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PICT Classic Theatre
presents
How the Other
Half Loves
by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Martin Giles
Karen Baum*
Tony Bingham*
James FitzGerald*
Daina Michelle Griffith*
Gayle Pazerski
Philip Winters*
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
Production Manager /
Technical Director
Props Master
Johnmichael Bohach
Angela Baughman
Stage Manager
Cory F. Goddard*
Additional Stage Manager
Pamela Brusoski*
Assistant Master Electrician
Brandon Biller
Keith A. Truax
George DeShetler, Jr.
Lindsay Tejan
James Thome
Master Electrician
Assistant Stage Manager
K. Jenna Ferree
Scenic Artist
Kevin Rudolph
Rebecca Krall
Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Sound Engineer
Dramaturg
Shannon Knapp
How the Other Half Loves is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
*Member of the Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Cast
Fiona Foster................................ Daina Michelle Griffith*
Frank Foster .............................. Philip Winters*
Teresa Phillips............................ Gayle Pazerski
Bob Phillips................................ Tony Bingham*
Mary Detweiler.......................... Karen Baum*
William Detweiler...................... James FitzGerald*
Setting: 1971, The living rooms of the Phillips and the Fosters
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES WILL BE PERFORMED
IN TWO HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES INCLUDING
ONE FIFTEEN-­MINUTE INTERMISSION.
*Member of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States.
PICT Classic Theatre receives state arts funding support through a grant from the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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From the Board President
Dear Friends,
Those who I would like to read this letter the most will likely never see it. You are
reading it because you are in the theater. Those who should be reading it are not.
Sir Alan Ayckbourn said in an interview last year, at the ripe young age of 75, that
theater has “an air of liveness and spontaneity and excitement.” As he put it, “People
are looking for something that hasn’t been decided six months ago in a studio in
Hollywood.” So true. Yet, his Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough struggles like
PICT to find new audiences in a world fixated by the convenience and saturation
of commercial films, TV, and Netflix.
Going to live theater requires emotional commitment and the willingness to connect
through emotional bonds with the actors. The audience is a part of the show itself
through its interaction with the cast. Theater builds a sense of community, as those
emotions are shared with others in the live audience and thoughts are communicated
with others there.
Theater brings the opportunity to feel, share, and socialize with others. It is spontaneous
and interactive. A farce succeeds when the audience laughs, a tragedy when the audience
sheds tears. The audience participates, injecting its “liveness” and “freshness” into the
performance.
So my simple request is for you to be an ambassador and tell others about the special
“liveness” of theater. And bring your friends, co-workers, and family to experience the
excitement of PICT Classic Theatre with you.
Sincerely,
Chuck Moellenberg
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Production Team
Director........................................................................... Martin Giles
Scenic Designer............................................................... Johnmichael Bohach
Lighting Designer........................................................... Keith A. Truax
Costume Designer........................................................... Lindsay Tejan
Sound Designer............................................................... Angela Baughman
Props Master.................................................................... James Thome
Production Manager/ Technical Director........................ George DeShetler, Jr.
Stage Manager................................................................. Cory Goddard*
Assistant Stage Manager................................................. Rebecca Krall
Additional Stage Manager............................................... Pamela Brusoski*
Master Electrician........................................................... K. Jenna Ferree
Assistant Master Electrician............................................ Brandon Biller
Scenic Charge Artist........................................................ Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Dramaturg....................................................................... Abigail Cady
Sound Engineer............................................................... Kevin Rudolph
Sound Board Operator.................................................... Tyler Boothby
Light Board Operator...................................................... Caitlin Young
Wardrobe......................................................................... Alathia Joy Campbell
Carpenter......................................................................... Drew Palajsa
Carpenter......................................................................... James Thome
Carpenter ........................................................................ Kris Buggey
Carpenter ........................................................................ Aaron Bollinger
Carpenter ........................................................................ Vincent Lobello
Special Thanks
C. Todd Brown, CAPA, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama,
Joanna Obuzor, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Mona Rush,
Seton Hill Theatre Arts Department, Sara Steelman,
Amy Wooler, Rachel Wyatt, Caitlin Roper, Pamela Brusoski,
Caitlin Young and Actors’ Equity Association
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A Note from the Dramaturg
By Shannon Knapp
Playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn (b. 12
April 1939) began his career as an actor at
the Scarborough Library Theatre where he
quickly developed a mentor-type relationship
with Artistic Director Stephen Joseph. The
legend goes that during rehearsal, Ayckbourn
complained about the quality of the script and
Joseph’s response was to commission a play
written by Ayckbourn, as a sort of challenge
to do it better.
Ayckbourn rose to the challenge, writing his
first hit Relatively Speaking, which opened on
the West End in 1967. How the Other Half
Sir Alan Ayckbourn
Loves was his second play, which had a series
of mishaps but also earned him fame in America. Since these early works, he has had
a storied career, having written and produced more than seventy full-length plays,
garnering a Tony and an Olivier and becoming the second most-produced British
playwright, after Shakespeare. He eventually took over as artistic director of Scarborough,
renaming it the Stephen Joseph Theatre. He retired from that position in 2009 but
continues to work closely with the company.
