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MAD COW THEATRE is founded on the belief that the Theatre is a dynamic and powerful means of social understanding, as well as a hugely entertaining art form. Through the combination of passionate, skillful acting and compelling, insightful writing, nurtured by an attentive and ever-changing process, Mad Cow presents entertaining works of Theatre to an ever-widening audience–promoting, enhancing and celebrating the human condition through art.

Mad Cow Theatre is supported in part with public funds from United Arts of Central Florida, Inc.; The State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; The Florida Arts Council, The National Endowment for the Arts; The Downtown Development Board; and Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program. A Great Nation Deserves Great Art!

Mad Cow Theatre is a 501(c) (3) organization and welcomes all donations including funds, materials, time and goodwill. We are especially delighted when audience members bring others to share the theatrical experience.

Mad Cow Theatre has forged many alliances and made many friends. This endeavor would not be possible without the generous spirit, passion and goodwill of the following individuals and organizations.

55 West

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Central Florida

L2 Studios, Inc

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Orlando Repertory Theatre

Holland & Knight

Holland & Reilly

Tom Hurst

Robert Roland

Elizabeth DeanMichael Marinaccio

Peg O’KeefThomas Ouellette

Janine PapinKatrina Ploof

All the Cows in the Pasture

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU

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DANCING AT LUGHNASABy

BRIAN FRIEL

Featuring

Dancing at Lughnasa is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers,appearing under a special agreement with Actors’ Equity Association.

Originally produced on the New York stage by Noel Pearson in association with Bill Kenwright and Joseph Harris.References to ANYTHING GOES are included by permission of the Cole Porter Musical and Literary Trusts.

References to THE ISLE OF CAPRI by Wilhelm Grosz and James Kennedy are included by permission of Polygram International Publishing Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.

Costume Design

BABETTE GARBER

Scenic Design

ALAN REYNOLDS

Stage Manager

CHARLENE GETZ

Lighting Design

ERIN MINER

Sound Design

KURT WAGNER

Dramaturg

TRUDY BRUNER

MAD COW THEATRESTAGE LEFT

PRESENTS

MARION MARSH

CONNOR MARSICO

ROBIN OLSON

PIPER PATTERSON

SARA CATHERINE BARNES

BOBBIE BELL

BRIAN BRIGHTMAN*

DORAH FINE

Director

KATRINA PLOOF

Choreographers

ELLIE POTTS BARRETT and KATRINA PLOOF

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CAST OF CHARACTERS

PRODUCTION TEAM

TIME

Michael .................................................. Brian BrightmanKate ....................................................... Marion MarshMaggie .................................................. Robin OlsonAgnes..................................................... Dorah FineRose ....................................................... Sara Catherine Barnes Christine ................................................. Piper PattersonGerry...................................................... Connor MarsicoJack ....................................................... Bobbie Bell

Assistant Stage Manager ........................ Kelsey Shea

Properties ............................................... Sam Hazell

Scenic Construction ................................. Sam Hazell

.............................................................. Eric Morris

.............................................................. Michael Messer

Scenic Painting ....................................... Lily Hastings

Rehearsal Assistants ................................ Heidi Thompson

.............................................................. Danny Vilnow

August 1936

Out of respect for the audience and the artists, patrons who leave the theatre during the performance will not be re-admitted.

We regret there is no late seating once the performance has begun.

There is no photography, video or recording of this performance allowed.

Dancing at Lughnasa is performed with one 15-minute intermission.

