April 20–May 12, 2024 BY Brent Askari DIRECTED BY Marc Masterson IN IRAN ANDY WARHOL
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ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 3 FROM THE CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Welcome to Andy Warhol in Iran, the final production of our thrilling and record-breaking 2023- 2024 season. Many of you reading this program note have joined us as we danced down a new yellow brick road (Somewhere Over the Border), re-visited the pen of Jane Austen (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley), listened to the heartache and triumphs of our neighborhood (South Side Stories: Revisited) and remixed a Shakespeare classic (Fat Ham). Today we invite you to travel back to 1976 with one of history’s most recognizable figures and another who reflects our resilience as we navigate this ever-changing world. Playwright Brent Askari has crafted a fictional tale through a truthful exploration of revolution. The brisk and tense Andy Warhol in Iran explores the dangers of living truthfully in environments that may oppress originality and aspirational desires. For the young revolutionary Farhad and the defensive Warhol, it is a matter of life or death. This production marks Mr. Askari’s City Theatre debut and the third presentation of this play, with the first premiering at Barrington Stage Company followed by a second production at Chicago’s Northlight Theatre. It is only fitting that City Theatre be the home for this Pittsburgh Premiere and highlight local artists and members of the Pittsburgh Iranian community in conjunction with the production. City Theatre has a history of theatricalizing this hometown mixed media icon in the plays Culture of Desire (1997) and POP! (2012) proving that there are still many curiosities surrounding the life and work of Andy Warhol. Pittsburgh births icons. Internationally recognizable figures rise from the smokestacks of the mills shifting the axis of how we imbibe art. This cannot be an accident. The region nurtures artists and provides the essence of creativity for countless creators. As a patron of the arts, you also have a hand in this legacy. Your participation allows the region’s art to thrive, and we welcome you to join us next season as City Theatre celebrates 50 years of being the storytellers, the future, and the change. Leaning into change, Andy Warhol in Iran will mark the final production directed by Marc Masterson in his impressive tenure as Artistic Director. The Co-Artistic team nicknamed “AD3” has had the honor of opening our doors to you and many vibrant artists for the past three seasons. You have witnessed our collective vision and values on full display, and we thank you for your invaluable support. While “AD3” will morph into “AD squared”, we commit to continuing to invigorate audiences through bold and innovative storytelling new to Pittsburgh. Join us as we usher in another 50 years of artistic excellence and civic collaboration! . Marc Masterson Clare Drobot Monteze Freeland
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS City Theatre is deeply grateful to the following community of volunteers who support City Theatre’s mission, programming, and artists by donating their time, wisdom, financial resources, and public advocacy. The work we do would not be possible without their ongoing leadership and support. PRESIDENT David Betts † VICE PRESIDENTS Matthew J. Galando † Tamara Tunie † TREASURER Michelle McCreery † SECRETARY Kenneth A. Glick, MD † MEMBERS Steve Carpenter Tomé Cousin Betty Cruz Caitlin Green † Holly Hatcher-Frazier † Cori Parise Barbara Rudiak † Sandra Solomon † Deepak Wadhwani Bria Walker-Rhoze Nancy D. Washington, PhD † Executive Committee Members In 2018, by resolution of the board of the directors, City Theatre created an Honorary Board to recognize the extraordinary service of previous volunteers and leaders who have been instrumental to the organization’s continued growth and success. HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Carol R. Brown Tacy Byham, Ph.D. Alex Condron Norbert J. Connors, Jr. Robert M. Frankel, in memoriam Ira H. Gordon, in memoriam Edward H. Harrell Thomas Hollander Clyde B. Jones, III Gerri Kay, in memoriam Roslyn Litman, in memoriam David E. Massaro Beth W. Newbold Dee Jay Oshry Leonard Perfido David L. Porges Jeffrey Solomon Iris Amper Walker Marjorie Walker
April 20 through May 12, 2024 Performed with no intermission. Run Time: 80 minutes * Member of Actors’ Equity Association ** Member of United Scenic Artists + Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society World Premiere presented at Barrington Stage, Pittsfield, MA, June 2022 Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director; Branden Huldeen, Artistic Producer Special thanks to The Scott K. Noxon Foundation for sponsoring this production. BY BRENT ASKARI DIRECTED BY MARC MASTERSON+ CAST Mehrnaz Tiv Dramaturg /Cultural Consultant Sade Namei Dialect Coach Samuel GC Muñoz Fight Choreographer JZ Casting NYC Casting Jeffrey Emerson* Arian Rad* BY Brent Askari DIRECTED BY Marc Masterson IN IRAN ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS JAMES McNEEL Managing Director MARC MASTERSON, CLARE DROBOT, and MONTEZE FREELAND Co-Artistic Directors Michael Raiford** Scenic Designer Zachary Beattie-Brown Sound Designer Susan Tsu** Costume Designer Mike Tutaj Projection Designer Paul Whitaker** Lighting Designer Patti Kelly* Production Stage Manager
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ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 9 CHARACTERS CAST Andy Jeffrey Emerson* Farhad Arian Rad* Setting: A hotel room in the Tehran Hilton. July of 1976. Early evening. BRENT ASKARI (Playwright) is the winner of the National New Play Network’s Smith Prize For Political Theater for The Refugees, which Gulfshore Playhouse Is producing in their 2023-2024 season. His play Andy Warhol In Iran was commissioned and produced by Barrington Stage Company, where it won the award for Best New Play by the Berkshires Theatre Critics Association; it was subsequently produced at Northlight Stage in Chicago in 2023. Other plays include American Underground (produced at Barrington Stage Company), Hard Cell (PlayPenn Conference, produced at Geva Theatre Center), and White Party (semi-finalist for O’Neill Conference, Finalist for Bay Area Playwrights Festival and Ashland New Play Festival, readings at Palm Beach Dramaworks and Florida Repertory Theatre). In addition, Brent has had plays produced at or developed by Ensemble Studio Theatre LA, Vital Theatre, The Boston Theatre Marathon, New American Theatre, The Drilling Company, Swarthmore College, Eastern Connecticut State University, and the College of Southern Nevada. He is an ensemble member of Mad Horse Theatre Company and an affiliate artist of the NNPN. MARC MASTERSON (Director and Co-Artistic Director) returned to City Theatre in 2018 after serving in the same capacity at Actors Theatre of Louisville and at South Coast Repertory Theater in Costa Mesa, CA. He previously served as City Theatre’s artistic director from 1981 to 2000. In over three decades as an artistic leader, he has produced the world premieres of some of the most produced plays in the American Theatre, along with innovative productions of the classics. He has championed pioneering work in community engagement, arts education, and diverse voices for the American stage.