The title How the Other Half Loves is a
reference to the work of Rabelais, “onehalf
of the world does not know how the other
half lives.” This line has come to be
shorthand for the tensions between the
lives of the wealthy and those of the rest
of the population, particularly after the
critical success of Joseph Riss’s 1890
photojournalism piece (“How the Other
Half Lives”), a Sinclair-esque piece detailing the horrific conditions of the slums of
Stephen Joseph Theatre
(continued on page 9)
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A Note from the Dramaturg
(continued from page 7)
New York City. In a masterfully crafted way, Ayckbourn uses comedy to bring
a similar issue to light, pitting boss against employee, exposing the lies that are
common to every person, rich or poor.
Ayckbourn also experiments wildly with the use of stage space in the unequaled dinner party scene. The playwright remembers the original director saying “All
right – I give up. How do you do the dinner scene?” It is Ayckbourn’s masterfully
crafted comedy and that revolutionary use of space that places How the Other Half
Loves far above its peers in the classic form of farce.
All Dramaturgy photos licensed under public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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Who’s Who in the Cast
Tony Bingham (Bob Phillips) is ecstatic to return to the PICT
stage with such an astounding cast and production crew. This is
Tony’s fourth season at PICT. His most recent collaboration with
PICT was Observe the Sons of Ulster… Other recent roles: Bernard
in Boeing Boeing (Pittsburgh CLO), Presidente in Pantigleize
(Quantum Theatre), Michael Apres in Heads (The REP), and
Greg in Inky (Off the Wall). Recent film roles: Frank in Franksgiving, Ernie in The Gospel of Ernie, and Uncle Randy in Progression.
Tony holds a BA from Point Park and an MFA from the University of Iowa.
Karen Baum (Mary Detweiler) is honored to join PICT’s 2015
season. PICT credits: Clarinda in For the Tree to Drop, Mrs. Joe/
Biddy in Great Expectations, Hecate in Macbeth, Scarecrow in
Woman and Scarecrow, Edith in Blithe Spirit, various roles in Don
Juan Comes Back from the War, King Lear, The Shaugraun, and
Boston Marriage. Pittsburgh Credits: Pittsburgh Public Theater
(most recently Poppy in Noises Off), St. Vincent Summer Theatre,
Off the Wall, Playhouse REP, No Name Players, Bricolage,
UnSeam’d Shakespeare, Squonk Opera, University of Pittsburgh’s
Shakespeare in the Schools, and CMU Interactive. Regional
credits: Public Theatre of KY, Theatre54 NY, and various Chicago
venues. Film credits: Promised Land, The Road, My Bloody Valentine 3D, KillPoint (Spike TV),
The War That Made America, the pilot cast for the series Ghosthunters, PSI, and A Fancy Piece of
Homicide (due out 2015). As a BFA graduate of Point Park, Karen also teaches for PICT, The
Public, Civic Light Opera, and Hope Academy. Karen would like to thank her team, family,
and PICT audiences.
James FitzGerald (William Detweiler) is a company member and
2014 featured artist for PICT. Recent PICT credits: Wemmick in
Great Expectations, Ross in Macbeth, Didi in Waiting for Godot and
Dr. Bradman in Blithe Spirit. Other Pittsburgh credits: Charles
Ives in Charles Ives Take Me Home (City Theatre), End of the Affair
and Mouth to Mouth (Quantum Theatre), 1776, Royal Family, Born
Yesterday, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Our Town (Pittsburgh
Public Theater), Candide (Opera Theatre), and Heads (Pittsburgh
Playhouse). Chicago credits: Marriot’s Lincolnshire Theater,
Chicago’s Second City, ETC., The Royal George, Apple Tree,
and other Chicago venues including sixteen seasons with
Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Regional credits: Cape May
Stage, Milwaukee Rep, the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. Off Broadway: Rose Rage, directed by Edward Hall.
Awards: Recipient of two Joseph Jefferson Awards (Best Supporting Actor), a Jeff Citation
(Best Actor), and an OE Award Nomination (Best Supporting Actor).
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Who’s Who in the Cast
Daina Michelle Griffith (Fiona Foster) is a proud PICT
Associate Artist who recently appeared in their sold out production
of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. This marks her
fifth season with PICT, and her fourth production under the
direction of Martin Giles. PICT credits: Jacques Brel is Alive and
Well and Living in Paris, Blithe Spirit, Antony and Cleopatra, Martin
Giles’ Beautiful Dreamers, and James Joyce’s The Dead. Pittsburgh
credits: Pittsburgh Public Theater, Quantum Theatre, City
Theatre, Off The Wall, The REP, barebones, Front Porch Theatricals,
Carrnivale Theatrics, No Name Players, Bricolage, Pittsburgh CLO,
and Pittsburgh Musical Theatre. Regional/NYC credits: Human Race Theatre, Gateway
Playhouse, Kansas City Starlight, NYC International Fringe, heXtc. Film credits: The Dark
Knight Rises, Hollidaysburg, and Civilians. Television credits: Guiding Light, Munhall (TV
pilot), Christine in the upcoming web series I’ll Call You, and Ricki, a recurring role, in the
new WGN series Outsiders. Daina received the honor of being named Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s
Performer of the Year in 2013. Up Next: The Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods at Saint Vincent
Summer Theatre in Latrobe, PA.
