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Welcome to Bass Performance Hall. On behalf of the Performing Arts Fort Worth staff and Board of Directors, I thank you for joining us.

It gives me great pleasure to present to you the third play to ever be featured in the Broadway at the Bass Series presented by PNC Bank, Life of Pi. Based on Yann Martel’s best-selling novel that sold more than 15 million copies, this stage adaptation took what was already a worldwide phenomenon and made it into a Broadway and West End sensation. Told with jaw-dropping visuals, world-class puppetry and exquisite stagecraft, this remarkable story of faith, hope and perseverance is a theatrical event unlike anything else.

While Pi’s journey can be difficult to witness as it is ultimately one of survival, I found this show to be awe-inspiring, even leaving me breathless at times. At its core, the shared theater experience is meant to transport us into another world and perhaps see things from another perspective. Beyond its escapism, these stories make us laugh, cry and sometimes even reflect on our own values. In its rich exploration of culture and faith, Life of Pi does just that. My hope is that much like the challenge we the audience are left with by the end of this show to hold the complexities of Pi’s story, we would in turn embrace the ebbs and flows of what it means to truly be human.

Next up at the Hall, Lyle Lovett and his Large Band return as the first show in the 2025-2026 Irwin Steel Popular Entertainment Series Lineup on October 17. Then, the 2025-2026 Broadway at the Bass Season presented by PNC Bank continues with The Addams Family October 24-26, followed by A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical October 28 – November 2. Visit www.basshall.com to learn more about all the spectacular shows coming up in the 2025-2026 Season, and of course, to secure your seats for your next visit with us.

As always, thank you to all of our sponsors and donors for their generous contributions and continued support. Now, join me as we set sail on the epic adventure that is Life of Pi!

Dione Kennedy President & CEO Performing Arts Fort Worth

SIMON FRIEND DARYL ROTH HAL LUFTIG MARK GORDON PICTURES NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

42ND.CLUB PLAYING FIELD HARRIET NEWMAN LEVE INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK

ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION KUHN DODANI KATE & BILL FISHEL

HANNA OSMOLSKA & SETH WENIG, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER AND SHEFFIELD THEATRES Present

TAHA MANDVIWALA

JESSICA ANGLESKHAN ALAN ARIANO PRAGUN BHARDWAJ MAHNAZ DAMANIA BEN DUROCHER

SHILOH GOODIN ANNA LEIGH GORTNER AUSTIN WONG HARPER AARON HASKELL RISHI JAISWAL TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS MI KANG INTAE KIM SHARAYU MAHALE SINCLAIR MITCHELL MAYA RANGULU BETSY ROSEN DAVID SHIH ANNA VOMÁČKA SORAB WADIA & SAVIDU GEEVARATNE

Scenic & Costume Design TIM HATLEY

Taha Mandviwala

Jessica Angleskhan

Alan Ariano

Pragun Bhardwaj

Mahnaz Damania

Ben Durocher

Savidu Geevaratne

Shiloh Goodin

Anna Leigh Gortner

Austin Wong Harper

Aaron Haskell

Rishi Jaiswal

Toussaint Jeanlouis Mi Kang

Intae Kim

Sharayu Mahale

Sinclair Mitchell

Maya Rangulu

Betsy Rosen

David Shih

Anna Vomáčka

Sorab Wadia

CAST

Pi ..............................................................................................................TAHA MANDVIWALA

Pi (at certain performances) ................................................................... SAVIDU GEEVARATNE

Cook/Voice of Richard Parker ............................

BEN DUROCHER, TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS

Father .................................................................................................................... SORAB WADIA

Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin SINCLAIR MITCHELL Amma/Nurse/Orange Juice ................................................................... JESSICA ANGLESKHAN Lulu Chen/Mrs. Biology Kumar/Zaida Khan MI KANG Mamaji/Pandit-Ji ...................................................................................................RISHI JAISWAL Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai ...................................................................................... ALAN ARIANO Rani .............................................................................................................. SHARAYU MAHALE

Richard Parker/Puppeteer ................................................

BEN DUROCHER, SHILOH GOODIN, ANNA LEIGH GORTNER, AUSTIN WONG HARPER, AARON HASKELL, TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS, BETSY ROSEN, ANNA VOMÁČKA Ensemble PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, BEN DUROCHER, SAVIDU GEEVARATNE, SHILOH GOODIN, ANNA LEIGH GORTNER, AUSTIN WONG HARPER, AARON HASKELL, TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS, BETSY ROSEN, ANNA VOMÁČKA

SETTING

1976-78. Pondicherry in India, Tomatlán in Mexico and the middle of the Pacific Ocean

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

For Pi— SAVIDU GEEVARATNE, SHARAYU MAHALE; for Cook/Voice of Richard Parker—INTAE KIM, DAVID SHIH; for Father—PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, RISHI JAISWAL; for Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin—PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, INTAE KIM, DAVID SHIH; for Amma/Nurse/Orange Juice—MAHNAZ DAMANIA, MAYA RANGULU; for Lulu/Leonard Chen/Mrs./Mr. Biology Kumar/Zaida/Mr. Khan INTAE KIM, MAYA RANGULU, DAVID SHIH; for Mamaji/Pandit-Ji PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, AUSTIN WONG HARPER; for Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai JON HOCHE, INTAE KIM, DAVID SHIH; for Rani/Ravi—MAHNAZ DAMANIA, SAVIDU GEEVARATNE, MAYA RANGULU; for Richard Parker JON HOCHE

SWINGS

MAHNAZ DAMANIA, JON HOCHE, INTAE KIM, MAYA RANGULU, DAVID SHIH

ASSISTANT PUPPETRY & MOVEMENT DIRECTION/ PUPPET CAPTAIN: BETSY ROSEN

FIGHT CAPTAIN: TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS

LIFT CAPTAIN: AUSTIN WONG HARPER

RESIDENT DIRECTOR: JON HOCHE

THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

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TAHA MANDVIWALA ( Pi ) is an actor, athlete, and health coach. Deeply passionate about movement and storytelling, he is grateful for the opportunity to lead the Life of Pi tour as Pi. Taha blends his love for performance and wellness to inspire others toward vibrant, balanced living. @manlykoala

JESSICA ANGLESKHAN ( Amma/Nurse/Orange Juice) is an NYC actor of over 20 years, now on her first National Tour. Frequent Met Opera performer, she’s worked internationally as a revival movement director. Other credits include “Law and Order: SVU,” “Blue Bloods,” and more. Training: NYU, Stella Adler. Member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA. For Behr.

ALAN ARIANO (Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai) comes direct from Girl From the North Country (Dr Walker) National tour. Broadway: Miss Saigon (Original 1991), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The King and I, M. Butterfly, Shogun. Off-Broadway: Felix Starro, Good Enemy, Greater Clements. TV: “Law and Order: SVU” (recurring), “L&O,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Gotham,” “Tremé.” Visit www.alanariano.com. For MOM.

PRAGUN BHARDWAJ (Ensemble, u/s Father, u/s Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin, u/s Mamaji/Pandit-Ji) is an Indian American actor with a BFA in Musical Theater from Pace University and is thrilled for his tour debut! Recently seen in Sunset Boulevard (Artie Green) at ACT of CT, and In The Heights (Ensemble - u/s Benny, Sonny, Piragua Guy) at the Gateway. Thankful for my beautiful family. @pragun_bhardwaj

MAHNAZ DAMANIA ( Swing ). Theatre: (U.S.) Life of Pi at A.R.T.; (India) Shikhandi— The Story of the Inbetweens (nominated, Best Actor; winner, Best Ensemble META 2018), 07/07/07 (winner, Best Ensemble META 2016), Naqqaash , Sundays With Chitra and Chaitali, Three Women. TV: “New Amsterdam,” “Inside Edge.” Film: The Wandering Earth II, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Tu Hai Mera Sunday.

