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The Half-Life of Marie Curie

In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with a married Frenchman, all but erasing her achievements from public memory. Weakened and demoralized by an unrelenting and unforgiving press, Marie joins her friend and colleague Hertha Ayrton, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, to recover from the scandal at Hertha's seaside retreat on the British coast. Presented by TheatreSquared in the first production since its New York debut, The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley) revels in the power of female friendship between two fearless scientists at the heights and depths of their careers and lives.

In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with a married Frenchman, all but erasing her achievements from public memory. Weakened and demoralized by an unrelenting and unforgiving press, Marie joins her friend and colleague Hertha Ayrton, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, to recover from the scandal at Hertha's seaside retreat on the British coast. Presented by TheatreSquared in the first production since its New York debut, The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley) revels in the power of female friendship between two fearless scientists at the heights and depths of their careers and lives.

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LEAD SHOW SPONSORS MARGARET & DICK RUTHERFORD<br />

SHOW SPONSORS SANDY EDWARDS, ANN MARIE ZIEGLER


Robert Ford<br />

Artistic Director<br />

Amy Herzberg<br />

Associate Artistic Director<br />

ADMINISTRATION<br />

Elliott James<br />

Camille McCraw<br />

ARTISTIC<br />

Amy Herzberg<br />

Dexter J. Singleton<br />

Rebecca Rivas<br />

EDUCATION<br />

Morgan Hicks<br />

Emily Tomlinson<br />

DEVELOPMENT<br />

Corey Huffty<br />

Elizabeth France<br />

Christina Meré<br />

Martin Miller<br />

Executive Director<br />

Shannon A. Jones<br />

Associate General Manager<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Operations<br />

Business & Human Resources Manager<br />

Associate Artistic Director<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> New Play Development<br />

Artistic Associate &<br />

LatinX Program Director<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Education &<br />

Program Development<br />

Interim Learning Programs Manager<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Development<br />

Associate Director <strong>of</strong> Development<br />

Events Manager<br />

Dear friends,<br />

MARKETING & AUDIENCE<br />

Joanna Sheehan Bell<br />

Rachel Mills<br />

Cam Hunt<br />

Roland Liwag<br />

Andrea Newby<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Marketing &<br />

Communications<br />

Ticketing & Sales Director<br />

Audience Services Manager<br />

Marketing & Outreach Manager<br />

Patron Loyalty Director<br />

THE COMMONS BAR/CAFÉ<br />

Mary Martin<br />

Operations & Bar Manager<br />

Michael Bennett-Spears Interim Kitchen Manager<br />

PRODUCTION<br />

Kat Wepler<br />

Alex Worthington<br />

Ashleigh Burns<br />

Alex Carr<br />

Adam Cook<br />

Franklin Horvath<br />

Brodie Jasch<br />

Ruby Kemph<br />

Bryce Kemph<br />

Jenn McClory<br />

STAGE MANAGEMENT<br />

Shannon A. Jones*<br />

Jerry L. Jensen*<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Production<br />

Technical Director<br />

Scenic Charge & Props Artist<br />

Audio Technician & Building Manager<br />

Head Carpenter<br />

Lighting Supervisor<br />

Props Manager<br />

Costume Shop Manager &<br />

Resident Designer<br />

Scene Shop Supervisor<br />

Wardrobe Supervisor<br />

Production Stage Manager<br />

Resident Stage Manager<br />

CONSULTANTS & SPECIAL SERVICES<br />

Wesley Hitt (Photography), Jill King (Accountant), J. Cliff<br />

McKinney (Attorney), Porterfield & Company CPA (Audit & Tax),<br />

Scott Zemke (IT Consultant), SMART (Telesales Strategy)<br />

At a time when our ability to gather at the theatre is strictly limited, it is<br />

both odd and wonderful to have so much for which we can be grateful.<br />

<strong>The</strong>atreSquared’s pioneering streaming work garnered our first New<br />

York Times Critics’ Pick (in our first NYT review), along with coverage<br />

from NPR, <strong>The</strong> New Yorker, Variety, and other national outlets. More than<br />

25,000 students and audience members have tuned in, not only from<br />

Northwest Arkansas but also from 19 countries and 49 states. Our<br />

beautiful new home was recognized with three prestigious national<br />

awards in quick succession.<br />

And today, we’re able to welcome you to an entirely new production.<br />

Most <strong>of</strong> all, we are grateful for our supporters, audience, and community.<br />

You continue to carry us through this difficult time. Your flexibility,<br />

enthusiasm, and pride in our region’s theatre give us strength to continue<br />

to innovate and blaze a new path forward.<br />

We couldn’t do it without you. Enjoy the show!<br />

Warmly,<br />

BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

Todd Simmons (President), Esther Silver-Parker<br />

(Vice President), Leigh Hopkins (Treasurer), Judy Schwab<br />

(Secretary), Lynn Carver, Denise Garner, Susan Hall,<br />

Louis Martin, Catherine Roche, Kirk Thompson, Tod Yeslow<br />

Martin Miller<br />

Executive Director<br />

Robert Ford<br />

Artistic Director


THE HALF-LIFE OF<br />

MARIE CURIE<br />

Creative<br />

ASHLEIGH BURNS<br />

RUBY KEMPH<br />

JASON LYNCH<br />

MICHAEL PRIETO<br />

CHRISTOPHER SMITH<br />

BRODIE JASCH<br />

STEPHANIE COLLINS<br />

Cast<br />

REBECCA HARRIS*<br />

LEONTYNE MBELE-MBONG<br />

Time & Place<br />

1911-1914, France and England<br />

Run Time<br />

By Lauren Gunderson<br />

Directed by Dawn Monique Williams†<br />

This play runs for 80 minutes<br />

Scenic Designer<br />

Costume Designer<br />

Lighting Designer<br />

Sound Designer<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Photography<br />

Properties Manager<br />

Stage Manager<br />

<strong>Marie</strong> <strong>Curie</strong><br />

Hertha Ayrton<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Half</strong>-<strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Marie</strong> <strong>Curie</strong> was originally commissioned by AO Media,<br />

LLC and produced in New York City by Audible <strong>The</strong>ater.<br />

WARNING: Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for<br />

the unauthorized reproduction, distribution or exhibition <strong>of</strong> copyrighted<br />

motion pictures, videotapes or videodiscs. Criminal copyright<br />

infringement is investigated by the FBI and may constitute a felony with a<br />

maximum penalty <strong>of</strong> up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000.00 fine.<br />

LEAD SHOW SPONSORS<br />

Margaret & Dick Rutherford<br />

SHOW SPONSORS<br />

Sandy Edwards, Ann <strong>Marie</strong> Ziegler<br />

PRODUCTION TEAM<br />

Ben Corbett (Dialect Coach)<br />

Ryan Page Davenport (Wig Designer)<br />

Alex Carr (Associate Sound Designer)<br />

Sarah Behrend-Wilcox (Lead Production Assistant)<br />

Jasmine Willis (Production Assistant)<br />

Kyle Hoehn (Associate Technical Director)<br />

Jerry Jensen, Noah Johnson (Carpenters)<br />

Sophie Harris (Painter)<br />

Jennifer McClory (Set Costumer)<br />

Annika Howard (Lighting Programmer)<br />

Joshua Williams (Lighting Technician)<br />

Preston Dulaney (Camera Assistant)<br />

Kris Washington (Film Editor)<br />

Cam Hunt (COVID-19 Compliance Monitor)<br />

Shelby Alaniz, Amanda Lykins (COVID-19 Testing Nurses)<br />

BOX OFFICE<br />

Mallory Barker, Na’Tosha De’Von, Calypso Foster, Kylie Groom<br />

Stacy, Sophie Harris, Emily Tomlinson<br />

THE COMMONS BAR/CAFÉ<br />

Annie Carter, Zachary Currie, Calypso Foster, Bräm Heilmann,<br />

Kelli Humphrey, Anthony Keanu Trias, Caitlin Turner<br />

HOUSE CONCIERGE & LIVESTREAM SUPPORT<br />

Chelsea Adkins, Liz Akins, Sierra Chavez, Hailey Cochrane,<br />

Ashaunte Goodall, Abby Haggard, Bräm Heilmann, Amber Holley,<br />

Will McKinney, Delia Murry, Jasmin Nelson, Mikaela Witney<br />

SPECIAL THANKS<br />

Noah Johnson, University <strong>of</strong> Arkansas Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre<br />

* Member, SAG-AFTRA, a national labor union representing actors, announcers,<br />

broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts,<br />

puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other<br />

media pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />

† Member, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union<br />

<strong>The</strong>atreSquared is proud to partner<br />

with the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre at the<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Arkansas in providing<br />

shared resources and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

opportunities for student artists-intraining.