Gayle Pazerski (Teresa Phillips) is honored to return for her
third season with PICT. PICT credits: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth,
Woman in Don Juan Comes Back From the War, and Irene St. Clair
in Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood. Gayle has a BFA in Theatre
from the University of Kentucky and studied in the graduate
acting program at Rutgers University under William Esper. She
has performed regionally in New York, Ohio, and West Virginia,
and locally with Quantum Theatre, Bricolage, No Name Players,
Caravan Theatre, Dog & Pony Show Theatricals, and Arcade
Comedy Theater. As a playwright, Gayle’s work has been featured
with Bricolage’s Midnight Radio series, No Name Players’ SWAN
Day, Organic Theater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Film Kitchen, and the Future Ten
ten-minute play festival.
Philip Winters (Frank Foster) is in his fifth season at PICT.
PICT credits: Old Mahon in Playboy of the Western World,
Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Daldry in In the Next Room,
and Christy in Lieutenant of Inishmore. Mr. Winters is an associate
professor in the Conservatory of Performing Arts of Point Park
University. Philip is active in local theater, television, film, and
radio. He and his wife Kim are the proud parents of two sweet
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Who’s Who in Production
Angela Baughman (Sound Designer) is in her second season at PICT after acting as
sound designer for Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme. Other Pittsburgh
credits: sound designer for Strata (Bricolage), resident sound designer for Devil’s Arithmetic,
The Importance of Being Earnest, Turn of the Screw, The Great Gatsby, Fahrenheit 451, Walk
Two Moons, The Elephant Man, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Scarlet Letter (Prime Stage
Theatre). Angela is a graduate of Berklee College of Music with a BM in music production
and engineering.
Brandon Biller (Assistant Master Electrician) is making his PICT debut. Originally from
Elkins, West Virginia, Brandon graduated from West Virginia University in 2010 with degrees
in Spanish language and culture and in business administration. After graduation, he moved
to the Washington, DC, metro area and began to pursue a career in event lighting production
with Atmosphere, Inc. “He has also remained an active member of the Augusta Heritage
Festival at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, WV, since 2008, assisting with the stage
lighting and production of concerts at Harper MacNeely auditorium. As a newly recognized
member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology, Brandon has turned his focus
toward theatrical lighting and has relocated to Pittsburgh to begin working with PICT
Classic Theatre.
Johnmichael Bohach (Scenic Designer) is returning to PICT for his third full season and
is deeply honored to be named one of PICT Classic Theatre’s Featured Artists for the 2015
Season. PICT credits: Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Blithe Spirit,
and Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood. He has also worked locally with Pittsburgh Opera,
Prime Stage Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Kinetic Theatre, and Microscopic Opera, in capacities
ranging from set design to props and scenic painting. Other design credits: The Mousetrap,
The Devil’s Arithmetic, The Importance of Being Earnest, Turn of the Screw, The Great Gatsby,
The Elephant Man, The Glass Menagerie, Tuesdays with Morrie, Our Town (Prime Stage Theatre),
You Can’t Take It With You (Lincoln Park Performing Art Center), Riders to the Sea, Lizbeth,
Three Decembers (Microscopic Opera) Letters to Sala, Tartuffe, Bare, Jekyll & Hyde, The Wild
Party, Nine, and Rent (Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY). Johnmichael is a graduate
of the University of Pittsburgh with BAs in theatre arts and architectural studies.
www.jmbsetdesigns.com
Pamela Brusoski (Additional Stage Manager) returns to PICT after acting as Production
Stage Manager for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Pamela has worked on
more than twenty five productions at Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City. Favorites
include Dancing at Lughnasa, DA, Molly Sweeney, Freedom of the City, and The Emperor Jones.
Broadway: Beauty and the Beast and Little Women. Off-­Broadway: Primary Stages, New Federal
Theatre, The Mint Theatre, York Theatre Company, and Carnegie Hall. Pamela earned her
MFA in Directing from The City University of New York at Brooklyn College.
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Who’s Who in Production
George DeShetler, Jr. (Production Manager / Technical Director) is in his fourth season at
PICT. He began at PICT as the props master in 2012 and came on in July 2013 as production
manager. Other Pittsburgh credits: Production manager at Prime Stage Theatre and temporary
staff carpenter at CMU School of Drama. Regional credits: Arena Stage, Imagination Stage,
Contemporary American Theater Festival, and Indiana Repertory Theatre. George graduated
from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, with a BFA in theatre design and technology.
K. Jenna Ferree (Master Electrician) is happy to be working on her first PICT production.
She is presently pursuing her MFA in lighting design at Carnegie Mellon University and will
graduate in 2017. Prior to moving to Pittsburgh, Jenna was the master electrician for Virginia
Repertory Theatre in Richmond, Virginia for three seasons. She began her professional design
career in 2005 while earning her BFA at Virginia Commonwealth University, which she
received in 2009. Jenna has designed over forty professional production including Next To
Normal, The Pillowman, Detroit, Say Goodnight Gracie, Steel Magnolias, Take Me Out, This
Beautiful City, and The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Martin Giles (Director) is in his fourteenth season with PICT, as actor, director, and playwright.