BEN DUROCHER (Cook/Voice of Richard Parker, Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble ). New York: Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod), Madama Butterfly at Met Opera, TV/Film: “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” “Helpsters,” “Pineapple Playhouse,” Dying For Sex, “Mr. Crocket.” Two-time Emmy Award winning puppet builder/wrangler for “Sesame Street” and The Jim Henson Company. @bendurocher

SAVIDU GEEVARATNE ( Ensemble, u/s Pi, u/s Ravi) is thrilled to be joining Life of Pi! A Sri LankanAmerican actor, singer, and musician, he trained at NYU Tisch. Off-Broadway: Your Own Personal Exegesis, Monsoon Wedding. Thanks to ARC+Julia for believing! Love to his teachers, friends, and family for their support. Thank you Amma for everything. @the_savidoodle_

SHILOH GOODIN ( Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble ). Broadway: Life of Pi, Paradise Square. Off-Broadway: Babes in Toyland at Lincoln Center, LoveLife at Encores, Screwtape Letters, The Anthem. Other faves: A Chorus Line (Cassie) at Cincinnati Playhouse, Rigoletto (Santa Fe Opera), Twelfth Night (Assoc Choreo, The Public).

ANNA LEIGH GORTNER ( Richard Parker/ Puppeteer, Ensemble). Broadway tour debut! Regional Theater: label ● less (Cincinnati Playhouse), The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. Proud Tumbling

instructor at Broadway Dance Center! So much love to Mom, Dad, Beth, Chris, Andrew and all of the teachers who helped me on the way! Jer 31:13. @anna.gortner

AUSTIN WONG HARPER ( Richard Parker/ Puppeteer, Ensemble, u/s Mamaji/Pandit-ji). National Tour: Tootsie. Regional: Sister Act (The Muny), Tootsie (Ogunquit Playhouse), Guys and Dolls, Newies, Billy Elliot (Woodminster). Select live performance credits: “TV VMAs” (Eminem), Blue Devils Color Guard. Big love to mom, Patrick, and Stanley! @austinhapa

AARON HASKELL ( Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble). Fellowship recipient at Alvin Ailey. Credits: War Horse, Lion King Broadway (Puppetry Specialist), Cirque du Soleil’s Toruk, and Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy. Creator/Director of Wake Up, You’re Dead!, and The Pact; Designer/Builder for Six Flags, Lincoln Center, Acheson/Walsh Studios, and Nightmare: Haunted House.

RISHI JAISWAL (Mamaji/Pandit-Ji, u/s Father) is an actor, director, screenwriter, and choreographer. He has been featured on the NBC comedy “American Auto,” ABC’s “Johnny Knoxville’s Prank Panel,” NBC’s “Superstars of Dance,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” and “Good Morning America.” Rishi wrote, starred in, and directed the feature film Unmasked in 2022.

TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS (Cook/Voice of Richard Parker, Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble, Fight Captain ) . Meredith Monk’s Indra’s Net (Chorus), Dr. Bernice Reagan Johnson and Toshi Reagan’s International Tour of Parable of the Sower: The Opera (Bankole/Richard Moss), based on the novel by Octavia E. Butler, Katori Hall’s Pulitzer Prize winning Hot Wing King (Cordell), and SITI Company’s The Bacchae (King Pentheus).

MI KANG ( Lulu Chen/Mrs. Biology Kumar/ Zaida Khan) is thrilled to be part of the Life of Pi! Selected credits: Inherit the Wind (Goodman); Villette (Lookingglass); The Chinese Lady (TimeLine); Dracula (Cincy Playhouse); Journal of Ben Uchida (Seattle Children’s); Tale for Time Being (BookIt). Mi is a Northwestern MFA Acting graduate and represented by Stewart Talent.

INTAE KIM (Swing, u/s Cook/Voice of Richard Parker, u/s Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin, u/s LeonardChen/Mr. Biology Kumar/Mr. Khan, u/s Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai) is making his National tour debut. Originally from Boston, he graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Theater and English. Past credits include projects like “Fargo” and “Succession”. He’s thrilled to tour with this team and grateful to his family and loved ones for their support.

DAVID SHIH ( Swing, u/s Cook/Voice of Richard Parker, u/s Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin, u/s Leonard Chen/Mr. Biology Kumar/Mr. Khan, u/s Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai). Previous: Life of Pi (Broadway and A.R.T.) Recent Off-Broadway: SUMO (The Public), Bus Stop (Classic Stage). TV: “Law & Order,” “Billions,” “The Path.” Film: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Eighth Grade, Saving Face. Voice of Eddie Toh in GTA V

SHARAYU MAHALE (Rani, u/s Pi ) is an IndianAmerican actor and dancer. After completing a B.S. in Business from NYU she pivoted to a career in the performing arts! Credits include: Monsoon Wedding

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(Off-Broadway), “Cobra Kai” (Netflix), Footnotes (Amazon), Frankie Meets Jack (Tubi). Thank you Aai & Papa! @sharayu.mahale

SINCLAIR MITCHELL (Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin). Broadway: The Lion King. OffBroadway: The Emperor Jones, Harlem Song. National Tour: The Prom, School of Rock, The Producers, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Regional: Shout Sister Shout!, The Wiz. CCM Grad, Olympic Torch Bearer (’96 games). Love to fiancé Joey. Thanks to About Artists Agency.

MAYA RANGULU (Swing, u/s Amma/Nurse, u/s Lulu Chen/Mrs. Biology Kumar/Zaida Khan, u/s Rani) is thrilled to make her National tour debut! Originally from Portland, Oregon, her training includes American Conservatory Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, AMAW Los Angeles, and a B.A. from Stanford University. Endless gratitude to family, friends, and mentors. Here’s to the stories we tell and the people we love. @mayarangulu

BETSY ROSEN (Assistant Puppetry and Movement Director/Puppet Captain/Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble) is a Helen Hayes Award-winning artist based in NYC. Broadway: Life of Pi (OBC). Selected credits: Sydney Opera House, Lincoln Center, American Repertory Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse, Woolly Mammoth. Grateful for all who hold me up, the LOP family, and FSE. @thebetsyrosen

ANNA VOM ÁC KA ( Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble) is a dancer who has worked with Brennan Gerard & Ryan Kelly, Bebe Miller, & Nami Yamamoto. She also creates her own work, including film Listening Near an Edge (2022) and immersive performance W A S T E in S P A C E (2019). Excited for her National tour debut! Annavomacka.com @anna.vomacka

SORAB WADIA ( Father ) From Bombay, India. Tours: Aladdin, Oklahoma! Kite Runner (solo play). International: Jihad! The Musical (West End, London), Merchant of Venice (Venice, Italy), Bend It Like Beckham (Toronto). Regional: Nathan the Wise (Folger/Theater J), Much Ado About Nothing (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival), Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Rep). Off-Broadway: Babette’s Feast (Theater at St. Clement’s), The Tempest (LaMama), Bunty Berman Presents… (The New Group), Nymph Errant (Prospect Theater). TV: “Blacklist: Redemption,” “Madame Secretary,” “L&O: SVU,” “30 Rock,” “Chapelle’s Show.” @SorabWadia

YANN MARTEL (Novelist) is a Canadian writer. He is the author of a collection of short stories and four novels, most notably Life of Pi , for which he won the 2002 Man Booker Prize. Writing credits include: The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, Self, Life of Pi , Beatrice and Virgil , The High Mountains of Portugal and the non-fiction collection 101 Letters to a Prime Minister: The Complete Letters to Stephen Harper. Martel is presently at work on Son of Nobody, a novel about the Trojan War. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the writer Alice Kuipers and their four children.