10 ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN February 2024 Gallup research shows that 81% of Americans currently have an “unfavorable” opinion about Iran. In 1989, this number was 89%. When asked “what country is America’s greatest enemy,” Iran ranks number three. Given today’s geopolitical relationship between the US and Iran, it’s hard to imagine that an American artist, especially one with work so intrinsically tied to American cultural and consumerist aesthetics, was personally invited by the Iranian government to practice his craft. Nevertheless, in July 1976, Andy Warhol arrived with a personal invitation from the Pahlavi palace to capture Polaroids of the royal family. And it wasn’t just Warhol. Elizabeth Taylor, Paul McCartney, Neil Armstrong, and other American icons also traveled to Iran in the 60s and 70s, an unimaginable reality in today’s world. What changed, and why? Modern Iranian history is typically studied in two parts: before and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Andy Warhol in Iran takes place in 1976, when revolution was in the air but not quite reaching its peak. While we reminisce on pre-1979 Iranian culture through a positive, nostalgic lens, working class Iranians like Farhad, the revolutionary in this play, were tired of the King, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, constantly pandering to the West and suffering from severe repression. SAVAK, the Iranian royalty’s secret police at the time, arrested, tortured, and executed dissidents to the royal crown. Writing at the time of the Shah’s overthrow, Time magazine on February 19, 1979, described SAVAK as having “long been Iran’s most hated and feared institution” which had “tortured and murdered thousands of the Shah’s opponents.” But, as Farhad demonstrates, toppling these oppressive systems isn't always peaceful or orderly either. A brief history of Iran By Dramaturg Mehrnaz Tiv
ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 11 Askari masterfully subverts expectations of the allAmerican art icon and the Middle Eastern revolutionary man. When this iconic, recognizable figure of Warhol is suddenly frozen in the harsh reality of the violent world rather than only his glitzy, pampered exterior facade, neither the audience nor Warhol knows exactly who he is anymore. And what could easily have been an eyeroll-inducing stereotype of the “Muslim hijacking terrorist” rather shifts to Farhad’s vulnerable fears. Andy Warhol and Farhad eventually relate to and understand one another, even while they may disagree on how to achieve freedom. While their lives and experiences are wildly different, their fears and dreams are eye-openingly similar. A 2,500 year old monarchical system was overthrown for a theocratic Islamic government in 1979. To this day, the people of Iran yearn for a better, peaceful, and prosperous future free of governmental oppression. Across the country, women are leading the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, sparked in 2022 by the murder of Jina (Mahsa) Amini by the Iranian “morality police” for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards. From the streets of Iran to the streets of Pittsburgh, we continue to rise up for justice for all. Source: news.gallup.com photo credit: UGC, 2022 Woman Life Freedom protests in Iran Untitled, from the series Witness 1979 Hengameh Golestan
WHO'S WHO
WHO'S WHO ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 13 JEFFREY EMERSON (Andy) is THRILLED to be making his City Theatre debut! Selected, NYC: The Forest (Connelly Theatre), Sealove Manager (New Dramatists), Sincerity Forever (Flea Theatre), Mac Wellman’s Three Americanisms (New Ohio Theatre), The Gifted Program (Center Stage) The Why Overhead (Zootopia), Taming of the Shrew (NY Classical) Favorite TV: Happy! (Netflix), Only Murders In The Building (Hulu), FEUD (Hulu), The Plot Against America (HBO), Law & Order (NBC), & a sassy stint as the villain Glenn on As The World Turns (ABC). Thanks to Arian, Marc, Patti, everyone at City Theatre, and the wonderful community here in Pittsburgh! Love to Aidan, Fluffy & Noodles! ARIAN RAD (Farhad) is an actor and songwriter from Amsterdam NY, currently residing in Los Angeles, and is so excited to be making his City Theatre Company debut! Arian attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts where he studied at the Experimental Theatre Wing. Additional training includes the International Theatre Workshop at DAS Academy of Theatre and Dance (Amsterdam, NL) and SITI Company’s Summer Residency (Saratoga, NY). Recent credits include: Saffron Threads by Alex Zandi (Brooklyn Film Festival), Nose Play by Daniel Holzman (Dixon Place), The Drunken Days by Sa’dallah Wannous (NYU) and his one man show A Bald Man is Wise to Keep a Beard (NYU). Additionally, he released his debut album Moving in 2022 and is currently working on his follow up LP. Arian would like to thank his Mom and Dad for their endless support and his partner Lexie for being the best self tape reader a guy could ask for. Samuel GC Muñoz (Fight Choreographer) Career highlights include: productions at City Theatre Company, Kenneth Branagh’s feature film THOR (Asst. Motion Capture Stunt Coord.), 2Households 2Assholes: Shakespeare’s R&J (Co-Creator), & Clint Eastwood’s Invictus (Asst. Motion Capture Coord.). His craft has been seen at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Defiant Theatre, Off Broadway, Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest-Italy, Queens World Film Festival, etc. He is Co-Creator of RADMOON Prods. & Intensives, Associate Professor of Movement, Stage Combat & Acting at Point Park University, Fight Director with the Society of American Fight Directors, & member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers, AEA & SAG-AFTRA. Gratitude to Braxton McCollum for assisting. Muchas gracias a mi familia. MICHAEL B. RAIFORD (Scenic Designer) Scenic and Costume design: Austin, Texas. This is Michael’s first show for City Theatre. He has also created for: South Coast Repertory, The Alliance Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center, Playmakers Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Ford’s Theatre (Washington, D.C.), New Victory Theatre (New York), Merrimack Repertory Theatre, The Lyric Theatre (Oklahoma City), ZACH Theatre, Antaeus Company (LA), Shelter VG4 ( Mexico) and Actors Theatre of Louisville: 20 productions, twelve world premieres for the Humana Festival. Ballet/Opera: Kansas City Ballet, Oklahoma City Baller, Colorado Ballet, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ballet Austin, Opera Boston and Central City Opera. His Designs for Septime Webre’s “The Wizard of Oz” were nominated for the “Benois de la Danse”at the Bolshoi Ballet in 2019 and will be seen at Hong Kong Ballet this summer. Director of “Blast: The Music of Disney,” National Tour of Japan. M.F.A.:The University of Texas at Austin, where he taught for 10 years. Member of United Scenic Artists.Visit: michaelraiford.myportfolio.com
