By Bernard Pomerance

PROUDLY PRESENTS
By Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Lauren Warhol Caldwell
Assistant Director, Juliana Davis
COSTUME DESIGN
Jessica Nilacala
Kreitzer
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Michael A. Eaddy
SCENIC DESIGN
Mihai Ciupe
SOUND DESIGN
Amanda Yanes
COSTUME DESIGN
CONSULTANT
Marilyn A. Wall
LIGHTING DESIGN
Robert P. Robins
PROPERTIES DESIGN
Rob Leach
STAGE MANAGER
Lizzi Nehls*
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Hippodrome programs are sponsored
in part by the National Endowment for
the Arts; Florida Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs; a Tourist
Development Tax Grant from the Alachua
County Board of County Commissioners
in conjunction with the Alachua County
Tourist Development Council; and by
the City of Gainesville, Dept. of Parks,
Recreation, and Cultural Affairs.
Playbill by Sarah Darden.
By Bernard Pomerance
(Cast, In order of Appearance)
FREDERICK TREVES.................................................................JOE DITMYER*
CARR GOMM/ROSS......................................................MARK CHAMBERS*^
JOHN MERRICK...................................................................BRYAN MERCER^
PRINCESS ALEXANDRIA/NURSE SANDWICH/DUTCHESS/PINHEAD
...................................................................................................JULIANA DAVIS*
COUNTESS/NURSE/PINHEAD..............................................DREW MICHELE
LORD JOHN/PINHEAD MANAGER/PORTER/ENGLISH POLICEMAN
...............................................................................................LOGAN WOLFE^
BISHOP WALSHAM HOW/SNORK/CONDUCTOR/BELGIUM POLICEMAN
.............................................................................................NIALL MCGINTY^
MRS. KENDAL............................................................NICHOLE HAMILTON*^
TIME AND PLACE:
1884-1890. London. One scene set in Belgium
^Member of the Hippodrome Acting Company
*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
There will be a 15-minute intermission after Act 1.
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PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS
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The Elephant Man is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Actors’ Equity Association
(AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance,
promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity
represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds
of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a
profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions
and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through
its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage
managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an
international organization of performing arts unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org.
HIPPODROME STAFF
LAUREN WARHOL CALDWELL
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION
JESSICA HUROV
MANAGING DIRECTOR
ADMINISTRATION
STEPHANIE LYNGE
Artistic Associate
NICOLE DAENZER
Director of Operations
MICHAEL A. EADDY
Technical Director
RUSTY SALLING
Information Systems Director
LIZZI NEHLS
AMBER WILKERSON
Stage Managers
SARAH ALICE BARNES
Director of Development
BRIAN LIBERA
Shop Foreman
WARREN GOODWIN
Master Carpenter
KEN BROWN
Scenic Artist
AMANDA YANES
Sound Designer
JESSICA NILACALA KREITZER
Costume Shop Supervisor
DORIS EDWARDS
LESLIE KLEIN
Costume Consultants
ROB LEACH
Properties Designer
JED DANIELS
Master Electrician
CHELSEA COLLISON
Art Gallery Coordinator
INTERNS
KATIE GRAYSON Assistant Stage Manager
TYRANNY DUGUÉ GRIFFITH
Costume Coordinator
ERIN JESTER Costume Volunteer
JENNY BANKS Costume Volunteer
MONICA HUMPHRIES Marketing
ALEJANDRA ESCOBAR Marketing
ASHLEY ARLOW Videography
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ANGELA CHAN Public Relations
FAITH STRASSER Public Programs
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Literary Management
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Director of Marketing & Communications
BRIAN ROE
Facilities Manager
JESSICA JOSEPH
Office Manager/Accounting Assistant
AMADOR SANTIAGO
Caretaker
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Development Associate
HIPPODROME CINEMA
SARAH KUNKLER
Cinema Director
THAD WALSH | KEVIN WISE
Projectionists
EDUCATION
GABRIELLE BYAM Education Program
Coordinator
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FRONT OF HOUSE
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LOGAN WOLFE House Manager
BRITTANY HYPES House Manager
JESSICA LENNON House Manager
BOX OFFICE / BARTENDERS
MATT DIBBLE Box Office Manager
MARK WATSON Box Office Supervisor
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ZACHARY YOUNG Box Office Supervisor
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NIKKI TORRES Box Office Staff
DANIEL AZUPURA Bartender
MEET THE HIPPODROME
LAUREN WARHOL CALDWELL* (Artistic Director)
Lauren is the Artistic Director of the Hippodrome Theatre. She began
