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This show will be performed with a 15-minute intermission.

Cast JILL … SOPHIE LEE MORRIS**

STEVE… JEFF WITTEKIEND**

PETER… JUSTIN FLOWERS

MARTY … BEN PHILLIPS**

TANYA … JENNIFER ENGLER**

BARB … LEXIE SHOWALTER**

HAL … BRAD STEPHENS*

NAN … SUSAN RILEY*

DOUGLAS … ROBERT MICHAEL JAMES**

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors & Stage Managers in the United States** Equity Membership Candidate

DIRECTED BY HARRY PARKER

Hope & Gravity is produced by special arrangement with the playwright and Harden-Curtis Associates, 214 W 29th St., Suite 1203, New York, NY 10001. Hope & Gravity was originally produced by City Theatre Company (Tracy Brigden, Artistic Director;Mark R. Power, Managing Director) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 3 – 25, 2014. Originally workshopped and developed in the 2013 Pacifi c Playwrights Festival at South Coast Repertory. Developed at Geva Theatre Center, Rochester, New York, October, 2011. “Self-Help” (formerly “Truth Decay”) was originally produced by Theatre Exile as part of the Philly Originals Festival, Joe Canuso, Producing Artistic Director, February 2007.

Taking of pictures and/or making of visual or sound recordings is expressly prohibited. Please refrain from texting. Cell phones must be turned off during the performance. Food & drink are not allowed in the theatre.

Stage Manager SARAHI SALAZAR*Set Design CLARE FLOYD DEVRIES

Lighting Design JOHN LEACH

Costume Design SARAH TONEMAH Sound Design DAVID H.M. LAMBERT

Properties Design KIMBERLEE CANTRELL

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Setting: In and around an American CityTime: Now. And then. (Not necessarily in that order)Act One 6. Out of Order 2. Immaculate Conception 4. Possibility5. The Truth8. Spring RemembranceAct Two7. Self-Help1. The Big Picture 9. Small World3. Leap of Faith

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The notion of linking short stories through character and setting to create a

larger work is nothing new. (Ask Chaucer.) But this form has enjoyed unusual

prominence in recent years, both in fiction (including Olive Kitteridge and A

Visit from the Goon Squad, winners of the 2009 and 2011 Pulitzer Prize, respectively)

and in film (Short Cuts, Pulp Fiction, Magnolia and Crash, among others). In my

reading and viewing, however, I haven’t felt that linked stories have been explored

as deeply as they might be in theatre, particularly in the way characters’ paths may

unexpectedly cross, or out-of-sequence events may generate insights and ironies, as

they do in several of the works listed above.

And so a few years ago I began weaving together some of my ten-minute plays in an

effort to discover potential connections between their characters and stories, their

hidden relationships and common themes. I initially thought I could simply “recycle”

many of these short plays into a longer work, but it gradually became apparent that

the deeper satisfactions of dramatic narrative emerged only when the individual

pieces felt integrally (rather than tangentially) related. Consequently, all but one

of these earlier plays have been replaced by new ones, and the one holdover has

undergone significant revision in order to improve the weave of the whole.

When my friend, director/adaptor Aaron Posner, asked me what unifies the nine

stories in Hope and Gravity, I answered, “All of the characters suffer.” He responded

by quoting the opening line of W.H. Auden’s Musée des Beaux Arts (a work I love,

and which is now referenced obliquely in the play): “About suffering they were never

wrong, / the Old Masters…” Auden’s poem alludes to various paintings by Pieter

Breughel the Elder, including “Fall of Icarus” and “The Census at Bethlehem.” On

re-reading the poem, and revisiting the paintings, I realized that three of the play’s

central ideas are encapsulated here: the notion of simultaneous action unaware of

itself; the notion that the tragic occurs within a tiny corner of the mundane; and the

notion that, as in the Icarus myth, hope must eventually, inevitably, come to terms

with gravity.