WHO'S WHO ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 15 SUSAN TSU (Costume Designer) A renowned costume designer, Susan Tsu has worked from coast to coast at 44 theatres and opera companies, returning frequently to such companies as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Recent designs include Young Americans- Portland Center Stage and Pittsburgh Public Theater, Merry Wives of WindsorAmerican Player’s Theater, Hamlet- Quantum Theatre, and The Importance of Being Earnest- Guthrie Theatre. Exhibitions of her own designs include: Lincoln Center Library “Curtain Call: Celebrating A Century of Women Designing for Live Performance,” McNay Art Museum: “From Shakespeare to Sondheim,” PQ 2007 and PQ 2023. Tsu has garnered a number of the industry’s highest awards: the New York Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics, LA Distinguished Designer, the Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award, the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award- Established Artist, and the USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Costume Design. A long-time member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Susan is a USITT Fellow. At CMU she is a professor of Costume Design, the Bessie F. Anathan Professor in Fine Arts, and University Professor and Founder. Her designs are represented in over a dozen books and countless publications. During a 6-year term on the Board of Directors for Theatre Communications Group, Tsu was on the task force that reconfigured American Theatre magazine, promoting the Production Portfolio section of the magazine, and advocating for the Free Night of Theatre initiative across the USA. Susan is honored to be designing Marc Masterson’s final production as Co-Artistic Director of City Theatre. PAUL WHITAKER (He/Him) (Lighting Designer) City Theatre: Native Gardens. New York credits include work at The Public Theater, MCC Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company and others. Regional credits include The Guthrie, The Alley, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Denver Center, The Geffen Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse, The Children’s Theatre Company, The Long Wharf Theatre, The Huntington Theatre Company, Center Stage, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Minnesota Opera, San Diego Opera, and others. Paul is a Partner at Schuler Shook a theatre planning and architectural lighting firm. www.schulershook.com www.paulwhitakerdesigns.com ZACHARY BEATTIE-BROWN (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be collaborating and creating again with City Theatre. This production marks his 10th design with the company. A Pittsburgh native, he graduated from Point Park University (B.A., Design). He is currently on staff at Carnegie Mellon University and head rigger for the Petersen Events Center. Previous designs: Untitled: A New Play by Justin Timberlake, f*ck7thgrade, One Night In Miami, We Are Among Us, Pipeline, Citizens Market, A funny Thing…New York City, Wild With Happy, The Guard (City Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors, Parade, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Pitt Stages); Enter The Imaginarium (Bricolage); Parade, Assassins, Reefer Madness! (Pittsburgh Playhouse); Doubt, Private Lives (Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre); An Octoroon, Hamlet, & Rosencranzt & Guildenstern Are Dead (Wilma Theatre); Becoming Dr. Ruth, Dino, Around The World In 80 Days, Plaid Tidings, Ethel!; Assistant Designer: Aspects of Love and The Buddy Holly Story (Walnut Street Theatre). Sending love to Mary, Dennis, & Emilia.
WHO'S WHO ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 17 MIKE TUTAJ (Projection Designer) returns to City Theatre having previously designed sound and projections for Kin. Based in Chicago, Mike has designed countless shows regionally, nationally, and internationally—but you are his favorite audience. Mike is the Head of the BFA Projection Design Program at the Theatre School at DePaul University. He loves his wife, Emily, slightly more than his dogs. miketutaj.com MEHRNAZ TIV (Cultural Consultant and Dramaturg) Born in Tehran, raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mehrnaz explores her first-generation identity, Iranian femininity, sexuality, adolescence, and family through her writing. She supports holistic and intersectional theatermaking. Her work has been developed with City Theatre, Asia Society, Noor Theatre, the Women’s Theater Festival, Permafrost Theater Collective, Full Circle Theater Collaborative, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and Breaking and Entering Theatre Collaborative. She is a member of the SWANA Writer’s Co-op at Playwright’s Horizons and TAG at The Tank. BFA: New York University Tisch School of the Arts. mehrnaztiv.com. Member of the Dramatists Guild. PATTI KELLY (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to City Theatre for another season! Having been with the company for over half of its lifetime, some of Patti’s favorite shows at City Theatre include The Old Man and the Old Moon, The Royale, Hand to God, The 39 Steps, Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Molly Sweeney, The Baltimore Waltz, and Our Country’s Good. Other credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Hartford Stage; Hysteria for Pittsburgh Public Theater; Richard II, The Tempest, Othello, As You Like It, Horse of a Different Color, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth for Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival; and over 30 plays for the Carnegie Mellon Showcase of New Plays. Patti is a recipient of the Fred Kelly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. JZ CASTING Geoff Josselson, CSA and Katja Zarolinski, CSA. CURRENT/UPCOMING NEW YORK: Spamalot (Broadway), Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (New World Stages), Translations (Irish Repertory Theatre). SELECT NEW YORK: The Civilians, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Irish Repertory Theatre. SELECT REGIONAL: Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Cape Playhouse, City Theatre Company, Goodspeed Opera House, Kennedy Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, People's Light, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Round House Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Theaterworks Hartford, Weston Theater, Woolly Mammoth. www.jz-casting.com JAMES McNEEL (Managing Director) (he/him) joined City Theatre in 2015 after previously serving for four seasons as managing director of the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He also worked as a literature specialist with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), served as director of development and marketing at Cherry Lane Theatre, and as general manager and development consultant for The Center for Creative Resources (CCR), an arts management firm based in New York City. James holds a B.A. degree from Shepherd University and studied Arts Management in the Master of Arts program at American University. In recent years, he has served on the board, and multiple committees, of the League of Resident Theaters while also being a visible and sought-out leader and advocate for the sector’s response to the pandemic.
