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music and lyrics by David Kisordirected by D. Lynn Meyers

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EnsEmblE ThEaTrE CinCinnatiThe 2014-2015 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season

D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director

The photographing, video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.

Directed by D. Lynn Meyers†

December 3, 2014-January 4, 2015

Set & Lighting DesignerSound Designer

Costume DesignerWig & Makeup Designer

Properties Master & Design AssistantProduction Coordinator & Master Electrician

Technical Director Musical Director

Production Stage ManagerChoreographerDance Captain

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Sleeping Beautybook by Joseph McDonoughmusic & lyrics by David Kisor

*Cast/production member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. This theatre operates under an agreement between Actors’ Equity Association, Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Produced by special arrangment with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

SLEEPING BEAUTY received its world premiere at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati and was directed by D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director.

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2014-2015 Season presenting Sponsor:

educational Outreach SupportersEleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee

William P. Anderson FoundationThe Charles H. Dater Foundation

The H.B., E.W., & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation,Fifth Third Band & Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees

Donald C. and Laura M. Harrison Fund ofThe Greater Cincinnati Foundation

P&G FundThe William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation

The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee

The Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family FoundationRotary Foundation of Cincinnati

Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A. and Karen B. Wachs, Co-Trustees

ToyotaThe Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation

next Stage SupportersAnonymous (2)

The Otto M. Budig Family FoundationCity of Cincinnati

The Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe Mitchell S. & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation

Ohio Cultural Facilities CommissionP&G Fund

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CaSt & CrewCaStWizard ......................................................................... Geoffrey Warren Barnes II *Falcon ...........................................................................................Michael G. Bath *Lilac ................................................................................................. Denise Devlin *King Stefan ............................................................................................ Phil Fiorini *Prince William/Prince Edward ..................................................Terrance J. GanserWisteria .......................................................................................... Deb G. Girdler *Bud ............................................................................................Kadeem Ali HarrisBlossom .............................................................................................. Molly IsraelMarigold .............................................................................................Sara Mackie *Petal................................................................................................. Aziza MacklinBriar Rose ................................................................................... Deirdre ManningBranch/Dragon ........................................................................... Patrick E. PhillipsFragrance ............................................................................................. Emily ScottBloom ..................................................................................... Natalie Joyce SmithDaisy ................................................................................................ Brooke SteeleQueen Olivia ...................................................................................... Kate Wilford *

running CrewAssistant Stage Manager ................................................................. Laura StengerAssistant Stage Manager ..........................................................Elizabeth FreymanAssistant to the Director ................................................................Dallas PadovenSound Engineer ................................................................................. Jenn BarnickSound Board Operator ......................................................................Zavarie IronsLight Board Operator ..................................................................... Brett Pavlovich

SettingLong ago, in a kingdom far away.

Sleeping Beauty is performed with one 15-minute intermission. Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 40 minutes.

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SOng liStaCt OneIt Starts With One ................................................................ Marigold, Lilac, DaisyOnce Upon A Tra-La-La-La ..................................................................... EnsembleBriar Rose .............................................................................................. EnsembleOnce Upon A Tra-La-La-La (Reprise) ............................................ Wisteria, FalconMarigold's Blessing ..................................................................................MarigoldLilac's Blessing ................................................................................................ LilacWisteria's Curse ........................................................................................WisteriaDaisy's Blessing ..............................................................................................DaisyA Rose By Any Other Name/Changing, Growing ................................... EnsembleWake The Sleeping Beauty ....................................................................Briar RoseWake The Sleeping Beauty/Dust (Reprise) .....................................Prince WilliamDust On Your Shoes ......................................................Prince William, Briar RoseDance ........................................................................... Prince William, EnsembleCursed Be The Name—Briar Rose ............................................................Wisteria

aCt twOTangled Layers of Time .......................................................................... EnsembleA Thorn In My Side ................................................................................ EnsembleThink With Your Heart ......................................................... Marigold, Lilac, DaisyI'm A Dragon ................................................................................................FalconChanging, Growing (Reprise) .................................................................Briar RoseI've Heard It All Before ............................................................ Wisteria, EnsembleBriar Rose Opera ................................................................................... EnsembleWake The Sleeping Beauty (Reprise) ............................Briar Rose, Prince EdwardFinale (Once Upon A Tra-La-La-La/It Starts With One) .......................... Ensemble

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direCtOr'S nOteSIt starts with one…

Thus our Sleeping Beauty begins. A story of how one person makes a world of difference and how when we come together with one another, the world can, and does change.

