The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
KAREN AZENBERG ADRIAN BUDHU
Orchestrations & Additional Arrangements by ALEX LACAMOIRE
Vocal Arrangements & Additional Arrangements by JUSTIN PAUL
KHADIJA E. SANKOH LARRY SAPERSTEIN DONNA VIVINO
RACHEL JOHNSON ADAM MOORE
Scenic & Video Design
Sound
AARON HUBBARD ADAM DAY SAVANNA FINLEY
Musical Director/Conductor HELEN GREGORY
Artistic Director Managing Director presents Director/Choreographer KAREN AZENBERG Production
Originally Produced on Broadway by Stacey Mindich
Originally presented by Arena Stage July 9, 2015 to August 23, 2015
New York premiere at Second Stage March 26, 2016 to May 29, 2016
Dear Evan Hansen is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Dance Captain .................................................................... LARRY SAPERSTEIN*
*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States THERE WILL BE ONE FIFTEEN-MINUTE INTERMISSION
SHOW STAFF
Assistant Director ....................................................................... Maggie Scott
Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................. MyKel Marie Hall
“Finale” ..................................................................................... Company
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard - Helen Gregory
Guitar 1 - Emily Hackworth
Guitar 2 - Kevin Stout
Bass - Bryan Hague
Drums - Justin Lord
Viola - Marie Feinauer
Violin - Aaron Ashton
Cello - Ciera Stanfield
Ableton Programmers - Enrico de Trizio, Scott Wasserman
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
gratefully acknowledges the following businesses and individuals for their contributions to this production:
University of Utah School Mental Health Collaborative
Deena Marie Manzanares
Nicea DeGering
Surae Chinn
Brent Uberty
Preston Powell
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�� As an artistic director and director/choreographer, my role is to interpret the material in a play or musical and create an experience for the audience that engages, entertains, and—on the most beautiful of occasions—opens hearts and minds. ��♥️�� In that vein, I want to acknowledge that I am in no way a mental health professional or a behavioral health specialist. ���� Luckily, being on the U’s campus puts us into close proximity to some brilliant mental health experts and we have been fortunate enough to partner with the University of Utah School Mental Health Collaborative. ���� We are incredibly grateful to the entire team at USMHC, who have worked with the cast and creative team to more deeply understand and interpret this sensitive material. ��
When PTC decided to program Dear Evan Hansen for this season and I revisited the script, I was struck by the fact that almost nine years later, nearly all of the central issues in the show have become even more relevant and concerning. According to statistics from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, suicide is the leading cause of death for Utahns ages 10-17. For decades, Utah has consistently ranked in the top 10 among states with teens
experiencing significant mental health issues, and the rise of our digital-first culture isn’t helping. ��Social media’s influence has grown stronger than ever. While it can shine a positive light on people or situations that deserve attention, it can also bring unwanted exposure—especially for teenagers—turning scrutiny into an unbearable burden. ��
It’s not for me—or anyone else—to tell you how to experience this play. But if you leave the theatre with the urge to reach out to someone, to check in, to ask how they’re really doing, trust that instinct. �� And if you find yourself reflecting on something, or about to post on social media, maybe take a moment to pause and think it through before you hit “send.” ✨ Sometimes that extra moment of care can mean more than we realize.
Thank you for being here with us. ��
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MARIKA AUBREY* (Cynthia Murphy) has worked in television, film, cabaret, theatre, voiceover, and features on five album releases. She is best known for her role of Mrs. Wormwood in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Australian production of Matilda the Musical. Other career highlights include I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Songs for A New World; The Last Five Years; Lincoln Center’s South Pacific at Sydney Opera House; and Aldonza in Man of La Mancha. Most recently, she played Beverly Bass in Come From Away, on the 1st National Tour and on Broadway. This one is for the 6 - No matter what.
ELYSE BELL* (Zoe Murphy) is thrilled to be making her regional theatre debut at Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: Don’t Say Good Luck (Netflix) and Queens (ABC). She is a BFA graduate of Pace University, and a Jimmy Awards alumni. @elysecbell
JORDAN BRIGGS* (Connor Murphy) is an actor, singer, and writer currently based in Salt Lake City. He is so excited to be returning to PTC after appearing in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical earlier this year. Other local theatrical credits include: Adam Hochberg in An American in Paris (The Ruth), Jack Kelly in Newsies (Sundance), Ray Dooley in The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Hart Theater Company), and many others. He has also performed abroad in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland with Kloun’s Theater Company. Upcoming film projects include The Edge of Normal directed by Carlota Pereda and Rush directed by Jake Van Wagoner. “As always, this one is for my little brother, Landon; your soul is beautiful.” Jordan is represented by Talent Management Group. Insta: @ jordan.briggs
KYLE DALSIMER* (Evan Hansen) is THRILLED to be making his Pioneer debut with a character he’s dreamed of playing since he was in high school. Recent credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Ivoryton Playhouse), Ride the Cyclone (Arena Stage), American Psycho (Monumental Theatre, Helen Hayes Award - Lead
Performer in a Musical), The SpongeBob Musical (Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Helen Hayes Award - Lead Performer in a Musical), Bright Star (Franklin Performing Arts Company). Thank you to Geoff Josselson, with love to Jim, and to Mom, for teaching me to never give up on your dreams. @KyleDalsimer
ANDREW SAMONSKY* (Larry Murphy) Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Broadway/NYC: Lempicka (Tadeusz Lempicki, original cast recording), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Neville Landless), Scandalous (Ormiston, original cast recording), South Pacific (Lt. Cable, Live from Lincoln Center PBS Broadcast), Merrily We Roll Along (Encores!), Fiorello! (Encores!), Austen’s Pride (Darcy, Carnegie Hall), Queen of the Mist (Russell, Drama Desk nomination, original cast recording). National Tour: Parade (Hugh Dorsey), Come From Away (Kevin T.), The Bridges of Madison County (Robert Kincaid), Disney’s On the Record (Nick, original cast recording). World Premieres: Little Miss Sunshine (La Jolla Playhouse), Benny & Joon (Old Globe), Tales of the City (ACT), Somewhere in Time (Portland Center Stage). TV: Elementary, Madame Secretary. Soloist: NY Philharmonic, Boston Pops. Studio cast album of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Captain Phoebus).