PLACE

The home of the Mundy family, two miles outside the village of Ballybeg, County Donegal, Ireland

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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Brian Friel wrote The Enemy Within (1962); Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964); The Loves of Cass McGuire (1966); Lovers (1967); Crystal and Fox (1968); The Mundy Scheme (1969); The Gentle Island (1971); The Freedom of the City (1973); Volunteers (1975); Living Quarters (1977); Aristocrats (1979); Faith Healer (1979); Translations (1980); a translation of Three Sisters (1981); The Communication Cord (1982); an adaptation of Turgenev’s Novel Fathers And Sons (1987); Making History (1988); Dancing At Lughnasa (1990); The London Vertigo (1991); an adaptation of A Month In The Country (1992); Wonderful Tennessee (1993); and Molly Sweeney (1994). Dancing At Lughnasa premiered at the Abbey Theatre, transferred to London’s West End, and then went on to Broadway, where it won three 1992 Tony Awards, including Best Play. The play has been performed around the world, including national tours in Ireland, England, and Australia. His plays have been performed extensively in Dublin at the Abbey, Gate, and Olympia theatres, and in many West End theatres in London. Mr. Friel began writing short stories for The New Yorker in 1959 and subsequently published two collections: “The Saucer of Larks” and “The Gold in the Sea.” His fi rst radio plays were produced by the BBC, Belfast, in 1958. In 1989, BBC Radio devoted a six-play season to his work, the fi rst living playwright to be so distinguished. He co-founded Field Day Theatre Company in Derry, Ireland, where Translations, The Communication Cord and Making History premiered.

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DANCING AT LUGHNASA

SARA CATHERINE BARNES (Rose) is thrilled to be returning to the pasture. You may have seen her at Mad Cow as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual....Spelling Bee, Jenny in Company, Gymnasia in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and Woman One in It Was A Very Good Year: 1940, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1960 and 1966. Some of Sara’s favorite roles include Wendy Jo in the National Tour of Footloose: The Musical, Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Cordelia in Falsettos. Sara has a BFA in Musical Theatre from UCF where she received two Irene Ryan Nominations for her roles as Chava in Fiddler On The Roof, and Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella. Love to family and friends.

BOBBIE BELL (Jack) is grateful to be serving again in the green pastures at Mad Cow and is especially honored to fi nally work with Katrina Ploof, a director whose work he has long admired. An Orlando based writer, director, actor, composer, and teacher, he’s previously performed at Mad Cow in Macbeth, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Major Barbara, Life is a Dream, and The Fantasticks. Previous directing credits here include: The Year of Magical Thinking, The Caretaker, and A Delicate Balance. He is twice winner of the Florida Playwrights Competition for his plays: Pascua De Flores and Of: a Play of Artemis.

The City of OrlandoMayor Buddy Dyerand the Orlando City Council

Special Thanks to:

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DANCING AT LUGHNASABRIAN BRIGHTMAN (Michael) is happy to be back at Mad Cow for his third production. Originally from PA, he has lived in NYC, Seattle and Los Angeles and most recently traveled to Chicago to audition for the Steppenwolf Theatre. He is excited to be ‘tasting’ Ireland once again as he has been twice to the Emerald Isle and believes that somewhere deep inside him there runs a river of Guinness with a ruddy faced child clogging beside. Brian wishes to thank Katrina, Mitzi and his beautiful wife and daughter; and lastly, he wishes to thank his best Friend.

DORAH FINE (Agnes) is joining the herd with her fi rst appearance at Mad Cow. She has played various roles as a contracted and seasonal performer at Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Orlando. Originally from New York, Dorah performed children’s theatre Off-Off-Broadway with the 13th Street Repertory Company. She is a proud graduate of Rollins College, where she earned her Bachelors in Theatre Arts. Favorite past theatrical roles include Female Greek Chorus in How I Learned to Drive, God in Arthur Miller’s The Creation of the World.... and Other Business, Cecily Pigeon in The Odd Couple, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Titania in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Special thanks go out to Tony, Nick, Erin, Sarah, Mom, Aba, Brooklyn and most of all, Shippo.