In my curtain speeches you may have heard me say that we proudly produce a nondenominational, multigenerational musical each year at this time. What you may not know is that each of these shows have been an original musical written for ETC. They have been produced all around our country and even in other countries, but it started with one. One idea, one story. David Kisor wanted to bring The Frog Princess to the stage and so we added Joseph McDonough and the one became two, a team and together with myself and the creative designers and cast members, the true sense of our Ensemble came to life. We as a community of artists did what we love to do; we creatively told stories in a new and unique way.

What I love about Sleeping Beauty is that it challenges us to unfold, to shake ourselves awake, to question, to discover, and yes, to create. We may not all be fortunate enough to have three guardian fairies surround us, but we all have the option of embracing the unexpected and blooming to our fullest potential.Sleeping Beauty is about the beauty that lies within, the dreams the world don’t know and the struggle to have beauty survive no matter the obstacles.

This is my favorite time of year and it’s not about the trees and tinsel. It is about the promise that comes when our doors open and 191 children come into our “home” and we share our stories with them through our Fairy Godmother Program. It’s about seeing adults come and release into a world not written for children but which celebrates the childlike hope within each of us. This hope can disappear the rest of the year along with the magical frost that dons our windows in December. But hope never really can disappear if we are brave enough to keep it in our hearts. If Sleeping Beauty’s hope can last 100 years, I bet we can do it for 12 months!

This time of year is also about Expectations of Christmas, which David Kisor and I put together over a decade ago, to support Tender Mercies. We unwrap it this year on December 15 to share with you and continue to support our neighbors. Join us and enjoy our living holiday greeting, while supporting members of the community we hold so dear.

Our season is about quests and my wish for you in the coming New Year is that your quests become reality, that you defeat your dragons and that you “wake the Sleeping Beauty” in you.

-D. Lynn Meyers

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headingthe CaSt GeoFFReY WARRen BARneS II (Wizard) is very happy to be working again with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati! He was last seen here in Hands on a Hardbody as Ronald McGowan. Mr. Barnes has worked with the American Globe Theatre in NYC, St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Seattle Children’s Theatre, the ZACH Theatre in Austin, Texas, and The Storm Theatre Company and the Labyrinth Theater Company in NYC. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Webster University

in St. Louis and an MFA in acting from the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a graduate of the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts. He sends an abundance of love and positive energy to his amazing family and friends. Thanks again to Lynn for this wonderful opportunity!

MicHael g. BaTH (Falcon) appeared most recently in ETC's Hands on a Hardbody. Last season, he was seen as Dr. Chumley in Harvey (The Carnegie), Joseph in The Irish Curse (Clifton Performance Theatre), as Francis Nurse in The Crucible (Xavier University with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company), and as Passepartout in Around the World in 80 Days (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati). His other favorite ETC roles include those in Opus, The Exonerated, Mauritius, Becky’s New Car, My

Name is Asher Lev, Next Fall, and End Days. He was also seen as Mervyn in A Behanding in Spokane (Clifton Performance Theatre) and Roy Cohn in Angels in America Parts One & Two (Know Theatre), among other roles. He teaches acting and improvisation for Playhouse in the Park and Afterschool Acting in addition to his stage work. He is a graduate of Wilmington College and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Much love to his wife Trish and dog Obi.

DenISe DevLIn (Lilac) just appeared in ETC's Hands on a Hardbody. She also played Cindy Lou in the Marvelous Wonderettes Trifecta. She has spent the last year living and working in Melbourne, Australia. She recently starred as Dionne in the Australian Tour of Hair, touring through the state of Victoria, and had the opportunity to perform Joanne/Seasons of Love Soloist in CentreStage Geelong's sold-out run of Rent. She has sailed to over fifty countries during her time

aboard Disney and Celebrity Cruise Lines as a specialty vocalist. Her favorite roles include Susie in Snapshots at Human Race Theatre, Gertrude in the National Tour of Seussical, Aldonza in Man of la Mancha, Maria in the concert version of West Side Story with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, and Diana Morales in A Chorus Line. She spends the rest of her free time in Australia teaching youth drama at the National Theatre. She thanks her husband, Anthony, for an amazing and adventurous first year of marriage.

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the CaSt COnt.pHil fiorini (King Stefan) returns to ETC, having appeared in Hands on a Hardbody earlier this season. The last and only time he has performed in Cincinnati was at the Aronoff in The Lion King. He spent three and a half years on the Broadway tour playing Pumbaa the Warthog. His other National tours include Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas. Some of his favorite roles regionally over the years are: the Marquis de Sade in Quills, Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Phil in

Maritius, Dr. Parker in Bat Boy, and Charlie in Dirty Blonde. He is glad to be back in Cincinnati and is grateful to his supportive family and friends.