I hope you enjoy the ride.

- Michael Hollinger

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About suffering they were never wrong,The Old Masters: how well they understoodIts human position; how it takes placeWhile someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along;How, when the aged are reverently, passionately waitingFor the miraculous birth, there always must beChildren who did not specially want it to happen, skating On a pond at the edge of the wood:They never forgotThat even the dreadful martyrdom must run its courseAnyhow in a corner, some untidy spotWhere the dogs go on with their doggy life and the torturer’s horse Scratches its innocent behind on a tree.

In Brueghel’s Icarus, for instance: how everything turns awayQuite leisurely from the disaster; the plowman mayHave heard the splash, the forsaken cry,But for him it was not an important failure; the sun shoneAs it had to on the white legs disappearing into the greenWater; and the expensive delicate ship that must have seenSomething amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on.

-- W. H. Auden, Musée des Beaux Arts

What connection can there have been between many people in the innumerable histories of this world, who, from opposite sides of great gulfs, have nevertheless been very curiously brought together?

-- Charles Dickens, Bleak House

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A N N U A L C O N T R I B U T O R S

PRODUCERLouise Carvey

DIRECTORKay & Bob BolzAnne BullerTim ChaseJim & Betty Lay-KorenekBill PalmerLarry R. PhippsBetty J. SandersMary Ann Staab

DESIGNERStan Graner & Jim McBrideBarry & Leah KingLarry & Maddie LesnickDr. & Mrs. Donald MathesonGregory PhillipsCathy & Tim Taylor

STARLeesa AventMary & David BensonSusan BlueStephen BroylesJulie ButnerLois ChathamJaime & Nancy DickersonLarry FellmanJan Fersing in honor of Don & Helen MathesonKenneth GoldenHarriet & Paul HarralWm. F. “Bill” HartFred & Dixie HubbardJim & Ingrid KellerScott & Karen Kirk in memory of Lily KirkConnie Whitt-LambertEstela Martinez-StuartHarry & Karen ParkerMr. & Mrs. Bill RaeckeDick & Bette RamseyRobert & Carolyn RobertsonJohn S. DaviesPat & Worthy Slutz

Audrey WickDoug WilliamsDr. & Mrs. Thomas W. WilsonMark & Bert ZeitlinMichael & Riki Zide

CHORUSRoss & Carla AllmonSue & Kurt AndersonKeiko AogaichiPhil & Gisela BalsleyGloria & Paul BelischLynda BertramAnn Bracey in memory of Laura Brown, Ruth Ann McKinney & Roy MeluginNancy Katherine Burk Sue & Bob CameronSuzanne CarterKevin ClarkFrieda CooperBarbara & Virgil CoxRuth DavisDarie BerubeDeborah Diffl yRoger DrummondPhyllis & Robert FentonDonald FisherEddye GallagherNancy GarnerJames & Sharon GreenstoneJeff Heald & Michael Zerbach in memory of Bill GarberFrank & Patricia HelmeTom HorstBetty HoveJames HurtNell JacksonJoe and Gail Knight in memory of Ruth Ann McKinneyMarilyn KocianSteve & Kathy KoonsJon & Donna KruseRobert LaneRichard Lesher

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UNDERSTUDYBarbara BaasBobbie BranchClaire BrennanNancy K. BurkDaron CockerellSusan CornellAnnie & Michael CostelloRichard B. DarmonWally & Patricia DiehlDonna DockstaderAlison DolezalCarol Donovan

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MICHAEL HOLLINGER’S plays include Ghost-Writer, Opus, Tooth and Claw, Red Herring, Incorruptible, Tiny Island, and An Empty Plate in the Café Du Grand Boeuf, all of which premiered at Arden Theatre Company and have since enjoyed numerous productions around the country, in New York City and abroad. His new play, Hope & Gravity, premiered at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre in May, 2014; another new play,