LOLITA CHAKRABARTI (Playwright) is an actress and award-winning playwright. She won an Olivier, WhatsOnStage and UK Theatre Award for Best New Play for Life of Pi. Her adaptation of Hamnet recently opened at The RSC and London’s West End. Her

debut play Red Velvet earned her the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award and The Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright and an Olivier Award nomination. Other writing includes Hymn, Invisible Cities, Calmer, dramaturg on Message In A Bottle and Sylvia. Lolita trained at RADA and has worked as an actress on stage and screen for 35 years.

MAX WEBSTER ( Director ) is a Tony & Olivier Award nominated director specializing in new work, opera, and live music events. Theatre credits include: The Importance of Being Earnest (Upcoming, National Theatre); Macbeth (Donmar & West End); Henry V (Donmar); Antigone, As You Like It and Twelfth Night (Regent’s Park); Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Old Vic/San Diego Old Globe/Minneapolis Children’s Theatre); The Jungle Book (Fiery Angel); Fanny and Alexander, Cover My Tracks (Old Vic); The Twits (Leicester Curve); The Winter’s Tale (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh); The Sea of Fertility, Mary Stuart (Parco Tokyo); Much Ado About Nothing (Globe); Orlando, To Kill a Mockingbird, My Young and Foolish Heart (Royal Exchange, Manchester); James and the Giant Peach, My Generation (Leeds Playhouse). Opera: La Bohème (Göteborgsoperan, Sweden) and The Merry Widow (ENO).

ASHLEY BROOKE MONROE ( Tour Director ). Broadway: Life of Pi, Indecent, Fun Home, The Glass Menagerie. Broadway National tour: Hamilton (resident director). Off-Broadway: All of Me (The New Group), Julius Caesar (CSC), Death Cruise (Access Theater), The Goree All-Girl String Band (Theatre Row). Regional: All of Me (Barrington Stage Company), Fun Home (Cape Rep), Indecent (Huntington, Center Theatre Group).

TIM HATLEY (Scenic Design and Costume Design) Broadway/West End: Starlight Express 2024, Back to the Future: The Musical, Life of Pi, Dreamgirls, Travesties, Ghosts, Vincent in Brixton, Temple, Bodyguard, Shrek, Spamalot, Humble Boy, Private Lives, The Crucible, The Pajama Game, Carmen, Don Quixote, My Fair Lady, Singin’ in the Rain. Film credits include Closer, Notes on a Scandal, and Stage Beauty. Winner of three Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards for Best Design. timhatley.com

FINN CALDWELL (Co-Puppet Design, Puppetry/ Movement Director ) is an Olivier Award winning director, designer and performer; he is a co-artistic director of Gyre & Gimble, where his co-director/ puppet designer credits include The Four Seasons: A Reimagining (Globe), The Hartlepool Monkey (U.K. tour) and The Elephantom (National Theatre/ West End). As puppet co-designer/director: The Wicker Husband (Watermill), The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic/West End), Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Old Vic/San Diego Old Globe/Minneapolis Children’s Theatre) and Running Wild (Chichester/Regent’s Park/U.K. tour). As director of puppetry/movement: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Angels in America, The Light Princess and War Horse (all National Theatre/West End). As director, credits include: Ex Machina (NIDA, Australia) and Lardo (Old Red Lion).

NICK BARNES (Co-Puppet Design) began making puppets at university and afterwards at the Slade School of Fine Arts, incorporating puppets into his theatre designs for opera and theatre. He subsequently formed the puppetry company Blind Summit Theatre, devising

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and performing in shows which toured internationally from the Edinburgh Fringe to the Metropolitan Opera and co-directed the puppetry for the London Olympic Games opening ceremony. Nick now runs his puppet making studio in Hove. Follow Nick’s work at www.nickbarnespuppets.co.uk

ANDRZEJ GOULDING ( Video & Animation Design ). Video designs include & Juliet, Room, Groundhog Day (Broadway); Starlight Express, Just For One Day, Life of Pi, The Drifters Girl, & Juliet, Message in a Bottle, Sylvia, The Unfriend, Eureka Day, Pressure (West End); People, Places and Things (St Ann’s Warehouse); Henry V, Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse, NT Live); The Da Vinci Code (U.K. tour); Burn (Joyce Theater); The Machine (Park Avenue Armory), Message in a Bottle (tour).

TIM LUTKIN (Lighting Design). Tony and two-time Olivier Award winner. Broadway: Back the Future: The Musical, Life of Pi. Select West End: The Crucible, Back to the Future, Fiddler on the Roof, Noises Off, Strangers on a Train, Close to You, The Full Monty, Present Laughter, Chimerica, Quiz, Lungs, A Number, Elf, Big. National Theatre: Under Milk Wood, Antony and Cleopatra, LesBlancs, Jack Absolute Flys Again.

TIM DEILING (Lighting Design). West End credits: SIX, Knights of the Rose, American Idiot, Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Vanities the Musical. He’s also lit many U.K. tours including Club Tropicana, Our House, HMS Pinafore and Summer Holiday . He’s worked on many plays/musicals at regional U.K. theatres and throughout Europe. He’s also worked for many years as an associate to Ken Billington and The National Theater in London. Tim is an American living in London.

CAROLYN DOWNING (Sound Design) is an awardwinning sound designer working internationally in a variety of fields with creativity and collaboration at the heart of her work. Carolyn’s work includes The Commonwealth Games 2022 Opening Ceremony, Birmingham; Jean Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure exhibition; The Normal Heart for the National Theater; Downstate at National Theatre, Steppenwolf Playwrights Horizons; Henry V for Donmar; Summer and Smoke (Olivier nomination 2019) and Chimerica for Sonia Friedman Productions (Olivier award 2015).

DAVID BRIAN BROWN (Wig Design). Broadway highlights: Drama Desk Awards for Mrs. Doubtfire and War Paint Moulin Rouge!, Life of Pi, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, She Loves Me (Drama Desk nomination), Shrek, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Nine, Sweet Smell of Success, Aida, Chicago, Sideshow. Film credits: “Angels in America” (Emmy nominated), Too Wong Foo….

ANDREW T. MACKAY ( Original Music ) is an Olivier Award-nominated composer and the co-founder of Bombay Dub Orchestra. He studied at the London College of Music. His music often fuses orchestra with traditional elements from the project’s region and has scored many films in India and around the globe. Life of Pi was Andrew’s first theatre score, followed by Henry V (Donmar) with Kit Harington. The soundtrack to Life of Pi is available on all streaming platforms.

JACK BRADLEY ( Dramaturgy ) is a dramaturg, translator and playwright. As literary manager at the National Theatre (1994-2007) he advised Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner on new plays. For

Sonia Friedman Productions since 2007 shows include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Mean Girls; and New York, New York. For Tricycle Theatre (2007-2012): The Great Game, The Bomb-A Partial History, The Riots. And for Simon Friend, other work: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Jack has conducted writing workshops around the world.

