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CAST & Production Support

Cast
WOMAN…….……………….…Whitney White*
MAN………………………..….Charlie Thurston*
FIRST WITCH…………..…..Stacey Sargeant*
SECOND WITCH……………….Ximone Rose*
THIRD WITCH………Chelsea Lee Williams*

Understudies
UNDERSTUDY……………………..Lizzy Brooks*
UNDERSTUDY……………………..Keith Rubin
UNDERSTUDY…………….Kanysha Williams

Stage Management
Production Stage Manager…Charles M. Turner III*
Assistant Stage Manager……….Samantha Wilhelm*

Musicians
Conductor, Piano, Keyboard……..Steven Cuevas
Drums…………….Barbara ‘Muzikaldunk’ Duncan
Guitar……………………………Kenny Rosario-Pugh
Bass…………………………………….Daniel McCain
Conductor Sub……………………Utsav Bhargava
Contractor…………………………….Justin Yoder

Production and Design Assistance
Electronic Music Producer & Guitar Programmer…………Lloyd Kikoler
Associate Choreographer….Ashley Chavonne
Associate Music Director…..Utsav Bhargava
Associate Music Director (Workshop)…………………..Emmanuel Vidales
Music Assistant (Workshop)…………………………………….Veronica Leahy
Copyist………………………………Andrei Strizek
Keyboard Programmer…………Randy Cohen
Ableton Programmer……………..Dana Haynes
Assistant Lighting Designer…Alex DeNevers
Associate Sound Designer……Justin Schmitz
Assistant Sound Designer…Angela Baughman
Wig and Makeup Supervisor…Shante Williams
Hair by………………………………..Nikiya Mathis
Sound Supervisor……………Annemarie Scerra
Lighting Programmer……..John Allerheiligen
House Assistant……………………..Kelly Palmer
Scene Shop…………………….Proof Productions
Audio Rental……………………Sound Associates
Lighting Rental…Hayden Production Services
Piano Rental………………….Cunningham Piano
Piano Tuner…………………………..Mark Benson

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) 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, and employs members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and United Scenic Artists. PTC is a  member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for American Theatre, and is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT). 

The musicians employed in this production are members of the Philadelphia Musicians’ Union, Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

Photos, Videotaping, or other video or audio recording during the production is strictly prohibited, is a violation of United States copyright law, and is an actionable Federal Offense.

CAST & CREATIVE BIOS

Whitney White* NEW YORK: Broadway (directing): Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Off-Broadway (directing): MCC Theater: soft | New York Theatre Workshop: On SugarlandSemblance | WP Theater/Second Stage: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord | The Public Theater: What to Send Up When It Goes Down. REGIONAL (directing): Shakespeare Theatre Company: The Amen Corner | Steppenwolf Theatre Company: The Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Mia Martha WashingtonWhat is Left Burns | The Bushwick Starr: Definition | Long Wharf Theatre: An Illiad | The Movement Theatre Company/ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company/ American Repertory Theater: What to Send Up When It Goes Down. AWARDS: Obie Award; Lily Award; Susan Stroman Directing Award; Jerome Fellowship; Rolex Protegé and Mentorship Arts Initiative. PERSONAL: she/her | Whitney was a staff writer on the Boots Riley series I’M A VIRGO for Amazon | Her five-part cycle deconstructing Shakespeare’s women and ambition is in development with American Repertory Theater | Training: Brown University: MFA, Northwestern University: BA | Whitney-White.com.

Charlie Thurston* NEW YORK: Off-Broadway: The Wedge Horse. REGIONAL: Shakespeare Theatre Company: Here There Are Blueberries. Trinity Repertory Company (selected): Prince of Providence; The Song of Summer; Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage; Ragtime; Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical | La Jolla Playhouse: Here There are Blueberries | American Repertory Theatre: Macbeth In Stride | Cleveland Playhouse: Shakespeare in Love | Arden Theatre Company: Three Sisters | Baltimore Center Stage: The Completely Fictional—Utterly True—Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe. FILM: Finestkind; Boston Strangler; Money Monster; Life Itself. TV: Julia; Dexter: New Blood; Law & Order: SVU. OTHER: Narrates audiobooks, most recently Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead. PERSONAL: he/him | Member of the Resident Acting Company at Trinity Repertory Company | Founding company member of The Williams Project, a living wage theater in Seattle | Training: Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company: MFA in Acting | Cornell College: BSS in Performance and Playwriting | CharlieThurston.net.

