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CONJUNCTION JUNCTION!
WHAT’S YOUR FUNCTION?
Directed By Morgan Ashley Madison
Originally Adapted & Produced For The Stage By Theatre Bam
Based On An Idea By David Mccall
Book By Scott Ferguson, George Keating & Kyle Hall
From The Series Created By George Newall & Tom Yohe
Music & Lyrics By Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg,
Kathy Mandry, George Newall & Tom Yohe
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THEATRE EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE EARLY LEARNERS THROUGH PLAY.
ACROSS CHICAGO
& ACROSS THE NATION
Founded in 1996, Emerald City is
one of Chicago's most attended
non-profit theatres, reaching over
80,000 Chicago-area children and
their grownups each year.
Through a rigorous collaboration
between innovating artists and
leading educators, we have created
over 30 world premiere productions. Emerald City-developed
scripts have been produced by 17
theatres in 13 cities across the U.S.
PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
FOR FAMILIES
Emerald City’s four-show season
is produced at the Apollo Theater in Lincoln Park, and we are
the resident family theatre at the
Broadway Playhouse at Water
Tower Place, located in the heart of
downtown Chicago. Emerald City’s
Little Theatre in Lakeview houses
productions for ages 0-5 and is the
nation’s first facility dedicated to
theatre for the very young. Emerald City productions also tour to
schools, libraries, and performance
venues throughout the region.
EMERALD CITY THEATRE
CAMPS & CLASSES
Home to Chicago’s largest resource
for children’s acting camps and
classes for ages 3.5 – 13, Emerald
City Theatre focuses on important
life skills to empower a child to
creatively face the world. Our
acclaimed classes and camps are
offered year-round in Lakeview,
Lincoln Park, and now in Lincoln
Square, while residencies and after
school programs are offered at
schools throughout Chicago.
PROVIDING ACCESS
Emerald City outreach programs
bring discounted or free theatre to
30,000 students annually. Emerald City’s One Fund will serve over
6,000 low-income CPS students
this year with free performances
and free brand-new books to inspire a love of literacy through play.
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A Note From the Executive Director
As a cherished part of the Emerald City
Theatre family, I would like to take the time
to share with you some big news. As we approach
our 20th season this fall, Emerald City Theatre has
announced a new Artistic Director, Jacqueline Stone.
Emerald City Theatre
performances
can be seen at:
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Chicago, IL 60614
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Administrative
Offices:
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Phone: 773.529.2690
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Many of you may already know Ms. Stone as she
has previously served as Emerald City’s Education
Director for 11 years and has directed several productions for Emerald City Theatre, including Don’t
Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus and Junie B. Jones in
Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!
Emerald City Theatre’s Artistic Director responsibilities will be expanded to oversee all Artistic and
Educational programming for the company. We
are thrilled to share this new and exciting
artistic direction with you!
Karen Cardarelli
Emerald City Theatre Co-Founder
and Executive Director
Jacqueline Stone,
Emerald City Theatre Artistic Director
Along with her role as Artistic
Director for Emerald City Theatre, she will continue to serve
as Artistic Director for TUTA
Theatre Chicago, where she
is a co-founder and has acted
or directed in over 16 productions. For the past 20
years she has acted, directed, and taught across
the United States including Chicago Dramatists,
The Second City, and Columbia College Chicago.
Stone is a co-founder of Sirens, the longest running
all-female performance group in the country and
with them has created and performed in over 300
original shows.
Grown-Up Guide
A topic of conversation for you and your early learner
explored before, during, and after the show.
“Discovery” means:
• Finding something unexpectedly
• Noticing something for the first time
• Learning something new about the world
We hope you and your early learners will use these questions to get inspired
about our season theme of Discovery.
CHAIR CHAT
·· What is something you have discovered that challenges you?
·· What challenges were characters in the show facing today? How do you feel the
characters handled their challenges?
·· What is a topic you would like to learn more about from the play? Why is it
interesting to you?
·· Was a character in the play searching to learn more about a topic? What did they
wish to learn?
·· What are the biggest things you have discovered in your life?
·· Did any characters in the play make big discoveries during their journey? What
was discovered?
·· What are your most important goals and dreams?
·· What were the most important goals and dreams expressed by characters
during the play? Did any characters accomplish their goals? Why or why not?
Production Credits
SCHOOLHOUSE
ROCK LIVE!