SCARLET WILDERINK (Global Associate Puppetry & Movement Director) (she/her/hers) one of the Olivier award winning puppeteers in the original West End cast of Life of Pi; then set up the ART, Broadway and Toronto productions. Regional: Life of Pi, Mirvish Theatre, American Repertory Theatre. West End: War Horse, New London Theatre; Life of Pi, Wyndham’s Theatre (Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor); Pinocchio, National Theatre. Off-West End: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Southwark Playhouse; Putting It Together, The Other Palace U.K. regional: The Wicker Husband and Watership Down , Watermill Theatre; Treasure Island, Stephen Joseph Theatre. U.K. tour: The Comedy of Errors & A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Running Wild. International: Cabaret, MAC Theatre. Education: Guildford School of Acting. Actors’ Equity Association member.

JON HOCHE (U.S. Associate Puppetry & Movement Director/Resident Director/ Lift Captain, u/s Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai, u/s Richard Parker). Broadway: Life of Pi (Richard Parker puppeteer), King Kong (Voice of King Kong/Puppeteer). Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey 2 puppeteer); Soft Power (The Public Theater, Grammy-nominated); Vietgone, Poor Yella Rednecks (Manhattan Theatre Club); Soul Samurai, The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G (MaYi Theater/Vampire Cowboys Theater); Hello, From the Children of Planet Earth (Playwrights Realm). National tour: War Horse (Puppeteer/Puppet Captain). TV: “Hello Tomorrow!” (Apple TV+) @JonHoche ARC (Casting). 150+ productions across the globe & 13 Artios Awards for Casting. Broadway/NY Past & Present Productions include: A Wonderful World, Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Disney’s The Lion King & Beauty and the Beast, Hadestown, Lost in Yonkers, Great Comet of 1812, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, 39 Steps, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/U.K.: Sister Act, Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: 1776, Girl From The North Country, Hairspray, Waitress, Urinetown, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: A.R.T., Berkeley Rep, Alley, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. ARC, Part of RWS Global. www.castingbyarc.com IG: castingbyarc

BOND THEATRICAL ( Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity ) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com

KATIE CORTEZ ( Company Manager ). National Tours: To Kill a Mockingbird, 1776, Waitress, The Prom, The Phantom of the Opera, Finding Neverland, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

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FRANK DEMING II (Associate Company Manager).

National Tours: Mean Girls, To Kill a Mockingbird (ACM), Pretty Woman (ACM), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (CSM). Regional: Virginia Theatre Festival (CM), New Harmony Theatre (CM). Graduate of the University of Montevallo. Proudly mentored by Jen and Marcus Lane, Katie Cortez, and Jack Stephens.

KRISTIN NEWHOUSE (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be working on the Life of Pi tour! Recent credits include The Thing About Jellyfish (Berkeley Rep), The Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse), and The Lion King (North American and International Tours). Broadway and additional touring credits include: The Lion King, Kinky Boots, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, RENT, and Mary Poppins. Kristin has stage managed a variety of corporate events, TV shows, and special events. She has also enjoyed directing over 20 shows for Broadway Cares.

MATTHEW BROOKS ( Stage Manager) (he/him).

National Tours: Company ; Jesus Christ Superstar ; A Christmas Story ; An Officer and a Gentleman ; Xanadu ; and Rosie Revere, Engineer and Friends . Regional: Asolo Repertory Theatre; New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theatre; Connecticut Repertory Theatre; Colorado Shakespeare Festival; and the Dorset Theatre Festival. Thanks to Kelsey, Heather, my parents, and mi amore Nia most of all. Proud AEA member and graduate of the University of Illinois. matthewibbrooks.com

FOUAD HASSAN (Assistant Stage Manager) (he/him) is a blind and Arab stage manager, proud of both. Fouad dedicates his work to beautiful Arabs who rarely see ourselves and our real stories represented. With credits including Broadway’s Hamilton and The Kite Runner, and Off-Broadway’s We Live in Cairo, Fouad strives to foster spaces of community, care, and visibility for all.

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Manager) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.

HANNA OSMOLSKA ( Executive Producer ) has general managed Life of Pi in London’s West End (Wyndham’s Theatre), on UK tour and on international engagements. She is also the Executive Director of Simon Friend Entertainment whose current and recent productions include Paranormal Activity, Here You Come Again, The Girl on the Train and The Height of the Storm.

SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded the international tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and the National Theatre production of War Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the US and UK tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, the 25th Anniversary US tour of Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera tour, Miss Saigon. Currently, Funny Girl, The Book of Mormon, and Life of Pi. He is most proud of his greatest productions – Marlo and Camden.

SIMON FRIEND ( Producer ) has commissioned, developed and lead produced many productions in the U.K. including Life of Pi, which arrived on Broadway last year after a long run in London’s West End - the production won 3 Tonys and 5 Oliviers. This year has included world premiere productions of Minority Report based on Philip K. Dick’s story, and Paranormal Activity based on the Paramount Pictures films, the enormously successful new Dolly Parton musical Here You Come Again across the U.K. and in London, and the forthcoming new play Second Best. Recent West End credits: The Real Thing, Life of Pi, Bad Jews, The Starry Messenger, The Girl on the Train, The Height of the Storm (also Broadway) and Admissions, amongst many others. Simon also produced the Academy Award-winning film The Father.

DARYL ROTH ( Producer ) holds the singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: Anna in the Tropics, August: Osage County, Clybourne Park, How I Learned to Drive, Proof, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women and Wit. The proud recipient of 13 Tony Awards and London’s Olivier Award, over 130 productions including Kinky Boots, Into the Woods, Indecent, Left on Tenth and The Normal Heart. Trustee, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Center Theater. Honored to have been inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.

HAL LUFTIG (Producer). Winner of five Tony Awards and two Olivier Awards, Hal Luftig has worked on and off Broadway for the past 35 years. Broadway includes Here Lies Love, Plaza Suite, American Utopia, Kinky Boots, Children of a Lesser God, Legally Blonde, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Diary of Anne Frank and Angels in America. Off-Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish; Scotland, PA (Roundabout); Here Lies Love (The Public). Upcoming: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Becoming Nancy and Scotland, PA (Broadway).

MARK GORDON PICTURES ( Producer ). Broadway: Romeo + Juliet , Life of Pi , The Piano Lesson , POTUS . Off-Broadway/Regional: Teeth , Highway Patrol, Nollywood Dreams, The Buddy System. UK: People, Places and Things, Brace Brace, Punch , School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play . Film: Saving Private Ryan, Speed, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Murder on the Orient Express, Source Code, Molly’s Game, Steve Jobs, The Patriot. Television: “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Criminal Minds,” “Ray Donovan,” “Designated Survivor,” “Quantico,” “Private Practice,” “The Rookie.”

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS ( Producer ) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.

42ND.CLUB ( Co-Producer ) is a seven-time Tony Award-winning network of Broadway producers and investors. Productions include & Juliet, Hadestown and Moulin Rouge!. In development: Alice in Neverland Producers: Phil & Claire Kenny, Winston Hatta (@buddybroadway) and Miles & Bonnie Romney. www.42nd.club

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

PLAYING FIELD ( Co-Producer ). Combining our knowledge of theatre and capital, Playing Field is dedicated to accelerating the creation of world class theatre through the early-stage development, latestage investment and production of a wide variety of projects in London, nationally and internationally. Work includes The Lehman Trilogy, Back to the Future, Life of Pi, War Horse, Starlight Express, Dear England, Stranger Things, The Motive and the Cue, Moulin Rouge, Merrily We Roll Along, Funny Girl, Patriots and Jerusalem. playingfield.co.uk

HARRIET NEWMAN LEVE ( Co-Producer ) has won four Tony Awards. Productions include Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful, An American in Paris, Hedwig, War Horse, The 39 Steps, The Mountaintop, A Little Night Music, La Cage aux Folles, The Norman Conquests, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Crucible and Stomp.

INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK

( Co-Producer ). Over 30 presenters of touring Broadway in the US, UK and Asia. Recent/ Upcoming: & Juliet, The Devil Wears Prada, The Notebook, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Some Like It Hot

JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION ( Co-Producer ) family of companies include Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of 22-time Tony-winning producer John Gore. Productions include: MJ, Moulin Rouge!, The Outsiders, Gypsy

KUHN DODANI ( Co-Producer ). Eric Kuhn is a Tony Award-winning producer between New York and London and co-CEO and co-founder of Folk Media Group. Nik Dodani is an actor, filmmaker, and producer who serves as CEO of Cosmic Pomegranate and co-founder of The Salon.

KATE AND BILL FISHEL (Co-Producer) live in the Pacific Palisades with their three sons Mike, John, and Andy and their own representative of the divine through love, fear, and survival: Wally Washington Fishel.

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER ( CoProducer ) at Harvard University, led by Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., produces groundbreaking work to catalyze dialogue and transformation. The A.R.T. is a Tony Award-winning creative hub, launching acclaimed productions seen on Broadway, across the U.S., and around the world including Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, Great Comet, All the Way, The Glass Menagerie, Pippin, Once, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, 1776, and Real Women Have Curves.

SHEFFIELD THEATRES ( Co-Producer ) is the largest U.K. producing theatre complex outside London, comprising the Crucible, Lyceum and Playhouse. Celebrated for creating bold new work, recent hits include Life of Pi, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and Standing at the Sky’s Edge.

Opening Night: December 10, 2024

STAFF FOR LIFE OF PI

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Hanna Osmolska and Seth Wenig

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Gentry & Associates

Gregory Vander Ploeg

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

NETworks Presentations

Jason Juenker

Matthew Reardon

TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com

Temah Higgins Mollie Mann DJ Martin

Marc Viscardi Wendy Roberts

Jenny Bates

BOOKING & OPERATIONS

Mary K. Witte Madison St. Amour Laura Rizzo

Jesse Daniels Kolten Bell Jordan Ivezaj

MARKETING & PUBLICITY

Tony Joy Harrison Mootoo

Melissa Cohen Alexandra De La Cerda Caroline Frawley

Bridget Gross Steph Kelleher Deborah Mann

Scotland Newton Elisabeth Reyes Linda Stewart Katelyn Wenkoff

CASTING

ARC

Duncan Stewart, CSA Mark Brandon, CSA

Patrick Maravilla, Jarrett Reiche, Kendra Luca

Kyle Coker, Devi Peot, Jaron Cole

Ryan Stana, CEO RWS Global Ryan Saab, SVP RWS Global

Production Stage Manager Kristin Newhouse

Stage Manager Matthew Brooks

Assistant Stage Manager ............................. Fouad Hassan

Stage Management Sub Sarah Holland

Company Manager Katie Cortez

Associate Company Manager Frank Deming II

Associate Puppet Designer ..................... Caroline Bowman

Associate Scenic Designer Ross Edwards

Associate Costume Designer Robin L. McGee

Assistant Costume Designer Jeanna DiPaolo

Associate Lighting Designers ...... Timothy Reed, Paul Toben

Moving Light Programmer Paul Toben

U.K. Associate Sound Designers Sam Clarkson, Elliott Williams / Sound Quiet Time

Associate Video and Animation Designer ....... Brad Peterson

Video Associate and Programmer ................ Dan Trenchard

Production Supervisor Sharika Niles

Production Electrician Eric Norris

Production Sound Shannon Slaton

Assistant Production Sound ...........................Nikki Belenski

Production Props Dan Brown

Production Video Chelsea Zalikowski

Production Puppets Marta Sarrion, Aga Fraczak

Production Carpenter................................................ pesci

Head Carpenter/Automation Shayne LH

Assistant Carpenter Brit Keyser, Shawn Watson

Head Electrician Lars Stolpe

Assistant Electricians ..................Jeremy Bolnick, Tim Mack

Head Sound Philip Franzone

Assistant Sound Jimmy O’Connor

Head Props Cailin Kucera

Assistant Props ....................................... Robyn Monkarsh

Puppet Tech .......................................................Jena Kerr

Wardrobe Supervisor Tyler J. Guse

Assistant Wardrobe Nichole Marie Hull

Costume Researcher Maariyah Sharjil

Fight Director ................................................... Rod Kinter

Dialect Coach Luca Fontaine

Production Assistants Sarah Holland, Gabriella Shead, Campbell Tiffin

Merchandising......................................... The Araca Group

Merchandise Manager Kelli Farmer

Marketing Materials AKA NYC

Promotional Video Situation, Spotco, Tour Design

Photography ........................................... Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman

Physical Therapy Pip Gamble, NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

Safety Consultant

Bryan Huneycutt

Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC

Tax Accountant .............................................. Jeff Mensch

Legal Services

David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP

HR Support .............................................. K+K Reset, LLC

Housing Road Concierge

Travel Agency Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel Trucking ..................................................... Clark Transfer

LifeofPiBway.com

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FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

Chief Executive Officer Orin Wolf

President/Chief Production Officer Seth Wenig

Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer .. Margaret Daniel

Business Affairs

Scott W. Jackson

Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler

Vice President of Finance

Sr. Director/Finance

Scott Levine

John Kinna

Controller ................................................. Jennifer Gifford

Director of Tour Accounting Laura S. Carey

Tax Director Pat Guerieri

Tax Assistant............................................. Deborah Brown

Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk Lisa Loveless

Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements

Directors, Booking & Engagements ..............

Amanda Laird

Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne

Booking Assistant Lily Flippin

Director of Sales ...................................... Zach Stevenson

Director of Marketing Heather Hess

Sr. Director/General Management Gregory Vander Ploeg

General Managers ... Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart Steven Varon-Moore

Associate General Manager Amanda Lenti, Heather Moss, Shira Wolf

Sr. Director/Production Management Jason Juenker

Sr. Production Manager Hector Guivas

Production Managers ..........Matthew Reardon, Alex Williams

Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán

Technical Director pesci

Production Coordinator ............................. Gina Boccolucci

NETworks Asset Manager Richard Haug

Director of Operations Pearce Landry-Wegener

Workers Compensation Coordinator ............... Kayla Rooplal

People Operations/Payroll Manager Sara Clayton

Executive Assistant Isabella Schiavon

Office Manager ............................................ Michelle Adye

Adminstrative Assistant Aidan Herman

Music Coordinator John Mezzio

SIMON FRIEND ENTERTAINMENT

Producer Simon Friend

Executive Director Hanna Osmolska

Associate General Manager.............................. Amy Hendry

Associate General Manager Kati Donlon

Associate General Manager Aaron Rogers

Production Coordinator ...................................... Mia Franey

Finance Director George Bradley

Payroll Toni Palmer, Francesca Oldnall

Administration Assistant Poppy Maxwell

DARYL ROTH PRODUCTIONS

Associate Producer ........................................Megan Smith

Executive Assistant Patton Linder

Producing Assistant Rebecca Salzhauer, Sarah Shapiro

Director of Finance .......................................... Emily Currie

Bookkeeper Darren Ley

Interim Associate Producer Victoria Weinberg

HAL LUFTIG PROUDCTIONS Hal Luftig

Producer Kevin Connor

Associate Producer ............................................ Eli Cohen

MARK GORDON PICTURES

Producer Mark Gordon President Bibby Dunn Producers ................................Jessica Chase, Katie Myers, Bonnie-Chance Roberts

Associate Producer Michela Rodriquez

Executive Assistants Chelsey Dobbins, Andrea Rivera, Taylla Smith

CREDITS

Scenery fabricated by Great Lakes Scenic Studios, Burlington, ON, Show Control and Scenic Motion Control featuring STAGE COMMAND SYSTEMS® by PRG Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG Broadway L.L.C., New Windsor, New York. Sound and Video Systems provided by Sound Associates, Yonkers, NY. Lighting equipment from Christie Lites. Costumes by Eric Winterling Inc., Pintler Costumes. Puppets made by Nick Barnes Puppets: Caroline Bowman, Jodie Dean, Aga Fraczak, Harriet Lansdown, Suzanne Law, Chelsey Lee, Oli Simonon, Georgina Smith, Jessica Taylor, Charlie Tymms, Ash West.