Under the Skin, will premiere at the Arden in early 2015. Michael’s new translation of Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac (co-adapted with Aaron Posner) premiered in 2011 at the Folger Theatre in Washington, D.C. His musical, A Wonderful Noise (co-authored with Vance Lehmkuhl), premiered at Creede Repertory Theatre in 2009. Awards include a Steinberg New Play Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, a Mid-Atlantic Emmy, an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award, four Barrymore Awards (including the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Theatre Artist), nominations for Lucille Lortel and John Gassner awards, and fellowships from the Independence Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. He is an associate professor of theatre at Villanova University, and a proud alumnus of New Dramatists.

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D I R E C T O R 11HARRY PARKER is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre at Texas Christian University. He has directed more than one hundred professional and university plays and musicals, including productions at the Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), Stages Repertory Theatre (Houston), American Heartland Theatre (Kansas City), and Lyric Theatre (Oklahoma City). In Fort Worth, his professional directing

credits include Permanent Collection and Company at Jubilee Theatre; Hunting and Gathering for Amphibian Stage Productions; and Ellis Island: The Dream of America for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at Bass Hall. Hope & Gravity is the 13th show he has directed at Circle Theatre, where his credits include Moon Over the Brewery; Over the Tavern; Side by Side by Sondheim; Bus Stop; The Last Mass at St. Casimir's; Hail Mary!; Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Marvin's Room; The Fantasticks; The Whipping Man; Mistakes Were Made; and Miracle on South Division Street. Next fall he will direct The Grapes of Wrath for City Rep in Oklahoma City. At TCU, he has directed Oklahoma!, You Can’t Take It With You, and No, No, Nanette, among others. Originally from Oklahoma City, Harry received his BFA from TCU, and an MA and PhD from the University of Kansas. He is a two-time winner of the Kennedy Center Medallion of Excellence and the former National Chair of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. In 2013, he won the TCU Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar. Harry is an associate member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

JENNIFER ENGLER (Tanya)Work at Circle Theatre: [Actor] Miracle on South Division Street, Marvin’s Room, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, King O’ the Moon; [Director] According to Goldman; [Director/Choreographer] Guys on Ice; [Choreographer] The Fantasti cksWork at Other Theatres: Bass Hall: Ellis Island; Theatre Three: Metamorphoses; FireStarter Producti ons: Tapas; DFW Playwright’s Alliance: Painti ng Roses; SoHo Dance Theatre: Four Visions; The Grand Hotel: Ivanov

Professional Affi liati ons: Equity Membership Candidate; Associate Professor – Texas Christi an UniversitySpecial comment: I feel blessed to be working with my colleague, mentor and friend Harry Parker once again. Thank you to my husband Paul for 18+ years of support, love and encouragement.

JUSTIN FLOWERS (Peter)Work at Circle Theatre: Incorrupti ble; Unnecessary FarceWork at Other Theatres: Stage West: The Norman Conquests, Major Barbara; Season’s Greeti ngs; The Pillowman; Relati vely Speaking; Cherry DocsEducati on: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, Texas Wesleyan University

ROBERT MICHAEL JAMES (Douglas)Work at Circle Theatre: Seven in One BlowWork at Other Theatres: Trinity Shakespeare Festi val: The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, Julius Caesar; Theatre Arlington: Noises Off , Wit; Highland Summer Theatre (Minnesota): The Sunshine Boys, Annie, Deathtrap, The Rocky Horror Show; 5 Seasons with Lyric Theatre of OklahomaWork in Television/Film: PM Magazine (syndicated); Days of Our

Lives (NBC); Bay City Blues (ABC); Santa Barbara (NBC); Weekend with the Stars (United Cerebral Palsy); Juicing the Orange (Fox/Metromedia); and also various hosts on PBSAwards: Emmy Award and Emmy Award Nominati on for PM MagazineProfessional Affi liati ons & Educati on: Theatre Faculty at Texas Christi an University; Minnesota State Mankato – MFA Directi ng; member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