WHO'S WHO ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 19 CLARE DROBOT (Co-Artistic Director) joined the staff at City in 2015 serving as the Director of New Play Development and later as Associate Artistic Director, before joining Marc Masterson and Monteze Freeland as a Co-AD in 2021. A dramaturg, playwright, and producer Clare has worked in various capacities at Premiere Stages at Kean University, Laura Stanczyk Casting, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The McCarter Theatre, The BE Company, Play Penn, and New Dramatists. Her work as a writer has been seen in Ars Nova’s ANT FEST and the New Hazlett Theatre’s CSA Series among others. She serves on the boards of the National New Play Network and Brew House Association is a member of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s Generations Group and a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh (LP XXXVIII). BA/BFA Carnegie Mellon University, member of LMDA. MONTEZE FREELAND (Co-Artistic Director) is a multi-disciplinary artist from Baltimore, MD whose talents include acting, directing, writing, producing and teaching. Monteze is the current Co-Artistic Director of City Theatre Company and was named City Paper’s Person of the Year for Theatre in 2021, in addition to being named the Performer of the Year in 2017 by the Post-Gazette. Select directing credits include: The Santaland Diaries, The Young playwrights Festival ‘17 & ‘21, Claws Out: A Holiday Drag Musical, The Garbologists, and Clyde’s (City Theatre Company); King Hedley II & Fences (Co-Director with Mark Clayton Southers), Savior Samuel, Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, Christmas Star and Poe’s Last Night (Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company); I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (Prime Stage Theater); Hairspray, Shrek, The Addams Family, and Freaky Friday (CLO Summer Academy); readings of Trouble in Mind and The Coffin Maker (Pittsburgh Public Theater). Many thanks to the incredible cast, design team, community partners, and City Theatre staff. What is your favorite production that you’ve seen at City Theatre? Help us select the plays for the theater’s new reading series: City Rewinds: 50 Years of New Plays. Scan the QR code below to vote!
DONOR RECOGNITION WHO'S WHO 20 ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN City Theatre receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Allegheny Regional Asset District, a county agency created to support and finance regional assets, including libraries, parks, cultural groups, sports, and civic facilities, and to distribute tax relief to the 128 municipalities of Allegheny County. Actors marked with * and the Stage Manager in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by the United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., an independent national labor union. City Theatre is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre. City Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ben Harrison, Dan Law, Patrick Moore, Warren Mayer and the Andy Warhol Museum BJ Jones Janet Mullet Northlight Theatre Scott Noxon Paige Besse: Fairy House SPECIAL THANKS
DONOR RECOGNITION ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 21 CITY THEATRE CIRCLE ($15,000+) Anonymous Arthur J. & Betty F. Diskin Family Cultural Endowment Fund Carol R. Brown Tonja & Alex Condron Norbert J. Connors, Jr. & Janet Rogala Charisse Lillie & Thomas McGill, Jr. Marcia Morton New York Community Trust Hayes & Patricia Stover Patrick & Beth Winkler PLAYWRIGHTS CIRCLE ($10,000 - $14,999) Dr. Kerry Bron & Mr. Robert C. Levin The Burke Family Brian Jeffrey Gross Barbara A. Rudiak, PhD Walter Limbach Family Fund DIRECTORS CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Cooper-Siegel Family Foundation Catherine & Kenneth A. Glick, MD David Lesko The Scott K. Noxon Foundation Celine & Paul O'Neill Enrico Sicilio Sandra & Jeffrey Solomon Frederick W. Steinberg David Zeve NEW PLAY CIRCLE ($3,000-$4,999) Anonymous Russell & Kathy Ayres Judy & Michael Cheteyan Educational and Charitable Foundation Matthew J. Galando Jean Anne Hattler, PhD Thomas Hollander Dr. Richard Kasdan Paul Knueven Michelle McCreery James McNeel Dee Jay Oshry & Bart Rack K. Oliver Rea John C. Schlotterer Tamara Tunie Catherine & Deepak Wadhwani Nancy D. Washington, PhD CENTER STAGE ($1,000-$2,999) Sharon Achilles & Stuart Olmsted J.R. Ambrose & Eliza Swann The Apter/Mates Family Fund Laurie Moser & Stewart Barmen Dr. Marya Bednerik Betensky-Kraut Family Fund Dr. Andrew R. Blair Tacy M. Byham, PhD Annette Calgaro & Terrence Lewis Edwin and Kathryn Clarke Family Foundation Tomé Cousin Laura M. Deger Adam & Lucy Drobot Clare Drobot & Scott Keating Dianne & Ron Duursma Barbara & Philip Ehrman Rhoda Eligator Tony & Annette Ferrieri Mark Flaherty & Mary McKinney Flaherty Joseph & Kathleen Fox Holly Hatcher Frazier, PhD Chela Sanchez & Kyle Haden Janice Harrison Rhoda & David Hartmann Linda & Brian Heery Mary Ann Hobson Irving and Aaronel Deroy Gruber Foundation Clyde B. Jones, III Dolores Kara Arthur J. Kerr, Jr. Mark Kochvar & Vicki Helgeson Joseph Koscinski Lea Ann & Patrick Lope Marc Masterson Mary C. McCormick Pam & Ken McCrory Molly Metzler Karen & Richard Miller Susan & James Morris Gail K. Neustadt Eileen & John Olmsted Leondard & Ruth Perfido Mark T. Phillis The Thomas J. Phillis Family Richard Pietroski & Susan Stuart Mark R. Power Lauren & Daniel Resnick Kristi Rogers & Jody R. Schurman Richard Scheines & Martha Harty Sue & Walter Schneider Patricia Schroder Gary & Carol Schurman Preston & Annette Shimer Myrna & Lee Silverman Philip & Susan Smith Jean Snodgrass W. Henry & Mary Wynn Snider M. Ellen Tarpey & John Battaglia Drs. Donna & Michael Tranovich Francis M. Vitale Janet & Chuck Vukotich Bruce & Barbara Wiegand Woffington Pittsburgh Theaters Fund Linda Blum Zoe Lincoln Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Marie, Jr. Kristi S. Rogers Thank you for trusting our Mission and investing in City Theatre Company. For 49 years, we have brought you NEW, entertaining, innovative, and provocative theatre. Every effort has been made to accurately record and acknowledge all donors. If your name is listed incorrectly, please contact Audrey Fennell, Ticketing and Development Manager at 412.431.4400 ext. 227 or [email protected].