For PICT, he has directed short works of Beckett, Synge, Pinter, and Chekhov; his own musical
play Beautiful Dreamers; and Martin McDonagh’s A Skull In Connemara. In recent years, he
has directed four plays for Quantum Theatre: Andrew Bovell’s When The Rain Stops Falling,
Graham Greene’s The End Of The Affair (adapted by Karla Boos), Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel
Borkman, and Jez Butterworth’s Parlour Song. He also directed for Caravan Theatre of Pittsburgh,
Victoria Stewart’s 800 Words: The Transmigration Of Philip K. Dick, and, most recently, for
Point Park Conservatory, Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.
Cory F. Goddard (Resident Stage Manager) is in his eleventh season with PICT. Favorite
PICT Credits: Heartbreak House, Stuff Happens, Lieutenant of Inishmore, House & Garden,
Salome, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Waiting for Godot, and the Beckett, Synge, Pinter,
and Chekhov festivals. Other Pittsburgh credits: Quantum Theatre, Bricolage, The REP, and
Kelly Strayhorn Theatre. Cleveland Credits: Parade, The Laramie Project, Grey Gardens, and the
non-equity premieres of Brooklyn, Phantom of the Opera, and [title of show]. Cory is a graduate
of Baldwin Wallace College. He would like to thank Rebekah, George, Vicki, Philliam, Alicia,
Gianni, Liz, and the Wetness.
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Who’s Who in Production
Jennifer Kirkpatrick (Scenic Artist) is in her third season at PICT. PICT credits: Jacques Brel
is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, For the Tree to Drop, Great Expectations, Macbeth, Observe
the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Woman and Scarecrow, Waiting for Godot, Blithe
Spirit, Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood, A Skull in Connemara, Don Juan Comes Back
from the War, and Lady Windermere’s Fan. Other credits: scenic artist for Il Mondo Della Luna,
Seven Guitars, The Trojan Women: A Love Story, Lives of the Saints, and You Can’t Take It With
You (Carnegie Mellon University) and scenic artist for Stage Door (Lincoln Park Performing
Arts Center). Jennifer is a graduate of Ohio University with a BFA in production design and
technology.
Shannon Knapp (Dramaturg) is a theatre artist living and working in Pittsburgh.
Selected directing credits: #ViralContentGenerator (Pittsburgh Fringe Festival), Iphigenia &
Other Daughters (Alarum Theatre), Crave (Alarum Theatre), Waking Dream (Between Us
Productions), and Romeo & Juliet (Oakland Shakespeare Company). Thanks to Cassidy for
giving her an opportunity to flex her dramaturgy muscles!
Rebecca Krall (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be working on her first PICT show!
As a Point Park alum, Rebecca has worked as the company manager with City Theatre, has
been a stage management intern at the Pittsburgh Public Theatre and Westport Country
Playhouse and worked as a stage manager/crew for various productions with companies
such as the Pittsburgh Playhouse, International Children’s Festival, Carrnivale Theatrics,
Sewickley Academy, Caravan Theatre of Pittsburgh, Bakerloo Theatre Project, and CHS
Theatre Department.
Alan Stanford (Artistic Director) is in his eighth season at PICT. He was for more than
thirty years a principal and leading actor with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin, where he
recently directed his adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which was taken to the Hong Kong
Arts Festival in February 2015. He founded Ireland’s Second Age Theatre Company.
PICT credits: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, For the Tree to Drop, Great
Expectations, Macbeth, Woman and Scarecrow, Macbeth, Pozzo in Waiting for Godot, Blithe Spirit,
Don Juan Comes Back from the War, Lady Windermere’s Fan, and The Kreutzer Sonata. Other
credits: The School for Scandal (Point Park Conservatory), works by Shakespeare, Molière,
Noël Coward, Oscar Wilde, Shaw, Beckett, and Brecht.
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Who’s Who in Production
Lindsay Tejan (Assistant costume design/wardrobe supervisor credits) is returning to PICT
as costume designer after designing for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Waiting for Godot and Woman and Scarecrow. Previous costume design credits: Tell It To the Marines
(Sam Hazo Original Play) Day Room Window (New Hazlett), Importance of Being Earnest,
Turn of the Screw, Walk Two Moons, and The Great Gatsby (Prime Stage Theatre), Women of
Troy (Veritas Vita Collaborative), and Talk to me Like the Rain and Let me Listen, Torrent, and
The Fog (Raymond Laine). Assistant Costume Design/Wardrobe Supervisor credits: Observe
the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood, Our
Class, The School for Lies, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, and Jane Eyre (PICT), and Room
Service (Point Park).
James Thome (Props Master) is in his first full season at PICT, having acted as props master
for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and For the Tree to Drop. He also acted
as the assistant props master for Sherlock Holmes & The Crucifer of Blood and a carpenter for
Great Expectations for PICT. Lately, he has been freelancing, working for Artistic Adventures
(Orlando, FL), Dallas Baptist University’s Phantom of the Opera (Dallas, TX), Heritage Theater
Festival (Charlottesville, VA), and for Carnegie Mellon University and others within the
Greater Pittsburgh Area. As a Pittsburgh local, he is excited to be working in his hometown
for PICT and is looking forward to working with such talented artists to create an epic
heater season.
