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IMAGINING MADOFF THE KINSEY SICKS
TAKE (A)BACK AMERICA!
August 31–September 25
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By Deb Margolin A World Premiere Commission from the
Directed by Alexandra Aron creators of Oy Vey in a Manger
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PARADE NEW JERUSALEM:
THE INTERROGATION OF
September 22–October 30 BARUCH DE SPINOZA

Book by Alfred Uhry February 29–April 1

Music by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Stephen Rayne
Featuring Euan Morton
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By David Ives
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Featuring Helen Hayes Award Nominees
Alexander Strain and Michael Tolaydo
Culminating with a national symposium
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excommunication against Spinoza.
Nominated for 3 Helen Hayes Awards including
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AFTER THE FALL THE WHIPPING MAN
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By Arthur Miller By Matthew Lopez
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From the Artistic Director
In our most recent production, Photograph 51, we presented a por-
trait of collaboration gone amiss; of partnership between brilliant
scientists on the threshold of discovery, with the best samples, the
best instruments and scientific equipment, unable to overcome
perceived slights, grudges and petty competitive streaks (which is
to say, self-generated obstacles); so unable were Rosalind Franklin
and Maurice Wilkins to move past interpersonal issues that the
promise of their potential greatness gave way to regret, remorse,
and then, of course, premature finality, as day-to-day dysfunction
clouded the horizon of the Great Task before them.
Fresh from experiencing that bittersweet history, we step out onto the deck of the
Moscow family compound for our season finale, Sam Forman’s terribly funny world
premiere about a different kind of daily dysfunction; about jealousies and well-nursed
grudges standing in the way of professional advancement and personal fulfillment.
The central, binding element of this wicked, yet warm comedy is that of family mem-
bers unable to enjoy the ample gifts that affluence has afforded them.
We see intelligent, loving, mostly attentive parents, each nursing hurt feelings and
internalizing filial criticism; and quickly we meet their two sons—intensely competitive,
needy, aspiring brothers who, each in their own way, articulate a deep psychological
pain and a need to be affirmed. No matter how rich the food, how stunning the view, or
how privileged the place on this island of High Society social networking, our Brothers
Moscow, Benjamin and Michael, are keenly aware of everything they don’t have and
have never received. Each family member’s sense of being aggrieved and left want-
ing has never really gone away. Like scientists Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins,
Michael and Benjamin Moscow are unable to communicate or collaborate; that is,
until the play pushes forward to its finale, earning its comic stripes.
This play presents a useful prototype for so many of us with families; or for those who
work in organizations where we fail to agree on a present and a future because some-
thing isn’t right; resentments are too much etched onto the surface of the skin. It will
take these Moscow characters—just as it will take us in real life—time to forgive and to
rearticulate a new way of relating—a series of new ways of interacting within this tradi-
tional, privileged family structure. By play’s end, characters may stand at the thresh-
old of breakthrough, but they’ll still only get to the other side through lots of hard work.
May these Moscows of Nantucket be an inspiration to us all (whether we’re vacation-
ing with family, or not); that from difficult, untrusting, yet loving relationships, may the
magic of the ocean, the sand, the sun, the babysitter, and the daffy new daughter-in-
law from Georgia each offer new light, a new way and a new day in which each may
help another navigate the challenging crossroads that lie ahead.
In that spirit, let us look to the new 2011–2012 season at Theater J with excitement
and appreciation for the close community we’ve become. Having been through our
most acclaimed, most popular, and most financially remunerative season in our his-
tory, we acknowledge that we have nonetheless (or perhaps as a result) triggered the
occasional grievance from within a segment of our community. Hopefully, that winter
of discontent has given way to a springtime of appreciation, each for the other—a big
community that, like each of our families, contains all the melodic strains of the hu-
man symphony; elements to be orchestrated into a more perfect union.
Join us for a great new season come September, and thank you for having made this
past one so memorable, so meaningful, and so fulfilling.
-Ari Roth

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Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater/Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts
May 11–June 12, 2011
THE MOSCOWS OF NANTUCKET
By Sam Forman
Directed by Shirley Serotsky

Cast
Benjamin Moscow James Flanagan*
Michael Moscow Michael Glenn*
Virginia Christiansen Heather Haney
Richard Moscow Bob Rogerson*
Ellen Moscow Susan Rome*
Sarah Pearlman Amal Saade

Artistic & Production Team

Scenic Designer Robbie Hayes
Lighting Designer Dan Covey**
Costume Designer Deb Sivigny**
Sound Designer Elisheba Ittoop
Stage Manager Karen Currie*
Associate Scenic Designer HannaH J. Crowell
Scenic Assistant/Props Patrick Lord
Assistant Stage Manager Lauren Danzig
Lighting Operator Aaron Waxman
Scenic Artist Amy Kellet
Production Assistants Jasmine Caviness and Julia O’Conner
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

** Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829

Theater J Extends Special Thanks To

Berkshire Theatre Festival Arna Meyer Mickelson has
Scott Burka led Theater J and the
Jane and Charles Forman Washington DCJCC for 25
Sam Gold years. Ms. Mickelson will be
Greg Keller retiring in June, and everyone
Anna Kerrigan at Theater J thanks her for
Steven Scott Mazzola her excellent leadership and
Stage 13 support.
Justin Waldman
Beau Willimon

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THE MOSCOWS OF NANTUCKET
Patty Abramson & Les Silverman
Ann & Donald Brown
Jane & Charles Forman
Marilyn & Michael Glosserman
Loretta Rosenthal
Trish & George Vradenburg
Natalie Wexler & James Feldman

The Arlene and Robert Kogod New Play Development Program

Arlene & Robert Kogod

Theater J’s Passports Educational Program

The Jacob & Charlotte Lehrman Foundation

Theater J Council
Marion Ein Lewin Natalie Abrams Mita Schaffer
Co-Chair Patty Abramson Hank Schlosberg
Paul Mason Michele G. Berman Andy Shallal
Co-Chair Deborah Carliner Patti Sowalsky
Lois Fingerhut Mimi Conway Stephen Stern
Vice-Chair Myrna Fawcett Manny Strauss
Carolyn Kaplan Ann Gilbert Barbara Tempchin
Vice-Chair Cheryl Gorelick Trish Vradenburg
Mara Bralove Yoav Lurie Joan Wessel
Treasurer Jack Moskowitz Rosa Wiener
Ellen Malasky Elaine Reuben Irene Wurtzel
Secretary Evelyn Sandground Bernard Young
Margot Zimmerman

Washington DCJCC Leadership

President Mindy Strelitz Chief Financial Officer Judith Ianuale
Chief Executive Officer Arna Meyer Mickelson Chief Development Officer Mark Spira
Chief Operating Officer Margaret Hahn Stern Chief Programming Officer Joshua Ford