Stacey Sargeant*NEW YORK: BROADWAY: for colored girls… (revival). Off-Broadway: Page 73: La Race | Lincoln Center Theater: Nantucket Sleigh Ride | Ars Nova: Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future (Drama Desk, Drama League, Lucille Lortel Award nominations) | The Public Theater: the all-female The Taming of the ShrewEclipsedTwo Gentlemen of Verona | Signature Theatre: Big LoveOur Lady of Kibeho. TOURS: National: Legally Blonde. REGIONAL: The Curran Theatre/Yale Repertory Theatre/McCarter Theatre Center: Eclipsed. FILM: Chosen Family (Upcoming); Radha Blank’s The Forty-Year-Old VersionCome Sunday. TV: FBI: Most WantedBlue BloodsBullElementaryThe BlacklistGossip GirlLaw & Order: SVU. PERSONAL: StaceySargeant.com.

Ximone Rose*NEW YORK: Broadway: Once on This Island. Off-Broadway: Only GoldWe’re Gonna Die. TOURS: Into The WoodsBeautiful: The Carole King Musical. PERSONAL: she/they | Ximone is a New Orleans native, performer, and a singer-songwriter (you can stream their music on your favorite platform) | Training: University of Michigan Musical Theater Program (Go blue!) | CGF Talent | Instagram: @SimoneWithAnX.

Chelsea Lee Williams*NEW YORK: Broadway: Death of a SalesmanGirl from the North CountryOklahoma!. Off-Broadway: Girl from the North Country. REGIONAL: Hartford Stage: Trouble in Mind FILM: Strive. TV: The Good FightThe BiteElsbeth (pilot); That Damn Michael Che. PERSONAL: Training: Florida A&M University; The Juilliard School.

Keith Rubin NEW YORK: Off-Broadway: New World Stages: Puffs | Ars Nova: 1927. REGIONAL: Studio Theatre: People, Places, and Things | Virginia Theatre Festival: Cabaret. TV: The Equalizer; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Alternatino; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. PERSONAL: he/him | Keith is a screenwriter, producer, and filmmaker | Training: Yale University: BA | Instagram: @keithrubin | keithmrubin.com.

Kanysha Williams TOURS: Amazing GraceAcoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume. REGIONAL: Arena Stage: American Prophet | Olney Theatre Center: FELA!AD16 | Round House Theatre: The Tempest | Signature Theatre: Gun and Powder; After Midnight | ArtsCentric (Company Member): AidaLittle Shop of HorrorsThe Wiz | Riverside Center for the Performing Arts: The Color Purple | Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre: Sister Act. OTHER: Downstage Center Podcast, streaming on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. PERSONAL: she/her | Kanysha is a singer/songwriter, performer, and recording artist | You can find her music streaming on all digital platforms | Training: The Duke Ellington School of the Arts; San Francisco Conservatory of Music; George Mason University | Instagram: @StrawberrysSings.

CAST & CREATIVE BIOS

SUPPORTERS & SPONSORS

Thank you to our Supporters
Philadelphia Theatre Company is deeply grateful for the support we received from the many generous individuals, corporations, foundations and government partners who contribute to PTC.
This list acknowledges donors from September 1, 2022 to October 15, 2023.

Individual Donors

Executive Producers
$250,000+
Daniel Ritt

$100,000-$249,999
Rhonda & David L. Cohen
Sally Katz & David Price
The Estate of Monika Krug

$50,000-$99,999
David & Nancy Colman
Daryl & Ellen Morey
Dale & Richard Levy

$25,000-$49,999
Taibi Magar & Tyler Dobrowsky
Jerry & Cookie Riesenbach

Producers
($10,000-$24,999)
Kristin Bair
Gary Deutsch & Susan Dornstein
Alice L. George
Linda & David Glickstein
Glenn Gundersen & Susan Manix
John Hanamirian
Ryan Schrader
John Kuester III & Harper Seldin
Gayle & David Smith
Shel & Karen Thompson

Artists Circle
($5,000-$9,999)
John Alchin & Hal Marryatt
Tracy & Rick Burke
Steven J. Engelmyer, Esq. & Lisa Wershaw
Julia & Eugene Ericksen
Stephanie B. Fineman, Esq
Greg & Holly Flanagan
Bill & Marta Kiesling
Wendy Macdonald
Vibhat Nair & Jing Wang
The Robert V & Judith A Spires Charitable Giving Fund
Elliot Schwartz
Laura & Richard Steel
Danielle Tapper 

($2,500-$4,999)
Joseph & Laura Atkinson
Eric & Sue Baelen
Arthur & Janice Block
Kia Buckner, CPA
Mr. & Mrs. Steve G. Filton
Jane & Joe Goldblum
Elliot Imani Griffin
Steve & Ellen Harris
Lawrence & Mary Kent
Don Rosenblit
Robert Victor & Alexandra Edsall
Bettyruth Walter, PH. D.