DONOR RECOGNITION Joel Ambrose Tesin Amoscato Ulrike & Guy Battestilli Nikki Battestilli Tanya Bennitt Suzanne Broughton Charles Buchanan Freek Burger Kenneth Butler Michael Buzzelli Tacy Byham Dianne & Stephen Carpenter Judy & Michael Cheteyan Jennifer Chomos Tonja & Alex Condron Mary Lou & David Craig Betty Cruz Terry & Mario DeIuliis Clare Drobot Cyrus Erickson & Larry Mann Lara Evans Marilyn & Charles Evans Debbie & John Federico Audrey Fennell Lucie Flagg Holly Frazier Monteze Freeland Matthew Galando Nichole Gantshar Suzanne Girard & John Swartz Paul Gitnik Catherine & Kenneth Glick Andrea & David Glickman Caitlin Green & Drew Martorella Daina Griffith Brian Jeffrey Gross Susie & Don Gross Joyce Candi Grove Clare & Art Guzzetti Rebecca Harriman & Robert Seals Jean Anne Hattler Stephen Higgins Dena Hillison Lonnie Jantsch Jane & Bud Kahn Liz Kennon Paul Knueven Nick LaMedica Ann & Eric Landesberg Julie & Stuart Lebovitz Johannes Lenferink Sierra Lilac Dennis Lynch Caitie Lytle Lisa Marcellino Jennifer & Charlie March Cari & David Maslow Marc Masterson Michelle McCreery Pam & Ken McCrory McGee Maruca & Associates, P.C. James McNeel Carry Megens Devan Mercurio & James Kolb The Mews Board Barbara Moleton Marcia Morton Barb & Jim Moyer Anne Mundell & David Betts Matt Musial Beth & Joe Ober Dennis O’Keefe Cori & Dax Parise Richard Parsakian Mark Phillis Jeffrey Pollock Richard Powell Mark Power LuAnne & William Richardson Dennis Robinson Danette Rocco Susan & Kevin Rogers Kristi Rogers & Jody Schurman Natalie Rogers Baric Julia Ross Barbara Rudiak Mona Rush Kari Shaffer Kerry & Scott Shiller Anna Slobodnyak The Family & Friends at Soergel Orchards Sandra & Jeffrey Solomon M. Ellen Tarpey & John Battaglia The tenHave Family Cori Thomas Nancy & John Traina Tamara Tunie Henk van Rooijen Henriëtte & Arjan vanUnnik Francis Vitale Janet & Chuck Vukotich Catherine & Deepak Wadhwani Iris Walker Leslie & Jim Weber Leisl White Jillian Whitfield Marta & Phillip Wilkin Jane Yanosick Nancy Zionts Listing includes gifts made as of April 4, 2024
DONOR RECOGNITION ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 23 SPOTLIGHT ($250-$999) Sharon Achilles The Estate of Jane Arkus Elizabeth Barker Gerald Bartolomucci Raymond & Harriet Baum Edwin H. Beachler, III Beau & Christine Beard James & Mary Pat Bernauer Robin J. Bernstein Phyllis & Ron Bianchetti Bernadette Bishop-Pirollo Paul E. Block Pamela Bolkovac Donna Bour Kevin Brewer & Jose Antonio Licon Lynette Brooks Linda S. Brown Laurie & Frank Bruns Charles Buchanan Stephanie Bucklew Thomas J. Burgunder Bahar Bazmi Campbell & Dean Campbell Debra L. Caplan Lourdes Castellanos & Charles O’Hanlon Sheila & Alvin Catz Dr. Vicky A. Clark Lynne & Alan Colker Rachel & Gregory Colker Estelle Comay & Bruce Rabin Barbara DeRiso & Don Newman Ellen & Gilbert DeBenedetti Adrienne K. Dickos Joshua & Hallie Donner Jeanne & Robert Drennan Tricia & Brian Eccher Dolly & Curt Ellenberg Robert Ferguson & Elizabeth Evans Thomas Ferguson & Susan Ryan Richard Ferro Paula & Bob Fey Laryn & Moses Finder Mark & Holly Fleischer Anne & Bob Follette Robert Forman The Honorable Dan & Debbie Frankel Sarah & Peter Friedman Ruth & Alan Garfinkel Colleen Geyer Keren Gilboa & Jeremy Holzer Michael & Cathy Ginsberg Andrea & David Glickman Sharon & James Goldberg Barbara Broff Goldman Candice Gonzalez Jake Goodman & Sean Shepherd Elizabeth C. Graf Daina M. Griffith Andrew & Jodi Hannah Donna Hansen & Ralph Kemp Nancy Heastings Dr. & Mrs. Fred P. Heidenreich Susan & Robert Hoehl Donna Hoffman & Richard Dum Betsy & Alan Hohlfelder Joan & Ken Horoho John D. Houston, II Dr. Deborah Landen & Dr. Carl Johnson Mary Ellen Johnson Dr. Barbara Johnstone Jane & Bud Kahn Janet Kaiser Susan & Greg Kaminski S&J Karas Fund Peggi Kelley Brian & Michele Kerr Laurie Klatscher & Greg Lehane Roberta & David Konefal-Shaer Theresa Brown & Arthur Kosowsky Sandra LaPietra & Alan Helgerman Eric Lazor Dr. Larry Leahy & John Van de Grift Prof. Hazel Carr Leroy Ellie & Shelly Levine Stanley & Patricia Levine Katherine & H. Lewis Lobdell Dr. Erin M. Lopata Janet Lunde Dennis Lynch & Barbara Dixon Louise & Michael Malakoff Caitlin Green & Drew Martorella Linda Mauro John McSorley, MD Nancy W. Merenstein Christina & David Michelmore Barbara Miller Barb & Jim Moyer Elinor Nathanson & Peter Kogan Jeff Neubauer & Kitty Vagley Beth Newbold Janice Myers-Newbury Dr. William Otto Cori & J. Dax Parise Richard Parsakian John Patzer & Mary DuQinn Louise & John Pavia Jennifer Pesci-Kelly & Richard Kelly Diane Pickle Rebecca E. Pihac, Esq. Mary & Chris Rawson David Reed Natalie Rogers Baric Susan Rossetti & Curt Woodhead Sally & Ned Ruffin Kimberly Sachse & Joseph Grimes Mindy & Zal Sanjana Karen L. Scansaroli Karen & George Schnakenberg Kari Shaffer Linda & Richard Shaw Helen Spalaris Thomas & Deborah Stackrow Robert CT Steele & Tony Hernandez Mona & EJ Strassburger Irene & David Tabish Jane & Ron Thompson Tom & Judy Thompson Dr. Edward T. Tomlinson & Dr. Carol Wooten John & Nancy Traina Patricia Prozzi & Thomas Trimm Charles Porter & Hilary Tyson Bria Walker-Rhoze & Tim Rhoze George & Patty Williams Jon Withrow Thomas Wyse & Robert Neft Judith Yanowitz Fred & Ronnie Cook Zuhlke