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CANDY
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MAY 30 – JUNE 26

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 A Peek Into The 2011–2012 Season
IMAGINING MADOFF by Deb Margolin • August 31–September 25
The much anticipated premiere by OBIE Award winner, Deb Margolin. Unrepentant
Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff sets the record straight from his prison cell, re-
counting an all-night study session with Holocaust survivor, poet, and investment
client, Solomon Galkin. With testimony from Madoff’s personal secretary before
the Securities and Exchange Commission, we delve into the minds of two towering
men, as their mutual will to confide and confess accelerates through the night.
PARADE by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown • September 22–October 30
The Broadway musical about the 1915 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, ac-
cused of the murder of a teenage girl in Georgia. Ostracized for his faith and isolated
from his world, Leo develops a new and deeper love for his wife, who crusades for his
freedom. A compelling and provocative tale of justice miscarried. Exclusive to Theater J subscrib-
ers: discounted, exchangable premium tickets are being held for a limited time! At Ford’s Theatre.
AFTER THE FALL by Arthur Miller• October 26–November 27
Miller’s most personal play explores one man’s quest to make peace with history;
his own and the tumultuous world around him. In the wake of the tragic death of
his famous second wife, Quentin desperately tries to move forward in his life. Yet
he is compelled to relive his childhood losses, failed marriages and the contro-
versial politics of the 1950’s Blacklist which turned allies against each other and
leaves Quentin, in the end, both noble hero and complicit bystander.
THE RELIGION THING by Renee Calarco • January 4–29
Mo and Brian are a picture-perfect DC couple: they’re smart, they’re witty, and
they have a beautifully remodeled kitchen. But when Mo’s best friend Patti an-
t nounces she’s found Jesus and is putting her own career on hold, Mo must take a
d closer look at the harder truths surrounding her own marriage. A brand new com-
edy about relationships, faith and the fine line between compromise and regret.
THE KINSEY SICKS TAKE (A)BACK AMERICA •February 4–19
g Join the Kinsey Sicks at the official launch of their groundbreaking campaign to
become the first Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet to win the Republican nomina-
tion for President! With an ear attuned to current events, watch the gals try to take
America (a)back to a place it never was by out-pandering, out-conspiracy theoriz-
ing, and out-outlandishing even the most cynical of the current crop of Presidential
candidates, all in glorious, tongue-in-cheek four-part harmony.
NEW JERUSALEM: THE INTERROGATION OF BARUCH DE SPINOZA by David Ives
February 29–April 1
The return of Theater J’s sold-out 2010 production. A literate, suspenseful retell-
ing of the story of the 1656 interrogation of philosopher Baruch De Spinoza, New
Jerusalem examines the clash between religion and modernity, faith and philoso-
phy—questions that human beings continue to grapple with. The Washington Post
raved, “A gallery of intriguing characters, nonstop enlightened argument and even—hold the
phone—a socko finish.”
THE WHIPPING MAN by Matthew Lopez •April 18–May 20
1865; Richmond, Virginia: Two newly-freed slaves and the son of their former mas-
ter—a Jewish Confederate soldier who has retreated to the burnt remains of his
home—inhabit the disordered aftermath of the just-concluded War between the
States. As the three men celebrate a most unconventional Passover Seder, they
uncover a snarl of secrets and examine what it really means to be free.
THE HISTORY OF INVULNERABILITY by David Bar Katz • June 6–July 8
Behind every great superhero is a determined creator. In 1930s America, that cre-
ator was usually a young Jewish man with an active imagination. Katz’s play illu-
minates the story of Jerry Siegel—the brains behind Superman’s brawn—and the
imagined struggle between the creative father and his uber-mensch son. Siegel
wrestles to retain control of his famous comic book sensation as America is drawn
into World War II.
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Dramaturgy
History of Nantucket
•The Wampanoag Indians were the
original inhabitants of Nantucket Island.
•1659 - The history of Nantucket’s settle-
ment by the English begins when Thomas
Mayhew sold his interests to the nine
original purchasers for, “thirty pounds...
and two Beaver hats; one for myself and
one for my wife.”
•1673 - Offshore whaling began. By
1715, there were 6 vessels engaged in
whaling. By 1719 that number increased
to 25, and in 1766 118 whaling vessels
shipped out from Nantucket.
•The English presence drastically changed Nantucket Harbor
the healthy Indian population and, over the next century, the Wampanoag population is
weakened by disease, alcohol and debt servitude.
•1700–1720 - The town was named Nantucket (Wampanoag for “faraway land”)
•Shortly after 1700, Quakerism began to take root and, by the end of the 18th Century, the
Society of Friends was the major denomination on the island.
•From the mid-1700s to the late 1830s, the island was the whaling capital of the world, with as
many as 150 ships making port in Nantucket during its peak.
•1840–1870 - Gold is discovered in California, many islanders go west to seek their fortunes.
Census figures document the loss of 60 percent of the island’s population.
•1869 - The last whaling ship leaves Nantucket and never returns.
•1870s - When the whaling era ended, commercial shipping gave way to recreational boating.
Daily excursions from the mainland on graceful old steamers brought the first summer visitors.
The first generation of “developers” on Nantucket built cottages and summer houses, advertis-
ing them in the Boston and New York newspapers. Island housewives took in summer boarders
and great hotels were built in town.
•1880 - The American tradition of summer vacations was established. Nantucket was discov-
ered as an ideal spot for vacationing. Tourism became the principle source of income for island
residents.
Fun Facts About Nantucket
•Nantucket’s year-round population is a little over 10,000. At the peak of
the summer, the area’s population increases to as many as 56,000.
•Frederick Douglass gave his first speech before an all-white audience in
the Nantucket Atheneum’s Great Hall in 1841.
•Herman Melville based his novel Moby-Dick on the true and tragic tale
of a Nantucket whaling ship called The Essex.
•Nantucket is a town, a county, and an island. It is the only place in
America with the same name for all three.
•Because of the gray shingles and frequent fog, Nantucket is affectionately referred to as the
“Little Gray Lady of the Sea.”
•Women traditionally ran the town of Nantucket, as their husbands traveled the seas for years
at a time.
•Nantucket has more than 800 houses still standing that were built before the Civil War.
Special thanks to: Helen Winslow Chase, Roger A. Young, Ben Garneau, John McLaughlin, and
Coleen J. Barth of the Nantucket Historical Association’s Research Center.