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NEXT UP:AUGUST 21 - SEPTEMBER 20by Bruce GrahamDirected by Robin Armstrong

SOPHIE LEE MORRIS (Jill)Work at Circle Theatre: The Fantasti cksWork at Other Theatres: Trinity Shakespeare Festi val: Macbeth, As You Like It; Bass Hall: Ellis Island; Theatre TCU: No, No, Nanett e, The Eff ect of Gamma Rays, The Crucible, Seussical, Oklahoma! Professional Affi lliati ons and Educati on: Texas Christi an University – BFA Theatre, emphasis in Musical Theatre; Minor in Arts Administrati on; Equity Membership Candidate

Special comment: Thank you to my TCU family who have sent me out into the “real world” well-prepared and excited for what’s to come.

BEN PHILLIPS (Marty)Work at Circle Theatre: This is Ben’s fi rst producti on at Circle.Work at Other Theatres: Lyric Stage: The Music Man, Pleasures and Palaces; Jubilee Theatre: Company; Theatre Arlington: Noises Off ;Greater Lewisville Community Theatre: Spamalot; Stolen Shakespeare Guild: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Runway Theatre: Lonely Planet

SUSAN RILEY (Nan)Work at Circle Theatre: This is Susan’s fi rst producti on at Circle.Work at Other Theatres: Casa Mañana: How I Became a Pirate; Uptown Players/Turtle Creek Chorale: Sweeney Todd; Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: A Christmas Carol; Pollard Theatre: Dirty Rott en Scoundrels, Last Five Years; Carpenter Square Theatre: Debbie Does Dallas the Musical; Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo and JulietEducati on: Oklahoma City University and University of Central Oklahoma

for Music and Theatre

LEXIE SHOWALTER (Barb)Work at Circle Theatre: This is Lexie’s fi rst producti on at Circle.Work at Other Theatres: Lyric Stage: Too Many Girls; Theatre TCU: Happy Birthday, Boris, Sez She, Stop Kiss, The Father; Renton Civic Theatre (Washington): Two Gentlemen of Verona (abridged)Professional Affi liati ons and Educati on: Equity Membership Candidate; Texas Christi an University – BFA Theatre: emphasis in Musical TheatreSpecial comment: Thanks to the God who gift ed me on this incredible

journey and hasn’t left my side yet.

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BRAD STEPHENS (Hal)Work at Circle Theatre: Too Many Cooks, God of Carnage, Seven in One BlowWork at Other Theatres: Undermain Theatre: The Ghost Sonata; Stage West: She Loves Me; Casa Manana: The Sound of Music; Jubilee Theatre: Company; Theatre Arlington: Noises Off ; Stolen Shakespeare Guild: Much Ado About NothingAwards: Column Award – Best Actor in a Play, Equity (God of Carnage);

Column Award – Best Supporti ng Actor in a Play, Equity (Seven in One Blow); Column Award – Best Supporti ng Actor in a Play, non-Equity (All My Sons)Special comment: Visit bradstephens.net and follow Brad on Twitt er: @BradWStephens.

JEFF WITTEKIEND (Steve)Work at Circle Theatre: This is Jeff ’s fi rst producti on at Circle.Work at Other Theatres: WaterTower Theatre: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Theatre Britain: The MousetrapEducati on: Baylor University – B.A. in University Scholars, emphasis in Acti ng PerformanceSpecial comment: I would like to thank God, my lovely and wonderful wife Maria, and my family for their support through the years.