Arkansas in 2013. She apprenticed at<br />

Barter <strong>The</strong>atre in Abingdon, Va. for a<br />

season before moving to Fayetteville<br />

in 2009.<br />

Dawn Monique Williams<br />

REBECCA HARRIS (<strong>Marie</strong> <strong>Curie</strong>)<br />

returns to <strong>The</strong>atreSquared. U.S.<br />

premieres include <strong>The</strong> Play About the<br />

Baby written and directed by Edward<br />

Albee (<strong>The</strong> Alley), Look Away by<br />

Robert Ford (<strong>The</strong>atreSquared), Hope<br />

and Gravity by Michael Hollinger<br />

(City <strong>The</strong>atre), Frame 312 by Keith<br />

Reddin (<strong>The</strong> Alliance <strong>The</strong>ater),<br />

and Mezzulah 1946 by Michele<br />

Lowe (City <strong>The</strong>atre). Off-Broadway<br />

shows include LIFEGAME and Enter<br />

the Night. Other regional highlights<br />

include Ironbound at Pittsburgh’s<br />

City <strong>The</strong>atre, <strong>The</strong> Exonerated at<br />

Pittsburgh’s REP <strong>The</strong>atre, Bad Dates at<br />

<strong>The</strong>atreSquared and Ghost-Writer at<br />

Merrimack Rep. Television credits<br />

include WGN’s Outsiders, Chicago<br />

Med, Bull, Blacklist, <strong>The</strong> Good Wife,<br />

Three Rivers, Sex and the City, and<br />

Law & Order. Film credits include Stay<br />

Awake, Road, How to Lose a Guy in<br />

10 Days, Unstoppable, and Won’t<br />

Back Down. She has a B.A. from<br />

Trinity University and an M.F.A. from<br />

Columbia University. She is a member<br />

<strong>of</strong> the National Alliance <strong>of</strong> Acting<br />

Teachers and <strong>The</strong> Actor’s Center.<br />

LEONTYNE MBELE-MBONG (Hertha<br />

Ayrton) makes her <strong>The</strong>atreSquared<br />

debut. She was last seen as Goneril<br />

in a livestreamed production <strong>of</strong> King<br />

Lear with SF Shakesespeare Festival.<br />

Rebecca Harris<br />

Favorite San Francisco Bay area<br />

credits include Jeannette Marks in<br />

Bull in a China Shop directed by Dawn<br />

Monique Williams, Lawyer in Temple<br />

and Grace Mugabe in Breakfast with<br />

Mugabe (Aurora <strong>The</strong>atre); Lady M. in<br />

Macbeth, Buckingham in Richard III,<br />

Beatrice in Much Ado, and title roles<br />

in Medea [TBA Award] and Antony<br />

& Cleopatra [TBA Award Finalist]<br />

(African-American Shakespeare<br />

Company); Watch on the Rhine<br />

(Guthrie/Berkeley Rep). Other credits<br />

include Pope Joan in Top Girls, Fabiana<br />

Cunningham in <strong>The</strong> Last Days <strong>of</strong> Judas<br />

Iscariot, Rose in Fences, Andromache in<br />

Andromache, Orsino in Twelfth Night,<br />

and Mayme in Intimate Apparel (ARTY<br />

Award, best supporting actress). She<br />

holds a B.A. in dramatic arts from<br />

Macalester College.<br />

DAWN MONIQUE WILLIAMS<br />

(Director) makes her <strong>The</strong>atreSquared<br />

directorial debut. She is the associate<br />

artistic director at Aurora <strong>The</strong>atre<br />

Company in Berkeley, Calif. Her recent<br />

directing credits include Bull in a<br />

China Shop (Aurora <strong>The</strong>atre Company,<br />

Kennedy Center for the Performing<br />

Arts); Earthrise (Kennedy Center for<br />

the Performing Arts); <strong>The</strong> Merry Wives<br />

<strong>of</strong> Windsor (Oregon Shakespeare<br />

Festival); Moon Man Walk, Tijean and<br />

His Brothers, A Midsummer Night’s<br />

Leontyne Mbele-Mbong<br />

Dream (American Conservatory<br />

<strong>The</strong>atre, MFA program); Letters<br />

To Kamala (American Stage); <strong>The</strong><br />

Secretaries (Pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>The</strong>atre); Romeo &<br />

Juliet (Chautauqua <strong>The</strong>atre); August<br />

Wilson’s <strong>The</strong> Piano Lesson (Le Petit and<br />

UNCO); Lynn Nottage’s By the Way,<br />

Meet Stark (Douglas Morrisson and<br />

UNCO); and Women on the Verge <strong>of</strong> a<br />

Nervous Breakdown (Town Hall). She is<br />

currently directing an audio version <strong>of</strong><br />

Lynn Nottage’s Las Meninas for Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

<strong>The</strong>atre. Her awards include a Princess<br />

Grace <strong>The</strong>atre Fellowship, a TCG<br />

Leadership U Residency Grant, and a<br />

Drama League Directing Fellowship.<br />

She holds an M.A. in dramatic<br />

literature and an M.F.A. in directing.<br />

She is a proud member <strong>of</strong> SDC.<br />

ASHLEIGH BURNS (Scenic Designer)<br />

is the resident scenic charge and props<br />

artist at <strong>The</strong>atreSquared since 2015,<br />

having previously designed the encore<br />

production <strong>of</strong> Ann, Every Brilliant Thing,<br />

and serving on the scenic design team<br />

for Once. Some <strong>of</strong> her favorite past<br />

T2 shows include Fun Home, Native<br />

Gardens, and Christmas Carol, as well<br />

as working on Mauritius, Underneath<br />

the Lintel, Twas the Night, and Hamlet.<br />

She graduated from Hendrix College<br />

with a B.A. in theatre arts and dance<br />

in 2008, and received her M.F.A. in<br />

scenic design from the University <strong>of</strong><br />

RUBY KEMPH (Costume Designer)<br />

is the resident costume designer<br />

at <strong>The</strong>atreSquared, where she has<br />

designed costumes for more than 30<br />

T2 productions and Arkansas New<br />

Play Festival workshops since 2008,<br />

including Around the World in 80 Days,<br />

Amadeus, and All the Way. Off-Off<br />

Broadway design credits include<br />

<strong>The</strong> Rivals (Ampersand <strong>The</strong>atre)<br />

and Garage (Dive <strong>The</strong>atre). She has<br />

built costumes for many Broadway<br />

productions, including <strong>The</strong> Phantom<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Opera, Jersey Boys, Mamma<br />

Mia, and Anything Goes. She holds<br />

an M.F.A. in costume design and<br />

construction from the University <strong>of</strong><br />

Arkansas.<br />

JASON LYNCH (Lighting Designer)<br />

makes his <strong>The</strong>atreSquared debut. He<br />

is a Chicago-based lighting designer<br />

for theatre, dance, opera, and other<br />

live performance art. Chicago credits<br />

include School Girls; Or, <strong>The</strong> African<br />

Mean Girls Play, Lottery Day, How To<br />

Catch Creation (asst.) and An Enemy <strong>of</strong><br />

the People (asst.) (Goodman <strong>The</strong>atre);<br />

Choir Boy, Guards at the Taj (assoc.)<br />

(Steppenwolf); Hairspray, Black Odyssey<br />

(Oregon Shakespeare Festival); A Doll’s<br />

House, Part 2, A Doll’s House, <strong>The</strong> Wild<br />

Party, Drag On (Denver Center); Clue,<br />

Skeleton Crew (Alley <strong>The</strong>atre). He is<br />

also the recipient <strong>of</strong> the 2019 Michael<br />

Maggio Emerging Designer Award<br />

which recognizes emerging theatrical<br />

designers within the Chicago area.<br />

He is honored to have his recent work<br />

on an immersive 360° production <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> Wild Party at the Denver Center<br />

featured in American <strong>The</strong>atre Magazine.<br />

He holds a B.F.A. in theatre design/<br />

technology from Texas Tech University<br />

and is a proud member <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />

Association <strong>of</strong> Lighting Designers.