DONOR RECOGNITION 24 ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN FRONT ROW ($100-$249) Sharon & Robert Abraham Dulcie Sylvia Affleck Jenny Ewing Allen Joel D. Ambrose Tesin Amoscato Anonymous Wendy Arons & Michael Perdriel Ronna & C. Daniel Askin Lindsay Austin Lydia Balogh Tracy & Michael Barnett Nancy & Sean Barrett Ulrike & Guy Battestilli Alison Beam Noreen Begg Sandi & Peter Behrens Dolly Bellhouse Tanya F. Bennitt Richard Berg Rosemarie Berman Nancy Bernstein & Dr. Robert Schoen David Binder & Darrell Phillips Tsiona & Alan Blitstein Susan Bonello Barbra & Robert Bowman-Labbie Kelly Boyer Bear Brandegee & Nir Kossovsky Jill Brethauer David Brockway Suzanne Broughton Michael & Sakina Brunk Jan F. Bruno Gail & John Buchanan Alice May Burger Michael Buzzelli Patricia Calabro Yvonne Campos Julia & Andrew Carlson Dianne & Stephen Carpenter Paula Casasent Matthew Casebeer John R. Cernelich Woody & Joanne Chetlin Jennifer Chomos Jill Russell Dr. Patricia Cluss Susan & William Cohen Janet & John Conomos Elizabeth Cooper Dr. Charles Cullen Joyce Culbya Leah Cunningham Lloyd Cunningham Nick & Judy DeGregorio Rob DePasquale Ruth Deutsch Bethany DiLucente Ave Maria Dlubak Steven Doerfler John & LouAnne Dolphin Thomas W. Douglas Garbie Dukes Merel Elisabeth Duursma, BSN, RN John A. Dymun Margaret Eichner Ami & Nurit Elis Marlene H. Ellis Rachael Ellis Vicki Lynn Ellis Linda Argote & Dennis Epple Cyrus Erickson & Larry Mann Emily Ernst Susan & William Evans Stephanie & Fred Fall The tenHave Family Barb Feige Audrey Fennell Marian Finegold Ilene & Jay Fingeret Jeffrey & Andrea Fitting Stephanie Flom Katherine Flood, MD Amy and Doug Foster Nancy Frankel-Zacchero & Lou Benaquista Monteze Freeland Eric & Regina Frey Robert Friday Suzanne & Edward Galando John & Therese Gallagher Ruth & James Garrett William & Margaret Ghrist Kathryn L. Gigler Shirley H. Golden Susan Golomb Carol & Robert Gomola Candice A. Gonzalez Phyllis Moorman Goode Pamela Grabowski Arnie & Kathie Green Kathleen & Christopher Green Barbara Greenberg Marvin & Lynne Gross Susie Gross Joyce Candi Grove Arlene & Alfred Grubbs Norton Gusky Philip Hackney Jo Ann Haller Susan Hamilton Rebecca Harriman & Robert Seals Joel Harris & Nancy Hoffman Paula & Howard Harris Lou & Roger Hasket Tracy Hawkins Lizz & Eric Helmsen Ken Henderson Mary-Jo & Michael Hennessy Janine Hensler Judith & David Herzog Alice & Martin Hickey Steve & Char Higgins Mary Ellen & Paul Hilko Marie Hinchcliffe Velma & Stuart Hirsch Harry Hochheiser Felicity Huffman Mary Helen Hutchins Bonnie Isacke, PhD & Robert Isacke, Jr. Jean Ann's Angel Fund Daisy Jeffries Kay & J. Richard Jennings Janis & Jonas Johnson Nancy Junker Peter & Leslie Kaplan Liz Kennon James Kincaid & Nita Moots Kincaid Alex Kintz Konegger Stefi Kirschner & Gil Schneider John Kocur Lauren Kornick Carolyn & Randy Krakoff Betty & Bob Kripp Carol Krupski & Eris Atar-Krupski Ellen & Kurt Kuntz Jane & Christopher Lacey Jacqueline Lang Susan & David Laurent Johannes Lenferink Deborah Lewis
DONOR RECOGNITION ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 25 Mary Anne Lindauer Linda Lindenbaum Brad & Leanne Lisien Debra & David Longhini Judith & James Longo David & Cheryl Longstreet Annie Loub Mary Ann & John Lovasz Caitie Lytle Margaret MacCall Eric MacDonald Nanci Maguire Andrea & Glenn Mahone Robert & Dow Malnati Virginia Mance Jason & Beverly Manne Beth Marcello Jennifer & Charlie March Carolyn Mariano Elisa Recht Marlin Demetria & Brien Marsh Aretha E. Marshall Joan & Charles Marstiller William Mason Janet McCall Kathleen McCann Ann M. McHoes & Bob Kleinmann Sheila McKenna Anne & Thomas Medsger Susan & Barry Merenstein Mark & Mary Ellen Meyer Betty Minnotte Robert & Christine Misback Marta Napoleone Carol & Richard Nathenson Torey Naylor & Richard Beuke Cynthia Nelson Lourie & Eric Nyberg Beth & Joe Ober Laurie & Dan O’Connell Denise O’Connor Andrew David Ostrowski Connie Ozer Shelly Pagac Amy & Anthony Pardo Barbara Parees Ronnie Parker & Melissa Saul Dr. Michael Parkinson Richard Pattis & Ellen Olshanksy Brian Peiritsch Rodney Permigiani & Nancy