2011-12 Season - Merrimack Repertory Theatre

2011-12 Season - Merrimack Repertory Theatre

2011 - 2012 ANNUAL REPORT
MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE
WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR & PRESIDENT
Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s 2011-2012 season was defined
by artistically excellent productions. Throughout the season MRT
collaborated with artists, directors, subscribers, donors and the
City of Lowell. These collaborations resulted in one of our most
successful seasons to date.
During the 2011-2012 season we welcomed 40,103 theatergoers.
Our 3,976 subscribers enjoyed 25,444 theatrical experiences,
single ticket buyers enjoyed 10,521 performances, and we were
able to extend 4,138 subsidized and complimentary tickets to
students and underserved audience members.
In addition to artistic excellence and audience development,
MRT has remained committed to developing a young and
diverse audience through our educational programs. Our
Student Matinee Series, funded by our Partners in Education,
welcomed over 1,500 middle and high school students from
Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill and other local schools. Through
the Young Artists at Play (YAAP) summer camp program, we
provided 75 students, grades 1-12 with a series of acting and
writing workshops.
In the face of continued economic uncertainty, MRT has
continued to operate within a balanced budget. We are
pleased to share that we have ended our 2011-2012 season in
the black - for the seventh consecutive year. We, the Board of
Trustees and the staff of MRT recognize that this would not be
possible without you. We remain grateful for all of your
continued support.
As you will see, we have redesigned our Annual Report to not
only detail our financial successes, but our artistic successes as
well. Please take a moment to reflect on our past season; our
productions, educational programs and the renovation of
Liberty Hall.
Thank you, our sponsors, donors and patrons for making this
possible.
Sincerely,
Debra Grossman
Nancy L. Donahue
ChairPresident
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2011 - 2012 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
The Persian Quarter
SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTOBER 9, 2011
CAST
Rumi/Pool Attendant/Persian Man Barzin Akhavan
Mike/Kermit Roosevelt Jason Kolotouros
Shirin/Azedeh Christina Pumariega
Ann Gillies/Emily Gillies Beth Wittig
WRITTEN by Kathleen Cahill
DirectED by Kyle Fabel
Scenic Design BY Campbell Baird
Lighting Design By Brian Lilienthal
Sound Design BY J Hagenbuckle
costume design by theresa squire
Honorary producers daniel & mary frantz
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
MEDIA SPONSOR
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2011 -2012 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
THIS VERSE BUSINESS
OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 12, 2011
CAST
Robert FrosT Gordon Clapp
WRITTEN BY A.M. Dolan
DirectED BY Gus Kaikkonen
Scenic Design BY Gus Kaikkonen
Scenic Assistant Rob Shearin
Costume Design BY Lee Viliesis
Lighting Design BY John Eckert
Sound Design BY Jason Weber
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
MEDIA SPONSOR
THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED)
NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 18, 2011
CAST
Actor 1 Reed Martin
Actor 2 Austin Tichenor
Actor 3 Matt Rippy
Actor 4 Mick Orfe
WRITTEN BY Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor
DirectED BY Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor
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MEDIA SPONSOR
2011 -2012 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
VOICE OF THE TURTLE
JANUARY 5 - JANUARY 29, 2012
CAST
Sally Middleton hanley smith
Olive lashbrooke megan byrne
bill page william connell
WRITTEN BY JOHN van druten
DirectED BY carl forsman
Scenic Design BY bill clarke
Costume Design BY theresa squire
LIGHTING DESIGN BY JOSH BRADFORD
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
MEDIA SPONSOR
Honorary producers SUSAN MITCHELL & JIM WALDO
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2011 -2012 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
DADDY LONG LEGS
FEBRUARY 9 - march 4, 2012
CAST
Jerusha Abbott Megan McGinnis
Jervis Pendleton Robert Adelman Hancock
BOOK BY John CAIRD
Music & Lyrics BY PAUL GORDON
Directed by John Caird
Assistant Director Nell Balaban
Musical Director Laura Bergquist
Production Manager Christina Burck
Technical Director David King
Scenic/Costume Design BY David Farley
Lighting Design BY Paul Toben
Associate Lighing Design BY Cory Pattak
Lighting Assistant Dan O’Brien
Sound Mix BY Josh Staines
Guitar Curt Shumate
Percussion Jeffrey Prescott
Bass Justin McLean
Cello Shay Rudolph
Violin Amy Ripka
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
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MEDIA SPONSOR
2011 -2012 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
MRS. WHITNEY
march 15 - april 8 , 2012
CAST
MARGARET WHITNEY DEIRDRE MADIGAN
Francis Joel Colodner
Louisa Rebecca Harris
Fin Jay Ben Markson
Tom Whitney Dennis Parlato
WRITTEN BY John Kolvenbach
DirectED BY Kyle Fabel
Scenic Design BY Campbell Baird
Lighting Design BY Paul Hackenmueller
Costume Design BY Deborah Newhall
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
MEDIA SPONSOR
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2011 -2012 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
GHOST-WRITER
APRIL 19 - MAY 13, 2012
CAST
Myra BabbagE Rebecca Harris
Franklin Woolsey Dan Kramer
Vivian woolsey Maureen Garrett
WRITTEN BY Michael Hollinger
DirectED BY Charles Towers
Scenic Design Bill Clarke
Lighting Design BY Dan Kotlowitz
Sound Design by Jason Weber
Costume Design by Deborah Newhall
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
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MEDIA SPONSOR
2011-2012 CORPORATE PARTNERS
Merrimack Repertory Theatre proudly acknowledges our
corporate partners for their generous support of live theatre.