KHADIJA E. SANKOH* (Alana Beck) is a first generation Sierra LeoneanAmerican artist born and bred in New Jersey. She is so excited to be portraying this dream role and sharing Alana’s story! Select credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Off Broadway); The Diary of A Wimpy Kid Studio Cast Recording (streaming!), 92NY’s Lyrics and Lyricists (Dir. Christian Borle); Ten Brave Seconds reading at PTC… She was nominated for the 2021 Paper Mill Rising Star Award for Outstanding Solo Performance (“Waiting For Life” from Once On This Island). Most impressively, she’s listened to The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall soundtrack an unhealthy amount of times. Love to my dream team Mara Ent and Buchwald, shoutout to my voice teacher Deric Rosenblatt! @khadija.e.sankoh
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WHO’S WHO
LARRY SAPERSTEIN* (Jared Kleinman) is excited to be making his PTC debut! He gained widespread recognition as “Big Red” in the 14-time Emmy-nominated series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+. Recent/ Favorite credits include The Bad News Bears (Industry Workshop), The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation (Premier Reading), Miracle on 34th Street (West Coast Tour), and Fiddler on the Roof (Engeman Theater). Check out his weekly podcast, Let’s Talk About That! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob Bellotti on all audio streaming platforms! All socials @larrysaperstein
DONNA VIVINO* (Heidi Hansen) is thrilled to make her Pioneer Theatre Company debut. At age 8, she originated the role of Young Cosette in Les Misérables on Broadway. Since then, she’s starred as Elphaba (Wicked), Grizabella (Cats), Diana (Next to Normal), Mary (Merrily We Roll Along), and Jersey in Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen. Other Broadway credits include Hairspray, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame Becomes Me opposite Martin Short. A 2024 Grammy nominee for Sondheim Unplugged, her screen work includes Law & Order, FBI: Most Wanted, and Ezra. Donna is artistic director of Broadway Unlimited, a youth arts program. A proud single mom, this role is a dream come true. Instagram: @donnavivino
RACHEL JOHNSON (Ensemble & Virtual Community) is a senior in the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. Some of her recent credits include the SLAC Summer Show, You on the Moors Now (Babcock), Robin Hood (Meldrum), and Emma (Sandy Arts Guild). She would like to thank her parents for their love and support. She is so excited to be performing at Pioneer Theatre! ig: @rachel j0hnson11
ADAM MOORE (Ensemble & Virtual Community) is making his PTC Debut! He is currently studying Theatre at the University of Utah. Favorite credits: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo), Dogfight (Eddie Birdlace), and The Pirates of Penzance (Frederic).
MARY FANNING DRIGGS* (Virtual Community) is happy to be back for her 28th PTC production. Past credits include Natasha, Pierre...(Marya Dmitrievna), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), and last season’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Genie Klein). Film and TV include: Hallmark’s The Holiday Stocking, Love Across Time, and the upcoming series The Billionaire.
NATHAN ANDREW RILEY* (Virtual Community) is honored to return to Pioneer Theatre Company after being here earlier this year in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Favorite credits include: The Lion King National Tour); Beautiful (1st & 2nd National Tours); Love Life, High Button Shoes (New York City Center Encores!); Love to mio inamorato MK!
ARIANA BAGLEY (Virtual Community) is so excited to return to PTC where she was last seen in the reading of Ten Brave Seconds. Also seen as July in Annie (PTC); Savannah in Freaky Friday (HCT); and Margot in Legally Blonde (WVC). She also enjoys working with her family’s production company Working With Lemons. @ aribagley
KADEN CONRAD (Virtual Community) is thrilled to be working with PTC again, after being in the Ensemble of the Ten Brave Seconds reading. As a current third year in the Musical Theatre Program at the U, his credits include Spring Awakening (Ensemble/Swing), Into the Woods (Jack), and Urinetown (upcoming).
@kadencconrad
HANNAH RICH (Virtual Community) is a junior in the MTP at the University of Utah. She is thrilled to be working with PTC for the first time on this amazing production! Her upcoming credits include A Christmas Story (CenterPointe) and Urinetown (Babcock Theatre).
@hannahtrich
STEVEN LEVENSON (Book) Steven is a Tony Awardwinning playwright, screenwriter, and television writer and producer. His plays include If I Forget, Core Values, Seven Minutes In Heaven, and The Language of Trees. He wrote the book for the musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which won six Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Musical, as well as the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. He co-created and executive produced the FX series “Fosse/Verdon,” which was nominated
WHO’S WHO
for seventeen Emmy Awards, including Best Limited Series and Best Writing for a Limited Series, as well as for Critics’ Choice Association and Producers Guild Awards, in addition to winning the Writers Guild Award and an AFI Award for Outstanding Series. Other honors include the OBIE Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award. He adapted Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick…boom!, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, for Netflix. He is a graduate of Brown University.
BENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL (Music & Lyrics)
Songwriters and producers Benj Pasek & Justin Paul are best known for their Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-winning work on La La Land, The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen, each of which spawned albums that landed in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200, including multiple weeks at #1 for The Greatest Showman, which in 2018 was the world’s best-selling album. This year, they won their first Emmy Award as songwriters of Only Murders in the Building and, as a result, achieved EGOT status, joining a rarified list of artists who have won all four major showbiz prizes. Additional film and television credits include Apple’s Spirited, Sony’s Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, Disney’s live-action Aladdin, Dreamworks Animation’s Trolls, Amazon’s Harlem, Apple’s Dear Edward, NBC’s Smash, The CW’s The Flash, Amazon’s Pink: All I Know So Far (Grammy nomination), and FX’s Welcome to Wrexham. Amongst their varied stage credits, they made their Broadway debut with the musical A Christmas Story (Tony nomination), further adapted into a live telecast for Fox (Emmy nomination); and won their second Tonys for co-producing Best Musical winner A Strange Loop. Among their countless honors, they became the youngest winners ever of the Jonathan Larson Award and the first writers for stage or screen to be honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award. In total, Benj and Justin have each won two Tonys, two Grammys, an Emmy and an Oscar across five distinct projects.