Rehearsed at NEW 42nd Street Studios, 229 W 42nd Street, New York, NY.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Cameron Mackintosh, Mark Lunsford, Emma Watt, Skip Curtiss, Sabrina Cuniberto.

Broadway Across America

Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD

Ron Legler, President and Chris Mahan, Vice President.

Insurance Broker Services

EPIC Entertainment & Sports

Financial Services and banking arrangements by Flagstar Bank N.A.

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.

The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

Our People are Our Strength

For more than 70 years, Irwin Steel has built a reputation for fabricating difficult jobs, from hospitals to football stadiums, with many large-scale projects in between. Sound management, excellent customer and employee relationships, and a sharp sense of pride in quality and workmanship all contribute to our continued success.

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Diamond Presenters

Christopher and Stacey Archer

Russ and Lexie Bailey

Boonyaratanakornkit Family

Jerry and Lucy Brown

Stan and Tami Calendine

Dr. Mary G. Cauble

DynaGrid

Mabel Eng and Don Humphrey

Lily and Bobby English

Ernie and Amy Kremling

Francesca and Jason Lane

Karen Leah

Charlene and Sheldon Ledbetter

Toni and Scott Mayfield

PRS Stormwater Management, Taylor and Lauren Pool

Rees Family

David and Lynn Riley

Jennifer and Charles Riner

Debbie and Mitchell Roper

Anne and Danny Simpson

Gary and Judy Spindor

Kathy Upham, M.D.

Michael and Renee Yackira

Platinum Presenters

$2,500 - $4,999

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Karen and Bob Abbott

Carol Margaret Allen

Lupe and Letty Ayala

Richard and Wendy Bliss

Mark and Kathy Bradshaw

Linda H. Brookshire

Micah and Vanessa Chambers

John and Nanny Holland Christie

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George and Anne Cude

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Paul Dorman

Brent and Le’Ann Downs

Edward and Toni Eckart

Pat and Al Enlow

Daryn and Amy Eudaly

Loretta and David Felan

Jean Ann Fisher

Howard and Rena Frost

Julianna Garrison

David and Teri Gattis

Ralph and Sharon Gillitzer

Allan and Rita Heindel

John and Marna Heresz

Sherri and John Holbrook

Alice Hooper Moore

Leslie Hutchins M.D.

Col. (USAF ret.) Mike and Dr. Jan Kehoe

Dione Kennedy and Daniel Hagwood

Kendall and Candance Kirk

Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Kleinschmidt

Joseph Kyle Family

Jason L. Family

Ladies of the JSB Ranch

Charlotte and Tom Laker

Lindy and Ryan Langston

Gregory and Kimberlee Love

Ron and Angela Majerus

Lisa and Ed McGough

Charlie and Rose Miller

Performing Arts Fort Worth gratefully acknowledges these VIP Presenters for their generous contribution and support in helping us present the best in touring theatrical productions to the community.

The Murphy Family

Winkie and Jeffrey Myers

Anna and Shannon Nave

Jay and Karrie Pearson

Jeff Perkins

Steve and Kendal Perryman

Bayard Pratt and Louann Teel-Pratt

Jill and David Rawhouser

William Ross

Terry Sandlin

Howard and Karen Scarborough

Cindy and L.C. Tubb

Shawnie and Greg Ulmer

Terri and Dean Wade

Beth and Kevin Weimerskirch

Tommy Winters and Sunnie Sellers

Harvey and Mary Yamagata

Gold Presenters

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (2)

Kevin Ailara and Michael Cheves

Karen Ellen and Brian Anderson

Sean and Lindsay Antoniello

Marion Armstrong

Dr. Julian and Tina Armstrong

Roger and Marla Arwine

David and Kathy Atnip

Heather Attra and Patti Hokanson

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Robert and Kristi Baptist

Susan Barker Paisley

Dr. Walter and Vickie Beebe

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Gary Beggs

Emerson and PJ Bell

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Jo and Steve Bobb

Michael and Tawnya Bond

Dr. David and Donna Boucher

Ben Brann, M.D.