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Dramaturgy
“Long Island, befitting its name, is very big.
Nantucket is not. Essentially, the island is a
triangle of which the two barrier sides are
roughly eight miles and fourteen miles long,
depending on how you measure them...Our
size therefore is finite; the texture of our
daily life oddly delicate...”
“Nantucket on My Mind” by David Halberstam
‘Wanwinet Idyll’ by Kathleen Kelliher

Additional Programming for THE MOSCOWS OF NANTUCKET

Theater J is dedicated to taking its dialogues beyond the stage, offer-
ing an array of innovative public discussion forums which explore the
theatrical, psychological and social elements of our art. Discussions
take place weekly, following Sunday matinees and other selected
evenings. All topics, panelists and dates are subject to change. For
additional discussions, names of panelists, and updates, please visit
theaterj.org and click “beyond the stage”

Wednesday, May 11 at 9:00 pm and Thursday, May 12 at 9:00 pm: Artistic Director
Ari Roth leads thoughts on a preview

Sunday, May 15 at 4:30 pm: Playwright Sam Forman and Ari Roth respond to the audience
Thursday, May 26 at 9:00 pm: Cast Talkback

5x5: Local Playwrights Respond to THE MOSCOWS OF NANTUCKET

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Sunday, June 12 at 4:30 pm: Scenes of Rivalry

Theater J invites local playwrights to respond to the pertinent issues

of sibling rivalry, making a life in the arts, and interfaith marriage, as
dramatized by The Moscows of Nantucket. Playwrights are asked to
attend a performance, then write a five-minute play inspired by the
show. Five of these plays will be chosen to be read by professional actors following the
June 12 matinee of The Moscows of Nantucket.

The deadline for play submission is Friday, May 20, 2011. Plays can be submitted via
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 About the Artists
James Flanagan (Benjamin Moscow) is delighted to return to Theater J,
where he recently played in the ensemble of Photograph 51. Other credits in-
clude House of Gold at Woolly Mammoth; dark play or stories for boys at Fo-
rum Theatre; The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at The Studio Theatre 2nd
Stage; columbinus at Round House Theatre; Hamlet, Kimberly Akimbo, and
Arcadia at Rep Stage; and other productions with Quotidian Theatre, Baltimore
Shakespeare Festival, VSA arts, The Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audi-
ences, Longacre Lea Productions, Taffety Punk’s Bootleg Shakespeare, Hub
Theatre Company, and New York Theatre Workshop. Later this spring, he’ll ap-
pear in Quotidian Theatre’s production of The Cherry Orchard. James earned his bachelor’s degree
from Towson University and is a company member at Hub Theatre in Reston, VA. Special thanks to
everyone at Theater J, the Flanagan family, and Grace.
Michael Glenn (Michael Moscow) is happy to be returning to the stage
of Theater J after appearing as Francis Crick in Photograph 51. Michael
has been a DC-based actor for over a decade, appearing in dozens of pro-
ductions in many area theaters. Some favorites include Cat’s Cradle, The
Hothouse, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Helen Hayes Nomina-
tion), Dumb Waiter and Dogg’s Hamlet/Cahoot’s Macbeth with Longacre
Lea; Henry VIII (Helen Hayes Nomination), Arcadia and Twelfth Night at the
Folger Shakespeare Library; Clybourne Park (Helen Hayes Nomination) at
Woolly Mammoth; A Flea in Her Ear and On the Razzle with Constellation
Theatre Company; The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Fallen From Proust at Signature Theatre; A
Skull in Connemara, The Underpants, and Major Barbara (Helen Hayes Nomination) with Wash-
ington Stage Guild and Blood Knot (Mary Goldwater Award) and As You Like It with ACTCo.
Michael can be seen next in Woolly Mammoth’s summer remount of Clybourne Park.
Heather Haney (Virginia Christiansen) is delighted to be working at
Theater J for the first time! Most recently, she was seen in On the Razzle
with Constellation Theatre Company. Some favorite DC productions include
Constellation Theatre Company’s The Ramayana, A Flea in Her Ear and
Temptation; Forum Theatre’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot; Longacre
Lea’s Cat’s Cradle, Artist Descending a Staircase/The Oogatz Man and
Washington Shakespeare Company’s Mary Stuart, Hedda Gabler, and Ca-
ligula. Heather is a company member of Constellation Theatre Company,
Longacre Lea and Washington Shakespeare Company, and has the plea-
sure to work with several other companies around town, including Rorschach Theatre, Shake-
speare Theatre, Spooky Action Theatre and The Inkwell. She received her BA in Drama and
Dance from Ithaca College and will next be seen this summer in the remount of The Ramayana
with Constellation Theatre Company.
Bob Rogerson (Richard Moscow) has had the pleasure to work with the
likes of Terry Schreiber, Edward Norton, Vivian Matalon, Betty Buckley, Bob
Hoskins, Cher and Richard Benjamin. Mr. Rogerson is one of the found-
ing members of The Actors’ Process: an actor’s continuing study program,
which addresses the work of professional actors. He currently teaches act-
ing at Christopher Newport University while continuing to be active in the-
ater, film and television. Since his first professional theater opportunity at
Boston’s Charles Playhouse in 1977, he has appeared in over 100 stage
productions. As a member of Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild
and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Rogerson has worked in almost every
medium of the entertainment industry. And when he’s not acting? He chases his other passions
—his bride and their 7-year-old daughter.
Susan Rome (Ellen Moscow) has previously appeared in The Ride Down
Mt. Morgan, The Last Seder, and Spring Forward, Fall Back at Theater J.
Other local credits include Richard III, Macbeth, and All’s Well That Ends
Well at Baltimore Shakespeare Festival and A Shayna Maidel at Rep Stage.
Regional credits include The Substance of Fire at the Mark Taper Forum
and The Legacy at Seattle Center Stage. TV credits include “NYPD Blue”
and four seasons as DA Ilene Nathan on “The Wire”. Films she has ap-
peared in include John Waters’ A Dirty Shame and My One and Only (dir.
Richard Loncraine). Susan is also the Performing Arts Department head at
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the Baltimore Lab School. So much love and gratitude to Seamus and Pat.
Amal Saade (Sarah Pearlman) is thrilled to be back at Theater J, where
she appeared last season as Tehila in Mikveh. Recent credits also include
Cinderella and Her Sisters at The Olney Theatre Center, The Network at The
Source Theatre Festival, Winter Klecksography at Rorschach Theatre, Equi-
librium and Into the Outside with The Capital Fringe Festival, and Goat Song
for Asa Jacobs with The Kennedy Center’s University Playwright’s Work-
shop. Amal received her BA in theater from The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and is a graduate of The Theatre Lab’s Honors Conservatory.