KAREN AZENBERG (Director/Choreographer) is now in her 14th season as Artistic Director at Pioneer Theatre Company. Favorite projects include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (a co-production between PTC and Geva), Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, The Lehman Trilogy, the world premiere of Alabama Story, the regional premiere of Sting’s The Last Ship, Newsies, The Play That Goes Wrong, and The Rocky Horror Show.
Through Karen, PTC also hosted the first (and still only) Utah out-of-town tryout for a Broadway musical: the Tony Award-winning Shucked. Originally from New York, her work there includes Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St. Y ), Blocks (a collaboration with Jonathan Larson), Prom Queens Unchained, and choreography for Richard Greenberg’s The Dazzle (Roundabout Theatre Company). Among her other credits are over 15 productions of West Side Story and she has worked with Indiana Repertory Theatre, Geva Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed, Theatre Aspen, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. Karen is a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and a proud mom to Alexander and Emelia.
HELEN GREGORY (Musical Director/Conductor) is returning for their 16th production at PTC. Favorite shows: The Last Ship, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Rent, Mamma Mia, Something’s Afoot, and, of course, The Rocky Horror Show. Credits include: NY Theatre Workshop, The Vineyard, Maltz Jupiter Theatre (11 Carbonell nominations, winner: Crazy for You), Asolo Repertory Theatre (Sarasota Magazine Theatre Awards Best Musical Direction for Barnum), Arkansas Repertory, Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Goodman Theatre, Indiana Repertory, Riverside Theatre, Human Race Theatre, GEVA, Papermill Playhouse, Lean Ensemble Theatre and The Hangar Theatre. National tours: Grease, Oklahoma!, and Joseph.... Industrials: American Movie Classics and Star Odyssey for the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. Many thanks to all that support live theatre: we can’t do this without you.
BRYCE CUTLER (Scenic & Video Design) Broadway: Grand Horizons. Off-Broadway and regional credits include designs at The Public Theater, Guthrie Theater, Seattle Rep, New York Stage & Film, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, Drury Lane Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight, and more. Additional projects include Samsung’s virtual reality television series Interpretation of Dreams; Feel The Pride, an AI powered audiovisual installation with St. Vincent; a virtual reality arcade for Muse’s world tour; along with live events for Microsoft, Google, Activision, The Ad Council and more. He is co-founder of the political theater collective Third Space, recipient of the USITT Rising Star Award, a L.B. Tobin Director-
Designer Finalist, and 2025 Melhor Cenografia Honoree for Mean Girls in São Paulo. Education: Carnegie Mellon University. brycecutler.com | @bryceccutler
PATRICK HOLT (Costume Design) Patrick’s costume design work has been seen on stages across the country, including The Guthrie Theater, The Milwaukee Rep, The Kansas City Rep, Playmakers Rep, Pioneer Theatre Company, The Arizona Repertory Theater, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Moscow State Theater, The Old Globe Theater, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and The American Dance Festival. He has also worked both on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions for the Public Theater and The John Houseman Theater in NYC. Film and Television works includes projects with HBO, CBS, The A&E Network, World of Wonder, and CBS. Holt is also a professor at the University of Arizona, where he heads the costume design program. Some of Patrick’s favorite work includes PTC’s Waitress; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Something Rotten!; and Dial M for Murder.
PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design) Previously at Pioneer: Waitress; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; In the Heights; A Few Good Men; Much Ado About Nothing; I Hate Hamlet; The Count of Monte Cristo; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Cagney; Mamma Mia!; Sweeney Todd; and Ass. Internationally, Paul’s work has been seen on stage at the Stratford Festival, London’s West End, Vienna, Teatro alla Scala (Milan), South Africa, China, Manila, Iceland and São Paulo. On Broadway, he has designed five musicals and been the Associate/Assistant on 22 others. 20+ designs Off Broadway and for City Center Encores, 19 National Tours. Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Ballet, Arizona Theatre Company, The Old Globe, Dallas Theatre Center, Chicago Shakespeare, Idaho Shakespeare, Asolo Rep, ACT, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Goodspeed, and others. Television: Evil (CBS & Paramount+), Live from Lincoln Center, 20+ Netflix specials, and the internationally televised New Year’s Eve Celebration from Times Square (for 27 years).
AARON HUBBARD (Sound Design) is enjoying his 18th season with Pioneer Theatre Company in sound mix and design. His favorite productions have been Sting’s The Last Ship, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Next to Normal, and One Man, Two Guvnors.
Aaron teaches sound production and recording at Weber State University, and in his spare time he records and produces music. His favorite star is his wife, Melissa, who puts up with all the late theatre nights.
SAVANNA FINLEY (Hair & Makeup Design) received her BA in Technical Theatre at BYU-I. Since graduating 8 years ago, she has served in hair and makeup roles in over 50 productions and counting. Her favorite projects include designing Alice By Heart, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Puffs at West Valley Arts; and as a wig crew member for The Prince of Egypt at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. @designer savannafinley.
GEOFF JOSSELSON, CSA (Casting Director) Broadway: Into the Woods (Artios Award), Sweeney Todd, Spamalot, The Velocity of Autumn. Off-Broadway includes: Cellino v. Barnes, Kinky Boots, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Altar Boyz, Southern Comfort, Yank! Select Regional and Off-Broadway Theatre companies: Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Asolo Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, The Civilians, Irish Repertory Theatre, Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Signature Theatre, South Coast Rep, Studio Theatre, Village Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. www.josscasting.com
ENRICO DE TRIZIO (Ableton Programmer) is an Italian-made and NYC-based award-winning composer, music producer and electronic music designer whose genre-bending work spans global stages—from Havana to China to Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen, The Outsiders, Hell’s Kitchen, The Who’s Tommy, and Death Becomes Her.