TeRRence J. GAnSeR (Prince William/Prince Edward) is currently an acting intern with ETC for the 2014-2015 season. His recent credits include Bamatabois in the Cortland Repertory Theatre’s SALT award-winning production of Les Misérables and Whitney Smith in Unity Productions’ show Blogging Behind Bars, which earned the Audience Pick of the 2014 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Mr. Ganser graduated from Miami University of Ohio with two degrees in Music. He would

like to thank his three little sisters and his parents for their love and support. He is grateful to Lynn Meyers, Shannon Rae Lutz, and his colleagues for their support.

DeB G. GIRDLeR (Wisteria) began her career on the Showboat Majestic, attended UC’s College-Conservatory of Music, and has worked Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, and in summer stock for over thirty years. Some of her favorite productions have been presented here at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, including The Last Session, Three Tall Women, Three Viewings, and, of course, being the villainess in a multitude of holiday productions. Ms. Girdler is a Kentucky Colonel, proud citizen

of Westwood, and is always grateful to be able to work in Cincinnati, since she suffers from home-sickness whenever her work takes her away from home. She is listed in the official scripts of several shows as a cast member of the premiere productions, including the stage version of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Hoodwinked! The Musical, and It Runs in the Family by Ray Cooney.

KadeeM ali Harris (Bud) is a graduate from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in theater. He has had the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam and Florence, studying a range of acting styles from Commedia dell'arte to experimental and classical theater. His past theatrical credits have been Rodney, in Welcome Home Sonny T, written and directed by seven-time Emmy winner William "Electric" Black, and Achilles in Good Breeding, written and directed by Obie winner Robert O'Hara.

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Around EnsEmblE ThEATrE CinCinnATi in dollArs And CEnTsThe cost of producing professional theatre grows each year. The value—which includes education and community outreach—is immeasurable.

$276,300ArtistiC[ ] $124,900

mArketiNg[ ] $287,410mAiNteNANCe & operAtioNs

[ ] $75,000eduCAtioN & iNterNs

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Around the World in 80 Days (2014). Photo by Ryan Kurtz.

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Around EnsEmblE ThEATrE CinCinnATi in dollArs And CEnTsThe cost of producing professional theatre grows each year. The value—which includes education and community outreach—is immeasurable.

$32,470lightiNg & souNd[ ]$270,074

ACtors, direCtors & stAge mANAgers + Artist BeNefits

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the CaSt COnt.MoLLY ISRAeL (Blossom) is ecstatic to be a part of Sleeping Beauty! She is currently an acting intern and her previous Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati credits include Kelli Mangrum (understudy) in Hands on a Hardbody and The Poet (understudy) in An Iliad. Ms. Israel is a recent graduate of Muhlenberg College, where she earned her BA in Theatre and Media and Communication. Her favorite roles include Riley in the world premiere of Brighde Mullins’ The Bourgeois Pig,

Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Dory in Merrily We Roll Along. Special thanks to Lynn, Shannon, the intern company, and the entire ETC family for this truly incredible experience! For Mimi.

SARA MAcKIe (Marigold) is a graduate of Wright State's Acting BFA program. Ms. Mackie has been fortunate to share the boards with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati in all three Wonderette iterations as Betty Jean as well as the productions of Hands on a Hardbody, Other Desert Cities, Rabbit Hole, Mauritius, and Alice in Wonderland, among others since 1999. Human Race Theatre Company credits include Olivia in Twelfth Night, and the premiere staged readings of three new musical

works: Guarding Gold Street, The Trimble Wars, and Red Blooded All-American Man. She has performed with the Carnegie Theatre in Camelot in Concert, Pump Boys and Dinettes, and the staged reading of The Sandman. She appeared in last year’s Hallmark Channel Original Movie, The Christmas Spirit, and can be seen in putting a bib on the Cowboy at the Montgomery Inn in this year's Reds spot. In addition to the small screen, short films, and web skits, she has toured to theatres across the country, but for now prefers to make Cincinnati her home.

AzIzA MAcKLIn (Petal) is excited to be a part of the 2014-2015 Intern Company! Since joining the ETC family, she has understudied two roles in Hands on Hardbody (Virginia Drew, Cindy Barnes) and was an understudy of The Poet in An Iliad. She was a member of the Columbus Children's Theatre Touring Company for two years. There, she played over fifty roles in front of children across Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia. Her favorite past credits include Hairspray (Motormouth

Maybelle), Once on this Island (Ti Moune), Johnny Baseball (Daisy Wyatt), and Charles Dickens’ Barnaby Rudge Part Two (1780) (Dolly Varden). She is a 2012 Wright State University graduate with a BFA in Acting.