Shirley Serotsky (Director) is the Director of Literary and Public Programs here at Theater J,
where she directed the 2010 production of Mikveh, and the 2009 production of The Rise and
Fall of Annie Hall (which received a 2010 Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding New Play);
and where she serves as staff dramaturg. She works as a freelance director in the Washington,
DC area and beyond, and is particularly interested in the development of new work. Recent
directing credits include: Juno and the Paycock (Washington Shakespeare Company); a staged
reading of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo for the National New Play Network at Arena Stage;
This is Not a Timebomb (The Source Festival of New Work); a staged reading of Clementine and
the Cyber Ducks (Inkwell Inkubator Festival); Picnic at Hanging Rock (Catholic University); Five
Flights and Two Rooms (Theater Alliance); Crumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake) and We
Are Not These Hands (Catalyst Theater); References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (Rorschach
Theater, for which she received a 2007 Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Director); Sov-
ereignty (The Humana Festival of New Plays); As American As and After Darwin (Journeymen
Theater); Steel Magnolias (The Ice House); Powerhouse (2008 CapFringe Festival);Cautionary
Tales for Adults and the Many Adventures of Trixie Tickles (2007 CapFringe); LUNCH (2007
New York Musical Theater Festival & 2006 CapFringe), Titus! The Musical (2009 Capfringe and
Source Theatre); The Winter’s Tale (Sonnet Repertory); The Superfriends of Flushing, Queens
(Columbia University) and Starlet for Sale (Expanded Arts). Training: BFA, North Carolina School
of the Arts. Shirley is a Company Member of the Hub Theatre in Northern Virginia. She was a
member of the 2002 Designer/Director Workshop with Ming Cho Lee and the 2003 Lincoln
Center Director’s Lab.
Sam Forman (Playwright) is a writer for the stage, screen and TV. He co-created (with Beau
Willimon) the Civil War era television pilot Hickory Hill for AMC. Sam is the lyricist and co-book
author for the musical I Sing! which has been produced commercially off-Broadway and in the-
aters around the world. A CD recording of the York Theater Concert Cast of I Sing! is available in
stores worldwide from Jay Records. Sam’s other plays and musicals include: The Rise and Fall
of Annie Hall (Stage 13, NYC dir. Sam Gold; Theater J, Washington DC dir. Shirley Serotsky, Helen
Hayes Nomination 2010) We The People (TheaterWorks USA) F#@king Up Everything (Award
for Excellence in Book Writing NYMF 2009 dir. Stephen Brackett) The Grille Room (Cherry Lane
Mentor Project, dir. Thomas Kail), Quarterlife (Ford Center, NYC workshop dir. by Mark Brokaw;
Pico Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA dir. Matt Doherty) Please Stop Talking (Cherry Lane Theater,
NYC dir. Erwin Mass ; Willlamstown Theatre Festival, dir. Portia Krieger), Fringical! (Ars Nova,
NYC; American Theatre of Actors, NYMF 2004, dir. Thomas Kail) Schmoozy Togetherness (Wil-
liamstown Theatre Festival, dir. Johanna McKeon) The Quiet Game (Hangar Theater, Ithaca NY
dir. Daniel Kramer) Krankenhaus Blues (Blue Heron Theater, NYC, The Abingdon Theatre, NYC,
dir. Donna Mitchell) Hunter for Hunter Green and Narcissus and Goldstein (Singularity Company,
NYC dir. Benjamin Salka) Upcoming projects include: Volleygirls (book by Rob Ackerman) Tricia
Walsh-Smith In Concert (dir. Alex Timbers) and Roller Boogie: The Musical (American Repertory
Theatre, Cambridge MA, dir. Jen Wineman). Sam is an alumni of Youngblood at EST, Ars Nova’s
Play Group and the producer of Creation Nation which The New York Times has called: “A late
night cabaret phenomenon.” Sam is a member of the WGA, The Dramatist’s Guild and is repre-
sented by CAA.
Robbie Hayes (Scenic Designer) is happy to return to Theater J, having designed Laughter
Through Tears and The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall. Robbie serves as the Technical Director
and Designer for the Theater and Performance Studies Program and the Davis Performing Arts
Center at Georgetown University. At Georgetown, he has been the Lighting Designer for The
Race, Wisconsin Death Trip, Trees and Ghosts, Big Love, Eurydice, Gospel at Colonus, The Skin
of our Teeth, Dream Boy, Right as Rain, Sleep, and Dr. Korczak and the Children. And, he has
been the Scenic Designer for The Glass Menagerie, The Grace of Mary Traverse, Six Characters
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in Search of an Author, Pentacost, Lysistrata, Anansi, Stuff Happens, and Dr. Korczak and the
Children. DC Design credits include scenery for The Pavillion (The Hub), References to Salvador
Dali Make Me Hot, This Storm is What we call Progress, The Skin of our Teeth, Living Dead in
Denmark (Rorschach Theatre where he is a company member); As American As, Neglect, and
Getting Out with Journeymen Theater, Scenes from the Big Picture and Lighting for The Drunkard
(Solas Nua), and Crumble (Lay me down Justin Timberlake) with Catalyst. He has also designed
in Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, New York and Hong Kong.
Dan Covey (Lighting Designer) is all aglow to continue working with director Shirley Serotsky,
helping her bring to light a vision of this new family comedy by writer Sam Forman. Previously
Dan designed the lights for Theater J’s productions of Photograph 51, Mikveh (also directed by
Shirley Serotsky), In Darfur, The Seagull on 16th Street, Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through
Tears, Hannah & Martin, and Passing The Love of Women. His Off-Broadway credits include tak-
ing DC productions of Sholom Aleichem to the The National Yiddish Theatre/Folksbiene, Beyond
Glory to Roundabout Theatre, and columbinus to The New York Theatre Workshop. He is a mem-
ber of the United Scenic Artists Local 829. Dan received Portland, Oregon’s Drammy Award for
work at Portland Center Stage’s production of Sometimes A Great Notion. In 2001 he received
the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for his work on The Tempest at Folger
Theatre. Visit dancovey.com.
Deb Sivigny (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be back at Theater J where she designed The Rise
and Fall of Annie Hall, Mikveh and String Fever. Most recent credits include George and Martha:
Tons of Fun and The Day John Henry Came to School at Imagination Stage, The Glass Menagerie
and Suddenly, Last Summer (scenic design) at Georgetown University where she is a resident
faculty artist. She has also worked at the Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences, Woolly
Mammoth, Studio Theatre 2ndStage, Colorado Shakespeare Fesitval, Academy for Classical Act-