MICHAEL PRIETO (Sound Designer)<br />

returns to <strong>The</strong>atreSquared, where<br />

previous design credits include Once,<br />

Vietgone and Fun Home. On Broadway,<br />

he was production sound designer<br />

on Eclipsed and Dream Girls. He has<br />

designed for many Off-Broadway<br />

shows. Regional credits include <strong>The</strong>se<br />

Paper Bullets (Yale Rep), Melancholy<br />

(Trinity Rep), Party People (Berkeley<br />

Rep), and American Idiot (University<br />

<strong>of</strong> Arkansas <strong>The</strong>atre).<br />

BRODIE JASCH (Properties Manager)<br />

is the resident props master at T2,<br />

where his previous credits include<br />

Shakespeare in Love, <strong>The</strong> Legend<br />

<strong>of</strong> Georgia McBride, Every Brilliant<br />

Thing, <strong>The</strong> Wolves, Miss Bennet:<br />

Christmas at Pemberley, Vietgone,<br />

Peter and the Starcatcher, Around<br />

the World in 80 Days, and more than<br />

20 other productions. His regional<br />

credits include An Evening with<br />

Groucho (Heritage <strong>The</strong>ater Festival);<br />

Big Maybelle: Soul <strong>of</strong> the Blues (Bay<br />

Street <strong>The</strong>ater); and Unto <strong>The</strong>se Hills<br />

(Cherokee Historical Association). He<br />

holds a B.A. in theatrical design and<br />

technology from Castleton University.<br />

STEPHANIE COLLINS (Stage<br />

Manager) returns to <strong>The</strong>atreSquared<br />

where she previously worked on<br />

Ann as a production assistant, and<br />

Native Gardens as assistant stage<br />

manager/stage manager. Regional<br />

credits include production assistant for<br />

Skeleton Crew, <strong>The</strong> Importance <strong>of</strong> Being<br />

Earnest, A Christmas Carol, and Refuge<br />

Malja ملجأ (Portland Stage Company).<br />

Her university credits include Rise and<br />

<strong>The</strong> Christians (University <strong>of</strong> Arkansas);<br />

and Crimes <strong>of</strong> the Heart (Arkansas Tech<br />

University). She holds a B.A. in theatre<br />

from the University <strong>of</strong> Arkansas.<br />

ROBERT FORD (Artistic Director)<br />

co-founded <strong>The</strong>atreSquared in 2005.<br />

Unusual among artistic directors in<br />

the American theatre, he is chiefly<br />

a playwright. Most recently, with<br />

Amy Herzberg, he co-adapted T2's A<br />

Christmas Carol; past seasons have<br />

included Fault, <strong>The</strong> Spiritualist (also<br />

New Harmony Project and Stages<br />

Rep in Houston), <strong>The</strong> Fall <strong>of</strong> the<br />

House (also Alabama Shakespeare<br />

Festival—Edgar Award nominee), Look<br />

Away (also Southern Writers Project),<br />

and 'Twas the Night. My Father’s War<br />

(T2, 2008 and upcoming in 2020)<br />

has appeared in the UK, Italy, and<br />

Germany. He is winner <strong>of</strong> the Stanley<br />

Drama Award and the Best <strong>The</strong>atre<br />

Award in the Hollywood Fringe, among<br />

others. His critically acclaimed first<br />

novel, <strong>The</strong> Student Conductor, was a<br />

Barnes & Noble Discover Great New<br />

Writers pick. He holds a M.Mus.<br />

degree from Yale and M.F.A.'s in<br />

acting from Rutgers and in playwriting<br />

& screenwriting from the Michener<br />

Center for Writers, University <strong>of</strong> Texas<br />

at Austin.<br />

MARTIN MILLER (Executive Director)<br />

joined T2 in 2009, where he has<br />

produced more than 100 plays and<br />

developmental works, grew the<br />

theatre's annual budget from $160,000<br />

to over $4MM, and expanded its<br />

audience more than twentyfold. He<br />

managed the design and construction<br />

<strong>of</strong> T2's new $31MM theatre center,<br />

housing two intimate venues, an<br />

open-all-day café/bar, artist housing,<br />

production shops, rehearsal space, and<br />

<strong>of</strong>fices. He established the National<br />

Stages Program (nationalstages.org),<br />

a consortium <strong>of</strong> producing theatres<br />

<strong>of</strong>fering reciprocal member benefits,<br />

and has served as a panelist for the<br />

National Endowment for the Arts.<br />

As associate producer at Chicago<br />

Shakespeare <strong>The</strong>ater, he produced<br />

a variety <strong>of</strong> projects including the<br />

bilingual Romeo y Julieta with Karen<br />

Zacarías. He is a graduate <strong>of</strong> Carleton<br />

College and holds an M.F.A. in arts<br />

leadership from <strong>The</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre School at<br />

DePaul.<br />

SAG-AFTRA brings together two<br />

great American labor unions: Screen<br />

Actors Guild and the American<br />

Federation <strong>of</strong> Television and Radio<br />

Artists. Both were formed in the<br />

turmoil <strong>of</strong> the 1930s, with rich<br />

histories <strong>of</strong> fighting for and securing<br />

the strongest protections for media<br />

artists. Our members united to form<br />

the successor union in order to<br />

preserve those hard-won rights and<br />

to continue the struggle to extend and<br />

expand those protections into the 21st<br />

century and beyond. We are actors,<br />

announcers, broadcast journalists,<br />

dancers, DJs, news writers, news<br />

directors, program hosts, puppeteers,<br />

recording artists, singers, stunt<br />

performers, voiceover artists and other<br />

media pr<strong>of</strong>essionals. Our work is seen<br />

and heard in theaters, on television<br />

and radio, sound recordings, the<br />

internet, games, mobile devices, home<br />

video: you see us and hear us on all<br />

media distribution platforms. We are<br />

the faces and the voices that entertain<br />

and inform America and the world.<br />

LAUREN GUNDERSON<br />

(Playwright) has been one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

most produced playwrights in<br />

America since 2015 topping the<br />

list twice including 2019/20.<br />

She is a two-time winner <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award<br />

for I and You and <strong>The</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Will,<br />

the winner <strong>of</strong> the Lanford Wilson<br />

Award and the Otis Guernsey<br />

New Voices Award, a finalist<br />

for the Susan Smith Blackburn<br />

Prize and John Gassner Award<br />

for Playwriting, and a recipient<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Mellon Foundation’s<br />

Residency with Marin <strong>The</strong>atre<br />

Company. She studied Southern<br />

Literature and Drama at Emory<br />

University, and Dramatic Writing<br />

at NYU’s Tisch School where<br />

she was a Reynolds Fellow in<br />

Social Entrepreneurship. She coauthored<br />

the Miss Bennet plays<br />

with Margot Melcon, and her<br />

play <strong>The</strong> <strong>Half</strong>-<strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Marie</strong> <strong>Curie</strong><br />

is available on Audible.com. Her<br />

work is published at Playscripts (I<br />

and You; Exit Pursued By A Bear;<br />

<strong>The</strong> Taming and Toil And Trouble),<br />

Dramatists Play Service (<strong>The</strong><br />

Revolutionists; <strong>The</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Will;<br />

Silent Sky; Bauer, Natural Shocks,<br />

<strong>The</strong> Wickhams and Miss Bennet)<br />

and Samuel French (Emilie).


Dear friends,<br />

In March, the triumphs <strong>of</strong> the Grand Opening Season gave way to many<br />

challenging weeks as we have worked together to address the COVID-19<br />

pandemic’s impact on our community and the arts.<br />

<strong>The</strong> momentary pause in programming served as a poignant reminder <strong>of</strong><br />

the joy and human empathy that live performance brings to our lives. With<br />

the launch <strong>of</strong> live streaming performances this fall, and as we count down<br />

the days to our first day back in the theatre together this winter, there’s no<br />

doubt we’ve made progress thanks to our community’s support.<br />

Your gift today can help make sure our region’s theatre—your theatre—<br />

remains strong.<br />

Choose to give generously, and you’ll send a powerful message <strong>of</strong> hope and momentum, as we<br />

look forward welcoming the full community back for what’s soon to be a grand re-opening.<br />

We are deeply grateful to every donor listed in these pages and to the others who may join us to<br />

help move forward together.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Todd Simmons, T2 Board President<br />

DONOR SOCIETIES & BENEFITS<br />

Why support T2?<br />

Just 35% <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>atreSquared’s<br />

annual budget is funded by ticket<br />

sales. Your generosity allows T2<br />

to provide:<br />

Remarkable Live <strong>The</strong>atre<br />

In our intimate space, great<br />

theatre performances are<br />

just feet away. Each play is<br />

newly envisioned and staged<br />

for diverse audiences here in<br />

Northwest Arkansas.<br />

Education for Youth<br />

More than 20,000 students<br />

experience T2's performances<br />

and residencies each year—from<br />

Fayetteville to Mena, Bentonville<br />

to Searcy, Southeast Missouri to<br />

the Arkansas Delta.<br />

Northwest Arkansas’<br />

Home for Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

<strong>The</strong>atre Artists<br />

Producers Circle<br />

Lead Season Sponsors ($50,000+)<br />

Premier show sponsor recognitions for<br />

one production, including a curtain speech<br />

acknowledgment<br />

Season Sponsors ($25,000–49,999)<br />

Season sponsor recognition, yearlong<br />

Lead Show Sponsors ($10,000–24,999)<br />

Premier show sponsor recognitions for one<br />

production<br />

Show Sponsors ($5,000–9,999)<br />

Show sponsor recognitions for one production<br />

Sustainers ($2,500–4,999)<br />

Invitation to Sustainers' dinner at Bordinos with T2<br />

artists and trustees<br />

Second complimentary opening night subscription<br />

Guarantors ($1,500–2,499)<br />

Reserved parking in the Spring Street Parking Deck;<br />

one complimentary opening night subscription<br />

Directors ($1,000–1,499)<br />

Invitation to annual Directors’ Reception<br />

First priority invitation to join exclusive T2 Patron<br />

Travel opportunities.<br />

Playwrights ($500–999)<br />

Invitation to the Playwrights’ Breakfast with<br />

distinguished visiting playwrights at the Arkansas<br />

New Play Festival<br />

Complimentary beverages<br />

Designers ($250–499)<br />

Invitation to the Open Rehearsal and Backstage Tour<br />

Actors ($100–249)<br />

Program recognition<br />

Invitation to the Season Unveiling Celebration<br />

Stagehands ($1–99)<br />

Exclusive email discounts and alerts<br />

T2 is one <strong>of</strong> only two pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

