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By Todd Kreidler
Based on the screenplay “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” By William Rose
January 26 - February 17, 2018
Season Sponsored by
THE OTTO M. BUDIG
FAMILY FOUNDATION
CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Debut Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater
2017-2018 Season Sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director
Presents
Directed by D. Lynn Meyers**
January 26 – February 17, 2018
Scenic Designer Shannon Moore
Costume Designer Amanda McGee
Lighting Designer Justen N. Locke
Sound Designer Douglas J. Borntrager
Produced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by
WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited
This performance will have one 15 minute intermission
New York Casting by
Stephanie Klapper
Ensemble Sponsors
Design Sponsor
**
IGuess Who’s ... Cast and Production Staff
Cast List
Doctor John Prentice..................................................... Darnell Pierre Benjamin*
Matilda “Tillie” Binks................................................................... Burgess Byrd*
John Prentice, Sr.............................................................................. Ken Early*
Mary Prentice..........................................................................Thursday Farrar*
Christina Drayton.................................................................. Annie Fitzpatrick*
Monsignor Ryan............................................................................Jim Hopkins*
Joanna Drayton....................................................................... Caitlin McWethy*
Hilary St. George...................................................................Kelly Mengelkoch*
Matt Drayton.........................................................................Barry Mulholland*
Production Staff
Properties Lead.............................................................................Lacey Ballard
Stage Management Intern................................................................. Kate Bindus
General Technician.................................................................. Gregory Caruolo
Resident Stage Manager..................................................................Carolyn Fast*
Costume Shop Manager.................................................................. Abbi Howson
Resident Lighting Designer & Technical Director..............................Justen N. Locke
Resident Costume Designer..........................................................Amanda McGee
Resident Scenic Designer............................................................ Shannon Moore
Casting Assistant............................................................................ Lacey Davies
Assistants to Stephanie Klapper
and Lacey Davies............................................ Caitelin McCoy and Kate McMorran
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
IIGuess Who’s ... Cast
Darnell Pierre Burgess Byrd* Ken Early*
Benjamin*
Thursday Farrar* Annie Jim Hopkins*
Fitzpatrick*
Caitlin McWethy* Kelly Barry
Mengelkoch* Mulholland*
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
IIIBiographies
Some biographies are listed in BURGESS BYRD*
another part of the program. See
(Ensemble, Second
the page numbers listed to locate. Season) is delighted
to be returning
LACEY BALLARD
to Cincinnati
(see bio on page 10) Shakespeare
Company after
appearing in Raisin
DARNELL PIERRE BENJAMIN* in the Sun in the
(see bio on page 10) 2016-2017 season. She recently appeared in
This Random World and Detroit ’67 at Ensemble
Theatre Cincinnati. Regionally, she has worked
KATE BINDUS at Human Race Theatre, Porthouse Theatre,
Know Theatre of Cincinnati, The Carnegie,
(see bio on page 11) Falcon Theatre, New Stage Collective and
Covedale Center for Performing Arts. If you
DOUGLAS don’t blink quickly she had spot in the Nicolas
BORNTRAGER Cage movie Inconceivable shot here in Cincinnati.
Thank you for supporting live theatre!
(Resident Sound and
Video Designer, Seventh GREGORY CARUOLO
Season) has recently
retired as Operations (see bio on page 11)
Director at the
Know Theatre of KEN EARLY*
Cincinnati to become a stay at home dad
and freelance designer, but Doug is happy to (Ensemble, Third
return as Resident Sound and Video Designer Season) is excited
at CSC and the Know. Doug has received and honored to be
numerous accolades for his designs, including working with CSC
two Cincinnati Entertainment Awards for again in Guess Who’s
Outstanding Lighting, Sound, or Special Coming to Dinner.
Effects for Hamlet & Eurydice, an LCT award for He was last seen in
Sound Design for When the Rain Stops Falling and CSC’s productions
The Birds, and an LCT award for Video Design of Of Mice of Men and To Kill a Mockingbird. His
for Gruesome Playground Injuries. Previously Doug other regional credits include: The Whipping
has worked with such theaters as the Oak Man, Grey Gardens, The Dancing Princesses, Around
Park Shakespeare Festival, CATCO, and The the World in 80 Days, Jitney, On Golden Pond, Master
Vineyard Theatre. Douglas holds a Bachelor of Harold and the Boys, Harry and the Thief, Pluto, Adding
Arts in Theatre from Ohio Wesleyan University. Machine the Musical, Oklahoma!, and Big River. He
would like to thank family, friends and peers
for their support, encouragement and love.