ing, Washington Shakespeare Company, Theater Alliance, Journeymen Theatre, Catalyst Theatre
and Rorschach Theatre where she is a company member. She has an MFA in costume design
from the University of Maryland and a BA from Middlebury College. Future endeavors include
Birds of a Feather at the Hub and the remount of Glass Menagerie at Arena Stage.
Elisheba Itoop (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be back at Theater J. In the Washington area,
her designs and original music have been heard at The Kennedy Center (American Scrapbook,
Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe, Mermaids, Monsters and The World Painted Purple),
Roundhouse Theatre (The Talented Mr. Ripley), The Studio Theatre (Songs of the Dragons, That
Face, The Receptionist), Forum Theatre (One Flea Spare), No Rules Theatre Company (Touch),
Lincoln Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, and Catholic University. Regional credits also include Al-
liance Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, and the Center for Pup-
petry Arts. Elisheba was a resident sound designer at the O’Neill Theater for the 2010 National
Playwrights Conference, recipient of the Kenan Fellowship at the Kennedy Center, and winner
of the 2008 USITT Rising Star Award. She holds an MFA from North Carolina School of the Arts.
Karen Currie (Stage Manager) has worked with Theater J on The Odd Couple, The Four of Us,
Lost in Yonkers, The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall, Honey Brown Eyes, 25 Questions for a Jew-
ish Mother, Speed the Plow, and Either Or, as well as numerous readings. In addition, Karen
has worked locally on One Arm and the Tennessee Williams Centennial Festival at Georgetown
University; Cymbeline at Shakespeare Theatre Company; Sycamore Trees, Les Miserables, and
The Happy Time at Signature Theatre; Seascape, Dr. Cook’s Garden, Thicker Than Water, The
Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Cops, Drama Under the Influence and The Autumn Garden at
The American Century Theater; Two-Headed, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, The Milk Train Doesn’t
Stop Here Anymore, and Titus Andronicus at Washington Shakespeare Company; Nutshell at
DC Dollies & Rocket Bitch Revue; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Low Level Panic at
Open Circle Theater. Karen was a co-founder and producer for Spellbound Theatreworks, an
off-off-Broadway company, where productions included Twelfth Night, HAiR, The Last Session,
A Woman of No Importance, and Hear My Song. Karen holds an MA in Arts Management from
American University.
HannaH J. Crowell (Associate Scenic Designer) has most recently designed props for Photo-
graph 51, The Four of Us, Zero Hour and The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall at Theater J and was the
scenic and props designer for In Darfur. She primarily works as a scenic designer in the Wash-
ington, DC area. Her local scenic design credits include Locomotion at Kennedy Center Theatre
for Young Audiences; Touch at No Rules Theatre Co.; Forever Plaid and Ain’t Misbehavin at Olney
Theatre Center; Spot’s Birthday Party, Holes, and If You Give A Mouse A Cookie at Adventure The-
atre; Receptionist at Studio Theatre 2ndStage and Separated At Birth at Dog & Pony DC. Upcom-
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 About the Artists (continued)
ing projects include If You Give a Cat a Cupcake at Adventure Theatre and The Glass Menagerie
at Georgetown University. HannaH received her degree from North Carolina School of the Arts.
Ari Roth (Artistic Director) is concluding his 14th season as Artistic Director at Theater J where,
together with a dedicated staff, he has produced 98 full productions, including 33 English lan-
guage world premieres, and many more workshop presentations. Also a playwright, Mr. Roth has
seen his work produced across the country, as well as at Theater J, where productions include
Goodnight Irene, Life In Refusal, Love & Yearning in the Not-for-Profits, Oh, The Innocents, and
a repertory production of Born Guilty, originally commissioned and produced by Arena Stage,
based on the book by Peter Sichrovsky, together with its sequel, The Wolf in Peter (recently pre-
sented as The Born Guilty Cycle by the Epic Theatre Ensemble). His plays have been nominated
for five Helen Hayes Awards, including Best Resident Production, and two Charles A. MacArthur
Awards. He is a 1998 and 2003 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts playwriting grant,
three-time winner of the Helen Eisner Award, two-time winner of the Avery Hopwood Award, four-
time recipient of commissions from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture and recipient
of the Mertyl Wreath Award from Hadassah. He was recently named one of The Forward 50, a
recognition from The Forward newspaper honoring fifty nationally prominent “men and women
who are leading the American Jewish community into the 21st Century.” He has taught for the
University of Michigan for 15 years, currently for their “Michigan in DC” program, as well as for
Brandeis, NYU and Carnegie Mellon Universities.
Sarah Rayer (Managing Director) is thrilled to be the newest member of the Theater J team.
She comes to Theater J with an MBA from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and a decade
of work in prominent New York Theaters including Playwrights Horizons and The Public Theater.
At the Public, she served as assistant to the Artistic Producer, Rosemarie Tichler and Administra-
tive Director of The Shakespeare Lab. Prior to her work in producing, Sarah worked for four years
in casting on projects such as “Law & Order,” The Lion King, and many of the Public Theater’s
Shakespeare in the Park (initiatives and readings). She’s worked as an Associate Producer for
Eve Ensler’s V-Day (a social awareness and engagement initiative of The Vagina Monologues)
at Madison Square Garden; Sarah also Associate Produced for “A Net of Souls: A Borrowed
Light - Voices from Women in Prison.” In addition to her theater work, Ms. Rayer has a consulting
company: S. Rayer Associates.
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American
actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote and foster the art of live
theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more
than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of
theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the
theatre as a profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates
wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension
plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair
treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of the
AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more
information, visit www.actorsequity.org.