her career at the theatre as an actress. She most recently appeared
as Cassandra in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. She has also
appeared on the Hippodrome stage in such productions as Other
Desert Cities, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Steel Magnolias, Sugar Bean
Sisters, Marvin’s Room, Always Patsy Cline, Absent Friends and eight
years in A Tuna Christmas. She was the first woman in the country to
be granted permission to appear in a professional production of A Tuna Christmas. Lauren’s
mainstage directing credits (too numerous to list in their entirety) include The Tempest, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Master Class, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Glass Menagerie,
Alice in Wonderland, Eurydice, and Good People. In 2004, she adapted and directed the
world premiere of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds on the Hippodrome Mainstage. Lauren
has studied extensively with world-renowned director Anne Bogart, completing Viewpoints
training, composition and also a six-week observership at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Before
her position as Artistic Director, Lauren was Director of Education at the Hippodrome. During
her tenure in this position, she worked with the HITT program, the Summer Spectacular
program, and wrote and directed four original plays for the Theatre for Young Audiences
program. These plays toured Alachua County as well as the State of Florida, serving thousands
of public school students. Prior to her arrival in Gainesville, Lauren traveled extensively for
Success Motivation Institute (an international communications company), lived a season in
Graz, Austria with the American Institute of Musical Studies, and toured with Liza Minnelli. At
the University of Florida’s School of Theatre and Dance, she has taught adjunct, conducted
master classes and served as adjudicator for the school’s mainstage plays. Lauren is the
founder and owner of Legal Acts, a company that provides training for courtroom attorneys.
She has been affiliated with the University of Florida College of Law for over twenty years.
Lauren has been recognized as Artist of the Year in The Gainesville Sun and was a keynote
speaker for the Florida Humanities Council. Lauren was nominated for a Spirit of Gainesville
Award by Gainesville Magazine and named one of Gainesville’s Twenty Most Interesting
People by INsite Magazine. . Lauren is currently in collabaration with international company
The Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski, a year long project provided by a NEA grant. She is a
native Texan. Lauren holds a BFA in directing from Baylor University and an MFA in Acting
from the University of Florida.
JESSICA HUROV (Managing Director)
Jessica began at the Hippodrome as the Director of Marketing in 2005,
during which time she oversaw marketing, public relations, advertising,
graphic design, video and social media efforts for all divisions of the
institution. Subsequently, Jessica became the Hipp’s Director of
Communications, with expanded administrative responsibilities in the
areas of fundraising, subscriptions, membership, and patron relations.
During her career, both in Boston and Gainesville, she has worked in market research, event
planning, and theatre administration. She has worked with Gainesville’s professional arts
organizations on the Gainesville Entertainment Sampler, the Chris Morris Arts Education
Endowment at P.K. Yonge, the University of Florida’s P.K. Yonge Performing Arts program,
and is a design partner for Dance Alive National Ballet. Prior to moving to Gainesville,
Jessica was the Administrative Manager of the Tsai Performance Center in Boston and a
national research director at a marketing agency. Jessica graduated with honors and has
dual degrees in English and Psychology from Boston University. She is proud to play her
part in supporting the Hipp’s artistic mission, and through her work, create a sustainable
and thriving artistic home at the Hippodrome.
MEET THE HIPPODROME
HIPPODROME THEATRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Betsy Styron Chairman
Elizabeth Bedell
Harvey Ward Vice Chairman
Natalie Claggett Treasurer
Lauren Warhol Caldwell
Jorgia McAfee
Jessica Hurov Secretary
Sandy Fackler
WHO’S WHO IN THE ELEPHANT MAN
MARK CHAMBERS*^ (Carr Gomm/Ross)
Mark returns to the Hippodrome having last been seen in The
Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical. Mark made his
Hippodrome debut in The Sisters Rosensweig and has been seen
in The Rocky Horror Show, A Tuna Christmas, Hysteria, Bat Boy the
Musical, The Big Bang, Macbeth,Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shear
Madness, The Santaland Diaries, and Norbert Garstecki in the
Hipp’s record breaking Great American Trailer Park Muscial. Favorite regional roles
include Truman Capote in TRU, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, all
roles in I am My Own Wife, and the title role of Dr. Cerberus among many.