BABETTE GARBER (Costume Designer) received a BFA from Sam Houston State in Texas, where she dove into acting, directing, scene painting, costume design and was a two year member of the dance company. Her costume and scenic work have found their way to the Mad Cow stage on works such as I Am My Own Wife, A Number, Stop Kiss, Kid Simple, Master Herald And The Boys, Blithe Spirit and Desdemona. While she was shop manager at the Orlando Opera Company, she designed The Music Shop and Love and Laughter. Other theatre credits include: My Illustrious Wasteland, an original rock opera from Tod Kimbro, Respect/ OCS, Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Hudson River Players, The Triumph Of Love at the Civic and The Immigrant at Theatre Downtown.

CHARLENE GETZ (Stage Manager) is returning to Mad Cow where she has stage managed Molly Sweeney, The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later and Our Town and excited to revisit Brian Friel with Katrina. At Theatre Winter Haven, Charlene has stage managed Evita, The Sound of Music, Ragtime, Noises Off!, Oklahoma! and My Fair Lady. Charlene is currently a Production Assistant with Disney Creative Entertainment. She began her theatre career in the box offi ce at Candlelight Dinner Theatre in Chicago, received her degree in Arts Administration from Northern Illinois University and worked in various theatres in Chicago including the Goodman, the Shubert and DePaul University. Charlene would like to thank her friends and family for their support and all they teach her every day.

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the fi rst of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote and foster the art of the live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefi ts including health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of the AFLCIO and is affi liated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org.

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MARION MARSH (Kate) is thrilled to back at Mad Cow. She was last seen at Mad Cow as Claire in The Maids and Mrs. Almond in The Heiress. Marion earned her A.S. degree from Florida School of the Arts, and her B.F.A. in Acting/Directing from Florida Atlantic University. She furthered her education with Dee Wallace and Eli Wallach at Terry Schreiber Studios in New York City. Educational highlights were Master Classes with Joshua Logan, Edward Albee, Zoe Caldwell and the Royal Shakespeare Company. You have seen her in a variety of roles both on-stage and behind, with various Central Florida Theatres including, Theatre Downtown, G.O.A.T and Breakthrough. “No matter who, what, where or when, working in Theatre is a privilege, for which I am eternally grateful!”

CONNOR MARSICO (Gerry) is making his debut performance on the Mad Cow stage in Dancing at Lughnasa. Past performances include roles on stage in Urinetown, The Crucible, and See How They Run. Connor is also a self-taught musician and is profi cient at the Ukulele, writing and performing many of his original songs at venues across the country. Connor can also be seen on the small screen in various commercials and on Discovery Channel’s Stolen Voices Buried Secrets this fall. His past studies include time at Savannah College of Art and Design. Currently Connor can be seen daily performing at the Disney Hollywood Studios with The Citizens of Hollywood. He would like to thank his family for all their love and support.

ERIN MINER (Lighting Designer) Dancing at Lughnasa marks Erin’s 57th show with Mad Cow Theatre. She is excited to be working with Katrina again. When not at Mad Cow, she can be found in the fi elds of Apopka High School as a drama teacher.

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

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ROBIN OLSON (Maggie) was last seen in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. In addition, she has performed in Pride and Prejudice and The Little Red Riding Hood Show(OST), James and the Giant Peach and Holes at the Orlando Repertory Theater and Barefoot in the Park at UCF. Currently, she is working with students at Howard Middle school in the newly formed Arts Magnet but is most happy to be back in the pasture where she has had the opportunity to perform in Major Barbara, The Glass Menagerie, The Seagull, Bus Stop and On the Verge.

PIPER RAE PATTERSON (Christine) is celebrating her debut moo with Mad Cow. A graduate from the University of Central Florida, with a BFA in Musical theatre, Piper spent the past two summers touring with Missoula Children's Theatre as an Actor/Director. Her travels have taken her to over 30 states across the US with King Arthur’s Quest and The Princess and the Pea, directing 60 children each week in a full scale musical and bringing educational theatre workshops to rural towns. Some favorite roles include the Mouse in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Greenbrier Valley Theatre), Meg in Leading Ladies (UCF Summer Stage), and Lucretia Borgia in Daedalus (OST's Playfest). Piper is currently pursuing a fi lm/tv career starring in multiple projects by local fi lmmakers, and regional commercials as well as writing, directing, and producing short fi lms of her own.