Theater J Staff
Artistic Director Ari Roth
Managing Director Sarah Rayer
Associate Producer Delia Taylor
Director of Marketing & Communications Grace Overbeke
Director of Community Outreach & New Media Becky Peters
Director of Literary & Public Programs Shirley Serotsky
Director of Patron Services Tara Brady
Development Associate Gavi Young
Casting Director Naomi Robin
Technical Director and Master Carpenter Thomas Howley
Head Electrician Garth Dolan
MCCA Operations Director Daniel Risner
Construction Crew Antonio Bullock, Ellen Houseknecht, Meaghan Toohey,
Load-in Crew Ellen Houseknecht, Kevin Laughon, Ian Millholland, Cathryn Salisbury-Valerien
Front of House Raha Behnam, Bonnie Berger, Elizabeth Heir and Hadiya Rice
For a full list of Theater J staff bios, visit theaterj.org and click on “About Us”
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 Friends Of Theater J
Theater J is, at its core, a playwrights’ theater and as such, we have named our giving levels in honor of Jewish
playwrights and two of their director/producers. We gratefully acknowledge our current donors who have support-
ed us for the 2010–2011 season to date. We ask our many long-time supporters and new friends of the theater to
join them in underwriting this exciting season. (This list is current as of April 15, 2011.)
Executive Producing
Show Sponsor
($25,000 and above)
The Robert M. Fisher
Memorial Foundation
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Washington
National Endowment for the Arts
The Shubert Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The EST/Sloan Project
Wendy Wasserstein Grand Angel
($15,000 - $24,999)
Charlotte & Hank Schlosberg
Patti & Jerry Sowalsky
The George Wasserman
Family Foundation
Harold Clurman Champion Angel
($10,000 - $14,999)
Carolyn & Warren Kaplan
The Jacob & Charlotte
Lehrman Foundation
Trish & George Vradenburg
Irene & Alan Wurtzel
Ellen & Bernard Young
Tony Kushner Collaborating Angel
($7,500 - $9,999)
Esthy & James Adler
Deborah Carliner & Robert Remes
The Max & Victoria Dreyfus
Foundation
Marion & Larry Lewin
Evelyn Sandground & Bill Perkins
Joseph Papp Producing Angel
($5,000 - $7,499)
Patty Abramson & Les Silverman
Anne & Ronald Abramson
Joan & Peter Andrews
Michele & Allan Berman
Naomi & Nehemiah Cohen Foundation
Louie & Ralph Dweck
Lois & Richard England
Lois & Michael Fingerhut
Jane & Charles Forman
Dr. Kenneth & Cheryl Gorelick Fund
Kovler Foundation-Judy & Peter Kovler
Zena & Paul Mason
Judith Morris & Marvin Weissberg
Faye & Jack Moskowitz
The Omega Foundation
Elaine Reuben
Margaret Hahn Stern & Stephen Stern
Natalie Wexler & James Feldman
Rosa D. Wiener
Judy & Leo Zickler
Lillian Hellman Supporting Angel
($3,000 - $4,999)
The Family of H. Max & Josephine F.
Ammerman & Andrew Ammerman
Natalie & Paul Abrams
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The DC Commission on the Arts and
Humanities
Al Munzer & Joel Wind
Diane & Arnold Polinger
Loretta Rosenthal
The Abe & Kathryn Selsky Foundation
Joan Wessel
Arthur Miller Mentor
($1,500 - $2,999)
Susan & Dixon Butler
Myrna Fawcett
Ann & Frank Gilbert
Debbie J. Goldman
Mimi Conway & Dennis Houlihan
Lisa Fuentes & Thomas Cohen
Sandra & Arnold Leibowitz
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Marjan & Andy Shallal
Margot & Paul Zimmerman
David Mamet Muse
($1,000 - $1,499)
Elizabeth Berry
Mara Bralove & Ari Fisher
The Center for Cultural Judaism, Inc.
Marjory Goldman
Laine & Norton Katz
Betsy Karmin & Manny Strauss
Amy & Kenneth Krupsky
Melanie Franco Nussdorf & Lawrence
Nussdorf
Chaya & Walter Roth
Rhea Schwartz & Paul Wolff
Victor Shargai
Rona & Allan Mendelsohn
Janet Solinger
Neil Simon Stage Benefactor
($500 - $999)
Babs & Rabbi A.N. Abramowitz
Carolyn Small Alper
Richard Belle
Michele & Alan Berman
Richard I. Bloch
Steven des Jardins
Daniel Edelman
Marlin & David Feldman
Ina Ginsburg
Frances E. Goldman
Gayle & David Greene
Tamara & Harry Handelsman
Carol & Robert Hausman
Ira Hillman & Jeremy Barber
Linda & Steven Hirsch
Lauren & Glen Howard
Estelle & Dr. Irving Jacobs
Rachel Jacobson & Eric Olsen
In Memory of MJ Bear
Elizabeth Karmin & Emanuel Strauss
Ellen & Gary Malasky
David Marlin
Lynne & Donald Myers
Undine & Carl Nash
Trudy & Gary Peterson
Toby Port & Jeffrey Ahl
Steven M. Rosenberg & Stewart C.
Low III
Deborah & Michael Salzberg
Anne & Richard Solomon
Marsha E. Swiss & Dr. Ronald M.
Costell
Barbara & Stanley Tempchin
Annie & Sami Totah
Francine Zorn Trachtenberg &
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
Betty L. Ustun
Stephanie & Fernando Van
Reigersberg
Beverly Walcoff
Julie & David Zalkind
Sholom Asch Admirer
($350 - $499)
Paula Seigle Goldman
Shoshana & Peter Grove
Barbara Harris
Iris & Michael Lav
Michael Lewis
Yoav Lurie
Lois & Basil Schiff
Linda Segal
Sandra & Dale Stein
Paddy Chayefsky Champion
($175 - $349)
Anonymous (2)
Michael Abramowitz
Paul S. Berger
Elaine & Richard Binder
Ronald Bleeker
Goldie Blumenstyk
Susan & Steven Bralove
Mady Chalk
Rosalind & Donald Cohen
Miriam J. Cutler & Paul Saldit
Meredith Deborah
Peter & Shelly Dreifuss
Barbara & Samuel Dyer
Eva Feglova & Lawrence Somer
Susan & Michael Friedman
Marjory Goldman
Patricia & Stephen Goldman
Linda & Jack Golodner
Ellen & Barney Goodman
Martha Winter Gross & Robert Tracy
Ritalou Harris
Edith & Arthur Hessel
Faye & Aaron Hillman
Marvin Kalb
Aviva Kempner
Adrienne Kohn & Garry Grossman
William Kreisberg
Neal Krucoff
Dianne & Herbert Lerner
Joy Lerner & Stephen Kelin
Arthur Le Van
Tina Martin & Mita Schaffer
Friends Of Theater J (continued)
Joy Midman Martin Krubit
Dianne Modell & Robert Hoffman Michael Lewis
Sue Morss Bill Levenson
Tena Nauheim & David Harrison Faiga G. Levine
Vivian L. Pollock Mary & Edward Levy
Barbara Rappaport Hannah & Tim Lipman
Erica & Douglas Rosenthal Susan & Donald Lubick
Loretta Rosenthal Rosalie Lurie
Diane & Steven Rothman Madeline & Gerald Malovany
Leona & Jerrold Schecter Noreen Marcus & Jay Sushelsky
Ms. Terry Schubach Tina M. Martin
Sylvia Shenk & Yori Aharoni Thomas Merrick
Beverly & Harlan Sherwat Jolynne Miller
Lynnette Spira Nancy & Richard Millstein
Mindy Strelitz & Andrew Cornblatt Caroline & Michael Mindel
Deborah Tannen & Michael Mona & Leonard Mitnick
Macovski Tena Nauheim & David Harrison
Susan Tannenbaum & David Nonna Noto
Osterhout Susan & James Pitterman
Gitta Fajerstein Walchirk Deborah Prigal
Diane Abelman Wattenberg Lauren & Sam Racoosin
Marjorie & Allan Weingold Joan & Ludwig Rudel
T. Michael Wight Froma & Jerome Sandler
Deborah Yaffe Phyllis & Raymond Scalettar
Debbie & Steven Young Anne & Barry Schenof
Faye & Norman Seltzer
Ben Hecht Booster Michelle Sender
($75 - $174) Margaret Sohn & Harvey Cohen
Susan & Alan Apter Richard Solloway
Anonymous Helen & Jonathan Sunshine
Huguette Auerswald Virginia & James Vitarello
Deborah Berkowitz & Geoffrey Mindy & Sheldon Weisel
Garin Sandra Weiswasser
Sharon Bernier Stephen Werner
Edith Bralove Adam Winkleman
Dr. Lloyd Brodsky
Karen & John Burgess
Susan & Marshall Bykofsky
Wallace Chandler
Esther Coopersmith
Helen Darling & Brad Gray
Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb &
Ms. Minna Scherlinder Morse
Leona & Donald Drazin
Alison Drucker & Thomas Holzman
Dr. & Mrs. Burton Epstein
Lois & Michael Fingerhut
Stuart Fischer
Anne & Al Fishman
Kit Gage & Steven Metalitz
Renee Gier
Marcia Goldberg
Morton Goren
Michael Gottesman
Judith & Albert Grollman
Jack Hahn
Morton Halperin
Carol & Robert Hausman
Peggy Heller
Evelyn Hirsch
Rachel Jacobson & Eric Olsen
Rosalyn & Gary Jonas
Betty-Chia Karro & Henry Gassner
Helene & Allan Kahan
Dana & Ray Koch
Adrienne Kohn & Garry Grossman
Beth Kramer