ABOVE $20,000
The Persian Quarter
Production Sponsor
The Voice of The Turtle
Media Sponsor
This Verse Business
Media Sponsor
Mrs. Whitney
Media Sponsor
$10,000 - $20,000
This Verse Business
Production Sponsor
Daddy Long Legs
Production Sponsor
The Voice Of The Turtle
Production Sponsor
Ghost-Writer
Production Sponsor
Mrs. Whitney
Production Sponsor
$5,000 - $9,999
Ghost-Writer
Media Sponsor
Daddy Long Legs
Media Sponsor
The Persian Quarter
Media Sponsor
The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)
Media Sponsor
Merrimack Repertory Theatre is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
LORT
League of resident theatres
Merrimack Repertory Theatre operates under agreements between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), Actors’ Equity
Association (AEA), Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and United Scenic Artists Local (USA) USA-829, IATSE.
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2011 - 2012 ANNUAL FUND DONORS
MRT gratefully acknowledges all contributions to the 2012 Annual Fund.
Due to space limitations, our listing reflects donations between July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 of $50 and
above.
+denotes In-Kind Contributions
GOLD LEVEL
($25,000 and up)
Anonymous
City of Lowell
Richard K. & Nancy L. Donahue
Enterprise Bank
Greater Lowell Community Foundation - MRT Endowment
G.S. Warren Family Trust
Kazanjian Enterprises †
Lowell Cooperative Bank
Frank & Marlene Marchilena
Ronald M. Ansin Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
The Theodore Edson Parker Foundation
WCAP †
WGBH †
SILVER LEVEL
($20,000 to $24,999)
Courier Corporation
Edward A. Fish Associates, LLC
Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Wannalancit Mills/Farley White Interests
Yellowbook USA, Inc. †
BRONZE LEVEL
($15,000 to $19,999)
Anonymous
Bank of America Foundation
Mark & Elisia Saab Family Fund
UNDERWRITER
($10,000 to $14,999)
Conway Insurance Agency
The Demoulas Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Winslow Duke
Daniel & Mary Frantz
Harrill Family Foundation
Mary Jo Leahey
Litowitz Foundation, Inc.
Lowell General Hospital
Susan Mitchell & Jim Waldo
Dr. & Mrs. Lincoln Pinsky
Stafford, Gaudet & Associates †
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Weider Family Trust
PARTNER
($7,500 to $9,999)
Anonymous
The Aubert J. Fay Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cooney Jr.
In honor of Nancy Donahue’s 80th birthday
George & Carol Duncan
Eastern Bank
Fred C. Church Insurance, Inc.
Helen G Hauben Foundation
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Jack & Thérèse O’Connor
Riverside Medical Group, PC
Nathaniel & Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation
Winn Properties
INVESTOR
($5,000 to $7,499)
Anonymous (3)
Advanced Polymers Inc.
Analog Devices
The Behrakis Foundation
Deluxe Corporation Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Donahue, Jr.
Eagle Tribune†
Earth Realty Company
Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award
John & Denise Glaser
Google †
Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Debra Grossman & Kate Tyndall
Dr. Terry & Phyllis Howard
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Monica & Alan Kent - In Memory of David O. Kent, 1965-2008
Lowell Sun Charities
Magic 106.7 †
Joy Martin
Paul & Linda Monticciolo
Denny & Dennis Senecal
Trinity E.M.S., Inc.
Trustees of the Ayer Home
United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley
WBUR †
BENEFACTOR
($3,000 to $4,999)
Anonymous
B. Scott Andersen & Sandra Peters
Pamela & Roy Anderson
Christine L. Barensfeld & John Hagerman
James G. & Carolyn Birmingham Foundation
Steve Donahue
Tara & Jorge Gabriel
Gallagher & Cavanaugh, LLP
Gavin & Sullivan Architects †
Paul & Betty Harrington
Frank & Belva Hopkins
John A. Hunnewell Trust
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Ann & Herb Kazer
Joan & Arnie Kerzner
Kraft Foods
J. Dayne Lamb & Gardner N. Stratton
Ms. Jane A. Loizeaux & Mr. Steven P. Grainger
Robert & Mary McDonald
Robert & Donna T. McKittrick
Carolyn Walsh & Jack Moynihan
N.E. Heritage Properties, Inc.
Stefan & Ginny Schatzki
Ioana Singureanu
Soucy Industries, Inc.
Charles Towers
Audrey & Bailey Trull
PRODUCER’S CIRCLE
($1,000 to $2,999)
Anonymous (7)
Albertha L. Chagnon Revocable
Trust
All Sports Promotions †
Anton’s Cleaners, Inc.
Arthur & Nina Anton
Arts Consulting Group, Inc. †
Cliff & Denice Baker
Battles Foundation
Judy Benson & Geoff Webster
Dan & Alexandra Berube
Deborah & Edward Bimbo
Szifra Birke & Jay Livingston
Sara & Vas Bogosian
Richard E. & C. Térèse Bolton
Bruce & Sue Bonner
Richard & Deborah Carter
Peter Calkins & Susan Casey
In Memory of Albertha Chagnon
Stacey Channing & Robert Portney
Ron & Lynn Chaput
John & Linda Chemaly
Dr. Frank Clark & Dr. Suzan Kamm
Nancy Hayes Clune/Thomas R. Clune
Cobblestones of Lowell
Cooney Agencies
Jim & Susan Cooney
Brenda & Jack Costello
Cox Fuel
Peter Crewe
Edgar Cyrus
Elaine Daigle
Adrian, Ben & Max Dawson
Richard & Linda Day
Chester & Luise G. Demichelis
Maureen F. DiPalma
Daniel J. Donahue
Michael & Beth Donahue
Philip A. J. Donahue
In Honor of Richard & Nancy Donahue
Betty & Paul Drouilhet
Susan & Nelson Eby
Frank & Mitzi Ferguson
James & Ida Fitzgerald
Alan & Debby Friedman
Craig Gandolf †
GE Foundation
Steve & Maureen Gervais
Mrs. Libbie Glazer
2011 - 2012 ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Greater Lowell Community Foundation – Community Impact Fund
Jim & Pat Hanson
G. Lee & Diana Humphrey
Infiniti of Nashua/1400 Motors Nashua
Stephen J. Irish & Bonnie J. Brown
Steve & Nancy Joncas
The Kalman Family
Barbara Kemp
Claire M. Kovacs
Kurland & Grossman, P.C.