Bill and Reci Brooks

Melissa and Jeff Browning

Keelie Bruce

Duke and Dawn Burge

Pam and Bart Burgess

Dr. Derek and Lori Burney

Donna and Bill Burns

Carol Carr

Carol Ann Cass

Lisa Cobb, ExecHQ

Michael and Wendy Collini

Mayphous Collins and Zaiya Collins

Paula and John Connor

Craig and Janalee Corato

Kim Cravens

Katherine Crim and Jordan Snapka

Cheryl and Gordon Crow

Bridget and Chad Dale

Kim and Glenn Darden

Sarah Davis

The Dawson Family

Dennis and Deborah Degner

Dr. Jane De Grasse and Mr. Kinn Kinney

Joseph and Kimberly DeWoody

J and T Doupe

Karanae Duane

Kathy and Andrew DuBose

Kenneth and Aurora East

Martha and Gregory Farr

Deborah Ferguson

Filpansick Family

Lou and Kathy Fournier

Kyle Franklin

Dr. Jennifer Freeman

Jeffrey and Theresa Freeman

Geoffrey and Traci Funk

Mike and Becky Gerro

Giovanni and Joanna Geslani

Carrington Giammittorio

Mr. and Mrs. Bevo Glass

Jamey and Kandy Gressett

Baylen and JC Haley

Jason and Daria Harvison

Sean Haslam

Paul and Alberta Hays

Patricia and Reuben Heim

Michael Henley

Ava Herring Chesser

Rick and Diane Hoenerhoff

Kirsten and Patrick Holladay

Mindy and Steve Hudak

Julia and Walter Hunt

Gilda Jackson

J.I. and Nelda Jackson Family Foundation

Jim and JoAnne Janowiak

Denise and John Jaynes

Julia and Bob Johns

Roland Johnson and Cindy Henegan

Mary and Doug Keeffe

April and Mike Kelley

Steven and Meredith Krebel

Carla and Kalei Kuaiwa

Lisa and Chris Ladesich

Dan and Lisa Lamers

Bill and Janeen Lamkin

Dr. John and Julie Landry

Dr. Alicia Lay

Emily Lentz

Amber and Nathan Lesley

Deborah and Darrell Lohoefer

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Maberry

The Mann Family

Elizabeth Martin

Dr. Simran and Edward Marx

Shannon (Geigenmiller) Massey

Ron and Cindy Matthews

Dr. William and Brenda Maxwell

William May

Libby, Jill and Kirk McBurnett

Kevin Connelly and Cheryl McDonald

Sean McPadden

Scott and Vicki Mighell

Kitty and Mike Miller

Ian Miller and Jamie Miller

Diane Mills

Jessica and Jay Minmier

Maureen Moore and Tom Giboney

Moreau-McClean Families

Heather and Robert Mustell

Mary and Craig Nickell

Donald and Dana O’Connor

Peter and Kelley Ollmann

Dr. James and Donna Parker

Gloria and Richard Peña

Aaron Peterson and Nakizito Kazigo

Pam and Reed Pigman

Karl and Karen Poulsen

Gary and Michelle Reese

Robin and Sheila Riley

Natalie Roberge

Len and Laurie Roberts

VIP Presenters

Melissa and Mike Roberts

Frank and Kimberly Rodriguez

Ines Rosales and Daniel Serralde

Shirley and Fred Runco

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Sanchez-Leal

Mary Ann Schoening

Karen and Dale Schultz

Reagan and Peggy Schwarzlose

Michael and Janice Scott

Kathy and Keith Shankland

Matt and Lisa Sherman

Mr. and Mrs. Shircliff

The Sloanhouse Family

Michelle Smith

Lois and John Smitherman

James and Amanda Sobczak

Rich and Emily Sohns

Charlene and Steven Suba

Scott and Mindy Thompson

Dr. and Mrs. Russell Torres

R. Miranda Trussell and David Antonelli

Gene and Shelley Tyler

David and Susan Vaughn

The Ward Family

Laurie and Lon Werner

Sheila and Bob Westfall

Minda Wheeler

Caren Carlisle Wilkerson

Fredie and Julie Williams

Donald and Irene Wills

Wilshire Consultants Inc

Michael and Kara Winn

Alison Wortman Lunardon and Chris Lunardon

Art and Carolyn Wright

Chris and Laura Young

Silver Presenters

$500 - $999

Anonymous (2)

Susan I. Adams

James and Ginger Adams

Joe and Kay Allen

Rosalie Ambrosino

Chris and Julia Anderson

Don and Becky Jo Anderson

Doug and Paula Andrews

The Armstrong Family

Jon Back

Treva and Robert Badger

Allison Bains

The Baker Twins

Jerry and Sharon Barker

Jil and Brad Barnes

Julie Barrow

Thomas Bates

Doug and Beth Batista

Allyson and Rick Baumeister

Ted and Amy Beaman

Michael and Susan Beebe

Glen and Diana Beede

Benbrook Par 3 & Range

Bender Dental

Mica Bergman

Stacey Berry

Sue and Ralph Berry

Don and Gayle Beville

Julia and Matt Bishop

BethAnn and James Black

Bowden Family

Linda and Chad Bradford

Keith and Theresa Breiner

The Breuer’s

Mark, Vincent and Zyzla Brigance

Craig and Jana Buchmann

Carl Buck

Russ and Laura Bullmer

Dawn and Mike Byham

Sandra and Clyde Carter

Jim and Kelly Cawyer

Brant Chandler

Elizabeth and Keenan Childs

Dr. Lincoln and Patricia Chin

In loving memory of Virginia Chmiel

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Mr. and Mrs. Johnny V. Cisneros III

Mr. and Mrs. Kendall R. Coffey

Command Commissioning, LLC

Sherry and Keith Corbett

Tim and Elizabeth Crawley

Gretchen and Daniel Croonquist

Becky Cross

Dr. Eileen Curry

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curry

Mallory Curtice

Jack L. Cutshall and Donna Reis

Sofia, Soly and Larry Dahm

Daniel Family

Don and Marsha Davidson

Dr. Amy L. Davis

Blair T. Davis

Delma Davis

Scott and Dr. Elizabeth Davis

Joseph and Sandra DeJohn

David and Traci DeStena

Cindy and Thomas Dewar

Teri and Mike DeWitt

Ditzler

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Pam and James Dorrell

Karen Genovese Dozier

Jennifer and Jon Drago

Monica and Christopher Ducic

Uvonne and Jim Duppstadt

Alicia Durán

Shannon Edwards

Shane and Jessica Ellis

John and Jessica Erickson

Essington Family

Jerry and Charlotte Fain

Billie Farr

Jacob and Laura Ferguson

Jeff and Kelly Finley

Bonnie Fitch

The Fitzwater Family

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Greg and Lynda Fox

Kenneth and Laura Franze

Roy and Lisa Frazier

Kevin and Tammy Frisbie

James Fultz

Rowland S. Funk

Kathy Galloway

Jay and Sally Gardner

Meg and Lane Garman

Ken and Patsy Garner

Sharon Gattis

Cheryl Gaudet and Bill Gaudet

Janis and Salvatore Gesino

Margaret and Dan Gessley

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Jay and Mary Gramer

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Jeff and Melanie Grice

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Jabaji Family

Lisa Jamieson

Suzie Jary and Eric Pratt

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Jon and Susan Jordan

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Alyson Kauth Jones

Stephen and Amy Kehrt

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Jean and Gordon Kelly

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Robert Lansford

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John McDonald and Joan Bergstrom

Jeffrey and Melanie McGee

Tracy and Dale McHenry

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Steve and Kay Menzies

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George and Karla Mills

Cynthia and Jeff Mills

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Mr. and Mrs. Mike Misamore

John and Kay Mitchell

Steve and Phyllis Mitchell

Michael and Stephanie Moore

Dr. Carla Morton

Eric and Christina Moy

Edward and Patricia Murphy

Nick and Maria Murray

VIP Presenters

Michael and Susan Muse

Randy and Lyn Neisius

Gary and Cathy Nelson

Scott and Ann Ness

Debra and Gary Noguera

Micky Nortman

Mike and Kelly O’Donnell

Ken and Carol Orbin

Beth Owens

Tod and Ayn Owens

Steve and Lee Ann Parker

Paula Pearce

Adam and Courtney Plumbley

Howard and Yvonne Porteus

Joy and John Powell

Marsha Powers

Susan and Max Poynor

Carolyn and Raymond Proulx

Seth Puckett and Pam Hutchins

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Jessica Restivo

James and Brittany Rhodes

Rema Rhone and Tony Beblowski

Ryan and Angela Richason

Jonathan and Hannah Rico

Barbara Riley Rapp

Candace and Randall Reyff

Anna Rachel Rippamonti

Stephanie Rives

Traci and Doug Rosencrans

Tyler and Ryan Rup

Joe and Konnie Sasser

Tom and Carol Scheidel

Stuart and Shannon Schultz

Douglas and Shannon Schumacher

Mrs. Brenda Scott

Peter and Lynn Rossi Scott

Genevieve and James Shafer

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Bill and Kristy Smith

David R. and Shelly Smith

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Whit and Gretchen Smith

Penny and Brad Snyder

Suzy and Wallis Spangler

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Janice Stanfield

Nancy K. Stuart

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Paula Sweigart and Nicole Solom

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Jim Tam and Desire Sanders

Taylor Tile & Design

Adam and Heather Thomas

Dr. James and Karen Thompson

Judy Thompson

William Thorburn

Leann and Lou Tiner

Frank and Deanna Titzler

Brook Tretter and Jordan Bostick

Mark and Myra Tschirhart

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Sharon and Frank Vance

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Joe and Catherine Wells

Steve and Karen Wentworth

John and Vivi Wever

Mrs. Molly White

Susan and Weir Wilson

Tracy and Teri Wilson

Jason Wise and Tony Joy

Gary and Carly Witulski

Ben Woessner and Jordan Williams

Scott Wolf and Lynda Linforth

Molly Wolfe

Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company

Shauna Wright

Dr. Louis D. and Tammy Zegarelli

Bronze Presenters

$250 - $499

Anonymous (3)

Blake and Janie Andrews

Keith and Karen Barnett

Soli and Nate Beran

Betsi Bixby

Cynthia and Gary Blankenship

Ellen and Rickey Brantley

Matthew Brnicky

Barbara and Dr. Lloyd Brooks

De and Clint Brown

Kelley Brown Little

Lauren Brown

Steven Brown

Alan and Diana Buchanan

Betty and Joe Burks

C&S Air Inc.