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BY MICHAEL HOLLINGERJUNE 19 - JULY 19

BY BRUCE GRAHAMAUG. 21 - SEPT. 20

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SARAHI SALAZAR (Stage Manager)Work at Circle Theatre: [As Stage Manager] Seven In One Blow, Mistakes Were Made, Ghost-Writer, God of Carnage, A Bright New Boise, Miracle on South Division Street, Too Many Cooks, Venus in Fur, and The Other Place; [As Producti on Assistant] Becky’s New CarWork at Other Theatres: [As Stage Manager] Stolen Shakespeare Guild: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Ratt leSti ck Theatre (NYC): Lycanthrope; Theatre Wesleyan: Sweeny Todd, Working, Dr. Chekhov’s, Vaudevilles; [As Scenic Designer/Prop Design] Artes de la Rosa: In the Heights, Romeo and Juliet Awards: 2013 recipient of the Young Theatre Arti st award from the Live Theatre League of Tarrant County Professional Affi liati ons & Educati on: Actor’s Equity Associati on; Texas Wesleyan UniversitySpecial comment: Thanks to Circle Theatre for the opportunity and support!

KIMBERLEE CANTRELL (Props Design)Work at Circle Theatre: [As Assistant Director] Exit, Pursued by a Bear; [As Props Designer] Venus in FurWork at Other Theatres: Theatre TCU [Scenic Artist]: Closer than Ever, Measure for Measure, Holiday, and Spring AwakeningProfessional Affi liati ons & Educati on: Texas Christi an University - BFA Theatre Studies; Circle Theatre Box Offi ce Intern

CLARE FLOYD DeVRIES (Set Design)Work at Circle Theatre: Resident Set Designer since 2010Work at Other Theatres: WaterTower Theatre: Our Town, Sweeney Todd, Enchanted April; Shakespeare Dallas: Othello; Kitchen Dog Theater: Detroit, Charm, End Times; Casa Mañana: A Few Good Men, Narnia; Uptown Players: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Trinity Shakespeare Festival: As You Like ItWork in Television/Film: Whatt a Ya Think?!, CiaoAwards: Multi ple Column Awards (including one for Boeing-Boeing), DFW Theatre Criti cs Forum Awards, and Dallas Theatre League Leon Rabin Awards for set designProfessional Affi liati ons & Educati on: Syracuse University (Bachelor of Architecture); Licensed Architect - State of Texas; Nati onal Council of Architectural Registrati on Boards; Arti sti c Associate - Kitchen Dog Theater. Author: Alice Through the Proscenium: More Scenic Set Design

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Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarahi SalazarLight and Sound Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kyle WardKey Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon R. KruseMaster Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick MorrisonCarpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant MorrisonWardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Standard

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DAVID H.M. LAMBERT (Sound Design)Work at Circle Theatre: Resident Sound Designer since 2006; [As Actor] Too Many Cooks, See How They Run, Bach at Leipzig, Opus, Incorrupti ble, Unnecessary FarceWork at Other Theatres: Contemporary Theatre of Dallas: Noises Off; Pocket Sandwich Theatre: Ebenezer Scrooge; Theatre Three: Democracy; Amphibian Stage Productions: Buyer’s Market; Dallas Children’s Theatre: Honus & Me; Theatre Britain: Communicating Doors; Resident Sound Designer at Pocket Sandwich TheatreAwards/Nominati ons: 2011 Column Award Winner for Best Sound Design (Boeing-Boeing), 2008 Live Theatre League of Tarrant County Award for Technical Theatre Excellence, Multi ple Leon Rabin Nominati ons

JOHN LEACH (Lighti ng Design)Work at Circle Theatre: Resident Lighti ng Designer since 1990Work at Other Theatres: Choral performance for Sir John Rutt er, Carnegie Hall, NYC 2007; Contemporary Dance Fort Worth: Lighti ng Designer for various producti ons, and performed in Dialogues in Moti on and God and Guns; Hip Pocket Theatre: Technical Director and Lighti ng Designer (1995–1998) and acted in Bowl of Red, The Crimson Pirate, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Att ack of the B-Girls; Gracey Tune Producti ons: Performed in Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt; Ballet Concerto: Technical Director & Lighti ng Designer (1995–1998); Trinity Valley School: Set constructi on and lighti ng design; John has also done design work in Dallas, New York, California State University at Long Beach, and Paris, TexasAwards: Column Award: Best Lighti ng Design for a Drama, The Memory of Water at Circle Theatre, 2001