Keith A. Truax (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be joining the company of How The Other
Half Loves. Currently Keith is a third year graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University,
where he is pursuing an MFA in lighting design. Past PICT credits: Women and Scarecrow
(lighting design and master electrician), Blithe Spirit, Waiting for Godot and Sons of Ulster,
(master electrician). Future Projects: Sharon’s Grave and Oliver Twist for PICT Classic Theatre
and Altar Boyz for Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret. Other design credits: Beggars Opera for CMU,
Romance for Kinetic Theatre Ensemble, Fred Astaire Awards and Destiny Rising for NYCDA
Foundation.
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PICT Board of Directors
Board Officers
Charles Moellenberg,
President
Erin Shannon-Auel,
Vice President
Diane Lazzaris, Secretary
Michael Burns, Treasurer
Directors
Joseph Auria
Alan S. Baum
Cynthia Berger
Eileen Clancy
Steven Cuden
Dina J. Fulmer
Gail Gerono
Kevin R. Gieder
Margaret Hynes
Joseph Karas
Justin Krauss
Fabian O’Connor
Richard E. Rauh
Chuck Reynolds
Peter Smerd
Pauline Taylor-Raiff
Advisory Board
D.L. “Larry” Brophy
Paul Homick
James Lamb
Robert Levin
Richard Miller
Kristen Olson, PhD
Gene O’Sullivan
Alberta Sbragia, PhD
Wanda Wilson
Honorary Board
Congressman Mike Doyle
Charles Gray
Thomas Kilroy
David Norris–Seanad Eireann
Bingo O’Malley
Stephanie Riso
PICT Staff
Alan Stanford
Artistic & Executive Director
Stephanie Riso
Managing Director
Rebecca McNeil
Shared CFO
Ryan Ferrebee
Development Manager
George DeShetler, Jr.
Production Manager
Katie Wagner
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Carolyn Ludwig
Customer Relations Director & Sales Manager
Cassidy Adkins
Company Manager & Production Coordinator
Mona D. Rush, EdD
Education Director
Jennifer Trehar
Fundraising & Event Coordinator
Rebecca Covert
Operations Assistant
Dale Hess
Ticketing Manager
Claire Sabatine
Customer Relations & Sales Associate
Elisa Ogot
Customer Relations & Sales Associate
Abigail Cady
Dramaturgy Intern
Caitlin Young
Marketing & Promotions Intern
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Carnegie Library Notes
PICT Classic Theatre and The Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh work together to provide
our patrons with the best materials to enhance
your enjoyment of the show.
If this play inspires you to host your own dinner party, visit the library for help with everything
from cooking to music selection to party games! Or perhaps you’d rather read about other
dinner party ‘disasters’? Either way, stop by and check these resources out. Reserve your copies
now at www.carnegielibrary.org:
Dinner parties by Georgeanne Brennan
CLP has many cooking and entertaining books to inspire your next dinner party.
Vegetarian dinner parties : 150 meatless meals good enough to serve to company by Bruce Weinstein
& Mark Scarbrough
And don’t forget your vegetarians and vegan guests with these delicious menus.
Dinner at eight [videorecording] by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The classic 1933 Hollywood film starring Jean Harlow and John Barrymore is centered around
a memorable dinner party.
Dinner party disasters : true stories of culinary catastrophe by Annaliese Soros with Abigail Stokes
For those unforgettable parties you would just as soon forget.
The dinner party by Judy Chicago
An unusual and notable art exhibit inspired by a dinner party.
Dinner Party Classics (Favorites for an Elegant Evening) Various Artists
Stream some classy music anytime for your next dinner party with your library card, courtesy
of our online resource, Hoopla. Visit our e-CLP page on our website!
And for more about the playwright:
The Norman conquests [videorecording]
Ayckbourn’s trilogy in a television series…the three ‘stories’ can be viewed in any order. Table
Manners, Round and Round the Garden; Living Together. Contains special features of a biography of the playwright and the background on the trilogy.
By Jeeves original cast recording (CD)
Anyone familiar with “Jeeves & Wooster” will delight in listening to the sound track of this
musical. Book & lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. (The library has
the American premier recording as well.)
Alan Ayckbourn: Grinning at the Edge: a Biography by Paul Allen
Read a biography of this prolific English playwright, with more than 70 plays to his credit.
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Richard E. Rauh
($10,000-$24,999)
Cynthia Berger &
Laurence Green
The Fine Foundation
Dina J. & Jerry Fulmer
Highmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Arthur J. Kerr Jr.
Laurel Foundation
Robert Levin & Kerry Bron
Charles & Karen Moellenberg
James M. & Lucy K. Schoonmaker Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
UPMC
($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous
David Auel &
Erin Shannon-Auel
Alan & Margie Baum
Berkeley Research Group, LLC
Calgon Carbon Corporation
Eileen Clancy
Steve Cuden
Dinsmore
Jones Day
Joseph & Susan Karas
Ms. Diane Lazzaris
Sally Levin and the employees of Levin Furniture
George Loewenstein &
Donna Harsch
John Miclot & Cathy Rinchetti
Karen & Richard Miller
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
R J Lee Group
Ryan Memorial Foundation
Sara & John Henry Steelman
($2,500-$4,999)
Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Maurice B. Cohill
Stephan & Bonnie Dake
Frances Donahue
The Elliott Group
Pearl & Dave Figgins
Gail A. Gerono
Michael & Cathy Ginsberg
Dr. Stephen & Kathleen Guinn
Meyer & Merle Berger
Family Foundation, Inc.