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the CaSt COnt.DeIRDRe MAnnInG (Briar Rose) is thrilled to be an acting intern here at ETC and is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida with her BFA in Musical Theatre and minors in Environmental Science and Dance. She was most recently seen on ETC's stage as The Chorus in An Iliad and understudied the role of Norma in Hands on a Hardbody. This past summer, she was the assistant director of the new musical The Legend of Jim Cullen, at Heartwood Regional Theater Company and

the lyricist of Sharknami: The Musical?, which made its world premiere at the Orlando International Fringe Festival.

paTricK e. pHillips (Branch/Dragon) is thrilled to be with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati for its 2014-2015 season as an acting intern. He received his BA in Theatre and English from Xavier University and is a recipient of the League of Cincinnati Theatres Rising Star Award. Regionally, he was a part of Unity Productions’ Blogging Behind Bars (Brian) as part of the 2014 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Some of his collegiate credits include Avenue Q (Princeton), The Crucible (Rev. Hale), From

White Plains (Gregory), and The Taming of the Shrew (Lucentio). He sends thanks to his family, friends, Stephen, Julia and his fellow interns.

eMILY ScoTT (Fragrance) is a recent graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Theatre and Drama. She was most recently seen in ETC's An Iliad as The Muse. At Indiana University she played many roles, including Jacqueline in Picasso's Women, Nina in The Nina Variations, Mayella Ewell in To Kill A Mockingbird, Macduff in Macbeth, and Van's Sister in Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. In addition to theatre performance, she is a writer, director, and

actress in film. She recently wrote, co-directed, produced, edited, and acted in a short film entitled The Moments, which gained the distinction of being in the Top Sixteen at Indiana University's Campus MovieFest. She is thrilled to have been invited into the ETC family as an acting intern. www.emily-scott.weebly.com

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the CaSt COnt.naTalie joyce sMiTH (Bloom) is thrilled to be a part of this fabulous holiday production at ETC. Ms. Smith is a recent graduate of the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre and is happy to be in Cincinnati to begin her professional career. Currently an acting intern at ETC, she has recently been seen as both the understudy for Heather in Hands on a Hardbody and the understudy for The Poet in An Iliad. Some of Ms. Smith's favorite roles include Georgie in

Theresa Rebeck’s Spike Heels and Maria in The Sound of Music. She would like to thank her family and friends for always letting her chase her dreams!

BRooKe STeeLe (Daisy) returns to ETC, having just appeared in Hands on a Hardbody. Her favorite roles include Suzy Simpson in the three incarnations of The Marvelous Wonderettes at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Leni Riefenstahl in Monstrous Beauty (Northern Kentucky University), June the Ingenue in The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) (Showboat Majestic) and the title role in Peter Pan (Covedale Center). She studied theatre at NKU and was honored to

receive an Acclaim Rising Star award in 2011. She lives in Pleasant Ridge with her husband, Josh, and their daughter, Daphne.

KATe WILFoRD (Queen Olivia) is so excited to be reunited with so many of her Hands On A Hardbody cast. Her last holiday show was Alice In Wonderland. Her other past Ensemble favorites are Becky’s New Car, Good People, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Women Of Lockerbie, as well as the world premieres of the musicals Snow White, Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over, Keeping The Faith, and Joe McDonough’s drama Wayfarer’s Rest. Elsewhere, she won Acclaim and CEA

awards as best actress for her performance in Death Of A Salesman. Other award-winning performances were in When The Rain Stops Falling at Know Theatre and Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over here at ETC. She has appeared at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in Romeo And Juliet, The Cherry Orchard, All My Sons, and Bedroom Farce. Regionally, she has worked at The Lyceum Theatre, Beef N Boards, Westgate Theatre, The Kenley Players, and was a founding member of The Troupe, here in Cincinnati, as well as directed at Xavier University, Thomas More College, and for three years at Cincinnati Children’s Theatre. She is the Executive Director of Afterschool Acting, a non-profit dedicated to “experienced actors teaching the acting experience” in area schools. She is also an adjunct acting and directing teacher at Thomas More College and CCM.

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aBOut the direCtOr & CreatOrSD. LYnn MeYeRS is in her sixteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Other Desert Cities, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She directed The Pavilion at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She directed Off- Broadway at the York Theatre with Marsha Norman’s Traveler

in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. Her several Canadian national tours included Mass Appeal with the late great Gale Gordon. As a producer for Dove Audio, she produced and directed dozens of audio books. She served as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse for several seasons where she cast over a hundred productions as well as directed. In addition to directing, she is a member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her feature credits include is serving as Location Casting Director for Shawshank Redemption, Carol, and Miles Ahead. She was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, honoring directors whose work is making an impact on the art form and their community. She was honored as a YWCA Woman of Achievement and given the Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Continued Excellence. She is a proud graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.