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
IVBiographies
THURSDAY JIM HOPKINS*
FARRAR*
(Ensemble, Eleventh
(Ensemble, Debut) is Season) is originally
most honored to from Nebraska and
be joining the CSC spent many years
family in her debut performing in the
production. She Dallas area, but calls
has had the pleasure Cincinnati home
of performing on thanks to CSC.
Broadway in the revival of Once Upon a Mattress, Among Jim’s many CSC roles, he has been Mr.
Lincoln Center’s Parade, and in the title role of Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, Julius Caesar
Elton John’s Aida. Her most recent television in Julius Caesar, Lennie in Of Mice and Men, Henry
appearances have included Gotham, The Blacklist, IV in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Bolingbroke in Richard
Bull, and The Americans. Her new short film project II, Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady
Across the Tracks has won numerous festival laurels Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. Other
most recently at the France Academy of Cinema past appearances include The Liar and School for
Panorama Nuits En Or screening series. Wives at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey,
Recordings include You Oughta Sing on Broadway. Romeo and Juliet at The Human Race Theatre;
She is a graduate of the American Musical & Hands on a Hardbody at Ensemble Theatre, and
Dramatic Academy. thursdayfarrar.com. Jerry Springer in Jerry Springer: The Opera for
Playhouse on the Square in Memphis. Most
CAROLYN FAST* recently, Jim wrote and performed White Privilege
for the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Jim holds an
(see bio on page 12) MFA from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
ANNIE ABBI HOWSON
FITZPATRICK* (see bio on page 13)
(Ensemble, Fifth Season)
is delighted to STEPHANIE KLAPPER
be back at CSC
having appeared in (Casting Director) Her work is frequently seen
Richard III, Death Of A on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally,
Salesman, Little Women, internationally, on television, and film.
A Man For All Seasons Primary Stages (resident casting director),
and Blithe Spirit. She has performed in over Mint Theater Company, New York Classical
50 productions at The Ensemble Theatre of Theatre, The Peccadillo, ERC, Hudson
Cincinnati including Bloomsday, Luna Gale, and Valley Shakespeare Company, Masterworks,
Hands On A Hardbody. Productions at Cincinnati Resonance Ensemble as well as many others.
Playhouse In The Park include Owen Meany, To Kill Stephanie Klapper Casting’s work is represented
a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice and A Christmas Carol. all around the country. She is the resident
At The Know Theatre she appeared in Silent Sky, Casting Director for The Cincinnati Playhouse
Pluto, and Collapse. TV and film credits include in the Park and works often with Cleveland
Chicago PD, Those Who Kill, Army Wives, Little Accidents, Playhouse, Kansas City Rep, Baltimore Center
Fun Size, Milk Money and The Old Man With The Gun. Stage and others. Additionally, Stephanie
teaches and lectures at many colleges and
Owen Meany, To Kill a Mockingbird and Silent Sky were not italicized.
Just want to make sure that they should be.
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
VBiographies
universities all over the country. Member Georgia Shakespeare, Tennessee Shakespeare
of the Casting Society of America. Company, Theatre West Virginia, and
Annapolis Shakespeare Company. She is
TODD KREIDLER currently earning her MA in Private Interests
and the Public Good at Xavier University.
(Playwright, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner) is an
American writer, director, and dramaturg.
His other works include Holler if Ya Hear Me, an KELLY MENGELKOCH*
original play that incorporates the lyrics of (see bio on page 14)
Tupac Shakur. He was a longtime collaborator
of the late playwright August Wilson, with whom
he co-conceived and directed Mr. Wilson’s D. LYNN MEYERS
one-man show How I Learned What I Learned and
(Director, Second Season) is in her 22nd season as
collaborated on the screenplay adaptation
the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble
of Fences. Mr. Kreidler also co-founded the
Theatre Cincinnati, where she has directed over
August Wilson Monologue Competition,
80 world and regional premieres, including
which aims to incorporate Mr. Wilson’s work
The Legend of Georgia
into high school curricula across the nation.
McBride, Hands on a
Hardbody, Detroit ’67, I
JUSTEN N. LOCKE Am My Own Wife, Next to
Normal, and Cinderella:
(see bio on page 13) After Ever After. She has
directed
AMANDA McGEE Off-Broadway at the
York Theatre with
(see bio on page 14) Marsha Norman’s
Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and
CAITLIN McWETHY* Maxie. She has directed extensively throughout
the US and Canada and began her career as
(Ensemble, Fifth Season) is absolutely thrilled to be the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati
joining CSC in the beautiful Otto M. Budig Playhouse in the Park. Aside from directing,
Theater! Her favorites roles on our Race Street Ms. Meyers is also a member of the Casting
stage included Ariel (The Tempest), Margot Society of America, having cast for Hallmark,
(The Diary of Anne PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, MTM, Paramount, and
Frank), Joan of Arc MGM.