SCOTT WASSERMAN (Ableton Programmer) Credits: The Queen of Versailles, Redwood, & Juliet, Diana, Escape to Margaritaville, Great Comet, Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, Walk On Through, Mufasa, Warriors & more! scott-wasserman.com
MAGGIE SCOTT (Assistant Director) grew up performing at PTC and is thrilled to be back! Directing credits: The Secret Garden (Kensington Theatre), Beetlejuice, Matilda, and Annie JR (Timpanogos Valley Theatre). Favorite acting credits include: Ten Brave
Seconds-Developmental Reading (Becky, P TC), Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly, Kensington Theatre), Seussical (Gertrude McFuzz, HCTO), Into the Woods (Cinderella, Kensington Theatre), Little Women (Beth, Hopebox Theatre). Endless thanks to Karen and Jack! @maggie.scott1
JAMES O. HANSEN* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in his third season here at Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: Beautiful (Geva Theatre); Joseph…Dreamcoat (starring David Archuleta), Mary Poppins, and Wonderland at Tuacahn Amphitheatre; Clue (starring Sally Struthers), The Wedding Singer; and A Christmas Carol at The Gateway Playhouse. James earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management from Dean College. Special thanks to his Mom, Family, and Ostie for their love and support! DHH.
(PTC) Now celebrating its 64th season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premiere professional theatre company and a leading arts organization of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Adrian Budhu, PTC presents world-class productions that celebrate diversity in culture and society, and serve as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah. Notable productions include the regional premieres of Les Misérables, Sting’s The Last Ship, and Frank Wildhorn’s The Count of Monte Cristo, as well as the world premieres of Shucked (the first-ever Broadway tryout in Utah), A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, The Messenger by Jeff Talbott, and Ass by Ellen Simon. For more information, visit PioneerTheatre.org.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)
Founded in 1933, AEA represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actor’s Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #equityworks
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI)
is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of thezse musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior® shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
BOOK BY HEATHER HACH
MUSIC & LYRICS BY LAWRENCE O’KEEFE and NELL BENJAMIN
DIRECTOR ERIN FARRELL SPEER
CHOREOGRAPHY BY A. RAHEIM WHITE
MUSIC DIRECTION BY TREVOR JEX
SHOW DATES NOV 14 – NOV 23
PLAYING IN MELDRUM THEATRE
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Board of Trustees
Chairman – Lamont Richardson | Vice Chair – TBD
Budget Chair - Scott H. Verhaaren | Development Chair - Michael J. Tonkin | Marketing Chair – Jeff Paris | Outreach Chair – TBD
Karen Azenberg
Sandi Behnken
G. Marsden Blanch, MD
Drew W. Browning
Adrian Budhu
Scott Christofferson
Chris DuVal
Andrea Golding
Heidi Hall
Laura Holleman
Angelica Matinkhah
Michele Mattsson
Mitzi Montoya, PhD
Margaret Patterson Sargent
John Scheib, PhD
Catherine W. Stringham
Amy Wadsworth
Mindy Young
Emeritus
A. Scott Anderson
Edward F. Bates
William H. Child
Paul Durham
Pioneer Theatre Guild Officers
President - Amy Wadsworth | President Elect - Anne S. Gray
Secretary - Anne Neeley | Treasurer - Glen Clayburn
Corporate, Foundation and Public Support
Spencer F. Eccles
David E. Gee
Kathie Horman
Dan Lofgren
Kevin R Murray
David R. Peterson
Harris H. Simmons
J. Douglas Whisenant
Pioneer Theatre Company is pleased to recognize the many businesses, foundations, public institutions, and corporate sponsors that support our mission. Thank you for your generous contributions.
Public Support
Salt Lake City Arts Council
Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks Fund
Utah Division of Arts and Museums
Presenting Sponsors
($50,000 and above)
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons Foundation
Simmons Family Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Zions Bank
Executive Producers
($25,000 - $49,999)
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Steiner Foundation, Inc.
Producers ($10,000 - $24,999)
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Anonymous
Beesley Family Foundation
The Boyer Company
Burton Lumber
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
Charles Maxfield and Gloria F.
Parrish Foundation
Pioneer Theatre Guild
Riverton Music
Goldman Sachs Gives
Serta Mattress of Salt Lake
The Jeffrey Seller Family Foundation
W. Mack and Julia S. Watkins
Foundation Trust
Merit Medical
Benefactors ($5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous
Barrus Pianos
B.W. Bastian Foundation
Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
S.J. Quinney College of Law
Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation
U of U Health, Department of Otolaryngology
U of U Health, University of Utah
Director’s Club ($2,500 – $4,999)
John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Rural Heath Management Corp.
Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles
Family Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
Associates ($1,000 - $2499)
Nothing Bundt Cakes SLC
Robert and Barbara Patterson
Family Memorial Foundation
Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation
General Partners (up to $999)
Asher Adams Hotel + Balanced Body Therapeutic Massage + Beans and Brew + Caputo’s Market and Deli + Copper Onion + Cosset Bath and Body + Current Fish and Oyster + Delta Airlines Foundation
Dillard’s Fashion Place + Divine Skin + Every Blooming Thing
Hatch Family Chocolates + Hogle Zoo + Kings English Bookshop + Kneaders Bakery +
Special Gifts
Mountain West Cider+
Natural History Museum of Utah + New York Life Foundation Night Lights Event + Nordstrom City Creek + Olive & Coca Outlet + Prime IV Hydration and Wellness + Red Butte Garden + RubySnap + Rodizio Grill + Ryan Smith Organization + Salt Lake Golf Lounge + Shell Oil Company Foundation
SLC Med Spa + Stillwell Spa + Sugarhouse Distillery+ Swig + Thanksgiving Point + The King’s English Bookshop + The Kura Door + The Ninigret Foundation
The Pie Pizza + Tracy Aviary + Tsunami + UtahPresents + Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Utah Symphony and Opera + U of U Campus Store +
ifts to capital projects, artistic programming, and endowments secure the future of Pioneer Theatre Company. The donors listed are recognized for their important contributions to sustaining and enhancing artistic excellence.