theatre companies in the state<br />

presenting a year-round season.<br />

Artists are compensated on a<br />

national scale. Broad access to<br />

a pr<strong>of</strong>essional theatre supports<br />

a higher quality <strong>of</strong> life for<br />

everyone working and living<br />

in Northwest Arkansas.<br />

Three Easy Ways<br />

To Make Your Gift<br />

theatre2.org/give<br />

479-445-6333<br />

P.O. Box 4188<br />

Fayetteville, AR 72702


Individual Contributors<br />

<strong>The</strong>se community members have given generously to support T2’s work on stage and in schools, providing the margin <strong>of</strong> excellence<br />

that sets T2’s work apart. Reflects contributions received as <strong>of</strong> November 17, 2020.<br />

Producers Circle<br />

Season Sponsor ($25,000+)<br />

Anonymous<br />

Margaret & Dick Rutherford<br />

Barbara Shadden<br />

Lead Show Sponsors<br />

($10,000–24,999)<br />

Bob & Becky Alexander<br />

Joel & Lynn Carver<br />

Nick & Carolyn Cole<br />

George & Rosemary Faucette<br />

Jane Hunt Meade & Benjamin<br />

Meade<br />

Tina Moore & Paul Green<br />

Sara & Basil Parnell<br />

Catherine & Stephan Roche<br />

Esther Silver-Parker & Ronald Parker<br />

Todd & Melissa Simmons<br />

Martha Sutherland<br />

John & Kitten Weiss<br />

Show Sponsors ($5,000–9,999)<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ben & Christine Clark<br />

Roger Collins<br />

Sandy Edwards<br />

Fred & Barbara Frye<br />

Katherine & Scott Galloway<br />

Denise & Hershey Garner<br />

Cynthia & Ben Guill 1<br />

Susan & Orville Hall<br />

Eric Wailes & Michael Hollomon 1<br />

Leigh Hopkins<br />

Peter & Anne Leer<br />

Ellis & Kay Melton<br />

Terryl & Shannon Ortego<br />

Doug & Barbara Prichard<br />

Bill & Judy Gregson Schwab<br />

Bob & Diane Shaw<br />

Shelley Simmons<br />

Joyce Stafford & Jack Cole<br />

<strong>The</strong> Starling Family<br />

Sidney & Mirela Vinson<br />

John & Teresa Whitaker<br />

Tod Yeslow & Jackie Telfair<br />

Ann <strong>Marie</strong> Ziegler<br />

Sustainers ($2,500–4,999)<br />

Robert & <strong>The</strong>resa Arvin<br />

Carol Barnett<br />

Thad & Melanie Beck<br />

Louis & Patricia Beland<br />

Mary & George Benjamin<br />

<strong>The</strong> James Burton Blair Family<br />

Foundation<br />

Drs. Jenny & Lucas Campbell<br />

Dr. Katherine Darling<br />

John & Kay DuVal<br />

Kerri Elder<br />

Tim & Danna Grear<br />

Malcolm & Ellen Hayward<br />

Bruce & Joan Johnson, in honor <strong>of</strong><br />

Gage, Walker & Townes Johnson<br />

Terry & Mike Johnson<br />

David Jolliffe & Gwynne Gertz<br />

Jim & Suza Jordan<br />

Thomas & Jill King<br />

Hannah & Greg Lee<br />

David & Deborah Thomas Malone<br />

Jay & Judy McDonald<br />

Bob & Linda McMath<br />

Sheila & Larry Morgan<br />

Steve & Linda Nelson<br />

Debby Nye & Catherine Lyon<br />

Jerry Perez<br />

Jim Plumlee & Lee King<br />

Edward & Jennifer Prewitt<br />

Alan & Shareen Pruitt<br />

Drs. Andrea & Hollis Rogers<br />

David A. Russell<br />

Cindy & Dewitt Smith<br />

Brett Burch & Kirk Thompson<br />

Jenifer Tucker<br />

Mildred Vreeland<br />

Patsy Wilcox<br />

Kathleen & Patrick Wolf, in honor <strong>of</strong><br />

Brendan Wolf<br />

Brenda Yelvington<br />

Guarantors ($1,500–2,499)<br />

Anonymous<br />

<strong>The</strong> Belden Family<br />

Lee & Beverly Bodenhamer<br />

Anne & Richard Booth<br />

Ed & Carol Clifford<br />

Marc & Debbie Crandall<br />

Jim & Marsha Davis<br />

Don Deweese<br />

John & Tresa Dixon<br />

Bill & Joyce Feldman<br />

Mort Gitelman & Nancy Garner<br />

Lyle & Sue Gohn<br />

Gail & Randy Goodrum<br />

Tom Gorsuch & Ann Hopkins<br />

<strong>The</strong> Gray Family<br />

Joseph & Mary Ruth Harner<br />

John & Michelle Harp<br />

Marybeth & Rick Hays<br />

Morriss & Ann Henry<br />

Michael Hill & Gary Fast<br />

Dr. Anthony & Susan Hui<br />

Rebecca Hurst & Jim Smith<br />

Kaley Rose Jarrett<br />

Becky & Terry Jones<br />

Dr. Charles J.F. Leflar<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lehr Family<br />

Michael & Eileen Lieber<br />

Bob Mackey<br />

Lance & Tareneh Manning<br />

Jeff & Danial Marino<br />

Louis & Jennifer Martin<br />

Sabra & Bill Martin<br />

Micky & Marybeth Mayfield<br />

Brent & Diane McCready<br />

Keely Meyer<br />

Sue & David Mosley<br />

Michael & Kathy Moss<br />

Ron & Abby Novak<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Patton<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ann Carey<br />

Melinda & Bill Reynolds<br />

Markita & Bill Rogers<br />

Dr. Jon C. Rubenow<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ken & Celia Shireman<br />