DOROTHY SANDERS (Dramaturg)Work at Circle Theatre: Resident Dramaturg since 2001; [As Actor] Wonderful to be Wicked (melodrama series), A Month of Sundays, Eleemosynary, The Golden Shadows Old West Museum, Daughters of the Lone Star State, A Delicate Balance, Fuddy MeersWork at Other Theatres: [As Actor] Stage West, Theatre Arlington, Fort Worth Theatre, OnStage, Sage & Silo, Arti san Center Theater, Runway TheatreProfessional Affi liati ons & Educati on: Member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, and The Live Theatre League of Tarrant County Advisory Board; Bachelor of Science, Simmons College; Ed.M, Harvard Graduate School of Educati on; Ph.D, Texas Woman’s UniversityAwards: Live Theatre League of Tarrant County: 2009 Lifeti me Achievement Award, 2004 Arts Advocate Award

This show is dedicated to the memory of actor, Vince Davis (1954 - 2014)

and director/choreographer, Bruce Wood (1961 - 2014).

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SARAH TONEMAH (Costume Design) Work at Circle Theatre: Venus in Fur, The Other PlaceWork at Other Theatres: [As Costume Designer] Cactus Theatre (Lubbock): The Child is Born; Wichita Theatre (Wichita Falls): West Side Story; Backdoor Theatre (Wichita Falls): Litt le Shop of Horrors; [Costumer and Seamstress] Casa Mañana: Grease; 42nd Street; Camelot; Miss Saigon; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas; Rapunzel! Rapunzel!; A Very Hairy Fairy Tale; Winnie the Pooh KIDS; Seussical, Jr.; Dora the ExplorerWork in Television/Film: [Assistant Designer] The Downwinders, [Costumer] The Answer Man, [Stylist] The Jessica Rector ShowProfessional Affi liati ons & Educati on: Chosen to exhibit work on the main fl oor of the 2009 Philadelphia Flower Show; BFA in Fashion Design from Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia PA; USITT MemberSpecial comment: Thank you to my family for their never ending love and support. Thank you to my new colleagues and students in the TCU theatre department who are incredibly talented and kind, challenge me every day to work harder, and encourage me to grow as an arti st and designer.

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$100,000 +City of Fort Worth$50,000 - $99,000Sid W. Richardson FoundationXTO Energy, Inc.

$25,000 - $49,999360 West MagazineAmon G. Carter FoundationAnn L. & Carol Greene RhodesCharitable Trust

$10,000 - $24,999Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. BassBBVA Compass FoundationBNSF Railway FoundationBowden Family FoundationLouise B. CarveyMac Churchill AcuraDallas-Fort Worth Acura DealersLockheed Martin AeronauticsOncorBetty SandersDavid R. Smith

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousBates ContainerAllison & John BeadlesCoors Distributing Company ofFort WorthLeslie & John EnlowFort Worth Convention& Visitors BureauFrost BankHigginbothamDrs. Elva & Adrian LeBlancJeff & Donnia OleskoPier 1 ImportsTarrant CountyWells FargoWilliam E. Scott Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999Basset Capital L.P.Bennett Benner PettitArchitects + PlannersKay & Bob BolzBill & Lois Sonnier HartJackson Walker L.L.P.Mr. Josh & Mrs. Holly KormanMcDonald Sanders Law Firm

Mellina & Larson, P.C.Mr. Bill & Mrs. Amy MerrittAshley MooringNorth Texas Public BroadcastingPSA FundTexas Christian UniversityUNT Health Science Center