Meldrum Theatre Project
Sandi Behnken
IJ & Jeanné Wagner Charitable Foundation
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Lee and Audrey Hollaar
The Lofgren Family
Meldrum Foundation
Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill
Nancy and George Melling
W. Mack & Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust
Zions Bank
Event & Table
Sponsors
Anonymous (1)
Drew W. Browning
Adrian Budhu and Christopher LaChapelle, MD
BW Productions
Lisa and Tom Carhart
Boyer Company
Anne Cullimore Decker
Every Blooming Thing
Fuel Marketing
Gardner Group
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons
Haynie & Company
Hank & Pat Hemingway
Laura Holleman
Charles and Kathie Horman
Lisa and David Kieda
The Lofgren Family
Angelica Matinkhah
Provost Mitzi Montoya, PhD
Linda and Gregory Keller
Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
Margaret Patterson Sargent
Michael Tonkin and Roxanne Silva
Simmons Family Foundation
S.J. Quinney College of Law
Katie and Ned Stringham
Supreme Source
Riverton Music
University Of Utah CFA
University of Utah Advancement
Utah Food Services
Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson
Julie Simmons Watkins
Zions Bank
Outreach Support
R. Harold Burton Foundation
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
Bireley Endowment
Bireley Foundation
Carlson-Mattsson-Wilson Endowment
Melinda and Michael Fowler
Michael and Mary Mattsson
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
In Memory of Augie Mericola
Karen Azenberg
Gregory Hatch
Susan Heiner
Deonn Henderson
Debra Hoyt
Stephen and Cindy Jacobs
Lynn Kestle
Jack Mark
Leslie Peterson
David Peterson
Susan Stevens
Bonnie Walsh
Lino Endowment
Chris Lino & Colleen Lindstrom
Wanda and Carvel Mattsson
Memorial Endowment
Melinda and Michael Fowler
Michael and Mary Mattsson
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
William Vogel
Judy Watts Brady Endowment
Drew W. Browning
Meldrum Foundation Endowment
Catherine Meldrum
Christopher and Jenette Meldrum
Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael
Endowed Performance Award
Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael Foundation
Annual Fund Support from Individuals
Most individual donors to PTC choose to support the general work of the company.
Pioneer Memorial Theatre Endowment
Melissa Alexander
Patricia C. and Rainer Dahl
PTC True Endowment
Roger and Sara Boyer
Peter and Susan Stevens Endowment
Susan and Peter Stevens, MD
Robin M. Woods Legacy Endowment
George Q. Morris Foundation
There are also opportunities to contribute gifts of $5,000 or more to specific productions or projects. For more information call 801-585-3196.
Founders
($50,000 and above)
Anonymous (6)
G. Marsden Blanch, MD
Drew W. Browning
In Memory of Judy Watts
Brady
Catherine Meldrum
Harris H. and Amanda P. Simmons
Producers
($15,000 - $49,999)
Anonymous
Bonnie Jean and H. Brent Beesley
Sandi Behnken
Laura Holleman
Jeff Paris
Julia Simmons Watkins
Sponsors ($5,000 - $14,999)
Anonymous
A. Scott Anderson
Margarita Brothers
In Memory of Art Brothers
Ken* and Tina Burton
Jess Cheney, DMD and Jodi Cheney
Jane Dunlevie
Clinton Ford
Carolyn Gardner and Kem Gardner, JD
Henry and Pat Hemingway
Lee and Audrey Hollaar
Kathie and Chuck Horman
Jim and Irene Huber
Lynda Jacobsen
Bruce and Maxine Johnson
Linda J. Leckman, MD
Roger and Mary Lowe
David and Donna Lyon
David and Kathy Peterson
Lamont and Carly Richardson
Katie and Ned Stringham
Michael Tonkin and Rosanne
Silva
Linda and Peter Van Orden
Paul R. and Sandra J. Weider
Director’s Club
($2,500 – $4,999)
Anonymous
Marcy Barlow
Adrian Budhu and Christopher LaChapelle, MD
Mark and Kelly Capone
Tim and Candace Dee
Susan F. Fleming
Sandra E. Geary
David E. and Sherrie Gee
Susan Stoddard Heiner and Blake T. Heiner
Jim and Irene Huber
Bruce and Maxine Johnson
Dale A. and Rachel B. Kimball
Robert Lence and Bianca DeMasi
Jayne Luke
David and Donna Lyon
Michael Marriott
Angelica Matinkhah
Larry and Brenda Mueggenborg
Teresa Ota, MD and Peter Novak, MD
In Memory of Rose Novak
Gregory and Cynthia Phillips
Margaret Patterson Sargent
Alice Steiner
Susan Dolan Stevens and Peter Stevens, MD
Stan and Jill Vandertoolen
Liz and Joseph Veltri
Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson
Bonnie Walsh
Associates ($1,000$2,499)
Anonymous (3)
Christine A. Allred
Kent Anderson and Kate Della-Piana
James and Martha Bell
Robert Barnett
Jane W. Bebb
Heidi and David Hall
Mary Anne Berzins
Kenneth and Karen Brewster
Ann and Darryl Butt
John and Flora D’Arcy
David and Mary Driggs
Paul and Maren Durham
Liz and Rob Ence
Sarah George and Richard Ford
Maryann and Don Garner
Bob and Mary Gilchrist
Darla Gill and Pieter Unema
Julie and Devon Glenn
Cheryl and Willem Groot
Robert and Marcia Harris
Dixie and Robert Huefner
Greg Hatch and Terry Kogan
Larry Josie and Pat Fleming
Paul Kriekard
Dennis and Patricia Lombardi
Ronald and Danece Mangone
Ted and Shirley Marakis
Theresa Martinez
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
David and Nickie McDowell
Nancy Melich and J. Alexander Hemphill
Nancy and George D. Melling
Stephen and Sandy Morgan
Brenda Mueggenborg
Serge and Maura Olszanskyj
Stephen and Alisa Parks
Glenn Ricart and Patricia Guenther
Zoe and Lon Richardson, Jr.