Irene & Joel Spalter<br />

Barbara Taylor & Forrest Goddard<br />

Jeffrey Williams & Janet Penner-<br />

Williams<br />

Carol Sue & Alan Wooten<br />

Rich & Pat Wyatt<br />

Directors Circle ($1,000–1,499)<br />

Lois Alward<br />

John & Rebecca Babbs<br />

Tracy & Bryn Bagwell<br />

Frank & Pat Bailey<br />

Catherine W. Bass<br />

Richard Anderson & John Berry<br />

Bickell Family<br />

Anonymous<br />

Doug Cummins & Jacquelyn<br />

Brandli<br />

Sheri & Wayne Brooks<br />

Juan & Marcy Camacho<br />

Cathy Case and Robert Rodweller<br />

Ernest R. & Lynn D. Coleman<br />

Margi & David Conrads<br />

Cindi Cope<br />

Sid & Kay Davis<br />

Amber & Bill Dietrich<br />

Janice & Allyn Donaubauer<br />

Joe & Jean Ann Fennel<br />

Dr. Lance & Kelly Foster<br />

Liz Fulton<br />

Greg Gilmet & Jodie Root<br />

Diane & Jim Hammons<br />

Tim & Christy Harris<br />

Larry Haug & Julia Seibert<br />

Ms. Donna Hekhuis<br />

Daniel Keeley/DK Design<br />

Ellen Knight<br />

Larry Bittle State Farm<br />

Linda Leavell & Brooks Garner<br />

Gary & Julie Linker<br />

Susan & Michael McCarthy<br />

Hayden & Mary Joe McIlroy<br />

Kathryn McLay<br />

Pam Merritt<br />

Dr. Kathy Morledge<br />

Robert & Melinda Nickle<br />

Tim & Rhonda O'Donnell<br />

Anonymous<br />

Anonymous<br />

Starr Foundation<br />

Charlotte Steele<br />

Mary & Bud Storey<br />

Don & Kathryn Stroessner<br />

Patrick & Cindy Tenney<br />

Demara Titzer<br />

Kathleen Trotter<br />

Craig & Laura Underwood<br />

William & LeAnn Underwood<br />

Jerre & Judith Van Hoose<br />

Chris & Deborah Weiser<br />

Rick & <strong>The</strong>resa Wimpee<br />

Dan L. Worrell<br />

Mary & Jerry Yarbrough<br />

Playwrights Circle ($500–999)<br />

Anonymous<br />

Brittany & Steve Adair<br />

Jennifer & Tim Alderson<br />

Liz & Ken Allen<br />

Susie Arnold & Bruce Strom<br />

Austen & Jonathan Bailly<br />

Johnny Bakker & Susan Chase<br />

Ed & Janice Bengtson<br />

Bob & Patty Besom<br />

Rod & Stacy Bigelow<br />

Sherry Bishop<br />

Ann Blackshire & Don Weber<br />

Aaron Bleidt & John Clayborn<br />

Lori Bremer & Wayne Stout<br />

Dennis & Lorraine Brewer<br />

John F Brewer, Jr.<br />

Judy Byrd Brittenum<br />

Jim Bob & Kelly Britton<br />

Patric & Terrye Brosh<br />

Ellen Bruce<br />

Alec Burgess<br />

Laura & Brandon Cate<br />

Sara & Robert Caulk<br />

Susan & Buddy Chadick<br />

Roy & Butch Clinton<br />

Carl Collier<br />

Virginia Ann Coogan<br />

Ronald & Becky Cox<br />

Jim & Cathy Crouch<br />

Ralph & Cam Crouch<br />

David & Stefanie Cypher<br />

Bonnie Deason<br />

Bill & Deborah Doerr<br />

Larry & Kris Driver<br />

Jeannine M. Durdik<br />

John Elrod


Kevin & Mary Fitzpatrick<br />

Wayne Flora & Carol Brantley<br />

Sharon France, in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Edward France<br />

Georgette J. Garner<br />

David & Jane Gearhart<br />

Mark Graff & Crescent<br />

Dragonwagon<br />

Lowell & Kathy Grisham<br />

Kelly & Kim Hadley<br />

Howard & Treva Hamilton, in<br />

memory <strong>of</strong> Anne Hamilton<br />

Al & Dorothy Hanby<br />

Don & Debra Harris<br />

Christine Hartman<br />

Curtis & Michelle Hedberg<br />

Pamela, Mark, & Mollie Hendrick<br />

Bob Ford & Amy Herzberg<br />

Lynnellen Hester<br />

<strong>Marie</strong> Riley & Art Hobson<br />

Dave, Jennifer & Jade Holland<br />

House Family<br />

Brynda Pappas & Doug Howard<br />

Kathryn Hunt<br />

Robert James & Joseph Sidney<br />

Larry Jenkins<br />

Paula V. Jenkins<br />

Bonnie Johnson & Mike Smets<br />

Charles & Phyllis Johnson<br />

Beth Juhl & Patrick Williams<br />

Bob & Linda Kelly<br />

Cheryl L. Kester<br />

John & Sally King<br />

Rich King & Sharman Sturchio<br />

<strong>The</strong> Koenig Family<br />

Jessie & Roger Koeppe<br />

Jim & Sue Kuczkowski<br />

Christopher Lavagnino Charitable<br />

Trust<br />

Richard & Jeannie Lee<br />

Robert & Sherri Lewis<br />

Bo & DeDe Long<br />

Vernon & Shirley Lott<br />

Peter MacKeith & Carol Weaver<br />

Allyson & Mike Malone<br />

Margot K. Martin<br />

Charles M. Masner<br />

Vicki & Halley Mayo, in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Ned Mayo 1<br />

Terry & Christy McConnell<br />

Charlene McGaugh<br />

Melissa Haynes Design<br />

Rebecca Miles & Emily Miles<br />

Benjumea<br />

Martin Miller & Lisa Margulis<br />

Anonymous<br />

Gary & Vicki Moore<br />

<strong>The</strong>resa & Joe Moore<br />

Yvette Murphy-Erby & Anthony<br />

Erby<br />

Marshall Ney & Shannon Letts<br />

R. Pierce & Melonie Osborne<br />

Sallie & Thomas Overbey<br />

Kathleen W. & George P. Paulson<br />

Larry & Pam Pearce<br />

Tommi amd Larry Perkins<br />

Pat & Carolyn Pio<br />

David & Missy Pledger<br />

Ed & Tish Pohl<br />

Marty & Kendal Powers<br />

Marshall Prettyman<br />

<strong>The</strong> Raphael Jr Family<br />

Mary Lynn Reese<br />

Anonymous, in memory <strong>of</strong> Bob<br />

Kohler<br />

Robert J. & Barbara Reynolds<br />

Rustin Richburg & Jeff Monk<br />

Linda A. Riley<br />

Samantha Robinson<br />

Bill & Mildred Rogers<br />

Warren Rosenaur<br />

Joe & Catherine Ross<br />

Kenton & Jennifer Ross<br />

Marsha Scott<br />

Mary Alice & Philip Serafini<br />

Frank & Sara Sharp<br />

Ken & Caitlin Shemin<br />

Mark Smidt<br />

Terry & Christy Smith<br />

Curt Stamp<br />

Kandy Stern<br />

Mike & Pam Thorn<br />

Mike & Debi Thurow<br />

Steven & Michelle Timmermans<br />

Kim & Carley Tisdale<br />

Tom & Barbara Verdery<br />

Donald & Sheroll Walker<br />

Jeannie Whayne & John Cook<br />

Pat Wiken<br />

Pattie & David Williams<br />

Marv & Donna Wiseman<br />

Designers Circle ($250–499)<br />

Lucia Allen<br />

Jack & Becky Alston<br />

Elizabeth Auchterlonie<br />

Anonymous<br />

Michael & Jamie Banks<br />

L.D. & Patricia Barney<br />

Katherine Barnhart<br />

James Barron<br />

Michael & Joanna Bell<br />

Dick & Jo Bennett<br />

Robert & Sally Benson<br />

Sharon Berman<br />

Tori & Andrew Bogner<br />

Kristen Boozman & John Schmelzle<br />

Ray & Brenda Boudreaux<br />

Matt and Mary Kathryn Brown<br />

Paula Burks<br />

Ron & Kitty Burton<br />

Joe & Anne <strong>Marie</strong> Candido<br />

Judith Carey<br />

Rita Caver, in memory <strong>of</strong> George<br />

Spencer<br />

Michael Cawthon & Canem Arkan<br />

Carol Jean Chamberlain<br />

Anthony Chapelle<br />

Bill & Connie Clark<br />

Anonymous<br />

Paul Corlett<br />

Dr. & Mrs. David Covey<br />

Mike & Charlotte Creech<br />

David & Marsha Crittenden<br />

Jeff & Tracy Cude<br />

Curriden Family<br />

Amy Danforth<br />

Shirin & Shari de Silva<br />

Shari Malini DeSilva<br />

Jody & Mark Dilday<br />

Darra Dismuke<br />

Jack & Nancy Donahoe<br />

Michael & Amy Driver<br />

James Duncan & Sharon Donnelly<br />

Brandon Durden & Sarah Covey<br />

Alan Ellstrand & Karen Byers<br />

John & Tammy Engle<br />

Anonymous<br />

James & Betty Ezell<br />

Donald & Karolyn Farrell<br />

Bill & Linda Farrell<br />

Eugene & Shirley Felton<br />

Carla Crawley & Joel Freund<br />

Scott & Florence Galbraith<br />

Linnette & Randall Garber<br />

Colin and Ann Gearity<br />

Andrew & Mary Gibbs<br />

Don & Carol Lynn Gibson<br />

John & Tamara Gilmour<br />

Nan Ginger<br />

Dash C. G<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Ish & Mary Haley<br />

Pat Hallacy<br />

Bud & Jan Hanks<br />

Chris Harris<br />

Rebecca Newth<br />

David & Emily Hart<br />

Kay Hart<br />

Terry & Vicki Hedden<br />

Ted & Laurie Hellmuth<br />

Mr. Rod Henley<br />

Matthew Herren & David Fedele<br />

Megan Hill<br />

Alice Honea<br />

Shay & David Hopper<br />

Jean & Roy Horan<br />

Jack & Temple Igleburger<br />

Jerome & Harriet Jansma<br />

Julia & Jim Jensen<br />

Jeanne & Brian King<br />

Chloe A. Kirksey<br />

Christine Lubeck-Klinger<br />

Maurice Konkle & Ava Arsaga<br />

Priscilla Kumpe<br />

Sherry & Joe Lambiotte<br />

Saundra Landsburg<br />

Jim & Diana Lewis<br />

Sarah Lewis & Kelly Tribell<br />

David & Pamela Lightfoot<br />

David & Linnea Lillquist<br />

Bill & Barbara Long<br />

Judy R. Loving<br />

Tonya Lundstrum<br />

William & Dede Lux<br />

David and Sue Maddox<br />

Clayton & Margaret Marsh<br />

Margot K. Martin<br />

Gary & Bonnie Martineck<br />

M. McClelland<br />

Joanna & Richy McCusker<br />

Jamey & Jessica McGaugh<br />

Dennis McKinnie<br />

Gary & Athina McLendon<br />

Malcolm & Martha McNair<br />

Stephanie Meehan<br />

Katie & Matt Mihalevich<br />

Hana & Alex Miron<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Marilyn Misenhimer<br />