Michel & Charlotte LaPierre
Lawrence Cultural Council
Maureen & Arnold Lerner
Steven & Sarah Leon
Art & Jan Lisi
Atty. Ralph J. Loosigian &
Mrs. Thalia Loosigian
Lowell Cultural Council
Will & Anastasia S. Lyman
M2 Technologies, Inc.
Tarina & Daniel Mansur
Martha Mayo
Matt & Patti McCafferty
McKittrick Industrial Supply †
Joseph & Nancy Meehan
Marty Meehan
Microdesk, Inc.
Jim & Anabel Milinazzo
Donald & Lauren Miller
Ed & Jacquie Moloney
Patricia Montaperto & Michael Kiskiel
Janet Lambert Moore
Donald & Andrea Morgan
Shubu & Mimi Mukherjee
Robert & Terri Munson
Fred & Julie Nagle
Nonprofit Sponsorship Network
Tiffany A. O’Connor
Nels & Peggy Palm
Tom Parrish
Dr. Wayne & Susan Anton Pasanen
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Pearson Jr.
Thomas C. Powley
Bill Reedy & Darren End
Jean & Gunnar Reslow
Caroline & Michael Rider
Bob Rivers
Mary Ann Rodrigue in Honor of Nancy L. Donahue
Dr. Mark & Renee Romanowsky
Jerusha Ryan & Paul McCarthy
M. Dominic & Heidrun Ryan
Bill & Sherry Seaver
Alan & Muriel Sherburne
Dustin & Suzanne Smith
Sovereign Bank
State Street Matching Gift Program
Jack & Jane Sullivan
James & Dorothy Sullivan
Martha & Robert Supnik
Target
T.B. & R.S.
Technology Farm, Inc.
Michael & Kathleen Tereshko
William C. & Karen F. Tobin
Top of the Hill Fund
Treat Hardware Corporation
d/b/a Abbott-Treat
Niki Tsongas
Brian & Roberta Wells
Barbara Whitney
Jim Wilde
Sandi Wilson
Dr. Earnest & Lee Wu
Nicholas G. & Carol L. Xenos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Young
DONOR
($500 to $999)
Anonymous
James G. Affleck & Diane L. Fagan Affleck
Amazon.Com, Inc.
Jan & Bob Audet
Tom & Julie Childs
Clement T. Cole & Margaret E. Marshall
Paul & Sandra Curtin
Gabriel & Lois D’Annunzio
Fred & Connie Glore
Gary & Heather Gumuchian
JoAnn & Dick Haney
Rob Harris
Bruce & Joyce Hauben
Carol Houde & Stephen Gronberg
Belinda Juran
Patrice & Frank Kastenholz
Edgar A. Knudson
Don & Glenda Lovegrove
Herb & Fran Mower
Jenny Phillips
Ravin’ David Tierney
Joellen Scannell
Brian & Cheryl Stafford
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Stone
vmware Foundation
Peter & Sharon Wasik
Jane & Bruce Williams
SUPPORTER
($300 to $499)
Anonymous (3)
Jeannine M. Ayotte
Margaret J. Button
Robert & Sheila Caruso
Peggy & Anton Chernoff
Robert Christiansen
Paul L. Davies
Richard & Linda Day
Michael & Angie Decker
Linda J. Dixon
William & Dr. Kay Doyle
Bonnie & Paul Floyd
Jim & Betty Foley
Donald E. Fulton
Len & Nancy Gerzon
James Glendye Sr.
Dr. Peter & Kathy Gorlin
Jeffrey R. Guimond
Marian & William Harman
Terry & Eva Herndon
Hewlett-Packard
Intel Volunteer Grant Program
Jeanne Kangas & Robin Lazarow
Pauline J. King
Bruce & Ellen Kunkel
Dick & Shirley Lindsey
Lowell Polish Cultural Committee
John & Constance Ludwig
Michaelene McCann
Suzanne Nicholas
Oracle Corporation
Stephanie & Zbigniew Opalka
Roddy & Diane Powers
Douglas M. Preble
Realty Professionals, Inc.
Victor Saffrin & Barbara Callahan
Jim & Nita Van Zandt
Vincent & Deborah Villano
Lee E. Vorderer & Bob Bass
Westford Cultural Council
Jack Wrobel
Nicholas G. & Carol L. Xenos
CONTRIBUTOR
($150 to $299)
Anonymous (2)
Robert & Claudia Abramson
Earl & Marie Aldrich
Mr. & Mrs. Socrates C. Antonopoulos
Ethel Atkinson
Dick & Carol Balmas
Don & Joyce Barth
Nancy & John Bartlett
Bryan & Caroline Bateson
Diane & Michael Baxter
Dr. & Mrs. James M. Bonnar
Katharine & Brett Bonner
Dana & Kathleen Booth
Robert & Karin Borden
Michael R. Breda
Jim Breslauer & Deborah Thomson
Sara Brook & Bill Campbell
Jim Brunelle & Brian Smith
Anna & Francis Buxton
Charles & Eileen Byrne
Alan & Meredith Cameron
Sara & Bill Campbell
Professor Claire Chamberlain
Donna & David Chedekel
William S. Clarke Jr.
