewes Award), Thurgood,
The Little Dog Laughed, The Constant Wife, Twelve Angry Men, In
My Life, Reckless, The Man Who Had All the Luck, A Thousand
Clowns. Off-Broadway: Passion Play (Epic Theater Co.), Mr. and Mrs.
Fitch (Second Stage), A Minister’s Wife and The New Century
(Lincoln Center Theater), From Up Here (MTC), Mr. Marmalade and
The Dazzle (Roundabout Theater), Landscape of the Body and A
Few Stout Individuals (Signature Theater Company), Lobby Hero
(Playwrights Horizons) and This is Our Youth (New Group/Second
Stage) and numerous productions for the Drama Dept, including AS
BEES IN HONEY DROWN. Regional theater: Passion Play (Goodman
Theater and Yale Rep) and productions for the Guthrie Theater
(most recently M Butterfly), Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Long
Wharf, Steppenwolf, Baltimore’s Center Stage, and LA’s Center
Theater Group. Extensive opera credits include work for the
Metropolitan Opera (Orfeo Ed Euridice), directed by Mark Morris),
New York City Opera, Houston Grand, Santa Fe Opera, San
Francisco Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Glimmerglass Opera,
Opera Theater of St. Louis, Boston Lyric Opera, Scottish Opera and
the Wexford Festival (Ireland). Also, with Mr. Morris, the Delibes ballet
Sylvia for San Francisco Ballet and Romeo and Juliet; On Motifs of
Shakespeare with the Mark Morris Dance Group. Recipient of the
2006 OBIE for Sustained Excellence.
DAVID WOOLARD Broadway credits West Side Story, Jane Fonda’s
clothing for 33 Variations, Dividing the Estate, The Farnsworth
Invention, Old Acquaintance, Ring of Fire the music of Johnny Cash,
All Shook Up, 700 Sundays with Billy Crystal, The Smell of the Kill, The
Rocky Horror Picture Show (2001 Tony nomination), Voices in the
Dark, The Who’s Tommy (1993 Tony and Olivier Award nominations),
Bells are Ringing, Marlene, Wait Until Dark, Horton Foote’s The Young
Man From Atlanta Sally Marr... and Her Escorts, Damn Yankees, A
Few Good Men. Recent credits include Orphans Home Cycle at
Signature Theatre in NYC and The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here
Anymore at Roundabout Theatre and Henry IV part 2 at the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Selected additional credits include
Lucy Simon’s musical Zhivago at La Jolla Playhouse, Bare, Horton
Foote’s The Carpetbagger’s Children, The Stendhal Syndrome
with Isabella Rossellini, The Day Emily Married with Estelle Parsons,
The Donkey Show at A.R.T., Cosi Fan Tutte and Madame Mao at
Santa Fe Opera. Numerous regional theater credits include the
Old Globe Theater, Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, Alley
Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Opera
Theatre of St. Louis. With partner Gary Field, he started Career
Gear, a nonprofit organization that provides work-appropriate
clothing and follow up support to men graduating from job
retraining programs with locations in New York, Miami, Boston and
Houston.
THOMAS CHARLES LEGALLEY (Co-Costume Design) Off-Broadway
Debut, Regional Design: The 39 Steps, Hardford Stage Co., Frida
Libre, La Jolla Playhous. Selected Regional Credits: Paper Mill
Playhouse, Dallas Theatre Center, La Petite Theatre (New Orleans)
Off Broadway Assistant. Orphan's Home Cycle, The Milktrain
Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, Restoration. National Tour: West Side
Story (assistant) Education: MFA Stage Design, Southern Methodist
University. Please visit: ThomasLeGalley.com.