JULIANA DAVIS* (Princess Alexandria/Miss Sandwich/Pinhead)
Juliana is thrilled to be back at the Hippodrome! Credits include:
Collected Stories (Hippodrome), Honky Tonk Angles (Hippodrome),
The 39 Steps (American Stage), 9 to 5 (Alhambra Dinner Theatre)
Motherhood: The Musical (Straz Center), Shear Madness (Florida
Studio Theatre), The Taffetas (Denver Center), House of Blue Leaves,
Pippin and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Arvada Center), West Side
Story (Central City Opera) and Doubt (Lake Dillon Theatre Company).
JOE DITMYER* (Frederick Treves)
Joe thrilled to be part The Elephant Man at the Hipp. Most recently,
Joe played Lieutenant Kelly in the regional premier of Bulter at
Florida Studio Theatre. Other recent regional credits include Bill
Ray in On Golden Pond starring Mike Farrell, and Dr. Sanderson in
Harvey starring Charles Shaugnessy. His NYC theatre credits include:
War Uncensored, Faustus, Moses My love, Mim, and A Case is Never
Closed. Metropolitan Opera: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, and Carmen.
National Tours: Shear Madness (Eddie), Damn Yankees (Joe), and Shenandoah (James).
Film and Television: The Family, Blackest Days, Dead Souls, The International, As the
World Turns, Law and Order SVU, and Area 51 Declassified. Joe is a graduate of The
American Musical and Dramatic Academy, NYC.
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NICHOLE HAMILTON*^ (Mrs. Kendal)
Nichole was most recently seen on the Hippodrome stage as The
Creature in last fall’s production of All Girl Frankenstein. Other
favorite Hippodrome credits include The Woman in The Turn of
the Screw, Gabriella in Boeing Boeing, Maid Marian in Robin Hood,
and Ellen Pasinski in Over the Tavern and King of the Moon. Other
regional credits include the Mo Gaffney Track in Parallel Lives at North
Carolina Stage Company and Mrs. Giving’s in In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play
at Freefall theatre in St. Petersburg. Nichole is also a teaching artist, director, and stage
manager. She earned a BA in Theatre from the University of Montevallo and an MFA in
Acting from the University of Florida. Nichole is proud to member of the Hippodrome
Company as well as Actor’s Equity Association. www.nichole-hamilton.com
NIALL MCGINTY^(Bishop Walsham How/Snork)
Niall is a proud ensemble member of the Hippodrome Theatre and
is excited to be in his 13th production here. Previous Hippodrome
credits include: Peter & the Starcatcher (Peter), Eurydice (Orpheus),
The Glass Menagerie (Tom), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), The Diary
of Anne Frank (Peter), The Play About the Baby (Boy), Proof (Hal),
Macbeth (Ross), & A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Present).
Chicago credits include: Golden Boy, The Killer Angels, A Memory of Two Mondays,
Accidental Rapture, Dolly West’s Kitchen, Letters Home, The General from America, &
Hecuba. Regional credits include: The Nerd, Once Upon a Mattress, and Greater Tuna.
Niall is also a professional photographer: www.felixphoto.us. He would like to thank
his wife for her love & support.
BRYAN MERCER^ (John Merrick)
Bryan is a native of Ocala, returns to the HIPP since playing Bob
Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Bumbrake in Peter and the
Starcatcher, Gibson in Mr. Burns: a post electric play. He was
musical director for Honky Tonk Angels, Winter Wonderettes,
Avenue Q, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Trailer Park, Trailer Park
Christmas,College: The Musical, and SHOUT! He has been known
to Atlanta audiences for over thirty five years as an actor, singer, director, designer,
painter, and served as puppeteer, composer, musician and musical director for 15
years at the internationally acclaimed CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS. Bryan has
helmed over 150 musicals and has recently composed music for a new musical for the
Hapsberg Slendour touring collection at the HIGH Museum of Art, The Snow Queen
here at the HIPP and a new musical by Beverly Trader-Austin entitled CAKEWALK.