Vivian Sue Molina &
Richard W. Dugan
Fabian & Nanette O’Connor
Rasky Baerlein Prism
United Concordia Companies, Inc., a Highmark Company
($1,000-$2,499)
Allegheny County Bar
Association
American Eagle Foundation
Joseph Auria
Bentz, Grob, Scheri and
Woodburn Family Medicine
Bit by Bit
Blumling & Gusky LLP
PICT – How the Other Half Loves Brother’s Brother Foundation
Susan & David Brownlee
Anne and Jim Burnham
Michael & Karen Burns
Caliban Book Shop
Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
Cecilia Rose Dickson,
The Webb Law Firm
Federated Investors Foundation, Inc.
Kevin Gieder
Terri Gould
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Susan Harris Smith &
Philip E. Smith
Howard Hanna Company
Bettyanne & James Huntington
Margaret Hynes
Litigation Management, Inc.
Maher Duessel
Joan Markert
Matis Baum O’Connor
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP
Carl Moellenberg
Armand Panson
PNC Foundation
PNC Financial Services
The Porch
PPG Industries Foundation - GIVE Program
Precise, Inc.
Chuck & Julia Reynolds
Dr. Tor Richter &
Ms. Karen E. Esch
Sheri and Bob Sclabassi
Robert Swendsen
John and Nancy Traina
Dennis & Diane Unkovic
Wm. Keith Scannell &
Associates, Inc.
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PICT Annual Fund Donors
The Patron League
($500-$999)
The Alan L. & Barbara B.
Ackerman Foundation
AllFacilities, Inc.
Steven Aslchuler
Ramona Baker & James Wingate
Dolores & John Barber
Nancy Barkman
Ms. Dorothy Bellhouse
Nancy Bernstein &
Robert Schoen
Bernstein - Burkley, P. C.
The Alan L. & Barbara B.
Ackerman Foundation
Sally & John Adkins
AllFacilities, Inc.
Steven Aslchuler
Ramona Baker & James Wingate
Dolores & John Barber
Nancy Barkman
John D. Bauerlein
Ms. Dorothy Bellhouse
Nancy Bernstein &
Robert Schoen
Bernstein - Burkley, P. C.
Tom Brown & Kathy Miller
Howard & Marilyn Bruschi
Barbara & David Burstin
William R. Cadwell
Jane Campbell Moriarty, J.D.
Helen Casey
Donovan Cocas & Laura Long
Bonnie Coyne
Cynthia M. Danel
Richard Dixon &
Harvette Tipton Dixon
Todd & Michelle Dominick
Peter Donovan
Jeanne & Robert Drennan
Mark A. Eck
Hunter Ficke
Harriet Franklin
Dr. John & Therese Gallagher
Rachel Givelber &
Michael Mathier
Karin & Greye Glass
Erin Hamilton
Anne & Raymond Hasley
HDH Group, Inc.
Sean & Carol Hughes of
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Maryanne Hugo &
Patrick Hastings
Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy
Peggi Kelley & Joel Bigger
Sharon Kimble
Katherine Leech &
Randall Vollen
Katherine & Lewis Lobdell
David March
Moni McIntyre
Michael & Ellen McLean
Jerry & Judy Meyers
Donald Miller
Mel Miller & Greg Silvus
Dr. Sean Nolan
William ORourke
Beth Pearson
Anne Shearon
Annette R. & Preston Shimer
Lee & Myrna Silverman
Leon & Irene Skolnick
Virginia S. & Andrew Starr
Janie & Harry Thompson
Robert Trombetta
Louis & Mary Wagner
Winthrop Watson Household
Kathleen & Brian White
($250-$499)
Patricia Ahlbrandt
Lorrie K. Albert
Anonymous Gift
Jane C. Arkus
Beverly Barkon &
Frank Lieberman
Marian & Bruce Block
BNY Mellon Community Partnership
Kenneth Brand
Susan B. Campbell &
Patrick Curry
Barbara & John Carlin
J. Stanton Carson
Mary Ann Celio
Bill & Susan S. Cercone
David Coogan
Nelson & Carol Craige
Anne Curtis & Timothy Clark
PICT – How the Other Half Loves Carol & David Dalcanton
Lila Decker
Margaret Degnan
Deanna Dellavedova
Dr. Barbara DeRiso &
Mr. Donald Newman
Dickie, McCamey &
Chilcote, PC
Dollar Bank
James & Sara Donnell
Cynthia D. Driscoll
Aida & Barry Dugan
Kevin Eddy
Henry & Mary Ewalt
Fred Fargotstein Household
Craig Fiedler
Joseph Fine
Suzanne Flood
Mark Freeman
Lauren Gailey
Gary & Joanne Garvin
Mary Gibson
Cathy & Ken Glick
H Edwin Haller IV
Meg & Ron Hannan
Rebecca Haywood
Audrey & Fred Heidenreich
Alan Helgerman &
Sandra LaPietra
Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Hillman
Andrew & Dorothy Hrishenko
K&L Gates
Nancy & Tom Kelly
George Kontos
Rolf & Magdalena Loeber
Randy & Charlotte Lott
Kevin Lucas
Jay Mangold
Robert & Laura Marin
Janet & Robert McCartney
Meyer Unkovic
David & Christina Michelmore
Melvin & Jean Anne Miller
Judith Olson
Vidyahar Patil &
Sharon Brady-Patil
Jacqueline Pereira
Angela Petersen