Harold and Debbie Rust
Ralph and Kayleen Simmons
A.J. and Leah Smith
Dr. Brent and Janette
Sonnenberg
Robert and Marsha Tadje
Judith Warner, MD
Angels ($500 - $999)
Anonymous (2)
Jon K. and Darlene Alley
Susan Allred
Cheryl Anderson
F. Lester Aoki and Sandra Williams
Robert Archibald and Mary Navas
John and Linda Ashton
Karen Azenberg
Jim and Martha Bale
Jerry Borrowman
Randy and Suzan Buchmiller
Doug and Barbara Campbell
Renee Christensen
Glen Clayburn +
Mac Dalgleish
Ashby and Anne Cullimore
Decker
Shellie and Eric Eide
Chesley and Amy Erickson
Melinda M. Fowler
Dorothy Foster
Dennis and Sherrie Gardner
Heidi and David Hall
C. David Hansen
Anne Harper
Ronald and Vicki Hauben
Richard Hirschi
Carol and John Huffman
Elliot J. Hulet In Honor of Pat Hemingway
Elise Hutchings In Memory of Paul Hutchings
Amy Haselhorst and Richard Irons
Matthew and Wendy Bobson-Rohrer
Barbara Ivey In Memory of Gresh Ivey
Randy and Liz Jensen
Russel R. and Jane T. King
The Kohlburn Family
Greg and Linda Keller
Jean Kurumada In Memory of Kevin Kurumada
Giavonni Lewis
Chris J. Lino and Colleen Lindstrom
Louise Lochhead
Uri Loewenstein and Elizabeth Tashjian
Benjamin Wilson and Michele Mattsson
Bradley Mayeda
Mary Schubach McCarthey
Patricia and Daniel Meldrum
Lynn C. Miller
Anne Neeley
Ashley and Brett Neilson
Brenda and William Nibley
Ross Owen and Larry Herndon
Stephanie Pappas and Kristen Dalzen
Dinesh and Kalpana Patel
David and Elodie Payne
Chris and Tera Peterson
Wayne and Robyn Petty
Frank and Patricia Pignanelli
Thomas Quam
Barbara S. and John S. Reid
Bradley Rich and Dr. Erika
Lloyd
Gary Sackett and Toni Sutliff
Alexander Smith
Mary Byam-Smith
Sandra Steinvoort
Lou Ann Stevens
Paige St. Jeor
William and Saundra Stone
Tom and Marsha Swegle
Herta Teitelbaum
Cindy and Mark Vernon
Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson
Judith Warner
Peter and Adrienne Watkins
Kathy Weiler
Dorothy and Werver Weixler
Julia and Hugh West
Tod and Mary Young
Patrons ($250 - $499)
Anonymous (3)
Craig and Joanna Adamson
Dr. Jeffrey Adamson + Dominic and Virginia Albo
Eric and Judy Anderson
Richard Anderson
Dan and Mary Arnow
Philip and Sara Baese
D.L. Bailey
Lonnie and Jill Baskett
Lora Beth Brown
Bernice Callahan
Robin Campbell
Kristi Deffner +
Wilma and Willie Dolowitz
Cindy and Warren Driggs +
Drs. Richard and Ann Engar
Kathy and Dane Finerfrock
Dennis Gassman
In Memory of Carolyn Gassman
Douglas and Anne S. Gray
Cynthia and William Grua
Beth C. and Peter T. Hanlon
Francis and Joan Hanson
Janet and Ric Harnesberger
Janet Harnsberger
Ingo and Mary Henningsen
Darris and Gail Howe
Kevin Higgins and Leslie Peterson
Sally Hoffelmeyer-Katz
Jason L. Hoggan
John and Carol Huffman
Karen P. Hyde
In Honor of Karen Azenberg
FRIENDS OF PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
Michele and Dave Jenson
Dr. Richard Keller
Ann Kelsey
Larry and Karen Kraiss
Jeffrey and Jana Kuhn
Guttorm and Claudia Landro
Richard Scott Lemons
Abiah Loethen
Louise Lochhead
Katy and Joel Macey
Darcia Mallory–Gordon
Sue Marquardt
George Maxwell In Memory of Shannon Elizabeth and Amanda LaRae Maxwell
Carol Spackman Moss
Peggy Newman
Amanda Norton and Jim Jacobs
Tim and Lynda Orton
Nathan and Jennifer Pace
Sonja Penttila
Aksel Peterson and Rebecca Raybould
Karen F. Peterson
Nancy and Jerry Pitstick
Carol Prince and Janet Sparks
Roger and Susan Pyper
Janet Rogers
Mark and Jeri Russell
Gary G. Sackett & Toni Marie Sutliff
Edward Schmidt
Kenneth G. Shelley
Nancy and Ervin Trapa
Wayne and Carol Welninski
Henry Whiteside
Isaiah Wright +
Nancy G. Woodward
Contributors ($50 - $249)
Anonymous (11)
Mons Aase
Carolyn Abravanel
Denise Anders*
David S. Anderson
Katie Anderson
Patrice M. Arent
Paul and Cheryl Argyle
Alexandra Ashdown
John and Linda Ashton
Kim and Michelle Ashton
Tobin Atkinson
Leonard Audey
Bryan and Tina Bagley
Grant and Margaret Bagley
Allen L. Barbieri
Bryce Barker
Stephen Barker
Brittany Bartholomew
Mary Barnes
Emily Bauman
Kathleen E. Bayn
Sharlene Beck
Brent Beesley
Nancy J. Behnken
Reed and Jeanne Benson
Linda Bevins In Memory of Earle Robert Bevins III
Dwight and Gerri Bishop
Wendy Blankenship
Denise Blaylock
Edward & Patricia Bonheur
Mary Borromeo and Dean Stephens
Sue Bradfurd
Wesley Brady
Alyce and Frank Brannan
Margie and Kendall Brown
Jace Bunting
John and Andrea Burke
Leeaine Welch Burnett
Tamara Burnside
Kris Burton
Sharon and Joseph Butler
Brad and Leslie Campbell
Martin Caravati and Wanda Updike
Carolyn Carey
Tom and Lisa Carhart
Lisa Carricaburn and Robert Maxfield
Thune Cerling and Mahala Kephart
Nancy Challed and Steven Winitzky
David Chambers
Mike Chew
Tim and Kevin Chism-Bakker
Ray and Bobbie Christiansen
Carlyle and Shanna Clarke
Patricia and John Clay
Lorraine and Dan Crouse
Cathy Cornell and Karen Skinner
Daphne Johnson
Rita Creasy-Murray