DAvID KISoR (Composer & Lyricist) is a composer, performer, playwright and teacher who has been producing songs and plays in Cincinnati since 1982. His productions at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati include The Frog Princess, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Around the World in 80 Days, and Cinderella. As music director at the Preparatory Department of University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, his productions include Stars and Fireflies, Dweebs, Twits and Nerds, The

Shadow Dancer, A Little History, and an original production of Little Women. His musical productions at the Cincinnati Children’s Theatre include The Rockin’ Adventures of Peter Rabbit, The Fantastic Toy Shoppe, Noah’s Ark, Robin Hood, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is presently Creative Director of Growing Sound, a non-profit organization that produces songs and supportive materials that promote positive social and emotional learning in young children. He travels the county giving concerts and teacher workshops on the importance of songs as tools to help children (and adults) be ready for school and ready for life.

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the prOduCtiOn teamjosepH McdonougH (Librettist) has worked with David Kisor on Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's holiday musicals for the past seventeen seasons. Several of these musicals are now published by Playscripts and Theatrical Rights Worldwide. His play Wayfarer’s Rest was produced at ETC and his plays Travels of Angelica, Stone My Heart and One were produced at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where he twice won the Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize.

His work has also been produced locally with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and the Children’s Theatre, as well as at many theaters around the country. He has developed his work at Lincoln Center, Abingdon Theatre Company and The Players Club in New York, as well as at Chicago Dramatists and New River Dramatists in Healing Springs, NC. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Brandon T. HolMes (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his third season with ETC. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. He served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also worked with Music Theatre Wichita for four summers where he assistant stage managed over twenty productions. He moved to Cincinnati to spend two seasons at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a stage management intern. His other credits include the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Theatre in the Park, Kansas City Starlight, and Wichita Center for the Arts. His favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thank you to the cast and design staff for making this fantastic experience. Love to MDRJMLAT. He is a proud Actors' Equity Association member!

jacK MurpHy (Technical Director) grew up in the Cincinnati area. He went to undergrad at Hanover College where he studied technical theatre. While there he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres such as Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation he moved to Bellport, NY to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger. When he left Gateway, he went to work on The Pride of America, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati. Since he has been back, he has worked at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and River City Scenic as well as ETC. This is Jack’s first season with ETC and hopes to have many more exciting seasons ahead.

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BRIAn c. MeHring (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 100 productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.

sHannon rae luTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master’s degree in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. Ms. Lutz would like to thank the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive and tenacious spirit. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC’s stage during the 1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Intern Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: the Intern Company. She would like to thank her family for their persistent love and support, Ruth D. Sawyer for lessons in art, life, and integrity, and D. Lynn Meyers for her dedication to our dreams.

ReBA SenSKe (Costume Designer) is CCM's Associate Costume Designer. She's designed costumes for ETC's Becky's New Car, Dead Man's Cell Phone, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, Mary's Wedding, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC's world premiere holiday productions of Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Singin' in the Rain, The Boys from Syracuse, Oklahoma!, and Big River. She designed Noah's Flood for the May Festival and is Cincinnati Opera's costume coordinator. She designed Ainadamar, Cosi Fan Tutti, and most recently, Calisto for the Cincinnati Opera.

Kelly yurKo (Wigs & Makeup Designer) has been the head of the Makeup and Wig Design program at University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music since 2001, where her designs have been seen in several productions including The Magic Flute, Into the Woods, Hair, and Evita. In addition, she has worked on several productions at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, including Alice in Wonderland, (all of) The Marvelous Wonderettes, The Whipping Man, Mrs. Mannerly, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and many more. Ms. Yurko’s work has been seen at The Wolf Trap Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Opera, Wright State University, Moeller High School, Hartford Stage Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Indiana Reparatory Theatre, Denver Theatre Center, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Ford’s Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Santa Fe Stages, and Kentucky Opera.