($1,000-$2,499)
James Broderick & Miri Ascarelli
Dennis Bianchi & Jan Schaeffer
Michael & Ellen Singer Coleman
John & Carol Culhane
Teresa Gavigan & Larry Besnoff
Ric & Mindee Harris
Marjorie & Jeffrey Honickman
Geoffrey & Susan Kahn
Christine Kanter
Stephen & Judith Kastenberg
Richard & Michele Kunis
Robin Palley
Vesna & Howard Sacks
Lawrence & Rita Salva
Paul & Aviva Silberberg
Stephen & Rosalyn Weinstein
F. John White, II
June & Stephen Wolfson

Performer’s Circle
($500-$999)
Mrs. Judy Block
David & Ann Brownlee
Larry Ceisler & Lina Hartocollis
Jonathan Edmondson
A. David Frank
Philip Gould & Athena Poppas
Ms. Margaret C. Hallenbeck
Bill Hooker & Mark Eichelberger
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kleinman
Mr. Jerome Napson
Dr. Donna-Marie Peters
Patricia Saddier
Carol Saline & Paul Rathblott
Craig Richlin & Marty Muller
Ned & Nancy Scharff
Jerry and Candace Schlief
Raymond Smith
Aimee Snead
Beth Burrel & David Sorensen
Richard Speizman & Faith Horowitz
Stanley & Velma Tilley
Dr. R. J. Wallner
Tom Wirtshafter & Carol Marks

($250-$499)
Dr. & Mrs. Victor Adlin
Robert Bowersox
John & Teresa Cavenagh
Dr. Sharon Dailey
Mr. & Mrs. H. Robert Fiebach
Steph Fleetman
Leo Gampa
Mark Garvin
Barbara & Ed Glickman
Joan D. Gmitter
Margaret Green
Richard Hausch & Jeffrey Renninger
Terry Hirshorn
Mr. & Mrs. Millage Holloway Jr.
Anne & Craig Jorgensen
David Lerman & Shelley Wallock
Susan Lerner
Todd Levin & Andre Beckett
Joe Manko
Barbara McArdle
Larry & Lorraine McClain
Clara Gaines Parker
John & Judith Peakes
Gordon Pessano
Barbara Plumeri
Matt Rappleye
Mariana Reyes
Brittany Schrader
Paulette Singleton
Carl & Terri Weiner

($120-$249)
Anonymous
Ina Asher
Janice Bogen
Kathleen Brooks
Stanton Brown
Treva Burger
Yale Cohen and Heather Hersh
Rosina Coltellaro
George Condos
John Custodio
Mrs. Sharon A. Dennison
Myrna Felt
Gardner Friedlander
Charles Gaglia & Sheila Dyan
Professor Janet-Lynn Garrabrant
Marshal & Tamar Granor
Ms. Susan Grater
Alan & Sara-Ellen Greenberg
Lee Hackett
Stuart & Caren Hosansky
David Ingram & Melanye Finister
Marlene & Bernard Jacobs
Margaret Klein
Mr. Daniel T. Lee
Jeanette Leff
Michael Levitan
Natalie Levkovich
Mr. & Mrs. Lowell E. Mann
Dr. Alan M. Mendelsohn & Ms. Mindy S. Shapiro
Richard E. Mitchell
Margo Moskowitz & Ben Tilley
Linda L. Osler
Claudia Pine-Simon
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rathmill
Joyce & Tim Ratner
Ellyn Rosenfeld
Dan & Barbara Rottenberg
Dr. Louis & Linda Schwartz
Lisa Semeraro
Deborah McColloch & Charles Valentine
Mr. & Ms. Paul Stark
Thomas & Susan Walther
Kuna & Sam Yankell

Gifts in memory/honor

In honor of David L. Cohen
Jeffrey & Marjorie Honickman 

In Memory of Joilet Harris
Mark Garvin

In honor of Cookie & Jerry Riesenbach
Meryl Eisman
Myrna Felt
Bill Shapiro

In Honor of Max Vernon and PTC’s commitment and support honoring artistry and diversity
Craig Richlin & Marty Muller 

Foundation

$300,000+
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund

$100,000-$299,999
The William Penn Foundation

$25,000-$99,999
The Shubert Foundation
The Wyncote Foundation

$10,000-25,000
Ann B. Ritt Charitable Foundation
The Lida Foundation
The Terrence McNally Foundation

$250-$9,999
Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc.
The Charlotte Cushman Foundation
The Civic Foundation
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Independence Foundation
Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Maxwell Strawbridge Charitable Trust
National Alliance for Musical Theatre
The Philadelphia Fund Alliance

Government
PTC 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.