Cara David
Deborah Davis
Marc A. Day
Alan Davis
Rebecca Wing Davis
Robert Diehl
Robert and Sue Dintelman
John Doane
Geoff Doiron
Joyce and Jack Dolcourt
Anne and Sandy Dolowitz
Terrell and Paul Dougan
Carrie and Randy Drown
Justin Duke
Brett and Brenda Duval
David Dynak
In Honor of PTC Leadership, past and present
Laurel Eisinger
Anne Elliot
Walter and Gloria Elston
Mark E Elwood
Lars and Susan Erickson
Lisza Fabent
Robyn Fairfield
Sarah Farr
Damon and Brenda Fedor
Marianne Fenn
Janet Fine
Lou Jean Flint
Dianne Franz
Carol Frazer
Ronald Q. Frederickson
Carolyn C. Fredin
Elizabeth Fregulia
Judy Friedman
Lori and Dennis Forchic
Don Gale
Lynda Geddes
Jordan Gerton and Brenda Mann
In Honor of K.L. Alberts
Marc and Carol Gentner
Lisa and Jeremy Getson
Chuck and Jorga Giambusso*
Bill and Carol Gordon
Bernard Grosser and Karen McArthur
Bill and Carol Gephardt
Monica and Bruce Goudelock
Edwina Green
Dr. and Mrs. John Greenlee
Dan Sommers and MJ Gregoire
Patricia Guerrero
Peter and Sandra Haak
Kenneth and Maria Hardwick
Craig Hatch
Patti Hendricks
Robert and Tina Herman
Duane Hill
Shelley Hill-Worthen
Victoria and John Hoagland
Michael and Katherine Hodkin
Mari K. Hoidal
J. Celia Holt
Debra Hoyt
Doreane Jarmin
Susan Jarvis
Yvonne and James Jenkin
Elaine B. Jensen
Jerrold and Marjorie Jensen
Karen and Fred Johnsen
Karl and Catherine Johnson
Melinda and Kevin Johnson
Robert and Lorna Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Heather Jones
Kathy Jorgensen
Martin Kearl
Mr. Gail Kelsey
Chris Keller
Allison and Scott David Kendell
Saeid Zoomat Kermani*
Fonda Kersey
Patrice Kimball
Catherine and William King
Scott Kisling and Kathleen Kingston
Susan Kohler and Stephen Proser
Carolyn and Peter Kowalchik
Julie Kramer
Debra Kyriopoulos
Denise Lachapelle
Joan M. and Douglas S. Lake
Randall Woodrow Lalonde
Jack and Claudia Landro
Kent and Denise Landvatter
Harvey C. and Janice Lansing
Matthew Larsen
Evelyn and James Lee
Howard and Nancy Lemcke
Anna and Claude LePendu
Steve and Karin Liimatta
Joan and Laron Lind
Harold Litzenberger
Cheri and Marc Livingston
Jennifer and Bert Lopansri
Anne and Howard Lowe
Diane Luke
Bee Lufkin and Peter Hansen
Sarah E. Luskin
Edward Lyons
Rachel Mabey
Bonnie R. Macfarlane
Jane Macfarlane
Susan Madden
Maria and Thomas Maloney
Gary and Ruth Manville
Terrie Manno
Erica Marken
Nikki Martinez-Solano
Angelica Matinkhah
J. Michael and Mary Mattsson In Memory of Ken Burton
Bradley and Amy Mayeda
Kristen McElwain
Sam and Kris Melonas
Angela and Christopher Merrill
Elliott Merrill
Paul Mitchell
Peggy Montrone
James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist
Juli Morris
Michelle Murday
Michael E. Nash
Maura Naughton
Craig Nelson and Stephen Greene
Pamela Nelson
Dr. John and Jennifer Newman
Natalie Nilson
Jill A. Nutting
Patti O’Keefe
Kathi Ohlson
Julie Olson
Steven Oneida
Tim and Lynda Orton
Elissa and Bill Oshinsky
Monica Packer
Helen Patterson
Alex Rindlisbacher
Laura Pratt and Giovanni Rodriguez
Dennis and Kathy Polster
Cathleen Popadich
Angie Pymm +
Margaret and Stanley Rajski
Gail and John Rapp
Richard D. Reinhold
Talia Ricci
Mary and T. Richard Robins
Kathleen C. and D. Michael Rodman
Camilla and Jeremy Rosenberger
Genevieve Maire Rosol
Carol Ruddell
Sidney Rudolph
Shaina Runolfson
Marianne Rutishause
Rachel Sabin
Rachel and Andrew Sackett
Carolyn Sanders
Robert and Karen Sawyer
Darlene Scilingo
Sarah W. Schueller
Susan Schulman
C. Duwayne and Alice Schmidt
Edward Schmidt
Eric Schoenbaum
Anna Schoening
In Memory of Bill King
Zachary Schwing
Harry and Becky Senekjian
Ann Shaw
Wayne and Beverlee Simpson
Maureen Shields
Randy and Deb Skeen
Robert and Margaret Sloan
Tani and Martin Smihula
Jonica Smith
Margaret Smoot
Janette and Brent Sonnenberg
G. and A. Spencer
Luann Spendlove
Stu Stanek
Kent Stanley
Richard Steck
Jan Stirrat
Amy Stoker
Zach Stolarsky
Naomi and Dana Stone
William and Saundra Store
Annie and Cory Strupp
Barbara Svee
Jennifer E. Swenson
Arthur Swindle
Paul G. Tarver
Yvonne B. Thele
Marie Thompson
Michael Toth In Honor of Joe and Barbara Bentley
Lucky Tuck In Honor of Jeff Paris
Gillian Tufts
Jane Ullah
David Vergobbi and Anne Riordan-Vergobbi
Nona Vernon
Dave and Barb Viskochil
Stefanie Voigt
Catherine and Michael Voytovich
Perry and Margie Walters
Kenneth Ward
Lynne and Mark Ward
Larsen Watts
Elaine and Joe Weis
Martha Westman
Wendy Widerburg
Brian R. Wilkin
Sue and Thomas Williams
Diantha Williamson
Stephanie Willis
Matthew Wilson
Maxfield Witten
Cissy Wolff and Ron Sawdey
Joan Wong
Betty and Frank Yanowitz
Mindy Young
Stuart and Barbara Young
Connie Zaccheo
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Emergency Exits are indicated to your right and left in the theatre. Please identify the exit closest to your seat location in case an emergency occurs.