Ms. Grace Conway
Robert & Laurie Cranton
Walter & Marcia Crissey
Mark Crowley
Ken & Martha Culver
Nicole D’Auteuil
P & G DeYoung
In honor of Mrs. Nancy L. Donahue
Marie A. Drouin, M.D.
Bruce & Donna Dye
Paul & Lisa Eisenberg
Ronald Eskin & Alice Kleinhans
Eno, Boulay, Martin & Donahue, LLP
Fallick Family Fund
Dr. & Mrs. Edward A. Fisichelli
James J. Flavin
Matthew H. Foster
Colleen Fuller
Michael & Debbie Gerstein
Gift in honor of Nancy Donahue
Give with Liberty - Liberty 1
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2011 - 2012 ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Mutual Group
Alfred & Barbara Glauner
Jo Goldman
Elizabeth Griffin
Donald & Naoko Hague
Paul & Geraldine Harter
Iclal S. Hartman
Kurt & Jennifer Herman
Norman & Nancy Holcomb
Peter & Kate Hollister
IBM
Polly Jenkins Man
Belinda Juran
Jim & Mary Lou Keenan
David & Janice Kincman
Drew W. Kissinger & Emily Stewart
Carol & Klaus Kleinschmidt
Les & Judy Kramer
Beatrice & William Lavoie
Cathy J. Lavoie Griffin
Stephen & Selene Lehmann
Joel & Jean A. Leider
Mark & Diane Levine
Joyce & Billy Limberopoulos
Robert & Helen Littlefield
Susan Macintyre
George Mahlowitz
Paul Marion & Rosemary E. Noon
John & Patricia Markuns
Janice & Patrick McCabe
William & Maria McGarry
Martha J. McGowan
Eiji Miki & Jane Hever
Ken & Maureen Miles
Judy & Gerry Miller
Sam & Inna Mil’Shtein
Art Mittler
Atty. Kathleen O’Donnell
Chris & Cheryl Perkins
Nancy & George Pettinelli
Leon & Rose Poirier
Mr. & Mrs. S.J. Powers
Richard & Judit Price
Ken & Emily Pruyn
William & Christine Pude
Arden & Gerry Reynolds
Sherry & David Robertson
John & Bev Roder
Sam & Esther Rosenzweig
Donald Ross & Nancy Faye Glass
Paul & Natalie Rothwell
Kathryn Roy & Dennis Shedd
Wanda & Paul Royte
Jessica & Harry Ruda
Joan Ryan
Kristin Rydzewski
Margaret & Jonathan Saphier
David & Cyndy Sawyer
Peter & Marina Schell
Atty. & Mrs. Joel R. Shyavitz
Richard & Peggy Siegel
Jane R. Slack
John & Constance Smith
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Stetson
Bruce Stone & Linda Burns
Norman & Karen Sybert
Robert Szopa & Family
Malcolm & Mary Taylor
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Robert Terranova
Robert & Evelyn Trudel
Senator Susan C. Tucker
Drew Weber
Andrew & Isabel Wesley
Fred & Esther Wikander
Stoney & Jean Worster
Carolyn & Michael Wurm
Norma & Gunars Zagars
PATRON
($50 to $149)
Anonymous (9)
Robert & Susannah Abbott
Ginger L. Abrams
Drs. M. Adell & E. Zaragoza
Donald Agostinelli
Linda & Robert Aiello
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Alexis
Simone Allard
Bob & Sally Anctil
Barry Andelman
Sue Andrews
Kathleen Arsenault
Lorraine Arsenault
Michael Arthur
Peter & Rosemary Aucella
Ray & Mary Ellen Autiello
Donald & Dorothy Ayer
Marjorie Babcock
Rebecca Backman & Stephen Cotton
Jacqueline C. Baker
Anthony & Lorraine Barbarino
Fioravante A. Bares
Ann Barker & David Bennett
L.E. Barquet & H. Scheuer
Margery & Richard Battin
bb & red
Barbara Bender
John & Beth Bennett
Beverly A. Bennett
Gary & Su Bennett
Patricia Bennett & Marc Saucier
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Benoit
David & Sandra Bertetti
John & Donna Beusch
Susan Bissett
Gus & Christine Bjorklund
Elizabeth H. Black
Judy & Alan Blackburn
Claire Blustein
Stephen P. Boczenowski
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Boisjoly
Dorothy Boisvert & Petr Honcu
Dick & Bonnie Bourdelais
Diana & Olivier Bourgeois
Cliff & Tricia Bourie
Terry Bowes
Drs. Paula & Leland Bradbard
Roberta Braverman
Claude Brenner
Amy & Joe Breton
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Helen Brooks
Dave E. Brown & Harriet L. Sheets
William & Margaret Brown
Chris & Bruce Brown
David & Wendy Brush
Pamela & Philip M. Buchek
John & Deborah Bukala
Thomas & Christina Buretta
Joelyn Busenburg
Kathy & John Cadigan
Jim & Kathy Cain
Dalia Calvo
Lucille Cambray
David & Theresa Campbell
Ron & Carol Cannistraro
Bea Caruso
Joseph & Joanne Caruso
Marc Chabot
Helen Chapell
Kevin & Lauren Chenelle
Paul & Lynn Chernoff
Atty. & Mrs. Alfred J. Cirome
Carol Clark
The Clarke Family
Maureen & Whitney Clayton
Amanda Cobb
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Coleman
Allan & Anne Collins
Rob Compton & David Wilson
Alex & Ileen Conn
David & Marilyn Connaughton
Elizabeth A. Connolly
Sara Connerty
Cathy Conway
Jim & Susan Cooney
John & Sheila Coote
Sue & Don Corey
Janine Corsano
John & Lawrene Ann Costello
Ron & Joyce Cote
Mary & Robert Cotter
Beverly W. Coughlin