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MaTTHew TiBBs (Sound Designer) is a sound designer working in advertising, film, and live performance, and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Ball State University. He received his M.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music and his B.A. from George Fox University. His recent work includes composition for Impulsion at Motion Dance Theatre in Asheville, North Carolina, sound design of Laughing Stock at Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and sound design of King Henry the Fifth and Twelfth Night at Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minnesota. Mr. Tibbs was previously the Resident Sound Designer for Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, where he designed world premiere productions of Bess Wohl’s In and Wendy MacLeod’s Find and Sign in addition to numerous productions including Next to Normal, Clybourne Park, Les Misérables, and Of Mice and Men. His work in film has been has been seen at film festivals nationally and internationally including NewFilmmakers New York, Austin Film Festival, Toronto ReelHeArt Film Festival, Pennsylvania ArtsFest Film Festival, and the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

sean MicHael flowers (Musical Director) is pleased to make his Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati debut at the musical helm of Sleeping Beauty. As a music director and conductor, he has led over seventy productions. His past favorites include Dorian (York), Rags in concert (Storefront), West Side Story (with the Human Race Theatre and Dayton Ballet) and Avenue Q. His latest composition for the theatre Guarding Gold Street (with Marya Spring Cordes) was recently featured in the Puzzle, Marble's Theatre Festival in NYC. He is a resident artist of the Human Race Theatre company, on faculty at Wright State University, is published with Walton Music, and is a proud member of ASCAP.

Dee Anne BRYLL (Choreographer) is very pleased to return again to Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati for another holiday show! Her past ETC credits include Around the World in 80 Days, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Syncopation, The Guys, Nite Club Confidential, Sleeping Beauty, and The Frog Princess. Ms. Bryll's regional credits include work at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Carnegie, Covedale Theatre, Showboat Majestic and Commonwealth Theatre Company. Ms. Bryll has been a director/choreographer for shows including Falsettos, Parade, Singin' in the Rain, She Loves Me, Ragtime, and this season's Chicago. She won a 2006 CEA Award for her performance as Maggie Jones in 42nd Street. She and her husband, Edward Cohen, were awarded the 2010 Acclaim Trailblazer Award for contributions to Cincinnati theatre. In addition, Ms. Bryll is the proud recipient of the Roger Grooms Award (presented by ACT-Cincinnati) for outstanding work in theatre education. Ms. Bryll holds faculty positions at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department and is a guest artist for the School for the Creative and Performing Arts.

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The Premiere Society recognizes individuals who have made gifts totaling $1,000 or more within the past year. The exceptional generosity of these donors enables ETC to present world class new works and works new to the region by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality possible. The following list was updated November 5, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000+  since September 1, 2013. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

Western & Southern Financial Fund

regional circle ($2,500-$4,999):Anonymous (2)Gallagher SKSChip GerhardtLinda GreenbergSteve KingMarcene & Jim KinneyKroger Community Rewards ProgramDiane & Dave MocciaNorah & joe MockDavid & Judith Morgan Fund*Pure RomanceRotary Foundation of CincinnatiPete & Ginger Strange Family Fund*Ed Trach

cincinnaTi circle ($1,000-$2,499):Anonymous (3)Anatole AlperAmericana Arts FoundationNicholas ApaniusLen BerenfieldMichael Berry & Melanie GarnerBob & Elaine BlattRobert L. BogenschutzMary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund*Gene H. BowlingKaren & Christopher BowmanMrs. Charlene BreidsterKen & Joan CampbellDenise & Martin ChambersMr. & Mrs. A.B. Closson, Jr.William & Catherine CodyKathy DeLaura & Ron SteinhoffThomas R. DietzDee & David Dillon Fund*John & Jen DuBoisGrace A. EpsteinMary & Bob FitzpatrickJudith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonoughSuzanne & Dr. Bob HaslBob & Judy HeatonDaniel HurleyWilliam & Mary Jane JamesLorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund*Arleene KellerMr. Ihor & Dr. Lisa Jo MelnykSharon & Graham MitchellNetherland Rubber Co.Dr. Patricia O'Connor

world circle ($10,000+):Anonymous ArtsWaveEleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeRosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund*The Otto M. Budig Family FoundationLucille K. & Charles O. CarothersThe Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.William A. Friedlander Fund*John & Gloria Goering Family Gift FundThe Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank FoundationDonald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund*KrogerLPKThe H.B., E.W., & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation,

Fifth Third Bank & Narley L. Haley, Co-TrusteesMacy'sMitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers FoundationOhio Arts CouncilP&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FundPNC FoundationRichard Postler & Manuel HernandezThe William O. Purdy, Jr. FoundationJohn & Ruth Sawyer Fund*The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, TrusteeLadislas & Vilma Segoe Family FoundationThe Shubert Foundation, Inc.Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A & James S. Wachs, Co-TrusteesMarilyn & Martin Wade/Rookwood Pottery CompanyThe Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation

naTional circle ($5,000-$9,999):AnonymousWilliam P. Anderson FoundationErma A. Bantz FoundationCitiGroupClement & Ann Buenger FoundationCrosset Family Fund*Harry & Linda FathGBBN ArchitectsDennis & Rita GeigerNellie Leaman Taft FoundationEdward & Anita MarksMesser Construction Co.Judy PostlerJack & Moe Rouse Fund*Glenda SuttmanThe Dudley S. Taft Charitable FoundationThompson Hine LLPToyota* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Our SuppOrterS