MICHAEL GOTTLIEB (Lighting Design) is an Emmy Award winning
designer for theatre, television, opera, dance and events. Recent
theatre credits include Rated P (SOPAC), Molly Sweeney (Irish
Rep), Election Day (Second Stage) and Spain (MCC). On
Broadway, he was Associate Lighting Designer for A Tale of Two
Cities. Regional theatres include The Old Globe, The Hangar and
the Goodspeed Opera House. Opera: “Sir Peter Hall’s production
of The Magic Flute” (Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco Opera),
with Richard Pilbrow. His television designs include the 2004 Athens
Olympic
Games (Emmy
Award), Christmas
in
Rockefeller
Center (Emmy
nomination), Democracy
Plaza (Emmy
nomination), “Jerry Springer’s 25th Anniversary Show”, and over 15
years of taped material for Saturday Night Live, including
(infamously) the SNL Digital Short “D**k in a Box” with Justin
Timberlake. Michael is a graduate of Vassar College and the
British and European Studies Group, London. His portfolio is online
at http://www.mgld.com.
dad, Frankie and to my wonderful
www.BroadwayTheatreConnection.com
TONY MEOLA (Sound Design) Tony is very proud to be a continuing
part of this marvelous show. Broadway credits include Pal Joey; The
Ritz; Laugh Whore; Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success;
Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Lion King (Drama Desk
Award); The Sound of Music; Juan Darien; A Christmas Carol
(Madison Square Garden); Steel Pier; A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum; The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey
Joe's Cafe; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named Moe; She Loves Me;
The Red Shoes; and Anything Goes. London includes Kiss Me, Kate;
The Lion King; Smokey Joe's Cafe; and Anything Goes. National and
international include The Lion King; Les Misérables; Mozart; Der
Gloeckner von Notre Dame. Off-Broadway credits include The
Savannah Disputation; Vanities; Here Lies Jenny and The Normal
Heart. Tony is a graduate of Ithaca College's Department of Theatre
Arts. Special thanks to Zachary Williamson and Josh Mazsle.
WENDY PATTEN (Production Stage Manager/TG Company
Manager) This is Wendy’s tenth show with Transport Group having
previously stage managed Hello Again, The Boys in the Band, Bury
the Dead, Marcy in the Galaxy, Crossing Brooklyn, The Dark at the
Top of the Stairs, The Audience, and First Lady Suite. She has
stage managed over 30 productions including Something Cloudy,
Something Clear, The Last Starfighter, Spokesong and The Ninth
Circle. Wendy is a proud member of AEA.
JESSICA HARTMAN (Associate Choreographer) choreography
credits include The Boy From Oz on Broadway starring Hugh
Jackman (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain/Swing),
Showtune Off-Broadway for Jerry Herman (Assistant Director and
Choreographer to Joey McKneely), as well as working with Tony
nominated Broadway Choreographer, Dan Knechtges in Berlin,
around the country and Off-Broadway. Jessica has choreographed
at the Hangar Theatre (Oklahoma), the NYC Fringe Festival (Citizen
Ruth), Ford’s Theatre (Little Shop of Horrors), Dallas Theatre Center
(Give It Up!), Olney Theatre (Joseph) as well as directing and
choreographing Break Out In Song in NYC. Besides performing on
Broadway, Jessica has performed all over the world at many
venues including Radio City Music Hall in NYC, La Scala Opera
House in Milan (West Side Story), Arena Stage in DC, Goodspeed
Opera House and at Lincoln Center with the New York City Opera
(The most happy fella) and the New York Philharmonic (My Fair
Lady). She is a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative
Arts, trained at the Broadway Theatre Project with Ann Reinking,
and has a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Florida State University.
Upcoming projects include a much-anticipated remount of
Oklahoma! at Arena Stage, as well as the kick-off of her new
company, Broadway Theatre Connection. All my love to mama,
husband,
Jason.
DONALD PETER BUTCHKO (Stage Manager) Previously with
Transport Group: Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Marcy in the
Galaxy, Bury the Dead, The Boys in the Band and, most
recently, Hello Again. Donald also lends, or has lent, his Stage
Management (among other) skills to: American Realness, At Hand
Theatre Company, Barrington Stage Company, Chase Brock
Experience,
Clubbed
Thumb, The
Eugene O'Neill
Theater
Center, LAVA, New York Stage and Film, Polybe + Seats,
and Prospect Theater Company. Graduate, Skidmore College.
Resident, Brooklyn. Donald is a member of AEA.