Pulsifer Rita & Daniel Poljak Marilyn & David Posner Martin Potoczny Kathryn & Jeffrey Powell Jessie Ramey & John Zimmerman William & LuAnne Richardson Jan Grimes Ripper & Doug Ripper Harriette & Ronald Roadman Deborah J. Robinson Stephen G. Robinson Gerald Rosenfeld Cynthia Ross-Katz James Rudolph R. Douglas Rumbarger Janet Ruperto Christina Sabeh & Robert Walter Carolyn Sabol Carmella Salem Debra & Donald Salvin Merryl & Marc Samuels Lisa Scales Dianne & Louis Scansaroli C. Scheftic Edward Scheid Robert Schurko Rose Scilla Janet & Martin Seltman Elizabeth Shannon Scott & Kerry Shiller Barbara & Larry Shuman Kathleen Slencak Andrew Smith & Lisa Velten Smith Cotter Smith Linda Pell & Lindsey Smith Mary Ann & Thomas Smolinski Howard & Caren Sniderman Ruth Snyder Dr. Thelma Snyder David Sogg & Lisa Parker Marcia & Mel Solomon Ernie Sota Sukanya Srinivasan & Henry Willis Mary Ellen Staab Shyrl Stange Hanna & Michael Steiner Richard & Lauren Stern Irene Surmik Ellen Sussna-Heyman Stacia & Dennis Swanson Peter & Daralynne Swartwout Suzanne Girard & John Swartz Corky Tate Wendy Taylor & Daniel McNulty Kathleen & Louis Testoni Cori Thomas Nancy & Gary Tuckfelt GiGi Tunie Kellee Van Aken & Saul Straussman Henk van Rooijen Karen Wagner Pamela & Erik Wagner Iris Amper Walker Jody Clarke Walter & Edward H. Walter Dorothy L. Washington Jim & Leslie Weber Elizabeth & James Webster Deborah Wells Barbara & Harry Wenkert Ken Werner & Lynn Swanson Ray Werner Judge R. Stanton Wettick, Jr. & Nancy Hazlett Peggy Whitehurst Mary Widom Marta & Phillip Wilkin Jessica Willett Harton Wolf Stephen M. Wolfe Jane Yanosick Gregory Youman Kathleen Zabetakis Nancy Zionts FRIENDS (UP TO $99) GRATITUDE is front and center for City Theatre and every donation makes an impact. We apologize for moving the “Friends” level of donations to the website only. With the rising cost of paper and printing, it is prudent and fiscally-responsible to make this change. Thank you for understanding. If you have any questions, please contact Audrey Fennell, Ticketing and Development Manager at 412.431.4400 ext. 227 or afennell@citytheatrecompany. org.
DONOR RECOGNITION 26 ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN ’IN HONOR OF’ GIFTS Honor someone you love. Honor someone who loves theater. IN HONOR OF JANET WALSH, A LIFELONG LOVER OF THEATRE Given By Erin Walsh IN HONOR OF CITY THEATRE STAFF Given By Catherine and Kenneth A. Glick, MD Barbara Rudiak ’IN MEMORY OF’ GIFTS Memorial tributes to honor theatre lovers. IN MEMORY OF THOMAS J. PHILLIS Given By The Thomas J. Phillis Family IN MEMORY OF DAVID TRIMMER MY FAVORITE THEATRE BUDDY Given By Erin Walsh IN MEMORY OF LES DUKEHART Given By Caren and Howard Sniderman IN MEMORY OF LEON ZIONTS, HIS LAST GREAT OUTING WAS YOUR BASH IN 2019. IT WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY FOND MEMORIES Given By Nancy Zionts Andy Warhol in Iran Community Partners: City Theatre is proud to partner with local Pittsburgh artists including members of the #notwhitecollective, City Theatre staff, and artists of Iranian descent to showcase their work in conjunction with the production. In addition, on Sunday, April 28th, join us after our 2pm performance for a talkback with Ali Shourideh, a CMU professor and participant of the “Be the Voice” rally supporting the rights of Iranian women following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Lastly, on Friday, May 3rd, join us after our 8pm performance; we will be hosting our Greenroom Art & Afterparty event with teaching artist, Warren Mayer, from the Andy Warhol Museum. We hope to see you in the lounge for a fun-filled night creating a special art project. The #notwhite collective is a group of 13 women artists whose mission is to use non-individualistic, multi-disciplinary art to make our stories visible as we relate, connect, and belong to the Global Majority.We utilize our arts practice singularly and collectively to Excavate Histories, Expose Realities, and Exorcise Oppression. We are bi/multi-racial/cultural, immigrant or descendants of immigrants investigating the many ways we are seen or not seen, how we selfidentify and how we seek liberation through sharing space and stories; research and art-making; discussing the history of imperialism and its effect on us, on the whole not-white world. We actively reject colonialism through our non-hierarchical process. The #notwhite collective expresses the hybridized and multifaceted aspects of self-defined liberation; we accept cultural fluidity as a means of seeing and being seen, each member declaring their existence, individually and collectively, through our voices, bodies and art.