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 Washington DCJCC Donors
The Washington DCJCC wishes to thank all those who made contributions to the 16th Street J to help
support our programs during the 2010 fiscal year (July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010). Your support has been
invaluable in allowing us to create and sustain programs of excellence throughout the year.
$100,000 +
Ann Loeb Bronfman*
The Robert M. Fisher
Memorial Foundation
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Washington
$50,000 - $99,999
The Morris & Gwendolyn
Cafritz Foundation
DC Office on Aging
Melanie Franco Nussdorf
& Lawrence Nussdorf
Howard & Geraldine Polinger
Family Foundation
ServeDC - The Mayor’s Office on
Volunteerism
David Bruce Smith
United Jewish Endowment Fund
$25,000 - $49,999
Jamie & Joseph A. Baldinger
Diane & Norman Bernstein
DC Commission on the
Arts & Humanities
Louie & Ralph Dweck
Brenda Gruss & Daniel Hirsch
Tamara & Harry Handelsman
Stuart Kurlander
National Endowment for the Arts
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Robert H Smith* Family Foundation
Patti & Jerry Sowalsky
$15,000 - $24,999
Lisa & Josh Bernstein
Ryna, Melvin*, Marcella & Neil
Cohen
Ginny & Irwin Edlavitch
Susan & Michael Gelman
Alexander Greenbaum
Martha Winter Gross & Robert Tracy
Carolyn & Warren Kaplan
Barbara & Jack Kay
Arlene & Robert Kogod
Jacob & Charlotte Lehrman
Foundation
Charlotte & Hank Schlosberg
Schoenbaum Family Foundation
George Wasserman Family
Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 - $14,999
Patty Abramson & Les Silverman
Esthy & Jim Adler
Michele & Allan Berman
Susie & Kenton Campbell
Deborah Carliner & Robert Remes
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Debra Lerner Cohen &
Edward Cohen
Lois & Richard England
Family Foundation
Rena & Michael Gordon
Susy & Thomas Kahn
Judy & Peter Kovler
Thelma & Melvin Lenkin
Marion & Larry Lewin
Faye & Jack Moskowitz
Diane & Arnold Polinger
Deborah & Michael Salzberg
Rhea Schwartz & Paul Wolff
The Abe & Kathryn
Selsky Foundation
Francine Zorn Trachtenberg &
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
Trish & George Vradenburg
Natalie Wexler & James Feldman
Carolyn & William Wolfe
Irene & Alan Wurtzel
Judy & Leo Zickler
$5,000 - $9,999
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences
American Jewish World Service
The Family of H. Max & Josephine F.
Ammerman & Andrew Ammerman
Melinda Bieber & Norman Pozez
Max N. Berry
Ann & Donald Brown
Naomi & Nehemiah
Cohen Foundation
Sara Cohen & Norman Rich
Rose & Robert Cohen
CrossCurrents Foundation
The Max & Victoria Dreyfus
Foundation, Inc.
Embassy of Israel
Lois & Richard England
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Marilyn & Michael Glosserman
Cheryl Gorelick
Deborah Harmon & Robert Seder
G. Scott Hong
Humanities Council of
Washington,DC
William Kreisberg
Jacqueline & Marc Leland
Joy Lerner & Stephen Kelin
Elyse & Jeffrey Linowes
Linda Lipsett & Jules Bernstein
MAZON: A Jewish Response to
Hunger
Linda & Sid Moskowitz
Kathy & Thomas Raffa
Renay & William Regardie
Elaine Reuben
Rae Ringel & Amos Hochstein
Beth Rubenstein & Evan Markiewicz
Lynn & John Sachs
Evelyn Sandground & Bill Perkins
Emily Schoenbaum
Tina & Albert Small Jr.
Barbara & Michael Smilow
Mindy Strelitz & Andrew Cornblatt
Lori & Les Ulanow
Joan Wessel
Rosa D. Wiener
Ellen & Bernard Young
Rory & Shelton Zuckerman
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous
Rabbi & Babs Abramowitz
Natalie & Paul Abrams
Amy & Stephen Altman
Larry Axelrod
Joan & Alan Berman
Elizabeth Berry
Rita & David Brickman
Nicholas Chocas
Cyna & Paul Cohen
Margery Doppelt & Larry Rothman
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Myrna Fawcett
Lois & Michael Fingerhut
Joanne Fungaroli
Marsha Gentner & Joe Berman
Debra Goldberg & Seth Waxman
The Aaron & Cecile
Goldman Foundation
Roberta Hantgan
Horning Brothers Corporation
Betsy Karmin & Manny Strauss
Connie & Jay Krupin
Barbara Kurshan
Susan & Samuel Lehrman
Sandra & Arnold Leibowitz
Edward Lenkin
Geoffrey Mackler
Zena & Paul J. Mason
Alfred Munzer & Joel Wind
PNC Bank
Points of Light Institute
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Toni Ritzenberg
Loretta Rosenthal
Debra & Jonathan Rutenberg
Sandra & Ivan Sabel
Charles & Lynn Schusterman
Family Foundation
Sanford Schwartz
Sprint Foundation
Saul I. Stern*
Katherine & Thomas Sullivan
Theatre Communications
Group, Inc.
The Washington Post Company
Matthew Watson
Washington DCJCC Donors (continued)
Diane Abelman Wattenberg Ruth & Stephen Pollak
Judith & Herbert Weintraub Toby Port
Ravsak: The Jewish Community
$1,000 - $2,499 Day School
Sandy & Clement Alpert Hillary & Jonathan Reinis
American Technion Society Carol Risher
Agatha & Laurence Aurbach Paula & Bruce Robinson
Dorothy Bennett Joan & Barry Rosenthal
Linda & Michael Berg Chaya & Walter Roth
Tracy & Adam Bernstein Jane Nathan Rothschild
Suanne & Richard Beyda Sharon Russ & David Rubin
Lynn & Wolf Blitzer Victor Shargai
Frances & Leonard Burka Michael Singer
Susan & Dixon Butler Ann Sislen
Jane & Calvin Cafritz Richard Solloway
Ruth & Mortimer Caplin Jane & Daniel Solomon
Mimi Conway & Dennis Houlihan Margaret Hahn Stern & Stephen Stern
Toby Dershowitz Marsha E. Swiss & Ronald M. Costell
Faith Diamond Embassy of Switzerland
Nava & Mark Ely Tabard Corporation
Diana Engel Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation of
Gayle & John Engel Greater Washington
Laura & Michael Faino Rita & David Trachtenberg
Jane & Charlie Fink United Way of the National Capital Area
Susan & Jay Finkelstein Marion & Michael Usher
Linda & Jay Freedman Lise Van Susteren & Jonathan Kempner
Geico Philanthropic Foundation Cynthia Wolloch & Joseph Reid
Richard Gerber Margot & Paul Zimmerman
German Embassy
Donna & Jon Gerstenfeld Due to space limitations, only donors of $1,000 or more are
Sarah & Bernard Gewirz listed. The Washington DCJCC would like to thank all of our
many donors for the important impact they have on our work.
Cathy & Michael Gildenhorn
Carol & Henry Goldberg * of blessed memory
Marjory Goldman
Paula Seigle Goldman
Shoshana & Peter Grove
Erwin Gudelsky
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Rachel Jacobson & Eric Olsen
JCC Association
Sally Kaplan
Laine & Norton Katz
Aviva Kempner
Ceceile Klein
Linda Klein
Bette & William Kramer
Lisa Landmeier & Hugo Roell
Sandra & Stephen Lachter
Dianne & Herbert Lerner
The Samuel Levy Family Foundation
Steven Lockshin
Steven Lustig
Ellen & Gary Malasky
Peter Mancoll
Cathryn & Scot McCulloch
Rona & Allan Mendelsohn
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Lindsay & Aaron Miller
Patrice & Herbert Miller
Shirlee Ornstein
Glenna & David Osnos
Peggy Parsons