KRISTEN ROSENFELD(Assistant to the Musical Director) is thrilled to
be working on this production. She spent two years on tour with
the First National Tour of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening,
first as Associate and then as Conductor. New York music
directing credits include NYMF, Prospect Theatre, PS122, Family
Opera Initiative and readings at The York and The Dramatists
Guild. Regionally, Kristen has music directed at the Barn Theatre in
Michigan, Cortland Repertory, SecondStory Repertory and many
others. In addition to her work as a music director, Kristen is a
composer and her works have been commissioned by theatres
such as the Atlantic Acting School, the Red Fern Theatre
Company and Wooden O Theatre in Seattle. Her one-act musical
The Nightingale was premiered at Sprouts! Children's Theatre in
2005 and she is currently collaborating with her mother on a new
musical version of the holiday tale, Holly and Ivy. Please visit
www.kristenleerosenfeld.net to find out more about Kristen and to
hear her music.
RYAN SEELIG (Assistant Lighting Design) Recent design credits
include: What May Fall by Peter Gil-Sheridan (Fordham Alumni
Theatre Company); Seen/Unseen by Eva Patton (Wild Project); Wild
Man by Matthew Maguire (Creation Production Company); Nature
of Captivity (14th Street Y); The Swearing Jar by Kate Hewlett (The
Bridge Theater Company); Richard 3 adapted by James Presson
(Less Than Rent Productions) and Bride by Kevin Augustine (Lone
Wolf Tribe). Recent Associate/Assistant Design credits include: A
World Apart (Des. Mark Barton); Flipzoids (Des. James Vermeulen);
Rescue Me (Des. Benjamin Stanton); Stray (Des. Pat Dignan); Water,
or the Secret Life of Objects (Des. Tyler Micoleau) and 10 Things to
do Before I Die (Des. Thomas Dunn). Ryan Seelig graduated with
honors from Fordham University with a BA in Theater. See more of
Ryan's work at www.ryanseelig.squarespace.com
ZACH WILLIAMSON (Associate Sound Design) Sound Designer) is
pleased to be back with Lysistrata Jones after working on it at the
Dallas Theater Center. Recent designs include: Cabaret (Kansas
City Rep), ReEntry (Baltimore Center Stage), Amadeus (Clarence
Brown), On The Town and Joseph… (5th Avenue Seattle), White
Women Street, Candida, The Hairy Ape and 16 other productions
(Irish Rep), Vanities (2nd Stage), ReEntry (Urban Stages), Jacques
Brel …, Opus, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, 26 Miles, ReEntry
and four others (Two River), and Joseph … (Ordway & Broadway
Asia International Tour). As assistant designer on Broadway: The Ritz
and Pal Joey (Roundabout). He has also worked with the Pasadena
Playhouse, Roundhouse, Virginia Stage, Asolo, TheaterWorks
Hartford, St. Louis Rep, Vermont Stage and Syracuse Stage. Zach is
a member of United Scenic Artists.
CODY RENARD RICHARD (Production Assistant) is thrilled to be
working on the NYC Premiere of this amazing new musical. Most
recently Cody served as one of the Stage Managers on Cirque du
Soleil’s production of Wintuk at Madison Square Garden. Off
Broadway: Hello Again (Transport Group), Misalliance (NY City
Center/Pearl Theatre Company), Trav’lin (NYMF,) The Last Smoker in
America (NYMF). Regional: Saved (Kansas City Rep) and multiple
productions with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Stages St. Louis,
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre and Alley Theatre. Cody received
a BFA in Stage Management from Webster Conservatory and is a
proud
member
of
Actors
Equity
Association!
twitter.com/codyrenard
JAN ROSENBERG (Production Assistant) Jan is elated to be working
on such a fantastic show! She most recently served as a
productions assistant for Ghosts in the Cottonwoods (The
Amoralists). This past summer she was a part of the LAByrinth
Theater Intensive Ensemble. Her play TACT had its first public
reading with The SANDrep Theater. She will be graduating from
The New School in the fall with a BA in Playwriting and Fiction.