KATRINA PLOOF (Director) A native of the great State of Maine, has been a member of the Central Florida arts community for 27 years. Directing credits at Mad Cow include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Laramie Project, Candida, Our Town, and The Butter & Egg Man. As a playwright she has collabo-rated with Orlando artist Trudy Bruner on a number of works for young people, including their latest piece, Zarafa, the story of the fi rst giraffe to visit Europe in 1827. Katrina directs and choreographs throughout the southeast and is a member of the Lincoln Center Theatre Director’s Lab in New York. As always she is happy to be back at Mad Cow Theatre.

KURT WAGNER (Sound Design) has designed many Mad Cow productions over the years including Next Fall, Superior Donuts, Topdog/Underdog, The Lion In Winter, The Matchmaker, I Am My Own Wife, Amadeus, Eurydice, Sweeney Todd, Assas-sins, I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda, The Rainmaker, Talley’s Folly, The Heidi Chronicles, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Seagull, and Kid-Simple. Kurt has been honored with two EMMY nominations and four International Monitor Awards nominations, one of which he won. Kurt currently is teaching as a specialist in the fi lm degree program at Full Sail University. Kurt wishes to thank Mad Cow for providing a welcoming and creative atmosphere for artists and designers to practice their craft through engaging and provocative productions for our community to enjoy.

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

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54 WEST CHURCH STREET

Beginning our 15th year as Downtown Orlando’s Professional Theatre, Mad Cow Theatre will soon have a facility that is of commensurate quality to the dynamic professional productions on our stages. Mad Cow is designing a comprehensive facility to create productions of the highest artistic quality that will include two intimate performance venues. Additionally, the complex includes facilities to provides Central Floridians and visitors to our region with nationally recognized theatre experiences that ignite the imagination, lift the spirit and engage our community. There’s nothing like it in Central Florida. Opening in fall of 2012, this new facility has been years in the making, and we would like to thank the City of Orlando and our countless audiences, donors, artists and supporters who call Mad Cow home.

There are many opportunites still available to help...• Add your name to our donor wall• Name an available space inside the new Mad Cow Theatre

complex at 54 West Church St.• Name a seat in the Harriett Theatre• An array of other fantastic opportunities

Thank You for your support!

For more information, please visit madcowtheatre.com or contact David Mink at 407.297.8788 x15

or davidm@madcowtheatre.com

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CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS

Th e new home for Mad Cow Th eatre is the largest venture in Mad Cow’s 15-year history. Th e theatre has continually expanded at a pace that refl ects the need of the city around it, and today is no exception. Mad Cow Th eatre is making progress every day thanks to the visionary and generous support of the citizens of Central Florida and individual philanthropists, foundations and corporations who believe that Orlando’s success is tied directly to a dynamic cultural and artistic scene.

We have raised 90% of our $1.5 million goal thanks to the generous support of the following individuals and organizations.

55 WestJoe and Nancy Adams Ken & Debbie Carpenter Hillary & Jay Cohen Harriett ColemanBruce & Paula CollinsTh e City of OrlandoDrs. Jeff erson & June FlowersMaureen & Gary FriesPete GiacaloneTh omas & Kathy GillmanSig & Marilyn GoldmanAlan & Barbara GreberHolland & KnightMichael & Margaret HaddadMike & Nancy HoustonDean JohnsonChristine & Jeremiah KroetschL2 Studios

Harriett LakeMara & Harvey LevittRichard & Annette ManganelSusan McKennaRosemary Maher & Mendel MelzerCindy & Frank MurrayBrigid Noonan-KlimaBill & Jane OatwayTerry OlsonRon & Carrie PattersonTraies RoeLenore RolandMolly RoseDennis SobeckBob & Marty StonerockSigrid & Philip TiedtkeJudith Th ompsonJoe & Sue WarrenAnonomyous (2)

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2011-2012 Donors

Mad Cow Theatre thanks the following businesses for their contributions to Mad Cow Theatre’s artistic and educational programs enriching the lives of the Central Florida Community.