(Henry VI: The Wars of the Her favorite feature credits include Carol,
Roses, Part 1), and Miles Ahead, The Goat, and The Public, in addition
Roxanne (Cyrano to serving as the Location Casting Director for
De Bergerac). In The Shawshank Redemption. She was named a finalist
January 2017, she for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in
performed in the 2011 and is a past recipient of the YWCA
world premiere of 26 Career Woman of Achievement Award.
Pebbles at the Human
Race Theatre Company. She has worked SHANNON MOORE
all over the east coast, performing with
Manhattan Theatre Club, Virginia Stage (see bio on page 15)
Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival,
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
VIBiographies
BARRY MULHOLLAND* WILLIAM ROSE
(Ensemble, Fourth Season) is delighted to return to (Screenwriter, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner) was born
CSC, having last appeared with the company in Missouri in 1918. After fighting in World
in The Diary of Anne War II, he emigrated to England to work as a
Frank, Elephant Man, screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for
and Much Ado About Best Original Screenplay for Guess Who’s Coming
Nothing. Other local to Dinner, and was nominated for several other
appearances include Academy Awards in the Best Original Screenplay
To Kill a Mockingbird, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. In
Pride & Prejudice, and 1973, he won the Writer’s Guild of America’s
Burkie at Playhouse- Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
in-the-Park, in recognition of his exceptional career. He
Bloomsday, Tribes, and passed away in 1987 in Jersey, Channel Islands.
Freud’s Last Session at Ensemble Theatre, and
The Music Man in Concert with the Cincinnati Pops AMANDA WINTERS
at Music Hall. He’s appeared Off-Broadway in
Wild Oats, Ghost Sonata, Danton’s Death and Balloon, (see bio on page 16)
and at regional theatres throughout the country,
including St. Louis Rep, Long Wharf Theatre,
Capitol Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
Merrimack Rep, Intiman Theatre, and A.C.T.
Recent screen credits include Old Man and the Gun,
Surviving Compton, Curvature, and A Kind of Murder.
MADDIE REGAN
(see bio on page 15)
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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Closer Look: Current Connections to the Film
Why Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Was the Perfect Predecessor to Get Out
By Miles Marshall Lewis
Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams in Get Out (2017, Universal Pictures)
For any and all who somehow don’t know: Get Out is the comedic horror movie remix of
1967’s classic Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Both the hilariously scary directorial debut of
Jordan Peele and the late Stanley Kramer’s comedy-drama follow an interracial couple —
Black man, White woman — on a trip to meet the woman’s family, who don’t know their
daughter’s lover is African-American.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this December, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner stars Sidney
Poitier in one of his most revered roles, confronting racial conundrums while presenting
blackness to mainstream (read: “White”) audiences with characteristic charm and dignity.
The recent documentary I Am Not Your Negro reminds us all of the brilliance of James
Baldwin, who once famously remarked that “there is, in fact, no White community.” His
point being that—though there are, for example, certainly Italian, French and Jewish
communities—whiteness was set up as an artificial construct in America to justify Black
oppression. In reminiscing over Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner then, it should be noted that
Joanna Drayton (Poitier’s fiancée, portrayed by actress Katherine Houghton) was not
strictly white, insofar as, per Baldwin, there are no white people. Her background is never
specified in the film, though the actress herself is of English, Scottish and Welsh descent.
XSidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967, Columbia Pictures)
That said, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner was a milestone for portraying the first Hollywood
kiss between a Black man and a White woman onscreen, as well as presenting the entire
debate over interracial romance skillfully and dramatically enough to score two Academy
Awards: Best Writing, and Best Actress for the legendary Katherine Hepburn. In a modern
age when Barack Obama won the presidency of the country, twice, as the product of an
interracial romance (and arguably, partially because of it), the taboo reality of such unions
is perhaps hard to imagine. But three years after the passing of the Civil Rights Act, one
year before the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., anti-miscegenation laws still stood
in the southern United States and elsewhere. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner catapulted Sidney
Poitier to the top moneymaking actor of ’67 as part of a trilogy of starring roles in films
dealing with race relations. (See both In the Heat of the Night and To Sir, with Love, stat.)