Videotaping, photographing, or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. This includes photos taken by phone.
SMART WATCHES, CELL PHONES, AND CAMERAS ARE DISRUPTIVE; even when set on silent or vibrate, they may disrupt wireless sound equipment. Please leave your electronics in the car, or turn them off entirely while in the theatre.
TEXTING is disturbing to the actors and your fellow audience members. Do not text during the performance.
If you might need to be reached during a performance, leave your exact seat location with the box office. The number for emergency calls is 801-581-6963.
We have a hearing assistance system that allows our hard-of-hearing patrons to sit in any seat in the house. Collateral required; inquire at coat check.
We welcome all persons. Those with special requirements should request assistance in advance.
Refreshments are not permitted in the auditorium, but are available in the main floor lobby pre-show, and during intermission. Bottled water and approved PTC drink
containers are allowed in the theatre.
University of Utah is a non-smoking campus, both inside and outside all buildings.
Evening performances are at 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Saturday matinees at 2 :00 p.m. Please avoid arriving after curtain time. To avoid disturbing other patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. This policy has been instituted at the request of many of our patrons.
Season ticket holders may exchange their tickets for another performance of the same play by notifying the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date. Tickets are non-refundable.
You may donate your tickets, helping yourself and Pioneer Theatre Company. If you are unable to attend a production, make a tax-deductible gift of your tickets to the Theatre so that we may re-sell them. Call the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date.
The Patron Services staff will serve you from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. During the run of a show, the box office is open extended hours Monday through Saturday.
No children under age 5 are admitted to performances.
MANAGING DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Dear Friends and Fellow Theatre Lovers,
At the heart of Dear Evan Hansen is a story about connection, belonging, and the reminder that none of us is truly alone. It asks us to see each other fully and to recognize our shared humanity, even in moments of isolation and uncertainty. Theatre itself offers that same gift: when the lights dim and the story unfolds, we are brought together in a shared experience that uplifts, challenges, and connects us.
Pioneer Theatre Company has long been committed to bringing bold, meaningful stories like Dear Evan Hansen to our stage. But producing world-class theatre and making it accessible to everyone in our community requires more than artistic passion. It requires the collective support of people like you, who believe in the power of live theatre to inspire and transform.
This season, we have been entrusted with a remarkable opportunity. An anonymous donor has pledged a $1.2 million challenge grant, a transformational gift administered by the Community Foundation of Utah, that we can unlock only if our community rises to meet it. Every contribution you make, no matter the size, helps us reach this goal and ensures that PTC can continue to tell stories that matter, support the next generation of theatre artists, and welcome audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Just as Dear Evan Hansen reminds us that “you will be found,” your support affirms that the arts will always have a place in Utah, that PTC will continue to be found, and to be a home for extraordinary theatre.
We invite you to join us in this moment. Help us meet the challenge, and together we will secure the future of Pioneer Theatre Company.
With gratitude,
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
AZENBERG
MANAGING DIRECTOR
ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Outreach ................ Eric Jackson
Resident Fight Choreographer ..... Christopher DuVal
Resident Scenic Designer ........... George Maxwell
Technical Advisors ....................... Lee Hollaar,
Reed Rossbach
PTC/University of Utah Interns ....... Elaia Echeverria, Rachel Johnson, Irey Oviatt, Sydney Rudel, Avneet Kaur Sandhu, Jordan Soper, Hanna Richards, Harrison Timm, Ella Mei Williamson
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development ............ Marc A. Day Grants & Fundraising Administrator .... Alicia Zepeda
MANAGEMENT
General Manager ....................Heidi Bruce Company & Operations Manager .... Dylan McKernan
Business Manager ..................... Cathy Arnold
Company Assistant ................ Shaina Runolfson
MARKETING
Director of Marketing/Comms ...... Joshua Black Marketing/Comms Coordinator ....... Autumn Coulter Photo/Video Content ................ BW Productions Season Artwork ............................ Modern8 Video Editor.
PATRON SERVICES
Sophie White
Patron Services Manager .... Jenifer Christensen
House Manager/Asst. Patron Services .... Nikki Baum Front of House ........................ Natalie Barela, Victoria Berryhill, Cormac Bywater, Katie Crabtree, Samanta Cuallo, Greta Czachor, Ella Frank, Gavin Jensen, Rachel Johnson, Amelia Jorgensen, Brighton Kidd, Rhianna Madsen, Carson Maestas, Christian Maestas, Elijah McCann, Kate Morris, Enrico Pachu, Sasha Pinegar, Brittany Ramirez, Caprice Schulte, Penelope Sherman, Nikita Swallie, Daphne Young
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Dan Miller, President; Cynthia Bell Snow, Office Administrator; Jackie Medina, Art Director; Ken Magleby, Graphic Design; Patrick Witmer, Web Developer; Paula Bell, Dan Miller Advertising Representatives
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