Mad Cow Theatre recognizes these Season Sponsors whose extraordinary generosity has made our 2011-2012 Season possible. We proudly acknowledge their commitment.

Corporate Angel ($2500 and over)Holland & Knight L2 StudiosHolland & Reilly

Corporate Diva ($1000 - $2499)W. Ed Langdon

Corporate Star ($500 - $999)Effective Financial Services WOW! WorksDr. & Mrs. Jefferson S. Flowers

Corporate Actor ($250 - $499)Gary Israel

Maureen & Gary Fries Dr. Bob & Marty StonerockHarriett Lake

BUSINESS CIRCLE

SEASON SPONSORS

Jim & Freddi Goodrich

Anonymous (1) Michael & Jennifer ColemanDykes EverettPeter GiacaloneSiegmund I. & Marilyn Goldman in honor of Steve Goldman & Julie Goldman Klein

Director’s Circle ($1000 - $2499)

Producer’s Circle ($2500 - $4999)

Maureen & Gary Fries Dr. Bob & Marty StonerockHarriett Lake

Gold Circle ($5000 and over)

Anonymous (2)Joanne BruunThomas CardwellSteven P. ClawsonAnn CookDana & Diana EaglesDean JohnsonMargot H. Knight & Nick WalshMara & Harvey LevittNancy P. Lewis

Artist’s Circle ($500 - $999)

Dr. Jesse & Jean LuninSusan MairSusan McKennaSteve & Kathy MillerPeg O’KeefNeil & Kuei-Mei OlcottJohn Parker & Deede SharpeMolly Rose & Bob FlemingRichard Russell & Thomas Ouellette

Joseph & Norma SamuelsSharon Siskie & Ben SchillingMark Edward SmithJudith ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Jerry TwedtJoe & Sue Warren, M.D.Mercedes WechslerLeighton & Phyllis YatesEdward & Phyllis Zissman

Jeremiah Hayes & Christine Kroetsch Mary F. KelshRichard & Annette ManganelTom & Theresa QuinnDeborah & Larry SimpsonIn honor of our friend, Dr. Bob Stonerock

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2B BelloJoe & Nancy AdamsElaine & Herb AdlerIn honor of Marc AllaireAnonymous (11)John & Lillian ArmstrongNeal & Genie BlaherMaria BorsMidge BowmanPam & Steve BrandonDeborah & Michael BrantonRandy BrownStewart BrownGeorge & Cathy ColangeloTom ConnorMickey M. CookJames & Kay CookseyLarry CoopermanJulie Copeland & Robert BellerDiana CovenBobby CroxfordCeme CurleyArt & Cynthia CurtisMichael DaspinJohn & Frances DatzSusan B. DayJim & Beth DeSimoneDave & Brenda DiggsDrs. Robert Crackel and Charles DrummondDuckLydia & Calvin DunkleGeorge EichnerSally EliotJudith & Norman FalkinNancy & RJ FarrisMaureen & Bill FitzpatrickDavid & Becky FleischmannStuart FullertonCecelia GalbraithAnn Marie & Bruce GarveyWill & Rosemary GatesRoger & JoAnn GatlinJohn & Janice GentilellaDr. & Mrs. Thomas GillmanMarcia Hope GoodwinAlan & Barbara GreberElinor & Robert GreenwayCarol Griffi nMatt & Debbie Griffi nMark Grissom

Holy Cow ($250 - $499)

The Herd ($1 - $249)