Rachel Campbell

Harneem Cansler

Maria Capua and Brandon Teague

Holly and Dan Caskey

Brenda Coleman

Ingrid and Jay Cooley

Harold and Susan Cree

Ricardo and Patricia Cristobal

Sue and Tom DeCaro

Nelline and Tracy Dignum

Bobby and Pam Donahoo

Kirt and Jody Fadely

Chuck Fasnacht and Pepper Crary

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fielding

Lynn and Mike Fisher

Mark and Ann Flaherty

Sara and Chuck Freeny

Dr. Mauro and Mrs. Joyce Ganzon

John and Renee Hale

Bonita Hall

Linda Hall

Trenna and Brandon Hart

Stacy Hartman

Kathleen and Edward Hawthorne

Jane Hertel

Mike Hill

Emery and Stacey Huber

Paul and Carolyn Jones

Kinney

Ron and Mary Koenen

Kelsey Latta

Candice and David Lear

Stephanie LeBlanc

Dr. Lezley Lewis

Debbie Littrell

Luck Optical

Stephen Lucy

Shawna M. Lynch

Dr. Carol Mallette

Warren and Carolyn Marks

Alan Mauldin

Susan McCarson

Tucker and Erin McCord

David and Annette McDermett

Ruth and Bruce McNeil

Evan and Debra Miller

Genie Miller

Jim and Amy Miller

Lisa Mitchell

Noel and David Nolet

Renee Nunn

Jen O’Connell and Family

Bryan and Cheryl Peeler

Jonathan and Mary Pettit

Scott and Keri Piekarski

David and Patrice Rapisand

Maura Rattikin

Ryan Reed

Steve and Pat Roe

John and Renee Scott

Jennifer Shafer

Caroline Sherman

Susan Sherrin

Tracy M. Shilcutt

Showers Family

Jerry and Paula Sklar

James and Michelle Smith

Larz and Anne Smith

Rebecca Snell

Dr. and Mrs. Mike Stanton

Shawn and Kathy Sutherland

Jane and Dan Sykes

Robbye Teague

Nancy Tipton

Oscar and Carol Trevino

Garrett and Lauren Tucker

Pete and Gindy Villarreal

Webster Family

Randy Whipple

Jon and Teresa Willis

Monika and J. Ben Worsley

Martin and Paula Yarborough

ANGELS IN THE WINGS

Angels in the Wings support the Children’s Education Program of Performing Arts Fort Worth at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall with gifts of $1,000 and above.

The Children’s Education Program is an integral part of Bass Performance Hall but maintains its own support independent of Performing Arts Fort Worth. Each year, 65,000 students from Fort Worth ISD and North Texas experience high-quality curriculum-related performing arts programs at Bass Performance Hall that are free of charge to all participants because of the generosity of our Angels in the Wings.

ENDOWMENT

FUND FOR THE CHILDREN’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

Alice L. Walton Foundation

Judy and Paul E.* Andrews, Jr.

Anne T. and Robert M. Bass

The Burnett Foundation

Edward Perry Bass Foundation

Estate of Louise Hutcheson

Terry Canafax

Bayard H.* and Cornelia C.* Friedman

Barney Lipscomb

Nancy Lee Bass Memorial Fund

Patricia H. Schutts Fund

Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal Schollmaier Foundation

Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show

SPONSORS FOR THE CHILDREN’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

Anonymous

The Kleinheinz Family Foundation for the Arts and Education

Leo Potishman Foundation

Red Oak Foundation

Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Amon G. Carter Foundation

Arts Fort Worth

City of Fort Worth

Mary Potishman Lard Trust

Renee and Michael Yackira

Anonymous

A. M. Pate Jr. Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

Alcon Foundation

Ann L. & Carol Green Rhodes

Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc.

Bonnie L. Gary*

The Lowe Foundation

Priscilla Martin

Board of Directors

Elaine Agather, Chairman; Edward P. Bass, Chairman Emeritus

Jil Barnes, Anne Marie Bratton, Dr. Jennifer G. Brooks, Eddie Broussard, Rebecca Brumley, Dr. Rachael Capua, Nancy Christie, Eboney Cobb-McCain, Kim Darden, Ryan Dawson, Joann Dickerson, Glenn S. Forbes, Paige Higgins, Erich Holmsten, Mark L. Johnson, Dee Kelly, Jr., Teresa King, Joe T. Lancarte, Robert M. Lansford, Dr. Patricia Linares, Stacy Marshall, Priscilla Martin, David McDavid, Sainty Nelsen, Brian Newby, Jesús Payán, Shannon Ray, Timothy Rees, Jean Roach, Rozanne Rosenthal, Joel T. Sawyer, Gloria Starling, Amy Hardison Tully, Wes Turner, Michael W. Yackira

The Staff

Executive Office

President & CEO ................................... Dione Kennedy

Senior Vice President, Operations Jason Wise

CFO Alicia Durán

Executive Assistant/Office Manager ............. Karin Lee

Finance

Financial & Budget Analyst Caren Wilkerson

Accounting & Business Specialist Jonathan Dingler

Development

Director of Donor Relations ... Jeanie Hamilton Wilkins

Grants & Board Manager Rebecca Fanning

Development Coordinator ...................... Marissa Kates

Education & Community Engagement

Director of Education & Community Engagement ........

Taylor Woods

Education Assistant ...............................Lindsey Nelson

Information Technology

Assistant Director of IT Nicholas Cunningham

Safety & Risk Management

Director of Safety & Risk Management........Jim Carley

Assistant Director of Safety & Risk Management ......... Mark Coffey

Safety & Risk Management Managers

Derrick Artre, Sean Carroll, Carlos Duque

Human Resources

Human Resources Representative Mirjam Maggio

Operations

Programming & Engagement Management

Director of Programming & Engagement Management

Hannah Guinn

Assistant Director of Programming & Engagement Management ......................................... Justin Perrin

Events & Engagement Coordinator Remelee Bivin

Marketing

Director of Marketing Brad Evans

Assistant Director of Marketing ..........Jackson Pollock

Content & Communications Manager Erica Ludwig

Digital & E-Commerce Marketing Manager ................... Allyn Welker

Building Services

Director of Building Services Dwayne Tidwell

Facilities Operations Manager Mike King

Facilities Operations Assistant Manager ........................ Chet Cheevers

Building Services Coordinator ............. Gerardo Olvera

Building Services Lead Technician Brandon Fink

Production

Director of Production Jacob Mobberley

Technical Director ......................... Charles McCormick

Assistant Technical Director Dylan Walker

Production Technician ............................. Olivia Gfrorer

Patron Services

Director of CRM Strategy & Patron Services ................. Phillip De Leon

Patron Services Manager ........................... Kelsey Fales

Patron Services Supervisors

Laura Crick, Adam Laughlin

Patron Services Lead Representatives ............................ David Mathews, Leyla Rodriguez, Esperanza Sandoval

Patron Services Representative Kathryn Thomson

Front of House & Hospitality Services

Director of Front of House Clara Silva

Assistant Directors of Front of House ............................

Drew Clevenger, Moses Gomez, Philip Smerick

Hospitality Services Managers ........................................

Julie Carlin, Maria Williams

Front of House & Volunteer Manager............................. Marisa Maschino

Retail Manager Mark Heck

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