Harold & Susan Coughlin
Lauren Cramer
Mitzi & Bill Curry
Mary Cowham
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Craven
Bradley & Shannon Croft
Mathew & Dolores Czyzycki
Patricia S. Davidson
C.R. & Esther Davenport
David & Stephanie Daniel
Steve Davis
Adrian & Peg Dawson
Mary DeAngelis
Susan DeColaines & Bill Swanson
Nancy & Tony Delosa
Robert Demers
G. L. Derbyshire
Tom & Trisha Desmond
Ken & Bryn Dews
Arthur Dimattia
Dave & Judy Dlesk
Joanne Doherty
Don & Ruth Domeij
In honor of Richard K. Donahue
Deanne Dorn
James & Jo Anne Downing
Bob & Deb Drake-Rogers
Elaine & Paul Dratch
Brigitte Duborg
Jane & Michael Duffley
2011 - 2012 ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Margaret Dugal
John M. Dugan & Carol Baffi-Dugan
George & Anna Duggan
Bob & Judy Dziadosz
Bruce & Nancy Earnley
Nancy & Bob Earsy
Cabot & Ruby Easton
Peter Eckel
George & Eileen Eichman
Mark E. Engelberg
Roger & Stephanie England
Paul & Linda English
George M. Epple
Jane & Arnie Epstein
Jane H. Esten
James J. Fallon
Jim & Pat Fallon
Scottie Farber
Linda Farrell
Frank & Joanne Faticanti
David Favreau
Harley G. Featherston
Michael Ferris & Gail M. Lima
Paul Feuerstein & Julie Sarason
Deborah Finch & John Morrissey
John & Joanne Fitzgerald
Paul & Virginia Flagg
Ed & Barbara Flanagan
Tally Forbes & Art Milliken
Carl Forsman
Francis Provincher Insurance Agency, Inc.
Donna Fraser
James & Claire Frassica
Roger & Kathryn Frieden
Noel & Dora Friedman
Arlene & Dan Friel, Jr.
Laura Frye
Dr. & Mrs. Alden & Francine Gagnon
Margaret Gardner
Isabel Geller
The Gianes Family
Eileen Gibson
Gillian Gill & Stuart Esten
Richard Glantz
Bruce & Margo Goldman
Leon & Phyllis Goldman
Pauline M. Golec
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Gosselin
Tim & Anita Greenwood
Patricia & Jerry Greer
Yoshio & Dorcas Grigg-Saito
Anne Groves
Myron & Ruth Gural
Gilda R. Guttman
Stephen Haber & Raquel Ruiz
Laurie A. Hadley
David & Olga Hall
Carol Hamilton & Peter Johnson
Gayle Hannigan
Arnold C. Hanson
Mr. James H. Hanson & Mrs. Patricia A. Hanson
David & Ellen Harmoning
William & Eleanor Harrington
Dr. & Mrs. James M. Harrison
Shirley A. Harrow
Herb & Noel Hayes
Carol Hayton
Stephen J. Heenan
Thomas & Virginia Heislein
Roy Helander
Richard High & Anne Perkins
Paul & Barb Hill
Bernie & Dale Hoar
Toby & Larry Hodes
Roberta Hodson & Herbert Korn
Michael & Kathleen Hogan
Tim & Maria Holland
Tin Hong
Raymond Houde
Beau & Yvonne Howard
Susan Hoyt
Ernie & Ellen Huber
Michelle Hultgren
Kellie Hunter
Dan & Pam Hurley
Bernie & Vicky Hutchens
Nicholas & Marianne Iacuzio
Tom & Sue Imbriglio
David & Natalie Ives
Linda & Gary Jacob
Richard & Eleanor Jacobs
Caren Jacobson
Nancy James
Paul Janocha
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Jaskiewicz
Grace Jeanes & Leah Basbanes
Michelle Jenney
Barbara Jezak
Helen B. Johnson
Mary & Robert Johnson-Lally
Winston K. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. David Josephson
Deborah Joyce & Wayne Henshaw
Janeann Kay
In honor of Ann Kazer
Estelle & David Keast
Donna Z. Kelley
David & Donna Kelly
Beth & Morgan Kiker
Wayne & Nancy Kilker
John King
Richard J. Kinnal
Linda Walkley Kipnes
Theodore & Ruth Kirby
Francis & Cornelia Kirkpatrick
Janice & Kerry Kissinger
Klaus & Carol Kleinschmidt
Norman & Alma Kossayda
Elizabeth Kramer*
Joan & Jim Krasnoo
Paul & Rosemarie Krenitsky
Ken & Jean Kriedberg
Lawrence Kron
Dr. & Mrs. William Krueger
Evelyn Lacroix
Paul & Pauline Lambert
Dr. & Mrs. Uve Lammers
Gloria Landahl
John & Teresa Langan
Constance Lanseigne-Case
Judith K. Larter
James D. Latham & Diane Allenberg
Marsha Lavoie
Jeanne Velde & Joe Lehmann
Diane L. Lerner
Allen & Barbara Levesque
Paul & Carolyn Levine
Carrie & Timothy Little
Michele Liguori & Christopher Moriondo
Tresa Lipp & Timothy Lindsey
Molly Litchfield
Sam Litvin
Lene & Tomas Lofgren
Raymond & Martha Longa
Anne Lowell
Charles Lowell
Carolynn & Jay Luby
John & Judy Lugus
Vincent & Michaelina Lumenello
D. Peter Lund & E. Ashley Rooney
Kathryn Lund-Wilde
Charlotte Lynch & Joel Edelstein
Robert MacAuley
Pauline MacDonald
George & Joan Mahoney
Frank Makarewicz
Leo & Beverly Makohen
Beyla & Stanley Makovsky
Stuart Mandell
Richard & Candace Mandel
Mo & Kathleen Marikar
Jon & Pat Marion
Barbara Marshik-Geurts
Fred & Sheila Martin
Janice & Fernand Martin
Suzette & Paul Martin
Debra Mascott & Steven Malchman
Marion M. Matson
John & Anne Mattill
Fran Maxner
Margaret B. McAndrews
Ted & Karen McCall
John & Helen McCarthy
Estelle McDuffee
Robert & Ellen McGarty