DONOR RECOGNITION ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 27 CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS Please check with your company’s personnel department to find out if your employer offers a matching gift program. If your donation and City Theatre (Arts and Culture) meet your company’s guidelines, the company cuts a check to City Theatre for the same amount as the your donation (and sometimes even two, three, or four times that amount!). The following is a sample list of corporations with an employer matching gifts program. Those in bold currently support City Theatre. American Eagle Outfitters American Express Apple Applied Test Systems Avon Axiall Corporation BNY Mellon Boeing BP (British Petroleum) Bristol-Myers Squibb Car Max Chevron Citizens Financial Group Coca-Cola Delta Disney Dominion Foundation Eaton Corporation ExxonMobil Federated Department Stores Ford Foundation GAP Corporation General Electric (GE) GlaxoSmithKline Google Hewlett-Packard (HP) Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield H.J. Heinz Company The Home Depot Houghton-Mifflin IBM Corporation John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company Johnson & Johnson JP Morgan MBIA McKesson Corporation Merck Microsoft PepsiCo Pfizer, Inc. Pittsburgh Valve & Fitting PNC PPG Industries, Inc. Soros Fund Management Starbucks State Farm Verizon Waste Management WAYS TO GIVE: Online: Visit CityTheatreCompany.org/donate to make a tax-deductible contribution anytime. Scan here: Grab your Smartphone and take a picture of the following code – you’ll be taken right to our donation page for credit card payment. By Mail: Mail a check or money order, payable to “City Theatre,” to: City Theatre, Attn: Development 1300 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 By Phone: (or for donations of stock or estate gifts) Call Audrey Fennell, Ticketing and Development Manager at 412.431.4400 ext. 227
DONOR RECOGNITION 28 ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN STEEL ($100,000 +) Anonymous Allegheny Regional Asset District The Heinz Endowments Hillman Family Foundations The Massaro Family Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation The Shubert Foundation DIAMOND ($50,000-$99,999) ARPA PA Arts & Culture Recovery Program Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation The Tides Foundation - Venturous Fund PLATINUM ($20,000-$49,999) Arts, Equity, & Education Fund The Buhl Foundation Jack Buncher Foundation Philip Chosky Charitable and Educational Foundation The Grable Foundation The Huntington National Bank Irene C. Shea Charitable Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Pennsylvania Department of Education PNC Charitable Trusts Remake Learning James M. and Lucy K. Schoonmaker Foundation UPMC/UPMC Health Plan GOLD ($10,000-$19,999) Giant Eagle Foundation National New Play Network Opportunity Fund Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, A state agency PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Hilda M. Willis Foundation SILVER ($2,500-$9,999) The Benter Foundation The Anne L. & George H. Clapp Charitable and Educational Trust Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield K&L Gates LLP W. I. Patterson Charitable Fund BRONZE (UP TO $2,499) Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc. Kendra Scott McGee Maruca & Associates, P.C. Queequeg Foundation Trust CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT City Theatre extends its sincere gratitude to the following businesses, foundations and public agencies for their leadership support. City Theatre’s Vision, Mission, Core Values Mission: To provide an artistic home for the development and production of contemporary plays that engage and challenge a diverse audience. Vision: To be the finest mid-sized theater in America. Core Values: Community | Collaboration | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility | Creativity
ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN 29 VISIT CITY City Theatre is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and welcoming to all patrons. Please identify any special seating needs to our Box Office staff when reserving your tickets in advance by calling 412.431.CITY (2489). Wheelchair accessible seating is available in both the Mainstage and Lillie Theatre. Selected performances of each production feature open captioning, audio description, and pre-show introductory workshops for those who are hearing impaired, blind, or have low vision. In addition, select productions will include an American Sign Language Interpreted performance. Performance dates are available online or by contacting the Box Office. Assistive listening devices are available. Please see the House Manager for details. Programs are available in both Braille and large print. Please see the House Manager for details. SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS Enhance your City Theatre experience and take advantage of discounted ticket prices by becoming a subscriber. Choose 3 and flex options are available to best fit your interests and schedule. To subscribe, visit the Box Office, call 412.431.2489, or order online at CityTheatreCompany.org. GROUP SALES Save when you bring friends! Groups of 10 or more are eligible for significant discounts. In addition, we are happy to help you plan your event or party. For more information, contact Audrey at 412.431.4400 x227. RUSH TICKETS Persons under 30 years of age may reserve $20 advance tickets, excluding Friday 8pm and Saturday 5:30pm performances. For these excluded show times, $20 student tickets may be purchased at the Box Office beginning two hours prior to show time. Seniors age 62 and older may also take advantage of rush tickets, $25 each. All discounted/rush tickets are subject to availability. TICKET VALUES Tickets prices vary by date and demand. In addition, pay-what-you-want performances are offered for each production. Call the box office for dates. PARKING City Theatre provides safe, convenient parking for $10 via lot access at 1317 Bingham St, across from the theatre entrance. Parking is subject to availability. On-street parking meters are monitored until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Visit www.pittsburghparking.com for more information. LATE SEATING POLICY Our theatres are very intimate. Out of respect for both the actors and audience, late arrivals will be seated only at the discretion of house management. Consider arriving early to enjoy a beverage in the Gordon Lounge or to visit South Side’s many eclectic shops and restaurants. ELECTRONIC DEVICES Please turn off all electronic devices. Ringing or vibrating cell phones, pagers, and watches disrupt the performance and interfere with the theatre’s sound equipment. No photography or video recording permitted during the performance.
30 ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN CITY THEATRE STAFF ARTISTIC Marc Masterson Co-Artistic Directors Clare Drobot Monteze Freeland Katie Trupiano Director of Education & Accessibility Britt Dorazio City Bridges Coordinator Melva Graham Artistic Assistant & Community Coordinator Jacey Lozada Artistic Intern Alyssa Marchbank Education & Accessibility Intern ADMINISTRATIVE James McNeel Managing Director Jason Clark Operations & Revenue Manager Kerry Shiller Director of Finance Nikki Battestilli Marketing Director Finley Geist Marketing Intern Joel Ambrose Director of Ticketing & Patron Services Audrey Fennell Ticketing & Development Manager Amara Walls Assistant Ticketing Manager Rachael Ellis Company Manager/ Box Office Associate Sally Kozminski Box Office Associate Makaila Moulden Patron Services Manager Jay Chapman House Manager Maddie Kocur House Manager Emma Morganstein House Manager/ Box Office Associate AJ Sansonetti House Manager Molly Twigg House Manager Noah Welter House Manager TEACHING ARTISTS Cassidy Adkins Jamie Agnello Rita Dorsch Brooke Echnat Brenden Peifer Claire Sabatine Emily Stofan Melannie Taylor Molly Twigg Colton Vazquez PRODUCTION Rachel D’Amboise Production Manager Patti Kelly Resident Production Stage Manager Taylor K. Meszaros Resident Stage Manager John Brucker Technical Director Sam Karas Associate Technical Director Emma Cummings Shop Foreman Sydney Dobbs Carpenter Alexx Jacobs Properties Manager Leah Blackwood Lead Scenic Artist Madison Michalko Costume Manager Brad Peterson Sound & Media Engineer Tyler Hieb Lighting Manager FOR THIS PRODUCTION Jaime Ericson Costume Shop Assistant Lauren Connolly Production Assistant Mars Delamater Production Assistant Madison Michalko SFX Makeup Design Riley Egal Production Intern Christina Dragen-Dima Electrician CONSULTANTS Landesberg Design Graphic Design Clayton Slater Design Program Design Human Habits Website Development & Video Kristi Jan Hoover Photographer Kellee Van Aken Audio Describer Benvenuti Arts Grantwriting Services Rebecca Thomas & Associates Financial Planning CARTER Fundraising
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