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A Note from the Artistic Director

Greetings!
Welcome to our first mainstage show of the season, a world premiere production of
Portrait of the Widow Kinski. We are so excited to be bringing you in-person theatre,
and grateful that you’re here. This month we’re also thrilled to bring you a reading
of Our Town, with passages translated into Spanish and Creole.
We’ve chosen these projects carefully to explore themes like artistry and
community, which are very much on all of our minds right now. And, as always, we
delight in sharing the prodigious talents of local professionals with you! When you
think of our community, both inside the theatre walls and outside, it includes our
shared experiences, no matter what side of the “footlights” we occupy. And being
here together is one part of the larger body we share.
Please join us throughout the season, as we bring you new and re-imagined
experiences under our new name, Vivid Stage. Thanks for your faith and your
company!
All the best,

Laura Ekstrand
Artistic Director, Vivid Stage

Vivid Stage Vivid Stage Resident Ensemble
Board of Trustees Staff Nicole Callender
Diane Gallo, President Laura Ekstrand Clark Carmichael
Frank Hawrusik, Vice President Artistic Director Harry Patrick Christian

Roger Vellekamp, Treasurer Yolanda Fundora Laura Ekstrand
Graphics and Web Designer Noreen Farley
Paola Acosta

Georgette Barnes Dave Maulbeck Julian Gordon
Multimedia Manager Dave Maulbeck
Jill Bernstein
Lisa Brown Calvin L. Hayes Scott McGowan
Business Manager Daria M. Sullivan
Joyce Hodgson Post
Terri Tauber Daria M. Sullivan Jason Szamreta
Managing Associate Harriett Trangucci

Emily Williams Emaline Williams
Founding Members Box Office Manager
Terrence P. Burnett
Melanie Wilson Show Program
Laura Ekstrand Director of Marketing & Melanie Wilson
Melissa Jane Martin Community Outreach Advertising
Janet Sales Terri Tauber
Jeff Stone Design and Layout

Special thanks to the Vivid Stage Board of Trustees, Taryn Pizza, Drew Needham,
and The New Jersey Theatre Alliance

This performance is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts

Vivid Stage is a not-for-profit 501(C)3 corporation, incorporated under the laws of New Jersey