Karen McGayhey & Donald DePalma
James & Marianne McKenna
Maureen McKeown
Roger & Latie McLean
James & Dolly McNamara
Tom & Elaine Mead
Eric & Carrie Meikle
Andy & Marti Michaud
Barbara Michaud
Alan & Helene Michel
Carlene & Paul Miller
Marjorie R. Miller
Joyce Miller
Ron & Sue Miller
Rev. Paul & Dr. Betty Millin
Ellen Mitchell
Mary & William Moeller
John Morgan
Helen S. Moriarty
John & Shirley Morris
Alice Boardman Morrish
Robin A. Morrison
Deirdre Murphy & Stephen E. Moriarty
Ann Mulak
Michael & Janet Murphy
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Patricia & Maurice Murphy
Ruth Murray
Irene L. Musick
Maureen W. Myers
Vasant Nagda
Fred & Julie Nagle
Bernard Nally
Helena N. Nassios
Betty Nelligan
Patricia Nicholson
William & Patricia Nickles
Noel Nightingale
Frank & Dana Northcutt
Ann F. Obara
Terese O’Connell
Mr. and Mrs. John J. O’Connor
Bob & Lyn Oleksiak
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Oliphant
Tony & Marianne O’Malley
Cathleen & Bradford O’Neill
Timothy Oriole
Barbara C. Page
Jeanne Palmer
James & Carol Panek-Clark
Dr. Edward Parsons
Connie Pawelczak
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Pearson Sr.
Margaret & Erik Pedersen
Judith & Herbert Pence
Melissa & Steve Pennell
Carolyn & Edward Perkins
Robert & Cynthia Perkins
Joy Perry & Paul Landrey
Ernie Petrides
M. Joyce Petrie
Robert & Melissa Phillips
In Memory of Constance T. Picard
Rik & Nancy Pierce
Lee Pledger
David & Martha Pohl
Bill Porteous & Liz Weber
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart L. Potter, Jr.
Donna Power
W. Curtiss Priest & Cathryn M. Mercier
Cecile Provencher
Ms. Sheila M. Puffer
Harry Purkhiser
Bill & Debb Putnam
Joseph & Mary Pyne
Terri Quinn-Andry
Francisco Ramos
Donald & Fran Randall
Tom & Anne Rarich
Bill Ratcliffe
Kevin & Terrie Reid
Mark & Katherine Reid
Reilly & Finnegan, P.C.
Inger & Peter Rhoads
Norman & Sue Rice
Denise & Stephen Richards
Donna & Peter Richards
Lu & Peter Richards
George & Connie Richardson
Nancy Riese & Vincent Ferrante
Fred Riley & Emile Dufour
Michelle M. Ritchotte
George & Denise Roach
Steve Roach & Amy Hilbert
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Malcolm & Greta Roberts
Malcolm & Mona Roberts
Catherine & Wes Robie
Leo & Marie Robitaille
Ronald Rosenbaum & Judi Berman
Jeffrey & Allison Rosenblatt
Anita & Charles Rossiter
Ann Chatham Rote
Marjorie Rotondo
Jerome & Margery Russem
Katherine S. Ryan
Patricia & Charles Samour
Charles & Betty Santagati
Helaine Saperstein
Charles P. Sarantos
Julie Sarason & Paul Feuerstein
Lamby Scharff
Carol Scouler
Maralyn & Robert Segal
Michael P. Segal & Carol G. Glantz
Mr. & Mrs. David Seltz
Laurie Seluk
Carol & David Settino
Peter & Marilyn Seymour
Herb & Harriet Shanzer
Jay & Paul Shaughnessy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Shaw Jr.
Sandra Shaw
Susan & Joe Sheedy
Thomas & Stephanie Shields
Myrtle I. Sillen
Richard & Cynthia Silverman
Peter & Karen Silvia
Daniel & Tamara Smith
Margaret J. Smith
Steven & Susan Smith
Dr. Susan & Roger Smith
Susanna A. Smith
Barbara C. Somers
John & Ann Sorvari
Debra Sosin & Warren Schwartz
Greg & Maureen Soucy
Roberta & Steve Spang
William Spencer & Mary Hadley
William & Marian Stanley
Dennis Statuto
Bert & Maxine Steeves
Joanne Straggas & Louis Scalise
Iana Strominger
Edgar & Prudence Stuhr
Don & Linda Sullivan
Edward & Eileen Sullivan
Marybeth & Joseph Sullivan
Richard Surko
Mary Ann C. Szufnarowski
Dr. Eileen & Mark Szypko
Susan Tafler & Charles Koplik
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Taylor
Nancy Teel
Philip & Diane Temple
Jacqueline E. Thissell
Paul & Carol Tingleff
Joan Tobin
Bert & Edith Tompkins
Clairemarie Toohey
Daniel & Georgia Toombs
Arlene Townes
Laura M. Troisi
Suzanne Turbyfill
Judith J. Uhrig
Liza Valenca
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Valentine
Suzanne Vallerand
Timothy & Mary Liz Van Dyck
Robert & Loretta Walker
Alice & Rick Weber
Nancy Weber
Helen Wertheimer
Jinny & Ralph Weston
Lois White
William & Linda Whiting
Alan Whitney & Lois A. Whitney
Leslie Wilcox
Doug & Cindy Wilkening
Dag and Jackie Williamson
Gail Wilson
Nancy & Thomas Wimberg
Barbara Winer
Mr. Chris Witteveld
MRT 21st Century Campaign for Excellence
2012 Theatre Renovation
The primary goal in renovating Liberty Hall was to preserve the historic
look of the theatre while enhancing the comfort and function of
the space. This project began construction in May 2012 and was
completed on September 6, 2012.