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Becky & Ted RichardsRobert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic FundLinda & Andy SmithJohn & Martha SpiessMaureen & Larry VignolaSteve F. Warkany Fund*Larry WeberIrwin & Barbara WeinbergJo Ann WieghausDr. & Mrs. James & Ronna WillisNora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*

sTage Managers coluMn ($250-$499):Anonymous (5)Anne AikenMike & Juliette BezoldNeil E. Billman, In Memory of Taffy BillmanMark BowenDaniel Brown & Mark HaggardGary & Jackie BrysonDorota BurgessJan & Gerald CheccoJames CissellSusannah Davids & Steve MyerJudith de LuceKelly M. DehanDarin DuganRobert & Elizabeth EhrsamLinda ErpeldingRichard & Carol FenclTerrell & Susan FinneyMary FioriniMichael Gumbleton & Teddy GumbletonHelen & John HabbertIrving HarrisHennekes CPA Services, LLCFlorette HoffheimerGrace & Tim KerrJean KinmothKirkwood's Sweeper Shop, Inc.Carmen & Rich KovarskyStar LeWarren LeightRenee & Bradley LembergAl & Mary LopezJackie Mack & Ted SilbersteinWilliam M. & Karen P. McKimWilliam & Sibyl MillerJohn & Deborah MoffattLinnea & Norbert NadelAlice & Burton PerlmanB.W. Robb

* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

ETC gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generous support makes it possible for us to present exceptional theatre and unique educational outreach programs for our community. The following list was updated November 5, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+  since September 1, 2013. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

cIncInnATI cIRcLe conT.Marilyn Z. OttPepper Family Fund*Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund*Hera ReinesDigi & Mike SchuelerMarvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund*Jane Bogart SellersShelly Shor GersonElizabeth C.B. & Paul G. SittenfeldMary StagamanPaul & Jill StaubitzPaula SteinerThe Corky & Rick Steiner Family FoundationCarol Talbot & John BattistoneJudith B. TitchenerToyotaMr. & Mrs. Anthony. WoodwardStuart & Melinda WoolleyThe Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen FundMike & Liz ZimmerDonors & Supporters

acTors coluMn ($500-$999):Anonymous (4)Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.Norita Aplin & Stanley RagleJoan & Oliver BailyMalcolm A. & Glenda BernsteinDavid & Elaine BillmireWalter Blairdabby BlattClay & Emily BondBristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift ProgramBrenda CarterMeredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund*Kenneth J. FurrierGE Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramMichael Haney & Amy WarnerDebra Hartsell & Michael JamesMarilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund*Betty HuckJohn Isidor & Sandy KaltmanKeith & Patti JamesRon Longstreth & Allen BlackRoy & Cheryl NewmanMichael Nordlund & Lisa LeeKit & Jack OverbeckMorris & Patricia Passer Family Fund*Barbara & Michael PortePresidential Plaza Associates, LTD

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Our SuppOrterS COnt.Erin Houlihan & John BostickJames & Robin HuizengaKenneth JordanCharles D. KingKurt Kishler, in memory of John ArthurTim & Mary Alice KochDorothy K. LarssonMr. & Mrs. Jim & Nancy LutzDick & Barbara MalesDeDe & Kevin McNealMary Ann MeanwellJan & Marilyn MethlieDr. Ralph MeyerDr. Stephen F. MielechAnu & Shekhar MitraMary Sue MorrowNora & Michael Moushey Eunice H. MurphyPaul & Mary Ann OdegardFred & Leila OliverMaurice OshryMyles L. & Patricia N. PensakDavid M. Piatt*Sara H. PritchardIrene & Daniel Randolph FamilySherrill RedovianMargaret M. ReidMr. & Mrs. Kenneth RevelsonRichard RussellPatti & Mitchell SacksCatharine B. SaelingerJames & Joyce SalingerJeanie SchmidtJack & Kris SchweinPatrick & Ida SepateElizabeth Sherwood & Tina StoeberlElaine ShinkleEli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby RubenMrs. Barbara B. SimonMary Lee & Louie SirkinRichard & Jackie SnyderKeven SpeeceJean SpringerJerry SteinFred & Anne Straus Charitable FundDennis & Helen SullivanTom TepeCarol ThamanJ. Michael & Patricia ThieraufTom Umfrid & Phil TworekRosalie P. van NuisVendiniAnn & Victor WarnerPann & Terry WebbKate & Jay WilfordJoseph D. WilliamsMark & Irene Zigoris