PTC has received support from FEMA, a federal agency.

Season Sponsors
($50,000+)

*

$15,000-$49,999

$5,000-$14,999

$1 – $4,999
AmazonSmile Foundation
EisnerAmper LLC

Matching Gifts
MAC Capital Partners
Mondrian Investment Partners
PNC Bank
Vanguard Charitable
The William Penn Foundation

*Indicates in-kind contribution

RESIDENT COMPANY EVENTS

INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION – Macbeth in Stride

Box Office Hours
During Productions:
Mon-Sun: 12pm – 30 minutes after curtain

Between Productions:
Mon-Fri: 12pm – 6pm
Sat & Sun: Closed

Audio Described Performance
Saturday, November 11 at 2pm
For members who are visually impaired or low vision. Through provided assisted listening devices, a trained audio describer fills in the visual details and action on stage while it is performed live.

Open Caption Performance
Saturday, November 18 at 2pm
For audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing, a large LED captioning screen, positioned beside the stage, scrolls text of the dialogue/lyrics in tandem with the dialogue/lyrics of the performance.

ASL Interpreted Performance
Thursday, November 16 at 7pm
For audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing, a team of ASL interpreters will be positioned in the sight lines of Deaf patrons to interpret the performance from English into American Sign Language.

Assisted Listening Devices
Assisted listening headsets that wirelessly deliver all dialogue, music, and sound from the show at a personally adjustable volume are available for free at every PTC performance through the House Manager or concessionaire.

Accommodations
If you would like to discuss accommodations and accessibility in our facilities, please reach out to Patron Services Manager, Haley Fluke at hfluke@philatheatreco.org.

Photography
The use of photographic/recording devices is strictly prohibited. Please note: The audience may be photographed by PTC staff for archival and publicity purposes. If you prefer that your likeness not appear in PTC materials, please notify a House Manager.

Facility Rentals
Vince Karlen, Rentals Manager
215.985.1400 x104, or
vkarlen@philatheatreco.org

Group Sales & Strategic Partnerships
For groups of 10 or more please email audienceservices@philatheatreco.org 

Volunteer or House Management Opportunities
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer usher, reach out to Patron Services Manager Haley Fluke at hfluke@philatheatreco.org.

Public Transportation
The Suzanne Roberts Theatre is located at SEPTA Bus Stop ID# 15190 for Bus routes 4, 27, & 32 (on the southbound side of Broad Street). You can also access the theatre from the BSL at the Lombard/South Station by exiting towards Lombard. PATCO stations at 12/13th and 15/16th are approximately 0.4 miles from the theatre. SEPTA Suburban and Jefferson Regional Rail stations are approximately 1 mile from the theatre.

Parking
Parking is available at the Symphony House Garage by reserving ahead of time at https://www.iparkit.com/locations/symphony-house-public-parking-garage. Additional parking can be found across the street at 417 S Broad Street; or at the Parkway Avenue of the Arts parking garage by visiting: https://www.parkwaycorp.com/parking/garage/avenue-arts-1501-spruce/philadelphia/pa/19102. Please note: there is limited street parking available near the theatre, and is not guaranteed.

Restrooms, Elevator, Water Fountains
RESTROOMS are located on the orchestra level of the theatre and are ADA compliant. The ELEVATOR is located to the left of the concession stand which may be used to reach the mezzanine level. WATER FOUNTAINS are located outside the restrooms.

Lost & Found
If you have lost or found an item, please see the Box Office or House Manager. PTC is not responsible for loss or theft of personal belongings.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We recognize and acknowledge that the Suzanne Roberts Theatre stands on the Indigenous territory known as “Lenapehoking,” the traditional homelands of the Lenape, also called Lenni-Lenape or Delaware Indians. These are the people who, during the 1680s, negotiated with William Penn to facilitate the founding of the colony of Pennsylvania. The Lenape diaspora includes five federally recognized nations in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. Pennsylvania is one of only a few Eastern states that does not recognize any native tribes.

Here is a local organization you can support: We Are The Seeds

Learn more by visiting The Lenape Nation of PA Cultural Center in Easton, PA.