Jerry & Julie Moody<br />

Joshua & Rebecca Mourot<br />

Daniel & Joan Herbert Mulvanny<br />

Dan & Sarah Myers<br />

Andrea & Alex Newby<br />

Nick & Jerilyn Nicholson<br />

Susan & Mac Norton<br />

Anne O'Leary-Kelly<br />

E. Kent Oliver & Loria Oliver<br />

Becky & Mark Olsen<br />

Ralph & Kathryn Panek<br />

Robert J Panko<br />

Jeanne & Gordon Parham<br />

Luke & Janet Parsch<br />

Robert & Paige Hix<br />

Doris Patneau & Jeff Stripling<br />

Betty L Pierce<br />

Rupal & David Poltack<br />

Hoyt & Mary Purvis<br />

Jim & Kriste Rees<br />

Patricia Relph, in memory <strong>of</strong> Roger<br />

Gross<br />

David & Caron Roberts<br />

Lynn Rogers<br />

James & Andrea Romine<br />

Doris A Schuldt<br />

Berta Seitz<br />

Karen K. Shank<br />

James & Barbara Shelton<br />

Shepherd Family<br />

Jessica Short<br />

Glenn Siegel<br />

Carolyn Smart<br />

Amy & Harvey Smith<br />

David & Heidi Smith<br />

Kyle Smith<br />

Tom & Tammy Smith<br />

Tim & Karon Smith<br />

Walk My Dawg & Tamara Sparrow<br />

Fred Spies & Jacki Tighe<br />

Mr. James Starkel<br />

Bronson & Evelyn Stilwell<br />

Anonymous<br />

Anthony & Chantal Sumlin<br />

Rebecca Summerlin<br />

James Swindle<br />

Carole & Loyd Swope<br />

Holly Tanner<br />

Thomas & Janet Tate<br />

Jim & Lynette Terrell<br />

Olivia Thomas<br />

Mark Tocco & Colleen McCarthy<br />

Kurt & Gene Tweraser<br />

Robert & Nancy Umiker<br />

Dr. Cory Allen Vaughn<br />

Padma Viswanathan & Ge<strong>of</strong>frey<br />

Brock<br />

Lynn & Elaine Wade<br />

Bill & Nancy Waite<br />

Susan Bates Ward, in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Staci Ward<br />

Jane & David Webb<br />

Gary & Shea Weidner<br />

Margaret M. Whillock<br />

Representative David & Lisa<br />

Whitaker<br />

Edwin & Yvette Wilkins<br />

Jim & Mary Katherine Williams<br />

Kate Williams<br />

Jeremy & Andrea Wilson<br />

<strong>The</strong> Borman/Wood Family<br />

Greer & Amy Woodruff<br />

Juana Young<br />

Actors Circle ($100–249)<br />

Stephen & Christy Adams<br />

Richard & Karen Alberts<br />

Carolyn Allen<br />

Michael & Jacque Allen<br />

Sandra Allen<br />

Bokie Alpe-Cleghorn<br />

Pamela & Randy Andersen<br />

Anonymous<br />

Grace & Sam Anderson<br />

Scott & Carren Audrain<br />

Michele Austin<br />

Preston & Lisa Bacon<br />

Gavin & Julia Bailey<br />

Kathy Ball<br />

Jill Barrows<br />

Joe & Scarlett Basore<br />

Paul Beck & Elizabeth Hale<br />

Chris & Judith Bell<br />

Mario Beltran<br />

Laureen Benafield<br />

Loren & Willy Berry<br />

Rob & Roberta Billingsley<br />

Paul Blisard & Kristi Perryman


Carol Bobek<br />

Margaret Jones Bolsterli<br />

Stanley V Bond<br />

Jay & Karen Boston<br />

Eddie & Betty Bradford<br />

Howard & Katherine Brill<br />

Amy Brinsfield<br />

Beth Brooks<br />

Craig & Jennifer Brown<br />

Janet Estes Brown<br />

Michael & Brenda Brugger<br />

Roger & Mary Jane Bryles<br />

Dr. Mary Frances Gardner & Jim<br />

Buchanan<br />

Mary Burke<br />

Beth & Kenneth Burkhardt<br />

Betty Butcher<br />

Phil & Jan Butin<br />

Anonymous<br />

Scott Whiteley Carter<br />

Laura and Stephen Carver<br />

Ms. Susan Chin<br />

Margo Clark & Clay Fulcher<br />

Cheryl & Stephen Click<br />

Rob Coben and Anne Stevens<br />

James Coldiron<br />

Lee Cole<br />

Anonymous<br />

William Collins & Jeannette<br />

Balleza<br />

Dan & Deborah Coody<br />

Carol Cooper<br />

Dean & Sue Coppernoll<br />

Ben Cormack & Casey Rector<br />

Dr. Jackson D Cothren<br />

Scott & Pam Covington<br />

Crabb Family<br />

Mary Margaret & Trase<br />

Cunningham<br />

Patrick & Janet Curth<br />

Rich Dailey & Debbie Evans<br />

Trevor & Kristi Dane<br />

Jim & Gloria Danielson<br />

Bonnie G. Davis<br />

Ms. Bonnie Jo Deason<br />

Ross & Melissa DeVol<br />

Elizabeth Dewar & Frank Scheid<br />

Meredith C. Dowse, in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Janet McAllister Collier<br />

Mrs. Charlene Durtschi<br />

Whitney Dwyer<br />

Tom & Dana Dykman<br />

Ann & Steve Edmondson<br />

David Edwards & Caroline Lennox<br />

Scott & Deborah Estes<br />

Syard Evans<br />

Christopher & Sarah Farnet<br />

Gary & Laura Ferrier<br />

Dan & Patsy Ferritor<br />

Steve & Ida Fineberg<br />

Cathy & Robert Fink<br />

Boyd F Fisher<br />

Lisa & Sean Fitzgibbons<br />

Carol Fossey<br />

Greg and Lori Foster<br />

David & Andrea Fournet<br />

John & Julia Frost<br />

Devin Gabbard<br />

Henry & Linda Gardner<br />

Jim & Sue Garmon<br />

Carla & Robert Gay<br />

David E.R. Gay & Gary D. Thornton<br />

Donna Geller<br />

Karin Giabbai<br />

Marcus Gibbs<br />

Janet Gilmer<br />

Daniel Godfrey<br />

Matt & Becca G<strong>of</strong>orth<br />

Shana Gold & John Walch<br />

Dr. Karen Goodner<br />

Phoebe Goodwin<br />

Ron & Jann Gorman<br />

Patrick & Judy Goss<br />

G. Grimsley & Carol Graham<br />

Tim & Karrie Grailer<br />

Adella & Gary Gray<br />

Dale & Marilyn Green<br />

Brenda and Robert Gullett<br />

Raj Gupta<br />

Harold & Christine Haller<br />

Lana Hampton<br />

Ian & Donna Hanson<br />

Craig & Karyn Harper<br />

Bob & Kathy Harriell<br />

Murray & Judy Harris<br />

Robert & Nancy Hartney<br />

Don & Linda Hayes<br />

Jim & Judy Hazen<br />

Anonymous<br />

Jessica Hill<br />

Ms. Catherine Hipp<br />

Dr. Christine E Holyfield<br />

Linda Houston & Steve Wolverton<br />

Rebecca J Hover & Jerold R Hover<br />

Bart L. Howell<br />

Read & Tammy Hudson<br />

Teri A. Huffaker<br />

Tresha Jacky<br />

Tom & Jean Jacobsen<br />

Joan Jaggers<br />

Elliott & Megan James<br />

Tom & Cathy January<br />

Barbara Jaquish<br />

Teryl Hampton Jebaraj & Mervin<br />

Jebaraj<br />

Neal Johnson<br />

Owen Johnson<br />

Anonymous<br />

Anonymous<br />

Susan Johnson<br />

James Jones<br />

Ramona & Tom Jones<br />

Bobby & Cheryl Jones<br />

Wendi Jones<br />

David Jong<br />

Lincoln & Lisa Keck<br />

Kyle and Laura Kellams<br />

Tom Kieklak<br />

Missy & Bill Kincaid<br />

Hugh & Brenda Kincaid<br />

Anonymous<br />

Jacqueline S King<br />

Gary Kirkland & Kathy Spigarelli<br />

Benjamin Kirksey<br />

Peter & Judy Kohler<br />

Durham Kyle<br />

A. Lacey<br />

Jennifer Webb & Mark Larmoyeux<br />

Jean L. Larson<br />

Jon and Mary Alice Larson<br />

Anonymous<br />

Suzanne & Dennis Lawler<br />

Maxine Germaine LeBlanc<br />

Beth Keck & Ken Leonard<br />

Helen Lewis, in memory <strong>of</strong> John<br />

Lewis<br />

Todd & Melissa Lewis<br />

Scott and Albena Link<br />

Joan Lipsmeyer<br />

Annee Littell<br />

Betty & Otto Loewer<br />

Richard Maynard<br />

Kathy & Rick McCormick<br />

Brian & Elizabeth France McCue<br />

Kathryn McLay<br />

Kelly & Ben McLintock<br />

James & Jeanette Millar<br />

Anne Miller<br />

Deeg & Bill Mitchell<br />

Michael and Debbi Mohler<br />

Anonymous<br />

John & Jane Moores<br />

Shelly Moran<br />

Tom C. Morris<br />

Marla & Scott Muller<br />

William & Jennifer Murry<br />

Dr. Meredith Neville-Shepard<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ron & Marsha Norvell<br />