Directed By Morgan Ashley Madison
Originally Adapted & Produced For The Stage By Theatre Bam
Based On An Idea By David Mccall
Book By Scott Ferguson, George Keating & Kyle Hall
From The Series Created By George Newall & Tom Yohe
Music & Lyrics By Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg,
Kathy Mandry, George Newall & Tom Yohe
THE CAST
Tom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron King
Dori (Saturdays & Sundays). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teressa LaGamba
Dori (July 8–10; Weekdays). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eliza Morris
George (July 8–31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jed Feder
George (Aug 4–21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Meyer
Shulie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Goldberg
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director/Choreographer/Set Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Ashley Madison
Assistant Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Seeley
Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Benjamin
Resident Costume Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Jo White
Resident Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claire Chzran
Co-Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Friedman
Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris LaPorte
Associate Sound Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Court
Props Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Pinsoneault
Projection Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Stanfill
Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Petti
Assistant Stage Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Carroll, Ellen Osborne
Production Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mina Slater
Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Sirico
Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqueline Stone
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International [MTI].
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY. Tel: 212-541-4684.
Fax: 212-397-4684. www.mtishows.com
Cast & Production Crew Bios
Ron King (Tom)
Jed Feder (George)
Ron and Tom share an excitement and apprehension about the future and
the “real world!” This is
Ron’s Emerald City acting
debut. He was last seen
in Cyrano (Riverside Theatre). Ron believes
music is the driving force in his creative and
personal life and loves that this show utilizes music as a teaching tool for kids. Making discoveries through music is a fun and
enjoyable experience.
Jed and George both
love grammar and think
conjunctions are exciting
AND useful! This is Jed’s
Emerald City debut. Additional credits include
Tug of War (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre),
Wonderland (Chicago Children’s Theatre),
and Mother Courage and Her Children (Arena Stage). Jed thinks this show fits perfectly
with this season’s theme of discovery because the music is helps us discover grammar and math and social studies, and that
helps us discover the power of music!
Teressa LaGamba (Dori)
Teressa and Dori both
think that women’s suffrage is pretty cool (for
the boys too)! Teressa was
previously seen in Emerald
City’s Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play! (as Squirelle). Upcoming credits include Heathers: The Musical and
Tomorrow Morning (Kokandy Productions).
Teressa thinks that numbers, words, history,
and more influence how we live with each
other and that this show teaches us how discovering things can be fun and helpful.
Eliza-Jane Morris (Dori)
Eliza-Jane and Dori both
love to learn new things!
You may have previously
seen Eliza-Jane in Emerald
City’s Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play! (as
Ice Cream Penguin and Squirelle) and Fancy
Nancy The Musical (Mrs. Clancy). Eliza-Jane
is a singer in the cabaret group Head Over
Heels and has co-written the shows Little
Black Book and Silver Screen. The group is
making their New York City debut late 2016.
Eliza-Jane believes the drive to discover is
what makes Dori, Shulie, Tom, and George
teach each other and learn new things!
Jeff Meyer (George)
Jeff and George both like
to be silly and are big
nerds at heart who love
learning! Additional Emerald City credits include
Magic Tree House: A
Night in New Orleans (as Jack), Fancy Nancy The Musical (as Lionel), and The BFG (as
Meatdripper, Head of the Army, and Ronald
Simpkins). You may have seen Jeff in Bat
Boy The Musical (Griffin Theatre), My Fair
Lady (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks),
and Sherlock…Christmas Goose (Raven
Theatre). Jeff thinks this show is all about
discovering math, grammar, and history
through the power of song so learning can
be easy and fun.
Emily Goldberg (Shulie)
Emily and Shulie are both
fascinated by the mystery of our infinite universe! Additional credits
include Dogfight (Jeff
Nomination & Broadway
World Chicago Nomination, BoHo Theatre),
Loving Repeating (Jeff Nomination, Kokandy
Productions), and City of Angels (Porchlight
Cast & Production Crew Bios
Music Theatre). Emily loves how this show
uses music and games on the path to discovery.
Morgan Ashley Madison (Director/
Choreographer/Set Designer)
Morgan previously worked with Emerald City
Theatre for five years alongside Ernie Nolan
on the productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Frog Prince Continued,
Cat in the Hat, and Teddy Bear’s Picnic. She
has directed Rapunzel, The BFG, Elephant
and Piggie, and Dragons Love Tacos for the
company. She has also worked in town with
American Theater Company and Next Theatre
Company. Morgan worked with Fox Valley
Repertory where she started a new theatre
program for children with special needs. She
also directed and choreographed Disney’s
Cinderella for the company. Last summer she
created and directed an original immersive
musical theatre experience titled Fairytales:
Not Suitable for Children. In addition to her
work in theatre, Morgan also works in film
and television. She has worked on shows for
A&E, The Travel Channel, and the Lionsgate
film Divergent. Morgan is a graduate of The
Theatre School at DePaul University.