$1,000 - $2,499Bank of AmericaMr. W.R. “Bill” BondColin CaldwellJeff & Christy CatesZohra A. Choudhry, MDVirginia Clay DormanMarilee F. EvansShannon & James HaddawayEsther L. Heit FoundationMason King of Luther KingCapital ManagementHal LambertJohn LeggThe Martha V. Leonard Fund ofthe Community Foundation of North TexasAnne & John MarionAnnie & John MasonMelissa & Todd MehallEllen F. MessmanKaren & Michael MyersMrs. Virginia H. O’DonnellMr. & Mrs. William C. ParrishPam & Reed Pigman/Texas JetMr. & Mrs. Michael G. RadlerJean & John RoachSear Family FoundationChristy & Jason SmithThe Virginia Street SmithCharitable Fund of the Community Foundation of North TexasWesley & Marcus SnyderGeorge H. & Mary MorganSullivan Charitable FoundationTarrant Regional Water DistrictTexas Ballet TheaterOleta & John ThompsonC. Victor & Margaret L. ThorntonCharitable FundGinny & Joe TigueApril & Rick Wegman

Gail WrightAna & Ted Wugofski

$500 - $999Carol J. & R. Denny AlexanderFoundationMr. R. Gordon ApplemanBlanheim Fund of Dean & JanePeyton of Communities Foundation of TexasRickey J. BrantleyDale W. BrockMr. & Mrs. Frank CappuccioMargaret & Pete CoulbornEsther & Will A. Courtney, Sr.Dr. & Mrs. A. R. DaniellDanny DeenMary L. GrahamRhonda & Jesse HeadJT HeaneyMr. David Hendricks& Ms. Vickie RayAlan & Irene LaureynsAnne Loffl andRebecca LowWarren LudlowRalph W. ManningGregory McCoyScott & Allison McKnightDr. & Mrs. Joseph McWherterSusan & Victor MedinaJ. NugentPangea’s Edge HoldingsGregory Phillips, MDBear & Dana QuisenberryAndrew & Jenny RosellJames L. & Manala Y. StriplingScott A. & Joan C. SullivanFamily FundAmy & Ryan TrottKathy & Charles WebsterDr. & Mrs. Bruce H. WeinerLizzie & Ron WelbornGale & Shelley WellsNicole & John Zimmerman

$250 - $499Karen & Charles AndersonJill & Doug BlackDr. & Mrs. Lee C. BloemendalDelores & Patrick Clark

Kathleen E. ConnorsAaron & Brenda CookAdam & Jordan DavidsonMaryAnn Means Dufrene& Matt DufreneJoe & Mary DulleJan E. FersingJason GarciaBeth & Randy GideonStephen GilchristEva & Niel IsbellShelley JuliaoJoann KargesMr. & Mrs. Byron L. KeilBradford & Sherrill KlingLeigh Anne & John KotarskiDr. Stanley & Marcia KurtzDr. Diane LaceyNancy LambStephanie & Walton LawrenceSharon LeiteLisa & Dr. Bruce LowryLaura LumleyPatrick McClanahanDory McGinnisPatsy MilranyMr. & Mrs. Wm. A. Moncrief IIIMultatechJJ & Bobby NorrisWade T. NowlinChristen & Scott O’NealPatricia J. O’NealAdolphus PattersonMartha PetersDr. & Mrs. Paul PhillipsAndrea PuenteDr. & Mrs. J. Tom Rogers, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Gregory B. ScheidemanSunnie SellersPunch Shaw & Julia HeddenEmmet and Judith SmithMark & Randi ThistlethwaiteMichael TysonGene & Kathleen WalkerCharlene WatsonMr. Valleau Wilkie, Jr.Eloise & Chris WilliamsMs. Bobbie WygantMary Wysong & Micheal HaneyPasty & Bill J. Zimmerman

List includes contributions received in calendar year 2013. We wish to extend our gratitude to the many others whom we are unable to list due to space limitations. Please visit us online at artsfortworth.org for a full list of our 2013 supporters.

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