<strong>The</strong>atre Patron<br />

Barbara Okimoto<br />

Jeanne & Gary Olson<br />

Alan Ostner & Molly Jensen<br />

David M Owens<br />

Myrna Parsley<br />

Laurie Pascale<br />

<strong>The</strong> Art <strong>of</strong> Motion<br />

Kelsie Patton<br />

Nelson & Susan Peacock<br />

Linda Petersen<br />

Marilyn K. Peterson<br />

Sharon Phelps<br />

Rachel Pianalto<br />

Gil & Lisa Pineira<br />

Charlie & Chaddie Platt<br />

Debbie Poliner<br />

Ann Brandon Porta<br />

Jay Porter<br />

Mary S. Price<br />

Brian Primack<br />

Paul R. Provost<br />

Martha & Thurman Ragar<br />

Katiuschka Reyes<br />

Joyce Richards, in honor <strong>of</strong> Sly &<br />

Felix Richards<br />

Keith Richards & Julia Sampson<br />

Bob & Sharyl Ritschel<br />

Carol Thomas Roberts<br />

Gregory Roberts<br />

John & Tamara Roberts<br />

Ken & Jennifer Robinson<br />

Richard & Julie Roblee<br />

Anonymous<br />

Roller Weight Loss & Advanced<br />

Surgery<br />

Jesse Roseboom<br />

Bill & Georgia Ross<br />

Will Roth<br />

Amber & George Rozzell<br />

Architects 226 Inc.<br />

Charles & Shirley Russell<br />

Louise Ryan & Jacob Schnur<br />

Michael & Suzanne Saltz<br />

Tyler and Chelsea Scantlan<br />

Elisabeth & Chris Schach<br />

Kate and Greg Schaffer<br />

Mike & Cathy Schermer<br />

Steven & Cynthia Schneider<br />

Becky and Morin Scott<br />

Jane Scroggs<br />

Michele Sears<br />

Mr. Nic Seifen<br />

Craig & Marti Sharkey<br />

Virginia Sharman<br />

Lisa & Rob Sharp<br />

Brian & Lynn Shaw<br />

Dennis & Evelyn Shaw<br />

John & Margery Shore<br />

Tim Simmons<br />

Jeff Slaton<br />

Patrick and Tracie Slattery<br />

Carrie Whiteside Smalling<br />

James & Kimber Smith<br />

Tim & Cristy Smith<br />

Christopher & Christa Spencer<br />

Stephanie & Kevin Springate<br />

Kathy Sprouse & Alan Sweitzer<br />

Anonymous<br />

Anabelle Steelman<br />

David Stewart<br />

Michael & Patty Stiles<br />

Mark & Judith Stillwell<br />

Ken and Donna Stout<br />

David & Jenni Taylor Swain<br />

Jen Sweeney<br />

<strong>The</strong>lma Tarver<br />

Charlotte Taylor & Tim Hudson<br />

Sharon Thomason<br />

John & Joan Threet<br />

Doug Wright & Terri Trotter<br />

Bass & Ruth Anne Trumbo<br />

Donna Trumbo<br />

Teresa & Tony Uth<br />

Valandra<br />

Dave & Karen Van Horn<br />

Nola Van Scyoc<br />

Brad & Lindsay Vester<br />

Dale & Merry Vincent<br />

Travis & Jill Wagar<br />

C&S Wagner<br />

Nika & William Waitsman<br />

Catherine Wallack & Gregory<br />

Herman<br />

David N Walton<br />

Bill & Nancy Ward<br />

Kent and Kristina Watson<br />

Jill Welch<br />

Larry and Marsha West<br />

Sally A Whelan<br />

Charles & Sandra White<br />

Mike & Lee Anne Wiederkehr<br />

Alan & Victoria Wilbourn<br />

Anonymous<br />

Laura & Bruce Wilkins<br />

Jo & Merle Williams<br />

Emily & Kit Williams<br />

Paul Williams<br />

Fred A. & Janet Wills<br />

Jim & Joan Wimberly<br />

Brent Winborn<br />

Carrie & Chris Wolf<br />

Anonymous<br />

Dina Wood<br />

Temple Worrell<br />

Connie & Greg Wuhs<br />

Benjamin & Haley Yeager<br />

Andrew Young<br />

Sara & Scott Young<br />

Nick & Sallie Zazal<br />

Matching Gifts<br />

Endeavor Foundation<br />

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation<br />

Intel<br />

Keurig Dr. Pepper<br />

Shell Oil Company Foundation<br />

Tyson Foods, Inc.<br />

Walmart Foundation<br />

Walton Enterprises<br />

1<br />

Denotes First Circle donors


Community Partners<br />

<strong>The</strong>atreSquared is proud to recognize the partnership <strong>of</strong> our leading business and civic<br />

sponsors, whose visionary support enables pr<strong>of</strong>essional theatre in Northwest Arkansas<br />

today and for years to come.<br />

Premier<br />

Season<br />

Sponsors<br />

$50,000 & Above<br />

Season<br />

Sponsors<br />

$25,000 —49,999<br />

Production<br />

Partners<br />

$10,000 —24,999<br />

Stella Boyle<br />

Smith Trust<br />

Teacher Programs<br />

Sponsor<br />

Show<br />

Sponsors<br />

$5,000—9,999


Partners<br />

$1,500—4,999<br />

KNIFE & FORK<br />

Additional<br />

Support<br />

Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center, PLLC | American <strong>The</strong>atre Wing | BancorpSouth Bank | Bank <strong>of</strong> Fayetteville | Endeavor<br />

Foundation | Katherine Darling | Dripping Springs Gardens | Elizabeth Barnes Casting | Generations Bank | Interior Fabrics and Design<br />

| Jill King Accounting | Baum Charitable Foundation Trust | OZK Insurance | Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC | <strong>The</strong> Law Offices <strong>of</strong><br />

Watson & Watson, PLLC | Scott Zemke<br />

Media and<br />

Marketing<br />

Sponsors<br />

Corporate Sponsorships<br />

<strong>The</strong>atreSquared remains accessible, artistically engaging, and a leader in educational outreach solely through community support. Sponsorships<br />

and corporate partnerships are the cornerstone <strong>of</strong> this support. By aligning themselves with <strong>The</strong>atreSquared, our sponsors demonstrate their<br />

commitment to civic leadership and gain access to the theatre’s unique opportunities for name and logo exposure, client entertainment, and<br />

employee rewards.<br />

All sponsors receive year-round recognition in performance programs. <strong>The</strong>atreSquared’s partnerships are individually tailored to suit the specific<br />

priorities <strong>of</strong> each business. For more information, contact Corey Huffty, Director <strong>of</strong> Development, at 479-445-6333 or corey@theatre2.org.<br />

Open Door Patrons<br />

By donating the use <strong>of</strong> guest lodging, vehicles and airline miles, these individuals help create a home away from home for artists visiting Northwest<br />

Arkansas. Reflects accommodations donated from Feb. 2019 to Feb. 2020.<br />

Gold Jeannine Durdik, Susan & Orville Hall, Mike & Terry Johnson, Christine Klinger, Sabra Martin, Bill & Mildred Rogers, Ann Rosso<br />

Silver Ricky Spears<br />

Bronze Michael & Joanna Bell, Julie Long<br />

Have guest lodging, a vehicle, or airline miles to contribute? Contact Corey Huffty at 479-445-6333 or by email at corey@theatre2.org.