LIAM NELLIGAN (Spot Operator) is a B.F.A candidate at NYU's Tisch
School for the Arts. At NYU Liam studied acting at the Atlantic
Theater Company, training extensively under Kristen Johnston,
Mary McCann, and Niel Pepe. When not acting on stage, Liam
has worked behind the scenes on such shows as Colin Quinn:
Long Story Short (house manager) Puppetry of the Penis (house
manager/run crew) Sleep No More (carpenter) and Perfect
Harmony (carpenter) to name a few. Liam is a founding member
of Pipeline Theatre Co. for whom he has also designed sound on
two of their NYC productions, Love and the Nightingale and Fat
Kids on Fire. Thanks to my family and Abby for her support.
LAUREN SCOTTOW (Audience Services Manager) This is Lauren's
third production with Transport Group. She spent the past two
summers doing company management at the Williamstown
Theatre Festival, and also spent a year working for the Asolo
Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. She graduated from Butler
University with a degree in Theatre Management.
JACK CUMMINGS III (TG Artistic Director) is the co-founder and
Artistic Director of Transport Group. For Transport Group, he has
directed Our Town, Requiem for William, First Lady Suite (Drama
Desk nomination for Outstanding Revival), The Audience (Drama
Desk nominations for Outstanding Director and Outstanding
Musical), Normal, cul-de-sac, All The Way Home, The Dark at the
Top of the Stairs, Crossing Brooklyn, Marcy in the Galaxy, Being
Audrey, See Rock City & Other Destinations (Drama Desk
nominations for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Musical),
Mart Crowley’s The Boys in the Band (Drama Desk nominations for
Outstanding Director and Outstanding Revival of a Play) and
Hello Again (Drama Desk nominations for Outstanding Director
and Outstanding Revival of a Musical). Other favorite New York
credits include Down The Road (Piccolo-Sood Productions) and
1,000 Words Come to Mind (Premieres, Inc.). Regional credits
include Violet, Carousel, The Young Man From Atlanta, She Loves
Me, The Illusion, and A Streetcar Named Desire (starring his wife,
Barbara Walsh, as Blanche). For television, he directed the
Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities, broadcast on PBS starring
Michael York and James Barbour. Jack received his MFA in
Directing from the University of Virginia and his Bachelor of Arts in
International Relations from The College of William and Mary.
LORI FINEMAN (TG Executive Director) Prior to Transport Group Lori
worked in management consulting for Andersen Consulting and
Capco, a financial services consulting firm where she was the
Global Director of Knowledge Management. As a producer, Lori
was a founding member of a New York-based theatre company,
Muse of Fire Productions, and the Executive Director of the
Philadelphia-based National Women’s Theatre Festival. Lori has
worked professionally as an actor, choreographer, and yoga
instructor. Lori is also the President of the board of directors of the
Jewish Community Project in Tribeca. A graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania, Lori holds a BA in English & Theatre Arts and a BSE
from the Wharton School in Management. Lori’s favorite roles: mom
to Dylan, Spencer, and Nathan and wife to Steve.
KRISTINA CORCORAN WILLIAMS (TG Dramaturg/Literary Manager) is
the resident Dramaturg and Literary Manager for Transport Group.
Recent dramaturgy credits include TG's Hello Again and Boys in
the Band and she is currently working on TG's upcoming project with
David Greenspan. Other recent credits include the world premieres
of Boleros for the Disenchanted and The Unmentionables at Yale
Repertory Theatre where she also served as Literary Associate. She
has worked with playwrights Paula Vogel (Pulitzer Prize winner),
Bruce Norris(Pulitzer Prize winner), Jose Rivera (Academy Award
nominee) Lloyd Suh, and directors Anna Shapiro (Tony award
winner), Henry Godinez and Kent Thompson. She has worked in New
York with the LARK Play Development Center, Dixon Place, TCG and
Primary Stages and regionally with the Denver Center Theatre's New
Play Summit, and Madison Repertory Theatre's Fall Festival of the
Future (world premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice). She has served on
the summer theatre faculty at Interlochen Center for the Arts and
holds an MFA in Dramaturgy from the Yale School of Drama.