Our sincerest thanks to the donors who generously contributed to the
21st Century Campaign for Excellence. Additionally, we wish to thank
the following supporters:
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Board of Trustees
The City of Lowell
Lowell Memorial Auditorium Board of Trustees
Wilson Butler Architects
Glacon Contracting Co., Inc.
The MRT Staff
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The Nancy L. Donahue Theatre in Liberty Hall
LowellBank Lobby in Liberty Hall
Enterprise Bank Box Office
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RENOVATION DONORS
Businesses & Foundations
The Aubert J. Fay Charitable
Fund
Courier Corporation
Demoulas Foundation
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Enterprise Bank
Fred C. Church Insurance
Gallagher & Cavanaugh, LLP
Helen G. Hauben Foundation
Heritage Properties
James G. & Carolyn
Birmingham Foundation Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
The Kresge Foundation
Kurland & Grossman, PC,
Attorneys at Law
Litowitz Foundation, Inc.
LowellBank
Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank
M2 Technologies
Michael G. Conway Insurance
Microdesk, Inc.
Riverside Medical Group, PC
The Theodore Edson Parker Foundation
Individuals
Anonymous
B. Scott Andersen
Pamela & Roy Anderson
Arthur & Nina Anton
Barry & Sarita Ashar
Cliff & Denice Baker
Christine Barensfeld & John
Hagerman
Ann Barker
Maureen A. & Sheila R. Barter
Mary E. Bassett Donald A. Bedard & David A.
Vaillancourt
Judy Benson & Geoff Webster
Dan & Alexandra Berube
Penny Berube
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bimbo
Szifra Birke & Jay Livingston
Lisa & Jeff Boehm
Dr. Dorothy Lozowski Boisvert & Mr. Petr J. Honcu
Teri & Rich Bolton Jr.
Bruce & Sue Bonner
Kathy & Dana Booth
Roberta Braverman
Jim Brunelle & Brian Smith
Peter Calkins & Susan Casey
Barbara Callahan & Victor Saffrin
Gary & Emma Campbell
Richard & Deborah Carter
In Loving Memory of David Earl Catterton
Stacey Channing & Robert Portney
Dr. Ronald & Lynn Chaput
Dr. David & Donna Chedekel
John & Linda Chemaly
Peggy & Anton Chernoff
Tom & Julie Childs
Nancy Hayes Clune & Thomas R. Clune
Amanda Cobb
Clement T. Cole & Margaret E. Marshall
Robert Compton & David Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Cooney Jr.
Carol & Thomas Corbett
Brenda & Jack Costello
Peter Crewe
Edgar A Cyrus, Jr.
Marc & Kim Davidson
Suellen & Stuart Davidson
Sarah Haven Davis DMD
The Dawson Family
Richard & Linda Day
Mike & Angie Decker
Luise & Chester DeMichelis
Judith & Don Dembsey
Bryn & Kenneth Dews
Maureen F. DiPalma
Daniel J. Donahue
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Donahue Jr.
Nancy & Richard Donahue
Philip A. J. Donahue
Stephen Donahue Family
Paul & Betty Drouilhet
Carol & George Duncan
Susan & Nelson Eby
Janet & David Emmerich
Jane & Arnold Epstein
Ronald Eskin & Alice Kleinhans
Harley G. Featherston
Jim & Betty Foley
Carl Forsman
Daniel & Mary Frantz
Alan & Deborah Friedman
A Friend of MRT
Tara & Jorge Gabriel
Thomas Garvey & Carl Swanson
Steve & Maureen Gervais
John & Denise Glaser
Libbie Fleet Glazer
Fred & Connie Glore
Steven Grainger & Lane Loizeaux
Cathy J. Lavoie Griffin
Debra Grossman & Kate Tyndall
Gary & Heather Gumuchian
Jim & Pat Hanson
Marian & William Harman
Elizabeth & Paul Harrington
James & Barbara Heiberg
Kurt F. Herman
Michael Hirsch
Frank & Belva Hopkins
Dr. Terry & Phyllis Howard
In Memory of Virginia P. Hurd
Stephen J. Irish & Bonnie J. Brown
Steve Joncas & Nancy C. Donahue
Belinda J. Juran
The Kalman Family
Jeanne Kangas & Robin Lazarow
Patrice & Frank Kastenholz
Ann & Herb Kazer
Kellerman Family
Barbara Kemp
Monica & Alan Kent, M.D.