George & Caroll RodenJ. R. RulonJude SamuelCarol SchaberElizabeth & Blake SelnickArnie & Ina ShayneHoward & Nancy StarnbachEd & Anne SternElizabeth Stites & Kevin RandallElizabeth A. StoneJoe & Nancy StratmanThe Tarshis Family Fund at Schwab Charitable FundThornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift FundJennifer VerkampBuzz WardNorm & Wendy WassermanJoseph WesslingBarbara WiedemannGene WilsonThe Rev. Anne WriderJeffrey & Nadia Wuestt

crew coluMn ($125-$249):Anonymous (8)Karen & Fred AbelChristine O. AdamsLarry & Debby AdamsAlbert & Lillian AndrewsHenrietta BarlagBill & Janet BergerMr. & Mrs. Peter BlochNeil BortzCharlin & Peter BriggsWarren & Gail CatoKevin & Linda ChaneyAnne E. Charles, in memory of Richard CharlesSally Chatfield DunnRev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery & Beverly Croskery, Ph.D.Barbara & Gary CumminsPatrick CusickDouglass L. CustisAmy Diamond & Edward WolfEmilie W. & David W. Dressler Family Fund*Jane & Igor DumbadzePeggy EberhardCharles K. EckertCharles & Harriet EdwardsRay & Kay EdwardsBruce W. FisherTeri FoltzCarol S. Friel Eugenie & Edward GogginElaine & Joseph GreverJoe & Susan HartenAnn E. HicksJacquelyn HirtDavid & Karen HoguetCindy & Bill Hopping* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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execuTive BoardJohn Sawyer Stephen M. KingChair President

Marcene Kinney Mitchell MeyersVice President Treasurer

Jane SellersSecretary

ADMInISTRATIve STAFFD. Lynn MeyersThe Ruth Dennis Sawyer/Mary Taft MahlerProducing Artistic Director

Richard J. DiehlManaging Director

Jocelyn MeyerDirector of Marketing & Communications

Jared D. DorenDirector of Patron Services & Development Associate

Ashley JohnsonGrants & Annual Fund Manager

Amy JanowieckiMarketing & Development Associate

Ben RaananDirector of Education & Outreach,Directing Apprentice

Box oFFIce ASSocIATeS John DiehlBecca HowellSeth LonglandSarah NixSharisse SaundersBecca Schall

House ManagersBecca HowellSharisse Saunders

Head of securiTyOfficer Nick Ligon

Board of TrusTeesNick ApaniusAlicia Bond LewisOtto M. BudigDr. Charles O. CarothersBrenda A. CarterKathy DeLauraTom DietzDennis GeigerChip Gerhardt

Skip Hickenlooper Dan Hurley Edward G. MarksRichard L. PostlerRich RoedersheimerPaul SittenfeldSimón SoteloMary StagamanMike Zimmer

producTion sTaffBrian c. MehringResident Set & Lighting Designer

Matthew HollsteggeProduction Coordinator & Master Electrician

Shannon Rae LutzProperty Master, Design Assistant & Director of Intern Programming

Jack MurphyTechnical Director

Melissa BennettTechnical Associate

Brandon T. HolmesProduction Stage Manager

Risa AlecciCostume Assistant

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STAGe MAnAGeMenT InTeRnSStacey CatronLaura StengerShannon M. Williams

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eTc Box office Hours & accepTed payMenTMonday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards.

TicKeT reservaTions & sale policyReservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are a final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets.

TAx cReDITSIf for any reason you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution. No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits.

pARKInGPatrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage.

cHildrenChildren under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.

laTecoMers & adMiTTanceLatecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time.

ReSTRooMSRestrooms are located at the front of the lobby. Should you need to use the restroom during a performance, please exit the theatre the same way you came in. Readmittance will be at House Manager's discretion.

AcceSSIBILITY Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair-accessible seating or have special seating needs and our staff will be happy to accommodate you. Audio-enhancement available. Generally, sign-interpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.

caMeras, cell pHones & sTageActors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. Kindly turn off any cell phones or pagers prior to the show starting. Text messaging during the show disturbs other audience members and actors and will not be tolerated. For safety reasons, audience members are strictly prohibited from standing, sitting or otherwise being or putting anything onstage at any time.

groups & discounTs Groups of 8 or more can save over single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave ArtsPass, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).

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