Alex Seeley (Assistant Choreographer)
Alex last worked with Emerald City as the
Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and as
a guest choreographer for last season’s Elephant and Piggies We Are in a Play! He also
has the pleasure of appearing as a multitude
of random characters for Emerald City’s galas. As an actor in Chicago and regionally he
has worked with The Gift Theatre Company,
Actors Theatre of Louisville, Mary Arrchie
and Commission Theatre, just to name a few.
He holds a BFA in Acting from The Theatre
School at DePaul University. Thanks Morgan
and everyone at ECTC for granting him this
opportunity!
Alex Benjamin (Music Director)
Alex is a director, music director, musician,
performance artist, and teaching artist. He
graduated in 2015 from Northwestern with a
BA in Theatre and the Music Theatre Certificate. Recent music direction includes Emerald City’s Skippyjon Jones at the Cirque de
Ole. Directing credits include the Chicago
premiere of his immersive dance adaptation
of Faustus (Athenaeum Theatre) and the
Off-Broadway premiere of Gaby FeBland’s
The Lilliput Troupe. Alex has worked with
many arts organizations, including Sideshow
Theatre Company, The Hypocrites, and
Striding Lion Performance Group. SADHAUS,
the drag and performance art collective of
which he is a founding member, will have its
premiere performance this July at Catalyst
Ranch in Chicago.
Sarah Jo White
(Resident Costume Designer)
Sarah is thrilled to join the team on her second production with Emerald City, having
previously designed Elephant and Piggie.
Current and upcoming productions include
The Price (Timeline Theatre), Direct from
Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys (Raven
Theatre), Marvin’s Room (Shattered Globe
Theatre), and The Raid (Jackalope Theatre).
Other credits include productions with Prologue Theatre, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, Emerald City Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre,
and Redtwist Theatre. (SarahJoWhite.com)
Claire Chzran
(Resident Lighting Designer)
Claire is excited to take another Emerald City
production to Broadway! Previous Emerald
City productions include: Skippy John Jones
and the Cirque De Ole, Elephant and Piggie,
Fancy Nancy, The Magic Treehouse, and The
BFG. Other design credits include The Distance (Haven Theatre), Caught (Sideshow)
Cast & Production Crew Bios
After Miss Julie, The Pied Piper and The Just
So Stories (Strawdog) The Mutilated (A Red
Orchid Theatre), The Terrible (New Colony),
The Guardians (Mary-Arrchie), and A Doll’s
House (Definition Theatre). Claire is an artistic associate with Interrobang Theatre
Project (Recent Tragic Events, The Pitchfork
Disney, Owners, Really Really, Terminus,
Hot ‘N Throbbing). Claire also serves as production stage manager for Hubbard Street’s
HS2. (ClaireChrzanDesigns.com)
Daniel Friedman
(Co-Lighting Designer)
Daniel’s lighting designs include A Charlie
Brown Christmas (Emerald City Theatre),
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Redtwist
Theatre), Ordinary People (Citadel Theatre),
Homo Andronicus (The Antidote), Fairytales:
Not Suitable for Children (Emerald City Theatre After Dark), and The Coming World
(The Blind Owl) and as Assistant Lighting
Designer for Good for Otto (The Gift Theatre), Spill, Inana (Timeline Theatre), Hedda
Gabler (Writers Theatre), and To Master
the Art (Chicago Commercial Collective).
(DanielAFriedman.com)
Chris LaPorte (Sound Designer)
Christopher’s design and composition credits
include Passing Strange (UIC), Lookingglass
Alice (Lookingglass Theatre Company, Miami/Denver/Chicago), No More Sad Things,
Antigonick, Stupid F-ing Bird,Tyrant, The
Golden Dragon, 9 Circles (Sideshow Theatre), Sondheim on Sondheim (Porchlight),
First Look Reparatory 2014 (Steppenwolf),
Play about My Dad, Dividing the Estate,
Good Boys and True (Raven Theatre), Really
Really, Owners, The Pitchfork Disney, Terminus (Interrobang Theatre Project), A Good
Dive (United Solo Festival NYC), The BFG,
Charlotte’s Web (Emerald City) numerous
Garage Reps (Steppenwolf) and many more.
Joe Court (Associate Sound Designer)
Joe has designed sound for more than 100
shows since moving to Chicago with many
different theater companies including:
Mary-Arrchie (company member), A Red
Orchid, The Inconvenience, Theater Wit, Raven, TUTA, Haven, Emerald City, Seanachai,
Theatre Seven, Backstage, Boho, Lifeline,
University of Chicago, 59E59 (Off-Broadway,
NYC), Clarence Brown Theatre (Knoxville,
TN.), Great Lakers Theatre (Cleveland, OH),
Virginia Stage Company (Norfolk, VA), and
the Idaho, Lake Tahoe, and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals.