MICHELLE ELLIS (TG Manager of Marketing & Development) has
been a member of the Transport Group team for Bury the Dead,
Being Audrey, The Boys in the Band, See Rock City & Other
Destinations (Managing Producer) and Hello Again (Managing
Producer). Michelle has also worked administratively with The
American Theatre Wing’s award-winning SpringboardNYC
program, Jonathan Larson Grant, and the Theatre Intern Group,
among other projects. She has performed and puppeteered for
two seasons with Shadow Box Theatre at Bleecker Street
Theatre. Graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. Upcoming
production - her wedding to best friend Tommy.
GREG SANTOS (TG Producing Coordinator) For Transport
Group: Executive Assistant to Jack Cummings III, Artistic
Director, Associate Managing Producer; 'Hello Again", 10th
Anniversary 'Gimme A Break' Gala, Boys Night Out: An Evening
with Michael John LaChiusa, and all Transport Group Special
Events. Workshops: Numerous. Most recent: The Green Heart, 2010,
directed by Carl Andress. Upcoming: Comden & Green's 'Carried
Away', for the 92nd St Y Lyric & Lyricist Series. OffBroadway: Charles Busch’s The Divine Sister (recently closed after
a successful 9 month run at the Soho Playhouse) and the MAC
award winning, Our Life & Times Revue. Greg has happily worked
on more benefits, for theatrical and charitable organizations, than
he can count.
About the Gym at Judson:
The Gym at Judson is a new workout space for the arts in the heart of
Greenwich Village. A sanctuary for emerging artists in theater, dance,
music and visual arts, The Gym will draw on Judson's rich legacy of
presenting challenging, groundbreaking work. A full-size gymnasium
with 30 foot ceilings, the space is being converted into a multi-use
theater facility, complete with state of the art lighting and sound
equipment, and flexible seating for up to 200. An extensive renovation
of the public restrooms is planned for this summer, for which funds are
now being raised. The Gym at Judson will be operated by its own
programming staff, under the umbrella of Judson Arts & Action, a
501(c)3 subsidiary (in formation) of Judson Memorial Church. For more
information, please visit: www.judson.org.
2010-2011 SEASON CONTRIBUTORS
Transport Group gratefully acknowledges the contributions of all of our supporters.
DIRECTOR LEVEL ($5,000-$9,999) Sarah Ackerman, Anne Bernstein, Joanne & Ron Falcon, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Robert Greenblatt, Kevin
McCollum, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Richard Page, Ted Snowdon, Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
PRINCIPAL LEVEL ($2,000-$4,999) Irene Carney & Fred Orelove, Tamar Copeland, Creative Artists Agency – George Lane & Joe Machota,
Thomas Cunningham, Jeff Davis, The Dorothy Loudon Foundation, The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation, Lori & Steve Fineman, Shawn & Rob Flowers,
Frederick Loewe Foundation, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Francesca James, Yael & Nick Jekogian, JP Morgan Chase Fund for Small Theatres, Tom
Koltis, Louis Kunsch, Claire Labine, Gregory Maguire & Andy Newman, Scott & Karen Manville, Annette Niemtzow & Eve Ellis, Dolly Parton, Rory
Stanton, Ellen & Ron Weiss
CHAMPION LEVEL ($1,000-$1,999) Barbara & Andy Andres, William David Brohn, Javier Bustillos, Mary Mohler Carlson, Stockard Channing,