Picadio Sneath Miller Norton
Point Park University
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A Night Circus
PICT’s Place of Saints and Sinners
A Gala in Black &White
Benefitting:
PICT Classic Theatre
October 31, 2015
J. Verno Studios, 3030 Jane Street, South Side Flats
Be a part of one magical Halloween night with exciting entertainment, amazing
auctions, dancing and drinks. Meet our honorees, actors and special guest. Enjoy
catering by Emmy-Nominated Bob Sendall from All in Good Taste Productions
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PICT Annual Fund Donors
($250-$499) continued
Jim Reitz & Mary Heath
Kyle Reynolds
James & Idamae Rich
Larry & Sandy Rosen
Michael & Linda Rosenbaum
Mrs. Louisa S. Rosenthal
Mona & Sam Rush
Merrilee H. Salmon
John Schaffranek
Pamela Schoemer
Steve & Lynn Silberman
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Simpson
David Soloski & Sandra Kniess
Susan & Holly Sphar
Janet & Robert Squires
Alan Stanford
Ron Stone & Linda Haddad
Rachel & Lowell Swarts
Mary Ann & Lee Templeton
Helen R. Thornton
Edward & Melanie Turk
Charles & Janet Vukotich
Annie & Larry Weidman
Michaelene Weimer
Nancy Werner
Burns White
Norm Wien
Bruce Wilder
William & Laurie Winslow
Judy & John Woffington
($100-$249)
A Theater Lover
Andrew Ade
Howard Aikens &
Christine Wolfe
Bill & Colleen Allison
Anonymous
Anonymous Donor
Joan Frank Apt
Donald Arnheim
Norma S. Artman
Kathryn Auel
Lynn Beckstrom
Vange & Nick Beldecos
Edith Bell
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Benedek
Martha Y. Berman
Robin J. Bernstein
Aya Betensky & Robert Kraut
BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon
Kenneth Bolden
Carlos Borzutzky
Peter Bower
William Bradley
Earl & Rita Brink
D.L. Brophy & Becky Dunbar
Frank & Laurie Bruns
The Jack Buncher Foundation
Laura Bunting
Jay & Linda Bush
Christopher & Nancy Caldwell
Christopher Capolupo
Maria Cirbus
Thomas Clinton
Dan & Laverne Collins
Computer Associates
Carole & Norbert Connors
Rene Conrad
Lynn Conroy & Bernie Brown
Dr. Noelette Conway &
Dr. Hagen Schempf
Mark Conway Thompson
Paula Cook
Peter Cooke
Cornelius & Joan Cosgrove
Joyce E. Costa
Robert Dutch Creely
Alan & Susan Crittenden
Bob & Judy Cunningham
Brian & Barbara Cynamon
John & Kathleen DeBlassio
Anna DeForest
Barrie Denmark
Victor & Delia DiCarlo
Cynthia Pennington &
C. Liam Donohue
Mary Ellen Droll
Duquesne University
Helen Eaton
Janet & Theodore Eck
Dr. & Mrs. Terry Evans
Dona Ewell
Marvin Fein &
Beezie Fennimore
Heidi B. Fenton
Richard & Marilyn Finberg
PICT – How the Other Half Loves Moses & Laryn Finder
Marian Finegold
June & Bernard Fineman
Ann Fischer
Barbara & Henry Folb
Tom & Malgorzata Fort
Cyril & Jane Fox
Carl B. Frankel
Mark Gasparovic
Kathleen Gavigan &
William Dixon
Edward Gerguoy
Carol Gluck & Albert Weiner
Bernard Goldstein &
Russellyn Caruth
Roslyn Goorin
Anne W. Gordon
Nancy & David Green
Stephanie & Rick Green
James W. Grubbs
Mark & Helen Gup
Conroy D. Guyer
Dr. & Mrs. Adam W. Hahn
Van & Paula Hall
Haider Hamoudi
Dr. Jeanne M. Hanchett &
Dr. Phillips P. Wedemeyer
Harold & Ruth Hansen
Howard & Paula Harris
Jonathan Harris
Janice Harrison
Sanford W. Harvey, Jr.
Eleanor Heasley
Catherine Hebert
Elaine Herald & John Jordan
Jean & James Higgins
Bill & Rosette Hillgrove
Fonda Hollenbaugh
Lori & Alan Hornell
Frank & Courtney Horrigan
Christine Horty
Rita Hostetter
Vaughn & Eleanor Irwin
Lois Jacob
Eric Johnson & Richard Alter
Lynne Johnson
Thomas & Leslie Joyce
Patricia Kelly
Tom & Bunny Kerr
Ellen G. Kight
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PICT Annual Fund Donors
($100-$249) continued
Milton Kimura
Jack & Debra King
Ronald & Starlit Koshar
Donald & Susan Kosy
Justin & Valentina Krauss
Elizabeth & James Krisher
Dr. & Mrs. Lewis Kuller
William Lafe & Carol Hochman
John Lebold
Dale Leibach
Sylvia & Peter Leo
Sally Levin
William Lindgren
Jackie & Larry Lobl
Richard & Joyce Magee
Phyllis Majesky
Martha Malinzak
Eric Marchbein
David & Kathia Marks
Kenneth Mason &
Marilyn Roberts
Eleanor Mayfield
Angela Mazza
Janet McCall
Kimberly McCartney &
Tom Gallagher
Jason McCune
Brigid McDevitt
Raymond & Constance McKeever
Tom & Alice McKenna
John McSorley, M.D.