Greg Pinsoneault (Props Designer)
Greg is a Chicago based designer who recently received a BFA in Scenic Design from
The Theatre School at DePaul University.
Chicago credits include works with the Marriott Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Griffin Theatre, Profiles Theatre, Emerald City
Theatre, Interrobang Theatre Project, The
Agency Theatre Collective, Cock and Bull,
and Underscore Theatre Company. He has
assisted on productions at The Cort Theatre
(NYC), The Broadhurst Theatre, Glimmerglass Opera, The Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Paramount
Theatre, and Drury Lane Oakbrook.Greg
was the recipient of The 2014 Theatre School
Michael Merritt Award and the 2015 USITT W
Oren Parker Undergraduate Scene Design
Award. (GPScenic.com)
Michael Stanfill (Projection Designer)
Michael’s favorite designs include: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Emerald City Theatre),
Hotel Cassiopeia (Wheaton College), The
Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild (Roosevelt University), …Things I Found on Craigslist (University of Illinois Chicago), Thinner
Than Water, The Royal Society of Antarctica (The Gift), Hot Georgia Sunday (Haven),
Cast & Production Crew Bios
Mr. Burns, Completeness (Theater Wit, Jeff
Nominated), The Normal Heart (TimeLine,
Jeff Nominated), The Whaleship Essex
(Shattered Globe), and Cats, Oklahoma!
(Paramount Theater - Aurora).
Meredith Matthews
(Production Stage Manager)
Meredith is excited to return to Emerald City!
After stage managing Charlotte’s Web, she
spent over a year in Portland, Oregon, working at Portland Playhouse. Stage management credits at Portland Playhouse include:
A Christmas Carol in 2014 and 2015, How We
Got On, and Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play.
While at Portland Playhouse, Meredith also
assistant stage managed The Other Place,
How to End Poverty in 90 Minutes, and The
Piano Lesson. Meredith is a proud graduate
of The Theatre School at DePaul University.
Karen Cardarelli
(Emerald City Theatre Executive
Director, Co-Founder)
Karen spear-headed Emerald City’s growth
from “infancy” to its current audience reach
of 80,000 people annually and $2.3 million
budget. She received her theatrical training
from Carnegie-Mellon University, Indiana
University, and Second City Training Center.
Karen has produced more than 60 productions with Emerald City, including over 30
world premieres. Most recently, Karen has
chaired Ingenuity Incorporated’s Strategic
Initiatives Advisory Panel and sat on the Illinois Arts Council Theatre Panel.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toni DiPrizio
Board Governance Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Turk
Fundraising Co-Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Klein
Finance Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David May
Strategy Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kash Muthuraman
Fundraising Co-Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heidi McDermott
Community Board Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Free
Risk Management Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefania Pialis
President, Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Cardarelli
Eyal Altman
Sean Baca
Kathleen Candela
Alyn Cardarelli
Mike Lawler
Lina Patel
Ari Rubenfeld
Tom Shumaker
Heike Spahn
Charlene Tomazin
Teri Wright
COMMUNITY BOARD
Kelly Aiglon
Beth Amantangelo
Holly Amatangelo
Katherine Athanasiou
Ashley Christensen
Rainbow Corcoran-Partridge
Shannon Evans
Aaron Fershee
Leslie Fineberg
Tanya Franco
Stephanie Free
Patrick Gall
Ashley Gold-Manzella
Eric Holst
Claire Hoppenworth
Yamini Irvin
Nicole Jackson
Ann Kienzle
Andrea Knapp
Amy Lavery
Karen Love
Isabela Marchi
Elizabeth Marcus
Katie Mooney
Saundra Rice
Andrew Ritter
Valerie Rubenstein
Melanie Schlachter
Kim Schlif
Hillary Schneider
Sharon Silberg
Sarah Simone
Heike Spahn
Rob Svendsen
Dinna Trovero
Nichol Vargas
Betsy Williams
Teri Wright
Dina Wolf
EMERALD CITY THEATRE STAFF
Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Cardarelli
Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqueline Stone
Managing Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillian Gorra
Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Sherrer
Director of Institutional Giving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kay Hanna
Administrative Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Herman
Education Business Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Sherman
Education Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vashti Emigh
Education Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikkia Tyler
Director of Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Leslie
Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Sirico
Marketing Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Abascal
Audience Services Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Cameron
Audience Services Coordinators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adia Alli, Derek Van Barham
Patron Services Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Rashid
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Reflects donors from
June 2016
Returning this holiday season!
PRESENTS
By Charles M. Schulz
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson
Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer
By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson
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