PTC LEADERSHIP

2023-24 Board of Directors

LEADERSHIP
Gary A. Deutsch, Chair
Vibhat Nair, PhD, Vice-Chair
Dr. Donna-Marie Peters, Secretary
John M. Hanamirian, Treasurer

Kristin Bair
Kia Buckner, CPA, CGMA
David L. Colman, AIA
Tyler Dobrowsky, Co-Artistic Director
Steven Engelmyer
Stephanie B. Fineman, Esq.
Elliot Griffin
Glenn Gundersen
Regina Hairston
Sally Katz
Taibi Magar, Co-Artistic Director
Daryl Morey
E. Gerald Riesenbach, Esq.
Ryan Schrader
Elliot Schwartz
Dani Tapper
David Treatman

ARTISTIC ADVISORY BOARD
Daryl Roth
Harold Wolpert

MEMBERS EMERITUS
Sara Garonzik, Executive Producing Director Emeritus
Don Rosenblit, Chairman Emeritus*
Michael Coleman*
Julia Ericksen
Carol Saline
Sheldon L. Thompson*
Tracey B. Weiss

* Denotes Past President

Tyler Dobrowsky (Co-Artistic Director) previously worked at Trinity Rep as their Associate Artistic Director, and while there he commissioned a number of writers, such as George Brant, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Miranda Rose Hall, James Ijames, Whitney White, and Lauren Yee, co-founded YASI, Trinity’s summer camp for young people, and, working with Rhode Island Latino Arts, developed a free, bilingual, mobile theater program, Teatro en el Verano. Favorite directing credits include: A  Midsummer Night’s Dream, Little Shop of Horrors, Into The Breeches at Trinity, Macbeth in Stride at A.R.T.; The Big Meal and Morality Play at the Gamm; Capsule for The Public. He has taught at BU, Brown, NYU, Rhode Island College, and a number of other universities.

Taibi Magar (Co-Artistic Director) is a graduate of the Brown MFA program. NY credits include: Help (The Shed), Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Signature Theatre, Lortel-winning) Capsule by Whitney White and Peter Mark Kendall (The Public Theater) Blue Ridge starring Marin Ireland and The Great Leap starring BD Wong (Atlantic Theater); Is God Is (Soho Rep, 2018 Obie Award;) and Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova). She premiered the new musicals Macbeth In Stride and We Live In Cairo at A.R.T.. She is developing the commercial theatrical adaptation of Wonder by Jill Furman (book by Bess Wohl, music and lyrics by A Great Big World). Regional: CTG, Woolly Mammoth, Alley Theatre, The Guthrie, and Seattle Rep, among others. International: Hamburg Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne), and Soho Theatre (London). She received an Obie Award in 2018 and the SDC Breakout Award in 2019. Taibi has taught at University of the Arts, Juilliard, NYU and Brown.

PTC STAFF

LEADERSHIP
Co-Artistic Directors: Taibi Magar & Tyler Dobrowsky

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION
Resident Artist: Jeffrey L. Page
Literary Intern: Amaya Dumas

Production Manager: Jacob Gilbert
Associate Production Manager: Sydney Justice
Head Carpenter: Daniel Barland
Assistant Carpenter: Patrick Dougherty
Wardrobe Supervisor: Danielle Joh
Wardrobe Assistant: Sabrina Reichert
Assistant Lighting Supervisor: Jeremy Hugo
Interim Sound Supervisor: Olivia Denison
Video Supervisor: Brian Morsberger
Properties Supervisor: Alicia Crosby
House Assistant: Kelly Palmer, Heather Pynne


MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Director of Marketing: Xiaomeng Sylvia Zhang
Marketing Associate: lydon frank lettuce
Public Relations: En Route

Director of Development: Nathan Schultz
Institutional Giving Manager: Olivia Broderick
Development Intern: Michael Wilkinson

SUZANNE ROBERTS THEATRE AND AUDIENCE SERVICES
Rental Manager: Vince Karlen
Tessitura Manager: Amy Wilson
Co-Manager of Audience Services: Lauren Davenport
Co-Manager of Audience Services: Jonathan Wallace
Audience Services Associates: Nickolette Jones and Emily Wanamaker
Patron Services Manager: Haley Fluke
Front of House Staff: Andrew Beal, Peter Groton, Tom Irvin, Lisa M Johnson, Nickolette Jones, Mark Marano, Evan Mayorga, Luke Mazurek, Bella Saltzer, Gabrielle Vaughan
Custodians: KZach Services

GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Interim Managing Director: Margo Moskowitz
Finance & Office Associate: Emily Cross

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Director of Education & Public Programming: Anjoli Santiago