Gerald & Denise Medwick
Brian & Karen Merritt
Mintzer, Sarowitz, Zeris, Ledva & Meyers, LLP
Patricia Mooney &
Alan Steinberg
Cynthia Moore
Robert & Mary Pat Moorehead
Susan Moran
Joan Morse Gordon
Richard Munsch
Dawn Nelson & Donald Hart
Eleanor & Ed Nemeth
Kay Neuhausen
Anita Newell
Jack & Phyllis Ochs
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Robert Palmer
Catherine Parham
Janine Pearson & Joseph Wister
John F. Peters
Charlotte & Norbert Pilewski
Theresa & Cliff Pinsent
Dennis Pittman
Jack & Jill Preston
Mark Puda & Sue Johnston
Martin Regan
Bonnie Resinski
Daniel & Lauren Resnick
Margaret A. Riso
Stephanie Riso &
Rich Goodwald
Janet Roberts
Shoshana & Jerry Rosenberg
Rochelle Rudoy
Helena Ruoti & Sam Simone
Dominic Rupprecht
Audrey Russo
Dr. James R. Sahovey
David Salgarolo &
Francesca Savoia
Joan M. Saroff
William D. & Margaret Sawyer Ghrist
Miriam Schaffel
Karen & George Schnakenberg
Urban Schuster
PICT – How the Other Half Loves Morton & Rita Seltman
Susan & Brian Sesack
Steve Shapiro
Cynthia Sheehan
Rhoda Sikov
Jay Silberblatt & Lori Sisson
Anna Lisa Silberman
Daniel Simpson
Anita D. & Chester P. Smolenski
Henry & Mary Snyder
Thalia Snyder
Henry & Mary Snyder
Stuart & Mary Staley
Katie Stanich
Judith A. Starr
Mona Strassburger
Wade & Barbara Stull
Patricia L. Swedlow
Beverly Taylor
Jay & Linda Thier
Richard Thomas &
Adel Fougnies
Nancy B. Thompson
Maria Tobias
Dr. & Mrs. Albert Treger
Tucker Arensberg
Ellen Viakley & James Walker
John & Irene Wall
Dr. Donal & Mary Warde
Shannon & Andrew Webber
Marvin & Dot Wedeen
Sandra Welsh
Naomi & David Whalen
Merlyn & Jim Williams
Rev. Philip Wilson
Stanley Winikoff
Scott Wirtzman
Allen Wolfert & Adrienne Young
Susan Yohe
Florence & Harvey Zeve
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PICT Annual Fund Donors
SPECIAL GIFTS
Grambrindi Davies Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation, in honor of Carol and Sean Hughes
Anchor Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, in honor of Cindy Berger and Larry Green
Michelle & Frank Domeisen, in honor of Erin Shannon-Auel
Ellen Wilson & Fredric V. Price M.D., in honor of Alan Baum
Kathryn Auel, in honor of Erin Shannon-Auel
William R. Shipley, in honor of Gene O’Sullivan
Stephanie Fulmer-Smentek, in honor of Dina J. Fulmer for your inspiring work as an advocate
of the arts & as a role model for many.
PICT ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Many thanks to the following companies for supporting PICT by matching their employee’s contributions: Bank of America, BNY Mellon, The Buhl Foundation, Chevron,
Computer Associates Inc., Gap Stores, Google, HJ Heinz Co. Foundation, Highmark blue
Cross Blue Shield, IBM, Macy’s Foundation, Microsoft Corp., PNC Foundation, PPG
Industries, Inc., UBS.
Contributions from January 1, 2014 through May 19, 2015. For corrections or information about
making a tax-deductible gift to PICT, call Ryan Ferrebee at 412-561-6000. Don’t forget to see if
your employer has a gift-matching program!
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Save the Dates
Full Irish Breakfast at Claddagh Irish Pub
Saturday, June 27 at 10:30 a.m.
Get ready for Sharon’s Grave in true Irish fashion!
Choose from a menu of delicious Irish breakfast food
and discuss celtic folklore with Alan Stanford and
Aoife Spillane-Hinks, director of Sharon’s Grave.
Call 412-561-6000 for tickets.
Dinner at Mansions on Fifth
Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
Join PICT Artists at the elegant Mansions on Fifth
for an inside look at Sharon’s Grave before it hits the
theatre! You ticket includes cash bar, passed hors
d’oeuvres, plated dinner, wine pour, and after-dinner
conversation.
Tickets: Call or Email Ryan Ferrebee,
Development Manager at 412-561-6000 x204
or rferrebee@picttheatre.org for more information.
PICT’s Gala
Saturday, October 31, 2015
A Night Circus
A Gala in Black and White
benefiting PICT Classic Theatre
J. Verno Studios
3030 Jane Street, South Side
Call 412-561-6000 or visit picttheatre.org for
more information.
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