Just this year, actress Ruth Negga received an Oscar nomination for playing Mildred Loving
in Loving, about the Supreme Court case that banned anti-miscegenation laws in the U.S.
the same year Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner became a box-office hit. Last month saw the release
of the biographical romance A United Kingdom, based on the true story of Botswana
president Seretse Khama and his English wife, Ruth Williams, and a marriage that rocked
relations between the African nation and the British empire.
Though hardly the shocker it once was, clearly interracial relationships still dominate
the imagination. And where the silver screen is concerned, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
was the granddaddy of them all. For any and all strangers to the film or the mastery of
Sidney Poitier, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner was recently released on Blu-ray in a special 50th
anniversary edition.
Excerpted from an Essence article published online March 2017.
XICloser Look: Sidney Poitier
50 Years ago, on December 12, 1967, the
groundbreaking film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
opened in American cinemas featuring Sidney
Poitier as the lead role of Dr. John Prentice.
Sir Sidney Poitier, born February 20, 1927,
is a Bahamian American actor, film director,
author, and diplomat. In 1964, Poitier became
the first Bahamian and first black actor to win an
Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden
Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies
of the Field. The significance of these achievements
was bolstered in 1967, when he starred in three
successful films, all of which dealt with issues
involving race and race relations including
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as well as To Sir, with Love and In the Heat of the Night making him the
top box-office star of that year. Poitier was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974. In
1999, the American Film Institute named Poitier among the Greatest Male Stars of classic
Hollywood cinema, ranking 22nd on the list of 25.
In 2002, thirty-eight years after receiving the Best Actor Award, Poitier was chosen by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Academy Honorary Award, in
recognition of his “remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being”.
On August 12, 2009, Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United
States’ highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama. In 2016, he was awarded the
BAFTA Fellowship for outstanding lifetime achievement in film.
Sidney Poitier was also awarded the
Cecil B. DeMillie Award, an honorary
Golden Globe Award bestowed by the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
for “outstanding contributions to the
world of entertainment”, as the first
African-American male recipient in
1982. Last month in 2018, Oprah
Winfrey became the first African-
American woman to receive the award
and mentioned Sidney Poitier in her
acceptance speech: “In 1982, Sidney
received the Cecil B. DeMille Award
right here at the Golden Globes, and
it is not lost on me that at this moment, there are some little girls watching as I become the
first black woman to be given this same award.”
Sidney Poitier turns 90 on February 20, 2018, only a few days after this production closes
at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company!
Sources: Wikipedia and Columbia Pictures Tristar
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Closer Look: Summer Camp
YOU can join in on the fun at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Summer Camp!
Check out our programs below for Grades 3- 12:
MORE INFORMATION: www.cincyshakes.com/summercamp
THEATRE CAMP
For grades 3-8
Students can join for 1, 2, or all 3 weeks!
All ages are welcome at all weeks. Students will be grouped based on grade levels each week.
WEEK 1: COMEDY
JULY 9th -13th
•Classes in Slapstick, Improv, Pratfalls and more
•Work on scenes by comedic masters from Moliere to the
Marx Brothers, from Shakespeare to Neil Simon
WEEK 2: MONSTERS & MAGIC
July 16th-20th
•Classes in Creative Physicality, Mask Work, Fantasy Make-up and more
•Work on scenes of the supernatural from A Midsummer Night’s Dream to The Brothers Grimm
WEEK 3: ACTION & ADVENTURE
July 23rd-27th
•Classes in stage combat, tumbling, fight choreography, blood effects and more
•Work on classic scenes of combat and clashing blades from Macbeth to The Three Musketeers
SHAKESPEARE CAMP
For grades 6-12
Students can join for 1, 2, or all 3 weeks!
All ages are welcome at all weeks. Students will be grouped based on grade levels each week.
WEEK 1: COMEDIES FROM THE CANON
JUNE 11th-15th
•A variety of Master Classes with a particular focus in classic comedy
like Clowning, Commedia, and Slapstick
•Work on scenes from some of Shakespeare’s funniest plays:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing and more
WEEK 2: BARD’S BLOODIEST
JUNE 18th-22nd
•A variety of Master Classes, such as stage combat, group battle scenes, and blood effects
•Work on classic heart-pounding blood-curdling scenes from plays like
Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, and Richard III
WEEK 3: DEEP DIVES & DEEP CUTS
JUNE 25th-29th
•A variety of Intensive Master Classes that delve deep into topics like
Text Analysis, Dialects, Physicality and more
•Work on scenes from some of Shakespeare’s less produced works, like
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XVIIIFriends of the Company
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XIXFriends of the Company
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Tinklenberg Joyce Brown
Annette Gailliot
Marcia Togneri Dr. Rebeccah Brown
Terri Gaither-Watkins
Patricia and Peter Torvik Marietta Bucalo
Venelin Ganev
Chandra Brown Tutt Lynn Bullard
Linda Gardner
Sandra and James Uhrig Stephanie Calascione
Warren and Connie Gareiss
Lori and David Uphaus Polly Campbell
Gloria and Stephen Garrett
Maureen Valentine Mrs. Alycia Champion
Jeremy Garrison
Nancy Virgulak Heidi Cheeks
This list includes gifts received July 1, 2016 – October 31, 2017.