OUR NEXT STAGE<br />

Join us with your gift to close out <strong>The</strong>atreSquared's<br />

ambitious commitment to a state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art home for<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional theatre in our region—and help us guarantee<br />

the future <strong>of</strong> this cultural and educational anchor for<br />

decades to come.<br />

Gifts <strong>of</strong> all sizes, pledged over three years, will ensure the vitality <strong>of</strong><br />

this exceptional community resource. From artist’s patio bricks, to seat<br />

sponsorships, to room naming opportunities, you can help close the gap<br />

and be recognized for the next century in this remarkable cultural space.<br />

Permanently Name a Space in the Building<br />

Century Circle: $100,000+<br />

Architect-Designed Donor Wall<br />

Founders: $50,000 · Cornerstone: $25,000<br />

West <strong>The</strong>atre (Custom Seats)<br />

Single: $5,000 · Pair: $10,000 · Trio: $15,000<br />

Spring <strong>The</strong>atre (Standard Seats)<br />

Single: $3,000 · Pair: $6,000 · Trio: $9,000<br />

Artists' Patio Brick Engraving<br />

Single: $1,000 · Pair: $2,000<br />

For continuing updates and information on the campaign, visit<br />

OURNEXTSTAGE.ORG.


Our Next Stage<br />

... is now Our Stage!<br />

90% to Goal<br />

Your charitable campaign pledge can be made payable over a three-year period. Join us in<br />

this community-led effort, and help mark your role in <strong>The</strong>atreSquared’s new beginnings<br />

for decades to come! T2 is proud to acknowledge these contributors who have already<br />

pledged their generous support to the Our Next Stage Campaign as <strong>of</strong> November 17, 2020.<br />

LEADERSHIP GIFTS<br />

JOEL & LYNN<br />

CARVER<br />

CENTURY CIRCLE<br />

Bob & Becky Alexander<br />

Ted & Leslie Belden Old<br />

Buildings LLC/<strong>The</strong> Inn at<br />

Carnall Hall<br />

<strong>The</strong> James Burton Blair<br />

Family Foundation<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lee Bodenhamer Family<br />

Nicholas & Carolyn Cole<br />

Cynthia & Ben Guill<br />

Susan & Orville Hall<br />

Peter & Anne Leer<br />

Ellis & Kay Melton<br />

Paul Green & Christina Moore<br />

National Endowment for the Arts<br />

Margaret & Dick Rutherford<br />

Barbara Shadden<br />

Simmons Family Foundation<br />

<strong>The</strong> Starling Family<br />

Kirk Thompson & Brett Burch<br />

Kenneth & Janice Sutton &<br />

Jenifer Tucker<br />

John & Kitten Weiss<br />

Tod Yeslow & Jackie Telfair<br />

FOUNDERS CIRCLE<br />

Melissa Banks Cherry<br />

George & Rosemary Faucette<br />

Leigh Hopkins<br />

Greg & Hannah Lee<br />

Bob & Linda McMath<br />

Scott & Shizuko Price<br />

Mary Lynn Reese<br />

Bob & Diane Shaw<br />

CORNERSTONE CIRCLE<br />

George & Mary Benjamin<br />

Bob & Sara Caulk<br />

Roger Collins<br />

Sandy Edwards<br />

Frederick & Barbara Frye<br />

David & Jane Gearhart<br />

Greenwood Gearhart<br />

Reed & Mary Ann<br />

Greenwood<br />

Malcolm & Ellen Hayward<br />

Michael Hollomon & Eric<br />

Wailes<br />

Cheryl Kester<br />

Tom & Jill King<br />

Jeff & Sara Koenig<br />

Bob & Linda McMath<br />

David & Sue Mosley<br />

Stephen & Linda Nelson<br />

Doug & Barbara Prichard<br />

Catherine & Stephan Roche<br />

Bill & Judy Schwab<br />

Todd Simmons & Melissa<br />

Haynes<br />

Stella Boyle Smith Trust<br />

Stout Executive Search<br />

Barbara G. Taylor & Forrest<br />

D. Goddard<br />

Ann <strong>Marie</strong> Ziegler<br />

SIGNATURE GIFTS<br />

Carol Barnett<br />

Eddie & Betty Bradford<br />

Wade Burnside<br />

Laura & Stephen Carver<br />

Ben & Christine Clark<br />

Carl Collier<br />

Jenny Coogan<br />

Cynthia Coughlin<br />

David & Marsha Crittenden<br />

Kirk Dandridge & Judy Smith<br />

Katherine Darling<br />

Jeannine Durdik<br />

John & Kay DuVal<br />

Rhonda & Harrison French<br />

Denise & Hershey Garner<br />

Gail & Randy Goodrum<br />

Bob Kohler & Laura Goodwin<br />

Phoebe Goodwin<br />

Tim & Danna Grear<br />

Lowell & Katherine Grisham<br />

Marybeth & Rick Hays<br />

Morriss & Ann Henry<br />

Dr. Anthony & Susan Hui<br />

Elliott & Megan James<br />

Robert James & Joseph<br />

Sidney<br />

Mike & Terry Johnson<br />

David A. Jolliffe & Gwynne<br />

Gertz<br />

Jim & Suza Jordan<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lehr Family<br />

Dede Long<br />

Judy Loving & Robert<br />

Winkelman<br />

David & Deborah Thomas<br />

Malone<br />

Danial & Jeff Marino<br />

Jay & Judy McDonald<br />

Leslee McVey, in honor <strong>of</strong><br />

Patric Brosh<br />

Keely Meyer<br />

Michael & Kathy Moss<br />

Luke & Janet Parsch<br />

Don & Kathy Pederson<br />

Dr. Geetha Ramaswamy<br />

Patrica Relph<br />

Roy & Christine Sturgis<br />

Charitable Trust, Bank <strong>of</strong><br />

America, N.A., Trustee<br />

Frank & Sara Sharp<br />

Joyce Stafford<br />

Don & Kathryn Stroessner<br />

William & LeAnn<br />

Underwood<br />

Margaret Whillock<br />

David & Pattie Williams<br />

Jeremy & Andrea Wilson<br />

COMMUNITY GIFTS<br />

Robert and <strong>The</strong>resa Arvin<br />

Mina & Les Baledge<br />

Missy & Will Balthrope<br />

Richard Anderson & John<br />

Berry<br />

Elizabeth Boeckman<br />

Tori & Andrew Bogner<br />

Bordinos<br />

Hope & John Bradberry<br />

Patric & Terrye Brosh<br />

Thomas Brown<br />

Michael Cawthon & Canem<br />

Arkan<br />

Martin Cox<br />

Mary Margaret & Trase<br />

Cunningham<br />

Don Deweese<br />

Mr. Anthony Erby & Dr.<br />

Yvette Murphy-Erby<br />

Flintco, LLC<br />

Lance & Kelly Foster<br />

Jerry France<br />

Tom Gorsuch & Ann Hopkins<br />

Joseph & Mary Ruth Harner<br />

Don and Debra Harris<br />

Holland Family<br />

Dr. Brandon A. Jackson<br />

Kaley Jarrett<br />

Paula V. Jenkins<br />

Beth Juhl & Patrick Williams<br />

Dawn Kohler<br />

Anonymous<br />

Bob Mackey<br />

Sue Lykes Maclay<br />

Lance & Tareneh Manning<br />

Charles M. Masner<br />

Micky & Marybeth Mayfield<br />

Joan Kohler McGraw<br />

William & Shirley McIntyre<br />

Susan & Ron Neyman<br />

Tim & Rhonda O'Donnell<br />

Jeanne Olson<br />

Esther Silver-Parker and<br />

Ronald Parker<br />

Sam and Connie Pate<br />

Karen Percival<br />

Margot & Rust Reid<br />

Scott, Susan, Campbell &<br />

Bunny Rogerson<br />

Len & Louise Schaper<br />

Dennis and Evelyn Shaw<br />

Suzette Shelmire<br />

Erik & Colleen Smith<br />

Joey Stocks<br />

Martha Sutherland<br />

<strong>The</strong> Thaden School<br />

Kathleen Trotter & Charley<br />

Reese<br />

Doug Wright & Terri Trotter<br />

Charlie & Sue Wagner<br />

Catherine Wallack & Gregory<br />

Herman<br />

Elizabeth Webster<br />

Jeffrey Williams & Janet<br />

Penner-Williams<br />

Brent Winborn<br />

Dane & Michelle Workman<br />

Maria Zazycki & Karl<br />

Shibayama


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MERVIN JEBARAJ<br />

Since March, the pause <strong>of</strong> in-person programming at<br />

<strong>The</strong>atreSquared has brought a financial burden greater than $1.5<br />

million onto Northwest Arkansas’s theatre company—a gap that<br />

will only widen in coming months. <strong>The</strong> continuation <strong>of</strong> this work<br />

and the sustainability <strong>of</strong> this company depends on community<br />

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As a patron <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>atreSquared, you understand the value <strong>of</strong> our<br />

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