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 A Washington Premiere! Winner of the 1999 Tony Award for Best Book and Music

Parade
Based on the true story of the
trial and lynching of Leo Frank
Book by Alfred Uhry; Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown; Co-conceived by Harold Prince;
Choreographed by Karma Camp; Directed by Stephen Rayne
A co-production with Theater J

September 23-October 30, 2011

Tickets: (800) 982-2787 | Members: (202) 434-9545
Groups: (202) 638-0929 | www.fords.org

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About Theater J
Hailed by The New York Times as “The Premier Theater for Premieres,” and
nominated for almost fifty Helen Hayes awards, Theater J has emerged as one
of the most distinctive, progressive and respected Jewish theaters on the na-
tional and international scene. A program of the Washington DC Jewish Com-
munity Center, the theater works in collaboration with other components of
the Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts: the Washington Jewish Film Festival, the
Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery, and the Literary, Music and Dance Department.
Theater J produces thought-provoking, publicly engaged, personal, pas-
sionate and entertaining plays and musicals that celebrate the distinctive
urban voice and social vision that are part of the Jewish cultural legacy.
Acclaimed as one of the nation’s premier playwrights’ theaters, Theater J
presents cutting edge contemporary work alongside spirited revivals and
is a nurturing home for the development and production of new work by
major writers and emerging artists exploring many of the pressing moral
and political issues of our time. Dedicated above all to a pursuit of artistic
excellence, Theater J takes its dialogues beyond the stage, offering an ar-
ray of innovative public discussion forums and outreach programs which
explore the theatrical, psychological and social elements of our art. We fre-
quently partner with those of other faiths and communities, stressing the
importance of interchange among a great variety of people wishing to take
part in frank, humane conversations about conflict and culture.
Performing in the 240-seat Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater in the vibrant
Dupont Circle neighborhood, Theater J works with some of the world’s most
distinguished authors for the stage. It has produced world premieres by
Richard Greenberg, Thomas Keneally, Robert Brustein, Joyce Carol Oates
and Ariel Dorfman, with many debuts from emerging writers like Stefanie
Zadravec and Sam Forman. The late Wendy Wasserstein’s play Third,
which began at Theater J, received its New York premiere at Lincoln Center
Theatre, while Neena Beber received an OBIE for her New York production of
Jump/Cut. Theater J’s diverse body of work features thematically- linked fes-
tivals including its “Voices From a Changing Middle East” series. In 2009
Theater J received a special citation in The Washington Post recognizing The-
ater J’s Israel-related programming. With hit productions ranging from Tal-
ley’s Folly and The Disputation to Pangs of the Messiah, The Price, Honey
Brown Eyes (Winner of the 2009 Helen Hayes Charles MacArthur Award
for Outstanding New Play), Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears, The
Rise and Fall of Annie Hall, Zero Hour (for which Jim Brochu won the 2010
Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a non-resident production)
In Darfur, Mikveh and New Jerusalem (2011 Helen Hayes Award Nominees),
it’s no surprise that Washingtonian Magazine notes, “Theater J productions
keep going from strength to strength.”
Winner of the 2008 Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in an Artistic Dis-
cipline, Theater J offers a number of additional programs including Ar-
tistic Director’s Roundtables, Tea at 2 (a monthly reading series) and
the Passports Educational Program. Theater J has garnered support
from the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications
Group (TCG) and The Shubert Foundation. Theater J is a member of
the Cultural Alliance, the League of Washington Theatres, TCG and the
Association for Jewish Theatre. Photos by Stan Barouh

Washington DCJCC Erika Rose in In Darfur

1529 Sixteenth Street NW Lise Bruneau in Mikveh
Washington, DC 20036
Sarah Marshall in Mikveh
Info: (202) 777-3210 or
theaterj@washingtondcjcc.org Alexander Strain and Michael
Tolaydo in New Jerusalem
theaterj.org
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