Samara & Adam Cohen, Alexander Dodge, Christina & Jim Donnell, Sanford Dumain, Steven Ernst, Victoria & Ben Feder, Jacki Florin, Robert
Fried, Alan Garfield, Jean Garner & Daniel Chiplock, Nancy Gibbs, Winnie Holzman, Jackie & Philip Horowitz, Anthony Kiser, Jana & Gerold
Klauer, Sandra Kozlowski, Angela Lansbury, Robert G Liggett, Joanna & Josh Lipman, Joe Mantello, W Edward Massey, Hawley & John
McAuliffe, James L. Nederlander, Gilbert Parker, Adam Perlman, Lee Perlman, Hal Prince, Janet B Rosen, Jordan Roth, Marc Shaiman, The
Shubert Organization, Brande & David Stellings, Ariana J Tadler, Frederic Weiner, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
STAR LEVEL ($500-$999) Michelle Ackerman, Emmy Altman, Lisa & Avi Berg, Scott Berrie, Loriane Boyle, Holly Peterson Breeden, Tamar Copeland,
Suzanne Day, Rita Denerstein, Dramatists Guild Fund, Inc., Tracie Golding Gerson & Brian Gerson, Jane Griffin, Todd Haimes, Jonathan Herzog,
Melissa Hilfers, The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, John Kander, Rima Khalil, Denise Koltis-Dushas, Monica Blaze Leavitt, Margo
Lion, William Ivey Long, Stacey Mindich, Gwendolyn Marx, Jenny Needelman & Jonathan Selbin, Stephen Oremus, Scott Pask, Philadelphia
Theatre Company, Marc Platt, J Rodney Pleasants, Laura Popper, Daryl Roth, Nathalie Rubens & Saul Goodman, Stanley Schulman, Stephen
Schwartz, Michael Sherman, David Stone, Michael Thomas, Stuart Thompson, Jennifer Urquhart, Viertel/Frankel/Baruch/Routh Group, Robert
Weintraub
HEADLINER LEVEL ($250-$499) Rati Bahadur, Jon Robin Baitz, Nancy H Biddle, Mary S Bleiberg, Larry Burnett, Scott M. Delman, Kelly Dermody,
Jamie deRoy, Rosalind Devon, Paul Dobie, Tal Fagin, Wendy Federman, Ed & Barbara Fineman, J Ryan Fitzpatrick, Christie Ford, Marla Franzese,
David Greenspan, Julia Hansen, Ivan Helfand, Megan Hilty, Lawrence Hirschhorn, Nancy Horowitz, Tracy Hutt & David Becker, Stacey A.
Kinnamon, Morgan LaVere, Lisa Leguillou, Nicki Locker, Jennifer London, Nicole & Mike Marra, Wendy Patten, Kenneth Posner, Casey Ribicoff,
Carole Sadler, James Sansum, Molly & Andy Snyder
PATRON LEVEL (up to $250) Shana Albery, Nicole Alifante, Courtney Allison & David Horowitz, Hope Washton August, Stanley Bahorek, Dylan
Baker, Hunter Bell, Joyce Bodenstein, Patrick Boll, Julie Boyd, Broadway League, Walter Burr, David Byrd, John Cariani, Mark Campbell, Virginia
Clark, Jeremy Cooke, Jack Cummings III, James Dahlinger, John Eisner, Michelle Ellis, Alexander Firestone, Flynn Household, Teresa Lee Fowler,
Elliot Fox, Dennis Gallagher, Carol & Jerold Gertz, Aliette Goldmark, Pamela Grayson, John Green, Sheldon Harnick, Jim Hindman, Dianne &
Steven Horowitz, Molly Jones, Robert Karp, Ginger Komar, Michael Koslow, Robert LaMont, Susan Lehman, Jane Levinson, Michele Lowe, Nazira
Lyrio, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Scott McDuffie, Rick McKay, Terrence McNally & Thomas Kirdahy, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kerry O’Malley,
Caitlyn Phillips, Alexa & Terry Ragsdale, Vanessa Rector, L. Paul Robertson, Rock of Ages Broadway LLC, Robert Sandefur, Ed Sandler, David
Schneider, Megan Schwarz, Kathleen Duffy Smith, John Sola, Jeffrey Steinman, Charles Stewart, The Swig Foundation, Rica Tarnoff, Thomas
Viola, Duffy Violante, Thomas Max Von Essen, Richard Warner, Allison Wiener, Kenneth Winter
Transport Group is honored to have received funding from the
following organizations:
American Theater Wing
Dramatists Guild Fund, Inc.