We apologize for any errors or omissions. Current through 01/08/2012

Sherry AndrewsAnonymous (1)Marianne & Anthony BassileDrs. Luci Belnick & Jeff CohenSusan Fox BeversluisBruce & Paula CollinsJanet Denniston & Ray AlgerCliff & Ann DubbinMrs. Margaret Garland

Alex HalberstadtSusie & Jerry HaralsonWallace G. HarperJohn & Wendy JenningsDr. Mitch & Swantje LevinKen & Trisha MargesonMaria M. MasciulliJ. Michael MesserCarol Murphy

Margit HaanMichael & Margaret HaddadRalph HewittRussel HiettRichard & Ann HigbieLynda HinckleyDan & Marie HittJan Huebner & Rich HarmonPamela JohnsonRobin KatzCon & Muriel KatzenmeyerRachel KaufmanConstance KennaWayne KlineDavid KramerRay J. LeBlancBill & Claudia LefkowitzNick LeoJohn & Joan LeslieMichele & Joe LevyElaine LilesKay LintonPJ Litfi nYolanda LondonoRosalyn LowensteinM. J. LowitzAmy LuekJim Lussier & Nancy JacobsonRosemary Maher & Mendel MelzerBarbara Martin & Randy EngarElizabeth Maupin & Jay YellenBarbara MaxwellPaul S. MayNancy B. McClureWendy & Brian McDowellRaven McElmanJohn & Rebekah McReynoldsLouise MeadorBeverley & Richard MeerMr. & Mrs. Dennis MenardBarry & Denny MeneghellliBrian MitchellSharon & Theodore MolthenRaymond & Candace MortensenJim & Mari MoyeRich & Jane MuellerKevin MuhsMr. & Mrs. Robert NeumanBrigid NoonanBill & Jane OatwayTerry & Robin OlsonMurray Overstreet

Marjory PabstDr. Mary PalmerJohn E. PalmerElinor ParkerWarren & Esther PearceDW Phineas PerkinsShirley PetersJohn & Shannon PierceJean-Paul PinelliSusan PinsGeorge PoelkerLindy PomerantzMartin & Ellen PragueLisa & Albert PrastJennifer QuigleyBetty Reid | Ron Hirsch - Rehabilitation AdvisorsAl & Alice ReinhardtCarl & Sandra RendekTraies RoeJoan RosenmanPhran & Don RothGerson L. SacksDiane L. SandquistMimi & Stan ShaderMrs. Aline J. ShipreckGordon & Fran ShogrenJean E. SiegfriedDavid L. SigalowBarbara J. SmithCelnah Smith in memory of my husband Leon SmithDale & Becky Staff ordStephen M. Steck & Desta HornerZena Sulkes & Daniel FreemanTom & GerryStephen VanascoLynda WalkerJ. Brett & Amelia WarrenBruce B. WarrenMarilyn WatersMr. & Mrs. Norbert D. WellerDoug & Lisa WentzWayne WilliamsMarilyn B. WilliamsPauline WilliamsJames & Martha WilliamsonRichard WilsonLinda L. WoodsMr. & Mrs. Ralph ZaorskiLee & Wendy ZehngebotSherry & Art Zimand

Cindy & Frank MurrayJohn & Virginia RigsbyPhoebe & Elliot RosewaterDennis SobeckJim & Ginny StuartJoann Tyson & Doug MarksTrudy WildGayle Wirtz

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Mad Cow Directory

Executive DirectorMitzi Maxwell

Director of Audience DevelopmentDavid B. Mink

Marketing ManagerZac Alfson

Box Offi ce AssistantsJosh SousaElizabeth Takacs

Technical DirectorSam Hazell

Production CoordinatorJosh Sousa

TeachersMichael MarinaccioTimothy Williams

Company Stage ManagerConny Williamson

PhotographerTom Hurst

Graphic DesignDe la Espriella Design

Founding MembersRus BlackwellTrudy BrunerAlan BruunDennis Neal

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Sponsored by Harriett Lake

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