Joan & Arnold Kerzner
Michael R. Kiskiel
Edgar Knudson
Carolyn & George Koehler
Ken & Pat Konkle
Norman & Alma Kossayda
Claire Bitinas Kovacs
Judith & Les Kramer
J. Dayne Lamb & Gardner N. Stratton
Joel & Jean A. Leider
Steven & Sarah Leon
Maureen & Arnold Lerner
Art & Jan Lisi
Katherine Lobo
Don & Glenda Lovegrove
Judy Lugus
Barb Marshik & Fred Geurts
Joy Martin
Martha Mayo
Matt & Patti McCafferty
Robert & Mary McDonald
Robert & Donna T. McKittrick
Elaine Meade
Joseph & Nancy Meehan
Dee Miller
Ed & Jacquie Moloney
Patricia A. Montaperto
Paul & Linda Monticciolo
Janet Lambert Moore
Herbert W. & Frances M. Mower
Bob & Terri Munson
Frederick & Juliet Nagle
Dr. & Mrs. Irving Newman
Nancy & Matthew Nugent
Cynthia & Stephen O’Brien
Evelyn A. O’Connor
Jack & Thérèse O’Connor
Catherine V. O’Donnell
Herbert W. Oedel
Tom Parrish
Wayne & Susan Pasanen
Judith & Herbert Pence
Sandy Peters
Rik & Nancy Pierce
Lincoln & Peg Pinsky
Laura & Louis Polan
Bill Reedy & Darren End
Jean & Gunnar Reslow
Caroline & Mike Rider
Mary Ann Rodrigue
Mark & Renee Romanowsky
Dominic & Heidrun Ryan
Jerusha Ryan & Paul McCarthy
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Saab &
Daughters
Craig & Sharon Saline
Stefan & Virginia Schatzki
Peter & Marina Schell
Gerald Schmid & Dina
Gerosideris
Bill & Sherry Seaver
Denny & Dennis Senecal
Alan & Mariel Sherburne
Richard & Peggy Siegel
The Silent ‘E’ Fund
Ioana Singureanu
Dustin & Suzanne Smith
Sue & Dick Stearns
Robert & Patricia Strickland
Sumberg Family Fund
T.B. & R.S.
William C. & Karen F. Tobin
Charles Towers & Maxwell
Towers
In Memory of Linda Trudel
Audrey & Bailey Trull
Niki Tsongas
Vinnie & Deborah Villano
Tim & Karen Wakeling
Jim Waldo & Susan Mitchell
Carolyn Walsh & Jack Moynihan
Nancy Weber
Brian & Roberta Wells
Ruth R. White
Jim Wilde
Sandi Wilson
Linda & Richard Wolk
Nicholas G. & Carol L. Xenos
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FINANCIAL ACTIVITY
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ATTENDANCE & PROGRAM ACTIVITY
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2011 - 2012 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chair Nancy L. Donahue
President Debra Grossman
Vice-President Stephen J. Irish
Treasurer Richard Bolton
Secretary Susan Mitchell
Roy R. Anderson
Denise Bey
Richard Bolton, Jr.
Michael G. Conway
BrendaJ. Costello
Paul Drouilhet
Denise Glaser
Frank Hopkins
Terry T. Howard
Alison E. Kalman
Ann P. Kazer
Arnold M. Kerzner
Mary Jane King
Patricia McCafferty
Robert J. McDonald
Robert S. McKittrick
Linda Monticciolo
Lincoln Pinsky
Caroline Rider
Stefan C. Schatzki
William J. Soucy
Ruth R. White
Sandi Wilson
FRIENDS OF MRT
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Co-Chairs Ellen M. Gath, Helena Nassios, Jim Brunelle
Board of Trustees Liaisons Ann Kazer, Caroline Rider
Margaret D. Leighton
Judy Ackley
Simone Allard
Steven Leo
Mary Berrett
Debbie Linnehan
Claire Bitinas
Beyla Makovsky
Levent Bozkurt
Thomas Malone
Roberta Braverman
Molly Manchenton
Dalia Calvo
Martha Mayo
Judith K. Carven
Michaelene McCann
John & Linda Chemaly William McMeniman
Pamela Colt
Annette McMahon
Angie Decker
Janet McWhinnie
A. Veronika Demers
Janet Lambert Moore
Mary DiCiaccio
Terri Munson
Maureen DiPalma
William T. Neilan
Karen Donahue
Catherine O’Donnell
Fran Donovan
Suellen O’Neill
Mary Dow
Robert Orr
Emile DuFour
Barbara Page
David Ehlke
Joseph Pyne
Jane Ehlke
Fred Riley
Darren End
Joan Ryan
Cecile Gagnon
Mike Sawyer
Stacey Hallman
Joellen Scannell
Kathrina Harmon
Sara Brodsky Sieman
Nancy James
Karen Szczesiul
Alison E. Kalman
Drew Weber
Joan Kerzner
Nancy Weber
Gloria Leahy
2011 - 2012 MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE STAFF
Artistic Director Charles Towers
Executive Director Steven Leon
Artistic and Production
Production Manager Justin Rowland
Production Stage Manager Emily F. McMullen
Company Manaer Peter Crewe
Scenery Construction Bent Productions
Props Manager Georgina Kayes
Costume Shop Supervisor A. Lee Viliesis
Lighting and Sound Supervisor Jason E. Weber
Stage/Company Management Intern Alexandra Foseid
Stage/Company Management Intern Kerry Schodrok
Wardrobe Intern Riley Leonhardt
Lighting and Sound Intern Steve Burdsall
Young Artists At Play Executive Director Chandra Pieragostini
Administration
General Manager Edgar Cyrus
Marketing Manager Dan Berube
Media Manager Mallory Johnston
House Manager John Dyson
Development Associate Jeffrey Prescott
Office Administrator Michael LaChance
Box Office Manager Alison Crane
Patron Services Manager Laurie Seluk
Patron Services Representative Jon DiPrima
Patron Services Representative Stacy Kadesch
PHOTO CREDITS
Photos by Meghan Moore
Page 3 Christina Pumariega & Beth Wittig
Page 4 Gordon Clapp (top), Matt Rippy, Austin Tichenor & Reed Martin
Page 5 William Connell, Megan Byrne & Hanley Smith
Page 6 Robert Adelman Hancock & Megan McGinnis
Page 7 Deirdre Madigan, Rebecca Harris, Jay Ben Markson & Dennis Parlato
Page 8 Rebecca Harris & Dan Kramer
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