The Friars Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The Lucille Lortel Foundation
The Dorothy Loudon Foundation
The Frederick Lowe Foundation
The Geraldine Stutz Family Trust
JP Morgan Chase Fund for Small Theatres
The Edith Lutyens and Norman Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Fund
The National Endowment for the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
Jerome Robbins Foundation
The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation
The Shen Family Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Ted Snowdon Foundation
The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
The Geraldine Stutz Family Trust
The Village Voice OBIE Awards
Tax-deductible contributions can be mailed to:
Transport Group Theatre Company
520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 305
New York, NY 10018
The First One Hundred
Our culture will be defined by the depth of its patronage
Dear Friend,
Transport Group is asking its most ardent supporters to join likeminded patrons and become a member of The First One
Hundred. This is a five-year gift to Transport Group that will be
given once a year for the next five years, enabling us to plan our
budgets more efficiently. Your contribution will be listed in all of
our published materials as a member of The First One Hundred.
Barbara & Buddy Freitag generously gave us our fist gift of
$25,000. Your gift is important to us, as long as you repeat the gift
for five years. It represents faith in our future, a future I hope you
will share with us.
Sincere thanks,
Jack Cummings III
Artistic Director
Lori Fineman
Executive Director
The First One Hundred represents a gift to Transport
Group for five consecutive years
The First One Hundred ($25,000+)
Sarah Ackerman, Anne L. Bernstein,
Hope Byer, Barbara & Buddy Freitag
The First One Hundred ($12,500)
Joanne & Ron Falcon
The First One Hundred ($1,000)
Barbara & Andy Andres
TRANSPORT GROUP
Transport Group is represented by
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jack Cummings III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lori Fineman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Annette Niemtzow (Co-Chair)
Ellen Weiss (Co-Chair)
Sarah Ackerman
Anne L. Bernstein
Irene Carney
Marcia Cohen
Jack Cummings III
Tom Cunningham
Jeff Davis
Lori Fineman
Shawn Flowers
Barbara Freitag
Benjamin D. Goldberg
Francesca James
Yael Jekogian
Tom Koltis
Claire W. Labine
Scott Manville
Richard Page
Rory Stanton
Richard Winkler
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
Yvonne Adrian, Nicole Alifante,
Barbara Andres, Adam Bock,
Mark Campbell, John Cariani,
Donna Lynne Champlin,
Jack Donahue,
Jennifer Gibbs, Jenny Giering,
Chris Harcum, Michael Klimzak,
Tom Kochan, Mark Ledbetter,
Tom Lignon, Joanna Lipman,
Richard Martin,
Matthew Nowosielski,
Christine O’Grady,
Joanna Parson, Shannon Polly,
Monica Russell, Julie Siefkes,
Cheryl Stern,
Jonathan Uffelman,
James Weber, Ellen Weiss,
John Wellmann,
Gregg Wiggans, Matt Yeager
LITERARY MANAGER
& DRAMATURG
Kristina Corcoran Williams
ARTISTIC ADVISORY BOARD
Brian Crawley
John Dossett
John Clinton Eisner
Shawn Elliot
Paulette Haupt
David Hirson
Michael John LaChiusa
Donna Murphy
Gilbert Parker
Michele Pawk
Christopher Shinn
MANAGER OF MARKETING &
DEVELOPMENT
Michelle Ellis
ARTS ADMIN/ MARKETING
INTERN
Lianne DiFabbio
ASSISTANT TO THE ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR
Josh Kelley
GRANT WRITER
Ivan Helfand
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Drew Dernavich
Christiaan Rule
The public relations firm of
Richard Kornberg & Associates
Don Summa, representative
The accounting firm of
Eisenkraft CPA & Assoc
Gary Eisenkraft, CPA
Entertainment Legal Counsel for Transport Group
provided by
The Herzog Law Group
Jonathan Herzog, Esq.
Sebastian M. Hoskins, Esq.
Tom J. Koltis, Esq.
Transport Group extends special thanks to:
The Producers wish to thank Paula Herold,
New York Theatre Workshop & Jeffrey Wallach,
John Kristiansen New York Inc.,
Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman,
Kevin Moriarty & Dallas Theatre Center,
Mark Adam Rampmeyer and Ryan Corvaia of
DISH Food & Events.
Transport Group
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[email protected]
www.transportgroup.org
For more information about Transport Group’s staff, history, awards and previous
productions, please visit our website:
http://www.transportgroup.org
This production is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural
Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Transport Group is a member of A.R.T./NY, the service organization for New York City’s not-for-profit
Off Broadway theatres.