Catch him this summer in Asheville in GREATER TUNA and at Atlanta’s 7 Stages this
fall as Mrs. Peachum in THE BEGGAR’S OPERA. Visit me at BryanMercer.net Love to
Joseph, Warhol and always Clint.
* Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
^ Member of the Hippodrome Acting Company
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DREW MICHELE (Countess/Nurse/Pinhead)
Drew is ecstatic to be making her acting debut with the Hippodrome
Theatre after years of admiration for this wonderful company.
Recent credits include Lydia with Across Town Repertory Theatre,
Gator Tales at the University of Florida’s School of Theatre and
Dance, and Antigone with Florida Players Theatre Troupe. She
received her BA in Theatre from the University of Florida in 2015.
She is also a published writer and recently one of the winners for the Hippodrome’s
Ten Minute Play Competition. She is honored to share the stage and work with such
talented actors and crew under the direction of Warhol Caldwell.
LOGAN WOLFE^ (Lord John)
Logan is proud to be a Hippodrome Theatre company of actors
member. Past Hippodrome credits include: Women in Jeopardy (
Trenner) Peter and the Starcatcher (Smee/Greggors), Mr. Burns,
A Post-Electric Play (Colleen/Scratchy), Slasher (Jody Joshi), The
Tempest (Stephano), Zombie Town (Slash Murphy/various roles),
Robin Hood (Merry Man/Soldier/Musician), King o’ the Moon
(Georgie), and A Christmas Carol (Fred/Young Scrooge). With Florida Players: Othello
(Iago), Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (Valdez), and Floyd Collins (Skeets Miller). At Florida
School of the Arts: The Passion of Dracula (Dracula), Trojan Women (Poseidon), and
Holy Ghosts (Carl Specter). Logan enjoys learning unnecessary skills.
LIZZI NEHLS* (Stage Manager)
NYC credits: Broadway workshops: Spring Awakening and Movin’ Out.
Broadway: Design For Living (Roundabout Theatre) with Alan Cumming.
Off-Broadway: York Theatre: Prodigal Son with Christian Borle and Kerry
Butler, Roadside by the creators of The Fantastics with G.W. Bailey;
The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club) with Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel; String
Theory (Ensemble Studio Theatre) with Cynthia Nixon. Lizzi has also worked several
Off-Off-Broadway shows. She has also worked at the Phillips Center, the Baughman
Center, Lilith Fair, Ozz Fest & toured with Three Mo’ Tenors. Lizzi has served as an
adjunct professor with the University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance. During
Lizzi’s tenure at the Hippodrome she has Stage Managed over 50 shows. Lizzi is also
a Licensed Massage Therapist. Lizzi is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
MIHAI CIUPE (Scenic Designer)
Originally from Romania, Mihai Ciupe received a double MFA degree in costume
and set design from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to the United States, he was
resident scenographer at The National Theatre of Cluj, Romania. During his former
years, he traveled extensively in Europe in tours with the shows that he designed,
getting exposure to the various schools of theatre from England, Scotland, Hungary,
France and Yugoslavia. As a designer he worked with some of the greatest Romanian
directors: Gabor Tompa, Alexandru Dabija, Iulian Visa, Mihai Manutiu, and Victor
Ion Frunza. In 1991 he received a scholarship to attend The London International
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Festival of Theatre. Since 1995 he is a member of the United Association of the
Romanian Fine Artists in the scenography section. Currently he is an Associate
Professor in Scene Design in the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of
Florida.
JESSICA NILACALA KREITZER (Costume Designer)
Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Jessica Nilacala Kreitzer received her B.A. from the
University of California, Berkeley. This is her fourth season working at the Hippodrome
Theatre, where she started as Costume Intern and is now Costume Designer. Other
costume design credits at the Hippodrome include All Girl Frankenstein, Honky Tonk
Angels, King o’ the Moon, Leveling Up, A Christmas Carol, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric
Play, and the world premiere of The Two Musketeers. She freelances in makeup, hair,
and costume design for theatre, dance, and film with various organizations nationally,
as well as investing time in her own handcraft business, Confluence Couture.
MARILYN A. WALL (Costume Design Consultant)
Marilyn Wall is a co-founder of the Hippodrome Theatre and she has designed and
built costumes for more than 350 professional productions for the stage and for film.