Giving Levels are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations.
XXFriends of the Company
Andrew Garrison and Dianne Kruetzkamp George Schmitz
Cecelia Shore Edwin Kuehn Rick Schroeder
Noah Goertemiller Angie Lathery Evelyn Sears
Maria Gomez Emily Lathrop Elaine Seeley
Chris Goodwin Lindsay Laubenstein Michelle and Rick Setzer
Meg Greene Dr. Nicole Leisgang Jon and Jackie Seymour
Kimberly Green Gretchen Lemmink Rob Silber
Nicole Greiner Carol Leslie Justin Singree
Matthew Griffin Sherwin Little Lena Skulan
Jane Grimm Joyce Looby Ingrid Smith
Diana Grover John Peter and Mary Lund Elizabeth Smith
Catherine Guilfoyle Marianne Marconi Ellen Sole
Mark Haase Jackie Marita Carol Sparks
Bryan Hafertepe Luis and Bertha Stephanie Spencer
Julie Haines Martinez-Leon Mrs. Meghan Stevens
Patsy Hall Nina Mattlin Carl Stich In honor of
Jane Hamilton Susan Mazzeo William Shakespeare
Jeffrey Hanna Dr. Karen Diane Meyers and Marshall Stuart
Othello Harris William Jones Dennis Sullivan
Debra Hartsell and Howard and Marianne Miller Adam Sullivan
Michael James Michael Miller Justin Tabas
Thomas C. Hase Pama Mitchell Sarah Tankersley
Sigrun Haude Nancy Mohan Tiffannie Taylor
Becky Hegwood Susan Moore Phyllis and Allen Tenenholtz
Michael Heile Nancy Morris John Tergerson
Herrington Family David Morris Jude Tessel
TJ Hizer Andrew Muntel Mr. Russell Thomas In honor
Dale Hodges Pete Nerone of Russell R. Thomas, Sr.
Amanda Hollinger Suzanne Norman Gordon and Mary Anne
Randy Hollowell Yevgeny Novikov Thompson
Mike Holm Erin O’Grady Nicholas Tuttle
Alex Holtel Joan and David Olson Anton Viditz-Ward
Lynette Hudiburgh In memory of Rocco Dal Vera Anne Wallace and
and Andrew Ramsey David Broscious
Sharon Hull
Panarelli Family Buzz Ward
Charlotte Hunter
Jerry Patton Terry Webb
John Hutton
Toni Penwell Allison Webster
Jefferson and Martin James
Chad Pinson Martin Weichert
Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Elza
Jonas In honor of Peter and Lori Pitstick Jeffrey Welge
Marie Bernich Trevor Plum Janet Wernke
Andrew Jones Barbara Ramlo Halsted DeeDee and Gary West
Samantha Jones Lola Ranks Paul Whalen, Esq.
Chris and Teri Judy Michele Reece Nancy Whitehurst
Tiffiny Kaiser Mrs. Patricia Renneker William Winters
Richard Kammer Abigail Riddle Megan Wolterman
Max Kanet James Roetenberger Annemarie Worobetz
Nina S. Key Mary Rose Timothy Wurst
Anjali Khanna Stacey Sanning Marjorie Zappa
Alexis Kidd Jennifer Saxena Karen Zaugg
Kurt Killen Leila Saxena Heather Zimmerman
Jeff Kohler Nik Saxon Mark Zucker
Marvin and Gerry Kraus
This list includes gifts received July 1, 2016 – October 31, 2017.
Giving Levels are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations.
XXICincinnati Shakespeare Company is
our 2017-2018 Corporate
Season Funder
Artistic Sponsors
Ensemble Sponsors
Design Sponsors
Education and PROJECT38 Sponsors
Landen Family
Foundation
XXIIGrateful for the support of
and Foundation Partners
Season Sponsors
Creative Services Partners Season Catering Sponsor
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