Her stage designs have been seen in San Diego, Boston, Denver, Connecticut, New York,
Alabama, Massachusetts, and Toronto. In the film world she has designed costumes
and makeup for: A Flash of Green, with Ed Harris; Shimmer, with MaryBeth Hurt; Ruby
in Paradise, with Ashley Judd; Gathering Evidence, with Angelina Jolie; Miami Hustle,
with Kathy Ireland; and Ulee’s Gold, with Peter Fonda and Patricia Richardson. Ms. Wall
has also served as a designer for Phil Donahue, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Todd Field, Joan
Steffend, Scott Simon, and Travis Tritt, and is a two-time Emmy Award winner for her
design work on Salsa, a national television children’s series. She received an Audelco
Award nomination for her original costume design for Cookin’ at the Cookery and a
Beverly Hills/Hollywood Theatre Award nomination for Best Costume Design. She
designed puppets and costumes for the children’s television series called OrganWise
Guys. Marilyn was the invited artist for HGTV White House Christmas Special 20032005. Marilyn was awarded a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in 2009.
ROBERT P. ROBINS (Lighting Designer)
Bob is a Lighting Designer and educator based in Gainesville Florida. Prior to 2008, Bob
held the title of Lighting Designer-in-Residence/Audio Production, at the Hippodrome
Theatre, a position he held for over 23 years. This season marks Bob’s 31st anniversary
of collaboration with the Hippodrome as Lighting Designer. His work has been seen
Off Broadway and regionally in the United States. He has designed lighting for over
650 theatre, dance, industrial, and special events. Regional and local credits also
include Florida Repertory Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse, Dance Alive!, Florida Audubon
Society, Florida Foundation, Shands Hospital, Southern Legal Counsel, Ocala Civic
Theatre, Theatre Winter Haven, and Marion Ballet Theatre. Bob also works with local
* Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
^ Member of the Hippodrome Acting Company
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artists, business owners and realtors, consulting on projects that range from lighting
art installations, exterior lighting of local businesses, to working with homeowners
and realtors, providing architectural lighting design and consultation. Credits also
include Upland Hills School, Trinity Episcopal Church, Hippodrome Theatre, and City
of Gainesville.
AMANDA YANES (Sound Designer)
Amanda is thrilled to be designing her third season at the Hippodrome Theatre. Other
regional credits include Cape Fear Regional Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally
Blonde: The Musical, and The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the ’61 Freedom
Riders as the mix engineer in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Dorset Theatre Festival:
Good People, The Whore and Mr. Moore, Boeing Boeing, and Deathtrap.Keep moving
forward.
ROB LEACH (Properties Designer)
Rob has over a decade of experience working in New York City. He has an MFA in
Technical Direction from North Carolina School of the Arts and most notably he served
as Assistant Technical Director at New York City Ballet, Technical Director of the New
Victory Theatre, and substitute Assistant Head Carpenter of Pippinat the Music Box
Theatre. Having recently relocated to Gainesville, Rob has been an adjunct instructor
at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College, and assists the faculty and students
at the PK Yonge performing arts center.
MICHAEL A. EADDY (Technical Director)
This is Michael’s 16th season at the Hippodrome Theatre. Michael started working
at the Hippodrome as Master Carpenter in 2000 and since January 2002 has been
the Hippodrome’s Technical Director/Production Manager. He is known in the area
for his fine woodworking and award-winning photography. His work can be found
in galleries in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. Set design credits include:
Leveling Up, 2 Pianos 4 Hands, The Dead Guy, The Chosen, Gutenberg! The Musical,
Shipwrecked, UP, The Winter Wonderettes, and most recently scenic adaptation for
Honky Tonk Angels. See Michael’s work at michaelaeaddyphotography.com
KATIE GRAYSON (Assistant Stage Manager)
Katie is the Assistant Stage Management Apprentice at the Hippodrome Theatre.
She graduated May 2014 with a degree in BFA Stage Management and a minor in
Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Katie worked
professionally in Milwaukee before moving to Gainesville to join the Hippodrome
family. She is more than excited to be working for the Hippodrome and thankful for
this opportunity! Cheers to a warm winter and a wonderful season!
* Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
^ Member of the Hippodrome Acting Company
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Robin Lea West &
Kenneth D. Wald
William Warrick
Judith Williams
R. Stan Williams, M.D.
Ericka Winterrowd
Norma & John Wyckoff
Emily Ziegler
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Allstate Foundation
Amazon Smile Foundation
Community Foundation of
North Central Florida
Dharma Endowment Foundation
Foundation Source
Jelks Family Foundation
McKee/Crawfod K2 Charitarible Foundation
Quinn Family Charitable Foundation
Shubert Foundation
SunTrust Foundation
CORPORATE SPONSORS
The commitment of the corporate community is critical for the Hippodrome to sustain
its highly acclaimed productions and programs. To learn more about corporate partner
opportunities, send an inquiry to [email protected].
SUPERSTAR SPONSORS
Ken & Linda McGurn
Sun Center
Nathan & Ani Collier
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $20,000+
160over90
Arlington Square Apartments
The Collier Companies
Gainesville Magazine
The Independent Florida Alligator
K-Country and Wind FM
SEASON PRODUCERS $10,000+
160over90
Advantage Publishing, Inc.
A Personal Elf
Boardwalk Apartments
The Business Report
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Crime Prevention Security Systems
EFN Properties
Floral Expressions Florist
Gainesville Health and Fitness Center
Michael & Phyllis Warren
98.5 KTK, 97.3 The Sky, Country 103.7 The
Gator, AM 850
Mike and Phyllis Warren of AMJ, Inc.
Our Town and Senior Times Magazine
Themeworks, Inc.
WNFB Mix 94.3 and WDSR 1340 AM
Giggle Magazine (Education Sponsor)
Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grille
McGurn Investment Company
Quality Plumbing
Social Faces Media
The Business Report
The Village Journal
UF Health
UF School of Theatre + Dance
Villa Ravine Apartments
WUFT-FM / WUFT-TV
PRODUCTION SPONSORS $5,000+
Alto Ego
Bevis Chiropractic
Campus USA Credit Union
Cox (Education Sponsor)
Door One USA
Double Envelope
Exactech, Inc.
Florida Food Service, Inc.
Gator Domino’s Pizza (Education Sponsor)
Good Life Community Magazine
Lake & Emerald Publications
Renaissance Printing
Santa Fe College Center for Student Life
Target Copy
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+
706/Leonardo’s by the Slice/Bistro 1245
A-1 Sewing
Antonia Creamer, LMT
Atlas Screen Printing (Education Sponsor)
Avera & Smith, LLP
Carrsmith
Cecile’s Consignment
Celebrations Catering
Dragonfly Sushi
Dreyer’s DKI
Elan Hair Studio
Emiliano’s Café
CORPORATE SPONSORS
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+
Florida Cancer Specialists
Fun4GatorKids.com (Education Sponsor)
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Gainesville Regional Airport Gator Moving
and Storage Co.
Leonard’s Furniture
Liquid Creative Studio
Omi’s Elegant Catering
Philip Marcel Photography
Pride Community Center (PCCNCF)
Sica Taylor
Tecnicolors Salon
PERFORMANCE CO-SPONSOR $2,000+
Allstate Agent - Judy Locascio
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,650+
Amelia’s Fine Italian Cuisine
Colortyme Rent to Own
Custom Caterers
Delicious Delivered
Fable’s Catering
Florida Fun Bikes
GatorTec
Genius Entertainment
Natural Awakenings
Oak Hammock at the University of Florida
OAK Original American Kitchen
Paddiwhack
Paramount Grill
S&S Cleaners
Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival
Signs by Tomorrow
Square 1 Burgers and Bar
Sweetwater Framing Company
The Bagel Bakery
The Trophy Shop
Tonewood Family Music
MARKETING PARTNER
Career Source North Central Florida
Saint Leo University
GRANDE DAMES
A new women’s philanthropy group, the Hippodrome Grande Dames is a group for women
who love and support the arts. The Hippodrome Grande Dames will be attending the inaugural
event on April 20, 2016 of The Elephant Man. To learn more about the Grande Dames and how
to join, send an inquiry to [email protected].
Paige Beck
Elizabeth Bedell
Mary Ellen Burnett
Polly Doughty
Sandra Fackler
Cherie Fine
Jan Jones
Linda Kallman
Lucinda Lavelli
Jorgia McAfee
Linda McGurn
Sara Morsey
Esther Negrin
Emily Pritchett
Midge Smith
Betsy Styron
Marilyn Tubb
Fulbia Westfall